UVM athletics acts on drug prevention
Stephan Toljan, Senior Staff Writer
1 day ago
Filed under Sports
In college sports, athletes strive to perform at the highest level possible. Performance-enhancing drugs exist, but UVM has resources to prevent their use. UVM employs several strategies to prevent athletes from using performance-enhancing drugs, as well as alcohol and recreational drugs. UVM Team Physic...
Athletes aim to win academic success
Stephan Toljan, Senior Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
Filed under Sports
When it comes to varsity athletes, some fans are more concerned with players’ performance in a game than in a classroom. But, to remain eligible to compete, athletes must maintain good grades. Swimmer Sierra Sexton, a junior biochemistry major, said that she uses a carefully created plann...
Intramural team requirements cause cancellations
Ashley Miller, Senior Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Filed under Sports
A co-ed intramural volleyball game was canceled because there were not enough men on the court. Gender ratio requirements for intramural sports at UVM have caused some participants to question their necessity. Co-rec teams have male and female players in order to balance the team’s gender distribu...
Taekwondo club hosts tournament in Vermont
Stephan Toljan, Senior Staff Writer
April 11, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Personal expression through a painting, a song or a sculpture is only one form of art. For a group of 14 UVM students, they think differently, and embrace martial arts. The UVM Taekwondo club hosted its sixth tournament April 7 at Patrick Gym for the Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference. The...
Former dancer shatters track records
Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor
April 9, 2019
Filed under Player Profiles, Sports
After 12 years of competitive dancing, senior Lauren Trumble of Ithaca, New York, chose UVM to pursue a collegiate running career on the track and field team. Trumble later rose to track captain and broke the America East Championship record in February 2019, according to UVM athletics. She...
Men’s lacrosse defeats conference rival
Ashley Miller, Senior Staff Writer
April 7, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
The men’s lacrosse team defeated University at Albany 10-9 April 6 marking their first win against Albany since Spring 2011, according to UVM athletics. UVM fell to Albany last season, which eliminated Vermont from the America East Championship. Head coach Chris Feifs said he was very pleased...
Pay disparity overshadowed by baseball contracts
Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor
April 3, 2019
In the past month, four high-paying, long-term contracts worth a combined $1.3 billion have been signed by Major League Baseball players under the age of 30. The MLB gets away with paying minor league players less than minimum wage. Meanwhile, billions of dollars go to major league players. T...
Five game winning streak ends in loss
Jared Paquette, Sports Writer
April 1, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
During a blustery Saturday afternoon battle on Virtue Field, women’s lacrosse faced conference rival University of Maryland Baltimore County. Vermont ended a five-game winning streak with the loss, according to UVM Athletics. The Catamounts concluded with a final score of 14-13 for the March 30 game. Vermont ...
Men’s lacrosse player has career score high
Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor
March 26, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
In the midst of a chilly afternoon on Virtue Field, the UVM men’s lacrosse team played Hartford University. The Catamounts held the Hawks scoreless for the first three periods of the March 23 game. UVM won with a final score of 15-6. The game began with nearly nine minutes of attempted shots, each team missing a few times before the scorebo...
Sadness follows short-lived madness
Sabrina Hood, Sports Editor
March 25, 2019
Filed under March Madness, Sports
The crowd at UVM’s March Madness game had a tiny section of Florida State University fans. The rest of the stadium was green and gold. Vermont was viewed as the underdog in the March 21 NCAA tournament game against Florida State. Vermont had a No. 13 seed ranking while FSU was No. 4. UVM remain...
UVM knocked out of March Madness tournament
Sabrina Hood, Sports Editor
March 21, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, March Madness, Sports
The Catamounts energized a stadium full of fans in a back and forth game before losing the first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament. UVM had a No. 13 seed for the tournament and their opponent, Florida State University, was a No. 4 seed. During the first half of the game, neither team was able to pull ahead. At halft...
Men’s basketball heads to March Madness
Jared Paquette, Staff Writer
March 16, 2019
Filed under Game Recaps, Headliners, March Madness, Sports
The UVM men’s basketball team has made it to the NCAA March Madness tournament for the first time since 2017, when they were eliminated in the first round. The Catamounts defeated the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers in the American East title rematch March 16 with the final score of 66-49, securing themse...
