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Men and Women's Swim Place at NCAA's

By JASON PLUSH | March 26, 2015

While the majority of the Hopkins student body was enjoying the relaxation of spring break, the men’s and women’s swimming teams traveled to Shenandoah, Texas to compete in the NCAA National Championships from March 18-21. The men’s team finished eighth overall in the championship, picking up several honors along the way, while the Lady Jays were even more impressive, finishing fifth overall and bringing home some hardware of their own.

Athlete of the Week- Paul Bewak: Wrestling

By ANDREW JOHNSON | March 12, 2015

The Athlete of the Week is standout senior wrestler Paul Bewak, who earned the number six seed in the NCAA Men’s D-III Wrestling Championship in the 125-pound weight class. The News-Letter asked him a number of questions about his career at Hopkins and the ways in which he has trained and prepared for his final championship quest.

Senior duo charges M. Bball into Sweet 16

By SHANE COUGHLIN | March 12, 2015

This past weekend was huge for the Hopkins men’s basketball team when they earned two victories sending them to the third round of the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 1990. A high scoring 95-87 win against Keene State on Friday night set the stage for Saturday’s theatrics in which Hopkins rallied past Skidmore late in the game, edging a 61-58 comeback to extend their playoff run.

Fencing ends on a high note at regionals

By ZACH ROBBINS | March 12, 2015

acked their bags and traveled down to Chapel Hill for the weekend as Duke University hosted the 2015 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional. With the majority of the athletes being D-I caliber, the field was stacked against the Blue Jays.

Professional athletes worshipped for the wrong reasons

By DEVIN TUCKER | March 12, 2015

As I gaze around my room during a much-needed snow day, my mind wanders and I dream of warmer days. While relaxing I stare at my poster of Michael Jordan throwing down a slam dunk in 1988, and I dissect the picture and all of its elements.

Men's Track places 14 on Conference Team

By RACHEL COOK | March 12, 2015

On March 1, the Hopkins men’s track and field team won its third straight Centennial Conference Championship. Coming out of the tournament, 14 Blue Jays were named to All-Centennial Conference teams.

Men's Lax back to .500 with Navy win

By JOHN STOLLER | March 12, 2015

This past Saturday, the Hopkins men’s lacrosse team played its second game in two weeks in front of the home crowd at Homewood Field. In a decidedly different turn of events from the nail-biter of a loss to Princeton the previous week, the Jays breezed by the Naval Academy in a 13-8 victory. Head Coach Dave Pietramala’s squad never trailed once during the contest, and battled its way back to a .500 record on the season at 3-3.

M. Lax falls to .500 after a tough loss to UNC

By SHANE COUGHLIN | February 26, 2015

In a headliner matchup of elite men’s lacrosse teams, the No. 5 University of North Carolina (UNC) Tarheels rode an early lead past the No. 9 Hopkins Blue Jays despite several late comeback attempts and a myriad of scoring sprees.

Athlete of the Week- Jen Cook: Women's Lacrosse

By ANDREW JOHNSON | February 26, 2015

Senior attacker Jen Cook notched a hat trick in the women’s lacrosse team’s dominant 16-3 win against George Washington this past Wednesday. With the victory, the Lady Jays improved to 2-1 on the young season and are set to see a bump in their national ranking, which sat at 17 going into the contest.

"Miracle on Ice" inspires athletes of all sports

By DEVIN TUCKER | February 26, 2015

This past Sunday marks the 35th anniversary of what many call the “Miracle on Ice.” The name was attributed to the defeat of the powerful Soviet Union hockey team by the United States in the 1980 Olympic games.

M. Basketball prepares for the conference tourney

By ZACHERY JAFFE | February 26, 2015

The Hopkins men’s basketball team capped a record-setting regular season with a dominating 87-58 win over Washington College on Senior Day. The Goldfarb crowd stayed after the game for the presentation honoring the four Blue Jay seniors: Omar Randall, Luke Chambers, George Bugarinovic and Jimmy Hammer. 

Men's Swimming finishes fourth in Conference

By KYLE GILLEN | February 19, 2015

The Hopkins men’s swimming team spent the weekend in Charlotte, N.C. while competing in the 2015 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship. The Blue Jays finished in fourth place after totaling 819 points throughout the four-day event.

Men's Swimming finishes fourth in Conference

By KYLE GILLEN | February 19, 2015

The Hopkins men’s swimming team spent the weekend in Charlotte, N.C. while competing in the 2015 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship. The Blue Jays finished in fourth place after totaling 819 points throughout the four-day event.

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