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Track and field runs strong at invite
Anna Hartig Contributing Writer The Fighting Scots’ track and field team hosted another notable meet last weekend, on Jan. 28. The invitational highlighted seven first-place wins across the board, along with a record breaking performance from Jordan Dennis ’19. Dennis set a new school record with a 9.22 race in the 60-meter hurdle, 0.32 seconds…
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Super Bowl LI promises to be a show
On Sunday, the culmination of America’s most popular sport’s season will take place: the Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons will play in their second ever Super Bowl, losing their only other one to the Denver Broncos in 1998. Now, with one of the NFL’s best offenses, Matt Ryan and part-human, part-football playing alien Julio Jones…
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Swimming and diving teams turn in solid performances
Mariah Joyce Editor in Chief The College of Wooster’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both emerged in fifth place, out of eight and 10 teams, respectively, after last weekend’s three day meet. “There were some very strong performances overall this weekend,” said women’s team captain Margaret Goldsmith ’17. “There was so much positive…
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Basketball teams suffer setbacks in early season games
Aleksi Pelkonen Sports Editor The College of Wooster 11th-ranked men’s basketball team finished the week with a 1-1 record. On Wednesday, the Scots lost a hard fought battle at home against conference rival, Denison University. On Saturday, the Scots bounced back with a road win over Wabash, 66-62. Against Denison, the Scots fell behind early…
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Field hockey players awarded all-region
Jack Gilio Contributing Writer The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) recently awarded women’s field hockey players Kerry O’Connor ’17 and Rose Taylor ’19 with spots on the All-Great Lakes Regional Second-Team. O’Connor, a forward, notched a team-high 27 points while starting every game for the Scots. She also led the team in goals, 11,…
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Women in athletics: closing the gender gap
It seems like a bit of an understatement to say that we are striving (albeit more slowly than some would like) towards equality between the sexes in all things, but I am still failing to see the work applied successfully in the realm of athletics. There are still, and will always be, those who claim…
