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The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

Joey Lye ’09 (farthest right) and a group of sophomore athletes pose with her Olympic bronze medal.

Olympic bronze medalist Joey Lye ’09 gives talk on leadership, self discovery

Marit Hoyem January 26, 2022
Joey Lye ’09, an Olympic bronze medalist and Canadian national softball team player, spoke to the College community on Jan. 17 and a group of sophomore athletes on Jan. 18 about her journey of leadership and self-discovery.
Georgia Panitz ʼ22.5, a senior on the team, clinches first in the 200 IM during the senior recognition meet.

Womenʼs swim & dive finishes undefeated regular season

Casey DeLano January 26, 2022
Womenʼs swimming and diving (6–0, 2–0 in the NESCAC) beat Hamilton 192-97 and Middlebury 179-110 on Saturday in its last dual meet of the year to mark yet another undefeated season.
Coach’s Corner: Pat Manning, women’s basketball

Coach’s Corner: Pat Manning, women’s basketball

Kent Barbir January 26, 2022
This week, we checked in with Pat Manning, head coach of women’s basketball. The Record sat down with Manning to discuss playing on the road, coaching five different sports, and riding a tractor around downtown Nashville.
Farley signs a copy of the book for Williamstown resident Roger St. Pierre, who long hosted the traditional Homecoming Walk at his barber shop. (Photos courtesy of Sports Information and Dick Quinn.)

Acclaimed FB coach Dick Farley pens memoir with Dick Quinn

Sofie Jones December 8, 2021
Why I Never Left Williams College, a new memoir written by acclaimed football coach Dick Farley and Director of Sports Information Dick Quinn, recounts Farley’s decades-long career coaching at the College. The premise is simple: Farley moved out to Williamstown with plans to stay for a couple of years before moving on; instead, he never left.
Captain’s Corner: Isaac Freitas-Eagan ’23

Captain’s Corner: Isaac Freitas-Eagan ’23

Chisang Moon December 8, 2021
The Record checks in with men's Nordic captain Isaac Freitas-Eagan.
Defying expectations, club water polo wins Colonial Division Championship

Defying expectations, club water polo wins Colonial Division Championship

Sam Coyle December 8, 2021
Club water polo finishes first in collegiate water polo's Colonial Division Championship. Members of the team discuss how the win was especially meaningful to them as a mixed-gender team in a male-dominated league.
Herman (left) watches a game with assistant coach Mackenzie Keyes (right). (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)

Kris Herman to be inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame

Payton Ahola December 8, 2021
Kris Herman, head coach of the softball team since 2003, will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Dec. 10.
Hannah Yoon ’25 staged a mock proposal to Li-Norah Flynn ’25 during her “Hiking with Dogs” PE class. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Yoon.)

A nonner slides (and falls) into the world of PE classes

Sasha Snyder December 1, 2021
Sasha Snyder ’25 reflects on her adventures in physical education classes as a non-athlete.
Putting a face to the voice: Students work as color commentators for Eph Sports

Putting a face to the voice: Students work as color commentators for Eph Sports

Jimmy Li and Sammy Sasaki December 1, 2021
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.
Men’s basketball takes down SUNY Delhi in first away game

Men’s basketball takes down SUNY Delhi in first away game

Toby Foehl, Sports Information December 1, 2021
Men’s basketball took down SUNY Delhi 74-67 on Sunday on the road to improve to a 5–0 record as the season gets underway.
Football celebrates 50th anniversary of Walk tradition

Football celebrates 50th anniversary of Walk tradition

Jordan Furtak November 17, 2021
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.
Football, men’s and women’s cross country win NESCACs

Football, men’s and women’s cross country win NESCACs

Payton Ahola November 17, 2021
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.
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