Kavitha Davidson

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The Columbia men's swimming team entered the 2007-2008 season looking to build upon its winning potential from the previous year.

The Columbia men’s swimming and diving team rebounded from a poor start to finish fourth in this weekend’s Eastern Independent Swimming League championship.

After a respite from the waters, the Columbia men’s swimming and diving team heads into competition today in search of its ultimate goal—a league championship.

The Columbia men's swimming and diving team is officially halfway through its season, and one Lion in particular has emerged to lead the pack.

After easily defeating Fordham more than two weeks ago, the Columbia men's swimming and diving team got a taste of higher competition at the Princeton Big Al Invitational.

The Columbia men’s swimming team kicks off its season next week with a host of new talent on the squad. Nine freshmen have joined the Lions, adding significant depth to every discipline of the team.

Joe Ricciutti’s career has come full circle.

When it comes to finding a career in the world of sports, the general rule of thumb seems to be quite simple: if you’re lucky enough to get your foot in the door, check your ego before you enter.

Erison Hurtault, CC '07, has dominated the track since his freshman year, flying to the head of the pack and never looking back.

After a successful Ivy campaign, the Columbia baseball team will wrap up its season with a little momentum on its side.

The Columbia baseball team wrapped up its 2007 Ivy season in stellar fashion this weekend, winning three of four from division rival Cornell. The Lions finished with a 10-10 record against the league-their best finish since 2001.

"That's something that hasn't been done in awhile," head coach Brett Boretti said.

The Columbia baseball team accomplished something unique yesterday: losing a game without giving up a single earned run.

After a disappointing road trip to New England last weekend, the Columbia baseball team travels to New Jersey for what might end up being the most important series of the 2007 season.

The Columbia baseball team would like to forget the month of April.

The last two weeks have seen the Lions squander a great start to the season by going 1-7 and losing six straight, culminating in yesterday's 21-6 loss to Big East leading Rutgers.

The Light Blue was let down by several poor pitching performances.

After an auspicious start to the Ivy season, the Columbia baseball team took a step back this weekend in its push toward a league title, as the Lions (10-16-1, 5-5 Ivy) were swept by the Brown Bears on Saturday in a doubleheader.

Clay Bartlett started the first game and struggled to find the strike zone, walking four batters in three innings.

After splitting doubleheaders with both Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend, the Columbia baseball team will travel to New England to take on Brown and Yale. The Lions currently sit atop the Lou Gehrig division of the Ivy League and have clearly improved almost every aspect of their game from last season.

There's an old adage in baseball stating that pitching and defense win championships. This weekend, the Columbia baseball team proved this belief true and demonstrated the influence that one aspect of the game has on the other.

On a day in which the Lions played a doubleheader in only their second day on their home field, two different Lions teams showed up.

The Columbia baseball team will head into this weekend's Ivy showdown with a little momentum on its side.

The Columbia baseball team experienced an offensive explosion Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, it came from the opposing team.

After opening Ivy League play last weekend with a flourish, the Columbia baseball team takes on local rival St. John's University today in Queens.

The Lions played their first four league games of the season against Penn in back-to-back doubleheaders on March 24 and 25, losing the first game 12-0 before defeating the Quakers in the next three contests behind strong starting pitching.

The one thing the Columbia baseball team didn't get during spring break was a break.

The Lions traveled to the Carolinas to play 10 games in nine days against four nonconference teams. The team opened the road trip well, earning their first win of the 2007 season against the Citadel in Charleston on March 10.

After dropping three of its first four games of the year last weekend, the Columbia baseball team kicks off a 10-day road trip on Friday in search of its first win of the season.
The Lions lost its season opener to St. Mary's College 12-1 in Moraga, Calif.

In a training room within the recesses of Dodge Fitness Center lies a community bin containing a small five-pound weight.

Shannon Hosey's career changed the moment that she realized she was too tall.
A gymnast prior to the beginning of high school, Hosey endured an injury that prevented her from advancing in her gymnastics career, and so she turned to diving to fulfill her athletic needs.

The only consistent aspect of the Columbia women's swimming and diving team's season has been disappointment, culminating in this weekend's Ivy League Championships.

The Lions fell to the bottom of the standings early and couldn't gain ground on the rest of the field, finishing fifth overall with 925 points.

The next three days will present the ultimate test of the season for the Columbia women's swimming and diving team as the Lions travel to Princeton, N.J. to compete in the Ivy League Championships.

In order to recapture the competitiveness that led the team to a surprising third place finish in last year's tournament, Columbia will need to get over last Friday's dual-meet, season-ending loss to reigning champion Princeton.

An up-and-down season ended on a sour note Friday when the Columbia women's swimming and diving team lost to Princeton 170.5-129.5. The defending Ivy League champions won the first event of the meet and never looked back despite efforts from Light Blue swimmers that kept the meet close through the first half, when the Lions trailed 80.

The Columbia women's swimming and diving team will need to get through Princeton, the best team in the Ivy League, in order to finish the dual-meet season with a winning Ivy record.

The Columbia women's swimming and diving team is finally performing at the level they have been striving for since the start of the season, with the weekend's victory over Brown highlighting the Lions' cohesive team effort.

For the third week in a row, Columbia placed first in 14 of 16 events, defeating Ivy opponent Brown 190-110 on Saturday and winning its fourth-straight victory.

After cruising to victory last weekend against Cornell, the Columbia women's swimming and diving team looks to bring its recent momentum into Providence, R.I. where they take on Brown this Saturday.

The Columbia women's swimming and diving team (5-3, 2-3 Ivy) followed up last week's decisive homecoming victory over Bucknell with a dominating performance at Cornell, defeating its Ivy League rival 198-94 on Saturday.

For the second week in a row, the Lions placed first in 14 of 16 events, recording a repeat win by sophomore diver Shannon Hosey and a personal-best time by sophomore backstroker Bridgette McCabe.

After posting a decisive victory last weekend against Bucknell, the Columbia women's swimming and diving team hopes to build on recent momentum when it travels up to Ithaca to face Cornell on Saturday.

The recent success of wrestler Kevin Lester has left no room for regret over the freshman's controversial decision to turn down an offer to play football for one of the top-ranked college teams in the nation.

After posting Columbia's best singles finish since 2002 in the International Tennis Association's Regional Championships last Tuesday, junior Jared Drucker kicks off his surprising run at a national title today.

Drucker is the only Lion competing in the ITA National Indoor Tournament, which takes place from Nov.