Chris McDonald (Newton, Mass.) is a senior here at the University of Puget Sound who majors in Molecular and Cellular Biology. As the goalkeeper for Puget Sound’s soccer team, he earned All-NWC Honors and Academic All-District Honors as a sophomore. This year, he is a team captain and the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He ended his senior year by becoming the Loggers’ all-time leader in shutouts and fourth in NCAA Division III history, while being selected to the All-Northwest Conference First Team. Student-athletes like McDonald do not come...

The Loggers’ men’s and women’s fall golf season seemed like it was over before it started. So much hard work from the Loggers out on the green resulted in a very memorable season. The most recent tournament, the NWC Fall Classic, was the last of the fall season and just a sample of what the Loggers did during the season and what is expected to come in the spring. The first day of the Fall Classic found the men’s team one stroke behind Whitworth for the team lead. To the...

The top two runners at Puget Sound, senior Matt Klein (Portland, Ore.) and freshman Justin Bigelow (Highland Ranch, Colo.) each earned All-Region honors to lead the Puget Sound cross-country teams at the NCAA West Region Championships on Saturday. Klein finished in the top 10, sealing up 10th place to pace the men’s team while junior Kathryn Flyte (West Linn, Ore.) paced the women’s team. Klein continued his outstanding senior season with a personal best of 24:51.22 in the men’s 8k. Bigelow took 24th for the Loggers to earn All-Region honors...

Northwest Conference Championships took place Saturday, Oct. 27. The Puget Sound’s men’s cross-country team took third place while the women’s team took sixth. Senior Matt Klein (Portland Ore.) and freshman Justin Bigelow (Highland Ranch, Colo.) were all NWC performers for the men’s team with Klein placing third to lead the Loggers. The Logger men finished with a total of 96 points, just six points behind Lewis and Clark, who took second place. Willamette won the conference title with 40 points. For the women, the Loggers’ 187 points landed them in...

The Puget Sound swim teams had a pair of wins Saturday, Nov. 3. The wins came over conference rival Lewis and Clark at Wallace Pool. Junior Derek Frenzel (Moscow, Idaho), senior Aleksander Jeremikj (Skopje, Macedonia) and sophomore Melissa Norrish (Denver, Colo.) each brought in a pair of event wins in the dual meet. Frenzel swam an 8:52.79 in the 800 freestyle to win by an astounding 30 seconds over the second place competitor. Later in the day, his 4:17.64 was close to being 20 seconds faster than the rest of...

The Puget Sound men’s soccer team beat George Fox Saturday, Oct. 27. The win was not the only thing to be excited about, as senior Chris McDonald (Newton, Mass.) made four saves and now has the most shut-outs in Puget Sound history. Juniors Andrew White (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Chris Shaw (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) scored goals for the Loggers. McDonald produced his 31st shut-out of his career to claim the school record. He made four saves in the effort against George Fox as the Bruins held a 9-8 shot advantage...

If one were to measure success solely on the wins of a team, then this measure would not tell the whole story of Logger volleyball. It is not just that the Loggers are winning, it is that they are doing so in dominant fashion. The Loggers have won 10 out of their last 13 matches, with all of these wins coming in either a 3-0 or 3-1, in a best of five. They hold an overall record of 15-5, with their home record being 9-1, sending the message that Memorial...

Senior Matt Klein (Portland, Ore.) is a prominent student athlete on campus. When he is not busy running for the cross-country team, he is working hard on his exercise science major and applying to physical therapy schools. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Klein and ask him about the race this past weekend, how the team is doing this year and a little about his personal experiences being the top runner at Puget Sound. Ben Kastenbaum: So tell me about the race this past weekend. Matt Klein: As...

Now, as a longtime football fan and a University of Puget Sound student, logic would tell us that I would have been to a Puget Sound football game by now. While this was the case before Saturday’s game, it is no longer true that I have isolated myself from the excitement that is Logger football. My previous discernments with going to Puget Sound football games were washed away within seconds of walking into the stadium. One can begin to feel the electricity in the atmosphere by just taking a few...