Carleton track & field athletes took the track last weekend at St. Olaf for the first time since the NCAA Indoor Championships in Salem, N.C. were cancelled during March of last year. As Carleton battled St. Olaf and Macalester at Manitou Track, athletes had the chance to shake off the…
Zak Sather
News Editor
As Carleton administrators mull over the choice to opt in or out of a MIAC spring sports season, Men’s Track and Field Coach Dave Ricks believes that spring athletes can, and deserve to, return to play. “Hopefully, our administration will show that they see the value of intercollegiate athletics by…
As the snow melts and COVID-19 cases fall across the country and in Minnesota, the spring offers a promising glimpse into a post-pandemic future. Yet the fate of the upcoming spring athletic season weighs heavily on the minds of athletes, coaches and administrators as they attempt to balance community health…
As MIAC (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Athletic Directors are set to decide the fate of Spring sports early this March, the status of the current winter season will likely play heavily into their decision. While Carleton, St. Olaf, Macalester and St. Catherine’s opted out of Winter sports, the remainder of…
Club athletics at Carleton look different than usual this year, largely due to campus health guidelines preventing teams from travelling off-campus or competing against other schools. As teams are limited to practicing amongst themselves, they are saving lots of money. “It is quite a shift from the normal Winter Term,”…
It’s difficult to ignore the presence of the “banana sweats” on campus — the bright yellow sweatshirts frequently donned by Carleton’s women athletes on their way to class or practice. However, what is often overlooked is that the sweatshirts represent much more than a fashion statement; behind the bright yellow…
Matt Wilkinson’s bounding gait has been a staple of MIAC distance running since he started competing for the Carls in 2017. Wilkinson amassed impressive records along with memorable stories during his time in the Maize and Blue: a 2nd place finish at cross country nationals, a one-shoed All-American performance, a…
This Winter Term, approximately 600 Carleton students will be dispersed throughout the world, either logging onto classes from a remote location or taking the term off altogether. Among them are numerous athletes, who, faced with another term of stringent health guidelines and cumbersome practice protocols, decided to take their training…
Recruiting student athletes to Carleton has been a major challenge for varsity athletic teams throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Traditionally, Carleton’s athletic programs host prospects from across the nation during the fall and winter months, when recruits have the opportunity to explore campus, attend classes and spend a night with their…
As I was applying to Carleton my senior year of high school, I knew two people already here. Let’s call them Chris and Martin. Chris, Martin and I went to high school together and worked at the same summer camp. They were good friends. During the application process, I pestered…