Brown Athletics Brown Athletic Department Mission Statement Annual Report 2008–2009
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Brown Athletics Brown Athletic Department Mission Statement Annual Report 2008–2009 In the spirit of a university that provides its students with Brown believes strongly that its athletic program should educational opportunities both broad and deep, Brown represent the same level of excellence and diversity is committed to sustaining one of the most wide-ranging found throughout the university, thereby providing the NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports programs for men opportunity and encouragement for each student-athlete and women in the country. The athletic program plays an to reach his/her fullest intellectual and athletic potential. essential role in teaching students to conduct themselves The common goal among Brown’s athletic administrators, with honesty and integrity, make sacrifices, strive for coaching staff, and scholar athletes is to achieve success at excellence, persevere through adversity, and compete the highest level possible while abiding by the standards with dignity and pride while developing a commitment of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct. Moreover, to teamwork and service to the community. the athletic program strives in providing equitable opportunities for women and minorities. In sum, Brown expects to produce scholar-athletes whose performance in the classroom and on the fields of play are a reflection of the values of this institution. Brown University Athletic Department Providence, RI 02912 www.BrownBears.com Championship / Post-Season Teams Brown Athletic Records 2008–2009 Sport Record League Coach National Record Ranking Baseball 24-19-1 15-5 (Ivy) Marek Drabinski N/A Basketball (M) 9-19 3-11 (Ivy) Jesse Agel N/A Basketball (W) 3-25 1-13 (Ivy) Jean Burr N/A Cross Country (M) N/A 5th (Ivy) Craig Lake N/A Cross Country (W) N/A 3rd (Ivy) Craig Lake N/A Crew (M) 4-2 3-1 (Ivy) Paul Cooke 3 Crew (W) 6-3 3-1 (Ivy) John Murphy 5 Equestrian N/A 3rd (Ivy) Michaela Scanlon 10 Men’s Crew – EARC Sprints Champions, Fencing (M) 13-6 t-4th (Ivy) Atilio Tass 20 Equestrian – IHSA National Team Championship qualifier Royal Henley Regatta Champions Men’s Lacrosse – NCAA Playoffs Fencing (W) 12-10 7th (Ivy) Atilio Tass N/A Field Hockey 5-12 1-6 (Ivy) Tara Harrington N/A Football 7-3 6-1 (Ivy) Phil Estes 31 Golf (M) N/A 8th (Ivy) Mike Hughes N/A Golf (W) N/A 6th (Ivy) Danielle Griffiths N/A Gymnastics N/A 6th (ECAC) Sara Carver-Milne N/A Ice Hockey (M) 5-23-5 3-15-4 (ECAC) Roger Grillo N/A 0-8-2 (Ivy) Dylan Sheehan ’09 – Men’s Soccer Brynn Smith ’11 – W. Track & Field Ice Hockey (W) 7-21-1 6-16-0 (ECAC) Digit Murphy N/A 1-9-0 (Ivy) Lacrosse (M) 12-4 4-2 (Ivy) Lars Tiffany 11 Lacrosse (W) 7-8 3-4 (Ivy) Keely McDonald N/A Skiing N/A 3rd in ECSC Mike LeBlanc N/A Football – Ivy League Champions Women’s Crew – NCAA Championship Women’s Skiing – USCSA Championship Soccer (M) 9-7-1 3-4 (Ivy) Mike Noonan N/A Soccer (W) 7-6-4 3-3-1 (Ivy) Phil Pincince N/A Softball 12-26 5-15 (Ivy) DeeDee Enabenter- N/A Omidiji Sports & Media Symposium April 14 2009 Squash (M) 6-9 0-6 (Ivy) Stuart leGassick 13 Squash (W) 8-8 1-5 (Ivy) Stuart leGassick 9 Legendary Boston Celtics center Bill Russell joined Swimming (M) 1-7 1-6 (Ivy) Peter Brown N/A ESPN’s Chris Berman ’77, HBO’s Ross Greenburg ’77, and Swimming (W) 3-4 3-4 (Ivy) Peter Brown N/A Providence Journal columnist and author Bill Reynolds ’68 Tennis (M) 18-10 4-3 (Ivy) Jay Harris N/A for a Sports & Media Symposium at Brown University on Tennis (W) 19-4 5-2 (Ivy) Paul Wardlaw N/A Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Salomon Center for Teaching. The symposium was sponsored by the Brown Department Track (M) N/A 4th (Ivy) Craig Lake N/A of Athletics and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee Track (W) N/A 5th (Ivy) Craig Lake N/A (SAAC). The four special guests answered questions and Volleyball 12-14 4-10 (Ivy) Diane Short N/A interacted with the near capacity audience, while explor- Water Polo (M) 17-10 7-0 (CWPA) Felix Mercado 20 ing the topic, “The Role of the Media in Constructing the Water Polo (W) 22-14 8-2 (CWPA) Felix Mercado 20 Public Perception of Sport.” Luther Spoehr, Brown faculty Wrestling 7-10 11th (EIWA) Dave Amato N/A Matt Gevelinger ’09 – Wrestling Thomas Muldoon ’10 – M. Lacrosse member and well-respected Providence Journal book Ross Greenburg ’77 share a laugh with former Boston Celtics All-Star Bill Russell reviewer, moderated the panel discussion. Sports & Media Symposium Panel (left to right): Chris Berman ’77, Bill Reynolds ’68, Ross Greenburg ’77, Bill Russell and moderator Luther Spoehr Jonathan Yu ’11, Scott Phillips ’11 and Adam Dantel ’10 – M. Equestrian Women’s Crew at 2009 NCAA Championship Lauren Presant ’10 – Women’s Water Polo Letter from the Director It is with great pleasure that I bring you the 2008–2009 Brown those competitions. Our men’s lacrosse team, University Department of Athletics and Physical Education under the leadership of Lars Tiffany ’90, was Annual Report. We first published this report last year to high- invited to the National Championships as well light the remarkable accomplishments of our student-athletes and battled a highly rated Johns Hopkins team – both on the playing fields and in the classroom. Once again, to a tough overtime loss. This lacrosse team was we have had an outstanding year and I am sure that you will also honored for its contribution to community be impressed with the extraordinary accomplishments and service; these are truly special young men. Other contributions to the Brown community of our department. great highlights were our women’s ski team’s in- vitation to nationals, along with our equestrian However, prior to reviewing this report, it might prove helpful team, and our women’s rugby club, who finished for me to provide you with an overview of our department, our third in the nation. goals, and mission. “Brown University’s goal is to have an excel- lent athletics program that provides a superior experience for our The accomplishments of our athletes surely students, and that is integrated fully into the academic mission of bring great pride to our community in ways that the University.” (NCAA Recertification 2006) At present, the De- extend far beyond their victories on the playing partment of Athletics and Physical Education provides athletic fields. As stated earlier, we believe it is essential Michael Goldberger and recreation opportunities for the entire Brown community. that our department be a part of the educational Our 37 varsity sports teams are made up of highly competitive, mission of the university and we strive to daily teach the les- well-qualified student-athletes. The 16 club teams provide an sons of our department mission for all our athletes. However, outlet for Brown students interested in a competitive experience some individuals and teams absolutely excel and this report at a less-intense level than varsity. A variety of intramural leagues will point to some of those accomplishments – teams whose support physical fitness and competition within the Brown com- academic performance has been recognized at the National munity, and our structured physical education classes and our level. Once again, our teams have achieved superb results in available fitness equipment encourage physical activity and skills the NCAA metric for assessing academic performance, the training for students, faculty and staff, and the local community. Academic Progress Report. Our APR results placed us second in the nation with 22 of our teams being honored by the As members of the Ivy Group, we believe in the principles NCAA. This is no small accomplishment when one thinks of of the league which state that intercollegiate athletics ought the balancing act that must be performed by each and every to be maintained within a perspective that holds paramount varsity athlete – competing at the highest NCAA Division I the academic programs of the institution and the academic level while at the same time learning and performing in the and personal growth of the student-athlete. Our facilities and classroom with our nation’s top students. programs are available for Brown’s more than 7,000 students and 3,000 faculty and staff. The number of participants in our There is one other area that I want to bring to everyone’s at- programs annually is staggering: 3,000 intramural participants, tention. One of my goals for the department is to bring to the 2,000 physical education class members, 500 club sport ath- university opportunities for thoughtful consideration of the letes, and nearly 900 varsity participants, not to mention the role of sport in our institutions and our society. This year, we more than one thousand daily users of our fitness facilities. were also able to do this in a very significant way. We were delighted to bring to Providence Jeff Orleans, the Executive As you read through this report, I am sure that you will be Director of the Ivy League for the past 25 years. Jeff reflected impressed with how well our athletes have been able to on the changes that have taken place in the league during his achieve success in a way that truly is reflective of the values of tenure at the helm and he shared some of his concerns for the Brown University.