The men’s crew team started off the season with a second-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic and continued to show its impressive skills by coming out victorious in two events against Yale Saturday.

Despite setting two new school records, the men’s swimming and diving team took seventh place out of eight teams for the second year in a row with 699 points at the Ivy Championships in Princeton last weekend.

The Bears head into the spring season determined to continue their historical dominance — with six NCAA titles under their belt — even though several members noted that the competition is getting tougher.

The men’s crew had one of its most impressive seasons last spring, and with the return of many veteran members, this season may be destined for greatness.

The women’s swimming and diving team took seventh place at Ivy Championships, a three-day event held at Harvard over the weekend. Bruno finished the weekend with 601.5 points, 16 points ahead of last-place Dartmouth.

The Department of Athletics is accepting applications for the men’s soccer head coach position after posting the job opening on Feb. 5. The search started after former Head Coach Mike Noonan officially resigned to take an offer from Clemson on Dec. 24. The department intends to select a new coach by mid-March, according to Bob Kenneally ’90, associate athletic director for student services.

The men’s swimming and diving team finished the regular season after two tough losses last week to Yale and Cornell, 161-137 and 166-134, respectively.

On Friday, the men’s swimming and diving team out-swam Columbia by 30 points — in its adopted home pool in Lowell, Mass. — in the most exciting meet of the season to bring its record to 2-2 in the Ivy League, said Head Coach Peter Brown.

The men’s team headed into winter break looking to prepare for the upcoming Ivy Championships in March, said Head Coach Peter Brown. Though the team finished the break with a 0-3 record, Brown noted that the meets were tighter than what the scores indicated.