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Ray turns in three All-American performances

Some context for Claire Ray’s performance at nationals last week: Had the third-year been a team unto herself, she would have finished 28th overall, tied with St. Thomas and Montclair State. She would have finished comfortably ahead of every UAA school, save for Wash U. And setting aside Wash U again, Ray would have had as many All-American finishes as the rest of the UAA combined.

Hitting the record books

There’s an astonishing detail waiting for anyone who takes the time to comb through results from track and field events at Chicago. Right above the times from the men’s 100 meters, there’s a line for the Ted Haydon Track record in that event, which hasn’t changed in 70 years and may not change for 70 more.

Maroon City: Watch It Zoom By

The latest vlog—it’s not a podcast anymore!—including women’s tennis and track + field traveling to UAAs, ballpark schwag, and the best of the best monkey videos. Plus Jess talks with Scott Hofer, more SportsTube, and By The Numbers on the Bulls’ Big Macs.

Before revolutionizing astronomy, Hubble helped rewrite record books

The name “Hubble” has gotten a lot of use. It’s been given to an asteroid, a planetarium, a stretch of highway in Missouri, a crater on the Moon, a finicky telescope satellite, and, of course, to one of the most famous and influential astronomers of modern times, Edwin Hubble (S.B. ’10, Ph.D. ’17). But before he and his name had anything to do with celestial bodies, the young Hubble was a star in the gymnasium who left his name all over the Chicago record books.

Wrestling at a Glance

Wallpaper is a band that’s hard to put your finger on. You could say it’s an Oakland-based funk duo comprised of front man (and Berkeley grad) Eric Frederic and drummer Arjun Singh, but that’s not quite right, because Frederic never…

XC rookies key to UAAs

Wallpaper is a band that’s hard to put your finger on. You could say it’s an Oakland-based funk duo comprised of front man (and Berkeley grad) Eric Frederic and drummer Arjun Singh, but that’s not quite right, because Frederic never…