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Savannah Xu Takes Advantage of Everything Division III Athletics has to Offer
May 30, 2024
After high school, sophomore All-American swimmer Savannah Xu was burnt out and not sure she would continue swimming. When she decided to continue her career at Carnegie Mellon University, she didn’t have very high expectations for herself but wanted to enjoy whatever came before her.
Boucher Perseveres Through COVID Start to Lead Tartan Culture
May 01, 2024
Kiera Boucher is a senior mechanical engineering major and one of the top players on Carnegie Mellon University's softball team. She holds nine career records, four season records, and two game records. Some of those records include the single-season program record for runs scored (30), the single-season program record for RBIs (28), the single-season program record for stolen bases (21), and career records for hits (123), stolen bases (55), runs scored (91), sacrifice hits (13), triples (8), and home runs (8).
Soccer Shapes CMU Experience for William Rabon
February 28, 2024
Carnegie Mellon University Professor John Woolford invites students to imagine their dream career and combine it with their understanding of RNA translation pathways to create an art project. Men's soccer captain William Rabon brought his A-game to the task. Rabon, accustomed to hearing commentators describe his own actions on the pitch, blended his love of the sport with his passion for science.
Megan Matsko’s Perspective on the Game of Basketball Evolves
February 15, 2024
Carnegie Mellon University women’s basketball senior Megan Matsko has played sports for as long as she can remember. Growing up in her family, sports were a part of every day.
Chaitanya Irkar Bounces Back from Youth Adversity and Pandemic to Play College Tennis
December 20, 2023
Chaitanya Irkar, an electrical and computer engineering major from Cupertino, California, has played tennis since he was eight years old and started training competitively at age ten. His journey to college tennis didn’t come easy as he suffered an injury in middle school that set him far enough back that he didn’t believe continuing his tennis career in college would even be an option.
Isabella Sierra Balances Volleyball, Sorority Life, and a Double Major
November 27, 2023
Isabella Sierra, a film and business major native to D.C., has created a home for herself on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. A Tri Delta sister and a member of the volleyball team, she embodies the Tartan spirit.
Biophysics Junior Lauryn McKenna Tracks Time for Balance
October 30, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University student-athlete Lauryn McKenna races through full days in class, research in the lab and time on the track.
O'Brien's Dedication to Sport and Business Leads Tartans
October 27, 2023
A senior business major with a finance concentration hailing from New Jersey, Kevin O’Brien is a long snapper for the Tartans football team. In his four years, he has developed into a reliable teammate, student, club leader, and intern.
Breana Valentovish Leads the Tartans Through Action
September 27, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University senior Breana Valentovish is someone to count on. As captain of the No. 1 nationally ranked women’s soccer team, she has led the 2023 squad to a 7-0 record to begin the year.
Monji Shares Student Experience
May 30, 2023
Kira Monji just completed her first year at Carnegie Mellon majoring in international relations and politics and competing on the softball team. Prior to joining the Tartans, Kira had the opportunity to play for Team Japan in the Triple Crown Softball International Challenge. We asked her about that experience and how her identity has shaped her softball and college experience so far.
Carnegie Mellon Women's Association Honors Senior Mona Yuan
May 03, 2023
The American Cancer Society predicts that more than 50,000 Americans will be diagnosed with a form of oral cancer in 2023. Carnegie Mellon University senior Mona Yuan's research may help change the way those and future patients are treated.
National Champion, Liz Barre
March 28, 2023
Liz Barre is an NCAA Division III National Champion! Barre was a multisport athlete in high school, competing in soccer, ice hockey, and track, but she didn’t pick up pentathlon until her junior year at Carnegie Mellon.
Paul Davis Shares Student Experience
February 23, 2023
Paul Davis is a sophomore environmental engineering major on the football team and hails from Columbia, South Carolina. Paul was recently asked to share thoughts on his collegiate football experience and life as a CMU student-athlete.
Jonathan Nottingham Shares Student Experience
January 25, 2023
Jonathan Nottingham is a senior on the 2022-23 men’s tennis team. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native is majoring in information systems (IS).
Camila Bodden Shares Student Experience
January 25, 2023
Camila Bodden is a senior on the 2022 women’s soccer team who plans to return for a final season in 2023 as a graduate student. Camila is studying biology with a minor in Hispanic Studies and is pursuing an integrated master’s degree in biomedical engineering.
Mateo Hernandez Shares His Student Experience
October 13, 2022
Mateo Hernandez started his Carnegie Mellon University experience as a remote student in the fall of 2020. Now a junior, Hernandez has found spheres of support through his experiences as a men's soccer student-athlete, member of SALSA, and with alumni through his internship placement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).