A few months ago, when the Hopkins men’s lacrosse coaches received the 2013 schedule, they identified last Friday’s contest against No. 14 Princeton as their first real test of the season, “a measuring stick” game, so to speak.
Thanks in part to a strong second half, the number 17 Hopkins women’s lacrosse team edged number 7 Loyola 11-8 last Wednesday night at Ridley Athletic Complex. The Blue Jays improved to 4-0 on the season with the win, while Loyola fell to 1-2.
In a blazing come-from-behind victory, the Hopkins women’s tennis team beat out the Carnegie Mellon Tartans to take home the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III National Team Indoor Championship Sunday in Greencastle, Ind. In its previous two trips to the championship, the team was far from taking home hardware, finishing no higher than seventh in both outings. After this win, however, the Lady Jays are now ranked number one by ITA, a monstrous leap from their 11th place ranking earlier this week, and remain an undefeated 3-0 on the season.
After a long offseason, the Hopkins baseball team was eager to get back into action and step onto the field for their first game. The Blue Jays looked solid in the season opener and ultimately came away with the victory against Messiah this past Friday.
The Hopkins men’s fencing team came out victorious at the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) championship this past Sunday in College Park, Md.
Coming off of their most impressive, dominating and rewarding performances of the entire season, the Hopkins men and women’s track teams traveled to the ECAC Championships and the Columbia Last Chance Invitational at the New Balance Armory in New York to take on various opponents from over 40 colleges and universities.
Senior Paul Marcello added another chapter to his storied Hopkins career, as he took home the 141 pound title at the NCAA East Regional Wrestling Championship at Gettysburg College last Saturday. Marcello’s first place finish clinched him his fourth straight NCAA championship appearance, making Marcello the first Blue Jay in history to accomplish the feat.
So it’s Princeton week, and like most students and faculty at Hopkins, we want nothing more than a good week and to beat a tough Princeton team. But before we could play the game, we had to have a full week of practice. Coming off a big win against Michigan, it was even more important to have this consistent week of practice.
This past week, the Hopkins women’s lacrosse team steam rolled both Mount St. Mary’s College and Bucknell University on Homewood Field. Hopkins lit up the scoreboard, winning 18-5 and 19-4 respectively.
The seventh ranked Hopkins men’s tennis team was hard at work this weekend with three competitive matches. Despite losing 5-4 to Cal Lutheran, they managed to boost their overall ranking by defeating NC Wesleyan 6-3 and later taking fifth place at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
The Blue Jays went into the Centennial Conference tournament with a 15-10 record and motivation to win the conference title.
With one event remaining in the entire championship meet and leading by the miniscule margin of one point, the Hopkins men’s track team knew it would take every last ounce of their energy, determination, and effort to be victorious at the Centennial Conference Championships in Collegeville, Pa. this past Saturday. Leading by one against a dangerous Haverford College opponent, the team of senior Rob Martin, freshman Colin O’Connor, junior Andrew Carey and junior Colin Rozanski lead the Blue Jays in the 4x400-meter relay to finish second, three places above Haverford, and first overall to capture their first Conference Championship in the program’s history. By defeating Haverford by three places in the final event, the Jays were able to secure a first place finish with 168 points. Haverford, who had won the championship 12 out of the past 13 years, finished second with a score of 163 points while Ursinus College and Dickinson College tied for third place with 94 points each.
Men’s track & field made history this weekend by claiming their first ever Centennial Conference championship at Ursinus College. In Hollywood fashion, the competition for the hallowed title came down to the final event, the 4x400-meter relay, as Hopkins raced past long time rival Haverford for the historic win. Besides the showstopping ending, junior Alex Jebb was a riveting point of excitement throughout the evening. Jebb personally contributed 22 points towards the Jays’ win, getting on the board for the 60m, 60 hurdles, long and triple jump, and the heptathlon where he medaled second. Jebb sat down to shed light on the monumental moment and reflect on his personal experience.
After surrendering a substantial lead late in the Centennial Conference semi-final game this past Friday, the Blue Jays saw their championship dreams dashed by the Dickinson Red Devils, 73-64.
Hopkins wrestling took second Saturday, Feb. 23 with a total of 98 points at the 2013 Centennial Conference Championships. Ursinus College left Hopkins’s Goldfarb Gymnasium with the conference title for the tenth time in school history at 113 points, and McDaniel College claimed a third place finish with 48 points.
On a dark and overcast Saturday afternoon, the Hopkins men’s lacrosse team received a strong performance from their starters to earn a 17-8 win over an energetic Michigan squad.
Well I made the cut, and I’m back for week 2 of the inside scoop for the Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse Team. So last week we were able to get our second win of the year heading into Johnny Unitas Stadium and beating a tough Towson team. This week we were taking on a surging Michigan team, and at the same time making history, not to mention helping to build the sport of Lacrosse. As many already know, Michigan is a Big Ten school with a lot of history in all of their sports programs, in particular hockey, basketball and football. Last season, their club lacrosse team was bumped up to the D1 level which was huge for the sport to get a school like this involved.
Hello everyone, my name is Zach Palmer and I am a senior attackman for the Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse Team. Each week I am going to write and give the “inside scoop” on what’s going on throughout the week and how the games go; sort of a behind the scenes insight.
With the Centennial Conference Championships less than a week away, the Hopkins men’s and women’s track teams were able to turn in strong performances at the Keogh Invitational in Haverford, Pa.
Led by junior Katherine Simeon and freshman Rachel Viqueira, six Blue Jays were placed on the Eastern Women's Fencing All-Conference team on Feb. 18 in Hoboken, N.J. Simeon decimated the opposition at the fencing competition last Saturday, winning 16 out of her 17 bouts. She has now earned First Team EWFC All-Conference honors for the third straight season. She is currently 63-16 for the season and 244-87 for her career. Simeon was also honored with the Denise O'Connor Fencer of the Year honors in the Sabre and Foil.
