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Volume 49 Issue No. 9 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu May 31, 2007 Softball Wins Fourth Ivy Title in Program History

by Casey Hart provided a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fourth inning to pro- Assistant Director of Athletic Communications vide the winning runs in Game 2. Freshman rightfielder Jennifer Francis went 3 for 5 with two doubles and three runs batted in It seemed like every time the Harvard softball team needed a for Harvard, while sophomore catcher Hayley Bock had a 4-for-6 win this season, Shelly Madick delivered. day at the plate. Freshman third baseman Melissa Schellberg It was only appropriate then that Madick would save her best had three hits, including a single to score the winning runs in the performance for one of the biggest days in program history. The opener. junior pitcher hurled a no-hitter in the first game and saved the The sweep of the Quakers gave Harvard its fourth Ivy title second to lead Harvard to a sweep of Penn, 4-0 and 4-2, in the Ivy and third NCAA Championship appearance. The Crimson suf- League Championship May 5 at Soldiers Field. fered a pair of one-run losses in the Hempstead Regional, falling, Madick, who days later was the unanimous choice as Ivy 3-2, in nine innings to host Hofstra May 18 and, 1-0, to Albany the League Pitcher of the Year, allowed just one baserunner in the following day. opener and one hit in 2.1 innings of relief in the nightcap. Another “This has been one of the most enjoyable years I’ve ever first team All- pick, senior shortstop Lauren Brown, had in coaching,” head coach Jenny Allard said after the Albany game. “It started five years ago when we recruited this senior class that we knew would be great players and great leaders. Coming into this season we knew we had the leadership, were bringing in a talented class of freshmen and had put together a great coaching staff. It all came together, and that’s a tribute to everyone on this team for working hard every day to continue to improve and put together a great season.” Freshman Lauren Murphy finished her record-

Photo courtesy of the Ivy League breaking season with 18 home runs, good for third na- tionally in home runs per game (0.39), and was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Murphy was selected to the All-Ivy and All-Northeast Region first teams, while Madick was a second-team all-region pick. Senior second baseman Julia Kidder earned second team All-Ivy honors, as did freshman centerfielder Stephanie Krysiak. Schellberg garnered All-Ivy hon- orable mention. The 2007 Ivy League Champion Harvard softball team. Softball, continued on page 6 Sports Updates Men’s Lightweight (5-1, 4-1 Ivy League) Women’s Lacrosse (5-11, 2-5 Ivy League) • Harvard heads into the IRA Championships with something • Head coach Sarah Nelson ’94 announced at season’s end to prove after entering Eastern Sprints as the top seed and that she is leaving the program to spend more time with her the fastest time but finishing fifth in the grand final. family, which includes her newborn daughter. • The Crimson qualified for grand finals in four of the five • The Crimson sent Nelson and senior Perry Barlow out with races at Sprints. Harvard won the second freshman eight, a dramatic win, as junior Caroline Simmons scored on a free- placed fifth in the second varsity eight and took sixth in the position shot with 28 seconds left to lift Harvard to a 12-11 vic- third varsity eight. The Harvard freshman eight placed third tory in the season finale May 2 at Brown. in the petite final to finish ninth overall. • That game was the Crimson’s third win in its last four • The head-to-head season came to an end April 28, when games, including a 12-6 domination of New Hampshire in the the Crimson won a pair of trophies by beating rivals Yale and team’s final home game April 25 at . Princeton. The varsity eight finished in 5:51.8, more than three • Sophomore Kaitlin Martin and junior Lauren Bobzin seconds faster than the second-place Tigers and 11 seconds earned second team All-Ivy League honors. Bobzin, a team ahead of the Bulldogs, to claim the Goldthwait Cup. Yale won co-captain, led the Ivy League and ranked eighth nationally the other four races, but Harvard’s second-place showing in with 3.25 ground balls per game. Martin paced Harvard with the second varsity helped the Crimson edge the Elis by one 39 goals and 47 points. point in the team standings to take the Vogel Cup. • Junior Tara Schoen helped key Harvard’s late surge with 20 • Senior Nick Downing garnered Academic All-Ivy honors. goals in the team’s last five games. Men’s Tennis (10-9, 5-2 Ivy League) Coed & Women’s Sailing • Harvard closed the season with a 4-3 win at Dartmouth April 25, securing a winning overall record as well as a tie for • The Crimson rallied to a fifth-place finish at the Inter-Col- third place in the final Ivy League standings. The Crimson legiate Sailing Association Women’s National Championship finished with a No. 70 national ranking. May 23-25. • In the A division, sophomore and senior • Sophomore Chris Clayton registered a 19-13 singles record Megan Watson and went 4-3 at No. 1 in Ivy dual matches to earn unanimous Christina Dahlman climbed from 11th place after the first day to finish fourth, while sophomores and selection to the All-Ivy League first team. Senior Gideon Roberta Steele Lauren placed fifth in the B division. Watson earned All-Amer- Valkin was named to the second team, while Dan Nguyen Brants received honorable mention. ica honorable mention. • The Crimson coeds also qualified for nationals. Paced by a • The doubles duo of junior Ashwin Kumar and sophomore second-place finish in the B division by juniors Sasha Ermakov made the All-Ivy first team for the second Kyle Kovacs straight season. They were 9-6, 4-3 in Ivy play, this season. and Elyse Dolbec, Harvard placed second in the New Eng- • Clayton and Nguyen were pegged to captain the 2007-08 land Dinghy Championship May 5-6. Seniors Clay Johnson Crimson at the team’s annual banquet, where Valkin was pre- and Kristen Lynch took third in the A division. The Crimson sented with the John M. Barnaby Most Valuable Player award. went 8-5 over the final two rounds of the New England Team Race Championship to finish third. Men’s Lacrosse (5-7, 3-3 Ivy League) Men’s Heavyweight Crew (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) • In its final two games the Crimson suffered a tough loss and • Harvard once again owns the fastest boat in the East. The bounced back with an impressive win to finish tied for third in Crimson continued its dominant march through the 2007 the Ivy League. season by capturing the varsity eight title and the Rowe Cup • Three seniors playing their final Harvard game on May 5 for the team championship at the 62nd Eastern Sprints May 13 keyed a 13-9 win at Dartmouth. Greg Cohen led the way with on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. six goals while Brian Mahler had a goal and four assists and • The Crimson covered the two-kilometer course at Sprints in Evan Calvert posted three goals and an assist. a course-record 5 minutes, 27 seconds, 2.4 seconds ahead of • Cohen and senior classmate John Henry Flood earned selec- second-place Yale and 2.45 faster than the previous record— tion to the North team in the United States Intercollegiate set by Harvard in 2005. The win gave the Crimson the Ivy Lacrosse Association North South Classic May 25 in Baltimore. League title and its fifth Worcester Bowl in six years. Flood was one of the nation’s premier faceoff specialists, ranking • Manning the winning boat were senior coxswain Jessica second in Division I. Hoy, junior stroke George Kitovitz, senior Matt McLane, se- • Sophomore defenseman Max Gottschall joined Flood and nior Toby Medaris, senior Andrew , sophomore Hen- Cohen as All-Ivy League honorees. Cohen was a second team rik Rummel, junior Joe Medioli, sophomore Simon Gawlik selection, while Flood and Gottschall earned honorable mention and senior Simon Kotzeff. It was the second varsity Sprints status. Flood, Gottschall, Mahler and senior Carle Stenmark title for Boston and Medaris and the 20th in Harvard’s storied made the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All- history. All nine athletes earned first team All-Ivy League se- New England second team, while Cohen, Flood, Stenmark and lections, while Hoy and Boston were Academic All-Ivy picks. senior Brandon Logigian were NEILA Scholar-Athlete selec- • Harvard took silver medals in the second varsity eight tions. Flood and Stenmark were Academic All-Ivy honorees. and freshman eight and gold in the third varsity and second freshman eights at Sprints. The Crimson won all five races Women’s Water Polo (11-15) May 5 against Northeastern, its final race of the season on the . • Harvard suffered losses to top-seeded Hartwick, Brown and • Next up is the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Cham- Bucknell in its final games of the season at the Eastern Cham- pionships May 31-June 2 in Camden, N.J., where the second- pionship April 28-29. ranked Crimson seeks its fourth national championship in five • Junior Lauren Snyder was named to the Collegiate Water years. The 142nd Harvard-Yale Regatta features this season’s Polo Association All-Northern Division first team. Snyder was top two crews in the East June 9 in New London, Conn. a defensive standout and notched 21 goals and six assists. • Junior co-captain Vivian Liao, who posted 18 goals, 16 Women’s Tennis (4-16, 2-5 Ivy League) steals and four assists in an injury-shortened season, was named the team’s Most Valuable Player at season’s end, while • Seniors Preethi Mukundan and Julia Forgie and outgoing Snyder received the Coach’s Award. head coach Gordon Graham ended their Harvard careers • Freshmen Kristina Bergquist and Ariel Delgado earned with wins as the Crimson downed Dartmouth, 5-2, April 25. Most Improved Player and Rookie of the Year honors, respec- • Sophomore Beier Ko, ranked 77th nationally, was selected to tively. Bergquist had 41 steals on the season, while Delgado compete in the NCAA Singles Championship and fell in three recorded a .514 save percentage with 92 saves in the Harvard sets in the first round to No. 29 Tatsiana Uvarova of Virginia goal. Commonwealth, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, May 23 at Georgia. Ko finished the season with a 19-5 singles record. Baseball (18-18, 12-8 Ivy League) • Harvard landed two individuals and two doubles pairs on the All-Ivy League teams. Mukundan and freshman Lena Lit- • The Crimson ended the season at the .500 mark after splitting vak made the second team at both singles and doubles. Their its final three Ivy League doubleheaders—one against Yale and respective doubles partners were freshman Elizabeth Brook two against Dartmouth—and topping Northeastern, 4-3, in the and Forgie. season finale. Harvard finished two games back of eventual • Litvak finished the season with a 24-11 singles mark. She league champion Brown in the Red Rolfe Division standings. went 10-3 paired with Ko at doubles and 4-1 playing with • The Yale doubleheader was rescheduled for April 25, forc- Litvak. Brook and Mukundan were 13-5 together. ing the Crimson to miss its scheduled consolation matchup with . While Holy Cross stepped into Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Harvard’s place at Fenway Park, the Crimson shut out the Bulldogs, 2-0, in the first game behind a one-hitter from junior • Three Crimson athletes picked up individual Ivy League Shawn Haviland. titles at the Heptagonal Championships May 5-6 at Princeton. • Freshman Max Perlman followed suit with a three-hit shut- Freshman Eda Karesin won the women’s javelin title with a toss out in the first game of Harvard’s next doubleheader, a 4-0 win of 48.02 meters, shattering the previous school record by three April 28 at Dartmouth. The stellar outing earned the righthand- meters. Senior Julia Pederson was second with a throw of 46.49 er his third selection as Ivy League Rookie of the Week. meters. Sophomore Becky Christensen defended her high jump • Junior outfielderMatt Vance, who hit .341 and led Harvard title by clearing 1.80 meters (5-10.7). Harvard finished seventh in in six offensive categories, earned a spot on the All-Ivy League the team standings. first team. Perlman led the Crimson in wins (five) and ERA • On the men’s side, senior Sean Barrettwon the 10,000 meters (2.91) and, along with senior catcher Andrew Casey, was on Saturday night. The Crimson placed eighth as a team. named to the second team. Senior second baseman Brendan • Several Harvard athletes returned to Princeton a week after Byrne, junior third baseman Steffan Wilson, junior shortstop Heps to compete in the ECAC/IC4A Championsips. The Harvard Jeff Stoeckel and junior outfielderTom Stack-Babich earned women placed 21st as a team. The Crimson also got top-five honorable mention. finishes from Karesin, who took fourth in the javelin, andClara Blattler, who tied for fourth in the pole vault. Women’s Lightweight Crew (1-5, 0-1 Ivy) • Karesin, Pederson and Christensen competed in the NCAA East Regional Championships May 25 at Florida. Karesin took • The Radcliffe varsity eight placed fourth May 13 in the sixth place in the javelin to put her in contention for a berth in Eastern Sprints in Camden, N.J., finishing in 7:14.068, ahead of the NCAA Championships. Pederson was 17th in that event, MIT and trailing champion Wisconsin, Princeton and George- while Christensen tied for ninth in the high jump. town. • The Black and White won the novice eight at Sprints in Men’s Golf 7:07.729, topping the field by more than eight seconds and remaining unbeaten, while the second varsity eight took silver. • Freshman Greg Shuman capped his impressive rookie year • A loss to second-ranked Princeton in the Class of ’99 Cup with a second-place finish in the individual standings as Har- April 28 dropped Radcliffe’s dual record against lightweight vard finished in third place at the Northeast Invitational April crews to 1-2. The Tigers completed the course in 7:03.1, and 28 at Green Valley Country Club in Portsmouth, R.I. Radcliffe finished in 7:14.0. • Shuman shot a one-under-par 70 in Saturday’s second round • Radcliffe heads back to Camden for the IRA Championships to finish the tournament at two-over, one shot behind tour- May 31-June 2 on the Cooper River. nament winner Steve Velardi of Quinnipiac. Harvard shot a • Senior Kate Walro has earned several academic honors. She combined 299 Saturday on the heels of a 153 in Friday’s short- was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District ened opening round, leaving the Crimson with a total of 452. 1 first team and Academic All-Ivy squad. Walro and juniors • Senior Thomas Hegge competed as an individual and Sarah Blankstein and Sarah Conyngham were selected as carded 38-75--113, good for 13th place in his final collegiate College Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athletes. tournament. 2 Women’s Heavyweight Crew Closes Season at NCAA Tournament by Heather Palmer first-ever Beanpot winning four of six races including the varsity Assistant Director of Athletic Communications eight. The Beanpot featured Boston College, , MIT, Northeastern and Radcliffe. A strong dual racing season and a The Black and White retained the solid performance at the Eastern Sprints Rowlands Cup over Northeastern helped Racliffe heavyweight crew return and reclaimed the Allen-DeWolfe to the NCAA Championship after a one- Trophy over Boston University. year hiatus. No. 16 Radcliffe finished Radcliffe finished the dual racing the 2,000m course in 6:35.7, while season with four regatta wins, including Northeastern crossed the line in winning back the Class of 1975 Trophy 6:45.3. Radcliffe won the team ban- and the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy, retain- ner with 24 points, seven points ing the Rowlands Cup, and winning the more than second-place Northeast- first-ever Beanpot. The Black and White ern. not only won the varsity eight at the At the Eastern Sprints, Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications Beanpot, but won the team banner after Radcliffe had at least one boat in taking four of the six races. each of the five Grand Finals for The Black and White opened the the second year in a row. The Black dual racing season hosting the eventual and White picked up two silver, national champion Brown on the Charles a gold and a bronze medal on the River. Radcliffe finished just four sec- The women’s heavyweight crew at the NCAA Tournament. Cooper River. The Black and White onds behind the Bears in the varsity eight race. crossed the finish line in fourth in the varsity eight behind Yale, After few changes in seat arrangements, the crew came back Brown and Princeton and avenged two earlier season losses to even stronger the following week. The Black and White battled Dartmouth. Radcliffe took home medals in the second varsity the elements to defeat rivals Cornell and Princeton bringing the eight, the varsity four A, the varsity four B and the second novice Class of 1975 trophy back to Weld Boathouse for the first time eight. The second varsity placed second behind Brown. Radcliffe since 2003. took second in the third varsity four A. The Black and White had Radcliffe returned home for the final three dual racing week- two entries in the third varsity four B race. The Black and White ends. The first was a two-day event in which crews from the East, finished fifth in the novice eight race and third in the second Central and West regions faced off. The Black and White took on novice eight. No. 2 Southern California, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Texas and Co- All the hard work paid off for the Black and White when the lumbia April 14-15. The sixth-ranked Black and White endured NCAA selected Radcliffe as one of 12 teams to compete in the rough racing conditions in a morning regatta against Southern national championship in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The selection marked California, Dartmouth and Syracuse. Dartmouth defeated Rad- the ninth time in the 11-year history of the NCAA that Radcliffe cliffe by two seconds to win the O’Leary Cup. Second-ranked would compete and the 10th appearance for the varsity eight. USC won the overall race. The varsity eight had a better race in The Black and White advanced to the petite finals in all three the calmer evening conditions against Dartmouth and Texas, but races - the varsity placed fifth, the second varsity was fourth and the Big Green once again pulled out the win, with Radcliffe plac- the varsity four was sixth. The crew scored a total of 19 points to ing second. finish 11th in the team standings. April 15 marked the first ever meeting between Radcliffe The Black and White varsity eight, which missed the Grand and Columbia. The Black and White came out with several wins Final by less than half a second in Saturday’s semifinal, placed despite rainy conditions. Radcliffe won all four races against the fifth in the Petite Final in 6:49.16 and 11th overall in the 16-team Lions, including an open water victory with a time of 6:41.6. varsity eight field. In the fourth week of the season, Radcliffe won two of five Radcliffe was in third after 500 and 1,000 meters in the sec- races against Michigan State and Ivy foe Yale. The Black and ond varsity eight, hitting the first mark in 1:40.90 and the midway White had several strong performances across the board and point in 3:28.27. Tennessee passed the Black and White in the dominated the varsity fours. Radcliffe won both the varsity four third 500, on the way to a second-place finish. Radcliffe com- A and varsity four B/C races. The Black and White cruised to a pleted the course in 7:06.34, ahead of Princeton and Notre Dame. five- second win over Michigan State and seven-second victory USC won in 6:58.34, and Minnesota won the Grand Final. over Yale. The varsity eight was second to No. 4 Yale, finishing The NCAA Tournament marked the end of the 2007 racing five seconds behind the Bulldogs, but 13 seconds ahead of No. 19 season for Radcliffe heavyweight crew. Some members of the Michigan State. team are now headed to the in England in In the final tune-up before Sprints, Radcliffe dominated the late June.

Harvard Athletics Today

The Harvard Varsity Club has teamed up with the Harvard Alumni Association to offer a new event for Reunion groups this June. Enjoy refreshments and hear first-hand about “Harvard Athletics Today” from Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise, current coaches and student-athletes.

June 9, 2007 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Scheduled to speak: Bob Scalise, Nichols Family Director of Athletics Ted Donato ‘91, Robert D. Ziff Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey Jenny Allard, Softball Head Coach, 2007 Ivy League Champions Charles Altchek ‘07, Men’s Soccer Ivy League Player of the Year, 2006 Ivy League Champion

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3 Crimson Commentary by Michele McLaughlin performance in each individual Olympics-- including a list of com- Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club petitors and their results (approximately one-in-six have captured gold). For more information on the book go to amazon.com. Since 1994 Harvard Clubs around the country, through a ***** program organized by the Harvard Alumni Association, have Varsity Club Elected Board member Theresa Moore ‘86 was awarded Summer Community Fellowships to undergraduates to recently inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League work as volunteers in non-profit organizations in local communi- Hall of Fame. Moore paved the way for women athletes in the ties. This year the Harvard Club of Boston has awarded nine Sum- state of Rhode Island. She grew up in East Providence mer Fellowships with three of them going to varsity athletes. participating in a variety of sports programs. But, it was outdoor Lindsay F. Hallion `08, from Westwood, Massachusetts, is track that brought her the most success. In the spring of 1982 the starting point guard on the basketball team and was All-Ivy in she won the 100 and 200 yard titles in outdoor track at the State 2007. She will be working with Capital Link, a non-profit health- Meet. She also added a State title in the long jump and care organization, to improve the effectiveness and impact of anchored the East Providence sprint relay team to a championship. neighborhood health centers. After accumulating 10 State Championships she graduated from Kayla M. Romanelli `09, from Watertown, Massachusetts, is East Providence and went on to Harvard where she earned All-Ivy a 2nd team All-Ivy field hockey midfielder. She will be working track honors, and also graduated cum laude. with Admissions Scholars, a program which organizes Boston area She has stayed involved with the sports world as an ESPN di- college students and faculty to assist Boston high school students rector of event marketing and sales for ESPN/ABC sports. She has in the entire college admissions process, including SAT tutoring, recently started her own company, T-Time Productions, that devel- applications, and deadline schedules. Kayla is a Harvard Club of ops and produces unique programming and content for various Boston scholar. media platforms including television, film, online/broadband and Eva B. Rosenberg `10, from Lexington, Massachusetts is a wireless In addition, she is involved with a number of charitable member of the varsity fencing team. She will be working at the projects, including the New York Mission Society, a program that non-profit Boston Fencing Club to bring fencing to at-risk Boston connects less privileged children and their families with education children ages 8 to 10. She will also be writing grants and fund- and work-assistance programs. raising to help the Boston Fencing Club grow into a program for ***** children of all ages from all of the Boston schools. The Ivy League has awarded 10 Harvard spring athletes with ***** All-Ivy Academic honors. The men and women were starters or Football letterwinner Chris Nowinski ‘00 has made a name key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or for himself on the national sports scene. Nowinski has become a better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nomi- leading expert in the area of sports-related concussions. On May nated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes. 14th Nowinski was featured in an interview on “HBO Real Sports” Harvard’s honorees are: where he talked about his book “Head Games: Football’s Concus- Andrew Boston ‘07 (Signal Mountain, TN) - Psychology, sion Crisis.” The interview is available On Demand for the rest of Heavyweight Crew. the month. Christina Dahlman ‘07 (Chevy Chase, MD) - Philosophy, ***** Sailing. Joe Philbin, a former Crimson football assistant coach, was Nick Downing ‘07 (London, Eng) - Chemistry, Lightweight Crew. recently named Offensive Coordinator for the Green Bay Packer’s. John Henry Flood ‘07 (Westfield, NJ) - Government, Lacrosse. Philbin coached the Crimson in 1997-98 before leaving for the Uni- Katie Golden ‘07 (Simsbury, CT) - Biology, Heavyweight Crew. versity of Iowa. In 2003 he left Iowa to become the Packer’s offen- Jessica Hoy ‘07 (Queensbury, NY) - Psychology, Heavyweight sive line coach. A Longmeadow, MA native, Philbin’s first coaching Crew. job came in 1984 as a graduate assistant at Tulane. He made stops Julia Kidder ‘07 (Belmont, MA) - Psychology, Softball. at Worcester Tech, Northeastern and eventually Harvard before Kyle Kovacs ‘08 (Pennington, NJ), - History & Science, Sailing. landing in Green Bay. From the sidelines of Harvard Stadium, Carle Stenmark ‘07 (Denver, CO) - Government, Lacrosse. Philbin will now be the voice in Brett Favre’s helmet each Sunday. Kate Walro ‘07 (Eugene, OR) - Government, Lightweight Crew. ***** ***** Former crimson basketball captain Jason Norman ‘05 and Once again this summer members of the men’s hockey team a group of associates, including fellow Harvard alum Brandon will run the Crimson City Hockey Clinic, a free hockey clinic for Terry ‘05 have founded a company that seeks to solve some of underprivileged youth players from around the Boston area. This the difficulties firms face in pursuit of minority hires. The group year Ryan Maki ‘07 and Jon Pelle ‘08 will be continuing the five has launched GetConnects LLC, an innovative diversity recruit- year tradition (started by Rob Fried ‘04) that will primarily target ing firm that promises to change diversity hiring in the American kids from the Brighton-Allston area. Last year, the camp narrowly workplace. GetConnects, according to its website, focuses on survived due to financial constraints. If you are interested in help- entry-level minority recruitment, using personal networks and a ing continue this tradition that embodies Harvard Hockey contact rapidly growing applicant database to provide clients with access Ryan or Jon at [email protected]. to potential employees that they have not been otherwise able to ***** reach. The second annual Pen Pal Field Day, recently held in Lavietes GetConnects.com, the company’s website, launched in early Pavilion,was a success. On Friday, May 11, 48 youth students from April, and the company’s database of student resumes and profiles a local elementary school in Brookline, Mass. took over Lavietes has swelled to nearly 700 students from colleges including George- Pavilion to play sports and games with Harvard student athletes. town, Stanford and Wellesley. GetConnects also accepts corporate The day was the culmination of the Pen Pal Program that and organizational clients. matches Harvard student-athletes with local fifth graders. The pen ***** pals began writing letters in February and continued to exchange Former Harvard Assistant Sports Information Director and letters until finally News & Views writer Jamie Weir is the recipient of the College getting the chance Sports Information Directors of America’s 2007 Rising Star Award to meet in person (university division). Weir is currently the Sports Information Di- on Friday.The pen rector/Operations Manager at Michigan State University. CoSI- pals played basket- DA’s Rising Star Award annually goes to a member whose work at ball, soccer, frisbee, their institution and service, dedication, energy and enthusiasm tag and various to the profession make that individual a “rising star” in sports other games before information. Weir will be honored at CoSIDA’s 50th Anniversary enjoying pizza and workshop in San Diego this summer. chatting. ***** The Student Ever wonder which Ivy athletes went on to compete at any Athlete Advisory of the Olympic games? In the new book “Ivies in Athens, The Committee (SAAC) Deep Bond Between Two Great Sporting Traditions: The Olympic ran the Pen Pal Games and The Ivy League,” author Jay Bavishi guides the reader program this year. through the years between the 1896 Athens Olympics and the 2004 They are hopeful Athens Olympics. During that time, some 800 student-athletes to keep the Pen Pal Seniors Frank Fernandez and Christiana Lackner from Ivy League schools competed against the world’s best on Field Day a tradi- take time for a photo during the Pen Pal Field Day. the premier stage for sport. The book highlights the Ivy League’s tion at Harvard.

4 2007 Hall of Fame Dinner

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Over 200 people were on hand to see the Varsity Club induct 11 athletes and one crew to the Hall of Fame. The Harvard Varsity Club Award was also A presented to longtime team physician and Varsity Club member Dr. Art Boland.

A. The Hall of Fame class of 2007. Front row: (L-R) Stacie Duncan McHale ‘92, Ceci Clark Enge ‘92, Andrea Montalbano ‘90, Sandra Whyte Sweeney ‘92. Second row: (L-R) Stephanie Wriede Morawski ‘92, Dr. Art Bo- land, Jennifer Holleran ‘90. Third row: (L-R) Paul Wylie ‘90, Dave Weiden ‘94, Lars Mellemseter ‘93. Fourth row: (L-R) Didzin Voldins ‘94, Jeremy Fraiberg ‘92, Cathy Grif- fin ‘92, John Cooper ‘93, Bill Cooper ‘93. Back row: (L-R) Ethan Ayer ‘93, Steve Trafton ‘92, Nick Sweeney ‘91, Adam Holland ‘94 and Colin Chant ‘94.

B. Former Athletic Director and current Harvard Alumni Association Director Jack Reardon ‘60 presented the Harvard Varsity Club Award to Dr. Art Boland.

C. Hall of Fame rower Jon Bernstein ‘90 served as the evening’s emcee. Bernstein was inducted last year into the Hall of Fame as part of the 1987-1989 men’s heavyweight C crew.

Upcoming Friends and Varsity Club Events JUNE 2007 5 – Harvard Sailing Senior Night (Murr Center 3rd floor lounge, 5-6 p.m.) 6 – Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner (Murr Center Tennis Courts, 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:15 p.m. dinner) 9 – “Harvard Athletics Today” – DHA Reunion Weekend Event (Lavietes Pavilion, 3-4:30 p.m.) 11 – Friends of Football San Francisco Dinner (Alfred’s Steak House, 6 PM reception, 7 PM dinner) 12 – Friends of Football Los Angeles Dinner (City Club, 6 PM reception, 7 PM dinner) 25 – Friends of Football Golf Tournament (Charter Oak Country Club, 10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start)

SEPTEMBER 2007 14 – Friends of Hockey Golf Tournament (1 p.m. shotgun start, Shaker Hills Golf Club) 17 – HVC Board Meeting (Murr Center Lounge, 5:15 PM) 19 – Friends of Rowing Board Meeting/Lunch (12 noon, Downtown Harvard Club of Boston)

OCTOBER 2007 15 – HVC Board Meeting (Murr Center Lounge, 5:15 PM)

NOVEMBER 2007 9 – HVC Annual Meeting (Harvard Club of Boston Main Clubhouse on Comm. Ave., 12 noon) For more information on any event contact the Varsity Club at 617-495-3535 or [email protected] 5 HARVARD VARSITY CLUB, INC. Murr Center FIRST CLASS 65 North Harvard Street U.S. POSTAGE Boston, MA 02163-1012 PAID (617) 495-3535 BOSTON, MA Fax: (617) 496-8296 PERMIT NO. 53825

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