Natalia Chino ’23 is the unsung hero of Wesleyan football. Over her four years serving as the team manager, she’s truly done it all, from running the team’s social media to helping recruit new players and everything in between. She was recently recognized for her outstanding work with an invitation to attend the 2023 NFL […]
This Sunday marked the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament. Post-tournament breakdowns agreed on one thing: this March was one for the ages. Here’s a quick overview of the entire tournament—the highs, the lows, and the heroes. First Round: In the first round, the University of Iowa, with Caitlin Clark at […]
Augusta National Golf Club has hosted The Masters for 91 years. The Masters takes place on the first weekend of April and is widely considered the best golf tournament. Although there have been changes over the years, Augusta has maintained its beauty, and the history of the course is plentiful. A par-72 measuring 7,510 yards […]
Tobin Anderson ’95 recently coached at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) where in his lone season, led them to the NCAA tournament. There, they pulled off the biggest upset in tournament history defeating the #1 seed Purdue Boilermakers. Anderson attended Wesleyan University as an undergraduate and played on the basketball team, scoring 1,129 points in his […]
Oftentimes when we think of athletes, we imagine that invincibility flows through their veins. We never imagine aspects of vulnerability, such as panic attacks, as being a major part of athletes’ lives. Furthermore, there is a discernible stigma associated with mental health issues, especially in such a public sphere as athletics, making it difficult to […]
The men’s wrestling team sealed the closing stages of this season with a ninth-place finish out of 19 teams at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. The tournament, held Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26 in Portland, Maine, saw Marco Gaita ’23 earn his 100th career win as a Wesleyan wrestler and seal a dramatic win […]
For many people who are new to baseball, the rules and traditions of the game can be complex and difficult to understand. The new rules that will be introduced for the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season are designed to make the game more accessible and exciting for everyone, seasoned fans and newcomers to the sport. […]
In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or segments of games that deserve extra attention. Grace Devanny ’23 has cemented an incredible athletic legacy at Wesleyan in both the women’s soccer and track & field teams. This fall, Devanny played her final season as a captain and forward for the […]
This weekend marks the first competition of the year for a number of Wesleyan’s spring sports teams. In this issue, we will be concluding our preview of the upcoming season as 12 different Cardinals teams kick off their 2023 campaigns. Here are the final previews. Women’s Tennis Following the opening ITA Regionals tournament, women’s tennis […]
Professional tennis has reached a difficult reckoning. The sport is simply not great right now. When I say this, I mean that the state of professional tennis has not provided a narrative that the viewer, devoted or casual, has been able to latch onto. Netflix is attempting to change that in their new docuseries, “Break […]