Thursday, October 10th, 2013
By Vanessa Wilkins
“Go the extra mile -- it’s never crowded,” so the saying goes. But what about an extra .62 of a mile?
For thousands of girls on high school cross country teams, racing to the finish means running a course 1,000 meters shorter than their male counterparts. In 2012, ESPN ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Running, The Athletes | Comments Off on False fret: No proof female HS X-country runners can’t go .62 more
Friday, May 10th, 2013
By Ashleigh Sargent
Gail Marquis is a powerful woman in sports, business, and volunteer foundation work. She won a silver medal as a part of the 1976 U.S. Women’s Basketball Olympic Team and played basketball professionally in Europe, before taking her competitive drive and spirit to Wall Street where she worked ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent
One foot might not seem like a major difference – unless it’s on a basketball court. And unless it’s the three-point line you’re talking about.
Last year, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel decided to move the traditional women’s three-point arc before the start of the season. In a (literal) ...
Posted in Basketball, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
By Mariah Philips
After an hour-long 6 a.m. lift, I can feel my hands shaking, residual adrenaline pumping through my veins. Sweat trickles down the side of my temple. My muscles are limp from exhaustion. But the most prominent thing I feel when I walk out of the weight room is pride, ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Softball, The Athletes | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
By Ashleigh Sargent
The 2011-2012 NCAA basketball season has just kicked off, which means thousands of women are making their debut at the college level.
Even the most talented recruits, however, need more than raw skill to make an impact.
College presents new obstacles: increased intensity, expectations, and pace. Players must figure out ...
Posted in Basketball, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 11th, 2011
By Rachael Goldenberg
The fifth Quidditch World Cup happening this weekend on New York City’s Randall’s Island is looking like a bonafide event: 1) tickets are required 2) there is a halftime show, and 3) there are now some 100 teams (2,000 athletes) plus spectators.
But even as quidditch looks ever more like ...
Posted in The Q&A | Comments Off on Beyond brooms and butter beer: Quidditch’s social conscience
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
By Megan Wood
Documentary filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie's film Kick Like a Girl conveys the empoweringand enlightening experience when a soccer team of 8 and 9-year-old girls plays in the boys division -- quite successfully. After Mackenzie's visit to Wellesley College last week, I spoke with three student athletes about why gender ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | Comments Off on Parents, some advice: Three DIII athletes talk about youth sports (and, yeah, playing with boys)
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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By Sarah Odell
The other day, the Wellesley College Squash Team -- my team -- opened the 2009 season at home against Smith College. This is my last home opener. As a senior, who has spent four years holding the number one spot at Wellesley, ...
Posted in Squash, The Athletes | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
By Sarah Odell
I met professional squash player Suzie Pierrepont last spring at the U25 National Doubles Tournament at the Field Club of Greenwich, CT. Suzie, a 23-year-old Brit, is ranked 25th in the world and is now based in the U.S. at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y. While US ...
Posted in Squash, The Athletes, The Q&A | 4 Comments »
Monday, May 4th, 2009
By Sarah Odell
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Jeanne Blasberg is Board Chair, of U.S. Squash and plays at state and national levels. Recently, she has been kind enough to teach my friend Ashley and I the game of doubles squash, which is all together different from ...
Posted in Squash, The Q&A | Comments Off on Jeanne Blasberg, chair of US Squash, on growing the women’s game, courting the post-college crowd, and amping up your game as you age (seriously)
