R OWING 2007-08 EXPERIENCE Ask any member of the Dartmouth family to define this phrase, and most will struggle for the precise words. That's because every Dartmouth Experience, like every log in the Homecoming bonfire and every snowflake in the Winter Carnival snow sculpture, is somewhat similar yet distinctly different. The Dartmouth Experience is formed by the College's many traditions, like Trips in the wilderness, where the newest members of the Dartmouth community are baptized and bonded through hiking boots, backpacks, trail mix - and friendships. Or when the entire freshman class dons jerseys emblazoned with their class year and stands for an entire football game. It's also the multitude of encounters that flavor everyday life at Dartmouth. The Dartmouth Experience comes in the classroom and late-night study ses- sions in the '02 Room in Baker Library, when 200 pages of reading suddenly makes perfect sense. It's the camaraderie on the river, in the locker room and on the bus rides back to Hanover after a race. It's thoughtful discussions with some of the nation's brightest minds, who turn out to be peers as well as professors. It's criss-crossing the trails at the Dartmouth Skiway, hiking to the top of Mount Moosilauke or walking along scenic Occom Pond. It's watching as the bulk of your TABLE OF CONTENTS wardrobe of sweatshirts and sweaters gradually is transformed into one predominant color - Dartmouth green. The Dartmouth Experience ...... 1 It's pepperoni pizza with dorm mates on Thursday night and all-you-can-eat brunch in Thayer Dining Center on Sunday morning. It's the chill that goes up your This is Dartmouth College ...... 2 spine and the feeling of pride that overwhelms you during the singing of the Alma Mater. Advice to High School Rowers ...... 3 It's walking to class and knowing nine of the ten people you meet along the The D-Plan ...... 4 way. It's manipulating satellite images for a geography class, studying Beethoven or flipping a frisbee around the Green on a warm spring afternoon. Training Calendar ...... 5 It's the beauty of Baker Tower during a snow storm or the sharp smell of leaves during football season. It's on the Connecticut River during sophomore sum- Men's Heavyweight Rowing ...... 6-9 mer. It's understanding the devotion of alumni who make the pilgrimage to the Women's Rowing ...... 10-13 Hanover Plain and revel in Dartmouth Night festivities. It's all this and more. The Dartmouth Experience is what you choose to make Men’s . . . . .14-17 it. The opportunities and possibilities are endless. Rowing Internationally ...... 18 Location/Administration ...... 19 Support Staff ...... 20

WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM 1 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 THIS IS DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

DESCRIPTION: The nation’s ninth oldest college and a ANNUAL ENROLLMENT: (Fall 2006) Undergraduate- member of the , Dartmouth is a private, four- 4,085. Graduate-1,668: Arts & Sciences-605; Medical year, liberal arts, coeducational college with schools of School-378; Thayer-182; Tuck-503. business, engineering and medicine as well as 18 grad- uate programs in the arts and sciences. Its 200-acre FINANCIAL AID: Need-based; total awards 2006 main campus features state-of-the-art academic — $67 million. Admission to Dartmouth is need- facilities including the Berry Library, the Hood moot. Museum of Art, the Hopkins Center for the Arts and the Rauner Special Collections Library. TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK FACULTY: Arts and Sciences-366; Medical LOCATION: Hanover, N.H., on the School-166; Thayer-27; Tuck-38 Total: 597. Connecticut River; two hours northwest of Doctorate or equivalent held by more than 90 Boston, five hours north of New York City; percent of Dartmouth's full-time instructional accessible via Interstates 89 and 91, or air car- faculty. riers to airports in Manchester, N.H. (MHT) and Lebanon, N.H. (LEB). The college is also DEGREES AWARDED: Bachelor’s (AB, BE); accessible by bus and by Amtrak rail service master’s (AM, MALS, MBA, ME, MS, MPH); from New York and Washington, D.C. to White doctorate (PhD, MD); combined degrees River Junction, Vt. (MBA/ME, MBA/MD, MBA/MS, MS/MEM, MD/PhD). HISTORY: Founded 1769 by the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock for the education of “youth of the Indian COMPUTING AT DARTMOUTH: One of the Tribes ... English Youth and others.” Coeducational nation’s pioneers in educational computing, since 1972. Nickname: “Big Green.” Colors: Dartmouth’s computing environment includes a wire- Dartmouth Green and White. Motto: “Vox clamantis in less network that covers the entire campus. Beginning in deserto” (“a voice crying out in the wilderness”). the fall of 2003, local and long-distance telephone calling was enabled over the campus network using “software phones” PRESIDENT: James Wright ’64a, noted historian and specialist on and VoIP software. Ownership of a computer has been required of the American West, inaugurated 16th Dartmouth president in September, undergraduates since 1991. 1998; a member of Dartmouth’s history department since 1969; former Dartmouth Provost and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences; graduate of ATHLETICS: 34 intercollegiate varsity sports (16 women's, 16 men's, two Wisconsin State University (1964) with master’s and doctorate degrees from coed); 17 club sports; 24 intramural sports. Three-quarters of Dartmouth the University of Wisconsin-Madison. undergraduates participate in some form of athletics.

UNDERGRADUATE ARTS AND SCIENCES: Dartmouth is committed On the Web: www.dartmouth.edu to providing an excellent teaching and research environment for students and faculty. The scale of the College ensures the intimacy of a liberal arts college, while providing research opportunities typically found at much larger institutions. For the Class of 2011, there were 14,176 applications and 2,167 admissions; approximately 1,100 students will enroll. Students come from across the United States and around the world. Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2007-08 is $34,965; total tuition, room and board and fees is $45,483. Admission to the College is need-moot; financial aid in 2005-06 totaled approximately $67 million to 57 percent of undergraduates. The Arts and Sciences consist of 39 academic departments and programs; top majors among 2006 graduates were economics, government, psychological and brain sciences, history and English. The College has about 350 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including the highest percentage of tenured women in the Ivy League.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR: The Dartmouth Plan — a year-round calen- dar of four 10-week terms — allows flexibility in scheduling. Undergraduates must be on campus freshman year, summer before junior year and senior year.

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ROWING AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WHAT YOU CAN DO

There are many great benefits of rowing at Dartmouth College and most will First of all, the work you do in the classroom will have the greatest bearing last a lifetime. The friendships forged through hard work and sweat, the les- on whether or not you are admitted, so keep studying. Be sure to plan ahead sons of connection between hard work and achievement and the feeling of as you prepare your application. Talk with your teachers about your inter- empowerment derived from accomplishing the impossible stay with rowers ests and strengths. They have seen a lot of students and heard about a lot of forever. The confidence and self discovery they gain help them in other colleges’ different programs and can help you start in the right direction. endeavors. At practice, rowers work hard and become better people because of it. Make sure that you visit a number of different colleges, and start early because you may be surprised about what you find you like and dislike. Visiting a college is an excellent way to meet professors, talk with students THE IVY LEAGUE AND ATHLETICS and to gain an idea if the school is the right fit for you. It is important for women to register with the NCAA clearinghouse because that is now The Ivy League is the oldest athletic league in the country. Over time, how- required for them to take official visits. Don’t be afraid to ask coaches ques- ever, the Ivy League has developed more of an academic identity, due to its tions about visiting and other opportunities to learn more about the school commitment to academic excellence. While being a student at one of the and program. top colleges in the country, you will find that rowing is by no means your sole identity. You will take pride in your accomplishments in the classroom College is a place where you will spend four years and will identify with for and around campus, not just at the boathouse. The goal is for athletics to the rest of your life, and you don’t want to rush into any decisions. If you help students gain a broad undergraduate experience and to become well- save your college search for your senior year, you may find that taking rounded individuals. The training volume will vary throughout the year, for SATs, improving on your academic record, writing applications and being a instance around two hours a day, with a day off per week in season and less leader on your team can make traveling difficult. Once you have your time in the winter. favorite colleges identified, spend a good deal of time making sure you do an excellent job on your essays and applications.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Another rule within the Ivy League dictates that there are no merit-based IMPORTANT DEADLINES scholarships. Schools within the Ivy League can only offer need-based financial aid. That means there are no athletic scholarships. Rowers are Early Decision: here for their education. Nov. 1: Applications due along with CSS financial aid profile Nov. 20: Financial aid - signed tax returns and W-2’s due Dec. 1: International financial aid materials due GETTING IN TOUCH WITH COACHES Mid-Dec.: Decisions mailed out along with tentative financial aid awards Feb. 1: Financial aid- file the FAFSA with federal processors Visiting our website and filling out a questionnaire is a great way to open the lines of communication by giving the coaches information about your- Regular Decision: self. The coaches look forward to hearing from you and encourage you to Jan. 1: Applications due along with CSS financial aid profile send us updates on how you are developing as a rower. Please keep in mind Jan. 1 - Feb. 1: Register for and submit the CSS profile that staff do hear from a large number of high school rowers, so if you do Feb. 1: Financial aid - signed tax returns and W-2’s due not receive an immediate response, do not take it personally, just drop Feb. 1: Financial aid - file the FAFSA with federal processors another line. Also, there are a number of rules in place that men’s and Early April: Decisions mailed out along with financial aid awards women’s coaches must follow in regard to contacting high school rowers, May 2: Deadline to submit intent to enroll but you are always free to contact coaches. That puts the ball in your court. Transfers: March 1: Transfer Applications due with financial aid materials Mid-May: Transfer Decisions mailed out

WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM 3 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 THE “D-PLAN”

The Dartmouth Plan (or "D-Plan") is a unique and flexible calendar system that provides students with unparalleled opportunities to design an education- al program that is most closely suited to their needs, interests and aspirations. The system, based on four ten-week terms per year, allows for students to easily engage in Dartmouth's many off-campus study programs as well as numerous internship opportunities. Students may include terms of on-campus/residence study, off-campus study in Dartmouth programs or at other institutions, or leave terms. Students may choose to graduate in three years or extend their enrollment patterns up to five years to allow for additional travel, employment, internships or per- sonal experiences. An added advantage of the D-Plan is that it allows undergraduates to explore career interests in greater depth and with greater flexibility than is possi- ble under traditional semester calendars. Students can arrange for jobs and internships during any non-summer term and avoid the competition and scram- ble that often occurs in the summer, getting an extra advantage for subsequent summer positions or quality of occupational experience.

"My off-term gave me a my terms away from campus, I gained chance to combine training valuable work and volunteer experience and travel. I spent the winter working with young children and high in Melbourne, Australia train- school students, spent an amazing winter ing at the Mercantile Rowing studying and traveling in Italy, and got to Club. Rowing in small boats train for the US Under-23 National Team every morning, mostly pairs and win a World Championship." and singles, was a great - Kate Davison '07 opportunity to hone my tech- nique and feel. Coupled with "Big Green athletics is enhanced by the weights or an erg workout in incredible opportunities afforded by Mercantile Rowing Club, Melbourne, the evening to build power, I Dartmouth's D-Plan. Dartmouth's D- Australia left Australia fitter and faster Plan allows varsity athletes to take for the spring season than ever advantage of the foreign study programs. before. But perhaps more importantly, I got to travel to new places, meet You can study anywhere in the world new people, and experience new cultures. It was an experience I wouldn't without neglecting academic or athletic Kate Davison in Italy trade for anything in the world." commitments. I spent 10 weeks in - Aindriu Colgan '08 Toulouse, France with a Dartmouth professor and a group of my Dartmouth peers immersing myself in the foreign culture; all this while still being able "One of the things that attracted me to Dartmouth was the D-Plan and the to attend every on-water practice held that year." wide array of incredible off-campus opportunities available to students. In - Mike Milne '08 Typical D-Plan Schedule Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Freshman Winter Training on Campus Optional with Freshmen with Freshmen

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Sophomore Winter Training on Campus with Varsity with Varsity with Classmates

Internship Off Campus Train on Campus and Race Junior Winter Training on Campus Optional and Train on Own with Varsity

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Senior Winter Training on Campus Done! with Varsity with Varsity

This D-Plan schedule shows a rower choosing the fall of junior year as the off-term. This is typical because it follows spending the summer on campus and gives the students a chance to get away for a while. Students commonly use this time to gain an edge with internships. They can take this internship wherever they want, giving them flexibility while also avoiding the summer crush for internships. During this time students commonly train at a rowing club near where they are working.

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FALL SPRING Mid September - Early December Mid March-Early June Duration: 11 weeks Duration: 11 weeks

The fall season is marked The spring season starts with a team trip to Oak Ridge, Tenn. to row on by amazing glass-flat Melton Hill Lake. Oak Ridge is similar to home, with miles of secluded flat water. The focus of the water. Upon returning from Tennessee, the team hits the river and contin- fall is technical develop- ues gearing up for ment and base fitness. spring races. Spring There are no distractions races are either on the from these goals as row- Connecticut River or at ers enjoy exclusive use of the home venue of the the Connecticut River. opposing team. For Dartmouth also competes non-championship at several fall races, races, rowers typically including the Head of the race on a Saturday Charles, Princeton Chase, Flat water of the Connecticut River in the fall morning. For away Belly of the Carnegie, races that will involve Green Monster (in Hanover), Foot of the Charles and the Head of the leaving Hanover about Oklahoma. As the fall term wraps up the team heads down to Miami Beach, mid-day Friday and Fla. for a week and a half to row twice a day and enjoy the sunshine before returning Saturday going on winter break. afternoon. The season culminates with a league championship. Spring is a time filled with competitions WINTER The heavyweight and lightweight men race at the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Early January - Mid March Duration: 9.5 weeks Championships. The women race at the Eastern Sprints in an effort to qual- ify for the NCAA Championship.

Winter training is marked by hard work. It is during this season that Dartmouth rowers gain the toughness, SUMMER power and fitness that they will need to Late June - Late August race in the spring. While a majority of Duration: 10 weeks the training is done on the erg Sophomores who remain on campus during the summer enjoy the Upper machines, a third of the time is spent Valley at its most stunning beauty. At the boathouse, sophomores get a rowing in the indoor tanks. The team chance to row together as a class again, like they did freshman year. The uses tanks to work on technique and fit- flexibility of summer term, the beautiful weather and swimming in the river ness at the same time. A fair amount of after practice all lead to summer being a great time for rowers to hone their time is also spent conditioning with skills. Many rowers cap the summer racing season with a trip to the weights for both power and injury pre- Canadian Henley. vention. While hard work is not always fun, the team does on occasion find a way to combine the two by taking One of many fun and advantage of the Northern winters with competitive winter activities outdoor training events such as cross country skiing, winter triathlons and competitive sledding.

WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM 5 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 HEAVYWEIGHT MEN – HEAD COACH TOPHER BORDEAU After graduation, Bordeau moved to England, where he rowed for Oxford University in the 1999 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race while study- HEAD COACH ing for a postgraduate diploma in social administration at Oxford's Hertford SECOND SEASON College. At the time of his hiring, Director of Athletics Josie Harper com- PRINCETON ’98 mented that Bordeau's "successful experience at the highest levels of colle- Contact Information: giate rowing, along with his strong leadership skills and firm commitment E-Mail: to the Ivy League model of athletics, made him the ideal choice for this position." [email protected] In the summer of 2007, Bordeau coached the U.S. Under-23 Phone: (603) 646-2450 National Team, which made Hanover and the Connecticut River home base Fax: (603) 646-3348 in its preparation for the Under-23 World Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland. When not coaching and recruiting the next generation of Dartmouth Topher Bordeau was named head heavyweights, Bordeau enjoys swimming, biking and running, in prepara- coach of Dartmouth heavyweight tion for his fifth Ironman triathlon. rowing on July 29, 2006. Having been involved in rowing for 19 years, Bordeau is excited about the opportunity to make his mark as a head coach. "I'm acutely aware that my career is going to be defined by what Dartmouth crews do in the future, and that's appealing to me," said Bordeau. "Only six schools have won the Eastern Sprints Championship in the past 25 years: Dartmouth, Harvard, Brown, Penn, Wisconsin and Princeton. That's an elite club, and Dartmouth has a spot in it. Success here isn't just a dream, it isn't just some- thing we're chasing somewhere down the road. It's a concrete part of our past, and it'll be a concrete part of our future, too. Dartmouth has the facilities and resources to compete at the highest level of the sport. It's not a matter of if, it's when. And I feel fortunate to play a role in making that happen." Bordeau spent the 2006 season coaching the freshman heavyweight crew at Navy, guiding the Midshipmen to their best Eastern Sprints finish in six years. Prior to his stint at Annapolis, he spent three seasons as the freshman lightweight coach at Princeton, where he helped the Tiger novices capture two silver medals and one bronze at the Sprints and IRA and assisted on the 2003 Eastern Sprints Championship varsity squad. A 1998 graduate of Princeton, Bordeau captained a team that enjoyed unprecedented success, winning three IRA titles, three Eastern Sprints titles and four Rowe Cups during his time in orange and black.

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ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) SECOND SEASON Babcock, Theodore Jr Greenbrae, Calif. (Branson School) PRINCETON ’01 Balaguer, Matt Fr Portage, Mich. (Blair Academy) Banovich, Bogyi Fr New York, N.Y. (High School of Science) Contact Information: E-Mail: [email protected] Benjamin, Ethan So Bethesda, Md. (Bethesda Chevy Chase) Phone: (603) 646-2450 Birasa, Nick Fr Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee H.S.) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Brouwer, Christopher Jr Warren, Maine (Medomak Valley H.S.) Carlsen, Rowan Sr Chappaque, N.Y. (Horace Greeley H.S.) Eric Kratochvil is in his second year coaching the Dartmouth freshman Cholnoky, John Sr Darien, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) heavyweights. Before coaching at Dartmouth, he spent five years coaching Colgan, Aindriu Sr Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Episcopal Academy) the freshman lightweights at . Dahlhausen, Matt Fr Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Hawken School) During his tenure in Ithaca, Kratochvil guided the freshman eight to the 2002 Eastern Sprints bronze medal and wins over Harvard, Yale, Dentzel, Noah So Port Townsend, Wash. (Santa Barbara H.S.) Princeton and Dartmouth. His rowers enjoyed two Belly of the Carnegie Doran, Adrian Fr Hingham, Mass. (Hingham H.S.) titles, as well at two IRA Championships in varsity pair. Kratochvil was Duke, Reid Fr Warwick, N.Y. (Warwick H.S.) instrumental in Cornell's rise to prominence in the EARC lightweight Edwards, Nicholas So Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) league. He was an assistant coach for Cornell at the Royal Henley Regatta in England twice. In 2005 the Big Red advanced to the quarter finals of the Foukal, Nicholas So Nahant, Mass. (St. Paul's School) , made it to the finals in 2006, beating the National Giometti, Nick Fr Winchester, Mass. (The Rivers School) Champion Cal freshman heavyweights along the way. With his help, the Green, Travis Sr West Palm Beach, Fla. (Phillips Academy) Cornell varsity lightweights won both the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship in 2006 and finished third and second, respectively, Greulich, Evan So Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North H.S.) at those regattas in 2005. Guba, James Jr Latham N.Y. (Shaker H.S.) A 2001 graduate of , Kratochvil has the distinc- Hull, Sanderson Jr Shoreline, Wash. (Lakeside, H.S.) tion of having won Eastern Sprints gold medals as a member of both the var- sity lightweight (1999) and varsity heavyweight (2001) crews. Also, he Knapp, Michael Jr Duxbury, Mass. (Duxubury High School) received a silver and bronze at the IRA while rowing varsity heavyweight. Kordahl, James So Paris, France (American School of Paris) Following his graduation from Princeton, Kratochvil stroked the United Lerman, Justin So Bryn Mawr, Pa. (The Shipley School) States National Team lightweight eight to a bronze medal at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. Lever, Boyd So Lake View, S.C. (Governors School for Science & Math) McNabb, Ian Jr Devon, Pa. (Haverford School) Miliano, Anastasia So Gorham, Maine (Gorham H.S.) Murphy, Ryan Jr East Wareham, Mass. (Wareham H.S.) Ng, Julian Jr North Andover, Mass. (Brooks School) Ogden, Chris Jr Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville Area Senior H.S.) Paresky, Dave Fr Wayland, Mass. (Wayland H.S.) Pujol, Alex Fr Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley H.S.) Rauch, Samuel So San Antonio, Texas (H.S. for Health Careers) Rayner, Brenton So Rockledge, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episopal Academy) Rolfes, Gregory Jr Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier H.S.) Schless, Lesley So Old Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich Academy) Scott, Charlie Fr Milwaukee, Wis. (Shorewood H.S.) Smith, Andrew So Dallas, Texas (St. Mark's School of Texas) Solomon, Joshua So Lincoln, Mass. (Buckingham Browne and Nichols) Tansey, James Sr Washington D.C. (St. Alban's School)

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RECONNECTING TO THE IDENTITY OF TOUGH MEN

Dartmouth is stereotypically a team of tough men. The 2006-07 year start- ed out with a triathlon composed of a 1/4 mile swim, a 44 mile bike ride, and a 4,802 foot mountain climb. This is the type of thing that Dartmouth heavyweights like to do. Through the years, this has served the team well, and they are reconnecting with this identity. The team is spending time in the weight room, doing circuits, working hard on the water and loving every second of it, because it is who they are.

WHO THE TEAM IS LOOKING FOR

The team is looking for rowers who like to train hard. Being an Ivy League school keeps training volume in reason, but what they do, they do hard and with quality. People who look forward to taking pride in their work and the TAKING IT UP A NOTCH impact they have on the program are the right type of rowers.

With a new coaching staff and a renewed commitment from the college, Dartmouth heavies have started their climb back to the medals. It will be a long hard fight to get back into the medals and the college and alumni are looking for ways to help. In the 2005-06 season the team added a second trip down south to gain more water time. This early December trip to Miami Beach, Fla. is exciting because it will help the team get faster. The coaching staff is committed to taking recruiting up a notch and their efforts are paying off. This past year has more than doubled the num- ber of incoming rowers from the year previous. Having a larger pipeline will provide a steady stream of big, powerful rowers to the team.

LEADERSHIP AND POWER

Within the team, there is a number of strong leaders and powerful rowers. With these rowers as the foundation, there is good leadership and a strong example to follow. Eight members of last year’s varsity boat will return this year. As the team grows and young rowers move up, this leadership and example of power will be very valuable. This year the varsity boat will be more competitive as several strong freshmen become sophomores and join the varsity mix.

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ABE CLAYMAN ’07 CO-CAPTAIN ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY BETHESDA, Md. Dan Protz ’98 Major: History Extracurricular: Starting a runner’s equipment company, working at the Dan Protz is a classic example of the Dartmouth success story. A three-year public affairs office varsity heavyweight oarsman who matriculated with no rowing experience, Protz has carried the lessons he learned on the Connecticut River well “Rowing for the Dartmouth beyond its banks. An under-23 National Team member during the summer crew has been an incredibly before his senior year, Protz continued to train with the national team after rewarding and challenging graduating, an experience that culminated in his winning a gold medal at the experience. I love the cama- 1999 World Championships in St. Catharine's, Ontario. raderie that exists between guys While at Dartmouth, Protz was also able to make use of the Upper on the team, the thrill of compe- Valley's abundant natural resources and the flexibility of the D-Plan to pur- tition and the knowledge that sue his other passion: climbing. He carried that passion to mountains around the whole squad is working the world and eventually to its tallest peak. Protz and fellow Dartmouth toward the same goals: going heavyweight teammate Greg Vadasdi '98 teamed up to form the Big Green fast, winning races and working Everest expedi- hard. Off the water, my coach- tion that reached es have been extremely support- the summit of ive of my other endeavors. Mount Everest on Coach Bordeau wrote numerous June 2, 2005. recommendations for me when Dan is now head- I was pursuing a job for next ed to England to year. Coach Kratochvil assisted start work, having a group of engineering students just graduated that I worked with by testing a from Stanford’s prototype of a lighting device for runners that we developed. Dartmouth MBA program. crew, both within and outside the boathouse, has shaped my time at He will compete Dartmouth. I am deeply thankful for the support of my coaches and team- at The Ironman mates.” France on June 24.

JEREMY FELDMAN ’07 CO-CAPTAIN Protz on Dartmouth: BETHESDA, Md. “When I entered college I wasn't a climber or a rower. I grew up in Major: Psychology Wisconsin where there aren't any big mountains and I had never seen a row- Extracurricular: SEAD which provides mentoring for underprivileged ing shell in my life. I didn't know how to be an athlete or how to train effec- high school students tively. The realization that success at the elite level was possible came grad- ually and Dartmouth played a big role in building my con- “Rowing at Dartmouth has really enhanced my college fidence and abilities. The program was demanding and I experience. It's given me the opportunity to learn about always felt pushed to improve. In addition the sheer beau- toughness, commitment, team work, time management ty of Dartmouth's location helped me stay focused during and leadership. I have coaches whom I respect who the difficult times. The experience of rowing through the dare me to be great. I have teammates who have morning mist on the glassy waters of the Connecticut River become both close friends and respected peers. The always kept me coming back even when I felt I wasn't toughness my teammates show in the face of adversity improving fast enough. So while winning the World’s was has in turn inspired toughness from myself. We all have a great moment in my life, the years I spent rowing at the same goals: to go fast and to win; but the work we Dartmouth remain the most memorable for me. put in to achieve this goal goes way beyond boat speed. “The flexibility of the D-Plan was critical to my rowing When we find a way to work together to overcome career. To make national team boats, I needed water time. daily physical challenges, the academic demands seem It allowed me to take winters away to places where I could much more manageable. After I graduate from train on the water. My junior year I went to Seattle and my Dartmouth, I'll be attending law school, and while I'll senior year to the U.S. Training Center in Augusta, Ga. no longer be rowing competitively, the experience will The D-Plan really allows you to tailor the college experi- surely benefit my performance in future endeavors.” ence to fit your personal goals.”

WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM 9 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 WOMEN’S ROWING – HEAD COACH WENDY LEVASH again in 2002, Levash led her Tiger freshman crews to undefeated seasons and gold medals at the Eastern Sprints in 2002 and 2004. Her 2003 fresh- HEAD COACH men captured a silver medal at the Sprints. THIRD SEASON A standout rower in her own right, Levash captained the 1998 Princeton crew. She won a gold medal at the Eastern Sprints in 1995 as a PRINCETON ’98 member of the first novice eight and struck gold again at the Sprints in 1997 Contact Information: as a member of the first varsity eight. Levash also competed in the first two NCAA championship regattas in 1997 and 1998. E-Mail: A 1998 magna cum laude graduate of Princeton, Levash won the [email protected] Leslie K. Johnson Memorial Award for outstanding senior thesis work in Phone: (603) 646-2330 1998. She now lives in Quechee, Vt. where she enjoys running with her Fax: (603) 646-3348 dogs, Phoebe and Roscoe.

Excited by the challenge of rebuilding the women's rowing program, head coach Wendy Levash joined the Dartmouth ath- letics staff in August of 2005 after seven years of coaching in the Ivy League. Levash had an immediate impact, and the pro- gram took off in her first year at the helm. In 2006 she led the Big Green varsity eight to its first Eastern Sprints grand final appearance since 1998. Her second season proved an historic one: both varsity eights qualified for the Eastern Sprints grand final, and the first eight earned its first NCAA bid since 1999. Under Levash’s leadership, the 2007 varsity eight raced to eighth place nationally, Dartmouth's best-ever finish at the NCAA championships. In the 2007-2008 year, Levash will push Dartmouth toward its next goal: a team bid to the NCAAs. Levash began her coaching career in 1998 at Cornell University, where she spent three years molding the Cornell first novice eight into a champi- onship crew. During her final season in Ithaca in 2001, she was named the EAWRC Novice Coach of the Year after leading her crew to an undefeated season and a gold medal at the Eastern Sprints. In 2001, Levash returned to her alma mater to coach the Princeton novice women. Named the EAWRC Novice Coach of the Year

10 WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 WOMEN’S ROWING – ASSISTANT COACHES/ROSTER AMELIA SIANI Roster ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) THIRD SEASON Alexander, Sarah So Shaker Heights, Ohio (Laurel School) CORNELL ’04 Barnes, Michelle Jr White Bear Lake, Minn. (Mounds Park Academy) Beattie, Nell Jr Baltimore, Md. (Phillips Academy) Contact Information: Bergeson-Bradshaw, JamieSr Portland, Ore. (Abraham Lincoln) E-Mail: Bertucci, Nicole Sr Fairport, N.Y. (Fairport) [email protected] Blum, Justine Jr East Amherst, N.Y. (Williamsville H.S. East) Phone: (603) 646-2330 Boardman, Ann Jr Riverside, Conn. (Greenwich H.S. - Clark) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Briggs, Katy So Pownal, Maine (North Yarmouth Academy) Chapel, Courtney Fr Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Country Day School) Cooper, Sally So Austin, Texas (Westlake H.S.) Dauson, Erin Fr Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny H.S.) Amelia Siani has been coaching at Dartmouth since Fall 2005. A former Dauson, Sharon Jr Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny H.S.) standout rower at Cornell, she graduated in 2004 and began coaching at the Davis, Martha (Molly) So Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Episcopal H.S.) high school level. Siani was a four-year member of the Big Red women's diBiccari, Janel So Marlborough, N.H. (Keene H.S.) rowing team and served as a co-captain during the 2003-04 season. She was a member of the 2000 U.S. Junior National team and began rowing at diBiccari, Lauren So Marlborough, N.H (Keene H.S.) Community Rowing in Boston. Dobbin, Anna Fr Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton H.S.) In her first year at Dartmouth Siani led the novice women’s crew to Doolittle, Elizabeth Jr Watertown, Pa. (Beaver Country Day School) bronze and gold medal finishes at the Eastern Sprints in the first and second Dreissigacker, Emily Fr Morrisville, Vt. (People's Academy) novice eights, respectively. Dutko, Katie Jr Richmond Hill, N.Y. (St. Ann's School) Siani graduated cum laude from Cornell. She was named to the Erickson, Kelly Fr Corte Madera, Calif. (Marin School) Dean's List four times and won the Leanne Ritter Memorial Award for Fales, Molly Sr Carbondale,Colo. (Middlesesx) achievement in rowing and academics. She was a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I National Scholar Athlete and a Ferguson, Katie So Chatham, N.J. (Chatham H.S.) CRCA Mid-Atlantic first team all-region selection in 2003 and 2004. Gardner, Laura So Newton, Mass. (Newton South H.S.) Gensler, Thisbe So Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Archer School for Girls) Gerber, Gloria So Haddonfield, N.J.(Haddonfield Memorial H.S.) RICK GHERST Harney, Kate Jr Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford-Mendon High School) ASSISTANT COACH Harris, Kimberly Jr Estero, Fla. (Jakarta Int'l School) SECOND SEASON Hauer, Johanna Jr Belmont, Mass. (Belmont,H.S.) Irving, Sarah So Saint John, N.B. (RCS-Netherwood) VERMONT ’97 Kehrl, Laura So Mukilteo, Wash. (Lakeside School) Latimer, Leigh Fr Lutz, Fla. (Hillsborough H.S.) Contact Information: Lillian, Aviva So Paris, France (Philips Exeter Academy) E-Mail: [email protected] Mann, Kate Sr Princeton,N.J. (Princeton) Phone: (603) 646-2330 Mason, Jean Fr Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Agnes Irwin School) Fax: (603) 646-3348 McConnell, Claire Jr Berwyn, Pa. (Blair Academy) McKenna, Claire So Brooklyn, N.Y. (Midwood H.S. at Brooklyn College) Monkman, Samantha So Norfolk, Va. (Norfolk Collegiate School) A 1997 graduate of the University of Vermont, Rick Gherst enters his sec- Orrick, Karen Fr Bethesda, Md. (Walt Whitman H.S.) ond season at Dartmouth. Prior to arriving in Hanover, he spent six years as Ousterhout, Brittany Sr Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) the head men's coach at the University of Rhode Island. In 2004 his varsity eight took bronze at the ECAC Invitational and made the program’s first Pascall, Nell Jr Perth, Australia (Beelong Grammar School ever trip to the . Petit, Hayley Fr Cheshire, Conn. (Miss Porter's School) A former coxswain, Gherst won numerous medals on the collegiate Purdy, Alanna Jr Pond Ridge, N.Y. (Fox Lane H.S.) and national level, and competed at the 1996 World Championships in Twyman, Kathryn Jr Edmonton, Alta. (St. Francis Xavier H.S.) Strathclyde, Scotland. Gherst's background allows him to work closely with Wharton, Khadija Jr Norfolk, Va. (Choate Rosemary Hall) the Big Green coxswains in developing all aspects of their role both on and Williams, Carla Jr Litchfield, Conn. (Hotchkiss School) off the water.

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Dartmouth Women’s Crew… A Program on the Rise

The 2006 season marked the start of an exciting upward swing for the Dartmouth women’s crew program. Under the direction of first-year head coach Wendy Levash, the varsity eight posted a 6-2 record and made an appearance in the EAWRC grand final. The novice crews brought home gold and bronze EAWRC medals, ensuring the promise of a bright future for the Big Green. In addition to its success at EAWRC’s, the varsity eight also enjoyed victories over Ivy League foes Cornell, Columbia, Penn and Radcliffe and regional rivals Boston College and . The win over then No. 8 Radcliffe was Dartmouth’s first since 1998, and would prove a springboard for the rest of the season. For its efforts throughout the spring, the Big Green peaked at number 10 in the NCAA national rankings. The Dartmouth women's crew made program history in 2007, when the varsity eight received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Championships, marking the program's fourth NCAA appearance and first since 1999. After coming out of the gates strong in its qualifying heat, the Big Green advanced to the semifinal and eventually the petite final, finishing second in a thrilling race to take eighth overall out of 16 varsity eight crews. Prior to that, Dartmouth's best finish was tenth in 1997. Dartmouth had the highest placing of the four at- large eights and out-raced its pre-race national ranking of 15th. This impres- sive NCAA performance marked the return of the Dartmouth women to the national stage and the crew has its sights set on a team appearance in the near future. As a team, the Big Green oarswomen have redefined both hard work and success, and are committed to building upon the program’s tradition while taking the program to the next level.

The 2007 varsity eight took eighth at the NCAA Championship

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ANNE KENNEDY ’07 LAURA GARDNER ’10 MT. VISION, N.Y. NEWTON, MASS. Major: History and film studies Major: Undecided (maybe psychology) Extracurricular: Dartmouth Dining Services student supervisor Extracurricular: I host a radio show with a friend of mine on the campus radio station. My most memorable Dartmouth crew experi- ence was stroking back to back victories over My favorite part of rowing for Dartmouth is def- Radcliffe in the Charles River Challenge in initely the team. At practice, we compete fierce- April '07. I was still new to racing in the stroke ly against each other but as soon as we step off seat and I was very nervous, but I will never for- the water we are teammates and friends. The get feeling everyone just pick up the boat behind upperclassmen went out of their way to make the me when Laura Bozzuto called the sprint in the freshmen feel welcome. The team is so support- O'Leary cup race. I knew then that I had noth- ive and encouraging while still maintaining an ing to worry about, because I had such a great incredible focus and intensity. I look forward to group behind me every stroke, every race. practice everyday.

JAMIE BERGESON-BRADSHAW ’08 PORTLAND, ORE. Major: Spanish modified with economics ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY Extracurricular: New Member Educator in my sorority and Dartmouth JUDY GEER ’75 Outing Club First-Year Trips program leader. Judy Geer was the first The connection Dartmouth fosters between stu- women’s rowing captain dents and alums is unbelievably powerful, at Dartmouth. She made whether it's calling up an alum for an internship three Olympic teams and or needing a place to stay in a foreign country. raced in five World When I was applying to Dartmouth an alum told Championships. She me: "somewhere around your sophomore year, competed in the U.S. you start to bleed green." She was absolutely Women’s 4+ in 1976, right, maybe it's something in the water up here. was slated to row in the I couldn't ask for a happier, more supportive, double with her sister more fun community for college. and fellow Dartmouth alumna Carlie in the boy- cotted Games of 1980, and raced her final Olympics in the Women’s Double KIMMY HARRIS ’09 COXSWAIN in 1984. A member of the first class of women to attend Dartmouth, Geer ESTERO, FLA. graduated with a degree in Ecology in 1975. She later returned to Major: Economics modified with psychology Dartmouth and earned a masters in engineering in 1983. Geer currently Extracurricular: Dartmouth chapter of Women in Business, Tuck lives in Morrisville, Vt. with her husband Dick Dreissigacker and their three Mentoring Chair children, including daughters Hannah and Emily, who attend Dartmouth. She works in the marketing department at Dreissigacker’s company, My most memorable Dartmouth crew experi- Concept2 which develops and manufactures oars and rowing machines. ence would undoubtedly be winning EAWRC Geer still races her single frequently and successfully. Sprints my freshman year. Every team is moti- vated by that one major end-of-season champi- Geer on Dartmouth: onship. For our boat to achieve the goal of win- “For me, rowing was a very significant and valuable part of my Dartmouth ning that gold medal was an incredible experi- experience. In those pioneer days of women's rowing we didn't always have ence. I came to Dartmouth having never rowed the lightest boats or the best oars, but we developed a strong sense of team, before, and now I can't imagine my life without a deep appreciation of the sport and lasting friendships. And the crew. Connecticut River is one of the most beautiful places I have ever rowed.”

WWW.DARTMOUTHSPORTS.COM 13 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE R OWING 2007-08 LIGHTWEIGHT MEN – HEAD COACH STEVE PERRY 2000 and 2001 seasons. Both years his crews made the grand final of the Eastern Sprints and finished their seasons above .500. A four-year HEAD COACH oarsman from 1995-1999, Perry rowed in the first varsity boat for three THIRD SEASON years and was the most valuable oarsman as a junior and a senior. The co- captain and stroke of the 1999 team, Perry led Rutgers to a silver medal at RUTGERS ’99 the 1999 IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) Collegiate National Championship. Contact Information: Perry and his wife Jessica reside in Lebanon, N.H. with their two E-Mail: daughters, Moira and Kirsten. [email protected] Phone: (603) 646-3434 Fax: (603) 646-3348

Steve Perry enters his third season as head coach of the Big Green light- weight rowing program. In two years Perry has taken the lightweight team from the worst year in program history to an Ivy League and EARC Championship. At Dartmouth Perry has guided the Big Green to two consecutive winning seasons, including Dartmouth’s win of the EARC varsity light- weight eight and Ivy League title. Last year’s 6-1 championship varsity boat led the first campaign since 1994 when Dartmouth has won three of four cup races. His first varsity boat earned Dartmouth’s second straight regular season wins over Cornell and Yale. Perry’s 2006 crew also won the Biglin Bowl, versus Harvard and MIT, for only the third time in 55 years. In 2006 Perry also led the Dartmouth var- sity boats to their first appearance in the grand final at the Eastern Sprints since 2002. Under his tutelage the Big Green first varsi- ty has a combined regular season record of 10-2. Perry took over Navy’s Plebe lightweights in 2002 and had an immediate impact in Navy’s turnaround into a league power. Producing the first Navy freshman lightweight champi- onship in 20 years, Perry’s freshman crews posted a combined 33-1 record over his three seasons. At the EARC (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges) Sprints in 2005, his first freshman and second freshman crews both won gold medals. During the 2004 Eastern Sprints, his first freshman captured silver and his second freshman struck gold. In his first season with Navy at the Sprints in 2003, both of his eights won gold medals. Prior to his time with the Midshipmen, Perry spent one year at Penn as the men's freshman lightweight coach. His fresh- man crews provided the program with its first winning season in 10 years. His first boat compiled a 5-2 regular season record and placed sixth at the Eastern Sprints, while his second freshman crew went 4-3 during the season and finished fifth at the Sprints. Perry's first coaching job came at his alma mater, Rutgers, where he was the men's freshman lightweight coach during the

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ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) SECOND SEASON Allison, James So Hillsborough, Calif. (Thacher School) PENN ’02 Apathy, Joseph Fr Devon, Pa. (Conestoga H.S.) Barrie, William So Fairfield, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Contact Information: Blum, Benjamin Jr Weston, Mass. (Weston H.S.) Blakeley, William So Andover, N.J. (Lenape Valley Regional HS) E-Mail: Gommel, Dan Jr Blue Hill, Maine (George Stevens Academy) [email protected] Boneysteele, Ian So Orinda, Calif. (Thacher School) Phone: (603) 646-3434 Broccolo, Matthew So Willmette, Ill. (Loyola Academy) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Bustard, Christopher So Sarasota, Fla. (Pine View School) Chamberlain, Daniel So Gaithersburg, Md. (Montgomery Blair H.S.) Cheng, Darren Fr Cos Cob, Conn. (Greenwich H.S.) Curry, Emerson Sr Princeton, N.J. (The Kent School) Dawe, Nick So Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier H.S.) Brian Conley is entering his second season as the assistant coach with the Dartmouth lightweight rowing team. His 2007 crews saw success starting Douglas, Erik So Annandale, Va. (Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science & Tech.) in the fall and carried through to the spring claiming victories over several Eberhart, Kristin So Rye Beach, N.H. (Philips Exeter Academy) league crews and posting a regular season record of 6-1. Fahden, Anthony Sr Lafayette, Calif. (Oakland Strokes) Conley’s first freshman crew posted a fourth place finish at the 2006 Gonzalez, Christopher Sr New York, N.Y. (St. Mark's School) Foot of the Charles, the best among lightweight crews. His first boat fol- Grogan, Conor So Oak Park, Ill. (St. Ignatius College Prep School) lowed up that successful fall campaign with wins against Harvard, Cornell, Greimann, Reid So Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley H.S.) Columbia, Delaware, Rutgers and MIT, eventually, going on to a sixth place Hagedorn, Brad So Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg H.S.) finish at the Eastern Sprints. Hemani, Benjamin So Ipswich, Mass. (Philips Exeter Academy) Prior to arriving at Dartmouth, Conley was the head coach at Lower Henson, Phil Fr Bellmeade, N.J. (Hun School) Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., where his crews won the 2006 Scholastic National Championship. Jain, Nikhil Jr Langley, B.C. (Walnut Grove Secondary School) Conley also served for two summers as the head lightweight coach at the Lane, John So Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial H.S.) Penn Athletic Club in Philadelphia. In 2004, his lightweight crews won the Leavitt, Dylan Fr Hampton, N.H. (Philips Exeter Academy) US Rowing National Championship and two events at the Canadian Henley. Martin, Aaron Jr Exton, Pa. (Malvern, Prep) A 2002 graduate of Penn, Conley was MVP and a three year varsity Matthies, Benjamin So Chaplin, Conn. (Windham H.S.) letter-winner for the Quakers’ lightweight rowing program. He served as Mahoney, Gabe Sr Brookline, Mass. (Brookline H.S.) commodore and captain during his junior and senior years, respectively. McGeehin, Brendan Jr Newtown Square, Pa. (Malvern Prep) Conley also competed for Penn AC in Philadelphia, winning numerous U.S. McConnell, Craig Fr Berwyn, Pa. (Blair Academy) Rowing National Championships. Milne, Michael Sr Toronto, Ont. (Upper Canada Secondary School) Conley is responsible for the freshman lightweight team and assists with the varsity program and recruiting. Moe, Alison Jr Middletown, R.I. (Pomfret School) Navarro, Maurice So Miami, Fla. (Coral Gables H.S.) Newcombe, James Fr Princeton, N.J. (Princeton H.S.) O'Horo, Mark Fr Delafield, Wis. (University Lake School) Patch, Joshua Jr Lebanon, N.H. (Lebanon H.S.) Piccioli, Michael Sr Auburn, N.H. (Trinity H.S.) Politi, Joe Sr Montvale, N.J. (Philips Exeter Academy) Shea, Brian So Wolfeboro, N.H. (Kingswood Regional H.S.) Simonds, Colin Jr Roanoke, Va. (Hidden Valley H.S.) Silberstein, Dana Sr Boston, Mass. (Newton North H.S.) Smith, David Sr Seattle, Wash. (Lakeside H.S.) Williams, Adam So Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster Schools) Yang, Alex So Pennington, N.J. (Hopewell Valley Central H.S.) Yao, Catherine So Princeton Junction, N.J. (W. Windsor-Plainsboro H.S.-S.)

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The lightweights are on the march. The 2007 D150s won the Eastern Sprints Championship in dramatic fashion with a come from behind victo- ry, giving the Big Green its best season since 1994 and Dartmouth is look- ing to only go faster. “The team understands our high standards and expectations” said head coach Steve Perry. “We’re enthusiastic about a deeper team and expecting some great achievement from our Class of 2008.” With five seniors returning from the 2006-07 varsity eight, 2008 promises to be a year of maturity. The depth the Big Green lightweights possess will be crucial throughout the year. “The league keeps getting deep- er and deeper. Last year many JV boats were capable of beating other teams’ varsity eights. With 10 seniors this year and a large group of younger ath- letes, I hope we can add some speed across the board,” added Perry. Last season the Big Green overcame a long winter that saw contin- of the year with the Eastern Sprints Championship, a fourth place finish at uous improvement in boat speed throughout the year culminating at the end the IRA Regatta and a trip to England for the Henley Royal Regatta. Although the Big Green lost just three rowers from the varsity eight of a year ago, each one of the returning lettermen will have his work cut out for him. The success of last season’s fresh- man squad will add the needed firepower to the varsity and will provide good competition within the team. “We’ve got a good group of returning athletes. Obviously, the challenge is having more than just one or two raise the bar to make up for the graduated class,” said Perry. The team learned a great deal about racing last year and the seniors will be looked at to lead this squad to a successful season using the expe- rience they gained last season. Each new spring season allows the slate to be wiped clean and to start the quest anew for the Eastern Sprints Championship and IRA Championship. As the Big Green takes to the waters of the Connecticut River, the team will focus on its goals and continue the success that has grown throughout the pro- gram. “Our team goal is to win the Eastern Sprints en route to a Jope Cup title, which is awarded to the lightweight team that dom- inates the Sprints, and the IRA Lightweight National Championship,” said Perry.

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NICHOLAS DAWE ’10 ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY: CINCINNATI, OHIO CHIP DAVIS ‘93 Major: Undecided Extracurricular: DOC Trips, Running, Canoeing Dartmouth College rowing memorabilia gathers dust on the walls of Chip Davis’ office, just down the I chose Dartmouth because of the beautiful location road from where his collegiate rowing career began that was set in the mountains over the Connecticut … and ended. River and for the incredible opportunities that were Ending, though, is a relative term. made available by an education at Dartmouth. I While at Dartmouth, Davis earned a spot on chose rowing because it is something that I have the men’s varsity lightweight crew and rowed every been very passionate about during high school. It stroke of every cup race that he was eligible for - not also has allowed me to develop lifelong friendships a small feat considering his four-year tenure at the and provided a discipline in my life that involves college and the multitude of cup races which rowers complete teamwork. Dartmouth provides me with are eligible to row for each year. In 1993, his team an excellent academic opportunity and allows me to won the Jope Cup at the Eastern Sprints compete at the highest level for my sport. Championship for overall team supremacy. Shortly after graduating from Dartmouth, Davis hung up his light- weight suit to pursue a new kind of rowing career. With the tips earned from waiting tables, he rented a room from a college teammate, bought a com- DAVID SMITH ‘08 puter and began to write. At first he created a newspaper, initially titled SEATTLE, WASH. Independent Rowing News. Now, 13 years later, it is Rowing News – the Major: Italian magazine of rowing, a monthly publication, complete with glossy pages, an Extracurricular: Singing a cappella with The Dartmouth Aires, ever-expanding staff and readership that spans the globe. playing the piano, drawing, golf, scuba diving In 1998, five years after graduating, he was inducted into the Dartmouth Rowing Hall of Fame. Most recently Davis was the 2006 recip- I love being a ient of the John J. Carlin award, an honor presented annually by US Rowing Dartmouth student. I to an “individual who has made a significant contribution and outstanding love Dartmouth. I commitment in the sport of rowing.” love the Green. I love But he hasn’t forgotten his roots. In fact, he hasn’t even left, and that Dartmouth lets there’s a reason for that. me hang out in Italy, my main responsibil- ity to figure out Davis on Dartmouth: myself and navigate “My time at Dartmouth was incredibly productive – both from an academ- Rome for three ic stand-point and from an athletic one. Many of the relationships I built months. I love there have helped me get to where I am today. When I left school I took a singing with my bud- chance - I had to. But the Dartmouth experience provided me with every- dies in the Aires. I thing I needed. It gave me an exceptional base. Dartmouth is where my suc- love walking around cess began and it helps me continue my dreams in a career bringing rowing on a spring Friday and realizing there are tons of amazing people here, bask- to those around the area and the world. Hanover provided the academics ing in the sun, smiling at each other. I love rowing on the Connecticut. I love to build a growing publication and the rowing team gave the taste of suc- jogging over to Vermont on an unusually warm winter afternoon. All this cess through hard work to achieve what I always wanted. Since Dartmouth love... it's ubiquitous. gave me the foundation to have a career and a life that I enjoy, I can not help but want to continue to be actively involved in promoting Dartmouth to all those I encounter.”

And it is from there that he built his dream, literally from the base up.

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2006 1994 1980 Kate Davison ’07: Nations Cup-Eight, Gold Ted Murphy ’94: Coxed Four, Silver Julia Geer ’75: Olympian-Double Anne Kennedy ’07: Nations Cup-Eight, Gold Jeremy Howick ’92: Canadian Eight Charlotte Geer ’80: Olympian-Double Davey Kitchell ’95: Light Eight Nancy Vespoli ’77: Olympian-Quad 2003 Anne Kakela ’92: Straight Four / Silver, Eight, Silver Thomas Hull ’79: Olympian-Four Justin Jones ’02: Pan Am-Eight, Gold Kurt Somerville ’79: Olympian-Eight 1993 2002 Anne Kakela ’92: Straight Four, Silver / 1979 Dan Perkins ’97: Oxford Boat Race Winner US Eight, Silver Julia Geer ’75: Double Ted Murphy ’94: Coxed Four Kurt Somerville ’79: Spare 2001 Ben Cotting ’01: Light Eight, Bronze 1992 1977 Heavyweights: Henley Royal Regatta James Moulton ’84: Olympian-Spare Julia Geer ’75: Quad Winner-Ladies Plate Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Olympian-Coxed Pair Kurt Somerville ’79: Eight

2000 1991 1976 Ted Murphy ’94: Olympian-Pair, Silver Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Julia Geer ’75: Olympian-Four Dominic Seiterle ’98: Olympian- Canadian Double 1988 1975 Cola Parker ’84: Light Four Raymond Adams: ’71: Four 1999 Charlie Hoffmann ’77: Light Eight, Silver Dan Protz ’98: Pan Am Games- Eight, Gold / 1987 Worlds-Coxed Four, Gold Cola Parker ’84: Pan Am Games-Light Pair, Gold 1974 Ted Murphy ’94: Pan Am-Eight, Gold Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Raymond Adams ’71: Pair Jamison Peschell '99: Light Pair Dan Perkins ’97: Spare 1986 1973 Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Raymond Adams ’71: Euro Champs-US Pair, 1998 James Moulton ’84: Double Dan Protz ’98: Nations Cup- Double, 1971 Worlds, US Double 1985 William Pickard Jr. ’71: Euro Champs- US Jamison Peschel ’99: Nations Cup-Light Four Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Eight W. Deneys Purcell ’71: Euro Champs-US Eight 1997 1984 Ted Murphy ’94: Pair, Bronze Julia Geer ’75: Double 1970 Dan Perkins ’97: Nations Cup-Quad Charlotte Geer ’80: Double Robert Brayton ’64: Eight Dan Protz ’98: Nations Cup-Quad Carin Reynolds ’84: Light Eight, Gold James Willis Jr. ’69: Eight Jamison Peschel ’99: Nations Cup-Double Joseph Holland ’84: Light Eight John Eaton ’71: Coxed Pair

1996 1983 1969 Ted Murphy ’94: Olympian-Eight Julia Geer ’75: Quad Robert Brayton ’64: Euro Champs-US Four Odd-Even Bustnes ’94: Olympian- Charlotte Geer ’80: Quad Norwegian Straight Four Stephen Shellans Jr. ’82: Pan Am Games- 1967 Greg Lewis ’94: Olympian-Spare, Henley Royal Coxed pair, Silver Robert Brayton ’64: Euro Champs-US Four, Regatta Winner-Double Silver Pan Am Games-Four, Gold Annie Kakela ’92: Olympian-Eight 1982 Max Holdo ’96: Olympian- Argentinian Double Julia Geer ’75: Single 1966 Charlotte Geer ’80: Quad Edward Northrop ’66: Eight 1995 Anne Kakela ’92: Eight, Gold 1981 1963 Ted Murphy ’94: Straight Four Julia Geer ’75: Double Daniel Watts ’63: Pan Am Games-Pair, Silver Charlotte Geer ’80: Double Robert Brayton ’64: Pan Am Games- Timothy Guiles ’81: Light Four US Pair, Silver

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JOSIE HARPER JAMES WRIGHT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Jo Ann "Josie" Harper, a prominent figure A veteran academic administrator, teacher, in collegiate athletics and a highly regarded and noted historian, James Wright has coach, is the Big Green's director of athlet- spent more than 35 years in higher educa- ics and recreation. She assumed the leader- tion and has held a series of leadership ship role for Dartmouth athletics in June, positions at Dartmouth during one of the 2002. most eventful eras in the College's history. Harper is Dartmouth's seventh ath- He is the 16th president of Dartmouth letic director and the first woman to hold College. this position both at Dartmouth and in the Born in Madison, Wis., Wright Ivy League. received a bachelor's degree from Harper joined the Dartmouth staff in July, 1981, as head coach of Wisconsin State University (now the University of Wisconsin – Platteville), women's lacrosse. In July, 1987, she assumed additional responsibilities as and master's and doctoral degrees in history from the University of assistant director of athletics for intercollegiate programs, where she devel- Wisconsin. oped and administered recruiting support for coaches and served as liaison Wright has been a member of the Dartmouth community since 1969, to the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program, among other duties. In July, when he came to Hanover as an assistant professor of history. He became 1990, she was promoted to associate director of athletics while continuing associate professor in 1974 and professor of history in 1980. He served as to coach women's lacrosse. associate dean of the faculty from 1981-85 and then as dean of the faculty She was promoted to senior associate director of athletics in June, from 1989-97; as acting president in 1995; and as provost in 1997. He was 1999, and in that capacity was responsible for long-range planning, sched- elected to the Dartmouth presidency in April 1998 and took office on August uling, personnel recruitment, budget, alumni relations and event manage- 1, 1998. ment for all of Dartmouth's varsity athletic teams. Wright is a specialist in American history, particularly American A graduate of West Chester University, Harper figured prominently political history, and the author or editor of five books, including The as a lacrosse coach on the national and international level. In November, Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire (1987) and 2006, Harper was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a The Politics of Populism (1974). He has been a John Simon Guggenheim "truly great coach." In 1986, she coached the U.S. World Cup team, and she Memorial Fellow and Charles Warren Fellow at . Wright assisted with the 1982 United States team that won the World Championship is on the board of the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and is a member of the in England. In November, 2003, she was honored as an inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sturzebecker Foundation Hall of Fame of West Chester University and West In May, 2005, President Wright was named to an NCAA subcom- Chester admitted her into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. mittee charged with examining the "Implications of Academic Values and In May, 1999, she was inducted into Dartmouth's "Wearers of the Standards." He has served on the NCAA Division I Board of Governors and Green," a celebration every five years that salutes outstanding Big Green is currently the Chair of the Ivy Council and a member of the Board of coaches and athletes. Harper was honored in the category of coaching a Directors for the Consortium on Financing Higher Education. national or Olympic team. President Wright is married to Susan DeBevoise Wright. He has two Harper is the 2005 recipient of the Katherine Ley Award, presented sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren. by the ECAC in recognition of her leadership and advocacy for women coaches and administrators. In 2000, Harper was named the NACWAA (National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators) Division I-AA administrator of the year. In 2001, Harper was honored as the ECAC female athletic administrator of the year. In 2003, she was adopted by Dartmouth's Class of 1947.

Location Hanover, New Hampshire is a vibrant town located approxi- mately two and a half hours northwest of Boston. Set upon the intersection of the Connecticut River and the Appalachian Trail, and flanked by the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Green Mountains of Vermont, Dartmouth's location is striking in its natural beauty. In addition to Dartmouth's own resources, there are more than 20 restaurants and cafes, a multi-screen movie theatre, numerous clothing shops, specialty shops and other retail services all within easy walking distance of campus.

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BRIAN AUSTIN LESLIE SONDER SENIOR ASSOCIATE WOMEN’S ROWING DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FACULTY ADVISOR Brian Austin joined Dartmouth College five years Professor Leslie Sonder is faculty advisor to ago. He has been overseeing the men's and women's rowing. A member of the department of women's rowing teams as a senior associate direc- earth sciences, Sonder is particularly interested in tor of athletics. Austin is a native of Keene, N.H. the deformations that occur in continents and the and a graduate of Amherst College. Following forces that cause such deformations. Sonder grew graduation, Austin went on to UMass-Amherst to up in the rowing mecca of Oak Ridge, Tenn. gain his masters while coaching at the same time. However, it is just recently that she has become Following his masters, he went on to Cornell hooked on rowing. Now she is commonly found where he was an associate director of athletics for nine years. In 1996 he enjoying the beautiful Connecticut River. was named director of athletics at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. and remained there for six years before coming to Dartmouth College.

ALLAN STAM MEN’S ROWING ROBERT CEPLIKAS ’78 FACULTY ADVISOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR The Daniel Webster Professor of Government, OF ATHLETICS Allan Stam is the faculty advisor to men's rowing. Upon his graduation from Dartmouth in 1978, Bob Stam is a graduate of Cornell University. Ceplikas joined the College's Admissions Office, Following Cornell, Professor Stam received his where he held four different positions over 11 M.A. and Ph. D. at the University of Michigan. He years. For six of those years, he also served as was a rower at Cornell, as was his wife, Cindy assistant coach of Dartmouth's varsity women's Stam. A former member of the Army Special hockey team. After earning a master's in education Forces, Stam has been helpful to the rowing scene. at in 1990, he returned to Dartmouth as an athletics administrator, and has served as deputy athletics director since 1994. In that role, he coordinates fundraising, serves as liaison to the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices, oversees the sports information and marketing areas, and assists the Director with major facility planning, community relations and overall management of the department. He has also served on numerous College committees and has been a volunteer youth hockey coach for many years.

TRACY PORO ATHLETIC TRAINER Tracy Poro is in her fourth year working with ath- letes at Dartmouth. She is originally from Amherst, N.H. At the University of Pittsburgh, she studied movement science and specialized in ath- letic training. From there she went to the University of Wisconsin to receive her master of science degree. Poro lives an active life enjoying reading, hiking, running, rock-climbing and fishing in her free time.

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