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...humanism big enough to incorporate both piety and modernity. Indeed, Alevi Islam is as layered as the ceremonial dress worshipers sometimes wear, originating in pre-Islamic times when the Turks were nomadic horsemen in Central Asia. Their circular prayer rooms, veneration of horses and participation in sports such as javelin throwing, all predate the quasi-Shi'ite form of Islam they later adopted (Alevi means "follower of Ali," the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad venerated in Shi'ism). They say the Koran is open to interpretation, and temper its teachings with such Alevi dictums as "control your hand, your groin...
Other individual successes included sophomore Eda Karesin’s fifth-place finish in the women’s championship javelin, tossing the spear 46.15 meters. Freshman Jessica Fronk finished 12th in the event with a throw measuring 41.06 meters...
...Dina Emde and Thea Lee and sophomore Kathryn Orchowski finished second, third, and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles. The trio finished in 1:05.08, 1:05.49, and 1:08.30, respectively.In the field events, sophomore Eda Karesin, Fronk, and junior Evan Favermann highlighted the Crimson effort, by sweeping the javelin throw event with respective 46.66, 45.54, and 37.96 meter throws.Co-captain Molly Boyle won the hammer throw with a 46.37 meter toss, while Flahive and freshman Jade Randle earned points at second and third in the shot put with 10.81 and 10.46 meter hurls, respectively. Junior Becky Christensen returned...
...first time this season in the steeplechase. She placed third in the event with an 11:41.87 finish.The women’s 4x400 team—Emde, Lee, Orchowski, and Ng—took second in the event with a time of 3:58.25.Sophomore Eda Karesin won the javelin competition with a toss of 42.34 meters.After fouling on her first two attempts, junior Brittan Smith jumped a whopping 5.91 meters, an outdoor personal best for her. Her jump was more than a foot further than Dartmouth’s Cassandra Tanner and Brown’s Rachel Biblo, but fell...
...men’s side was good for fifth and, on the women’s side, Emde placed third with a 1:03.69 time.Junior Shannon Flahive leapt 5.41 meters to secure fifth in the women’s long jump, while classmate Evan Favermann launched the javelin 37.75 meters to finish sixth in the event.“We’ve got some good momentum with our spring break trip and these meets going into the rest of the outdoor season,” Saretsky said.—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...