Sports program on the rise
The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup is an annual award given out by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, or NACDA. This year, Tech ranked 9th on the list — a significant rise from a position of 60th just four years ago.
Scoreboard
Baseball Saturday, May 1 vs. Trinity CollegeL 6-3 vs. Trinity CollegeW 7-2 Sunday, May 2 vs. Worcester St. CollegeW 7-3 Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, May 1 vs. Clark UniversityW 10-7 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, May 1 at Babson CollegeL 16-7 Men’s Track and Field Saturdady, May 1 New England Division III Championship2nd of 25 Women’s Track and Field Saturdady, May 1 New England Division III Championship2nd of 25
Sports Shorts
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams finished in second place at the NCAA Division III New England Championships last weekend.
Men’s lacrosse falls to Babson
The MIT men’s lacrosse team fell to the Babson Beavers, 15-9, last Saturday in conference play, snapping a three-game winning streak for MIT. The Engineers dropped to 6-6 on the year while Babson improved to 9-4. However, following the loss, the Engineers still control their destiny and can make the conference playoffs by winning their final two games of the regular season, both home contests against Norwich University and Clark University.
Cycling team wins Eastern Conference title again
For the second year in a row, the MIT cycling team won the Eastern Conference overall title, defeating several powerhouse schools on its way to the combined Division I and II title. Although host Dartmouth College won the championship weekend, the Engineers took a close second place to claim the season omnium title.
Scoreboard
Baseball Wednesday, April 28 vs. Fisher CollegeRescheduled Thursday, April 29 vs. UMass-BostonL 9-7 Men’s Lacrosse Wednesday, April 28 vs. Norwich UniversityW 8-7 Women’s Lacrosse Wednesday, April 28 at Wellesley CollegeW 7-6
Upcoming Home Events
Saturday, May 1 Men’s heavyweight crew: Cochrane Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Women’s openweight crew: Beanpot Regatta 8 a.m., Charles River Men’s lightweight crew vs. University of Delaware 9 a.m., Charles River Women’s lightweight crew: Muri Cup 9 a.m., Charles River Sailing: Geiger Trophy 11 a.m., Charles River Baseball vs. Trinity College 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Trinity College 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field Men’s lacrosse vs. Clark University 1 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Sunday, May 2 Men’s heavyweight crew: Jablonic Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Baseball vs. Worcester State 1 p.m., Briggs Field
Scoreboard
Baseball Friday, April 23 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 7-6 Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 24 at Babson CollegeL 15-9 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 24 at Wellesley CollegeL 14-7 Men’s Tennis Saturday, April 24 vs. Babson CollegeW 5-0 vs. Babson CollegeW 5-0 Men’s Track and Field Saturday, April 24 NEWMAC Championshhips1st of 6 Women’s Track and Field Saturday, April 24 NEWMAC Championshhips1st of 8
ATHLETES’ CORNER
The MIT Shotokan Karate Club sent four competitors to the Battle for Boston 2010 competition on Sunday, April 18. Vazrik Chiloyan ’11, a purple belt, won first place in intermediate kumite (sparring) against fierce competition in a large field of competitors, winning gold for MIT in his event.
Upcoming Home Events
Tuesday, April 27 Baseball vs. Newbury College 4 p.m., Briggs Field Wednesday, April 28 Men’s lacrosse vs. Norwich University 4 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Tuesday, April 27 Baseball vs. UMass-Bsoton 4 p.m., Briggs Field Sailing: Midweek Tech Invite 4 p.m., Charles River
Sports Shorts
The men’s and women’s track and field teams both defended their NEWMAC Championship titles last weekend at Springfield College. The men won their tenth straight title, and eleventh in twelve years, and the women won for the third time in the last four years.
Triathlon races in Texas
The MIT Triathlon Team, composed of full time MIT students, competed in the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference in Lubbock, Texas this past weekend. Other teams involved in the race included those from Columbia University, Yale University, and Boston University. Nine of the athletes, including four undergraduate students, competed in the event. Both the men’s and women’s teams raced well, despite harsh weather conditions that forced the officials to shorten the swimming portion from 1500 meters to 500 meters. Although their season occurs during the end of the summer through the fall, they had even less time than usual to train this year because of bad weather. The team had less time in the spring to train and had limited access to open water for swimming practice, putting them at a disadvantage against other teams who had the opportunity to train year-around.
Upcoming Home Events
Saturday, April 24 Sailing vs. Northeastern University 10:30 a.m., Charles River Sunday, April 25 Men’s heavyweight crew vs. Holy Cross & Oregon State 9:15 a.m., Charles River Sailing vs. Northeastern University 10:30 a.m., Charles River
ATHLETES’ CORNER
Last weekend, the MIT women’s rugby team traveled to Portsmouth, RI to compete in Beast of the East, the largest collegiate rugby tournament in the nation. On Saturday, MIT won both seeding matches against Keene State and Mt. Holyoke. On Sunday, MIT moved up the bracket, winning the quarter-, semi-, and final matches against George Washington University, Southern Connecticut, and Holy Cross, respectively. The team showed much heart and perseverance playing through five matches with a very small roster and outscored their opponents by a total of 150-5. At the end of the weekend, MIT brought home a shiny, hard-earned first-place trophy.
Tennis 0-3 over weekend
The MIT women’s tennis team had a packed weekend with three matches. The first match was at Skidmore on Saturday. First doubles consisted of Anastasia Vishnevetsky ’12 and Leslie A. Hansen ’10; they played a tight match but lost 8-4. Playing second was Melissa A. Diskin ’11 and Bianca M. Dumitrascu ’13. They had a interesting strategy of calling up four times in a row. The first three they would hit a lob, and the last one they would hit straight at the opponent. In the end, they lost 8-5. Third doubles was Jenny C. Dohlman ’11 and Hillary E. Jenny ’12. They also played a tough match but lost 8-4. In number four doubles, were Jennifer A. Rees ’11 and Anisa K. McCree ’10, who made her debut after coming back from a knee injury. They both played aggressively at the net, and it paid off in the end with a win of 8-3. Over all MIT was behind 3-0 going into the singles matches.
Scoreboard
Baseball Sunday, April 18 at Clark UniversityL 3-1 at Clark UniversityW 11-5 Wednesday, April 21 at Wheaton CollegeL 5-2 Men’s Heavyweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Harvard & Princeton2nd of 3 Men’s Lightweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Harvard & Dartmouth3rd of 3 Women’s Lightweight Crew Saturday, April 17 vs. Buffalo & Simmons1st of 3 Women’s Heavyweight Crew Saturday, April 17 at Bucknell University2nd of 2 Men’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 17 at Lasell CollegeW 5-1 Wednesday, April 21 at Mass. Maritime AcademyW 12-3 Women’s Lacrosse Saturday, April 17 vs. Mt. Holyoke CollegeW 13-11 Thursday, April 15 vs. Williams CollegeL 12-5 Tuesday, April 20 at Babson CollegeL 18-5 Sailing Sunday, April 18 N.E. Dinghy Championship11th of 18 Oberg Trophy8th of 16 Wick/Shrew15th of 16 Softball Friday, April 16 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 8-0 at U.S. Coast Guard AcademyL 13-5 Men’s Tennis Tuesday, April 20 at Brandeis UniversityW 5-4 Wednesday, April 21 at Clark UniversityW 9-0 Women’s Tennis Saturday, April 17 at Skidmore CollegeL 7-2 Sunday, April 18 at Vassar CollegeL 9-0 Tuesday, April 20 vs. Trinity CollegeL 6-3
Scoreboard
Baseball Tuesday, April 13 at Springfield CollegeW 11-5 Wednesday, April 14 vs. Salem State CollegeW 7-5 Men’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 13 vs. Salem State CollegeW 14-3 Women’s Lacrosse Tuesday, April 13 at Wheaton CollegeW 10-3 Thursday, April 15 vs. Williams CollegeL 12-5 Men’s Tennis Thursday, April 15 vs. Babson CollegeW 8-1
Upcoming Home Events
Saturday, April 17 Men’s heavyweight crew: Joy Cup 8 a.m., Charles River Sailing: Oberg Trophy 10:30 a.m., Charles River Track and field: Spring Invitational 12 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium Baseball vs. Clark 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Clark 2 p.m., Briggs Field Women’s lacrosse vs. Mt. Holyoke 1 p.m., Jack Barry Field Sunday, April 18 Baseball vs. Wesleyan 12 p.m., Briggs Field Baseball vs. Wesleyan 2:30 p.m., Briggs Field
Sports Shorts
The nationally-ranked No. 7 MIT Men’s Volleyball team reached several milestones during the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Championship Tournament held this weekend in Hyannis, MA. The Engineers swept Newbury College (30-23, 30-15, 30-22) in the opening round on Friday and D’Youville College (30-18, 30-26, 30-20) in the quarterfinals on Saturday. That afternoon, however, the Cardinal and Gray fell to eventual champion, Nazareth College, 30-28, 30-27, 31-29. MIT’s first victory over D’Youville in eight meetings put it in the semifinals for the second time in program history (the last trip occurring in 2006). The Cardinal and Gray also recorded its first-ever 30-win season as it finished with an overall ledger of 31-8.