https://athletics.cmu.edu en-us https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wswimdive/2023-24/releases/20240530fr8j9u 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. Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wswimdive/2023-24/releases/20240530fr8j9u https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/sball/2023-24/releases/20240502kakm8b 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). Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/sball/2023-24/releases/20240502kakm8b https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/msoc/2023-24/releases/rabon_mcs 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. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/msoc/2023-24/releases/rabon_mcs https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wbkb/2023-24/releases/20240215iz455i 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. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wbkb/2023-24/releases/20240215iz455i https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mten/2023-24/releases/20231220jnlbfx 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. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mten/2023-24/releases/20231220jnlbfx https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wvball/2023-24/releases/20231127eg1zj5 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. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wvball/2023-24/releases/20231127eg1zj5 https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wxc/2023-24/releases/mckenna_mcs Carnegie Mellon University student-athlete Lauryn McKenna races through full days in class, research in the lab and time on the track. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wxc/2023-24/releases/mckenna_mcs https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/20231024fxiq3r 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. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/20231024fxiq3r https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/20230926li57ez 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. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/20230926li57ez https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/sball/2022-23/releases/20230606dmwm3j 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. Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/sball/2022-23/releases/20230606dmwm3j https://athletics.cmu.edu/generalnews/2022-2023/yuan_mcs 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. Wed, 03 May 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/generalnews/2022-2023/yuan_mcs https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wtrack/2022-23/releases/barrefeature 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. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wtrack/2022-23/releases/barrefeature https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20230223jk0phc 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. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20230223jk0phc https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mten/2022-23/releases/20230125imkq5n Jonathan Nottingham is a senior on the 2022-23 men’s tennis team. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native is majoring in information systems (IS). Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mten/2022-23/releases/20230125imkq5n https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20230125h95vbr 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. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20230125h95vbr https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/20221013gw29y7 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). Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/msoc/2022-23/releases/20221013gw29y7 https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wswimdive/2022-23/releases/20221013gxij0g Aidan Pinto is a chemical engineering major and swimmer for the Carnegie Mellon University women’s swimming and diving team. Pinto spent her junior summer as a research and development intern at PepsiCo in Plano, Texas. Her interest in the position began long before she enrolled at Carnegie Mellon but she used her CMU leverage and the Society of Women Engineers mentorship program to land the job. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wswimdive/2022-23/releases/20221013gxij0g https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wbkb/2022-23/releases/20221013h0bqoe Rising junior Sam Glowasky spent her summer in Ireland as part of a STEM summer research program. She got the opportunity through communication and application with the Carnegie Mellon Study Abroad Office of International Education. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/wbkb/2022-23/releases/20221013h0bqoe