Dartmouth College will open its fields this Wednesday for a free Football 101 clinic aimed at children twelve and under, offering drills, photo sessions and a complimentary snack, with the session running from five to seven in the evening and moving indoors should weather turn inclement.
The Big Green’s football squad enters the new campaign after a seventh‑place finish in the Ivy League preseason poll, a standing bolstered by the selection of quarterback Grayson Saunier and safety Harrison Keith to the Phil Steele Preseason First Team All‑Ivy list; Saunier threw for 2,143 yards and added 413 on the ground with nine passing and eleven rushing touchdowns last year, while Keith tied for the league lead with four interceptions.
A season of growth and community engagement
Meanwhile, the women’s basketball team is embarking on its first overseas tour, playing exhibition matches in Portugal and Spain, a venture made possible by a generous anonymous donor; the squad closed the previous season with ten victories, the most since the 2019‑2020 campaign, finishing 17 games below .500.
On the lacrosse front, the program announced the hiring of Max Waldbaum as offensive coordinator, a coach who previously served as an assistant at Tufts and who brings playing experience from both Tufts and Jacksonville University, a move intended to lift an offense that ranked fifth in the league with 11.46 goals per game.
The athletic department’s momentum also extends to the upcoming schedule, as the football team is slated to open the 2026 season at Lehigh on September 19, a date that promises another early‑season test for the Big Green.