Sports
Daniel Egbert prepares to conquer the impossible Arthur Kapetanakis Sports Editor If this article did not get published, former Marine sergeant and Hunter freshman Daniel Egbert would be facing some serious consequences. The Suffolk County native would have had to swim 12 miles before participating in a 60-mile, 60 hour long “race” while carrying 60 pounds on his back the whole time. Lucky for him, that is not the case. He will not have to do the 12-mile swim....
Hawks finish season with 2nd best CUNY record Jennifer Kraham Staff Writer With many ups and downs this season, the women’s softball team looks round out the season by capturing their first CUNYAC title since 2008. Seeded second, the Hawks start their campaign on Friday, May 2nd where they play the winner of a game between Baruch and John Jay College. The women started their 2012 season in early March, when they travelled down to Salem, Virginia to play in...
Hawks’ Streak finally snapped in first ever final four Christian Davies Staff Writer The Hunter Men’s Volleyball team finished a historic season last Saturday, April 28, losing a tough match against No. 1 Springfield College in the first ever NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Final Four. The Hawks, who finished the year ranked number 12 in the nation, were confident going into the nine-team tournament, having finished the regular season with a 25-8 record that included an electric twenty-one...
CUNY Champs and ECACs on horizon Jacklyn Henderson Contributing Writer The CUNY Outdoor Track Championships will be at Icahn Stadium in Randall’s Island over two days on Friday, May 11 and Sunday, May 13. The spring track season flew by, but the women are prepared to give their all and hope to score enough points to come out on top. In addition to the CUNY championships, juniors Lizzy Mahoney and Shantel Peters will be competing in the Eastern College...
Spain and Germany on collision course Benn Wynns Staff Writer The UEFA European Football Championships is a tournament that many soccer fans look forward to just as much as the World Cup. EURO 2012 will be held in Poland and Ukraine starting June 8, with the final set for July 1 at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. Played between only 16 elite European national teams rather than the 32 global sides that compete in the World Cup, the...
National Champion hopes to start Judo Club at Hunter Arthur Kapetanakis Staff Writer For Hunter junior Brian Pereira, Judo is a way of life. Born and raised in Danbury, Connecticut, he has been practicing Judo as long as he can remember. He even spent year training in Japan. His competition success is a direct result of the many hours of hard work he has put into the sport. “Judo was our family business,” he said. “I don’t really remember starting it,...
Hawks’ playoff run ends with final defeat to Baruch Jennifer Kraham Staff Writer The Hunter College men’s tennis team’s dream for a three-peat CUNYAC Championship title this year was squashed when they fell to number one seed Baruch College on Thursday, May 3, at the National Tennis Center in Queens, NY. After finishing in third place in regular season play, the Hawks upset the second seeded Bloodhounds of John Jay College by a score of 5-1 on Sunday, April...
Hawks look forward to NCAA tourney Christian Davies Staff Writer After an undefeated run through their regular season CUNYAC schedule, the #11 nationally ranked Hunter Men’s Volleyball team fell just short in the CUNYAC Tournament on Thursday, April 12. Despite winning the first two sets to take a commanding lead, the Hawks ultimately fell 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 10-15) to rival #13 Baruch. In the first set, which they won 25-23, the Hawks broke a 23-23 tie with...
Mahoney qualifies for ECAC Championships Jacklyn Henderson Contributing Writer The windy conditions for the Wagner Invite on April 7 at Wagner College in Staten Island did not hold junior standout Lizzy Mahoney back from running an ECAC qualifying time of 18 minutes and 35 seconds. Mahoney finished the 12.5 lap race in second place overall. “It was a lot of fun, I can’t wait to run again when the weather is better and I feel closer to one hundred...
Heat or Bulls await in playoffs Arthur Kapetanakis Sports Editor With their April 20 loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, the Knicks have locked themselves into a seventh or eighth place finish in the East and a first round playoff matchup with either the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls – the Eastern Conference’s top two teams. While simply making the playoffs will come as a relief to many Knicks fans, players and staff, doing so as such a...
Jets and Giants, The Vikings, and Sleepers Benn Wynns Staff Writer In a league that is almost more notable for the drama found off the field than on, few extracurricular events quite match the grandiosity of the NFL’s annual rookie draft. Even though not a single snap will be taken, thousands will fill Radio City Music Hall between April 26 and 28 (general admission tickets are free) to see which exciting college players they’ll get to watch on their...
And why Jets fans should too Ben Wynns Staff Writer As an alienated teenager growing up in South Carolina in the mid-2000s, it was almost too easy to dislike then- Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow. The Heisman trophy winner represented everything I hated about the Deep South— the outspoken fundamentalist religion, the overly friendly “aw shucks” personality, and the insufferable bluster and hype that thrives in SEC football all contributed to that. And the fact that he always seemed...
Hawks ride 17-game win streak into playoffs Christian Davies Staff Writer After beginning the season 4-7, the Men’s Volleyball team has been on an absolute tear. With only one match left in the regular season, the Hawks have won 17 straight, including a 14-0 run through their CUNYAC schedule, two big wins over their nationally ranked rival Baruch, and the unbelievable accomplishment of having lost only two sets during the entire streak. In the last 53 sets, the Hawks...
Hawks place third at CUNYAC Jacklyn Henderson Contributing Writer Sophomore Lizzy Mahoney was named CUNYAC Indoor Performer of the Year. The ten women who make up Hunter’s indoor track team ran, jumped, sprinted and hurdled to score third place in the 2012 winter CUNYAC championships on Feb. 26 at New Balance Track and Field Center in Washington Heights. Despite a team with several newcomers and a record number of injuries, the Hawks earned a bronze medal and learned a...
California product livens up men’s tennis Jennifer Kraham The diversity at Hunter College is undeniable, and the men’s tennis team is no exception. The Hawks have added 20-year-old Damen Ellingson to their lineup, a transfer student from Mount San Jacinto College in California, where he played two years of tennis for the Eagles. Ellingson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but lived in Wildomar, California for most of his life. “I came to Hunter because of their good tennis program,...