Athletics

A close-up painting of a tulip by botanical artist Rory McEwen
Fall 2024

College Road

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A photo shows an open combination lock.
Fall 2024

Women’s Rights in the Major Leagues

By Melissa Ludtke ’73

At our 1973 commencement, 426 seniors listened as Shirley Chisholm wove her hard-fought “firsts” into a message for us about activism, laced with bold truths. That day, her powerful words propelled me into our generation’s revolutionary times. How would I live up to her charge?More
2024 Wellesley Athletics Rookie of the Year Audrey Wang ’27
Summer 2024

College Road

The Blue golf team ranked as high as eighth in the NCAA Division III national rankings during a record-setting spring. Bolstered by a talented class of first-years, including 2024 Wellesley Athletics Rookie of the Year Audrey Wang ’27 (above), the Blue earned team victories at the Jekyll Island Invitational, the two Vassar Invitationals, the Ann S. Batchelder Invitational at Nehoiden Golf Club, and the Jack Leaman Invitational. The Blue ended the year in a tie for second at the Liberty League Championships, narrowly missing this year’s NCAA championship.More
A photo portrait of Camilla “Mia” Chandler Frost ’47
Spring 2024

Camilla “Mia” Chandler Frost ’47

By Luella Gross Goldberg ’58, chair of the Wellesley College Board of Trustees, 1985–1993

Camilla “Mia” Chandler Frost ’47, Wellesley College trustee emerita, passed away at the age of 98 on Feb. 7.More
The Wellesley College crew team huddles before competing in the NCAA Division III National Championship in Pennsauken, N.J. For the second consecutive year and the third time in program history, Wellesley won the championship.
Summer 2023

Back to Back

The Wellesley College crew team huddles before competing in the NCAA Division III National Championship in Pennsauken, N.J. For the second consecutive year and the third time in program history, Wellesley won the championship. To…More
A photograph of Wellesley’s lightweight four at the 1977 Philadelphia nationals. Pictured are Polly Munts Talen ’77, Kim Cooke Himmelfarb ’77, Eleanor Horrigan Spyropoulos ’80, Karen Cunningham Van Adzin ’79, and Elizabeth “Ping” Pingchang Chow ’79
Summer 2023

Letters to the Editor

Lessons in Privilege A huge mazel tov from my heart to Peggy McIntosh (“ Unpacker of Privilege ,” spring 2023). In 1987, I was a new teacher at Groton School, where there was one other…More
A photo shows Edie Hu '97 on a beach in Hong Kong, wearing a bright red swim cap.
Spring 2023

Channeling Open-Water Swimming

By Deborah Lynn Blumberg ’00

Edie Hu ’97 swam the English Channel in 2018 as a two-woman relay, completing the 21 miles in just under 15 hours. After the grueling effort, the lifelong swimmer tinkered with the idea of attempting the feat on her own.More
History on the Water
Spring 2023

History on the Water

By Melissa Ludtke ’73

Wellesley’s venerable tradition of rowing—and winning—from Float Night to national championshipsMore
A ohoto of Louis O'Neal looking on at an athletic event
Winter 2023

Louise O’Neal

By Bethany Ellis, director of athletics, and the Wellesley College Athletics community

Wellesley College Athletics mourns the passing of former athletic director and Wellesley Athletics Hall of Famer Louise O’Neal, who passed away on Sept. 17, 2022, in Plymouth, Mass. She was 83 years old.More
A photo of December finishers toasting each other with champagne.
Winter 2023

College Road

Launching the Class of 2022.5 In December 2022, 62 students celebrated their final semester at Wellesley at a festive gathering in the Alumnae Hall Ballroom. Melissa Jo Zambrana ’15, assistant director of alumnae engagement, welcomed…More