Julie Platt

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Track Starts Out Strong at Home

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Monday, December 5, 2011

This past Saturday, the Wesleyan track team held their first inaugural meet of the 2011-2012 season. The meet included Mount St. Mary College, Medgar Evers College, and the Community College of Rhode Island. Although it was a non-scoring meet, both the men’s and women’s teams delivered first-place performances. Continue reading 

Cross Country Competes with the Best at New England Open

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Monday, October 10, 2011

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the annual New England Open Championship at Franklin Park in a field that included several Division I schools and NESCAC rivals. Continue reading 

Cross Country Opens Strong at Home

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Monday, September 26, 2011

The men’s and women’s cross country teams started off 2011 with a bang at the annual Wesleyan Invitational on Sept. 24. Both teams finished first, and showed they are ready to take on the NESCAC. Continue reading 

Wesleyan Hosts First NESCAC Championships Since 2001

By Julia Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The men’s and women’s track teams competed in the NESCAC Championships, their last meet of the regular season, this past Saturday on their home turf. Continue reading 

Track Teams Perform Admirably at Little Threes

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

This Saturday, April 23, the men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Amherst College to take part in the annual Little Three Championship. Continue reading 

Track Teams Excel at Northeastern

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Cardinal men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Northeastern University this past Saturday to compete in the Solomon Invitational. This meet is attended by Division I, II, and III schools, and big name teams like Boston College, UMass Boston, and the Naval Academy were all present. Both Wesleyan teams scored near the top for many of the races. Continue reading 

Track Teams Excel at Swanson

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the annual Swanson Invitational at home this weekend. Continue reading 

Track Teams Dominate at Coast Guard Invitational

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The men’s and women’s track teams headed to the Coast Guard Invitational on Saturday, April 2, in New London, Conn. Facing some good competition, namely fellow NESCAC rivals Connecticut College and Trinity, both the men’s and the women’s teams excelled. Continue reading 

Track Team Opens Outdoor Season

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The men’s and women’s track and field teams sprung into action this past weekend at the annual Jerry Gravel Classic hosted by Westfield State on Saturday, March 26. They competed against NESCAC rivals Amherst, Tufts and Conn. Continue reading 

Lark ’12 Reps Wes at DIII National Track Meet

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Friday, March 25, 2011

Wesleyan’s stellar jumper Tommie Lark ’12 had a busy spring break, traveling to Capital University to compete in the NCAA Division III Championship Meet on Saturday, March 12. Continue reading 

Men’s Track and Field Turns Heads in Boston

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The men’s track and field team traveled to the New England Open Championships hosted by Boston University this past weekend. The Cardinal men held their own against such powerhouse teams as the University of Connecticut, Northeastern, and UMass Amherst. Continue reading 

Track Competes in Division III Championships, Steps Up Game

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

This weekend, both the men’s and women’s track teams traveled to the New England Division III meet, which featured the best runners and field competitors from northeastern Division III schools. Continue reading 

Track and Field Excels as Hosts: Prepares for DIII Championships

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The men’s and women’s track teams competed at home this weekend as Wesleyan served as host of the Collegiate Track Championships. Continue reading 

Track and Field Excels at Meet

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The track team traveled to the Tufts Invitational this past Saturday, Feb. 5, which proved to be the scene of another outstanding performance by the Wes men and women. Continue reading 

Track and Field Hold Their Own

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Wesleyan track and field team dominated at the Boston Indoor Games this past weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track. The Boston Indoor Games is an annual indoor track meet that is attended by Division I, II, and III schools. Continue reading 

Track and Field Get a Running Start with the New Year

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

It was a busy winter for the Wesleyan Indoor Track and Field teams. Coming back early to campus, the track team took to its training very hard and seems prepared to have a winning indoor season. Continue reading 

Track and Field Starts Season Strong at Invitational Meet

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

On Saturday, Dec. 4, the Wesleyan men’s and women’s indoor track teams started off their season at the annual Wesleyan Invitational meet along with Connecticut College, Medgar Evers College, and York College. Continue reading 

Women’s Soccer Beats Roger Williams 2-1

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Friday, October 29, 2010

The women’s soccer team traveled to Bristol, R.I. this Monday to take on out-of-conference powerhouse Roger Williams University. This was the first ever match between the two teams in school history. Continue reading 

Women’s Soccer Falls to Amherst 2-0

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Wesleyan women’s soccer team suffered a tough 2-0 loss this Saturday against Little Three archrival, Amherst College. With this win, Amherst maintained its second-place position in the NESCAC standings. The loss was especially hard since last season Amherst knocked the Wes women out of the playoffs with a close overtime defeat. Continue reading 

Bon Appétit Aims for 20 Percent Local

By Daniel Greenberg and Julie Platt, Contributing Writers
Friday, October 22, 2010

Beginning this year, Bon Appétit, Wesleyan’s dining service, has committed to ensuring that at least 20 percent of the food they serve at the University will come from local sources within a 150-mile radius of campus. The pledge is part of Bon Appétit’s national company-wide goal to become environmentally friendly and socially responsible. Continue reading 

Women’s Soccer Beats Bates, Ties Middlebury

By Julie Platt, Staff Writer
Friday, October 22, 2010

The Wesleyan women’s soccer team had a successful fall break, as the team took down a 1-0 victory over Bates on Saturday. Fresh off another big win against Bowdoin College the previous weekend, Wesleyan (3-3-3, 2-1-3 NESCAC) entered into the Bates match feeling confident and optimistic. Continue reading 

Women’s Soccer Earns Historic Comeback Against Rival Bowdoin

By Julie Platt, Contributing Writer
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The women’s soccer team traveled to Brunswick, Maine this Saturday to take on NESCAC rival Bowdoin College. After a two game losing streak, the Cardinals knew they had to make a strong showing against the Polar Bears, a team Wesleyan hasn’t defeated for 16 years. Continue reading 

Warriors Shut Out Women’s Soccer

By Julie Platt, Contributing Writer
Friday, October 8, 2010

The Wesleyan women’s soccer team traveled to Mansfield, Conn. this past Wednesday to play against the undefeated Eastern Conn. State Warriors. The Warriors, who are 10-0-1 this season and ranked fifth in New England, provided a solid, competitive match for the Cards. Continue reading 

Women’s Soccer Loses to Trinity

By Julie Platt, Contributing Writer
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

This Saturday, at Jackson field, the Wesleyan women’s soccer team suffered its first NESCAC loss of the season to the Trinity College Bantams. Coming into the match, Wesleyan was undefeated in the NESCAC, having tied their three previous NESCAC opponents. Continue reading