Hoop, Hoop, Hooray!

Summer 2024

Emma Feldman ’24 (being carried, left) is this year’s Hooprolling champion. A neuroscience major and art history minor, after graduation she headed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital to do clinical research.

A photo of Emma Feldman ’24, this year’s Hooprolling champion, being carried toward Lake Waban.

Photo by Joel Haskell

Emma Feldman ’24 (being carried, above) is this year’s Hooprolling champion. A neuroscience major and art history minor, after graduation she headed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital to do clinical research. The secret to her Hooprolling success? Support from her teammates on the Wellesley Whiptails Ultimate Frisbee team—and some practice ahead of time.

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A photo of two 1945 alums holding up their hoops after the race. The winner has a bridal veil attached to her mortar board.

Rolling Through the Years

Speed, drama, loyalty, pride, camaraderie—Hooprolling has it all. In its nearly 130-year history, the race has become, as President Paula Johnson put it, iconic.More

Hooprolling champion Emmy Hamlton '18 and five friends lift their hoops in this photo taken on the shore of Lake Waban

Hooping It Up

This year’s Hooprolling winner, Emmy Hamilton ’18, got out in front of the pack early and stayed there. President Paula Johnson presented her with a bouquet and a hug at the finish line.More

Paige Hauke ’19, the hooprolling race winner, holds her hoop and a bouquet of yellow flowers in Lake Waban.

A Good Day to Roll Hoops

The morning of this year’s race dawned cool and rainy, with light winds from the southwest, and although the slick pavement made the course more hazardous than usual, it didn’t faze Paige Hauke ’19. “Any Hooprolling day is a good Hooprolling day,” she says.More