- May 20, 2026
- By Annie Krakower
- Photos courtesy of Diamondback Photo Collection, University Archives
A UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND student coaxes competitors fearlessly forward during a turtle race. While such events on campus dated back to at least the 1940s, no other details were provided with this 1979 Terrapin yearbook photo. Do you know what inspired the low-speed, high-energy affair? Or do you recognize any Terps cheering on their reptilian counterparts? Let us know at terpfeedback@umd.edu, and check the next issue for the responses and another snapshot of UMD history.
FROM THE LAST ISSUE ...
A flurry of readers wrote in to report that the shovelers featured in the Winter 2026 photo were members of the 1983 men’s lacrosse team. Curtis Rountree (left) recognized teammates Jack Francis, Kevin O’Leary, Mark Wheeler, Bill Lineberg, Mike Cavallaro, Kevin Bilger, Jean “Johno” Steffen and Steve Kirr, with their coach, Dino Mattessich, sporting the ’stache. They were clearing the turf field to practice ahead of a successful season: The Terps finished No. 3 in the country.
Ken Isman ’86 also let us know that we had incorrectly IDed the building in the background as Cambridge Hall; it’s the Atlantic Building.
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