Ivies in the News
Cabral Ready For First Test In Rio Games Steeplechase
Courtesy of Hartford Courant
August 14, 2016
After finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in July to make his second Olympics, Glastonbury High graduateDonn Cabral did his best to quickly turn his attention to Rio de Janeiro.
A Simple Yell Helps a Dynasty Pull Together
Courtesy of The New York Times
August 13, 2016
Just when the United States women’s eight needed it the most on Saturday, when other crews threatened to pull away and win the Olympic gold medal, coxswain Katelin Snyder shouted something special into her headset. Her voice echoed through the Americans’ boat.
Meet Ashleigh Johnson, the astounding water polo player being called the future of the sport
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August 12, 2016
Johnson is making history as the first black member of the U.S. women’s water polo team. She is already one of the best water polo goalkeepers of all time, having been named the 2015 Collegiate Water Polo Association Player of the Year at Princeton.
Cambodia’s Sovijja puts up brave Olympic fight
Courtesy of the The Phnom Penh Post
August 10, 2016
Cambodian swimmer Pou Sovijja found himself in at the deep end in the men’s 100 metres freestyle Heat 2, finishing last but one among eight contestants in a time of 54.55 seconds at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Tuesday.
How an American Man Finally Won an Individual Fencing Medal
Courtesy of The Wallstreet Journal
August 07, 2016
Nearly two decades ago, Greg Massialas decided there had to be a better, more American way. As a former Olympian, he knew as well as anyone that most U.S. fencers retire by the time they’re 30. It had always been their crippling disadvantage.
Harvard fencer heads for Olympics
Courtesy of Harvard Gazette
August 02, 2016
There’s “no crying in baseball,” actor Tom Hanks famously quipped in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” but some fencers have been known to shed a tear. Just ask Eli Dershwitz.
Muhammad Halim goes it alone as a Virgin Islands triple jumper bound for the Rio Olympics
Courtesy of The Washington Post
August 01, 2016
Elbows caked with sand, sticking to the sweat brought forth by the mid-day sun, Muhammad Halim pulled himself out of the jumper’s pit at Walter Johnson High, picked up a rake and erased his body’s impression to soften the next landing.
Using Defeat to Fulfill an Olympic Dream
Courtesy of US Rowing
July 26, 2016
Andrew Campbell, Jr. (Harvard '14) came within one second from making the 2012 Olympic Team in the lightweight men’s double sculls. But in a sport where one meter, or even a fraction of a second, can be the difference between dreams fulfilled and dreams dashed, one full second was enough to have Campbell question whether he wanted to continue rowing at all.
Summer Olympics previews: USA rugby's Madison Hughes with strong New England ties
Courtesy of Metro Boston
July 25, 2016
Madison Hughes' upbringing included flights across the pond between his family's abode in England and his relatives' homes in New England every summer. Then there were four years spent at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., and now he's in southern California — a long way from the dreary England weather and the snowy New England winters.
A Veteran with Higher Expectations
Courtesy of US Rowing
July 22, 2016
Four years ago, Glenn Ochal (Philadelphia, Pa.) was completing his first Olympic cycle by winning a bronze medal in the four at the 2012 Olympic Games. Today, Ochal is about to complete his second cycle and will row in the 2016 Olympic men’s eight in Rio. As a veteran on the team, his role is different than it was in London. And his expectations are higher. See what Ochal had to say about his new role and his goals for Rio.
Fencer Eli Dershwitz is ready to strike at Rio Olympics
Courtesy of Boston Globe
July 19, 2016
The first time Eli Dershwitz walked into Zeta Fencing, he watched his older brother Philip finish a lesson and thought, “That’s cool. I can hit people over the head with a sword and not get in trouble.” Exactly what you would expect from a 5-year-old.
Averill Park graduate Rudy Winkler bound for Olympics
Courtesy of Albany Times Union
July 13, 2016
After an agonizing wait, Averill Park graduate Rudy Winkler found out Wednesday he's headed to the Olympics. Winkler, a hammer thrower entering his senior year at Cornell, said he was notified by USA Track and Field that he received an invitation to the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro next month.
Nzingha Prescod’s journey into Olympic fencing contender
Courtesy of New York Post
July 12, 2016
Before Nzingha Prescod was born, her calling seemed predestined. Throughout her childhood, she played a variety of sports at her mom’s request — gymnastics, tennis and dance, among others — but the most atypical one stuck: fencing.
Patience pays off again for Santa Monica's Kate Grace in 800-meter victory at U.S. Olympic track trials
Courtesy of The LA Times
July 05, 2016
Kate Grace was a good club soccer player at the Marlborough School, an all-girls school in Hancock Park, and she took up cross-country only for conditioning and to help fill out the JV team. Jimmie Grant, the Mustangs’ track and field coach, was intrigued by the Santa Monica resident’s gait and fluidity but wondered why she had a habit of holding back before the finish line.
Rower (and Doctor) Blows Past Failure and Zika in Drive Toward Rio
Courtesy of the New York Times
May 11, 2016
On the walls of Harvard’s Weld Boathouse here on the banks of the Charles River, among the dozens of photos of women’s crews gone by, is evidence of how long Gevvie Stone has been around the sport of rowing.
5-foot force from 4 World Cups aims for 3 Olympics, 2 major injuries be damned
Courtesy of The Washington Post
May 13, 2016
With about five minutes left in a National Women’s Soccer League match two weeks ago, Washington Spirit Coach Jim Gabarra made his final substitution by removing two-goal scorer Diana Matheson.
From Wall Street To World Record: Evelyn Stevens Breaks Women's Cycling Hour Record
Courtesy of Forbes
February 27, 2016
Evelyn Stevens has gone from a Wall Street analyst to a world record-setting cyclist.
Riding inside the newly covered Olympic Training Center velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Stevens today set the women’s UCI Hour Record, covering 47.980km (27.8 miles) in 60 minutes, breaking the previous mark of 46.882km, set by Bridie O’Donnell of Australia on January 22.