This weekend, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams took trips up to Pennsylvania for matches against the Muhlenberg College Mules on Saturday and the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans on Sunday.
The start of Conference play is always an exciting time in the world of sports. As the 13th-ranked Hopkins men’s lacrosse team took to Homewood Field to begin Big Ten Conference play against the visiting No. 7 Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, the Blue Jays looked to carry the momentum of last week’s comeback victory against the University of Virginia. The Blue Jays did just that, as they started off Big Ten play with a 12-6 victory.
In the first outdoor competition of the 2017 season, the men and women of the Hopkins track & field team recorded numerous personal bests and Conference-leading times despite the horrific wind conditions, intense rains and tornado warnings that delayed many of the races late into the night.
This past weekend, the Hopkins baseball team opened Centennial Conference play with a double-header against the Swarthmore Garnet. In two riveting games, the Jays were able to cinch two crucial victories; They shut out the Garnet in game one to win 5-0 and maintained their momentum to take game two in a close 5-4 matchup.
After a 10 a.m. alumni match, the No. 15 ranked Hopkins women’s tennis team fought through the inevitable fatigue to sweep the Bryn Mawr Owls and the No. 24 ranked Christopher Newport Captains.
Points calculated using ESPN standard scoring
Last week, the Blue Jays headed down to sunny Fort Myers, Florida to compete in the 2017 Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. With eight consecutive days of games, including a couple doubleheaders, every Jay was able to see considerable time on the field. Hopkins returned to Baltimore Saturday night with an 8-3 record in Fort Myers and a 14-5 record for their season thus far.
The men and women of the Blue Jays’ swim team kicked off their spring break with a trip down to Shenandoah, Texas for the 2017 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The competition kicked off on Thursday, March 16, with the first of many outstanding All-American performances for the Jays.
It was an exciting week for the men’s swim team. The Jays travelled to Shenandoah, Texas for the NCAA Championships. The long four days of competition were filled with a number of record-breaking performances, close standings and even tighter races. However, the Jays made it onto the podium, placing fourth just behind the Emory University Eagles, the Kenyon College Lords and the Denison University Big Red.
While most Blue Jays were getting ready to fly the coop for spring break, the men of the Hopkins lacrosse team were hard at work, battling against Atlantic Coast Conference foes, the Syracuse University Orange and the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Driven to the brink on both occasions, the Jays split two overtime matchups, with a loss to the Orange and a victory over the Cavaliers. This brings their record to 5-3.
The Hopkins men’s baseball team looked to continue their scorching start to the season after a fresh a pair of victories over number one ranked Cortland State and number two ranked Keystone College. The 5-1 Jays entered their matchup against the Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks with a lot of confidence, but ultimately fell short in a pitcher’s duel at Stromberg Stadium.
Competing against the best athletes from across the nation, senior Andrew Bartnett and sophomore Felicia Koerner of the Hopkins track & field team managed to bring home the hardware. Not only did the two earn All-American honors, which is awarded to the top seven finishers in each event, but Koerner and Barnett both finished among the top three athletes in the nation in their respective events.
A strong offensive start and a lockdown performance by the Jays gave the #19 ranked Hopkins women’s lacrosse team their seventh win of the season as they took down the Hofstra University Pride this past Saturday in Hempstead, New York.
