It is a brisk January evening. No trace of sunset remains; the field is illuminated by harsh floodlights. A pair of joggers make their way around the track in slow, steady rounds. They encircle an ultimate frisbee practice on one end and a pickup soccer match on the other. The grounds of the Roe Stamps fields are immaculately kept but also decidedly humble (as indicated by the well-worn water fountain in the corner).
That tradition of austere excellence aptly fits the young men who file onto the field as the clock strikes half past eight: the Tech men’s lacrosse team.