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Andy Bernard Isn’t the Only Cornell Grad On NBC Primetime

by Jacob Savage | January 23, 2008 at 5:12 pm

Many of us, starved as we are for even more unscripted television, have become fans of this writer-strike season’s breakout show, American Gladiators. Hulk Hogan, weird bodybuilders, nostalgia for the early 90’s - what else could a young man ask for?

Still, we’ve all wondered: why can't I do that? how did the gladiators develop their superhuman strength? Well, Ivy Leaguers, there's hope yet! The gladiatrix Fury – née Jamie Reed – is actually Cornell ‘01. Before she settled into a career of jousting contestants off ledges, Reed was a record-setting pole-vaulter for the Big Red. She even used to be a structural engineer!

There’s now at least one Ivy League alumuna/alumnus somewhere in the space-time continuum who is not an effete wimp.

Reed is 5’8”, 150 – more than enough to take me down any day of the week. She was voted “Most Likely to Be On American Gladiators” in high school, so this is like a dream come true for her. My bet is that if there’s ever an Office/American Gladiators crossover episode, she’ll beat the crap out of Andy Bernard.

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9 Responses to “Andy Bernard Isn’t the Only Cornell Grad On NBC Primetime”

perez hilton Says:
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
first!
D'02 Says:
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
No interview or anything?
Come on, IvyGate, step it up.
D'02 Says:
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:26 pm
No interview or anything?
Come on, IvyGate, step it up.
haqikah Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 12:50 am
I need to get abs like that!
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ScottatCornell Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Jamie was my student at Cornell, and I am not surprised she did this. She may have been the best athlete on campus, male or female. She originally played softball, then switched to pole vault. She used to tell me that her engineering professors wanted her to give up sports and grow up. Screw them.
@scottatcornell Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Was Jamie your student at Cornell?
@scottatcornell Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Was Jamie your student at Cornell?
@scottatcornell Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Was Jamie your student at Cornell?
Cornell Gladiators Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Jamie Reed isn’t the only Cornellian to be on American GLadiators. Lee Reherman, AKA Hawk from the original American Gladiators, is a Cornell alum.