Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

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Harvard Kennedy School Offers Contingency Plans for U.S. Military Applicants

Active-duty service members can defer admissions or have their applications considered at peer institutions. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Teams from Boston College, Boston University, Harvard-Radcliffe, Holy Cross, Northeastern, and MIT went head to head in five crew events, all wearing identical “Row For Boston” T-shirts, designed by Corinne Wee ’13.

Harvard's Corinne Wee shows support with Row for Boston T-shirts

Senior Corinne Wee’s T-shirts put unity on display at the Women's Crew Beanpot this past weekend.

Women’s water polo player Aisha Price is one of Harvard’s leading scorers

Women’s water polo player Aisha Price is one of Harvard’s leading scorers.

A video of Nico Weiler discussing the art of the pole vault

Nico Weiler and the art of the pole vault.

Weiler on his way up to clear the bar (green, at left). Note the bend in his pole, far below. The orange foam pads cushion landings.

Harvard's Nico Weiler is a pole vault champion

Nico Weiler clears inhuman heights, and not by human instinct.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard basketball shocks New Mexico in 2013 NCAA tournament upset

The Crimson shocks New Mexico in NCAA tournament upset, loses in 2nd round.

Vote for the greatest moment in Harvard sports history

From Charlie Brickley’s amazing 1913 Yale Game feat to the fourteenth-seeded men's basketball win over New Mexico in 2013, vote for the greatest moment in Harvard sports history.

Freshman Siyani Chambers exemplified Harvard’s tenacity by returning to the game barely a minute after chipping his front tooth on a play early in the second half.

Harvard’s bid for more hoops glory falls short

The Ivy League champs shoot only 28 percent against sixth-seeded Arizona.

The celebrating fourteenth-seeded Harvard Crimson led almost the entire game and held off a late New Mexico rally to top the third-seeded Lobos, 68-62.

Harvard basketball shocks New Mexico in 2013 NCAA tournament upset

The Crimson shocks New Mexico in NCAA tournament upset.

Co-captain Christian Webster, the team's only senior, shoots.

Harvard men's basketball plays the NCAA tourney

Harvard's men's basketball team faces New Mexico in the NCAA tournament.

Assistant coaches Cory Bosworth (women's heavyweight crew), Brian DeStefano (men's basketball), and Andrew Rueb (men's tennis) get ready for class.

Harvard coaches return to class with their athletes

A Back to School program took many Harvard coaches into classrooms with their athletes.