Frances Sawyer
Frances Sawyer
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I Majored In Field Trips (And So Can You!)
Personal Essay
Call me a second-grader, but I love a good field trip.
SAILING | Coeds take second place
The coed sailors secured their spot at the ICSA semifinals this weekend with a second-place finish at the New England Dinghy Championship.
SAILING | Inconsistency hampers Elis
It was an up-and-down weekend for the Bulldog sailors over the weekend as the teams struggled with difficult starts at several New England regattas.
SAILING | Sailing wins Ivy League title
For the third year in a row, the Yale sailors raced to victory in the Ivy Championships over the weekend. The No. 4 Bulldogs won the Mosbacher Trophy and the Owen Trophy, both of which were hosted by Brown in Providence. The Mosbacher Trophy goes to the Ivy school with the highest-ranked team, and the Owen Trophy is awarded to the team that wins the weekend’s regatta. “Winning Ivies early on in the season is very motivating,” women’s captain Blair Belling ’11 said. “We looking forward to the rest of our competitions.”
SAILING | Elis prepare for spring down south
It was a busy break for the Eli sailors as they split their time between conference racing and practice. Thomas Barrows ’10, Mike Hession ’10, Sarah Lihan ’10, Marla Menninger ’10, Blair Belling ’11, Liz Brim ’11 and Joe Morris ’12 represented the Elis in various regattas on the Atlantic Coast that count toward the team’s ranking, while other sailors competed in secondary events.
SAILING | Sailing finishes 2nd
Despite snow in New Haven, the Eli sailors found brighter skies in Maryland over the weekend at the Tom Noble Race.
SAILING | Another Sunshine State win for Bulldogs
Hitting the southern seas, the Elis opened their spring season with a splash. For the fourth year in a row, the Bulldogs won the Mendelblatt Team Race in St. Petersburg, Fla.
W. TENNIS | Elis back at home
The women’s tennis team will attempt to hold its 20-match home winning streak as they face UMass in the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in their spring home opener today. Play will continue on Saturday against Memphis.
M. TENNIS | No. 1 USC handles Blue
It was unthinkable that the men’s tennis team could manage a victory. But in an intense final match against No. 70 Radford, the team pulled off a win and the rights to face No. 1 USC.
