Brown Athletics

Men’s hockey shut out by Providence College in 2021 Mayor’s Cup

By Nicholas Miller | November 28

The men’s hockey team (1-7, 1-5 Eastern College Athletic Conference) fell to No. 14 Providence College (12-5, 6-3 Hockey East) 4-0 Saturday night at Meehan Auditorium in the Mayor’s Cup, the annual matchup between the two intracity rivals. Earlier in the week, the Bears fell 5-2 at No. 15 Harvard ...

Screen Shot 2021-10-03 at 7.09.33 PM.png

Field hockey breezes by Dartmouth in 3-0 victory

By Gabriella Sartori | October 3

The field hockey team (4-5, 1-1 Ivy) defeated the Dartmouth Big Green (4-6, 0-2 Ivy) in a commanding 3-0 victory Saturday at Goldberger Family Field. The win earned the Bears their first victory of the Ivy League season. Bruno out-shot the Big Green 17-7, picking up momentum with an early goal from ...

Sophomore athletes take on field for first time

By Will Kubzansky | September 17

The first games of the fall athletics season, which took place earlier this month for most teams, underscored a return to normalcy for the University’s athletics department. But for sophomore student-athletes, who spent their first year at the University on the sidelines — and on Zoom — the return ...

Women’s soccer earns statement win in first home match since Nov. 2019

By Gabriella Sartori | August 30

Following a season-opening loss at Hofstra University, the women’s soccer team (1-1) rebounded with a 4-0 win over College of the Holy Cross (0-4) at home Sunday. The match was Brown’s first home game since Nov. 16, 2019, and the first game ever played on the newly constructed Stevenson-Pincince ...

Blue_Orange_and_Yellow_Geometric_Flat_Shapes_Scavenger_Hunt_Ice_Breaker_Class_Activity_Education_Presentation_6_

Six Brown athletes represented in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Estelle Zhu | July 29

Five Brown alums and one current student are currently competing in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Hanna Barakat ’22, Janet Leung ’16, Cicely Madden ’18, Alex Miklasevich ’19, Jagger Stephens ’20 and Anders Weiss ’15 are participating in five different athletic events representing four ...

Richardson_Womens-Soccer_CO_Brown-Athletics

Women’s soccer season preview: Bruno looks to build off 2019 Ivy League Championship

By Loki Olin | July 26

In 2019, Brown women’s soccer tore through Ivy League competition with six wins, zero losses and one draw before defeating Monmouth University in penalty kicks to reach the second round of the NCAA tournament. Brown’s season ended with a 14-2-3 record — its best in recent history that included ...

Latest stories

Sports

Football season preview: Bruno tackles first official competition in two years

By Ryan Handel | July 14

After a poor 2018 campaign that saw the football team go winless in the Ivy League, the Bears brought in new head coach James Perry '00 as well as transfer quarterback EJ Perry GS and immediately showed signs of improvement. In 2019, Brown picked up its first conference win in over three years with ...

Sports

Out on the field: Life as an LGBTQ student-athlete at Brown

By Jack Walker | June 17

When a high school student decides to play a sport at the collegiate level, signing a letter of intent means more than just new opportunities. In the world of varsity athletics, teammates train side-by-side in practices and spend hours packed together in buses for travel games. Committing to a team ...

Sports

Ivy League plans to resume normal athletic competition in fall

By Peter Swope | May 5

The Ivy League plans to resume athletic competition for the fall 2021 season, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday by the Council of Ivy League Presidents. “Barring unanticipated circumstances, such as a dramatic increase in infection rates from a variant in the virus, we look forward ...

Sports

From tailored canvas to Nike swooshes: diving into sports uniforms at Brown

By Will Kubzansky | April 28

The Ivy League, technically, is a Division I conference. In most ways, though, it’s hard to compare the University to a Power Five conference school. Games typically air on ESPN’s streaming service instead of on cable. Admission is free to every game for students. And despite the best efforts of ...

Sports

M. Grace Calhoun ’92 named vice president of athletics

By Amelia Spalter | March 5

M. Grace Calhoun ’92 was named a new vice president of athletics and recreation March 5 according to an email to the Brown community from President Christina Paxson ’P19. The decision comes a month after former Athletics Director Jack Hayes’ departed his post Feb. 5, ending a national search for ...

Sports

Jack Hayes departs Brown, leaving behind a changed athletics department and complicated legacy

By Will Kubzansky | March 1

It had been a “trying year,” a student-athlete explained to The Herald. That spring, a committee proposed cutting varsity sports teams to improve the athletics program’s competitiveness. A column in The Herald, he added, had suggested that athletics had “no part at Brown.” The year in question ...

walker-story_-Campus2-VictoriaYin-1-1-650x433-1-1

Sports

Brown moves to Level 2 Activity Status

By Katie Chen | February 7

The University will transition into Level 2 Activity Status Monday, Russell Carey ’91 MA’06, executive vice president for planning and policy, announced in an email to the Brown community Sunday evening. All students are now permitted to socialize and eat unmasked with their pods, which consist ...

Sports

Athletics remain paused in Modified Activity Level Two

By Amelia Spalter | January 28

As academics transition toward normalcy with the University’s recent move to "Modified Activity Level Two," lifting restrictions on in-person classes of 19 students or fewer, varsity athletics remain at a standstill. Activity Level Two allows for “limited training and practicing in groups of ...

Sheinin_Chris-Humm-retirement2_CO_Brown-Athletics

Sports

Director of Athletic Communications Chris Humm announces retirement

By Ryan Handel | November 17

Director of Athletic Communications Chris Humm announced his upcoming retirement after 32 years in the position. His retirement will take effect Dec. 31 and Brown has not yet started searching for a replacement. Humm began his Brown career serving as both the Director of Athletic Communications and ...

Sports

Stephen Silas ’96 hired as Houston Rockets head coach

By Gabriella Sartori | November 8

Stephen Silas ’96 became the first Brown alum to become an NBA head coach after being hired by the Houston Rockets Oct. 30. Silas played in 84 career games for the Bears from 1992 to 1996, averaging nearly eight points per game as a senior and totalling 464 career points. Following his time at Brown, ...

Sports

Brown Athletics implements new socially-distanced practice guidelines

By Gabriella Sartori | October 20

When Brown entered Phase 2 of its Healthy Brown reopening plan Oct. 5, student-athletes started in-person practices for the first time since the University shut down in March. Although athletes can make use of all athletic fields and weight rooms once again, there are new restrictions in place for sports ...

Sports

Seniors discuss thoughts on extra year of NCAA eligibility

By Peri Sheinin | October 8

In light of the cancellation of many fall athletic seasons and all Ivy League fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted fall student-athletes an additional year of athletic eligibility. Three Brown senior student-athletes spoke with The Herald about their plans regarding their newly ...

Sports

Pipatjarasgit '22: In Defense of the Brown Women’s Golf Team

By Pinya Pipatjarasgit | October 4

On Sept. 27, 2020, an op-ed by Brendan Ryan was published in The Brown Daily Herald criticizing the recently demoted Brown women’s golf team. In it, Ryan claims that the team was transitioned to club status because of its lack of competitiveness and diversity. We write to correct Ryan’s factually ...

Sports

Student-athletes share reactions to reinstatement of women’s equestrian and fencing teams

By Peri Sheinin | September 20

The recent announcement that the University would reinstate the women’s equestrian and fencing teams to varsity status served as a relief from a disappointing year for the student-athletes on these squads. Both teams were transitioned to club status in May as part of the Excellence in Brown Athletics ...