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The Wellesley Crew team competing in the Charles River
Photo courtesy of Frank Poulin

Wellesley Crew Prepares for Head of the Charles

Anna Cahill | October 17, 2017

The Wellesley crew team will compete on their home course this weekend for the 53rd running  of Boston’s Head of the Charles Regatta. The event marks the start of the Blue’s fall season, and the team...

Blue Crew captures 2015 NEWMAC Championship

Blue Crew captures 2015 NEWMAC Championship

Anna Cahill | April 30, 2015

Last Saturday, the Wellesley crew team set out on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA to defend their 2014 NEWMAC title. All four boats competed in the event, and the first and second varsity eight boats...

Blue tennis takes runner-up in Seven Sisters Championship

Blue tennis takes runner-up in Seven Sisters Championship

Anna Cahill | April 16, 2015

Wellesley College tennis has met the Vassar College Brewers in the final match of the Seven Sisters Championship for the last six seasons. The Blue, who won the tournament by a slim 3-2 margin in the 2014...

Athlete of the Week: Sharon Ng '16

Athlete of the Week: Sharon Ng ’16

Anna Cahill | April 9, 2015

Over spring break, Sharon Ng ’16 won the individual 2015 USA Badminton Collegiate National Championship held in Milpitas, California while finishing second in the tournament’s doubles event. A heavily...

Weekend sends Blue varsity spring teams into full swing

Weekend sends Blue varsity spring teams into full swing

Anna Cahill | April 9, 2015

Wellesley softball opened NEWMAC play last Friday at Babson College, splitting a double header with the Beavers. The Blue came out strong in game one, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding another...

Why working out is the worst thing you can do

Why working out is the worst thing you can do

Anna Cahill | April 1, 2015

***Editor’s Note: This article was published as part of the satirical April 1, 2015 Rewind one week back to spring break. If you weren’t somewhere warm, you were fantasizing about it, and all that...

Water Polo makes splash in first home tournament

Water Polo makes splash in first home tournament

Anna Cahill | March 11, 2015

The Wellesley College club water polo team is back in action for their spring season, recruiting new members and initiating competition with a home victory this past Saturday at the Keohane Sports Center...

Blue track  & field sets new standards at New England Indoor Championships

Blue track & field sets new standards at New England Indoor Championships

Anna Cahill | March 5, 2015

The Wellesley College Track and Field team continued to set new standards at the NIECAAA New England Indoor Championships at Boston University last Friday and Saturday, breaking school records in the 5,000...

Wellesley swimming and diving places third in NEWMAC Championships

Wellesley swimming and diving places third in NEWMAC Championships

Anna Cahill | February 26, 2015

Last Sunday, the Wellesley College swimming and diving team wrapped up an impressive four-day performance at the NEWMAC Championship meet hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The Blue finished...

Athlete of the Week: Angela Sun '17

Athlete of the Week: Angela Sun ’17

Anna Cahill | February 19, 2015

Angela Sun ’17 is a captain and star defender on the Wellesley Club Ice Hockey team. An architecture and philosophy double major, the Vancouver native is in her second season playing for the team, which...

Active Minds hosts healthy relationships workshop

Active Minds hosts healthy relationships workshop

Anna Cahill | February 19, 2015

With the chaos that sometimes surrounds Valentine’s Day now behind us, it can be easy to forget some of the feelings and reflections that the day evokes. Whether Feb. 14 is a “Hallmark Holiday” or...

Blue Squash solidifies new era in Seven Sisters Championship

Blue Squash solidifies new era in Seven Sisters Championship

Anna Cahill | February 11, 2015

Wellesley squash hosted Vassar, Smith and Mount Holyoke in the 2015 Seven Sisters Championship at Harvard University last Saturday, securing their second consecutive title and joining Blue volleyball,...

Fencing hosts Wellesley Invitational, boosts team record

Fencing hosts Wellesley Invitational, boosts team record

Anna Cahill | February 4, 2015

The Wellesley fencing team tallied three more victories on Sunday, Jan. 25 in the non-conference Wellesley Invitational, lifting their overall record to 10-11 and 4-7 among Division III competitors. The...

Spin Coast to Coast initiative encourages student participation in fitness classes

Spin Coast to Coast initiative encourages student participation in fitness classes

Anna Cahill | December 3, 2014

Spin Coast to Coast is a recent fitness initiative introduced by Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics (PERA) that is hoping to reconceptualize Wellesley’s understanding of self-care and health....

Sydney Carfango

Sydney Carfango

Anna Cahill | November 12, 2014

Sydney Carfagno ’15 is one of Wellesley volleyball’s most decorated players. The outside hitter has been a force for the Blue since her first year, when she was named NEWMAC rookie of the year and...

Sahar Imbrahim '16

Sahar Imbrahim ’16

Anna Cahill | November 6, 2014

Sahar Ibrahim ’16, from Calgary, Alberta, rows in the second seat of Wellesley’s first varsity 8 boat. She began her crew career in the novice boat as a first year at Wellesley and recently picked...

This Week in Sports

This Week in Sports

Anna Cahill | October 30, 2014

VOLLEYBALL Wellesley 0, Amherst 3; Wellesley 1, Tufts 3; Wellesley 0, Bowdoin 3 The Blue travelled to Amherst College on Friday night for their first game of the Hall of Fame Tournament hosted by Amherst...

Courtesy of Priyanka Fouda '16 and Mary Keenan '17

Mary Keenan ’17 and Priyanka Fouda ’16

Anna Cahill | October 23, 2014

Priyanka Fouda ’16 and Mary Keenan ’17 have led the Wellesley cross country team to a strong first half of the season, including a tenth Seven Sisters Championship on Saturday where Fouda and Keenan...

Blue hosts five games over Homecoming weekend

Blue hosts five games over Homecoming weekend

Anna Cahill | October 23, 2014

FIELD HOCKEY Wellesley 5, Springfield 0 The Blue celebrated its six seniors Alex Azzi, Nathalie Gruet, Becky Hamilton, Lallie Lukens, Dana Marks and Meghan Peterson in a dominant victory over NEWMAC opponent...

Bates, Bae Pao Lu Chow and Pomeroy dining halls will serve several new international dishes this week.

Wellesley Fresh, Slater collaborate on adding international recipes to menus

Anna Cahill | October 9, 2014

This fall, Wellesley’s dining halls are boasting a diverse collection of international dishes. The initiative started last spring, when Wellesley Fresh began researching recipes from around the world...

Blue soccer honors Breider, Cerda and DiVito in 6-0 win

Blue soccer honors Breider, Cerda and DiVito in 6-0 win

Anna Cahill | October 1, 2014

Wellesley soccer celebrated its Senior Day in a dominating 6-0 win over Cedar Crest College on Saturday. The Blue outshot the Falcons 45-0, scoring one goal in the first 45 minutes and five in the second....

Jessica Lee '18, Contributing Photographer

Blue varsity cross country, field hockey and golf optimistic about season ahead

Anna Cahill | September 18, 2014

As the weather cools down, fall sports teams are excited to enter the heart of their season. A number of contests have already taken place between New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference...

Blue varsity athletes enjoy strong start to fall season

Anna Cahill | September 12, 2014

fter a full week of school, fall sports are already in full swing. Student athletes arrived early on campus to train and prepare for the upcoming season. The volleyball, tennis and soccer teams are excited...

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