The first day of freshmen move-in, one and a half years ago, I was down at the pool working out. At about noon on that first Saturday most students are moving their bags into their rooms. They're doing lunch in the square and shaking hands, lots of hands.

Lovisa and Arianne were already pushing their bodies to the limit at Blodgett, swimming with the guys and ready to take the league by storm.

This pair, just like a lot of athletes on the Crimson who have gone unmentioned but not unnoticed, deserve better than what they got this season. Luck befalls us in the worst ways sometimes-just ask the handfuls of Crimson athletes who have been injured this year alone.

Results don't always show the body of work. Of course there has to be accountability with respect to work ethic and workout attendance, but sometimes things come together and sometimes they don't. I am looking forward to better news next year, and I hope I'll be afforded the same opportunity to tell you about it in 2002.

I got to ask the team questions, watch them, cheer them on, and occasionally work out with them. It's a great thing to see people you grow to care about succeed, and it is extremely difficult to report on the tough times, especially when you are connected to the process.