In a busy weekend for Tufts, the team claimed third in the four-team Bates Invitational on Saturday after senior Tim Nichols broke the Tufts’ 10,000-meter record at Princeton’s Sam Howell Invitational on Friday.While the overall finish was not an impressive one for the Jumbos, they were buoyed ...
No. 7 Tufts is on a four-match winning streak, moving to 8-1 for the season with its recent 7-2 victory over Wellesley on Wednesday.This came on the back of Tufts’ double-header weekend, which it handled with relative ease as it won 8-1 at Bates before making the trip to Colby to win 9-0.Coach Kate ...
The Jumbos (5-3, 2-3 NESCAC ) won both conference games they played in the first week of April. Victories over the Conn. College Camels (1-7, 0-5) and the Williams Ephs (4-5, 1-4) gave the team its first wins in what has been a highly competitive NESCAC season thus far.On March 28, before Tufts' ...
Two matches against NESCAC opponents last weekend revealed the double-edged sword that is the Jumbos’ youth. A day after displaying its depth and promise during its game against Amherst, which it lost 5-4, the team then labored to defeat Trinity 5-4.Coming off an encouraging performance against Amherst, ...
On Sunday, the Jumbos hosted the annual Snowflake Classic at home on the Dussault Track, continuing their hot start to the season and dominating the competition at the meet. Tufts won eight of the 21 events and finished first overall, their second first-place finish in a row.The 400-meter was completely ...
This week, about ten mock drafts came out, so I’ll spare you from hearing my predictions for a little bit. Opening day for baseball was this week, and after reading my friend and fellow columnist Max's article, I was inspired to talk about baseball myself.Ever since I was a little kid, baseball ...
Welcome to The Coin Toss, where I make some bold, unlikely predictions about your favorite sports.Last week, I picked the winners of the final four games. I was able to correctly predict that Gonzaga would defeat South Carolina. However, UNC beat Oregon, busting my second prediction. So, I was one-for-two ...
The baseball team continued to stay hot after returning to New England after spring break. The Jumbos went 4-1 in the last week, which includes taking two out of three games from Trinity in the team's first NESCAC East series of the season. The Jumbos now stand at 12-2 overall (2-1 NESCAC) and ...
The Snowflake Classic nearly lived up to its name once again, as the Jumbos wondered if they would be able to host the meet after Saturday's snowstorm. Thankfully, the track was cleared in time for the even to begin bright and early on Sunday morning. “Our coach saw that Saturday’s weather ...
Both of Tufts' sailing teams, the co-ed and women's squads, finished eighth in their respective regattas over the weekend.The co-ed team, which is ranked ninth nationally in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), participated in the Lynne Marchiando Trophy regatta at MIT on Saturday ...
Wow, it’s here already. The greatest week of the year! Welcome to Augusta National, everyone. And here I am, your faithful golf correspondent, giving you my picks and predictions for this year’s tournament, as promised.The hottest player in golf is undoubtedly Dustin Johnson. DJ has won his last ...
This was originally going to be a preseason predictions column. Then I went to pick up my press credentials from Fenway Park and had another idea. (My predictions for those who want to chirp me in October: Red Sox, Indians, Astros; Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers. Indians over Dodgers in the World Series.)I ...
With nine wins, the No. 2 Jumbos remain undefeated so far this season and are one win away from matching their previous best starts of 10-0 in 2015 and 2010, when they won National Championships both times. For a fairly inexperienced team with a new coach, they have exceeded expectations, producing ...
Playing three games over spring break, the 3-3 Jumbos won one and dropped two. Despite losing two of their three games, both losses were close and against highly-ranked teams: No. 6 Trinity and No. 20 Colby. A single dominating win showcased some of the potential of the Jumbos' new offense.Tufts ...
The Jumbos are off to a 5-1 start to the season, defeating the Brandeis Judges 6-3 in their first home match of the season. Prior to that, the No. 12 Tufts spent spring break in California and came out with a 4-1 record, initially beating Oberlin 8-1, Carleton 9-0, No. 21 Wisconsin Whitewater 9-0, ...
The Jumbos officially started their outdoor season with an invitational meet at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas over spring break. “We ended up getting in really late the night before, or more like early that morning, so we hadn’t practiced on an outdoor track yet," sophomore hurdler ...
The NFL Draft is exactly one month away from the day I write this article (April 27), which means I have a limited time to talk about the rest of the NFL’s draft needs. Can I do it? No! But I’ll try my best, and isn’t that really the most we can ask of anyone? *deep sigh*Carolina Panthers,Pick ...
The No. 2 Jumbos had a productive spring break, increasing their run of wins to seven on the season so far, remaining unbeaten. Tufts faced two conference opponents – Trinity and Colby, who they defeated 22-9 and 10-7 respectively -- and non-conference rival Stevenson 16-13, who at the time of the ...
The Jumbos kicked off the season in a rapid fashion on their annual sun-bathed swing through California, winning four out of six matches in a span of seven days. For the young team -- six of its members are first-years -- the trip was an extremely beneficial experience.“It’s a great way for the ...
Powered by a six-RBI performance by senior tri-captain first baseman Cassie Ruscz,the Jumbos (9-5) torched the Wellesley Blue (1-1) in the last installment of their 14-game road trip to Clermont, Fla. The Jumbos won 12-2 in five innings on March 25.Wellesley opened the scoring in the top half of the ...
