As the largest NCAA circuit in the nation prepares for a return to a full schedule, anticipation, anxiety, and lessons from a pandemic year abound in New England. Carnival, as a noun, has perhaps had its moment. We’ve been building towards ennui, not excitement, for nearly two years now. Maybe it’s time to dispel the anticipation, let the moment fade, and let “Carnival” go along with it. But then again, calling a collegiate race circuit...
U23 World Championships in Lahti, Finland got rolling on Jan. 21 with a classic sprint. In our quest to check in with some of the North American athletes in Finland, with emailed a list of quick-hit questions to touch base. Braden Becker is twenty two years old and a senior at Williams College. He races with the Williams cross-country ski team and hails from Yarmouth, ME. This is his first Junior World Ski Championships. Do you...
(Job posting) Assistant Coach, Nordic Skiing Athletics Department Williams College invites applications for the position of Assistant Coach of Nordic Skiing for the academic year 2018-2019. This is a full-time, academic year (10 month) term position with the possibility of renewal. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. We are especially...
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In Part I of “The Road to Jackson” series, three Williams College skiers — Eli Hoenig, Braden Becker and Jordan Fields, who qualified for this week’s NCAA Skiing Championships — reflect on their team and their season. “I am so excited for NCAA’s. … This is the first time Williams has sent a full team quite a few years. Probably one of the strongest teams we’ve ever sent.” — Jordan Fields
Jason Lemieux was happy living in Oregon. But he took what he considered the opportunity of a lifetime and came East to coach his alma mater, Williams College. Traditions remain in place but Lemieux has added variety to the Williams program, which he hopes will help the Ephs rise to new heights.
An idea from Williams' associate athletic director came to life with the help of one of the college's skiers: Will Wicherski. By 2016, Williams could be hosting its Carnival on a homologated 5-kilometer loop at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vt.
Tom Keefe and Sarah Tory captured the Mt. Greylock Rollerski Race on Sunday, outdistancing their closest competitors by several minutes each. Tory, a senior and the women’s captain at Williams College, defended the title she picked up her junior year, while Keefe, a former UNH and Maine Winter Sports Center standout, took the men’s title in his first rollerski race in four years. Beautifully paved and featuring a mix of steep switchbacks, steady climbs and,...