Multiple track and field athletes will be down in Lexington, Ky., this week, representing the Big Green at the NCAA East Preliminary, which begins on Wednesday.
Andie Murray, Mariella Schweitzer, Max Klein, J’Voughnn Blake and Noe Kemper are the athletes who qualified for the event by ranking among the top 48 competitors in the region.
Murray, who won the 800-meter at the Ivy League Championships earlier this month, is ranked 28th in the region, while Schweitzer, who set a program record in the long jump at the conference championships, is ranked 25th in the region in her discipline.
Blake, who ranks 31st in the region in the 800-meter; Kemper, who is 39th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase; and Klein, who ranks 27th in the shot put, will also compete at the event.
Athletes who finish in the top 12 will advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., which begin on June 10.
Additionally, several competitors in the track and field world received Ivy League recognition. Murray was named to the First-Team All-Ivy squad. Blake, Jada Jones, and Jack Inglis were named to the Second-Team All-Ivy Squad. Michael Bueker and Julia Pye received Academic All-Ivy honors.
Open sailing finishes fifth at ICSA Open Fleet Race National Championship
At the event that wrapped up on Friday in Tampa, Fla., the Big Green scored a total of 225 points. On the final day of sailing, the Big Green’s A Division had two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes. The B Division had four top-10 finishes.
Big Green honors its own with celebration of excellence
John Steel Hagenbuch of men’s Nordic skiing won the Kenneth Archibald Prize, which is given to a student who has attended the college for four years and, “In the judgment of the Athletic Council, has been the best all-around athlete with regard being had to moral worth and high standing in scholarship.
Hayden Stavroff of men’s hockey won the Alfred E. Watson Trophy, which is given to “the most outstanding Dartmouth athlete on a men’s team during the year.”
Ava Thurston of women’s Nordic skiing won the Class of 1976 Award, which is given to “the most outstanding athlete from a women’s team during the year.” She also won the Agnes B. Kurtz Award, which is given to “that person who best combines proficiency in athletics with dedication to the furthering of women’s sports.”
Peyton Capuano of women’s tennis and Eric Charpentier of men’s hockey were given the Class of 1948 Scholar-Athlete Awards, which are given to “one member of a men’s team and one member of a women’s team in the junior class who have combined outstanding performance in athletics and significant achievement in academics.”
Maura Fiorenza of women’s hockey and Julia Pye of women’s track and field won the Class of 1950 Award, which is given to “the varsity student-athlete who has demonstrated the most extraordinary commitment to community service.”
Delby Lemieux of football and Brandon Mitchell-Day of men’s basketball won the Timothy Wright Ellis 1955 Memorial Award, which is given to “a member of a men’s team showing the extra-curricular and scholastic drive, spirit, loyalty and amiability which made Tim such a well-known part of this community.”
The men’s hockey team, picking up its first ECAC tournament title in program history, was named the Moment of Excellence, which “recognizes top plays, performances, and acts of character over the past year.”
Men’s lightweight rowing athlete earns Ivy honor
Max Konzerowsky, a coxswain who was a major part of the Big Green capturing its first medal at the Eastern Sprints this month with a bronze medal in the 1V, was named the college’s Academic All-Ivy recipient.
Men’s heavyweight rowing athlete earns Ivy honor
James Frederikson, who is part of the Varsity Eight boat for a squad that finished fourth at the Eastern Sprints earlier this month, was named the college’s Academic All-Ivy recipient.
Women’s rowing athletes pick up Ivy honors
Áine Ley and Caroline Phipps, both members of the Varsity Eight boat that finished third in the grand final at the Eastern Sprints earlier this month, earned Ivy recognition. Ley was named First-Team All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy, while Phipps was named Second-Team All-Ivy.
