Vermont cold doesn’t trip up track and field athletes
Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
When heading down Dorset Street to go to the University Mall, one often sees members of the track and field team out for a long run. With cross country in the fall, indoor track in the winter, and the spring track, distance runners especially train year round in Vermont. If it’s the winter, it...
Scholarship cuts expand in varsity athletics
Stephan Toljan, Senior Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
UVM athletics decided to not offer scholarships to athletes in two women’s programs and one men’s program next year; however, the University is still in Title IX compliance. Title IX is a federal law that prevents athletic programs from discriminating against athletes based on their sex...
New event center will be named after major donors
Sophia Venturo, Staff Writer
January 17, 2019
UVM’s new $95 million event center will be named after the project’s leading donors. The University announced that Richard and Deb Tarrant donated $15 million to a new multipurpose facility, according to a Dec. 18 press release. The Tarrants’ gift is the largest capital gift in UVM’s histo...
Game Attendance Dwindling for Women’s Sports Teams
Joe Joyce, Multimedia Reporter
November 15, 2018
The Cynic investigates what draws people to different sporting events, and in particular, why the women's varsity basketball and hockey teams' number of spectators are dwindling.
Student-athletes score record GPA
Sabrina Hood, Staff Writer
January 26, 2018
UVM student-athletes achieved the highest GPA on record in history of UVM athletics for the fall 2017 semester. They earned an average cumulative GPA of 3.28, according to UVM athletics. “It was nice to see the hard work that our student-athletes, coaches, the Student-Athlete Development and Academi...
Club hockey fights for logo rights
Sabrina Hood, Staff Writer
December 25, 2017
UVM is known as Catamount country. At varsity games, our athletes sport the fighting catamount on their apparel. Sophomore club hockey president Andrew Ehler is angry that club sports cannot do the same because of logo use rules, he said. The split V logo, the V with the catamount in the center, can on...
UVM athletics unveils counseling program
Madelaine Allen, Staff Writer
October 3, 2017
UVM athletics has unveiled a new counseling and psychology program. The Catamount Sports Psychology and Counseling program will combine efforts from the Center for Health and Wellbeing and UVM athletics. “UVM is the first school in the America East conference to implement a program of this kind,” Athle...
Men’s soccer beats Yale in second shutout of season
Sabrina Hood, Senior Staff Writer
September 13, 2017
The men’s soccer team secured a 1-0 win against the Yale University Bulldogs Saturday at the Rally Against Cancer game. This is the second shutout win in a row for UVM, giving the team a 3-2 record for the season thus far. This was the first time UVM played against Yale in 20 years, according to...
Men’s soccer team bounces back after home defeat
Locria Courtright, Assistant Sports Editor
September 11, 2017
The past and present of UVM men’s soccer collided on a chilly Friday night, as UVM welcomed former head coach Jesse Cormier– now with the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles– at Virtue Field. The past prevailed when the Eagles defeated the Catamounts 4-0 in the Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic....
Women’s soccer defeats Brown in overtime
Sabrina Hood, Sports Writer
September 7, 2017
The UVM women’s soccer team successfully snatched an important win Saturday against Brown University. “They’ve been working hard and this was their only game this week, so it was nice to have it come out with a win,” said head coach Kristi Lefebvre. First-year midfielder Ella Bankert scored t...
A look ahead at UVM’s basketball season
Eribert Volaj, Sports editor
August 30, 2017
The America East Conference announced the 2017-18 schedule for men’s basketball Aug. 22. The Catamounts will start their title defense Jan. 4, traveling to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Afterward, the defending champions will play three home games at Patrick Gym. They host the Universi...
New fitness center sparks mixed responses
Lucy Bisselle, Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
After navigating Patrick Gym, students stood looking out at the Green Mountains while waiting to use weights and cardio equipment. UVM has outgrown the Patrick-Forbush-Gutterson Complex, which was built in 1963, Athletic Director Jeff Schulman said. “You mean the maze?” first-year Julia...
