BC Olympians miss medals

Haeger-ProvanchaBC sailors Annie Haegar ’12 and San Diego’s Briana Provancha ’12, representing the US, finished out of the medals in the women’s 470 (dinghy) event today at the Rio Olympica.Though they had ranked as high as 4th in the standings during the 10-race preliminaries, Haegar/Provancha finished 10th and last in today’s medal race to finish 7th overall.

The gold medal went to the team from Great Britain, with New Zealand taking the silver and France the bronze. Also finishing ahead of the US were Netherlands, Japan, and Slovenia.

BC_MaloyFellow Olympian and Eagle Joe Maloy ’08 (right) also competed today, finishing 23rd overall in the men’s triathlon. He was the highest-placing American in the competition, completing the swim-bike-run course in 1:48.30.

Maloy, a swimming standout at BC, had finished 6th at the ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast in April, the highest position by an American in the past four years.

These Eagles were among 17 former BC students participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Go Eagles!

Third annual chapter Mass

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Members of BC Alumni San Diego and friends attended the chapter’s third annual Mass and reception Sunday. The events were held on the campus of Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego.

Here is a brief video of the event.

Celebrant of the Mass was Peter Gyves, S.J., ’73, ’94, ’08, associate pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the only Jesuit parish in the San Diego area. Hosting the chapter were Kevin Calkins ’00, principal of Cathedral Catholic, and his wife, Beth Calkins ’03.

 

Bird ball ends

Miami defeated BC today, 9-4, in the deciding game of their NCAA tournament “super regional” series. Miami goes to the College World Series and the Eagles head home.

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 4th inning, but it was a close 5-3 margin for Miami heading into the 8th inning. Miami’s Edgar Michelangeli, who was 3-for-3 in the game, hit his second homerun of the game, this time with the bases loaded. The grand slam broke the lead out to 9-3.

Michelangeli showboated around the bases following his grand slam, drawing the ire of BC players. Indeed, there was a confrontation, with typical baseball pushing and shoving, between the teams near the Miami dugout.

While the Eagles have come back in several games late, BC added only one run, in the 8th inning, but also stranded three aboard in that inning.

The Eagles finish one of their most successful performances, at least in NCAA tournament play. Their final record is 35-22.