In case you missed some of the changes to the tailgating policy this year, here are some key points:

• Parking in Hansen is reserved for the classes of 1984 and earlier for Saturday.
• Tailgating lots will be the lower lots on Vernon and Broad Street, spots will be first-come-first-serve.
• You must be 21+ to park in a Tailgating Lot.
• Kegs and RVs are prohibited, and tailgaters are limited to one parking spot.
• No alcohol/open containers can be brought to the game.
• Tailgating Lots will open at 8 a.m. with tailgating able to start at 10 a.m.

Enjoy the game and remember that Hartford PD will be on campus keeping things in check. Lets go Bants!

Homecoming, one of the best weekends at camp trin, is quickly approaching!  Here is a schedule for the events going on throughout the weekend:

Friday 10/31

• 3:00 Men’s and Women’s Soccer versus Amherst at the soccer fields
• 5:00 Field Hockey versus Amherst at the field hockey field
• 6:00 Shabbat service and dinner at Hillel (74 Vernon st)
• 8:00 Accidental’s a capella  concert in the chapel crypt
• 8:00-10:00 Public skating at the Koeppel Community Sports Center (175 New Britain Ave)

Saturday 11/1

• 11:00 Long Walk renovation: A talk with college historian Peter Knapp ‘65 in the Watkinson Library

• 11:00 Student a capella concert in Hamlin Hall
• 12:00 LGBT Open house at 114 Crescent St
• 1:00  The Trinity College Bantams face Amherst in the 2008 Homecoming Football Game, followed by receptions at the Vernon St cultural houses
• 8:00-10:00 Public skating at the Koeppel Community Sports Center (175 New Britain Ave)

Sunday 11/2

• 3:00-4:00 Family skate time at the Koeppel Community Sports Center (175 New Britain Ave)

Football beat Williams today for the second year in a row with a final score of 20-17. This brings the Bantams to 2-0 for the season, a trend that will hopefully continue.

More details to follow.

I wish I had known about this earlier, considering there is only one day left in this year’s Henley Royal Regatta. It appears as though some of the men from the Trinity Crew Team have started their own blog, capturing the events of their summer training as well as their races and other various updates about competition at the regatta.

Check the blog out here.

Jay Monahan, Trinity College class of 1993, has been appointed Exectuive Director of THE PLAYERS Championship. Monahan has a pretty decorated track record, and is currently leaving the Fenway Sports Group (FSG) for the Executive Direcor’s position.

From the article:

Monahan comes to the PGA TOUR from Fenway Sports Group (FSG), where he served as executive vice president since October 2005, leading the sales and business development team for FSG’s property ownership and representation divisions. He played an integral role in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass., one of the four events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, working with IMG Worldwide and Deutsche Bank to implement and expand the tournament sales and marketing efforts. - PGATour.com

Once again a display of Trinity’s athletic prowess.

Trinity’s crew teams are currently in England for the Henley Royal Regatta and this morning advanced to the semi-finals after a win against Grand Valley State University in Michigan. 

From articles:

Grand Valley State, from Allendale, Mich., then easily beat England’s University of Warwick by 3 3/4 lengths before Trinity College bested Southampton University, also of England, by 1 lengths. - USA Today

In the first race, Trinity College of Connecticut took an early lead over Grand Valley State University of Michigan and held on to win by two-thirds of a length.

Trinity advanced to a semifinal Saturday against Stanford University, which defeated Cornell University of New York by one length. - International Herald Tribune

There was a bit of rocky water (no pun intended), however, as The Times (London) reports: 

Take Kieran West, a gold medal-winner for Britain in the eight at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, whose brother, Josh, is at present training in the Alps in the hope of emulating him. West, 30, was rowing at No3 and steering a composite crew from Imperial College and Kingston against Trinity College, Hartford, in the Visitors’ Challenge Cup and his power showed as the American crew fell well behind early on and lost by 3 lengths.

Articles also mentioned fellow NESCAC Williams College, who in their quarter-final race kept pace with Harvard until the half mile marker, where Harvard took and maintained a 3/4 lead for the win. Aww, at least the Ephmen gave it their all…

Hopefully Trin will be able to advance further in the coming days of the regatta, we’ll keep our eye out for any updates.

 

Tom DiBennedetto and Tim Kiely, both players were both drafted by the MLB. DiBennedetto went in the 37th round to the Boston Red Sox, and Kiely, drafted 829th overall is playing for a L.A. Angels of Anaheim affiliate. 

 

The link can be found here, pretty cool stuff that the Trinity Baseball legacy is being brought to the next level once again! 

“I love coming here because I went to Trinity, where never in my life did I think back then I’d be on Tour,” said Williamson, making his 12th appearance in Cromwell this week. “It’s always great coming back because of the good friends I have here. And I’ll always be thankful for getting a sponsor’s exemption last year. This is where my career got going again.”

Williamson finished second last year in the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT. Williamson, who turned pro in 1990, looks to the weekend to bring about another great finish and hopefully propel his career even further.