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November 25, 2002

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The All-American Girl

By wpengine | November 25, 2002

She is already a two-time All-America, Verizon Academic All-America, president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and is in the 400 club as a biology major and pre-med. The scary thing about Rachel Goldberg is that she still has two more years to improve upon her already impressive r

Harriers Win Championships

By wpengine November 26, 2002

Men’s distance coach Robert Johnson summed up the cross country team’s performance at the IC4A cross country championships succinctly. “We saved the best for last.” On a cold and blustery day at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City the men’s cross country team delivered with a team championship in the prestigious meet. “I think it was the appropriate ending to a great season,” said Johnson. The team executed the coach’s philosophy perfectly, coming together to produce its best performance at the end of the season, when it mattered most. “The credit really belongs to everyone,” said Johnson. An even blend of youth and leadership led Cornell to the victory. Sophomore Bruce Hyde earned the team’s top spot with a third-place finish, continuing his year-long string of successes. “Every race he’s run for us has been fantastic,” said Johnson, “and this one was no exception.” Right behind him, a trio of seniors paced by senior captain Dan Dombroski turned in its own spectacular performances to make the difference in the Red’s score. “The seniors really stepped it up for us and allowed us to win the championship,” Johnson noted. Dombroski placed fifth, with classmates Barry Kahn and Daryn Johnson following in 12th and 23rd places, respectively. “Daryn Johnson and Barry Kahn both ran their best races of the season,” said Johnson, “by far.” Junior Dan Hart rounded out the team’s scoring with a 38th-place finish. The victory concluded the Red’s season and completed the team’s rebound from an uneven performance at the Heptagonal championships. “I think everybody was really disappointed with our performance at Heps,” said Hyde. For the last three weeks, the team has been running with something to prove. That mentality helped earn it a solid fifth-place finish at the NCAA Regional last weekend and a winning conclusion this weekend. “We have made great strides this year,” Hyde continued. “This performance is indicative of the future success the program is going to have.” For now though, noted Johnson, the seniors can be proud of the mark they’ve left on the Cornell cross country program. “It was the perfect end to a very good season for us,” continued Johnson. “We certainly laid the groundwork for some future success.” Archived article by Matt James
Squash

By wpengine November 26, 2002

This past weekend, both the men’s and women’s squash teams saw their first action of the regular season. On Saturday, the teams traveled to Philadelphia to take on Penn, with the women also playing Haverford. The men started their Ivy campaign strong, losing only two matches to the Quakers en route to a 7-2 victory. The two losses were an aberration, attributed to “early season nerves” by head coach Scott Stoneburgh. The women did not fare as well in their initial Saturday matches, losing 9-0 to Penn. “The women were anxious for the match,” said Stoneburgh. “But Penn is much improved from last year.” Showing that they too were improved, the women shook off the early defeat and trounced Haverford decisively, 9-0. “The Ivy schedule is so tough that it’s good to have matches with these other schools,” said freshman Cory Warfield. “There’s more competition, and it helps us develop our game.” Sunday found the Red in Princeton taking on the vaunted Tiger squash program. Ranked No. 2 in the nation, the Princeton men were a formidable opponent for Cornell. Although it eventually came out on the losing end of things, the Red battled valiantly all afternoon, managing to extend three matches beyond three sets. Freshman Matt Greenberg and senior Tim Nagel were able to overcome their opponents, making the final tally 7-2 in favor of Princeton. “That was the longest match I’ve ever played in my life,” said Greenberg. “It was the last match, so I got great support from the crowd with everyone watching.” The women were not as successful, dropping all nine matches to the Tigers. The women held their heads high and took it as another learning experience on the road to future success. “We lost, but we know we can play better,” said Warfield. “A lot of us went into the matches without much confidence because they’re such a strong team. But we are too, and they’re beatable.” Both the men’s and women’s programs return to action versus Harvard on Dec. 7. Archived article by Per Ostman