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HBS Soccer Wins First – and Second Place – at Austin Winter Classic

Twenty-four teams traveled to Austin, TX last week intent on winning soccer’s prestigious Austin Winter Classic. One school came home with the both the championship and runner-up trophy: Harvard Business School. In what is likely a first (at least in recent memory), both the current HBS soccer club team AND the HBS alumni soccer team… Continue reading HBS Soccer Wins First – and Second Place – at Austin Winter Classic

On-Campus Interview Series: Unlikely Athletic Hero – Alex Michael

Alex’s sports career is a bit of a feel-good-story. As a kid, Alex admits, he was somewhat heavy-set. However, as a senior in high school he transformed himself into an athletic hero and was the captain of both the soccer and the wrestling teams. Today, in his late 20s, Alex is very involved in the… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: Unlikely Athletic Hero – Alex Michael

On-Campus Interview Series: A Dutch Defender

In her day job, Assistant Professor Anita Elberse teaches the first year marketing course at HBS, and researches fascinating topics such as the motion picture industry. Her sporting career is no less interesting. A fierce competitive spirit and a strong national pride (and stronger kick) has seen Dr Elberse conquer the world of Women’s Soccer.… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: A Dutch Defender

Heather O’Reilly (Section E Partner) Nominated for FIFA Soccer Goal of the Year

Vote for Heather O’Reilly here. Move over, Rooney.  Heather O’Reilly, member of the U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team and Section NE Partner, is one of only ten players worldwide nominated for the prestigious FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year, and with the help of the HBS community, she’s going to win… Continue reading Heather O’Reilly (Section E Partner) Nominated for FIFA Soccer Goal of the Year

Faculty Soccer Team 1 – EC Men’s Soccer Team 0

Last Monday, Harvard’s Ohiri Field was host to the HBS Faculty-EC student soccer classic.  Looking to build on a quarterfinal finish in last fall’s Yale cup and a second place finish in group play in the Texas MBA Soccer Tournament last winter, the HBS EC Soccer team entered this fall with high expectations for the… Continue reading Faculty Soccer Team 1 – EC Men’s Soccer Team 0

IM Soccer – Emus Repeat as Champions for ECs

In the EC IM Soccer Championship, Old E beat Old B in a thriller to repeat as champions. Earlier in the RC Championship undefeated New B overcame a tough Section New F squad to claim RC glory.  These two heavy weights will now face off in the school-wide championship. EC Championship: With crowds of fans… Continue reading IM Soccer – Emus Repeat as Champions for ECs

20 QUESTIONS

Meet FRED! Fred is the first Monacan student to come to HBS; apropos to that level of ambition, he is also the newly elected President of the Euro Club. To further the Euro image, Fred was deeply apologetic (and charismatic) about being 10 minutes late to our meeting – the French soccer team was playing.… Continue reading 20 QUESTIONS

Section E Shines

Although the 2010 World Cup in South Africa might still be a distant bleep on the radar screen, an early wave of soccer frenzy overtook the HBS campus this past semester with Section E emerging as the 2009 RC Intramural Soccer Champions. Boasting a tremendous undefeated track record throughout the season, Section E clinched the… Continue reading Section E Shines

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HBS SOCCER TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE

As a young player growing up in North Carolina, Andrew Crawford (OF) dreamed of having the opportunity to play on the world’s largest graduate school soccer stage, the Texas Winter Classic. Despite the unpredictable Boston weather, Crawford and his teammates of the Harvard Business School soccer team were able to escape over a foot of… Continue reading HBS SOCCER TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE

Random Rants

American Sporting ReferencesIf you are going to describe someone’s role in a case discussion as a ‘pinch hitter’ or a ‘quarterback’, please spare a thought for those of us who grew up with sports such as soccer, cricket and rugby (a good 30% of the class, apparently) and explain to us what on earth you… Continue reading Random Rants

HBS Soccer Team Comes Away with Two Close Ties in Season Opener

The HBS Soccer team comes away with two close ties in season-opening games against Harvard Law School and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. This year’s HBS soccer club got off to a fast start with back-to-back games on Sunday, September 24. Both games were hotly contested, with HBS running on a thin bench during… Continue reading HBS Soccer Team Comes Away with Two Close Ties in Season Opener

First HBS Copa America goes to… Europe??

HBS’ Club Latinoamericano launched this year its first Copa America, an extremely popular soccer event in Latin America, in which teams from different countries play each other in a direct elimination soccer tournament. Teams from Chile/Peru, Argentina, Brazil/El Salvador, Colombia/Venezuela, Mexico, Mexico/Nicaragua, Europe and other parts of the world joined in a highly energetic tournament… Continue reading First HBS Copa America goes to… Europe??

On-Campus Interview Series: New HBS Rugby Captain Carl "Lavos" Lavin

Last week, Carl “Lavos” Lavin was elected the new Captain of the Harvard Business School Rugby Club. Rugby is not new to Lavos. The sport has played an integral part of his life ever since he laced his first rugby boots and delivered his debut tackle at the age of 12 in Blackpool, the town… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: New HBS Rugby Captain Carl "Lavos" Lavin