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Athlete of the Week
Brian Barker – Men’s Cross Country
Senior Brian Barker has steadily improved as a runner during his time on the UR cross country team. This past weekend, he had one of his best career results, finishing 39th at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships. His time in the 8-kilometer run was 28:01.3, good enough to place first among ‘Jackets […]
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Swimming bests Brandeis in four-team invitational
The UR swimming and diving teams opened their season with the UR Invitational last Friday and Saturday at the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Center. Both the men’s and women’s teams bested University Athletic Association rival Brandeis University but fell short to New York University and the Division I Canisius College. “I think the meet went really well,” […]
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’Jackets’ lose chance at Liberty League top seed
Ranked 14th in the nation, UR’s field hockey team came into their weekend road trip with a great deal of confidence. At 13-2 on the season, the ‘Jackets have been cruising through their schedule and appeared to be in great shape for at least a share […]
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Football secures first winning record since 2007
The UR football team beat the Union College Dutchmen 21-7 last Saturday at Fauver Stadium. Fifteen mph winds and 40-degree temperatures made for less-than-ideal playing conditions, which led to a largely uneventful game until the second half. On the first drive of the game, senior punter Mason Parmelee was blocked by Union linebacker Nick […]
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Rowing: Where the lines between teammates and competitors blur
Rowers don’t just compete against other teams. Intra-team competition is also crucial, with everyone striving for a spot in the top boat, a boat with only 8 spots for rowers and one for a coxswain, the person in charge of the boat. “Intra-team competition is crucial for […]
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Women’s Rowing – Emily Widra
Junior Emily Widra came to UR having never rowed a day in her life. Now, two and a half years later, Widra has worked her way up to being a top four member of the rowing team. This fall, as an upperclassman, Widra helped lead the team […]
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‘Jackets drop two on Midwest trip
Women’s soccer embarked on their first major road trip of the season last weekend, travelling to the Midwest to take on a pair of University Athletic Association rivals. On Friday, Oct. 18, the ‘Jackets visited the University of Chicago before travelling south to […]
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Men and Women finish in top ten at Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble
The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Oberlin College in Ohio this weekend to compete in the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19. There were four races contested at the meet, with a 6km women’s event, 8km men’s event, […]
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Nick Palladino – Men’s Golf
Why did you come to UR? I chose UR because of the team and my coach. The team is like a family here, and I knew that if I attended UR, my teammates would become my best friends, which they are. My coach is another huge reason […]
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Kennedy scores 4 TDs in 38-13 homecoming win over Alfred State
The annual Meliora Weekend football game, one of the season’s most popular, almost did not happen this year. The United States Merchant Marine Academy was scheduled to play UR, but the government shutdown furloughed its coaches and administrators, forcing UR to scramble to find a new opponent. […]