Not a Bad Day for Vassar Athletics

By Chelsea Katzenberg, Assistant Sports Information Director

Saturday, October 17. Not a bad day for Vassar athletics. With many teams playing, and results pouring in throughout the day, I watched as the “W”’s and first-place finishes piled up.

Sophomore Johanna Spangler won the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championship, the first Vassar runner in 11 years to do so. Sophomore Alex Bello defended her medalist honors at the Ann S. Batchelder Invitational, capping an impressive fall season of top finishes.

The women’s tennis team put forth a dominating performance at the New York State Championships, sending players to Sunday’s title matches in five out of six singles flights, and advancing doubles teams to the semifinals of all three flights. On Sunday the Brewers will look to defend five of the titles they won last year, and perhaps add a couple more…

Women’s volleyball registered two wins, in a tri-match with Mt. St. Mary and Bard, to extend its winning streak to six. In a soccer doubleheader at Gordon Field, men’s soccer extended its own winning streak to three with a 3-0 shutout of Farmingdale State, and the women’s team followed that with a 3-2 win over Elmira.

Despite a depleted roster, women’s rugby put forth a gutsy effort in a 25-20 win over Dartmouth, keeping Vassar’s playoff hopes alive.

In an extremely competitive and fast race, featuring teams from Division I, II, and III, men’s cross country showed its speed, with four runners clocking in under 27 minutes.

It is an impressive list and it exemplifies the overall effort of Vassar athletics to continue to grow and improve. With the fall season winding down, it demonstrates how teams are working into peak form, putting all the little details together and eliminating mistakes. Remember the day. Saturday, October 17. A pretty darn good day for Vassar athletics.