Alex Kuwada

27 Articles

Wesleyan Wrestling Takes Home NEWA Championship Title

By Alex Kuwada , Staff Writer
Monday, February 27, 2012

The Wesleyan wrestling team welcomed thirteen adversaries to campus this past weekend, Feb. 25-26, playing host to the 2012 New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championships. Continue reading 

Wrestling Squad Picking Up Steam

By Alex Kuwada , Staff Writer
Monday, January 30, 2012

Wes Wrestlers Open Season With Two Strong Performances

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Monday, December 5, 2011

The Wesleyan wrestling team, ranked #1 in New England in the first poll of the year, opened its highly anticipated campaign on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Doug Parker Invitational in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Cardinals return five All-New England performers from a standout 16-3-1 2010-2011 squad. Continue reading 

Volleyball Performance Solid at Tournament

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Thursday, October 27, 2011

The volleyball squad was no exception, heading to Western Connecticut State on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 to take part in the Colonial Classic. Continue reading 

Volleyball Splits Saturday at Home Action

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Monday, October 10, 2011

On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Wesleyan volleyball squad took the court for a pair of home non-conference matches. The opener pitted the Cardinals against the visiting Clark Cougars in the first matchup between the two sides since 2003. Continue reading 

Wes Volleyball Defeats Western Connecticut

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Thursday, September 29, 2011

On a night when the only Wesleyan athletic show in town was the volleyball match at Silloway Gymnasium, the Cardinals did not disappoint. Continue reading 

Volleyball Drops First Two NESCAC Matches

By Alex Kuwada, Sports Writer
Monday, September 19, 2011

Wesleyan opened NESCAC play this past weekend with home contests against Amherst on Friday, Sept. 16, and Middlebury on Saturday, Sept. 17. Continue reading 

Wes Volleyball Opens Season at Vassar Invitational

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Monday, September 12, 2011

Wesleyan opened the season with a bang, taking the first set by a score of 25-21, but fell in the following three sets and dropped the match. The second match for the Cardinals, also on Friday, slated them against the undefeated MIT Engineers. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Falls Short in Season Finale

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

On Friday, the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team took the field for the last time in their 2011 road contest against Connecticut College. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Falls to Amherst

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

On Saturday, April 23, the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team took the field wearing their home uniforms for the last time in 2011. They welcomed Little Three rival Amherst to campus, looking for their first NESCAC victory and the opportunity to even out their season record at .500. Continue reading 

Wes Women’s Lax Returns Home, Rocks Mt. Holyoke

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Friday, April 22, 2011

On Tuesday, April 19, the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team followed a tough three game NESCAC road trip by welcoming Mount Holyoke to Middletown. Continue reading 

Williams Tips Wes in Women’s Lax

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team arrived at Williams to face its Little Three rival, looking to nab its first NESCAC victory of the season and its first victory at Williams in its last sixteen tries. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Loses Third Straight at Colby

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team made the long trek up to Colby on Saturday, April 9, with a tall task at hand. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Falls Short at #4 Trinity

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Friday, April 8, 2011

On Wednesday, April 6, the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team made the short trip to the Trinity College to faceoff against the #4 nationally ranked Bantams. Behind the strength of seven consecutive goals, Trinity led the Cardinals by a score of 8-1 late in the first half. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Runs Non-Conference Record to 5-0

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

On Tuesday, March 29, the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team hit the road for an in-state contest at Western Connecticut State University. Coming off a tough defeat at the hands of Bates, the Cardinals wasted no time making their mark on enemy turf. Continue reading 

Women’s Lacrosse Earns Split in Pair of Matches

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team continued its trend of ups and downs this past week with a victory over Roger Williams on March 24 followed by a loss at the hands of NESCAC opponent Bates on March 26. Continue reading 

Women’s Lax Faces Ups and Downs

By Alex Kuwada, Sports Writer
Friday, March 25, 2011

It was the first ever women’s lacrosse match-up between Wesleyan and SUNY Farmingdale on March 17, and it was certainly one to remember for the Cardinals. Wesleyan scored the most goals and allowed the fewest they have so far in this young campaign, winning by a score of 19-2 while out-shooting Farmingdale 47-10. Continue reading 

Men’s Swim and Dive Fall Short at NESCACs

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The men’s swim and dive teams concluded their 2010-2011 campaign this past weekend, Feb. 25-27, at the NESCAC championships on the campus of Bowdoin College. Continue reading 

Cardinal Women’s Swim and Dive Make Splash at NESCACs

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The NESCAC women’s swim and dive championships were held Feb. 18-20 at Williams College. The Wesleyan Cardinals headed up to Williamstown for an action-packed weekend with their sights set on a high NESCAC finish. Continue reading 

Swimming and Diving Wrap Up Regular Season

By Alex Kuwada, Staff Writer
Friday, February 11, 2011

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the Wesleyan swimming and diving teams took the plunge into the home natatorium for their final contest of the regular season, squaring off against the Coast Guard Academy in dual-meet action. Continue reading 

Wes Swimmers Find Success in Final NESCAC Tri-Meet

By Alex Kuwada, Contributing Writer
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Coming off hard-fought defeats at the hands of Tufts and Williams, the Wesleyan men’s and women’s swim and dive teams were at it again last weekend. Continue reading 

Cardinal Swimmers Dive into Second Semester

By Alex Kuwada, Contributing Writer
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Wesleyan swim and dive teams ended their winter break early this year for a training trip in Naples, Florida. Unlike last year’s voyage, when storms abbreviated many of the practices, the Cardinals ran into perfect Florida weather. Continue reading