At this time last year, he didn’t know what his future had in store for him. Through all the doubt, Norwich sophomore Collin Hyte paid no attention to the rumors he was hearing. “They were just rumors. Nothing was written in stone at that point so I figured I had nothing to worry about,” said Hyte, 19, a sophomore communications major from Marblehead, Mass.
Loses nationals, but ranks fourth in country
After not being eligible to attend USA Rugby nationals last year, the Norwich women’s rugby team was determined to go this year. Their determination paid off. The Cadets made it to the Final Four of the USA Rugby National Championships, held last weekend in Palo Alto, Calif.
“There is tremendous enthusiasm about lacrosse on the Norwich campus. This year the Norwich University men’s lacrosse team’s focus is on making the Pilgrim League Playoff, and coming together as a team,” said Neal Anderson, head men’s lacrosse coach.
According to 21-year-old Adam Medeiros, the spring men’s rugby season is used as a building tool for the team. “It’s usually used as a developmental type of season,” said the junior athletic training major from Fairhaven, Mass.
Don Hanni had just finished doing monkey rolls when the horn blew to prompt him move on to the next station. He moved to the bag drills, where he worked on his footwork and balance at a speedy pace. Hanni is not working with a personal trainer; he is a member of the Norwich football team and is participating in this year’s spring practices.
Their season was filled with high expectations and some doubt from people outside of the locker room. And after the buzzer sounded, they stood on the ice with their heads held high as if it were just another game. “We played as hard as we could.
Norwich University women’s lacrosse has one main goal in mind: To bring home another GNAC championship. So far this season, the Lady Cadets have battled back and forth between wins and losses. With just a few more games to go they hope to finish strong.
The Norwich University men’s tennis team embarked upon its 2009-10 season when it hosted in-state rival Castleton State College at Shapiro Field House on March 10. The team is hoping to improve on last season’s overall record of 6-6 and a conference record of 2-2.
Norwich hockey player Katie Leupp started her career at Norwich when the team was still a club team. She has watched the team grow over the years into a competitive varsity hockey team. “Being a senior, it’s amazing to see how far the program has come, seeing as though it was only a club team my freshman year,” said Leupp, a senior psychology major from Burlington, Vt.
Both teams win their division and move onto NCAAs
In a challenging yet successful weekend for both the men’s and women’s hockey teams at Norwich, no task would seem too tough. After winning all their games this weekend, both teams are headed to the NCAA Tournament championships. On Friday afternoon, the men’s team squared off against New England College.
Going out on top is every athlete’s dream, from the NBA to the Women’s Football League. And for the five Norwich seniors on the women’s basketball team, this was their final test – to go out on top and have something no one can ever take from them.
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