Club Sports’ fall and spring seasons in state of uncertainty
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
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Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
On Monday, the Patriot League released its plans for conference-only men’s and women’s basketball seasons starting on Jan. 2, 2021.
AU lacrosse had its best start in program history last year, opening the year with a 7-0 record in non-conference play before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. What made the start even more impressive is how the team accomplished it, with an interim head coach leading the way following the release of former head coach Jenna Petrucelli two months before the season.
Megan Lavins’ path towards the 2020 Boston Marathon was an unconventional one. She didn’t start running competitively until after she graduated with a degree in finance from American University in the spring of 2018. But after just eight weeks of focused long-distance training, she competed in her first marathon, the New York City marathon, and ran a 3:14:41 time that would have qualified her for the Boston Marathon.
Washington’s Week 1 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles was an exciting start for the franchise in its first season under head coach Ron Rivera. In the dog days of Jay Gruden’s head coaching tenure, Washington’s players probably would have given up with a 17-point first-half deficit, resigning themselves to the fact that they were up against a superior team.
A campus visit is an essential part of the decision-making process for many students who choose to go to college. But, the stakes are even higher for prospective student-athletes. The visit is more than a chance for them to learn about the school — it’s a chance for the school to learn about them.
The newly-minted Washington Football Team has made it through one of the most tumultuous offseasons in the history of the franchise. After a long-overdue name change and the explosive reveal of the toxic workplace within its front office, Washington’s organization and fans will be more than happy to adjust its attention to what takes place on the field. And now the games begin.
Not many Washington Mystics fans would have predicted that, halfway through their title-defending season, the Mystics would sit at just 4-7.
Lawyers representing American University and David Nakhid, a Hall of Fame former University soccer player who sued the school for race and ethnicity discrimination, agreed to a confidentiality order last week.
The Washington Wizards have the worst record of the 22 teams the NBA invited to finish its season in the bubble, an isolated zone at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, outside of Orlando, Florida. Washington will play without All-Star guards John Wall and Bradley Beal, who are sidelined with injuries. They’ll also miss breakout sharpshooter Davis Bertans who does not want to risk any major injury with free agency and a big contract offer looming.
American University, in unison with the Patriot League, announced the cancelation of its fall sports season on Monday, due to the ongoing challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Since protests erupted in late May, following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, many AU athletes and coaches have been at the forefront of the demonstrations and have led discussions concerning racism in the United States.
AU announced the hiring of a new women’s lacrosse coach on Saturday, who will fill a head coaching position that has been vacant since December when the former head coach, Jenna Petrucelli, was released from her contract.
Redshirt juniors Kizhan Clarke (149), Tanner Harvey (184) and Gage Curry (125) qualified for the NCAA Championships at the EIWA Championships on March 6 and 7 at Lehigh University.
On Nov. 11, 2016, a freshman guard from Pleasantville, N.J. scored the first points of his career for the American University Eagles against the #25 Maryland Terrapins.
The AU women’s lacrosse team moved to 2-0 with a dominant 18-3 victory over the Delaware State Hornets (0-3) in their first home game of the season Wednesday afternoon at the Jacobs Recreational Complex.
The nationally-ranked AU wrestler Kizhan Clarke (32-3) improved his stellar record on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, coming out on top in his matches against Navy and Binghamton. His 32 victories are the most wins of any wrestler in Division 1 this season.
The AU men’s basketball team got off to a slow start in their win at home against Lehigh on Monday afternoon, missing eight of their first 10 shots, along with two quick turnovers.
In AU men’s basketball’s 81-69 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday, players off the Eagles’ bench continued to offer solid contributions to the team.