Junior Will MacDonald, a mechanical and aerospace engineer hailing from Georgia, is a forward on the men’s ice hockey team. After learning about his singing talents last year from former teammate Matt Arhontas ’11, the ‘Prince’ decided to sit down with MacDonald to hear about how his singing career is shaping up, his mechanical engineering feats and his rare fights on the ice.
For the first time in college rugby history, there will be a collegiate national sevens championship sponsored by USA Rugby this weekend. The Princeton women’s team was one of 11 teams chosen by a selection committee to travel to Texas A&M University to compete for the championship.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, once again, proved their talent, speed, depth and dominance, blowing their opponents out of the water.
Two weeks ago, the wrestling team had what head coach Chris Ayres called its best performance since he began coaching the Tigers in 2006. Princeton had the best finish of any Ivy League team at the Keystone Open in Philadelphia, finishing fourth overall. Junior 149-pounder Luis Ramos has been a mainstay on the team for his skill, intensity and humor. The ‘Prince’ sat down with Ramos to learn about growing up in North Carolina, his love of dubstep and cauliflower ear.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened their seasons with the Princeton Fall Invitational at Denunzio Pool this weekend and had a strong showing to set the tone for the upcoming seasons. The Tigers competed against Georgetown, Lehigh and The College of New Jersey.
The men’s and women’s teams are looking forward to building on their successes from last season, as the women also won their 10th league title in the past 12 years. However, both teams have some hard work ahead to continue their tradition. The Tigers lost many strong swimmers to graduation and are looking to their freshman class to step up to the challenge.
As the men’s golf team’s fall season comes to a close this weekend, senior Patrick Wasserman will certainly miss his “good walks spoiled” with his friends and teammates on the course. The ‘Prince’ sat down with the self-proclaimed quirkiest member of the men’s golf team to hear about his athletic and collegiate experiences.
The field hockey team will have a lot on the line on Saturday when it hosts the Columbia Lions — the Tigers almost certainly need a win to stay in the running for their seventh consecutive Ivy League title.
After two heartbreaking losses last weekend, the field hockey team is looking forward to recovering some lost territory in the Ivy League when it hosts Yale at noon on Saturday.
From the beginning of preseason in August through the first four games of the season, the field hockey team has been working hard to transition to a new season and a new roster. Though the adjustment has been rough at times, the Tigers have shown promise that they may have another strong year.
