On Saturday, Dartmouth’s football team finished the spring season with its annual spring game, and for the second year in a row, the contest was moved into the Graham Indoor Practice Facility due to the weather.
“I thought our team ended the spring on a high note. Both sides of the ball played with max effort and a sense of urgency,” said Head Coach Sammy McCorkle in a news release from the college.
“The offense had a few explosive plays, the defense flew around to the ball, and the offensive and defensive lines battled up front the entire scrimmage,” he added.
Additionally, the Big Green named their captains for the upcoming season, all of whom are seniors. Quarterback Grayson Saunier, defensive lineman Joshua Johnson, and safety Harrison Keith were tabbed for the roles.
Dartmouth opens the 2026 season on the road against Lehigh University on Sept. 19.
Baseball swept to end regular season
The Big Green dropped the first of its three-game road set against Yale on Friday, 7-3. Milo Suarez accounted for all of Dartmouth’s runs, homering twice in the loss.
Dartmouth was then defeated twice during Sunday’s doubleheader, 3-2 in game one and 4-1 in game two. A.J. DeMastrie had two RBIs and a double in the first loss, while Sam Andersen drove in the Big Green’s only run in game two.
The Big Green finished their season 15-25 overall and 7-14 in conference play.
Track and Field athletes end regular season with strong performances
On Saturday, the Big Green’s track and field squads competed in Massachusetts in their final meets of the regular season.
At the Battle Road Meet in Cambridge, Andie Murray won the 800-meter (2:06.26), Eric Sankey was fourth in the 1,500-meter (3:52.24), and Mitchell Kisgen placed third in the 400-meter (50.55).
Meanwhile, at The FIRE Meet in Williamstown, Sarah Slowikowski was first in the discus (43.88 meters), and Yomi Babalola was fourth in the men’s discus (48.12 meters).
Up next for the Big Green is the Ivy League Outdoor Championships in Princeton, N.J., which begin on Saturday.
Softball athletes receive Ivy honors
Olivia Schramm, who led the Big Green in multiple categories, including slugging (.634), RBIs (31), doubles (9), home runs (5), and total bases (64), was named to the All-Ivy Second-Team.
Faby Serna, who batted .387 this past season, which was the best on the team, was an honorable mention, while Lauren Ben-Ezra was named to the Academic All-Ivy squad after a season in which she led Dartmouth in steals with five.
Maya Kendall receives All-American honors
For the second straight season, Big Green women’s lacrosse player Maya Kendall was named a USA Lacrosse All-American.
Kendall, who is the first women’s lacrosse athlete since Whitney Douthett to receive this recognition in consecutive years, set an Ivy League record for career draw controls this season.
Sailing athletes earn academic honors
Benjamin Sheppard, Lilly Baker, Olivia Drulard, Phoebe Lee, Sophie Menyhart, Sudi Zhao, and Vivian Heitkoetter were named to the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association All-Academic Team on Monday.
In order to be eligible for the recognition, athletes must be in their junior or senior year, compete in at least seven regattas, and have a 3.4 GPA or higher.
New staffers for men’s basketball
The new head coach of Dartmouth men’s basketball, Brett MacConnell, is filling out his staff with the additions of Nick Nichay and Bill Courtney.
Nichay is coming to Dartmouth from Franklin & Marshall College, where he had been for 14 seasons, the most recent seven as the program’s head coach. He will serve as an assistant.
Courtney will serve as Dartmouth’s Director of Basketball Operations. He was most recently a graduate assistant for two seasons at the University of Miami.
