Former GW basketball teammates Yuta Watanabe and Patricio Garino will face off in Olympic play Sunday. Watanabe will represent the host nation Japan, qualifying for the tournament for the first time since 1976, while Garino will represent Argentina. Though both teams have failed to advance to the knockout round, the former Colonials will hope to capture their first win of the … [Read more...] about Former GW basketball teammates duel in Olympic play
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Former Harvard assistant coach named softball head coach
Former Harvard softball assistant coach Chrissy Schoonmaker will helm softball this upcoming season, the athletic department announced in a release Thursday. During her time on staff for the Crimson, she helped lead Harvard’s virtual programming, placing a focus on team building and leadership development through core value study and while also contributing as a game analyst … [Read more...] about Former Harvard assistant coach named softball head coach
SCOTUS sides with student athletes against NCAA in landmark decision
The Supreme Court sided with college athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association after a unanimous 9–0 decision affirmed an education-related increase in college athlete compensation Monday. Under the decision, the NCAA can provide student athletes unlimited education-related compensation, like compensation for internships or funds for musical instruments. … [Read more...] about SCOTUS sides with student athletes against NCAA in landmark decision
Sailing caps final varsity year at coed nationals
Sailing earned a tenth place finish at the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Coed National Championships to wrap up the 2021 season last week. The Colonials racked up a total of 333 points across the two divisions, finishing 14th and 6th overall in the A Division and B Division respectively. The regatta marks the end of the program’s final season of varsity status since its … [Read more...] about Sailing caps final varsity year at coed nationals
Men’s basketball adds another player to depleted roster
Sophomore forward Qwanzi Samuels verbally committed to GW, he announced via a tweet last Friday. Samuels previously played for Florida Gulf Coast where he averaged 1.6 points, three rebounds and three assists a game across just three contests in the 2020-21 season. He tallied a season high of eight points against Weber International. As a true freshman in the 2019-20 season, … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball adds another player to depleted roster