The Huskies were back on the race course and podium last week, taking a sweeping victory in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and a second-place finish at the Beanpot Championship.
The first varsity-eight, second varsity-eight and varsity-four boats all finished in first place at the CAA championship April 23 and 24 at Sandy Run Regional Park Va., ahead of competition from Old Dominion, Buffalo, Drexel, George Mason and Delaware.
Graduated senior Jonathon Hall won the 400-meter hurdles event at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship track and field meet last weekend for the second time in his career. He ran the event in a time of 51.65 seconds, beating his personal record and getting the second-best time in school history. He also contributed to the 4x400 relay team’s victory at the meet.
His performance earned him Huntington News Player of the Week honors.
When fans fill an Arena, their cheers, chants, gasps and roars motivate our sports teams to go beyond their natural abilities to achieve greatness.
Northeastern has deeply loyal fans. Despite the fact we are not really a “sports school,” we can pack Matthews arena to the brim when the need arises and the DogHouse is undoubtedly one of the greatest student sections in college hockey.
In a season that has seen far more losses than wins, it seems like almost every team the Huskies have faced have stifled their late inning comeback attempts. Against UMass Amherst Wednesday, it was the rain that did the stifling.
The Minutemen carried a 3-2 lead after a third inning rally and when the Huskies tried to make another nail-biting comeback, the game was called by umpires at around 4:15 PM.
Northeastern freshman standout Brodie Reid has left the university and signed a professional contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. And according to Huskies head coach Greg Cronin, that was a big mistake.
“I told him right to his face he can’t play in the NHL and he can’t play in the top two lines of the American [Hockey] League,” Cronin said.
Freshman forward Brodie Reid reportedly received a “maximum contract” for a player of his age from the San Jose Sharks, a team that also has the rights to three other Huskies: sophomore forwards Justin and Drew Daniels and freshman Cody Ferriero.
Despite being engaged in a 1-1 tie with Boston College for five innings in the first round of the Beanpot, the baseball team lost to the Eagles 6-1 at Friedman Diamond.
To compete on a national stage is a dream come true for any athlete. Just ask James Hall, a member of the track and field team. This dream will soon become a reality, when he travels to Tullamore, Ireland this summer to compete in the Irish Junior National Championships’ hammer throw event.
On the women’s side, freshman Ashlee Pitts experienced her first collegiate victory in the 100-meter dash, which she ran in 12.69. She said winning her first event in college was very exciting.
The Huskies raced against Boston University and University of Louisville in the first round of the Charles River Challenge Saturday, taking home the top spots in the first and third varsity eight races and another first place in the varsity four race. The NU second varsity eight came in a tough third place in their race.
Senior thrower Patrick Jablonski won both the shot put and the discus events this weekend at the track and field team’s final home meet of the season. He also qualified for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) championship meet for both events. His performance earned him Huntington News Player of the Week honors.
Going into Friday with a 5-20 record (1-8 Colonial Athletic Association), the Huskies swept Hofstra University at home and then traveled to Harvard, where they squeaked out a 6-5 win. The wins put the Huskies at 9-20 on the year and 4-8 in CAA play.
