If you asked Dartmouth students to name the most successful athletic teams at the College, chances are good that not too many people would say the women’s ultimate Frisbee team. However, Princess Layout, as the squad is known, has quietly become one of the top teams in New England and is heading to the national tournament for the fourth consecutive season.
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Dartmouth sports teams have had some excellent results over the last two terms. Unfortunately, none of us have really been watching. The Dartmouth ski team won a national championship, but due to the remote nature of skiing few Dartmouth students were able to attend the races. The team had one home carnival, and even that was a 20-minute drive away from campus. Recently, Dartmouth lightweight crew won the Eastern Sprints championship, ahead of many other schools up and down the East Coast. Of course, crew races, even those nearby, make even worse spectator sports. Crew is rarely fun to watch, except during the Olympics when the races are televised. Otherwise, it is far too difficult to follow the course of a race.
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