Tagged - sports
Club Sports
Recap of UR Ultimate Frisbee’s first Nationals appearance
Both of UR’s Ultimate Frisbee teams, the Piggies and EZs, attended the 2021 USA D-III College Ultimate Championships from Dec. 17-20 in Norco, CA. This was the first time both teams made it to Nationals. Read More
Championship
Men’s squash takes second at College Squash National Championships tournament
The UR men’s squash team fell to Cornell 7–2 on Feb. 20, finishing second at the College Squash Association’s (CSA) Hoehn Cup, played in Philadelphia, PA. Read More
figure skating
The Olympic Games’ newest Icarus: Kamila Valieva
The Olympic Games are meant to be a place where we celebrate athletes for their incredible achievements, rather than breaking them down to stand atop them. Read More
Rollerskating
Luv skating? Head down to Skate Luvers Roller Palace
Every Thursday night, in an unassuming warehouse west of downtown Rochester, over a hundred people come together. Bumping hip-hop and R&B, they lace up their roller skates and hit the rink. Read More
sports
Men’s tennis begins promising season with 7-2 loss against Vassar College
The UR men’s tennis team tipped off their season with a difficult 7-2 against Vassar College (N.Y.) on Feb. 13. The Yellowjackets dropped all three doubles matchups along with four of six singles matches. Read More
NFL
An Ode to Tom Brady
Few times in sports is an individual able to achieve enough to be considered the greatest of all time. Tom Brady is calling it a career after 22 seasons after an unparalleled football life. Read More
Head Coach
UR welcomes alum and Rochester native Ashley Van Vechten as new women’s head soccer coach
The Rochester Yellowjacket athletic community is reunited with one of its most decorated and celebrated members as Ashley Van Vechten ’08 is appointed new women’s head soccer coach. Read More
sports
Everything is sports now
"One hot-press incident as a result of this new health kick: The University of Rochester Furs are running on life-size hamster wheels during their meetings." Read More
Basketball
New COVID restrictions allow in person sports despite remote learning
In response to surging cases in Monroe County, the University announced updated COVID-19 guidelines for students. Read More
nationals
Men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee qualify for nationals, raises funds within the week
Rarely can the words “Nationals Qualifying” and “UR sports” be said in the same sentence, but both the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams have made the impossible happen. As soon as UR finals end, the EZs (women’s) and Piggies (men’s) will be traveling to Norco, California for the national USA Ultimate College Championships. Read More