Student color commentators help the play-by-play commentators by filling in with notes, statistics, and commentary during webcasts of Eph athletic games. This year, Eph Sports has hired 21 student color commentators, all of whom are paired with play-by-play commentators from the Northeast Sports Network.
The College commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Walk after the Ephs’ win at the Nov. 6 Homecoming football game. To celebrate the tradition’s semicentennial, alums who originated the Walk in 1971 reunited on campus to watch the game played against Wesleyan and participate in the post-game Walk.
Women’s cross country, men’s cross country, and football all ended their seasons with NESCAC championship titles, beating out their conference rivals and, in football’s case, going undefeated with a 9–0 record. Women’s and men’s cross country won NCAA Regionals and qualified for NCAA Nationals from there. They will compete this weekend.
This week marks the first time in nearly two years that many winter season athletes are taking to the court, ice, or pool to compete in purple and gold. Around half of most teams have yet to compete at the collegiate level, meaning teams have drastically different rosters from their last winter season in 2019-2020.
The Record spoke with Christopher Clarey '86 about his biography of Roger Federer, sports journalism, and the future of tennis as the Big Three's competitive dominance wanes.
Joe LaRocca, Sports Information
• November 10, 2021
Football is 8–0 after a 25-0 shutout of the Wesleyan Cardinals (6–2), in which the Ephs racked up 290 total rushing yards and prevented the Cardinals offense from reaching the red zone for the entirety of the game.
Many faculty and staff make time in their busy schedules to participate in pickup sports. The Record checked in with a few of these “non-student athletes” to hear about their athletic endeavors.
The Record publishes “Coach’s Corner” interviews to give readers the chance to get to know the coaches of their favorite Eph teams. This week, we checked in with Christi Kelsey, head coach of volleyball.
