Athletes of the Week

Brian Griffin | Men's Lacrosse
In Saturday's match against MIT, the senior tri-captain tied the Tufts all-time scoring record of 191 points that was set by Dan Kollar during a career that lasted from 1998-2001.

Griffin only needed the first half of the game to tie the mark as he put in four goals and three assists in the half. Late in the second quarter, Griffin took a pass from junior midfielder Rory Doucette. The pass set Griffin up in the middle of the field alone with the MIT goalie and Griffin deposited the ball in the net, giving the Jumbos a 12-0 lead.

Griffin had entered the game with 184 points, but the goal gave him four in the game to go along with three assists. Griffin's seven points led the game and helped the Jumbos to an 18-3 rout to open their season. The players had to overcome extremely sloppy conditions as rain mixed with snow to form a layer of slush on the field.

The two time NESCAC Player of the Year has high hopes for this season as he was named to the preseason All-America Team.

Sarah Crispin | Women's Track and Field
As one of nine Jumbos who represented Tufts at NCAA Div. III Championships this past weekend, sophomore Sarah Crispin set a new personal best in the 800-meter run, finishing in 2:15.46 on Friday. The time was good enough for fifth in her preliminary heat and seventh in the finals and earned her All-American honors, along with four fellow Jumbos.

With the run, she bested her previous record of 2:15.80, which earned her a sixth-place finish at All-New Englands and qualified her provisionally for Nationals, with what was the eighth best mark at the time. That meet was held on the banked track at BU. Crispin also helped the Jumbos take second place at the New England Division III Championships by running a 3:00.44 in the 1000 and earning second place in that event.

Crispin has been solid on the 800 all year for the Jumbos. In addition to occassionally running the 1000, she was a varsity cross-country runner in the fall.