REMEMBER: NEWS & VIEWS IS Harvard Varsity Club AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL Send an email to [email protected] and put “Email News & Views” in the NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports subject line and you will receive the next issue in your inbox, days ahead of the printed version. Vol. 46, No. 9 May 7, 2004 Two Ivy Titles and Postseason Play Highlight Spring Season by Chuck Sullivan MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW ule complete, this Crimson crew appears Director of Athletic Communications (5-0) poised to somehow surpass its lofty goals. Expectations were high for Harvard, In what figured to be its toughest test of the MEN’S TENNIS which came into the 2004 season as the pro- regular season, top-ranked Harvard took a (17-6, 7-0 ) hibitive favorite to repeat as national cham- four-length win against fifth-ranked North- Ranked No. 20 in the most recent Inter- pions. With the head-to-head racing sched- eastern on the Charles River on May 1. The collegiate Tennis Association computer Crimson defeated the Huskies by 14.2 sec- poll, Harvard breezed through the Ivy onds, finishing in 6:11.4. League and captured its second straight Harvard enjoys an off week to prepare league championship. for the Eastern Sprints, which will be held Having earned the league’s auto- May 15 in Worcester, MA. The Crimson sits matic bid into the NCAA tournament, atop the Eastern rankings in the first var- Harvard learns of its pairing on May 5. sity, second varsity and first freshman boat Senior David Lingman (Irvine, CA) rankings. is ranked No. 32 in the most recent rankings and has gone 29-8 in singles MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT CREW play at the No. 1 spot this season. (9-1) Ranked No. 2 in the most recent national WOMEN’S TENNIS poll, Harvard geared up for its postseason (14-9, 7-0 Ivy League) regatta run with open-water wins against Having rebounded from early-sea- Yale and Princeton on May 1 in Princeton, son injuries, Harvard rolled to a perfect NJ. Ivy League record and captured its sec- The Crimson completed the course in ond consecutive outright Ivy title. 5:37.6 to finish comfortably ahead of second- The Crimson, which advanced to the place Yale’s time of 5:41.3 and Princeton’s round of 16 in last year’s NCAA tourna- 5:48.2, allowing Harvard to retain posses- ment, looks for a lengthy postseason run sion of the Goldthwait Cup. once again. Pairings for the tournament Harvard’s lone loss of the head-to-head will be announced on May 5. season was a 1.1-second setback to top- Junior Courtney Bergman (Boca ranked Navy. The Crimson looks to get an- Raton, FL) is 14-7 in singles play, ranked other shot at the Midshipmen at the East- No. 39 nationally, and has teamed with ern Sprints in Worcester May 15. sophomore Susanna Lingman (Irvine, CA) to comprise the No. 21-ranked Courtney Bergman ‘05 doubles tandem in the nation. Continued on page 2 Hendricks, Farkes and Mann Rewrite Record Book As Baseball Finishes Second in Rolfe Division by Kevin Anderson Assistant Director of Athletic Communications in the second game, the Crimson looked poised to make things all square but keep- The year may have changed but the ing Dartmouth at bay would be a daunt- stage was eerily similar. Just as it did in 2003, ing task. The Big Green arrived at Harvard entered the final day of Ivy League O’Donnell Field with some pretty impres- play in 2004 needing to sweep Red Rolfe di- sive credentials. Led by the nation’s lead- vision foe Dartmouth to assure itself of a ing hitter, Ed Lucas, the Big Green ranked chance to play Princeton for the right to call first in the Ivies and 15th in the nation in themselves Ivy Champions. batting at .328. Unlike 2003, however, the Crimson Over the next four innings, could only earn a split with the Big Green Dartmouth managed to tie the game at 7- behind a gutsy performance from senior co- 7. Junior Schuyler Mann (Corvallis, MT) captain Trey Hendricks (Houston, TX), and smacked a three-run homer in the bottom thus finished the season at 13-7 in Ancient of the seventh, giving Harvard a 10-7 lead Eight play, two full games behind the divi- heading into the eighth. Hendricks, who sion rivals to the north. wore so many different hats for the Crim- In the first of back-to-back doublehead- son this season, was called on to quell the ers on May 1, Harvard took the early ad- Dartmouth bats and he did so in the vantage on Big Green hurler Patrick eighth, retiring them in order. Dowling, battering him for 11 hits and 12 The ninth inning, however, proved to earned runs in 2.1 innings. The Crimson be Harvard’s undoing as Dartmouth tacked on eight more runs, handing scored six runs on two three-run homers Dartmouth a 20-9 defeat and closing the Big to steal a 13-10 victory, handing Harvard In only his second season with the Crimson, Zak Green’s division lead to just one game. only its second loss at home all season. Farkes ‘06 is already Harvard’s record holder in Holding a 7-2 lead after three innings Continued on page 5 career homeruns with 22. All-Sports Story, continued from page 1 SOFTBALL (22-19-1, 9-5 Ivy League) WOMEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW Harvard wrapped up the Ivy League portion of its schedule (7-3) with a doubleheader sweep of Dartmouth on May 1 at Soldier Field. Radcliffe regrouped from a disappointing head-to-head loss to The Crimson finished the season in third place in the Ivy League, Yale with sound victories against University and MIT on just one game behind co-champions Cornell and Brown. May 1 on the Charles River. The Black and White looks to ride the With one game remaining on the schedule, junior Cecily Gor- momentum from those wins into the postseason. don (Los Altos, CA) is batting a team-high .333 with four home Radcliffe, which won the NCAA championship last weekend, runs and 20 runs batted in. Freshman Virginia Fritsch (Los Gatos, is back in action May 9 at the Eastern Sprints in Camden, NJ. The CA) has turned in a fine rookie season, with a .306 average and Black and White, which is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation, team-highs of five homers and 26 RBI. then looks to defend its national title at the end of the month in Sacramento, CA. MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (0-1) WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT CREW Harvard heads into the Heptagonal Championships (May 8 (5-1) and 9) in Providence optimistic, thanks to the development of the Radcliffe has ascended to the top spot in the U.S. Rowing na- Crimson’s younger athletes through the spring season. tional poll, and the Black and White showed why on May 1 as it Sophomore Samyr Laine (Newburgh, NY) is emerging as a registered an incredible 28-second victory against MIT in head-to- legitimate star in Ivy circles, and he looks to add an outdoor cham- head action. pionship to his resume following his winning effort at the indoor Radcliffe is poised to earn a top seed for the upcoming Eastern Heps meet. Laine took second in the college division triple jump at Sprints, which will be held May 9 in Camden, NJ. The event figures the Penn Relays with a mark of 15.11 meters. to be a showdown between Radcliffe and second-ranked Princeton. WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S GOLF (1-0) Harvard took sixth place at the Ivy League championships, but Harvard geared up for the 2004 Heptagonal Championships came back to take fourth against a strong regional field at the Rhode with solid efforts at the Penn Relays, the New Hampshire Invita- Island Invitational. tional and the Princeton Invitational in the past two weeks. Senior Andrew Klein (Bloomfield Hills, MI) enjoyed a strong Senior Johanna Doyle (County Wicklow, Ireland) took fourth finish to his collegiate career as he took seventh at the URI Invita- place in the college division hammer throw at the Penn Relays with tional and won the individual medal at the Ivy League-Patriot a mark of 56.58 meters. She and senior BreeAnna Gibson (Tulsa, League challenge, shooting an even-par 72 on the final day to finish OK) are among the favorites in the throws at the Heptagonal meet with a two-round score of 148. this weekend.

WOMEN’S GOLF WOMEN’S WATER POLO Harvard went out on top as the Crimson closed the (20-13) 2003-04 season with a first-place finish at the Northeast Harvard finished the 2004 sea- Championships in Amherst, MA. son ranked No. 20 in the nation The Crimson had four golfers among the top 10 fin- following a fifth-place finish at ishers in the tournament, which was highlighted by a the CWPA Eastern Champion- first-place effort by senior Meredith Chiampa (Winter ships. The Crimson’s only loss in Park, FL). Chiampa shot a 73 in the final day of compe- the tournament came to tition, thanks in large part to her first career hole-in-one Hartwick, which went on to win on the par-3 fifth hole. the championship and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. MEN’S LACROSSE Harvard was seeded 10th in (7-5, 2-3 Ivy League) the tournament and knocked off Having won three of its last four games, Harvard three higher-seeded squads in closed its 2004 season under the lights on May 1 against taking fifth. Dartmouth at . Harvard was paced by junior Junior attackman Mike McBride (Ridgewood, NJ) Teresa Codini (Laguna Beach, has been carrying Harvard on offense as of late. He CA), who was a second-team All- scored the game-winning with 2.7 seconds left in East selection following her per- the Crimson’s 11-10 win against Yale, and he scored a formance at the Eastern Cham- season-high seven points on two goals and five assists Mike McBride ‘05 pionships. in the 19-9 decision against Holy Cross. Freshman attackman Greg Cohen (Syosset, NY) leads the Crim- REMEMBER son with 26 points (11g, 15a), while senior midfielder Jeff Gottschall Harvard Athletics Online has all the latest sports (Swampscott, MA) has 12 goals, nine assists and 21 points. scores and highlights. Visit the Crimson at WOMEN’S LACROSSE www.gocrimson.com (6-9, 1-6 Ivy League) The Crimson made progress under first-year head coach Sa- rah Nelson ’94, who led Harvard to double its win total from the previous year. Junior midfielder Casey Owens (Kennett Square, PA) finished with a team-high 33 goals and 38 points for the Crimson, while senior attack Jen Brooks (Winchester, MA) had 21 goals and 28 points on the year. Freshman goalie Kathryn Tylander (Alexandria, VA) played most of the minutes for Harvard and had a 9.55 goals-against average.

SAILING Harvard’s coed and women’s sailing teams continue to im- press in the spring season, with both squads poised to make runs at the national championships. The coed team won the New England Team Race Champion- ship on May 2 in Hanover, NH, as the Crimson went 14-3 in head- to-head competition. The women’s team, meanwhile, took first place at the New England Championships behind skipper Genny Tulloch (Hous- ton, TX) and crew members Diane Rodin (West Roxbury, MA) and Clemmie Everett (Rye, NY). Diane Rodin and Jennie Philbrick

2 Crimson Commentary by Michele DeAngelis CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 1984. Esposito Hockey Clinic. Rob Fried, also a hockey Publications Coordinator passed away in 1995. Hubbard is the first player, started this program last summer Harvard student to win the Esposito award. when he was a Harvard Club Summer Fel- Athletic Department administrators In addition to serving as one of the pri- low. The program provides hockey instruc- and coaches were treated to a discussion and mary contacts for a host of sports through- tion at no cost to youth from Dorchester, question and answer session with former out his tenure – including track and field, Roxbury, South Boston, and Quincy and Minnesota Governor and professional wres- wrestling and women’s lacrosse – Hubbard makes discounted equipment available. tler Jesse Ventura in early April. A current also assisted with press box operations for Flynn will direct the program and continue fellow for the Kennedy School of Govern- Harvard’s nationally ranked football and to expand the involvement of Harvard ment, Ventura took time out of his schedule men’s teams. He has also been a hockey players as well as obtain additional to address the staff on his experiences as a regular member of the Crimson stat crews support from hockey enthusiasts and orga- Navy Seal, former coach and the governor- for men’s and women’s basketball and nizations around Boston. ship. He stressed how crucial it is ***** to try to teach today’s student-ath- Senior footballer Dante Balestracci re- letes the importance of a “never cently tried out for the New England Pa- quit” attitude. After fielding ques- triots. Balestracci, along with five other tions from the audience, Ventura, undrafted players, joined the Patriots the dressed like a typical college student first weekend in May for the team’s annual in jeans and a t-shirt, concluded rookie free agent mini camp. The Patriots with his plans of possibily coming have not officially released the names of back to Harvard as an undergrad in their rookie free agents as of yet. The 6-2, the future. It’d certainly be nice to 240-pound Balestracci, a standout at New see if he’s got any years of athletic Bedford High, was the first player in Ivy eligibility remaining! League history to be named First Team All- ***** Ivy four straight years. He was the Ivy Senior Tyler Kolarik League Rookie of the Year in 2000 and (Abington, MA) was voted the win- ranks second all-time in tackles for ner of two individual team awards, Harvard. According to his agent, Kristen and junior defenseman Kuliga, the local standout has not signed (Brighton, MA) was named the Jesse Ventura addressing the Harvard Athletic Department with the Patriots but has been given the 109th captain of Harvard men’s Adminstrators and coaches. chance to earn a deal by working out with hockey at the team’s annual awards the rest of the 2004 rookie class. “If it banquet held April 13. doesn’t work out, then he’ll look at try- Kolarik shared the Weiland ing to get into another team’s camp,” Award for devotion with Kuliga told the New Bedford Standard sophomore James Cleary Times. “He’s willing to do whatever it (Cambridge, MA). He was takes to get an opportunity to play in also voted the recipient of the NFL.” the John Tudor Memorial ***** Cup, given yearly to the Arrangements are in place for a most valuable member of memorial service for M. Greely Sum- the Harvard men’s hockey mers ‘42. The service will take place team. Also earning indi- on May 16 at the Belmont Hill School. vidual awards were fresh- Please join Greely’s family and friends men Kevin Du (Spruce to celebrate his life, give thanks for his Grove, ALB), who earned contributions, and toast his 84 years! the George Percy Award as The service will take place at 2 p.m. the top rookie on the team, in the Belmont Hill School Chapel. and Ryan Maki, (Shelby There will be a reception in the Township, MI) who re- Wadsworth Room immediately follow- ceived the Donald Angier ing. For directions contact the Belmont Award as the most im- Hill School at (617) 484-4410. proved. All team awards L-R: Kevin Du ‘07, Ryan Maki ‘07, James Cleary ‘06 and Tyler ***** and the team captaincy are Kolarik ‘04 with their awards at the 2004 Men’s Hockey Banquet held We are saddened to report the pass- determined by a vote of var- April 13 at the Harvard Club of Boston. ing of Paul Lazzaro ‘46. Lazzaro was a sity team members. Juniors football letterwinner for the Crimson Ryan Lannon (Grafton, MA) and Tom women’s ice hockey. and a member of the Varsity Club since 1947. Cavanagh (Warwick, RI) were also named ***** He was an instrumental figure in organiz- assistant captains. Since 1994, Harvard Clubs around the ing the very popular annual reunion of foot- ***** country, through a program organized by ball players from the 1940s. A fixture at Harvard sporting events for the Harvard Alumni Association, award the past three years and a key component of Summer Community Fellowships to under- HARVARD VARSITY CLUB News & Views of Harvard Sports the Athletic Communications Department, graduates to work as volunteers in non- senior Tyson Hubbard has been selected as profit organizations in local communities. Editor-In-Chief: Michele DeAngelis the 2004 Bill Esposito Award winner by the The Fellowship stipend allows a student to Editorial Assistants: Bob Glatz ’88 Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Sports receive no compensation for summer work, Paul McNeeley Editorial Board: David Mittell ’39, Chairman Information Directors Association (ECAC- but to have funds available for the expenses Charley Egan ’54 SIDA). of the coming academic year. Kate Martin ’83 The Esposito Award is presented annu- This year the Harvard Club of Boston Geoffrey Movius ’62 ally to a graduating college senior who has awarded three Summer Fellowships John Powers ’70 wishes to pursue a career in athletic com- with two of them going to varsity athletes. Arnold Rosoff ’39 Printer: Charles Guillette, munications. The award is named to honor Volleyball player Ashley Atkins ’05 Colonial Lithograph the memory of one of the true patriarchs of (Barnstable, MA) will be working with the the sports information profession, Bill New England Center for Children to help Harvard Varsity Club Esposito. Bill served as the Sports Informa- improve the skills of young children who Murr Center tion Director at St. John’s University in New have autism or other developmental delays. 65 N. Harvard St. Boston, MA 02163 York for 25 years. He served as president of Ashley plans to attend medical school and Phone: (617) 495-3535 ECAC-SIDA in 1972-73 and was the become a pediatrician. Fax: (617) 496-8296 organization’s Irving Marsh Award recipi- Hockey player Robert J. Flynn ’05 (Can- Email: [email protected] ent in 1973. He was inducted into the ton, MA) will be the Director of Crimson City web site: www.varsityclub.harvard.edu

3 2004 Hall of Fame Inductees

Mark Benning '87 - Ice Hockey Betsy McCagg '89 & Mary McCagg-Larin '89 - Crew Mark was a First Team All-American in 1986-1987 and a Sec- Betsy and Mary are nearly impossible to separate on an ath- ond Team All-American in 1985-1986. He was twice selected First letic level. In their freshman year at Harvard, Betsy raced in the Team All-Ivy (1985-86, 1986-87) and was First Team All-ECAC in second varsity eight, Mary in the first. That was the only year that 1987. During Mark's four seasons with the Crimson, the team was they were not in the same boat together. For the next three years, 74-23-3, including a single season record of 28 wins in 1987. The both raced in the first varsity eight. In their sophomore year, they Crimson won three Ivy League titles, one ECAC title and appeared were undefeated in dual racing and won the EAWRC Champion- in two NCAA Final Fours (1986 & 1987). He still holds the Harvard ships. In their junior year they finished second to Brown at the career record for assists by a defenseman with 102. A four-year EAWRC Championships and in their senior year, they were again letterwinner, Mark was also the 1987 Tudor Cup winner for Most undefeated in the dual racing season and won the EAWRC Cham- Valuable Player and the 1987 Bingham Award winner for most valu- pionships. Also in their senior year, the team chose to attend the able athlete in the senior class. Women’s Henley Regatta rather than the National Championships, and at Henley they swept both the Women’s Open Eight and the David Berkoff '88 - Swimming & Diving Women's Open Four events. All-East and All-Ivy League award David was the recipient of the Bingham Award in winners in 1989, 1989. An NCAA Champion in 1987 and 1989 in the 100- they were the yard backstroke, David became Harvard’s first individual force behind the to win NCAA swimming gold in 27 years when he won success of in 1987. At the 1989 Eastern Seaboard Championships; Radcliffe Crew David won the 200-yard individual medley, the 100-yard from 1986 - 1989 backstroke, twice breaking his own American record, and and left behind a the 200-yard backstroke, narrowly missing another four-year record American record. His performance earned him the Phil that has yet to be Moriarty Award as the top point-scorer. That same year repeated. he earned Eastern Seaboards Most Valuable Swimmer, Eastern Seaboards Most Valuable Senior and First Team All-Ivy honors. He earned All-American honors as a sophomore, junior and senior and received Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman. A First Team All- David Berkoff ‘89 Ivy selection in all four years with the Crimson, he also grabbed the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1989 James Russell '88 - Track & Field NCAA Championships. Outside of Harvard, David was a U.S. James won the Heptagonal Title in the 35-pound weight throw Olympian in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His record-setting U.S. med- in 1988. In his four years at Harvard he earned six berths into the ley relay team brought home the gold that year. Individually he NCAA championships. He is still the recordholder in the 35-pound set a world and U.S. record in the 100-meter backstroke. weight throw with a throw of 64' 8.75" in 1987. He also earned All- American honors in 1987 and was the Bingham Award winner in James Callinan '82 - Football 1988. In 1979 James had a record-setting season. He rushed for 190 yards on 34 carries vs. Princeton, and 88 yards on 15 carries against Julia Trotman Brady '89 - Sailing Penn. Also against Penn he caught six passes for 86 yards and had Julia is one of Harvard’s most distinguished sailors, and a former a 66-yd. touchdown run that broke Dick Clasby’s 30-year single captain of the women’s team. She was a three-time ICYRA Outstand- season rushing mark. In 1981 he became Harvard’s first 1,000-yard ing Woman Sailor (the equivalent of today’s Women’s All-Ameri- running back, finishing his career with 1,054 yards. He set a single- can selection) and was twice chosen by her peers as New England season rushing record with 209 carries and 1,054 yards. He still Women’s Intercollegiate Sailing Association Outstanding Sailor. Her holds Harvard records for single game rushing (seventh with 34 sailing accomplishments include winning the New England carries and 190 yards against Princeton in 1981 and eighth with 15 Women’s Single-Handed Championships twice. In 1992 Julia went carries, 188 yards and three touchdowns against Penn in 1981), and on to win the U.S. Women’s Single-Handed Championships which single-season rushing (third with 209 carries, 1,054 yards and nine secured her a berth in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the touchdowns in 1981). Against Yale in 1979 James emerged as “the Olympics she won the Bronze medal in the Europe dinghy class. In hero” according to Crimson in Triumph. In a game where Harvard 1993, she was named the Rolex/U.S. Yachtswoman of the Year, one was the underdog, the Crimson triumphed to a 22-7 win. Harvard of the biggest awards in U.S. Sailing. rushed for 64 yards on the opening 17-play, 74-yard touchdown drive. Callinan gained most of those yards and also caught a 23- Thomas Yohe '89 - Football yard touchdown pass. The name Thomas Yohe can be seen many times in the Harvard Football record book. He is currently tied for first in passing at- B. Lane MacDonald '88/'89 - Ice Hockey tempts in a game (52 vs. Holy Cross in 1987), second in passing Lane was a Hobey Baker Award winner in 1989 and a finalist attempts in a season (321 in 1987), third in completions in a career as a sophomore in 1986-87, after scoring 67 points on 37 goals and (320) and second in passing attempts in a career (648). He is second 30 assists. He holds the Harvard career goals mark with 111 and is only to Neil Rose '03 in single-season passing (158 completions, second to Scott Fusco ’86 in career points with 321 attempts, 2,134 yards and 17 touch- 225. He is also second to Billy Cleary ’56 in goals downs in 1987), career passing (320 comple- in a season with 37 and third in Harvard’s game tions, 648 attempts, 4,407 yards and 30 winning goals for a season with seven. He re- touchdowns), passing touchdowns in a sea- mains second (again to Scott Fusco ’86) in ca- son (17 in 1987) and passing touchdowns in reer game winning goals with 16 and holds the a career (30). He is tied for first with Rose in Harvard record for short handed goals in a sea- plays in a game with 62 against Holy Cross son (six) and career (12). On power plays he is in 1987. Thomas was a Second Team All- first in career goals with 52 and fifth in a season Ivy selection in 1987 and the Crocker Award with 17. He recorded 60 points on 31 goals and winner that same year. 29 assists in the 1988-89 season while leading the Crimson to the NCAA Championship. Lane was an NCAA All-Tournament selection in 1989, a First Team All-American in both 1987 and 1989, 2004 Harvard Varsity Club and the ECAC Player of the Year in 1989. He Hall of Fame Dinner was also named Most Valuable Player of the 1987 ECAC Tournament and was voted All-ECAC First Team and All-Ivy League First Team in Saturday, May 15, 2004 1986-87 and 1988-89. He played for Team USA Harvard Club of Boston during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta and was selected by the Calgary Flames Thomas Yohe ‘89 Call the Varsity Club for more information in the third round of the NHL entry draft in 1985. (617) 495-3535

4 Baseball, continued from page 1 balls ranks him sixth in school annals. Harvard Student- The loss meant Harvard would now have to Hendricks is another player who has Athlete Partnership sweep both games of Sunday’s doubleheader found the trees that outline the home run in Hanover to force a one-game playoff for fence at O’Donnell Field. His seven this year Program the division title. give him 20 overall, sitting third behind After throwing 57 pitches and suffer- Farkes and Don Allard ‘83 (21). A strong can- One of the many programs available to ing only his second loss of the season on Sat- didate for Ivy Player of the Year, Hendricks student-athletes for community service is the urday, Hendricks wanted the ball for re- has a .425 batting average and is now in sec- Harvard Student-Athlete Partnership demption on Sunday. Redemption was ex- ond place in the Harvard record books with (HSAP) program. The goal of HSAP is to actly what he got, as he moved to 9-2 on the 43 career doubles, only three shy of Hal create a comprehensive community outreach season with a dominating six-hit, no-walk, Carey’s 46. His assault on the Crimson record program that will enhance the relationship four-strikeout shutout, again bringing the book doesn’t end there as he is currently between the University and the surround- Crimson to within one game of the division third in career batting average at .372. With ing community. The partnership reinforces lead. two more hits he will move into third place principles taught at home and in the class- Dartmouth freshman Stephen Perry, by on the all-time hits list. room through volunteer interaction, demon- tossing a complete-game gem, came up huge With those three players combing for 31 strations, tutoring and mentoring. in the nightcap, however, and the Big Green homers this season, it’s easy to see why this Student-athletes volunteer at schools in claimed their first division title since 2001, year’s edition of Harvard baseball has shat- the Cambridge, , and Brighton com- with a 7-2 win. tered the school record for dingers in a sea- munities, where they serve as tutors, men- The 2004 Crimson baseball season was son with 42 and counting, eclipsing the old tors, and assistants in the classroom. In ad- much more than this four-game set, though. mark of 37, set just last year. dition to classroom volunteer work many Harvard provided its fans with strong pitch- Although 2004 didn’t end with a divi- student-athletes also particpate in after- ing, solid defense and a surge of power hit- sion title for the first time since 2001, school programs helping to provide a fun ting that has never been seen before in Harvard will return a wealth of talent and safe environment for children after Harvard history. headed by Mann and Farkes along with school. Seniors Hendricks, Jason Brown (Aqua Lance Salsgiver (Davison, MI). Couple them One student-athlete who is involved in Dulce, CA), Marc Hordon (Mount Vernon, with emerging players Frank Herrmann the HSAP program is sophomore Luke NH) and Bryan Hale (Seattle, WA) all con- (Rutherford, NJ), Chris Mackey (Somerville, McCrone of the men’s basketball team. Luke tributed to the Crimson success. Brown was MA), Brendan Byrne (Milton, MA) and Jake recently participated in a question and an- stellar in his relief role and earned two wins. Bruton (Clifton, VA) and it’s easy to under- swer session that helped shed some light on Hordon has been flawless in the field, play- stand why the Crimson will be a major threat why student-athletes want to participate in ing various defensive positions and also in 2005. community service programs, such as HSAP, coming up with big hits during and how it influences their lives. Ivy play. Hale manned the spa- Q. How long have you been volunteering? cious center field at O’Donnell A. I just started volunteering at the end of Field and continually turned in this winter, but is is such a rewarding expe- spectacular defensive plays. He rience that I plan on doing it until gradua- also used his speed to swipe seven tion. bases. Q. What made you want to become a part of Sophomore Zak Farkes (Bos- HSAP? ton, MA) is already Harvard’s all- A. While I have a lot on my plate here at time career record holder in home Harvard, I still felt like something was miss- runs with 22. He also holds the ing. I figured out that what I was lacking school’s single season record with was some experience with kids. I teach 14 dingers this season. Farkes, fourth and fifth graders at basketball camp who has 99 career hits, is third on during the summer and I miss that interac- the single season list with 44 RBI tion during the school year. HSAP provided this season. Seven of those came the perfect opportunity for me to not only when he connected on two hom- be around kids, which is in itself a great ex- ers for the second time this season perience, but also to help them in school. in the game one win over Q. What are some of the things you have been Dartmouth. doing in the classroom? Joining Farkes in this record- A. I have been helping first grade students setting season is Mann, who with math problems and reading. Mainly homered in all four games against I’ve been helping the students solve word Dartmouth and now has 10 this problems. I also have snack break and re- season. He also hit two home runs cess with the kids, which is great because it in a game on two separate occa- allows me to interact with them outside of sions this year. That total puts him the classroom– which is just as valuable as in a five-way tie for second most the time in the classroon. in a single season behind only Schuyler Mann ‘05 Q. What has been the most valuable part of your Farkes. Mann’s 17 career long- experience so far? A. The chance to help kids and see them th grow in confidence academically and so- 38 Annual Senior Letterwinner’s Dinner cially has been the most rewarding. Q. What has been the most unexpected part of Wednesday, June 9, 2004 your experience? Lavietes Pavilion A. Being placed back in a first grade class- room is definitely a leveling experience. It is 5:30 p.m. Reception easy to get caught up in things at Harvard, 6:15 p.m. Dinner and my experience at St. Anthony’s has been Invitations are in the mail! like a much-needed breath of fresh air. Q. What advice would you give to other student- athletes about participating in the HSAP Pro- Awards to be presented: gram? A. You have everything to gain and nothing William J. Bingham Award Francis H. Burr Scholarship to lose from HSAP. It is such a rewarding Radcliffe Prize John P. Fadden Award experience that the couple of hours per week John P. Reardon Award Carroll F. Getchell Award leave you wanting more. HRFWA Prize Francis J. Toland Award There have been close to 500 student- athletes involved in HSAP over the six years Mary G. Paget Prize it has been in place. It’s a true testament to the character of today’s student-athletes. 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19 Friends of Rowing Executive Board Luncheon, Harvard Club of Boston, of Club Harvard Luncheon, Board Executive Rowing of Friends 19 41 CCs(oe)TBA (Women) ECAC’s 14-16

17 Harvard Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, Murr Center, 5:15 p.m. 5:15 Center, Murr Meeting, Board Executive Club Varsity Harvard 17 41 CAs(e)TBA (Men) IC4A’s 14-16

15 Hall of Fame Dinner, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 6 p.m. 6 Ave., Comm. Boston, of Club Harvard Dinner, Fame of Hall 15 - v egeHp.TBA Heps. League Ivy 8-9

6 p.m. 6 Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track Outdoor Women’s & Men’s

11 Men’s & Women’s Golf Awards Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Downtown, Boston, of Club Harvard Banquet, Awards Golf Women’s & Men’s 11 North Amer. Team Racing Champ. Racing Team Amer. North 30-31

10 Men’s Basketball Awards Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 6 p.m. 6 Ave., Comm. Boston, of Club Harvard Banquet, Awards Basketball Men’s 10 Women’s Champ. Women’s Amer. North 26-28

11 a.m. 11 8-9 at NE Dinghy Champ. All Day All Champ. Dinghy NE at 8-9

8 Women’s Hockey Awards Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., Comm. Boston, of Club Harvard Banquet, Awards Hockey Women’s 8 Sailing

8 Field Hockey Alumnae Game, Jordan Field, 12-2 p.m. 12-2 Field, Jordan Game, Alumnae Hockey Field 8 Sat. 8 DARTMOUTH 7 p.m. 7 DARTMOUTH 8 Sat.

7 Football Spring Game, , 4 p.m. 4 Stadium, Harvard Game, Spring Football 7 Men’s Lacrosse Men’s

6 Friends of Football New York City Dinner, Harvard Club of New York, 6 p.m. 6 York, New of Club Harvard Dinner, City York New Football of Friends 6 u.9a atr pit TBA Sprints Eastern at 9 Sun.

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May members of the women’s lacrosse team take a break to pose for a picture. Student-athletes used the used Student-athletes picture. a for pose to break a take team lacrosse women’s the of members

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