Sports

Baseball and Softball Hit the Road Over Break

Lance Williams  —  Mar 26, 2007

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Baseball drops six out of nine games

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The baseball team failed to heat up with the weather this past week, as the Red — who had won two out of its last three games heading into the break — failed to keep its momentum going by dropping six out of nine contests on its Spring Break road trip.

Tennis Squads Perform Well

Devon Goodrich  —  Mar 26, 2007

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The men’s and women’s tennis teams proved over Spring Break that they can take the heat in matches against quality opponents, as the men toured California while the women traveled to Arizona.

The No. 73 women’s team lost matches to No. 27 Arizona St., 7-0, and No. 36 Arizona, 6-1, but defeated Northern Arizona by a score of 5-2 to bring its record to 7-2. Meanwhile, the No. 75 men’s team defeated St. Mary’s, San Francisco, Pacific and Santa Clara before dropping its last match of the trip to Fresno St. The men are now 13-3 heading into their Ivy League season.

Baseball and Softball Hit the Road Over Break

Allie Perez  —  Mar 26, 2007

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Softball earns mixed results in Florida contests

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Though last week’s snowstorm stranded the softball team (18-6) in Ithaca for an extra day, the Red made it to sunny Florida with a hectic schedule of stiff competition, facing eight different teams over 14 games in the span of only a week. The Red had mixed results over the recess, going 8-6 but also getting valuable experience in preparation for the Ivy season.

Gymnastics Team Loses to Rival Penn

Luke Mishrell  —  Mar 26, 2007

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Cornell gymnastics traveled to Philadelphia, Pa. this past Saturday for its final meet of the regular season. The Red came up just short in attempting to avenge its 0.95 loss to Penn in last month’s Ivy Classic. Although the two teams split the four events, the Quakers reaffirmed their position atop the Ivy League with a 190.675-188.400 victory over its perennial rival from Ithaca.

W. Lacrosse Splits Ivy Games, Falls to Denver

Scott Reich  —  Mar 26, 2007

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Despite displaying flashes of brilliance in each contest, the women’s lacrosse team (2-5, 1-1 Ivy) managed just one win in three tries on its Spring Break road trip up and down the East Coast this past week.

Polo Teams Qualify For NCAA Tourney

Lindsay Krasna  —  Mar 26, 2007

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The men and women’s Polo teams have earned the right to compete with the best of the best, as both Red squads were granted National tournament bids following solid performances at Regionals last weekend. Yesterday afternoon, both teams traveled south to face national powerhouse UVA for their final regular-season matches.

Four Wrestlers Named All-Americans at NCAAs

Tim Kuhls  —  Mar 26, 2007

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Four Cornell wrestlers were honored on collegiate wrestling’s biggest stage yesterday. Taking part in the night session’s parade of All-Americans, senior Jerry Rinaldi, sophomores Troy Nickerson, Jordan Leen and sophomore Josh Arnone all were recognized for their accomplishments at this season’s NCAA Division I Wrestling championships held inside the Palace of Auburn Hills just outside of Detroit. After three days of non-stop wrestling, Nickerson finished third in the country at 125 pounds and Rinaldi finished sixth at 197, while Leen and Arnone finished eighth at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively. Although the team was dissapointed with its 12th-place finish, it still saw positive signs from the action.

Swimmers Perform Well At NCAA Championships

Devon Goodrich  —  Mar 26, 2007

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Men’s swim team seniors Dave McKechnie and co-captain Mike Smit closed out their illustrious collegiate careers, while sophomore Wes Newman fulfilled a personal goal with a bright two years remaining for him with the Red, as the trio competed March 15-17 at the NCAA Swimming and Diving National championships at the University of Minnesota.

Wrestling Finishes 12th at Nationals

Tim Kuhls  —  Mar 18, 2007

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Nickerson takes third place at 125 pounds

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich — Four Cornell wrestlers were honored on collegiate wrestling’s biggest stage yesterday. Taking part in the night session’s parade of All-Americans, senior Jerry Rinaldi, sophomore Troy Nickerson, sophomore Jordan Leen and sophomore Josh Arnone all were recognized for their accomplishments at this season’s NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships held inside the Palace of Auburn Hills just outside Detroit. After three days of non-stop wrestling, Nickerson finished third in the country at 125 pounds, Rinaldi finished sixth at 197, while Leen and Arnone finished eighth at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively. Although the team finished in a disappointing 12th place overall, there were still positives to take away from this year’s event.

Wrestlers Earn Four All-America Honors

Tim Kuhls  —  Mar 17, 2007

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Team falls to 13th place after four sessions

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich — Day 2 was one to remember, and yet one to forget for Red wrestling at the NCAA Division I Wrestling championships held inside the Palace of Auburn Hills yesterday. After sitting in sixth place after Day 1, Cornell wrestlers went 2-6 during the day’s morning session, only to rebound in a night session which saw two Cornell wrestlers win their first-ever All-America honors. In all, Cornell was secured of four All-Americans, amongst them sophomores Troy Nickerson, Jordan Leen, Josh Arnone and senior Jerry Rinaldi. Despite the accolades, the Red left the Palace disappointed from a team standpoint after several miscues — all of which resulted in a No. 13 standing after four sessions. Currently, the team sits five team points behind No. 10 Ohio State with the four All-Americans all wrestling in today’s morning session. Unfortunately, Cornell was denied of having at least one finalist in today’s night session for the first time in three years.

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