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The Truman Show
Football

Harvard Football's Truman Jones Gears Up for NFL Draft

As the National Football League (NFL) prepares to welcome 260 new rookies to the uppermost echelon of professional football between April 27 and 29, one of Harvard’s best draft prospects in years is chasing a dream achieved by precious few.

Mufi Hannemann
Men's Basketball

Mufi Hannemann

Mufi Hannemann '76, pictured above, is a Harvard men's basketball alumnus and has had quite a career in the business and political worlds, serving as the Mayor of Honolulu for six years. Most recently, he has lead the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, which is the state's largest private tourism organization.

Mufi Hannemann
Men's Basketball

Hawaii’s Mufi Hannemann: From Harvard Men’s Basketball to Mayor of Honolulu

Few people know Mufi Hannemann ‘76 for his exploits as a basketball player. As an alum of the Harvard men’s basketball team, Hannemann has become a distinguished leader in both business and politics, working in three presidential administrations (Carter, Clinton, and Bush), serving as the Mayor of Honolulu for six years, and most recently leading the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, Hawaii’s largest private tourism organization, as President and CEO, his second stint holding that post.

Looking Forward
Men's Swimming

Conservative Lawmakers Say Banning Trans Youth From Sports Will Keep the Competition Fair. Some Harvard D1 Athletes Disagree.

In 2022, the number of states banning transgender athletes from school sports doubled. Some current and former Division I athletes at Harvard criticized the legislation being passed around the country and said it does not target athletes competing in elite-level sports.

Minny Man
Football

Football to Face St. Thomas in Home-and-Home Series in 2023 and 2029

Starting in 2023, Harvard football will add a new opponent to its ledger; the team announced via its Instagram account on April 12 that it will play a home-and-home series against the University of St. Thomas, beginning with a clash at Harvard Stadium on Sept. 16, 2023, and ending at O’Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 15, 2029.

For Gold
Sports Features

For Gold

Harvard goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer '16, then a senior, awaits in goal in a 4-1 win over Princeton on Jan. 30, 2016. Maschmeyer led Canada to Olympic gold during the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.

I Am Speed
Skiing

I Am Speed

Harvard skiing in competition.

I Am Speed
Skiing

Hitting the (Xiaohaituo) Slopes: Sophomore Nordic Skiing Standout Drolet Competes in Beijing

Sophomore standout Rémi Drolet is representing Harvard well at the Beijing Olympics. The Nordic skier has competed in three events for his native Canada, finishing 33rd in the men’s 15km classic, 57th in the men’s skiathlon, and helping Canada to an 11th place finish in the men’s 4x10km relay.

Okay, AK
Men's Lacrosse

Okay, AK

Junior midfielder Fred Asare-Konadu leads voter voter registration efforts in his home state of Florida, alongside his high school friend John Bedell, now a freshman at the University of Virginia.

Nothing But Net
Men's Lacrosse

Nothing But Net

Harvard men's lacrosse competes in a 15-12 victory over Fairfield in its most recent game on March 7, 2020. Junior midfielder Fred Asare-Konadu had led voter registration efforts in his home state of Florida.

Okay, AK
Men's Lacrosse

Goals On and Off the Field: Fred Asare-Konadu Gives Back to Florida Youth, Seeks Legislative Changes in Washington

Spurred on by the 2020 police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, junior Fred Asare-Konadu decided that in order to counteract the tragedies, he would empower future generations of citizens with the tools and resources necessary to enact social change through the power of the vote.

Wimberly's Winner
Football

Wimberly's Winner

Junior wide receiver Kym Wimberly produces a 42-yard catch and run that would set up his game-winning touchdown against Yale on Nov. 20, 2021. Wimberly will return to Harvard for his senior season.

Kym-Possible to Bring Down
Football

Kym-Possible to Bring Down

Junior wide receiver Kym Wimberly evades defenders in a 49-21 victory over Columbia on Nov. 6, 2021. He torched the Lions for 7 catches, 111 yards, and a touchdown.

Kym-Possible to Bring Down
Football

Hero of Harvard-Yale: Inside Kym Wimberly's Decision to Run it Back

After permanently etching his name into the history books for his game-winning catch in Harvard's 34-31 victory in the 137th Edition of The Game, where did Kym Wimberly go? Right back to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Concentra-sean
Men's Ice Hockey

Men's Ice Hockey's Abruzzese and Farrell Selected for Team USA in 2022 Olympics

Two Men’s Ice Hockey players, junior forward Nick Abruzzese and sophomore forward Sean Farrell, have been selected to represent Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

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