Big Red athletes tear down inter-sport barriers to become friends
February 29, 2008 - 1:00am
By Matthew Manacher
As I watched the No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers unseat the previously undefeated No. 1 Memphis Tigers last weekend in college basketball, I spotted Peyton Manning in attendance enjoying the festivities from his luxury box. This inevitably sparked my interest as to whether or not the same type of cross-sports support occurs at Cornell.
Does junior quarterback Nathan Ford attend Cornell basketball games? Does basketball forward Lauren Benson lead the cheers for the equestrian team? If a baseball player was struggling to belt out the last rep on the bench press, would his football comrade provide assistance or let the bar crush the poor sap’s jaw? (Then again, my interest may have also been sparked by the mere fact that my editor told me this is the topic I would be covering this week.)
