Athlete Of The Week
Athletes of the Week: Christina Cornelius and Grace Roberts Burbank
After suffering three successive losses coming into this past weekend, Harvard women's volleyball had a strong showing in its past two games, spearheaded by captain Christina Cornelius and junior hitter Grace Roberts Burbank.
Athlete of the Week: Jillian Wachira
Jillian Wachira’s first career goal could hardly have come at a better time. In a tense, low-scoring game against a strong Yale team, her 29th minute game-winning strike was just enough to ensure victory for Harvard women’s soccer.
Athlete of the Week: Maddie Earle
Earle completed her hat trick in the 58th minute, with a second assist from van Vlijmen, securing Harvard’s win.
Athlete of the Week: Madsen, Farris Headline Strong Harvard Sports Weekend
In the 200 freestyle finals on Friday, Farris finished fourth with a time of 1:32.25. This may not immediately jump out as noteworthy until recognizing that the top-three finishers were all former Olympic swimmers.
Olympic Performance
Freshman Dean Farris put on quite the show at the NCAA Championship meet, breaking two school records and finishing just behind three former Olympians in the 200 freestyle finals.
Gabby Thomas Makes History in Finals Debut
Finishing with the seventh-fastest overall time in the semifinals, Thomas became the first woman from the Ivy League to ever advance to the 200-meter dash final at indoor NCAAs.
Athlete of the Week: Farris High-Point Swimmer at Ivy Championships
Freshman Dean Farris claimed the Phil Moriarty high-point swimmer of the meet award at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. The first-year contributed 96 points to the 370 point margin that separated Crimson from its closest competitor, Penn.
Athlete of the Week: Wang Back in Action with Record-Setting Performance
It is not particularly unusual for sophomore Sonia Wang to put a team on her back. At last weekend’s Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Wang brought unusual meaning to that common phrase.
All-Star Aiken
Although he is only a freshman, Bryce Aiken is making big shots for the Harvard men's basketball team this season.
Athlete of the Week: Aiken Makes His Case for Ivy League Rookie of the Year
Against Yale this weekend, rookie Bryce Aiken put up 27 points on 7-of-17 shooting.
Hometown Heros
Captain June Lee leads the tennis team to an undefeated weekend against Rhode Island, Georgetown, and Boston College in the team’s first home match up of the season.
Athlete of the Week: June Lee Leads Tennis to 3-0 Weekend
Playing its first matches of 2017 at the Murr Center, the women's tennis team picked up its first three victories of the season, stymieing Boston College, Georgetown, and Rhode Island over the weekend. Captain June Lee, junior Annika Ringblom, and freshman Irene Lu all won three singles matches over the two days. For her performance, Lee is The Crimson’s Athlete of the Week.
Athlete of the Week: Kerfoot Is Making More Plays Than Ever
Remember that hypothesis predicting Harvard’s co-captain might see his production drop without the heroics of Jimmy Vesey and Kyle Criscuolo? That’s now obsolete. Because Kerfoot looks to be on his way to the best season he’s ever had.
Athlete of the Week: Junior Taylor Rooks Comes Up Big in Win Over Fairfield
On the night where the usually prolific shooting of the Crimson was absent, Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith needed a spark from the bench, and that spark came in the form of Rooks.
Athlete of the Week: Senior Corie Bain Shines in Final Weekend with Women's Volleyball
Corie Bain is one of the best—if not the singular best—player in the history of Harvard women’s volleyball.
Athlete of the Week: Garcia's OT Winner Returns Ivy Crown to Cambridge
With a golden goal in the second overtime period, senior forward Rachel Garcia helped the Crimson secure its third Ivy League title in the past four years.
Athlete of the Week: Kathleen Young's Two Goals Leads Field Hockey to First Win Over Princeton in 22 Years
The Crimson knew that someone needed to step up in a big way for the team to overcome such a challenge and stay atop the Ancient Eight table. It turns out that sophomore forward Kathleen Young was that someone.
Athlete of the Week: Balleza Breaks School Record for Career Goals, Points
In field hockey’s 5-0 win against Cornell on Saturday, Balleza accumulated five points, scoring two goals and providing one assist. Those marks helped Balleza become Harvard field hockey’s all-time career leader in points and goals with 103 points and 44 goals.
Athlete of the Week: Football’s Firkser Hauls In Two Touchdowns In Win
Two minutes into last Friday night’s showdown between Harvard football and Georgetown, halfback Anthony Firkser lined up to the left of the offensive line.
Field Hockey Freshman Bente van Vlijmen Nets Three of Five Weekend Scores
Freshman forward Bente van Vlijmen had a stellar weekend, scoring three of Harvard’s five goals to lead the group over Yale by a 2-0 score and No. 19 Maine by a 3-1 count.
Athlete of the Week Runners Up: Kebe, Football Defensive Backs
While freshman standout Bente van Vlijmen earned Athlete of the Week honors for her three-goal weekend performance on the field hockey pitch, other Crimson athletes had solid games of their own.
Courtney on the Run
While Yale competitors took 2nd through 7th place at the HYP 5K, it was junior Courtney Smith who took the top spot.
Athlete of the Week: Courtney Smith Bests All Competitors in HYP 5K
Competing Saturday in the annual meet, junior Courtney Smith claimed the individual women’s 5K title with a time of 19:07.8. Smith continued her offseason momentum into the collegiate cross country season, edging out two close Yale runners—Frances Schmiede and Emily Waligurski—with times of 19:08.6 and 19:08.9, respectively.
Athlete of the Week: Balleza Leads Field Hockey to Victory With Overtime Goal
Last week’s nail-biter against University of the Pacific was yet another moment in Balleza’s long history of stealing a win for Harvard. The forward notched both of Harvard’s goals off of a team leading five shots in the double overtime contest.
Athlete of the Week: Purce Nets Four in Three Games
With 34 goals now to her name, Purce is only three away from tying Naomi Miller ’98 and Emily Stauffer ’99 for third on the all-time Crimson scoring list.