ABOUT VILLANOVA TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ...... Villanova, PA. 19085 Villanova Quick Facts ...... 1 Enrollment ...... 6,295 Villanova Coaching Staff ...... 2-3 Founded...... 1842 2003–04 Roster ...... 4 Nickname...... Wildcats 2004 Season Outlook ...... 5 Colors ...... Blue & White Women’s Profiles ...... 6-10 Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association In England, Villanova Shines ...... 11-12 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 2003–04 Year in Review ...... 13 Villanova Rowing History ...... 14-18 VILLANOVAADMINISTRATION 2004 Team Photo / Schedule ...... 19 A Glimpse of Villanova ...... 20 President ...... Rev. Edmund J. Dobbin, O.S.A. Director of Athletics ...... Vince Nicastro VILLANOVA ROWING QUICK FACTS Senior Associate AD ...... Dave White Senior Associate AD/External ...... Bob Steitz Location ...... Villanova, Pa. Assoc. AD/Student Services ...... Mary Anne Dowling Enrollment ...... 6,295 Assoc. AD/Senior Women’s Administrator ...... Lynn Tighe Founded ...... 1842 Assistant Athletic Director/Communications ...... Dean Kenefick Nickname ...... Wildcats Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance ...... Rob Hagan, O.S.A. Colors ...... Blue and White Director of Facilities/ Operations ...... Mick Keelan Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Director of Administrative Services ...... Donna Mulhern Conference ...... Independent Director of Block V Club ...... Whitey Rigsby Head Coach ...... Jack St. Clair Director of Media Relations ...... Mike Sheridan Years at Villanova ...... 16 years Director of Sports Medicine ...... Lenny Currier Assistant Coach ...... Brian Burke Athletic Business Manager ...... Brian Murray Assistant Coach ...... Matthew Kelly Travel Coordinator ...... Jennifer Brotschul Assistant Coach ...... Mairin Flanagan Director of Villanova Sports Properties ...... Chris Heck Coach’s Office Telephone ...... (610) 519-4568 Academic Support/Faculty Representative ...... Dan Regan Coach’s email ...... [email protected] Associate Director/Academic Support...... Nancy White Head Athletic Trainer ...... Jeff Pierce Associate Trainer ...... Dan Jarvis Assistant to the Athletic Director ...... Steve Pinone Equipment Manager ...... Mike Maerten

MEDIA RELATIONS

Address ...... 800 Lancaster Avenue ...... Villanova, PA 19085 Telephone ...... (610) 519-4120 Fax ...... (610) 519-7323 Assistant Athletic Director/Communications ...... Dean Kenefick Dean Kenefick Mike Sheridan Jonathan Gust Director of Media Relations ...... Mike Sheridan Assistant Media Relations Director ...... Jonathan Gust Media Relations Assistant ...... Chris Graziano Media Relations Assistant ...... Alison Hischak Secretary ...... Leslie McNamee Women’s Rowing Contact ...... Alison Hischak Hischak Email ...... [email protected] Hischak Office Phone ...... (610) 519-5927 Hischak Home Phone ...... (570) 760-1526

The 2003–04 Women’s Rowing Media Guide is published by the Villanova Media Relations Department, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085. It was written, edited and designed by Alison Hischak. Photography by Chris Graziano Alison Hischak Leslie McNamee Jerry Millevoi and AIC Photo (Enrique Mendoza). It was printed by MultiAd ® Sports, Peoria, Ill.

1 Head Coach Jack St. Clair

Head Coach Jack St. Clair~17th Season

he 2004 season marks the 11th year for Jack St. Clair as head A two-time United States National Team rower, St. Clair was coach of the Villanova Women’s Rowing Program. Before tak- also a two-time member of the U.S. team that toured throughout T ing over the women’s program, St. Clair headed up the men’s Europe. As a rower for the Vesper Boat Club, he competed in crew team at Villanova for six seasons. He took a leave of absence England’s renowned Henley Regatta in 1974 and 1975, finishing in in 1993, but returned in 1995 to assume the reins of the Wildcat second place for the Prince Phillip Goblet. St. Clair also won a sil- women. ver medal at the 1975 Pan Am Games and competed in the World Since his return to Villanova, St. Clair has catapulted the Rowing Championships in 1975 and 1977. Wildcats to a number of titles including the Head of the Charles, A native of , Pa., St. Clair received his bachelor of Head of the Schuylkill, San Diego Crew Classic, Dad Vail Regatta science degree from , where he was a member and National Collegiate Championship. In 1998, the Villanova of the crew, track and cross country teams. He and his wife, Lightweights were ranked No. 1 in the country, giving Villanova its Christine, reside in Glenside, Pa., with their two daughters Lauren first national championship. (24) and Stephanie (21). In 1998, both lightweights and heavyweights posted numerous victories throughout the season and competed in the prestigious Henley Regatta in London, England.

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ROWING UNDER JACK ST. CLAIR • Led the Wildcats to three consecutive Dad Vail Regatta Championships between 1997-99. • Guided Villanova to its first national title, as the Wildcats won the Lightweight Eight title at the IRA Championships in 1998. • Invited to the renowned Henley Regatta in London, England, in 1998 and 2002. • Led the Wildcats to a first-place finish in the Varsity Lightweight Eight at the Champion International Regatta in 1999. • Helped Villanova finish in the top two at IRA’s in the Lightweight Eight from 1997-2000.

2 Assistant Coaches

Matthew Kelly Brian Burke Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

att Kelly returns to the Main Line for his fourth season as ssistant coach Brian Burke enters his sixth year with the an assistant woman’s rowing coach. Kelly helped guide Wildcats looking to improve upon the impressive results of Mthe Wildcats to strong finishes in the Knecht Cup, Murphy Athe previous squads. In his first four years at Villanova, Cup, and the Dad Vail Regatta in 2002. Burke helped guide crews to medals at the Murphy Cup, Kerr Prior to his current coaching duties, Kelly was the head Cup, Big East Championships and Dad Vail Regatta. rowing coach of Villanova’s men’s club team. Kelly also led the Prior to his arrival on the Main Line, Burke spent one year 1997 La Salle University women’s team to their first ever nation- coaching the novice men at Bucknell University, winning titles at al championship appearance as well as their first ever medal at the Murphy Cup, Patriot League Championships and Mid-Atlantic the Dad Vail Regatta while he served as head coach. Championships. Kelly is a very experienced rower who has been involved Burke began rowing in 1989 at Simsbury High School and with the sport since 1986 when he began at the Penn AC continued his rowing career through four years at Bucknell Rowing Association. Later moving on to row for St. Joseph’s University and Penn A.C. in Philadelphia. During that time, Burke Prep and eventually . While at Villanova, competed at the IRA National Championships and Henley Royal Kelly was a member of the first boat from the University to race Regatta, and medaled at numerous regattas including the at the IRA National Championship where the squad garnered Champion International Collegiate Regatta, American Rowing fifth place. Championships, Canadian Henley and U.S. Nationals.

Mairin Flanagan Assistant Coach

ssistant coach Mairin Flanagan is very familiar with the Villanova women’s rowing program. Flanagan graduated in A2002 from Villanova where she was a pupil of head coach Jack St. Clair for four seasons. Rowing at the Coxswain Light Four positions for most of her career, Flanagan has had numerous suc- cesses for the Blue and White. She was a member of top five teams at the Belly of the Carnegie, the Dad Vail Regatta, the Knecht Cup, and the Big East Championship. Before arriving at Villanova, Flanagan graduated from Gwynned Mercy Academy where she played basketball, lacrosse, and soccer at the varsity level.

3 2003Ð04 Roster

NAME YEAR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Devon Albert Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf Sandra Barbuti Sr. Manhasset, N.Y. St. Francis Prep Christina Baumgardner So. Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair Patricia Bean Fr. Farmington, Maine Gould Academy Emily Beck Jr. Franklin, Mass. Franklin Kristen Behrens Jr. Glastonbury, Conn. Glastonbury Sarah Callahan Jr. Canton, Mass. Notre Dame Academy Ann Chuang Fr. Holmdel, N.J. Maggie Connolly Sr./Cpt Portland, Maine Catherine McAuley Dominique Davis Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia HS for Girls Diana Drvostep Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Jenks Meghan Farnoly So. Vineland, N.J. Holy Spirit Jessica Fumanti So. Buffalo, N.Y. Nardin Academy Kaidi Greiner Fr. Rochester, N.Y. Brighton Lisa M. Guinivan Sr./Cpt Maytown, Pa. Donegal Christina Gulacsy Fr. Sarasota, Fla. Cardinal Mooney Marie Hobson Fr. Wayne, Pa. Radnor Kelly Hoisington Sr./Cpt New Castle, Del. Saint Elizabeth Molly Hottenstein Fr. Wyomissing, Pa. Wyomissing Area Katie Jonaitis So. Wilmette, Ill. New Trier Katie Krackenberger Jr. Skokie, Ill. Loyola Michelle Lapp Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Sewickley Academy Maria Lara GrSt. Caracas, Venezuela Kent School Jen Longley Fr. Brigantine, N.J. Holy Spirit Taylor Malloy So. Long Grove, Ill. Stevenson Elena McDermott Fr. South Orange, N.J. Academy of St. Elizabeth Ann Mitchell Sr./Cpt. Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet Meaghan O’Connor So. Arlington, Mass. Arlington Catholic Nancy Olewnik So. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia HS for Girls Kim Paull Fr. Edison, N.J. Mount Saint Mary Academy Lea Pineda Fr. Yardley, Pa. Conwell-Egan Katie Polizzo Fr. East Northport, N.Y. St. Dominic’s Steph Sano So. Williston Park, N.Y. Kellenberg Memorial Kristen Stegeland Fr. West Orange, N.J Mt. St. Dominic Academy Rebecca Stein Fr. Kenmore, Wash. Inglemoor Kate Strand Jr. La Canada Flintridge, Calif. La Canada Nora Townsend Jr. Medfield, Mass. The Bromfield School Elysse Voyer So. Marblehead, Mass. Bishop Fenwick Meg Walsh Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Catholic Joanna Weber Fr. Ocean City, N.J. Blair Academy Beverly Wilson Fr. Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown Kristin Youngkin Fr. Garden City, N.Y. Garden City

Head Coach: Jack St. Clair Assistant Coach: Matthew Kelly Assistant Coach: Brian Burke Assistant Coach: Mairin Flanagan

4 2004 Season Outlook

The 2004 Villanova Women’s rowing spring season is bursting improve its own ranking in the varsity eight. Along with the varsity with promise and potential. After spending the 2003 season eight, the Villanova junior varsity eight, varsity four, and the novice rebuilding the squad, the Wildcats set their expectations high and eight will look to contribute positive results to producing strong completed one of the most successful fall seasons in recent team team performance from top to bottom. history.They are looking to continue their success and further their Rounding out the end of the season will be a fourth consecutive achievements on the water this spring. trip to Syracuse, N.Y. to face the Orangewomen and Leading the way for Villanova will be the team’s senior mem- Massachusetts. Although a smaller regatta, this race presents bers. Lisa Guinivan and Maggie Connolly bring steady strength opportunity for the entire squad, as Syracuse is a perennial to the varsity eight, while fellow classmates Kelly Hoisington, national power, and UMass continues to be one of the Wildcats’ Sandra Barbuti and Ann Mitchell will help push their teammates oldest rivals on the water. UMass and Syracuse are two of the to continue the long-standing tradition of excellence of Villanova’s crews that Villanova needs to beat in order to achieve the ultimate lightweight eight. goal of being competitive on the national stage. A solid junior class will add depth to the Wildcat program. Finally, the season draws to a close the first weekend in May Newcomer Meg Walsh has proven her ability to become a domi- with the largest collegiate regatta in the country Ð the Dad Vail. nant force on the varsity squad after only half a season. The var- This regatta is where the Wildcats hope their training and dedica- sity eight will also benefit from the experience of Michelle Lapp, tion help them to compete at their best. The home course advan- while the lightweight eight will continue to rely on the consistency tage of the and the large number of spectators and talent of Diana Drvostep. continue to make the Dad Vail Regatta an exciting venue for some Sophomore standouts Christina Baumgardner, Nancy spectacular racing. The varsity eight is aiming for gold and all the Olewink and Elysse Voyer will be relied on greatly for the suc- prestige and team points that come with it. The second varsity cess of the varsity eight. eight, varsity four, and novice eight will also be looking to con- Although old man winter may once again keep Villanova from tribute to the team point total, and will be crucial in bringing the the Schuylkill in the early months of the year, the team will find Jack and Nancy Seitz Women’s Point Trophy back to the Main some of its first water time in sunny Winter Park, Fla. This will be Line. A Villanova win at the Dad Vail will make it the Wildcats’ fifth the time when the athletes begin to concentrate on finding the per- since becoming a varsity team in 1997. fect stroke while relying on the months of indoor training for After the Dad Vail, the Wildcats will travel to the ECAC Metro endurance and stamina. The coaches will push each athlete to Conference Championship in Worcester, Mass. Villanova, like their limit in order to achieve the goals set at the beginning of the many other teams, will look to this regatta as a springboard for an season for the major spring competitions. NCAA bid. Villanova participated in the regatta for the first time in The racing season will commence with a series of dual races 2002, when they took home a silver medal, and will be looking to and scrimmages. The Wildcats will face Rollins College, Florida establish themselves within the top three finishers this year. Tech and Central Florida during their spring break trip. Villanova’s Beyond the Dad Vail and ECAC Championship regattas, both first home competition will feature local rival La Salle. These races the varsity and lightweight eights will have their sights set on the will be early indicators of the potential speed of Villanova’s squad. national championships for their respective events. The varsity Next on the schedule, the Wildcats will compete against many eight will have to rely on the strength of its regular season per- of their East coast rivals at the Murphy Cup, which is sponsored formance in hopes of receiving a bid to the NCAA Championships. by Temple. Villanova has a long-standing history of success in this Meanwhile, the lightweights will focus their efforts toward the regatta and will look to reclaim gold in the varsity eight. national championships at the IRA Regatta, where their goal is a The varsity eight will face their first major competition when the return trip to the medal stand. crew heads west to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic on April 3-4. Considered the “offi- cial” start of the spring racing season, this will be an opportunity for the Wildcats to race against some of the top squads in the nation. This is the regatta where crews set the standards for the season, and a focused Villanova contingent is eager to produce results on a national stage. After this early portion of the season, the Wildcats will know where they stand against their competitors, with only a few short weeks to perfect their lineups and synergy heading into the final four weeks of the season. The Knecht Cup, held in nearby Camden, N.J., and the Big East Challenge fall on back-to- back weekends in late April, which will require the Wildcats to dig deep in order to face some of the toughest competition of the spring. In previ- ous seasons, both competitions have given Villanova the opportunity to race against NCAA nationally-ranked crews, while also trying to 5 2003Ð04 Profiles

Devon Albert Kristen Behrens Freshman Junior Bettendorf, Iowa Glastonbury, Conn. Bettendorf Glastonbury

Sandra Barbuti Sarah Callahan Senior Junior Manhasset, N.Y. Canton, Mass. St. Francis Prep Notre Dame Academy

Christina Baumgardner Maggie Connolly Sophomore Senior Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Maine Upper St. Clair Catherine McAuley

Patricia Bean Dominique Davis Freshman Freshman Farmington, Maine Philadelphia, Pa. Gould Academy Philadelphia HS for Girls

Emily Beck Diana Drvostep Junior Junior Franklin, Mass. Tulsa, Okla. Franklin Jenks

6 2003Ð04 Profiles

Meghan Farnoly Marie Hobson Sophomore Freshman Vineland, N.J. Wayne, Pa. Holy Spirit Radnor

Jessica Fumanti Kelly Hoisington Sophomore Senior Buffalo, N.Y. New Castle, Del. Nardin Academy Saint Elizabeth

Kaidi Greiner Molly Hottenstein Freshman Freshman Rochester, N.Y. Wyomissing, Pa. Brighton Wyomissing Area

Lisa Guinivan Senior Maytown, Pa. Donegal

Christina Gulacsy Freshman Sarasota, Fla. Cardinal Mooney

7 2003Ð04 Profiles

Katie Jonaitis Taylor Malloy Sophomore Sophomore Wilmette, Ill. Long Grove, Ill. New Trier Stevenson

Katie Krackenberger Elena McDermott Junior Freshman Skokie, Ill. South Orange, N.J. Loyola Academy of St. Elizabeth

Michelle Lapp Ann Mitchell Junior Senior Pittsburgh, Pa. Seattle, Wash. Sewickley Academy Bishop Blanchet

Maria Lara Meaghan O’Connor Graduate Student Sophomore Caracas, Venezuela Arlington, Mass. Kent School Arlington Catholic

Jennifer Longley Nancy Olewnik Freshman Sophomore Brigantine, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Holy Spirit Philadelphia High School for Girls

8 2003Ð04 Profiles

Kim Paull Rebecca Stein Freshman Freshman Edison, N.J. Kenmore, Wash. Mount Saint Mary Academy Inglemoor

Lea Pineda Kate Strand Freshman Junior Yardley, Pa. La Canada Flintridge, Calif. Conwell-Egan La Canada

Katie Polizzo Nora Townsend Freshman Junior East Northport, N.Y. Medfield, Mass. St. Dominic’s The Bromfield School

Steph Sano Elysse Voyer Sophomore Sophomore Williston Park, N.Y. Marblehead, Mass. Kellenberg Memorial Bishop Fenwick

Kristen Stegeland Meg Walsh Freshman Junior West Orange, N.J. Charlotte, N.C. Mount St. Dominic Academy Charlotte Catholic

9 2003Ð04 Profiles

Joanna Weber Kristin Youngkin Freshman Freshman Ocean City, N.J. Garden City, N.Y. Blair Academy Garden City

Beverly Wilson Freshman Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown

10 Feature Story

In England, Villanova Shines in the Women’s Henley Regatta by Greta Kropp - Class of 2002 I did it. The piece of paper I was holding in my hand proved vans and promptly fell asleep. When I awoke, our van was on that I had graduated from Villanova University. While my a bridge overlooking the river’s racecourse. I instantly pressed fellow graduates moved away to start their celebrations, my face to the glass like a child at a candy store window. I careers, or volunteer projects, I moved from my apartment had arrived. Henley-on-Thames. To the average person, it is back into a freshman residence hall on South Camps. As I a storybook quaint English town lined with small shops and unpacked a few bags on the bare tile of a fourth floor room pubs. To a rower, it is Mecca. For two weeks each summer, in Katharine Hall, I could not help but chuckle to myself. this small town overflows with thousands of athletes and Classes had ended, but I was still at Villanova, rowing twice spectators. a day. Some might not see double practices every day as the The Henley Regatta’s prestige is based on a long tradition ideal way to spend the month after graduation, but to me, of excellence. The first was held in there was a much greater goal at stake. 1839. At the time, the regatta was strictly for men, until the This goal began when I was a freshman on the women’s regatta committee added a separate race for women (this rowing team. The goal was a trip to the river. No, I am not year’s marked the 15th). talking about Kelly Drive and the Schuylkill. I am talking about the Thames in England and the Women’s Henley Regatta. The rowing masters before me had said that to see Henley is an honor, but to row in Henley is a dream. It is a dream that many rowers have, but few are able to experience. For a female collegiate rower, it is a dream that presents itself only once every four years since NCAA regulations are designed to keep programs with large budgets from gaining an unfair recruiting advantage. For a high school student-athlete, the chance to receive a free trip to row every year in Europe could most certainly sway the college decision. The four-year wait Up close, the river is intimidating. The English royalty, the is not the only criteria; a crew must also be invited by the national champions and the Olympic medalists have given Henley Regatta committee. At Henley in 1998, the Villanova the Thames an aura like no other river in the world. varsity women placed second in the College Eight Division The course is lined with giant floating wooden beams with as well as second in the Cox College Four. white poles sticking straight up into the sky. Viewed from the At the 2002 Dad Vail Regatta, we won the Jack and Nancy bottom of the course, it looks like a giant white picket fence Seitz Women’s Point Trophy with 21 points, which was the has been placed in the river. Just looking at it made me glad fourth Dad Vail title in the Wildcats’ six varsity seasons. The I was not the coxswain, which is the person who is in charge success of our rowing predecessors, plus our own success, of keeping the rowers together and steering the earned us an invitation to the “big dance” at Henley on June safely down the course. It is a task many coxswains at Henley 22-23. My teammates and I were blessed that the rowing gods find to be difficult because the wooden beams can prove to had smiled kindly, but I had no idea how blessed I really was. be equally dangerous to both the crew’s equipment and the At London’s Heathrow Airport, jetlagged and exhausted rowers. from our overnight flight from Newark, N.J., we piled into (Continued on next page) 11 Feature Story

Luckily, our team had a few days to become acquainted In its first race, Villanova’s “B” boat had drawn a tough with the Thames before we raced. We needed to adjust to the team and lost after giving the other crew a good fight. different racing style of Europeans and of the Henley Regatta. An hour later, sitting at the starting line in the “A” boat, In the United States, races are 2,000 meters long and can we heard the announcer call out our name: “Villanova include up to seven boats racing simultaneously. At Henley, University, representing the United States of America.” due to a lack of space, the course is only 1,500 meters long Before we had time to catch our breath, the starting gun and just wide enough for two boats to race side-by-side. An went off and we were rowing down the course. Our boat “eight” is the largest boat one can race; it is up to 58 feet pulled ahead and went on to easily win our first race at long and holds eight rowers and a coxswain. Henley, so we advanced to the second day. When the first day of racing finally arrived, the whole team The third round and quarterfinals for our eight went much was a bundle of nerves. The racing schedule is set up like the like our first race. Our nervousness diminished and our con- NCAA basketball tournament with rankings and divisions. fidence grew with each race. We kept winning until our boat Each team races one crew at a time (Villanova sent two squads). advanced to the semifinals. One more win, and we would be If you win, you move on to the next crew. If you lose, you racing for the gold. The only obstacle in our way was the pack up your stuff and go home. Dublin University Ladies. The gun went off, and we raced Our reputation for being a strong crew had earned us a bye with everything we had. I do not think I will ever forget in the first round. I had raced in hundreds of races before, what it felt like when I heard our teammates, family, friends but nothing close to Henley. As we made our way to the and others cheering, “USA! USA! USA!” over and over as we starting line, I felt the butterflies in my stomach. The great made our way down the course. Unfortunately, the Irish beat thing about Henley from a spectator’s standpoint is that the us by about six feet (as it turns out, one of the closest races in course is wide open and the shore is very close, which allows the competition). for a clear view of the entire race. This fact also made the Although we were disappointed, we rowed into the dock crowd very loud and very intimidating. after the race with our heads held high. We had come within six feet of rowing in the collegiate finals at Henley, and we had raced against some of the top collegiate crews in Europe. It was only then, as I pulled my boat out of the water for the last time as a Villanova athlete, that I realized how truly blessed I was. The 5 a.m. daily practices year-round, the blis- ters on my hands, and the countless social and extracurricular sacrifices I had made did not seem to matter. I was able to represent my country and my university at the Women’s Henley Regatta. Although those last strokes on the Thames will not be my last as a rower, I could not think of a better way to end my collegiate rowing career at Villanova - except for maybe taking home the gold.

12 2003: Year In Review

The Wildcats kicked off the 2003 season at the San The squad concluded the season at the ECAC Metro Diego Crew Classic, where the Lightweight Eight turned in Championships, where the Varsity Eight finished fifth in the a second-place finish. grand final. At the Knecht Cup, Villanova posted top-five finishes in five events, led by the Varsity Four that placed second in the petite final. The Lightweight Eight performed well again at the Murphy Cup, racing to second, while the Second Varsity Eight also finished second. The Lightweight Four and the Varsity Four turned in fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respec- tively. At the BIG EAST Challenge, the Varsity Eight posted the best showing with a second in the petite final. Then in the Orange Plus Cup, both Varsity Eights and the Novice Eight placed third in their respective events. Next up for the Wildcats was the Dad Vail Regatta, where the Varsity Eight raced to a second-place spot in the grand final, while the Second Varsity Eight came in second in the petite final.

2003 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS ECAC Metro Championships San Diego Crew Classic Fifth Ð Varsity Eight Grand Final Fourth Ð Cal Cup Second Ð Frosh/Novice Second Ð Collegiate Lightweight Eight Fifth Ð Varsity Four Eighth Ð Second Varsity Eight Knecht Cup Fourth - Lightweight Four Petite Final Second Ð Varsity Four Petite Final Fifth - Lightweight Eight Grand Final Fourth Ð Frosh/Novice Eight Grand Final Fifth Ð Second Varsity Eight Grand Final

Murphy Cup Second Ð Lightweight Eight Fourth Ð Lightweight Four Fifth Ð Varsity Four “A” Second Ð Second Varsity Eight

BIG EAST Challenge Sixth Ð Varsity Four Grand Final Sixth Ð Novice Eight Grand Final Sixth Ð Second Varsity Eight Grand Final Second Ð Varsity Eight Petite Final

Orange Plus Cup Third Ð Varsity Eight Third Ð Second Varsity Eight Fourth Ð Varsity Four Third Ð Novice Eight

13 Villanova Rowing History: 2002

Villanova Rowing continued its success of past years in the Novice Eight all taking first place. 2002 as coach Jack St. Clair led his team of talented row- The Big East Championships saw the Wildcats finish in ers to strong finishes in many of the elite competitions. seventh in overall points for the second year in a row. The The rowing season began in South Carolina as Villanova Varsity Eight and the Second Novice Eight finished in fourth took on the Clemson Tigers in early season action. Both the place at the Worcester, Mass. course. Varsity Eight and the Freshmen/Novice rowers finished Villanova once again competed in the Orange Crush Cup second to Clemson. in Syracuse, N.Y. and came away with third-place victories The Wildcats next headed to California to compete in the in all events. San Diego Classic. In the Cal Cup Petite event, Villanova The prestigious Dad Vail was the next contest and the finished in a strong third place as well as finishing in third Wildcats brought back to the Main Line an overall points place in the Collegiate Lightweight Petite. championship and the Jack and Nancy Seitz Trophy. Villanova hosts the Villanova Classic every season and in At the IRA, the Villanova rowers came in eighth place in 2002 the Wildcats took home fourth place in the Novice the Lightweight Eight and then set their eyes on the Henley Lightweight Eight, the Varsity Eight, and the Second Novice Regatta in London, England. The Henley Regatta is one of Eight. the oldest events and the Villanova team came away with a The Wildcats had a strong showing in the Murphy Cup semifinal appearance to close 2002. with the Varsity Lightweight Eight, Second Varsity Four, and

2002 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS

Clemson Challenge Murphy’s Cup 2nd - Frosh/Novice 3rd - Varsity Four 2nd - Varsity 1st - Frosh/Novice Eight 3rd - Varsity Eight Villanova Invitational 1st - Second Varsity Four 4th - Frosh/Novice Lightweight Eight 1st - Varsity Lightweight Eight 4th - Second Frosh/Novice Eight 2nd - Frosh/Novice Eight Big East Championship 4th - Varsity Eight 4th - Varsity Eight 3rd - Second Varsity Eight 4th - Second Novice Eight 7th - Overall Points Knecht Cup 4th - Frosh/Novice Lightweight Eight Dad Vail Regatta 3rd - Second Frosh/Novice Eight 3rd - Frosh/Novice Lightweight Eight 6th - Varsity Eight 3rd - Varsity Lightweight Eight 2nd - Varsity Heavyweight Eight San Diego Crew Classic 1st - Overall Points 3rd - Cal Cup Petite 3rd - Collegiate Lt Wt Petite IRA National Lightweight Championship 8th - Lightweight Eight Henley Regatta (London, England) Semifinals - Villanova “A” College Eight Orange Crush Cup Second Round - Villanova “B” College Eight 3rd - Varsity Eight 3rd - Varsity Four 3rd - Novice Eight 3rd - Second Novice Eight 3rd - Junior Varsity Eight

14 Villanova Rowing History: 2001

A Villanova Rowing program that has prospered in recent finished seventh overall in points at the championships. years took another step forward as its young talent devel- A trip to Syracuse and the Orange Crush Cup was next oped throughout the 2001 rowing season. on the slate. Villanova took first in the Novice Four and sec- The year opened with the Knecht Cup and Villanova ond in the Novice Eight while taking third place in both the came through with a second-place finish in the Varsity Four. Varsity Four and Varsity Eight. Next up was the Villanova Invitational. The ‘Cats claimed The Dad Vail Collegiate Championships Regatta is first place in four events, including the Varsity Four and the always a high mark in the rowing season and in 2001 the Varsity Eight. In addition, coach Jack St. Clair’s unit was Wildcats produced another solid effort. Villanova was sec- fourth in the Lightweight Eight. ond in overall points and third in the Varsity Eight. A long journey to San Diego brought the ‘Cats to the The campaign concluded with the IRA Regatta in prestigious San Diego Crew Classic. Villanova was entered Camden, N.J. The Wildcats closed out the season with a in two races and finished third in the Collegiate Lightweight fifth-place finish in the Varsity Lightweight Eight. Grand Final. Another significant point of the campaign was the first Big East Championships, held in Worcester, Mass.Villanova

2001 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS

Villanova Invitational 1st - Varsity Four Big East Championship 1st - Frosh/Novice Four - Varsity Lightweight Four 1st - Second Frosh/Novice Four - Varsity Lightweight Eight 1st - Varsity Eight 6th - Varsity Eight 3rd - Frosh/Novice Four 2nd & 5th - Freshmen/Novice Four 4th - Lightweight Eight 8th - Second Varsity Eight Petite 7th - Overall Finish Knecht Cup 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight Dad Vail Regatta 2nd - Varsity Four 2nd - Overall Points 2nd - Second Frosh/Novice Eight 2nd - Women’s Points 5th - Second Varsity Eight 3rd - Varsity Eight 4th - Frosh/Novice Eight 1st - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight San Diego Crew Classic IRA National Lightweight Championship 3rd - Collegiate Lightweight Grand Final 5th - Varsity Lightweight Eight 7th - Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final Orange Crush Cup 1st - Novice Four 1st - Second Novice Eight 2nd - Novice Eight 3rd - Varsity Eight 3rd - Varsity Four

15 Villanova Rowing History: 2000

The Wildcats roared into the new millennium with much At the Dad Vail Championships, the ’Cats won the pres- of the same success they experienced at the end of the tigious Varsity Heavyweight Eight race for the second 20th century. straight season. At The Belly of the Carnegie, Villanova defeated The Wildcats continued their storied dominance at the Princeton for the first time as a team, as well as in the IRA Championships. Villanova finished in the top two at Freshman Novice Heavyweight Eight. IRA’s in the Lightweight Eight since its inaugural year as a Later in the year, the Wildcats won the Lightweight Eight varsity sport in 1997. for the fifth straight year at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. The 2000 season brought with it the greatest triumphs Villanova had ever seen at the Big East Regatta. A third- place finish at the Big East Regatta was the best-ever per- formance for the Wildcats. In addition, the 2000 season marked the first year that Villanova’s Varsity Heavyweight Eight boat made the finals at the Big East, as it went on to finish in second place.

2000 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS

Belly of the Carnegie San Diego Crew Classic Freshman Novice Race 4th - Collegiate Lightweight Grand Final 1st - Lightweight Eight 4th - Cal Cup Grand Final 4th - Heavyweight Eight 3rd - Overall Team Finish Big East Championship *First time defeating Princeton as a team, 2nd - Varsity Lightweight Four as well as in the Freshman Novice Heavyweight Eight 2nd - Varsity Lightweight Eight 2nd - Varsity Eight Princeton Chase 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Lightweight Eight 3rd - Second Varsity Eight Petite *3rd - Overall Finish Head of the Schuylkill *Best-Ever Big East Finish 1st - Lightweight Eight *Won Lightweight Eight for 5th straight year. Dad Vail Regatta T 2nd - Overall Points Knecht Cup T 2nd - Women’s Points 5th - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Varsity Eight 2nd - Second Lightweight Eight 5th - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Lightweight Eight 5th - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight 5th - Second Varsity Eight 6th - Lightweight Four 3rd - Varsity Eight 6th - Lightweight Eight IRA National Lightweight Championship 2nd - Varsity Lightweight Eight 16 Villanova Rowing History: 1999

The 1999 campaign brought with it a number of mile- any. It also set the stage for even greater things to come as stones. At the Head of the Charles Regatta, Villanova fin- Villanova entered the 21st century. ished in third place behind the U.S. and Canadian National Teams. The Wildcats were the first Collegiate or Club squad to cross the finish line. Heading into the Dad Vail Regatta, Villanova was look- ing for an unprecedented third-straight regatta title. The Wildcats captured the race, and solidified their reputation as a national powerhouse. Following their “Dynasty at the Dad Vail,” Villanova won the Varsity Lightweight Eight Championship at the Champion International Collegiate Regatta. They would wind down the season with a second-place finish, a narrow loss to Princeton, at the IRA National Lightweight Championships. In just their third varsity season, the Wildcat rowing pro- gram had already put together a list of milestones unlike

1999 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS Belly of the Carnegie Murphy Cup Freshman Novice Race 1st - Lightweight Eight 14th - Women’s Eight A 1st - Varsity Eight 25th - Women’s Eight B 1st - Second Varsity Eight 1st - Freshman Novice Eight Head of the Charles 3rd - Novice Eight 3rd - Lightweight Eight 3rd - Mixed Four *Only behind U.S. & Canadian National team. (First Collegiate or Club Crew) Dad Vail Regatta Jack and Nancy Seitz Trophy - Overall Points Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta Jack Bratten - Women’s Points 22nd - College Freshmen/Novice Eight A 1st - Varsity Heavyweight Eight 31st - College Freshmen/Novice Eight B 1st - JV Eight 34th - Four With Cox 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Eight 1st - Lightweight Eight 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight 21st - Championship Eights 4th - Varsity Lightweight Eight 2nd - Lightweight Eight 6th - Lightweight Eight B 1st - Lightweight Four B 2nd - Lightweight Four A Princeton Three-Mile Chase 2nd - Lightweight Eight Knecht Cup 1st - Lightweight Eight Champion International Collegiate Regatta 1st - Varsity Eight 1st - Varsity Lightweight Eight 1st - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight 5th - Freshmen/Novice Eight 1st - Second Varsity Eight 3rd - Varsity Lightweight Four IRA National Lightweight Championship 4th - Freshmen/Novice Four 2nd - Lightweight Eight

17 Villanova Rowing History: 1998

In 1998, the Villanova rowing program accomplished in down in the record books as one of the finest in the history one year what most programs wait decades to achieve. For of Villanova Athletics. the second consecutive season, the Wildcats won the Jack and Nancy Seitz Trophy (Overall Points) and the Jack Bratten Trophy (Women’s Points) at the Dad Vail Regatta. Winners at the Dad Vail included the Villanova Lightweight Eight team, along with the Wildcats’ Lightweight Freshmen/ Novice Eight team. A nationally-ranked Villanova squad then went to the IRA National Lightweight Championships and emerged with a first-place finish in the Lightweight Eight, claiming their first- ever national championship. For their extraordinary performances, the Wildcats were invited to the prestigious Henley Regatta in London, England. Villanova continued its success overseas, record- ing second-place finishes in both the College Eight and the Cox College Four. All-in-all, it was a storybook season for the Villanova University women’s rowing program — a season that will go

1998 VILLANOVA TEAM RESULTS Villanova Invitational Kerr Cup 1st - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Varsity Eight 1st - Varsity Lightweight Eight 6th - Varsity Four 1st - Varsity Eight 1st - Second Varsity Eight 1st - Second Freshmen/Novice Eight 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Freshmen/Novice Eight 1st - Freshmen/Novice Eight 1st - Second Varsity Eight 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Lightweight Eight Big East Championships 3rd - Varsity Four 5th - Varsity Eight 2nd - Varsity Lightweight Four San Diego Crew Classic 2nd - Second Varsity Eight 3rd - Collegiate Lightweight Grand Final 6th - Cal Cup Grand Final Bergen Cup 1st - Varsity Four Occoquan Sprints 1st - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Freshmen/Novice Four 1st - Freshmen/Novice Eight B 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Eight B 2nd - Freshmen/Novice Eight A 3rd - Freshmen/Novice Eight A 1st - Varsity Lightweight Eight 1st - Varsity Eight La Salle Invitational 1st - Varsity Eight Dad Vail Regatta 1st - Second Varsity Eight Jack & Nancy Seitz Trophy - Overall Points 3rd - Freshman/Novice Eight Jack Bratten - Women’s Points 5th - Freshman/Novice 3 1st - Lightweight Eight 1st - Lightweight Freshmen/Novice Eight Murphy Cup 2nd - Varsity Heavyweight Eight 1st - Varsity Eight 2nd - Second Varsity Eight UMass IRA National Lightweight Championship 1st - Lightweight Four 1st - Lightweight Eight 1st - Varsity Four 2nd - Open Eight Petite Final 3rd - Lightweight Eight 1st - Freshmen/Novice Four Henley Regatta (London, England) 2nd Place Overall Finish - College Eight 2nd - Cox College Four

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2004 SPRING SCHEDULE Sat.-Fri. Mar. 1-5 Spring Training Winter Park, Fla.

Saturday Mar. 6 Rollins College Winter Park, Fla.

Saturday Mar. 27 Murphy Cup Philadelphia, Pa.

Sat.-Sun. Apr. 3-4 San Diego Crew Classic San Diego, Calif.

Saturday Apr. 17-18 Knecht Cup Camden, N.J.

Saturday Apr. 24 BIG EAST Championships Worcester, Mass.

Saturday May 1 Orange Crush Cup Syracuse, N.Y.

Fri.-Sat. May 7-8 Dad Vail Collegiate Championships Philadelphia, Pa.

Sunday May 9 ECAC Metro Championships Worcester, Mass.

Thurs.-Sat. June 3-5 National Lightweight Championships Camden, N.J.

19 A Glimpse of Villanova THE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI Founded in 1842 by the priests and brothers of the Order of St. Villanova’s 77,000+ living alumni maintain close ties with the Augustine, Villanova University is a comprehensive Roman Catholic University through a large network of alumni chapters and societies institution that welcomes students of all faiths. The University offers which may be found throughout the U.S. and abroad. a wide variety of degree programs through four colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and Finance, the College of Engineering and the College of Nursing. ENROLLMENT Admission to Villanova is very competitive. If you have a strong aca- demic background and a wide range of interests, and if you’re moti- A SOLID ACADEMIC REPUTATION vated to contribute to the intellectual and spiritual environment of our The oldest and largest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of University community, then we encourage you to apply. , Villanova is one of 255 institutions — and one of 18 Catholic colleges and universities — in the nation to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious national liberal arts honors society. CLASS OF 2005 ADMISSION STATISTICS Recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked Villanova first in the Freshman applications received: 10,290 • Targeted freshman class North for the 12th time. size: 1,590 • Percentage of accepted freshman applicants who ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class (where rank is given): 59 • Percentage of accepted freshman applicants who ranked in the THE STUDENTS top 20 percent of their high school class: 83 • Percentage of accepted Today Villanova University maintains an average annual enrollment freshman applicants who ranked in the top 30 percent of their high of 10,275 including graduate and law school and part-time under- school class: 92 • The middle 50 percent range of SAT I scores for the graduate programs. The full-time undergraduate enrollment is 6,295. typical accepted applicant was 1220-1350 • The GPA range for the The undergraduates come from 48 states plus Puerto Rico and 52 for- typical accepted applicant: 3.55-4.0. eign countries. Ninety-two percent of our first-year students ranked in the top 30 of their high school classes. OF THOSE WHO APPLIED 56 percent from public schools • 44 percent from private schools • 47 THE FACULTY percent are men • 53 percent are women • 14 percent of freshmen Villanova’s 490 full-time faculty, 90 percent of whom hold the high- have alumni/alumnae affiliation. est degree in their field, teach classes that average 23 students. The student/faculty ratio is 12:1.

THE CAMPUS Located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, the Getting to Villanova picturesque 254-acre campus features more than 60 buildings, includ- ing a library with more than 800,000 volumes and over a million FROM NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND: Take the New microform items, a 12,000-seat stadium, and 27 residence halls. Jersey Turnpike to EXIT 6 (Pennsylvania Turnpike exit). Follow the Pennsylvania Turnpike Westbound to EXIT 20 (formerly Exit 25A) for Mid-County Interchange/I-476 Interchange. Follow I- THE EXPERIENCE 476 South to EXIT 13 (Villanova/St. Davids). At the bottom of Villanova students may choose to study abroad for a summer, a the ramp turn right onto Route 30, also known as Lancaster semester, or a year; compete on one or more of 11 men’s and 13 Avenue. Proceed East on Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) for one- women’s sports teams at the NCAA Division I level (football is half mile and at the fourth parking lot you will see Villanova’s Division I-AA); immerse themselves in Campus Ministry; and take main parking lot on the right. To reach the Main Gate entrance part in any of more than 130 registered student organizations. turn left at the next light (Ithan Avenue) and follow to the second drive on left, directly across from the Pavilion.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WEST: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to EXIT In 2001-2002, Villanova offered more than $4.8 million in merit- 326 (formerly EXIT 24) for Valley Forge. Take I-76 (Schuylkill based academic scholarships to prospective freshmen. Villanova also Expressway) to EXIT 28-A (I-476 South/Chester). Take I-476 offered over $17 million in need-based financial aid to prospective South to EXIT 13 (Villanova/ St. Davids). At the bottom of the freshmen through the Villanova Grant Program. This funding is pro- ramp turn right onto Route 30 East, also known as Lancaster vided by the University and does not include federal, state, and/or pri- Avenue Proceed East on Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) for one- vate assistance, which our students also receive. half mile and at the fourth traffic light you will see Villanova’s main parking lot on the right. To reach the Main Gate entrance ACCREDITATION turn left at the next light (Ithan Avenue) and follow to the second Villanova and its programs have received accreditation from the drive on left, directly across from the Pavilion. Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the AACSB/International Association for Management Education, the FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-95 North to EXIT 7 (I-476 American Chemical Society, the American Bar Association, the North/Plymouth Meeting). Take I-476 North to EXIT 13 Association of American Law Schools, the Pennsylvania State Board (Villanova/St. Davids). Proceed East on Route 30 (Lancaster of Nurse Examiners, the National League for Nursing Accreditation Avenue) for one-half mile and at the fourth traffic light you will Commission, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and see Villanova’s main parking lot on the right. To reach the Main Technology, the National Catholic Education Association, and the Gate entrance turn left at the next light (Ithan Avenue) and follow Computing Sciences Accreditation Board. Villanova is a member in to the second drive on left, directly across from the Pavilion. good standing of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

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