United's young ranks
(04/26/04 4:00am)
In 1989, while most students were returning home from elementary school to watch Disney Afternoon, Adu was born in Ghana.
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In 1989, while most students were returning home from elementary school to watch Disney Afternoon, Adu was born in Ghana.
Senior day signifies the end of one moment in life and the beginning of another. At AU on Saturday morning, Seniors Kristina Georgieva and Katarina Kollarova were presented with flowers, hugs and good lucks before their final home match against George Washington University.
Ever notice how the endings always seem so bittersweet? How people romanticize the wonderfulness of their job and relate how the rough spots made them better people?
Onward and upward for the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams as they crushed crosstown rival Howard University in the last home dual meet of the season.
Women's Tennis scores ace over Seton Hall, falls to Army
Looking around the NCAA sports world, it's clear that AU lacks something that so many successful sports programs have. A slogan. Kansas fans rally around "rock chalk Jayhawk." Penn State and Alabama students echo cries of "We are Penn State" and "Roll Tide," respectively. Army has the single-minded "Go Army, beat Navy," and Virginia Tech has the onomatopoeic "Hokie Hi Hi Hokie Hokie Hee." We haven't come up with a good one for AU yet, but here are the top 10 slogans we've thought up and discarded.
The AU Wrestling team suffered a tough loss 31-12 to the Maryland Terrapins when they traveled to College Park on Wednesday night.
Track star earns PL Athlete of the Week award
Members of the Wrestling team competed in the Keystone Classic in Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 23.
The Men's and Women's Cross Country teams made their presence felt at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Lock Haven, Pa.
AU Athletics' four-month search for a new director ended Tuesday when AU announced Joni Comstock as director of Athletics and Recreation.
Swimmers step up, take your mark, get set, GO!
Add two more Patriot League titles to AU's growing list of championships. The Men's and Women's Cross Country teams captured their second-consecutive PL championship at Lafayette, defeating Army and Navy on an abnormally hot Saturday. The Men's team defeated Navy by 24 points and Army by 79 points, with junior Pat MacAdie finishing in first place. MacAdie won the individual title 15 seconds faster than the second place runner in a time of 25:18.8, which is a personal best for MacAdie. "I was pretty surprised ... I didn't think we were going to win," MacAdie said. "But we ran as a team and it's a definite confidence builder when you're surrounded by your team members ... you push harder with them around." Senior David Seymour finished second for the Eagles and fourth overall with a time of 25:42.5. Junior Sean Duffy, sophomore Phil Gaeta and junior Danny Maurer took home the sixth through eighth spots with times of 25:43.7, 25:44.8 and 25:45.4, respectively. The Women's team secured the top three spots of the race, defeating Army by 27 points and Navy by 33 points. Sophomore Keira Carlstrom won the league individual title in a time of 20:02.8, 41 seconds faster than the rest of the field. "I felt confident going into this race because I knew we had control," Carlstrom said. "We work hard all season and we were ready to see results." Freshman Kelley Taylor and senior Jen Baclawski placed in second and third with times of 20:45.6 and 21:00.8, respectively. Junior Whitney McNees finished sixth, breaking her personal record with a time of 21:08.6. Sophomore teammate Zaia Wharton finished 18th with a time of 21:51.50. Both teams will spend the next two weeks preparing for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Lock Haven, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 15.
It was a perfect ending to a perfect regular season for the Field Hockey team, as they end the regular season with an undefeated record in the Patriot League and a 13-4 record overall. Senior Melissa Snyder led her team to a 3-2 victory at Bucknell Saturday, Nov. 1, collecting two goals and one assist. Snyder gave her team an early lead when she scored the first and only goal of the first half off a save from a penalty corner with 16:50 remaining. Then, five minutes into the second half Snyder struck again, putting the Eagles up with a two-goal advantage. But the Bison answered back just three minutes after Snyder's goal off a penalty corner. Shortly after, Bucknell tied the game off a breakaway shot. This did not sit well with the Lady Eagles. Freshman Camila Infante put the game-winning goal past the Bucknell 'keeper off a penalty shot with assists from Snyder and sophomore Maureen Daniel. This is Infante's sixth goal and Daniel's 10th assist of the season. Snyder leads the team with 14 goals and six assists. Senior goalkeeper Laura Miller finished the day with two saves, facing eight shots. The Eagles enter the PL Tournament as the No. 1 seed in Worcester, Mass. on Nov. 7-8.
The AU Field Hockey team split its back-to-back road games this weekend, defeating Holy Cross on Saturday falling to Boston University on Sunday.
AU's own Reeves Field earned national honors this month as the 2002 Soccer Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association.
Triple take for field hockey players in PL, team ranked No. 19 by National Coaches Poll
Women's Soccer Jana Lee was named Brine Rookie Player of the Week for her outstanding performance against Holy Cross on Saturday, Sept. 27.
The roar of the crowd, the cheers from the sideline, the ball goes up ... and into the hands of the receiver. Touchdown! For just under 20 years, this was a common sound on campus, but football is now reserved to the television screen.
Caccavale named Patriot League Brine Freshman Player of the Week after ODU Men's Soccer player Salvatore Caccavale was named the Patriot League Brine Freshman Player of the Week for collecting one goal and one assist against William and Mary in the ODU/Stihl Classic.