Hamilton CollegeChartered in 1812, Hamilton College is the only New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) school located outside of New England, calling Clinton, N.Y. home. Hamilton College pays homage to founding father Alexander Hamilton, the namesake of the school. Hamilton’s school ...
After a year of achievement, triumph and at times heartbreak for Tufts athletics, the Jumbos finished eighth in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings for the 2017–18 school year. The Directors' Cup, which ranks colleges based on their performance in up to 18 sports that must include men’s ...
FootballTufts finished its 2017 season sixth in the NESCAC with a 5–4 record. Despite this decline from a 7–1 showing in 2016, the Jumbos' talent was recognized by the league's coaches. Seven players were named to last season's All-NESCAC team, including four players who graduated in ...
In its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2015, the Tufts women’s lacrosse team reached the second round, where it lost to Franklin and Marshall. The team qualified for the tournament after wrapping up its regular season campaign with an impressive 12–3 record to earn the No. 3 seed ...
After braving the wild New England weather in the late-winter and early-spring months, the Tufts sailing team posted strong results in a handful of championship regattas.The women's team qualified for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Championships (ICSA) semifinals later this month with ...
The Tufts women’s crew team's spring season contained many ups and downs, but overall, the team displayed strong energy and a will to compete. Throughout a hectic regular season in April and May's postseason regattas, the Jumbos produced excellent results on the water.The first and second ...
The Tufts men's lacrosse team breezed through the first two rounds of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, defeating Merchant Marine 25–8 and Ithaca 18–11 to reach the quarterfinals for the eighth time in the last nine years. The Jumbos advanced to face the Wesleyan Cardinals, whom they defeated 12–9 ...
Female Athlete of the Year: Brittany Bowman (Women’s track and field)With not one but two All-American performances,graduating senior Brittany Bowman, a co-captain of the women's cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams, has rightfully earned the title of Female Athlete of the Year. ...
The 2018 outdoor season for the Tufts men’s track and field team was chock-full of first-place finishes and nationally ranked times. The Jumbos also finished third overall at the NESCAC Championships in late April and fifth overall at the New England Div. III Championships.Tufts hit the ground running ...
As the No. 17 Tufts women’s track and field team prepares for the final meet of its season, the NCAA Championships, it can reflect on a season replete with strong performances up and down the roster, stretching all the way back to the middle of March.The squad kicked off the 2018 outdoor season ...
After clinching the No. 1 seed in the NESCAC East division with an 8–4 conference record, the Tufts baseball team won two of its four games in the conference tournament. The Jumbos defeated the Wesleyan Cardinals on May 11 and May 12, sandwiching a 9–2 loss to the Amherst Mammoths. The next day, ...
Men’s Cross CountryThe men's cross country team capped a successful season at Div. III New England Regionals in Gorham, Maine on Nov. 11. The Jumbos earned top-10 finishes in their seven meets this season, culminating in an eighth-place resultout of the 55 teams at the regional meet.Rising ...
The Tufts men’s tennis team stormed out of the gates in its 2018 season, but several runs of misfortune, as well as a failure to capitalize on key opportunities, ended its campaign prematurely. Tufts split its final two matches against No. 3 Bowdoin (an 8–1 loss) and Colby (a 7–2 victory), ...
Following a disappointing 2017 campaign, the Tufts softball team got back on track in 2018, finishing the regular season with a 28–7 record en route to reclaiming its spot among Div. III’s upper echelon. Despite losing 5–1 to the Williams Ephs in the NESCAC semifinals, the Jumbos earned an ...
The Tufts men’s crew team took part in five regular-season regattas this spring — three at home on the Malden River in Medford and two in Worcester, Mass.These races came prior to the team’s two championship regattas: the New England Rowing Championships and the National Invitational Rowing Championships, ...
The Tufts golf team finished third at the NESCAC Qualifier and seventh at the New England Championships in October. The former result earned the team a spot in the NESCAC Championship in April, where the Jumbos placed fourth of four participating teams.Tufts’ fall season saw a mixture of successes ...
The Tufts women’s tennis team continued to demonstrate its strength as a NESCAC powerhouse this season, finishing the regular season with an overall record of 11–5.Its 6–3 mark in conference play equaled last season’s performance and earned the Jumbos the fourth seed going into the NESCAC ...
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, important milestones for most two-year-old children include walking alone and using “two- to four-word sentences.” By that point in her life, Anna Kimura was already learning how to swim.“My mom asked if I could enroll early because I think you ...
The ever-competitive Tufts women’s basketball team will be losing two of its decorated graduating seniors, guard Lauren Dillon and forward Melissa Baptista. Both players have factored greatly into the team's dominance over the last few years, which included playing in back-to-back NCAA championship ...
10. McDonald throws for 336 yards in win over Williams (Oct. 21)Coming off of a close loss to Trinity one week prior, the Tufts football team needed to rebound against Williams to keep alive any hopes of a NESCAC title.Rising senior quarterback Ryan McDonald delivered with a career-high 336 passing ...
