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The Columbia Spectator section The Eye has a well-researched and written 5,000-word story that takes a look at the Lion program from the end of Norries Wilson's tenure, through Pete Mangurian's struggles and right up to the arrival of Al Bagnoli. The story is headlined, Dropping the Ball; The Story of How Pete Mangurian Lost the Football Team.The story includes excerpts from "a 10-page written response" to Spec questions that Mangurian shared with the school paper. It ends this way:
“We didn’t fail,” Mangurian says. “We just didn’t get a chance to finish.”Find the Spec story HERE.
There's also a Mangurian interview in the Spectator HERE.
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Did you see the video or a still shot of 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi holding a woman runner's hand in the air as they finished the Boston Marathon? Turns out the woman was Hilary Dionne '07, one of the top woman marathoners in the country. There's a story about the Dartmouth grad's memorable finish HERE.Speaking of the Marathon, the event includes a 5K on the weekend before Patriot's Day and the winner for the second year in a row was Ben True '08. True set an American 5K road record of 13:22.
True's win in a field of 10,000 broke the American record set in Carlsbad, Calif., in 1996 and earned the Hanover resident $12,500 for winning and a $5,000 bonus for setting the event record. (LINK)
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The mystery of the possible mini-portal in the new grandstand at Memorial Field (see yesterday's photo) has been resolved. It's, well, a mini-portal: |
| Compare with yesterday's photo to see the progress in a day. |
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| They haven't been properly installed yet but the first railings have made an appearance at Memorial Field. They mark an important upgrade in the new facility.
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