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Competing Class of 2022 Student-Athletes Enjoy Special Commencement Ceremony Babson held a special Commencement ceremony Monday for six graduating student-athletes who were still competing on the diamond this weekend and were unable to attend the College's official Commencement.
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May 17, 2022

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Babson Athletics Honors the Class of 2022 More than 100 senior and graduate student-athletes in the Class of 2022 were honored and 10 awards were presented during Babson Athletics’ 41st annual Senior Awards Ceremony.
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May 4, 2022

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Men's Club Ice Hockey, Men’s Polo Teams Win National Championships A pair of Babson College club sports teams excelled at the highest levels this spring, as both the men's club hockey team and men’s polo team won national championships.
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April 5, 2022

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Barefoot Athletics Challenge Receives Record-Breaking Support The Babson community stepped up in unprecedented numbers to support the annual Barefoot Athletics Challenge last week. A total of 1,841 donors gave $235,320—both record amounts.
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March 14, 2022

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Babson Ice Hockey Team Wins Conference Championship The sixth-ranked Beavers earned their first New England Hockey Conference title in eight years to advance to the NCAA Division III tournament, where they will play Trinity on Saturday at Babson Skating Center.
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March 7, 2022

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Barefoot Athletics Challenge Returns to Support Student-Athletes The annual Barefoot Athletics Challenge kicks off next week, March 7–10, putting the ball in the hands of alumni, friends, and fans to support Babson’s athletic programs.
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March 3, 2022

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Judy Blinstrub talks with her players at a basketball game
Reflecting on Title IX as Women’s History Month Begins In the 50 years since the landmark law was passed, Judy Blinstrub, Babson’s longtime women’s basketball coach, has witnessed many changes in college athletics.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
March 1, 2022

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Babson softball players practice hitting
Signs of Spring in PepsiCo Enrico Pavilion To prepare for their seasons in the middle of the cold and snow of winter, spring sports teams at Babson work hard and learn to be flexible.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
February 25, 2022

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Black-and-white archive photo of Red Auerback and Bill Russell practicing at Babson
When Dynasties and Legends Roamed Campus Babson College's sports history includes more than five NCAA championships. It also has hosted a parade of pro sports teams and legends such as Bill Russell and Diego Maradona.
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December 20, 2021

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Stephanie Mishler runs at the head of a pack in a track & field race
'Magical' Mission: Runner Stephanie Mishler Makes a Difference for Others Stephanie Mishler '22, who runs cross country and track & field, also runs her own nonprofit to brighten the lives of girls with disabilities.
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Scott Dietz
Scott Dietz is Babson College's Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications. Dietz is responsible for the department's internal and external communications, including branding, campus engagement, marketing, social media, sponsorships and website management. Additional duties consist of event coverage, facilitation of interview requests, media pitching, video content, writing and editing. Before Babson, Dietz spent 13-plus years at fellow NEWMAC institution Wheaton College, worked for the NFL, New England Patriots, and in the media relations department with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of South Park, PA, Dietz began his sports information career at Westminster College.
December 14, 2021

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