After six years as the head water polo coach for the Harvard men’s and women’s teams, Erik Farrar is stepping down. Farrar announced his resignation this afternoon after coaching the men’s team to four top-three Northern Division finishes and the women to an additional four top-three finishes before the division contracted to just three teams this season.
Despite his success with the Crimson squads, Farrar said that he would be leaving to pursue goals outside of the sport.
In addition to recruiting some of the top student-athletes in the country, Farrar has coached a number of men and women who, under his guidance, have received Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Conference, All-American, All-Academic, and All-Northern Division team honors. To emphasize Farrar’s encouragement of academic achievement, over 80 of his athletes have been named to the CWPA Scholar-Athlete teams.
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Eastern Sprints.
The biggest race of the year for so many crews in the region can only mean one thing—shopping.
Because of NCAA restrictions, women’s heavyweight rowers are not allowed to “shirt race” like the men’s teams are, which means that when teams get the chance to pick up an opponent’s shirt, they make the most of it. Eastern Sprints, when everyone trades for each other’s shirts, is that rare chance. Some teams opt for the “classic” apparel, whereas others try to be more creative.
Here are some of the fashion highlights from last year:
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Students may be clearing out of Cambridge for summer break, but for the next couple months, Harvard’s athletic facilities will be anything but empty.
Not only will some Crimson athletes be sticking around for summer training and competition, but local kids of all ages will also be taking over some of Harvard’s sports complexes as part of the many summer camps taking place on campus.
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The newest member of the Harvard men's basketball team may very well be its brightest.
Ernest Rouse, a 6'2" guard out of Archbishop Molloy High School (Queens, N.Y.), was accepted to Harvard without being recruited by the Crimson. He then initiated contact with coach Tommy Amaker and his staff and joined Harvard's roster for next season.
"Ever since I got in, I've been talking to the coaches," Rouse said. "I didn't even think I was going to get in."
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As his college years wind to a close and law school approaches, senior Ahn-Khoa Tran thought he had one last event left in his college athletics career. What better way to end than with a trip to Denver three weeks ago for the collegiate taekwondo nationals?
How about a trip to Spain for the World University Championships?
With his third place finish at nationals on Apr. 17-18, Tran earned an unexpected chance to represent the United States in Vigo, Spain this July.
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