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Sophomore Claire Simons clears 3.45 meters in the women’s pole vault at the WUSTL Mini Meet on March 22. Simons finished second at the University Athletic Association Outdoor Championships in the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 3.34 meters, part of a first through third sweep for the Washington University track-and-field team. Junior Anna Etherington finished first with a clearance of 3.95 meters, while junior Moira Killoran finished third with a clearance of 3.34 meters.
As she strode to the batter’s box for her first plate appearance on Senior Day, catcher Sondra Polonsky had a promise to keep. “I actually told my dad that I was going to hit a home run in my first at-bat because my parents are always late, and I wanted them to be on time for Senior Day.” Polonsky made good on her word, launching a three-run shot over the left-center field fence and helping the Washington University softball team to 13-3 and 7-0 wins over Blackburn College Sunday. The Bears got to Blackburn early in the opening game, recording six runs on seven hits in the first inning, including Polonsky’s homer. Wash. U. tacked on three more in the second on a homer by junior Stacy Berg and four in the third on a grand slam by junior Kelsey Neal. Freshman pitcher Annie Pitkin followed up a career-high 15-strikeout performance last weekend with 10 strikeouts in just four innings Sunday. Pitkin picked up her 10th win of the season, with the only blemish a three-run home-run she surrendered in the fourth inning. Freshman Brooke Hofer closed out the five-inning, run-rule shortened game with three outs in relief of Pitkin. In the second game of the doubleheader, Neal took the mound and delivered five innings of shutout ball, striking out seven while walking none and allowing four hits. Freshman Amanda Kalupa worked two innings of scoreless relief. Wash. U. extended its win streak to five games and improved its season record to 25-9. “We’ve been having a lot of ups and downs, and we’ve played really, really well for our past few games,” Polonsky said. “So it’s just great to see us peaking at the right time.” Although the Bears have six home games remaining, they chose this weekend to honor Polonsky and their three other seniors, Ashley Janssen, Claire Downs and Hilary Stepansky. Leadoff hitter and center fielder Janssen bumped her team-leading batting average to .470 with hits in three of four at-bats on the day. She drove in three runs in game two as well. Downs picked up two runs and a hit in her second and third starts of the season while Stepansky went 1-3 in game one and crossed the plate in game two. “These four seniors are really special to this program,” head coach Leticia Pineda-Boutte said. “They’ve all contributed to this program in various ways, and I know we were all pumped up before the game just to make sure we could play Wash. U. softball the way we know how to for those seniors.” Polonsky, who finished the day 3-for-7, attributed the team’s hot streak to more relaxed play. “We’ve just been playing really loose and having fun,” she said. “When we think we have to win, we get tight, and then that’s when we start to play badly. We’ve been playing much better defense; we’ve been having great baserunning. Everything is coming together at the right time.” The Bears have outscored their last four opponents 33-6 as they hit the homestretch of the season. “It’s just nice to play at this point considering all the weather issues we’ve been having and game cancellations and rescheduled games,” Pineda-Boutte said. “It’s nice to continue to play and continue to get in our rhythm—especially at this time of year.” The Bears play four more home games in April—doubleheaders Monday against Union University and Friday against Fontbonne University—before heading to Illinois and Indiana for weekend matchups with Monmouth College and DePauw University, respectively.
Junior Andrew Dwoskin watches a pitch go by for a ball during the Washington University baseball team’s 1-0 win over St. Norbert College on March 23. Dwoskin went 2-4 with two RBIs in the Bears’ 13-2 win over Greenville College on Saturday.
Sophomore Olivia Lugar follows through on an approach shot during the WUSTL Invitational last weekend. Lugar shot 161 (80-81) at the IWU Spring Fling this weekend.
Sophomore Connor Duermit throws a javelin on March 22 as part of the WUSTL Mini Meet. Duermit’s personal record of 59.10 meters is currently second all-time in Washington University history.
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Nicole Sabbagh from Texas A&M University and Kristen Rulifson from University of California, Davis shovel soil on Sunday morning as another Clinton Global Initiative University participant looks on. The students were constructing a raised garden bed that was designed by students in the Washington University School of Architecture. The service project at Gateway STEM High School was the culmination of CGI U.
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Junior Anna Etherington clears a new-school record of 4.02 meters in the outdoor women’s pole vault at the WUSTL Mini Meet on Friday, March 22. Etherington, a systems engineering major from Barrington, Ill., began pole vaulting her freshman year of high school and is now the school-record holder in both indoor and outdoor women’s pole vault.
Junior Anna Etherington clears a new-school record of 4.02 meters in the outdoor women’s pole vault at the WUSTL Mini Meet on Friday, March 22. Etherington bested her own school record of 4.01 meters set last year.
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Sophomore Noah Doppelt dives back into first base on a pickoff attempt against Fontbonne University on March 7 as the Fontbonne first baseman misses the throw. Doppelt advanced to second but was stranded on third base in the Bears’ 4-3 loss to the Griffins.
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Junior Lucy Montgomery loads up to take a three-pointer in the Washington University women’s basketball game against the University of Chicago on Feb. 23. Montgomery had 15 points in the first half in last Saturday’s NCAA Second Round game against Rhodes College before injuring her pinky on her shooting hand.
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Junior Chris Klimek looks for an open teammate against the University of Chicago on Feb. 23. Klimek is averaging 15.6 points per game on the season.
Freshman Katybeth Biewen defends a University of Chicago player on Saturday, Feb. 23. Biewen had three steals in the Bears’ 65-48 victory.
Junior Alan Aboona dives for a loose ball in the second half of Washington University’s 72-54 win over the University of Chicago. Aboona added 10 points as the Bears clinced a berth in the NCAA tournament.
Senior Ben Hoener drives into the lane in the second half of the victory. Hoener scored 17 points in the game.
Sophomore Alyssa Johanson drives to the hoop in the second half of the Washington University women’s basketball team’s 65-48 win over the University of Chicago. Johanson scored eight points in the victory.
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From top to bottom: Senior Ben Hoener drives to the basket against Carnegie Mellon University on Feb. 1; Hoener passes around a defender against Case Western Reserve University on Feb. 3. Hoener is averaging 9.1 points per game on the season.
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