Author Archives: Alex Eppler

Morgan Traina ’15 finished in fifth in the individual all-around with a score of 38.275, one spot behind teammate Joyce Li ’15.
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GYMNASTICS | Elis take big step forward
By Alex Eppler February 6, 2013 • 0
Though the Elis fell to both New Hampshire and George Washington, the team posted impressive improvements over its performance against Penn.
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TRACK & FIELD | Cable sets Yale 400m record
By Alex Eppler February 5, 2013 • 0
Running in their last home meet of the winter season, the men’s and women’s track and field teams followed Hillas’ lead in the Giegengack Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Forward Matt Townsend ’15 scored a career-high 16 points against Dartmouth on Satur- day, but the sophomore’s offensive efforts could not save the Elis from a 71–62 defeat.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Elis struggle on the road
By Alex Eppler February 4, 2013 • 0
The men's basketball team dropped games to nemesis Harvard and bottom-feeder Dartmouth.
Forward Justin Sears ’16 led the Bulldogs with 18 points in a 76–64 over- time win against Brown last week. The freshman is second on the team with 10.6 points per game.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Elis prepare for big road weekend
By Alex Eppler February 1, 2013 • 0
After two weeks of conference play, the men’s basketball team finds itself directly in the middle of the standings early in the Ivy League season.
Yale athletes competed in the mile alongside American track star Galen Rupp, who finished second in the 10,000-meter at the 2012 London Olympics.
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TRACK & FIELD | Bulldogs build on bests at BU
By Alex Eppler January 29, 2013 • 0
The Bulldogs showed few signs of nerves at the Terrier Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
The Bulldogs shot just 32.8 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from beyond the arc in last Saturday’s conference-opening loss to Brown.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Yale seeks revenge against Bears
By Alex Eppler January 25, 2013 • 0
Opening its conference slate in Providence last Saturday, the men’s basketball team learned firsthand the truth of its opponent’s reputation: the Brown Bears can shoot.
Morgan Traina ’15 was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year last year, while Joyce Li ’15 was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week twice during last season.
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Yale gymnastics bounces back, places second
By Alex Eppler January 24, 2013 • 0
The Yale gymnastics team did not start its season as it would have liked two weekends ago at Rutgers.
Adam Lundquist ’16 (back) took second in the 60-meter hurdles.
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TRACK & FIELD | Elis steady at home
By Alex Eppler January 22, 2013 • 0
While the men’s and women’s track and field teams had each competed in two meets already this season, this weekend’s contest against Dartmouth and Columbia held two new challenges.
Forward Jamie Haddad’s’16 two second-period goals lifted the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory over the Brown Bears at Ingalls Rink.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Elis open conference play
By Alex Eppler January 18, 2013 • 0
As the Elis (6–11, 0–0 Ivy) return to campus, they ready themselves for a new challenge: conference play
Hywel Robinson ’13 finished last season ranked No. 30 in the nation while his team finished at No. 6.
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Hywel Robinson ’13 talks expectations, career
By Alex Eppler January 16, 2013 • 0
The News sat down with men's squash team captain Hywel Robinson ’13 to discuss the beginning of the season.
The Yale men’s team captured two first-place finishes on Saturday at the Yale classic to open the new year.
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TRACK & FIELD | Yale shakes off rust
By Alex Eppler January 14, 2013 • 0
After returning to campus when dorms opened on Wednesday, the members of the track and field teams had only a few days to prepare for this Saturday's meet.
The Elis began the season on the right foot this weekend, performing well at the Yale Season Opener at Cox Cage.
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TRACK AND FIELD | Bulldogs look to improve
By Alex Eppler December 12, 2012 • 0
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams struggled at last year’s Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships.