http://brownbears.com en-us en-us http://brownbears.com/sports/w-crew/2012-13/releases/201305185vusmf On Sunday morning, the #12 Brown women’s crew team will take on the rest of the Ancient Eight schools in the 2013 Ivy League Women’s Rowing Championships. Held at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, New Jersey, the competition seeks to determine which of the crews are the best in the conference and among the fastest in the country. Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-crew/2012-13/releases/201305185vusmf 2013-05-19T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-crew/2012-13/releases/20130516y7n3no PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 5 Brown men’s crew will seek to defend its title in the Varsity Eight when the Bears head to the Eastern Association of Rowing College (EARC) Sprints on Sunday, May 19 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. In addition to the EARC title, made up of the top rowing schools in the East, the event will also determine the Ivy League Championship. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-crew/2012-13/releases/20130516y7n3no 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130516n3poc7 Three members of the Brown softball team (10-28, 4-16 Ivy League) have been named to the 2013 All-Ivy Softball Team in a vote by the Ivy League’s eight head coaches. Senior co-captain Stephanie Thompson (Chino, CA), sophomore Trista Chavez (San Pedro, CA) and freshman Janet Leung (Mississauga, Ontario) were all selected to the Honorable Mention squad. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-softbl/2012-13/releases/20130516n3poc7 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/releases/20130516xyq1ut PRINCETON, N.J. – Will Marcal (Lexington, Mass.), a sophomore outfielder on the Brown baseball team, was recently named Second Team All-Ivy for his efforts during the 2013 season, announced by the league office Thursday afternoon. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/releases/20130516xyq1ut 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2013-14/releases/20130514eqrun6 Amy Bourbeau, the head coach of the Brown women’s ice hockey team, has announced that rising seniors Aubree Moore (Bowie, MD) and Jennifer Nedow (Brockville, Ontario) will serve as the squad’s co-captains for the 2013-2014 season. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2013-14/releases/20130514eqrun6 2013-05-14T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-track/2012-13/releases/20130512zj4veo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's and women's track & field teams put up some solid results over the weekend as the Bears competed at the IC4A/ECAC Championships at Princeton and the New Balance Boston Twilight meet at Bentley College. Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-track/2012-13/releases/20130512zj4veo 2013-05-12T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-wpolo/2013-14/releases/201305092bfqm4 Felix Mercado, the head coach of Brown University’s men’s water polo team, has recently announced the Bears’ 2013 schedule. The squad will play in three tournaments and face each of their CWPA Northern opponents on two separate occasions. They will also vie for a trio of championships, taking on the Ivy League, the CWPA Northern Division and the CWPA Eastern Division in the quest for a bid to the 2013 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-wpolo/2013-14/releases/201305092bfqm4 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130509d6h6tk Brown head football coach Phil Estes announced the 28 members of the Brown Football Class of 2017, who will join the Bears’ football program in the fall. This outstanding group represents 14 states and includes the Gatorade Player of the Year from Rhode Island, a wide array of team captains, All-State selections, MVP’s and National Honor Society members. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130509d6h6tk 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2013-14/releases/20130508c3lecn Head men's hockey coach Brendan Whittet '94 has announced that rising senior Dennis Robertson (Fort St. John, British Columbia) will serve as the Bears' captain for 2013-14 as voted on by his peers. Robertson, who was also Brown’s captain this past season, will be joined in leading the Bears by three assistant captains – rising seniors Garnet Hathaway (Kennebunkport, Maine) and Mark Hourihan (Lynnfield, MA), and rising junior Matt Lorito (Oakville, Ontario). Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2013-14/releases/20130508c3lecn 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-lacros/2012-13/releases/20130507bqm9w4 Brown juniors Bre Hudgins (Syracuse, NY) and Erin Roos (Wilmette, IL) have been named Second Team IWLCA Northeast All-Region. The duo are among 128 Division I student-athletes selected to one of the All-Region teams for 2013 and are among 14 student-athletes from the Ivy League to be recognized with this honor. Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-lacros/2012-13/releases/20130507bqm9w4 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/c-gym/2012-13/releases/20130507236j14 The Brown gymnastics team celebrated its 2013 season on Monday, May 6th with its annual awards banquet, held this year at Fleming’s Steakhouse in Providence. Head coach Sara Carver-Milne honored seven gymnasts with team awards over the course of the evening, and the Bears also took the time to recognize the accomplishments of the team, including the first Ivy Classic team title in 23 years and the first-ever team selection to the USAG Collegiate Nationals. Additionally, they honored the dedication and contributions of the Brown gymnastics class of 2013: Nicole Abdo (Largo, FL), Kasey Haas (Charlotte, NC), Lauren Hall (Charlton, MA), Emily Lutfey (Los Angeles, CA) and Julia Meyer (Granite City, IL). Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/c-gym/2012-13/releases/20130507236j14 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130507020wkt The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the creation of the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, which will recognize an elite group of individuals who have led their organizations to the highest levels of success and share a passion for the NFF’s mission of building leaders through football. Former Brown football standout and team captain George Pyne '89, President, Sports and Entertainment at IMG, has been named the first inductee into the newly formed NFF Leadership Hall of Fame. Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130507020wkt 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130506dqklt8 The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced that 14 members of the Brown’s 2012 football team have been named to the 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. The 14 Brown players named are the second most in the nation among all NCAA football-playing schools. A total of 703 players from 259 schools qualified for membership in the society's seventh year, marking the highest school participation in the history of the program, which began in 2007. Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/releases/20130506dqklt8 2013-05-06T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/c-equest/2012-13/releases/201305062i3su3 The Brown equestrian team concluded its 2013 season this past weekend, competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s National Championships at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex in Pennsylvania. Three Bears competed in the four-day event, turning in impressive performances against the best riders in the country. Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/c-equest/2012-13/releases/201305062i3su3 2013-05-02T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-crew/2012-13/releases/20130506tq4ags The Brown women’s crew team returned to College Hill with the Charles G. Willing Jr. Trophy on Sunday afternoon, as the Bears earned the top spot in three of the four events they contested in the 2013 Eastern Sprints Regatta, held on the Cooper River, to win the team competition for the tenth time in the program’s history. Competing against some of the strongest teams on the East Coast, Brown also took second in the varsity eight, falling by the slimmest of margins in a tight race with Ivy League foe Columbia. The Bears’ last team title in the Eastern Sprints came in the spring of 2008. Sun, 05 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-crew/2012-13/releases/20130506tq4ags 2013-05-05T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130506ke5vjg Brown men’s basketball held its annual team banquet and awards dinner on Sunday evening with a group of players, coaches, alumni, parents and staff members attending the event at Fleming’s Steakhouse in downtown Providence. Head coach Mike Martin and his coaching staff presented several team awards, while each of Brown’s three seniors – Stephen Albrecht (Crown Point, IN), Tyler Ponticelli and Matt Sullivan – spoke about their Brown experience. Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130506ke5vjg 2013-05-06T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-track/2012-13/releases/20130505py2yyx PRINCETON, N.J. – Evan Weinstock (Las Vegas, Nev.) and John Spooney (Northfield, Ohio) claimed individual titles as the Brown University men's track & field team finished in third place with 75 points at the 2013 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship over the weekend hosted at Princeton University. Sun, 05 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-track/2012-13/releases/20130505py2yyx 2013-05-05T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-track/2012-13/releases/20130505o9df4l PRINCETON, N.J. – Five Bears earned All-Ivy honors as the as the Brown University women's track & field team finished in sixth place with 78 points at the 2013 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship over the weekend hosted at Princeton University. Sun, 05 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-track/2012-13/releases/20130505o9df4l 2013-05-05T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-crew/2012-13/releases/20130504b70z9h PRINCETON, N.J. – In the final race of the regular season before the Eastern Sprints, the Brown men’s crew downed Princeton in the varsity eight event to retain the Content Cup Saturday morning in Princeton, N.J. Sat, 04 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-crew/2012-13/releases/20130504b70z9h 2013-05-04T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/releases/20130503etyyj1 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seniors John Sheridan (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Cody Slaughter (New Port Richey, Fla.) of the Brown baseball team were recently honored for their achievements on the field and in the classroom as both were named to the Capital One Academic All-District I team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/releases/20130503etyyj1 2013-05-03T04:00:00Z