Psycho Linguists again rock Ragnar
September 23, 2017
Linguistics
Skål to 12 Maryland language scientists, who ran the 207 miles of the
Ragnar Relay, in 31 hours, 10 minutes and 38 seconds, finishing 23rd overall out of more than 230 squads! The relay stretches over an epic route from Cumberland, in the western tip of Maryland, "east through thick forest trails and scenic paths [...] through the quiet streets of many charming historic Civil War-Era towns," ending ultimately in D.C. at
Yards Park near the Navy Yards on the banks of the
Anacostia. Guided by organizers and crew
Tara Mease,
Tess Wood and
Shevaun Lewis, the team was Baggett Fellow
Bethany Dickerson, Linguistics graduate students
Aaron Doliana,
Anouk Dieuleveut,
Jeff Green,
Lara Ehrenhofer and
Nick Huang, Linguistics faculty
Andrea Zukowski,
Colin Phillips and
Jeffrey Lidz, and CASL scientists
Polly O'Rourke,
Thomas J. Conners and Nate Clair.