Sports Features
Conservative Lawmakers Say Banning Trans Youth From Sports Will Keep the Competition Fair. Some Harvard D1 Athletes Disagree.
In 2022, the number of states banning transgender athletes from school sports doubled. Some current and former Division I athletes at Harvard criticized the legislation being passed around the country and said it does not target athletes competing in elite-level sports.
Football to Face St. Thomas in Home-and-Home Series in 2023 and 2029
Starting in 2023, Harvard football will add a new opponent to its ledger; the team announced via its Instagram account on April 12 that it will play a home-and-home series against the University of St. Thomas, beginning with a clash at Harvard Stadium on Sept. 16, 2023, and ending at O’Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 15, 2029.
For Gold
Harvard goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer '16, then a senior, awaits in goal in a 4-1 win over Princeton on Jan. 30, 2016. Maschmeyer led Canada to Olympic gold during the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
Hitting the (Xiaohaituo) Slopes: Sophomore Nordic Skiing Standout Drolet Competes in Beijing
Sophomore standout Rémi Drolet is representing Harvard well at the Beijing Olympics. The Nordic skier has competed in three events for his native Canada, finishing 33rd in the men’s 15km classic, 57th in the men’s skiathlon, and helping Canada to an 11th place finish in the men’s 4x10km relay.
Okay, AK
Junior midfielder Fred Asare-Konadu leads voter voter registration efforts in his home state of Florida, alongside his high school friend John Bedell, now a freshman at the University of Virginia.
Goals On and Off the Field: Fred Asare-Konadu Gives Back to Florida Youth, Seeks Legislative Changes in Washington
Spurred on by the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, junior Fred Asare-Konadu decided that in order to counteract the tragedies, he would empower future generations of citizens with the tools and resources necessary to enact social change through the power of the vote.
Nothing But Net
Harvard men's lacrosse competes in a 15-12 victory over Fairfield in its most recent game on March 7, 2020. Junior midfielder Fred Asare-Konadu had led voter registration efforts in his home state of Florida.
Wimberly's Winner
Junior wide receiver Kym Wimberly produces a 42-yard catch and run that would set up his game-winning touchdown against Yale on Nov. 20, 2021. Wimberly will return to Harvard for his senior season.
Kym-Possible to Bring Down
Junior wide receiver Kym Wimberly evades defenders in a 49-21 victory over Columbia on Nov. 6, 2021. He torched the Lions for 7 catches, 111 yards, and a touchdown.
Hero of Harvard-Yale: Inside Kym Wimberly's Decision to Run it Back
After permanently etching his name into the history books for his game-winning catch in Harvard's 34-31 victory in the 137th Edition of The Game, where did Kym Wimberly go? Right back to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Concentra-sean
Sophomore forward Sean Farrell controls the puck as he skates in front of the Harvard bench. Along with junior forward and team captain Nick Abruzzese, Farrell was named to the US National Team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
Men's Ice Hockey's Abruzzese and Farrell Selected for Team USA in 2022 Olympics
Two Men’s Ice Hockey players, junior forward Nick Abruzzese and sophomore forward Sean Farrell, have been selected to represent Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
Going for Go(a)ld
Harvard senior forward Keely Moy in the Crimson's 4-3 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Dec. 4.
Keely Moy to Represent Switzerland in 2022 Olympics
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation announced on Thursday that Harvard senior forward Keely Moy would join its women's hockey roster for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, marking her first Olympic selection.
