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Baseball: Four Huskies pitchers seleted in MLB Draft

June 9, 2011

When senior pitcher Andrew Leenhouts came to campus for his official visit nearly four years ago, coach Neil McPhee told him that he had the potential to be drafted a few years down the road. McPhee’s speculation came to fruition as Leenhouts, along with pitchers Les Williams and Brandon McNelis, was selected in the MLB Entry Draft. Williams and McNelis finished their last year of NCAA eligibility this past season.

Baseball: Barbosa named Rookie of Year

June 9, 2011

Freshman outfielder Aaron Barbosa earned the respect of his teammates the old-fashioned way. He didn’t intimidate fellow players or opponents with his pedestrian five-foot, 10-inch frame. He didn’t waltz into the locker room on the first day of his rookie season and command respect. The 19-year-old outfielder and second baseman from Dracut simply played lights-out the entire year, and now has a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rookie of the year award to show for it.

Men and Women’s track & field

June 9, 2011

Of the five athletes who competed in the first round of NCAA championships, only one – freshman Eric Jenkins – advanced to the semi-finals. Jenkins will compete to be the second-ever Northeastern national track champion by running in the 1,500-meter race at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa tonight. The last champion was Boris Djerassi, who won the hammer throw in 1975.

Hockey: B’s title keeps fans on edge

June 9, 2011

Every Boston fan knows what disappointment feels like. From the Red Sox to the Patriots and this year, the Celtics, all experienced that pang of heartache when hope is lost. The Bruins are fighting for the Stanley Cup, but they’re caught in a 39-year title drought, and last year’s 3-0 slip to Philadelphia was, well, a let down.

Column: Time to retire

June 9, 2011

In the rafters at Matthews Arena hangs only one retired number – 35. Reggie Lewis, the kid from Baltimore who carried Northeastern to four NCAA tournament appearances and endeared himself to the city of Boston with his infectious enthusiasm as a member of the Celtics. For some reason or another, retiring other numbers has been sacrilegious to Northeastern’s athletic department. We have no retired numbers for hockey and only one for baseball. As Northeastern fans, we may not hold our few athletic accomplishments in high regard, but we should embrace our history and share it with a new generation.

Baseball: NU looks forward to recruits for future

May 26, 2011

The story of the Northeastern baseball team can’t be told without one word – potential. After all, “potential” was the unofficial theme of the team that finished 18-33, clearly the most collectively uttered word by all of the players on the squad.

Men and Women’s Crew: Women’s crew finishes strong

May 26, 2011

The first freshmen boat had a strong finish at the Eastern Sprints, the annual championship for the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges, while the varsity boat struggled and did not advance in the competition. The first freshmen boat took first in the third heat, beating Boston University, Columbia, Syracuse, Holy Cross and Georgetown with a time of 6:09.7.

Track & field: Five Huskies go to NCAA preliminaries

May 26, 2011

Five athletes from the track & field teams are traveling to Bloomington, Ind., today to compete in the East Preliminary Region NCAA Championships meet, the largest number of athletes Northeastern has ever sent. Sophomore Jillena DeCarteret will compete in the pole vault and senior Althea Charles is throwing the hammer. From the men’s team, freshman Eric Jenkins is running in both the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run, senior Jonathon Hall is competing in the 400-meter hurdles and senior Patrick Jablonski is throwing both the shot put and the discus. Junior Jessica Barton also qualified to compete in the 5,000-meter run but has to sit out due to an injury.

Column: Is better worse?

May 26, 2011

If I hear one more person talk about how awesome it is that Dallas Maverick J.J. Barea was once a Northeastern student, I am going to commit seppuku out of rage and annoyance. Now, many of you probably do not know what seppuku is. Also known as hara-kiri, it was a form of ritual suicide that samurai performed once they were either defeated or shamed. The ritual itself involves the victim stabbing himself in the stomach with a short sword and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion, followed by an assistant removing the victims head with a sword.

POTW: Heather Crocker

May 26, 2011

Going into the last meet of the season, senior Heather Crocker approached the end of her throwing career for the womens’ track & field team. And what better way to go out than with a school record. Crocker threw the javelin 142 feet, 8 inches at the 2011 New England Championship meet to break the school record and win the event – the first Husky to ever win this event at the New England Championship meet. Her performance earned her Huntington News Player of the Week honors.

Baseball: Huskies chase playoff spot

May 12, 2011

By Jimmy Brooks, News Staff During the baseball team’s contest with Central Connecticut State University Wednesday, freshman outfielder Aaron Barbosa came one stolen base away from the all-time Northeastern record for steals in a season, and drove home the winning run in...

Track: Hall, Jenkins lift NU to best finish at CAAs

May 12, 2011

Senior Jonathon Hall and freshman Eric Jenkins had the only individual victories for the men’s track team team, contributing to its highest finish in school history at the Colonial Athletic Association championship. The Huskies finished third with 125.5 points, as George Mason University won the meet with 239 total points, and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington finished second with 143.5 points.