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Volume 52 Issue No. 7 www.harvardvarsityclub.org April 8, 2010 National Champions! Harvard’s winter athletes reach new heights by Geoff Rathgeber ’08 Special Assistant of the Harvard Varsity Club After flying through the opening rounds, O’Connor found himself on the center stage for the Championship round against It is a fact; national championships are difficult to win. No. 7 Chase Pami (Cal-Poly). Before a crowd of nearly 16,000 at Every so often, however, Harvard is fortunate enough to have an the sold-out Qwest exceptional athlete or team that achieves the pinnacle of collegiate Center, O’Connor athletic glory: 1989 National Championship Men’s Hockey Team, jumped out to an the 1990 Women’s Lacrosse Team, the 2003 Men’s Heavyweight early lead and never Crew Team, and fencer Tim Hagaman ’07 to name a few. looked back. Despite An outsider might deem some of these victories as a stroke a late attack by Pami, of luck, but there is no doubt that the multiple national champi- O’Connor was able to onships that Harvard’s athletes brought back to Cambridge this prevail, 6-4, capturing winter proves that America’s oldest educational institution has Harvard’s first nation- some of America’s best athletes as well. al title in wrestling Case in point, on the heels of the 2010 women’s squash since Jesse Jantzen undefeated season, team national championship and individual ’04 in 2004 and third national champion Laura Gemmel ’13, two other Crimson athletes overall. (Harvard’s J.P. O’Connor ’10 is the third Harvard wrestler to win made national headlines with individual NCAA titles as well. other national cham- the National Championship. (Courtesy : Tabitha Wilson) From March 18-20, senior co-captain J.P. O’Connor powered pion wrestler was through a formidable set of foes at the 2010 NCAA Wrestling John Harkness ’38.) Championships in Omaha, NE en route to a perfect season at 35-0 A national championship was a fitting way for O’Connor and a national title. to bid farewell to a program on which he has left an indelible O’Connor’s collective performances in the tournament were mark. Not only is he only the second three-time All-American in spectacular. In the first four rounds, O’Connor outscored his op- Harvard history but he is also the only Harvard wrestler ever to ponents 45-6. He took no mercy on his 157-pound competitors, have a perfect match record on the season. In addition, O’Connor, which included No. 5 Steve Fittery (American University) whom the EIWA Wrestler of the Year, finishes his stellar career with an Jay Weiss, the David G. Bunning ’88 Head Coach for Harvard overall record of 132-16, and his total career wins ties him with Wrestling called O’Connor’s toughest potential match-up in the Jantzen for most wins all-time by a Harvard wrestler. tournament. Just a few days after O’Connor’s big win, another Harvard

Continued on page 6 Spring Sports Recaps Men’s Heavyweight Crew Women’s Golf (2-0) • The No. 4 Harvard heavyweight crew team opened its 2010 • In Florida for their spring break, the team got its 2010 season off spring season by claiming victory in all five races Saturday on the to a good start as they defeated the Central Florida Golden Knights Cayuga Lake Inlet in the first head-to-head racing against Cornell by 11 shots at the Red Tail Golf Club, 303-314. TheContinued Crimson hadon page 6 since 1961. The varsity eight boat managed to overcome Cornell’s the top three finishers on the day with Katie Sylvan ’13 leading the early lead in the final 500-meters of the race. The boat finished in way with a +1 round. a time of 5:36.9, topping Cornell by nearly five seconds. In per- • On the 6,050-yard Boca Woods course, the Crimson easily de- haps the most interesting race against Cornell, the Big Red edged feated Lynn University in their second head-to-head match-up of the Crimson by two seconds in 5:46.4, but Cornell’s crew was the season. Senior captain Claire Sheldon led all golfers with a par disqualified for interfering with the Harvard boat in the second round of 72. A team event, the Crimson ended up winning 298-326, 500 meters of the course. as the four best scores on the day came from Harvard’s athletes. • Several Harvard rowing alumni partook in the 2010 Xchanging Boat Race Saturday on London’s Thames River. Simon Gawlik Track & Field ’09, Cameron Winklevoss ’04 and Tyler Winklevoss ’04 all raced for Oxford, while William Rueter ’09 and Moritz Hafner ’09 • Both the men’s and women’s distance runners had strong per- competed in the Isis vs. Goldie race. Complete results for all of formances at the Texas Southern Relays March 19-20. The Crim- the day’s action can be found at www.theboatrace.org/. son women dominated the 3,000 meter run as Harvard runners occupied the top five spots in the race. Claire Richardson ‘11 Softball (11-15, 3-1 Ivy League) captured the event win with a time of 9:59.33 and was followed, in order, by Nicole Cochran ’12, Jeanne Mack ’12, Hilary May • The team’s season began with three major tournaments: the ’11 and Jamie Olson ’11. On the men’s side, Harvard’s distance UCF Invitational, the Amy S. Harrison Classic at UC Riverside runners nearly matched the women’s performance, taking the and the San Diego Classic. The team’s best performances on this top four spots in the 3,000 meter run. Jeremy Gilmour ’13 fin- road swing came at the Harrison Classic where they split their ished first with a time of 8:35.59 and Phil Galebach ’13 was close games, winning two contests over Northern Illinois and falling to behind with a time of 8:35.79. Idaho State and UC Riverside. • Three individuals won events at the UCF Invitational from • League play began on April 2 when the team took on Princ- March 26-27. Olivia Weeks ’13 picked up Harvard’s first win, eton. Stellar pitching gave the Crimson a sweep as sophomore taking the title in the triple jump with a leap of 12.24 meters. Jes- pitcher Rachel Brown tossed a no-hitter in the first game and, sica Fronk ’11 followed suit with a victory in the javelin, posting in game two, senior Margaux Black pitched four strong innings, a mark of 45.79. Lastly, Jack Brady ’10 captured the discus with allowing just one run. his mark of 49.01. • The following day, the Crimson split two contests with defend- • At the Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton University, Me- ing champ Cornell, falling 8-4 in the first game and winning lissa Bellin ‘13 turned in two top performances at the meet, be- 7-6 in the second. Freshman Jess Ferri had three hits in the two ginning with a win in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 1:02.43. games, including her first career homerun. Bellin earned her second event win of the competition in the • On April 6, the team swept Holy Cross in a doubleheader, 4x400 meter relay, joining Magda Robak ’12, Jasmine Cho ’13 9-6 and 9-3. Ellen Macadam ’11 picked up four doubles in two and Shannon Conway ’12 for a winning time of 3:48.29. The top games, and Brown continued to pitch well, going seven innings men’s performance came courtesy of Steven Geloneck ’12 who and striking out 10 batters. was runner-up in the 100 meter dash with a mark of 10.92. Women’s Lacrosse (4-6, 1-3 Ivy) Men’s Lacrosse (5-3, 1-1 Ivy) • The team’s first big win of the year came in double overtime • In early March, the Crimson faced some stiff non-conference against No. 15 University of New Hampshire. Freshman Jenni- competition. Then-ranked No. 11, the team fell to No. 14 George- fer VanderMeulen led the Crimson with five goals, a collegiate town before recovering against in-state rivals Holy-Cross, 9-7, best for the rookie and Katherine Martino ’10 made 11 saves in and No. 18 Massachusetts, 9-7. the net including one late in the third overtime on a free position • On March 20, the team dropped their Ivy League opener shot to hold off the Wildcats. against No. 17 Brown. Jeff Cohen ’12 and Terry White ’12 each • Melanie Baskind ’12, who scored the game winning goal scored four goals, and Harry Krieger ’13 made nine saves, but against UNH, was featured in Lacrosse Magazine Online this Brown’s offense was too much as they ended upContinued on top, 13-11. on page 6 past month. A 2nd team All-Ivy selection in soccer, Baskind • The following weekend, a late scoring surge enabled Harvard has made a huge impact on the team this year, as she currently to overcome a four-goal deficit and top Dartmouth 13-11. Dean stands second on the team with 21 points (16 goals, 5 assists). Gibbons ’11 scored three goals and assisted on two others. • Freshman superstar in the making VanderMeulen has already • In front of 13,285 fans at Harvard Stadium, the Crimson fell to been named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week two No. 7 Duke. The attendance fell short of the Massachusetts colle- times (out of five) this season. giate record for a regular-season lacrosse game, set by UMass in a game against Syracuse on April 25, 2009 (13,722). Krieger made Baseball (8-15, 2-2 Ivy) a career-high 17 saves in the loss. • The spring break road trip did not fare well for the Crimson, Men’s Golf (1-0) which posted a 1-10 record over the time off from school. • On Saturday, March 20, the men’s golf team ventured to the • Fortunately, the team reversed their losing streak on March 28 7,200+ yard Shingle Creek golf course to take on Cornell in with a pair of victories over the University of Hartford, 6-5 and match play. The Crimson won 6 of 7 matches, the best of which 6-4. In the second game, late inning heroics by Jeff Reynolds ’12, came from Danny Mayer ’10 who put together a solid round of who had three hits and four RBI on the day, broke a 4-4 tie and 1-under par 71. gave the Crimson the win. • On Saturday, April 3rd, the Harvard Men’s Golf Team traveled • Harvard split both of its weekends of Ivy League play to to New Haven, CT to play their first tournament of the spring Princeton and Cornell. Based on his performances in those at the Yale Golf Course. Though the Crimson ended up the games, freshman second baseman Kyle Larrow was named weekend in third place, ten shots behind the Bulldogs, several the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Larrow hit safely in all five Harvard players turned in great performances. In particular, games with a .471 batting average. He had a weekly-high of Mark Pollak ’12 performed consistently well over the two day eight RBI for the Crimson. tournament. He shot 74, and 72 to lead the Crimson with a final Women’s Lightweight Crew score of 146. • In case you are interested, the men’s and women’s golf teams • On March 27, the team earned its first victory on the season chronicled their spring break trip (March 13-20) to Florida with a against Buffalo on the Charles River. Battling a strong tailwind, day-by-day recap on gocrimson.com. the Black and White varsity eight finished in 7:03.93, about nine seconds ahead of the second varsity. The Buffalo Bulls crossed the Men’s Lightweight Crew line another four seconds back. • The No. 4 crew team continued its winning ways the following • Harvard started the season ranked No. 2 in the country behind weekend, as the squad defeated its first ranked opponent, No. 5 perennial powerhouse Princeton. In the first USRowing Colle- Georgetown. The varsity eight pulled away to an open-water, giate Poll, Harvard received one of the ten first place votes. five-second win after the second varsity cruised to beat the Hoyas • A significant portion of the 8-1 varsity eight boat from last year by nearly 11 seconds, sweeping two races and defending the is back this year: Oarsmen Will Newell ’11, Andrew Trott ’11, Class of 2004 Cup. Jared Dourdeville ’11, Martin Eiermann ‘10 and Michael Silves- tri ‘10, as well as, coxswain Dexter Louie ’10. Men’s Volleyball (5-12, 3-1 Hay Division) • In the first race of the year, the lightweights swept Delaware on the Charles River. The day’s most impressive performances came • After a rough month of February, the team found its footing from the varsity eight, which pulled away to a nine-second win against the NJ Institute of Technology. Matt Jones ’12 led the in 6:16.2, and the freshmen eight, which finished seven seconds Crimson to a 3-0 victory and had 20 kills in the match. ahead of Delaware. • In a competitive match on March 27, the team defeated New York University, 3-1. Senior Erik Kuld had a match-high 26 kills Women’s Tennis (10-6, 2-0 Ivy) on 43 total attacks, good for a season-high .488 hitting percent- age. Sophomore Jones recorded 22 kills and eight digs on the • Like the men’s team, the Crimson faced a tough string of non- night. Rob Lothman ’13 had a game-high 61 assists. conference foes through the month of March in order to prepare • Against Newbury, the Crimson earned their third consecutive them for Ivy League play. Despite tough losses to No. 39 Illinois, win. Kuld, Jones and Lothman continued to dominate the stat No. 20 South Florida, and No. 9 California, the women managed sheet for the Crimson. Senior Soren Rosier also stepped up for to pull their non-conference record to 3-3 with victories over Harvard and posted four blocks in the match. Central Florida, St. Mary’s, and Fresno State. • The Crimson opened Ivy League play against Columbia on Men’s Tennis (9-10, 0-2 Ivy) April 2. The team was simply dominant, winning 7-0. After win- ning the doubles point, Harvard cruised to victory with a sweep • In March, the team faced many non-conference opponents to on all six singles courts. Columbia’s Bartnik won the first set on get the players ready for league play. After victories against Bos- court one, 3-6, but Holly Cao ’12 prevailed in the following two ton College, St. John’s and Radford College, the team dropped a sets, 7-6 (5), 10-6, to pick up the win. In the No. 2 match, fresh- few contests to No. 16 Texas Tech and No. 24 Duke. man Hideko Tachibana won 7-6 (3), 6-2, while Kristin Norton ’13 • In the final tune-up before Ivy play, the Crimson swept Bing- picked up a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win on court three. hamton in the doubles matches to earn the doubles point, but the • The following day, Harvard cruised to a 5-2 victory over Cor- team stumbled in singles action, dropping the contest 4-3. nell. The Big Red won the doubles point, but Harvard won five • The Harvard men’s tennis team fell to Columbia and Cornell in of the six singles matches to remain undefeated in Ivy play. its opening Ivy League play. Against Columbia, freshmen Josh Tchan and Christo Schultz, playing at No. 4 and No. 5, won the Women’s Water Polo (11-9) only points for the Crimson which fell 5-2. Tchan, again, won his match against Cornell, and at No. 1, Alexei Chijoff-Evans ’10 • The team spent their March break out on the west coast. After earned the other point after a 6-4, 6-4 victory. dropping their first two matches against ranked foes (No. 15 UC Davis and No. 7 San Diego State), the Crimson knocked off its Women’s Heavyweight Crew first ranked opponent of the year No. 19 Cal State East Bay, 15-11. Devan Kennifer ’12, Patricia Smith ’12 and Monica Zdrojewski • Out in California, both of the Radcliffe heavyweight crew’s ’12 all scored hat-tricks in the win. entries in the San Diego Crew Classic advanced to their respec- • On March 23, Kennifer and Laurel McCarthy ’12 took home tive finals on the opening day of racing Saturday on Mission Bay. two of the three Northern Division weekly awards. Kennifer was The Radcliffe varsity eight took fifth place and the second varsity recognized as the Player of the Week and McCarthy was tabbed eight finished sixth in their respective finals Sunday. the Defensive Player of the Week. • Under sunny skies, the team fell in its first dual regatta to the • The Harvard women’s water polo team dropped its final No. 5 Brown Bears on the Seekonk River. The varsity four A non-conference match, 10-8, to Marist. After falling behind early (Cox: Rachel Rauh ’11, 4: Jennie Peterson ’10 3: Jess Mealia ’13, 5-2, the Crimson fell short on the fourth quarter come-back bid. 2: Kirsten Van Fossen ’12, 1: Scout Moran’ 13) recorded the only Freshman Aisha Price paced the offense with a hat trick in the win of the day, as they beat the Bears by less than one second. game. 2 Crimson Commentary base percentage. Brewer’s Manager Ken Macha had by Geoff Rathgeber ’08 some nice comments regarding Wilson: “He’s been Special Assistant of the Harvard Varsity Club impressive. …He was taking his warm-up swings and adly, Harvard football and lacrosse letterwinner and he’s looking like Mike Sweeney more every day. [He longtime supporter of the Harvard Varsity Club and is a] big, strong first baseman [who] hits the ball all Harvard Athletics, Walter “Wally” Grant ‘66, MBA’68, over the ballpark.” With any luck, hopefully Wilson passed away this month on March 17. He had been will get a shot at some regular season action this year. S Steffan Wilson ’08 battling with an aggressive case of cancer. “Wally died exactly *** like he lived,” stated good friend and teammate Joe O’Donnell Hall of Famer Eric Cutler ’40 passed away on March 30 ‘67 who visited with Wally often before he passed. “He fought a at the age of 91. As a standout distance swimmer, Cutler was heroic battle against overwhelming odds with grace and dignity.” captain of the 1940 team and Harvard’s All-America selections. In Cambridge and the greater Boston area, Wally was well known His ties to Harvard remained strong throughout the years as he for his generosity and kind spirit. He will be sorely missed by the was Assistant Director of Admissions at Harvard University from Harvard community and his family and friends. 1950 to 1965 and then Assistant Director of Athletics from 1966 to *** 1983. Additionally, Cutler served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps This month, Harvard lost another legend when Thomas during World War II, a director of the Massachusetts Audubon W. “Steve” Stephenson ’37, AM ’38 passed away. Steve played Society, a councilor at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sci- basketball as an undergraduate at Harvard College and worked in ences and to countless advisees at Harvard. The entire Harvard the Athletics Department while in graduate school. His love and community is deeply saddened by his loss. passion for Harvard endured for decades. For his work with the 350th celebration, Steve was awarded the Harvard Medal in 1990, given annually to recognize extraordinary service to Harvard Founding lifetime University. A constant on Class of ’37 reunion committees, Steve was also a director of the Harvard Alumni Association and served Members update on the Committee on University Resources, as well as the visit- ing committees for Alumni Affairs, Honorary Degrees, and the It’s not too late to join the growing ranks of Founding University Library. Steve was part of the inspiration behind the Lifetime Members. Payments and/or pledges will be ac- initiative to endow the Harvard Football head coaching position, since named the Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for cepted through June 30, 2010. Harvard Football. Steve’s son Thomas F. Stephenson ‘64 made the generous gift to honor three generations of Stephensons who This list was updated on April 12, 2010. cared so deeply for Harvard College and Harvard Athletics, as his Forrester A. Clark ’29 Richard E. Byrd III ’71 grandfather was also a graduate of the Law School. David A. Mittell ’39 Lawrence G. Cetrulo ’71 *** Louis J. Appell, Jr. ’47 Richard D. Frisbie ’71 Switching gears, Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame Member E. S. Ned Dewey ’47 Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 Andrea Montalbano ’90 has written a new novel about grow- John T. Coan ’50 Vincent J. McGugan ’72 ing up on and off of the soccer field. The novel, titled Ernest E. Monrad ’51 Thomas M. O’Neill ’73 BREAKAWAY, draws from Andrea’s own experiences John D. Nichols ’53 Kerry V. Rifkin ’73 on the soccer field (she was honored as First Team John Arnold ’54 Paul J. Finnegan ’75 All-Ivy four times from 1986-1989) to craft a winning Theodore B. Lee ’54 David J. Vaughan ’74 story of friendship and how we learn life’s lessons Edward P. Bliss ’55 Peter A. Carfagna ’75 through sport. Carl Hiaasen, author of HOOT! thor- William J. Cleary ’56 Brian P. Hehir ’75 oughly enjoyed Andrea’s book saying, “BREAKAWAY Philip C. Haughey ’57 Stephen Mead ’75 is for every soccer kid who’s dreamed of taking it all James L. Joslin ’57 Jonathan J. Judge ’76 the way, goal to goal, and for every mom and dad George W. McGarrity ’57 Kevin M. McCafferty ’76 who’s stood cheering on the sidelines.” Andrea’s book J. Louis Newell ’57 Thomas M. Joyce ’77 will be available at major retailers, including Amazon Forrester A. Clark, Jr. ’58 Harborne W. Stuart ’78 Andrea Montalbano’s and Barnes & Noble starting May 13, 2010. debut novel. James Herscot ’58 Joshua Goldberg ’79 *** John Winthrop ’58 Marc E. Goldberg ’79 If you are an HBO subscriber, chances are you’ve caught Richard S. Fischer ’59 Allan Harrington ’79 an episode of The Pacific, the big-budget, follow-up miniseries Joel R. Landau ’59 Nell Foreman Kleinschmidt’79 to the wildly successful Band of Brothers. In the most basic form Glen D. Nelson ’59 Sandra Constantine Peinado’79 of synopsis, the miniseries tells the story of World War II in the Georges Peter ’59 Charles S. Sandor ’80 Pacific Rim. In addition to the miniseries, author-historian Hugh Alan K. Percy ’60 John C. Hanson ’81 Ambrose has released a companion book cleverly titled The John P. Reardon ’60 David D. Jones ’82 Pacific. The book details five soldiers’ experiences throughout the Robert G. Anderson ‘61 Pamela Stone Ryan ’82 war. One of these five soldiers happens to be the father of football Newell Flather ’61 Alexander M. Seaver ’82 lettwerwinners Wes ’73 and Stewart ’79 Shofner. For fans of the Gordon Gund ’61 Neil K. Sheehy ’83 miniseries The Pacific, Wes recommends the book, saying that “it Gerald R. Jordan ’61 Kenneth S. Code ’84 gives more depth and color to the tales and horrors outlined in the Robert K. Meahl ’61 Philip C. Haughey, Jr. ’84 TV series.” Ambrose’s book is available now. John S. Reidy ’61 Timothy R. Barakett ’87 *** David K. Richards ’61 Paul S. Hayward’87 We’re getting ready to host our own Hall of Fame Induction A. Bronson Thayer ’61 Robert E. Joyce ’87 Dinner on May 7, but it seems the state of New Jersey got a jump Terrence Murray ’62 Peter Palandjian ’87 on us. On March 28, before 400 people at the Prudential Center Paul E. George ’63 David G. Bunning ’88 in Newark, NJ, former men’s hockey player Derek Maguire ’94 A. Harold Howell ’63 John B. Coan ’88 was inducted into the New Jersey High School Ice Hockey Hall of Ronald L. Skates ’63 Robert A. Glatz ’88 Michael H. Bassett ’64 Sharon M. Hayes ’88 Fame. Maguire, who led Delbarton School to four Mennen Cup ti- Thomas A. James ’64 Karen Weltchek Mueller ’88 tles from 1989-91, tallied impressive numbers over his prep school C. Kevin Landry ’66 Steven P. Pascucci ’88 career. Over four seasons, he scored 110 goals and had 132 assists. D. Lloyd MacDonald ’66 B. Lane MacDonald ’88-’89 Said Maguire: “I am deeply humbled by this honor. My four years Peter K. Miller ’66 Fred Schernecker ’89 of high school hockey in New Jersey had a big effect on my entire Matthias B. Donelan ’67 Martina B. Albright ’90 life. Today was the culmination of one of the most important Brian J. McGuinn ’67 Nicole M. Parent ’93 times of my life.” I’m sure a lot of us share that same sentiment Joseph J. O’Donnell ’67 Amar B. Kuchinad ’96 regarding our high school and collegiate athletic experiences. Joe Sam Robinson ’67 James J. Quagliaroli ’97 *** Craig R. Stapleton ’67 Jeffrey A. Psaki ’00 Long-term major league prospects for Steffan Wilson ’08, a Richard J. Sterne ’68 Willie O. Alford ’02 28th round pick in 2007, look promising. Last year, Wilson played Keith W. Colburn ’70 Robert L. Scalise A ball for the Milwaukee Brewers where he finished the season batting .272 with 13 home runs, 15 doubles, and 60 RBIs. On Feb. 28, Wilson was asked to report to Cactus League spring training To view the benefits of Founding Lifetime Membership, to back-up first baseman Fielder Prince. Through 14 appearances, and to see the most current list of Lifetime Members, Wilson has six hits, including a double, for a respectable .343 on- please visit www.harvardvarsityclub.org 3 Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame 2010

On May 7, the Harvard Varsity Club will welcome seven new members into the illustrious Hall of Fame. A list of these inductees Steve Martins ’95 (ice hockey) and a few of their accomplishments follow below. As a reminder, • First Team All-America (1993-94) all Active Members of the Varsity Club are welcome to join us for • Two-time John Tudor Memorial Cup this event at the Harvard Club of Boston. Winner (1993-94, 1994-95) • His senior year, Steve led the team in For more information, and to reserve a sport at the dinner, please goals (15), assists (23), points (38), power- visit www.harvardvarsityclub.org. play goals (7) and multiple-point games (11) Tamara Butler Battaglino ’95 (basketball) • Ivy League Player of the Year (1994-95) • Three-time First Team All-Ivy (1992-93, 1993-94, Jerry Pawloski ’88 (ice hockey) 1994-95) • John Tudor Memorial Cup co-Winner (1987-88) • “Harvard’s greatest women’s basketball player • John P. Fadden Award (1988) ever”—The Crimson on March 7, 1995 • As a star defender, Jerry led his team to four straight ECAC Championships and four straight NCAA Tournament appear- Libby Eynon Welch ’95 (squash) ances • NCAA National Champion (1995) • Four-time All-America (1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, Donald Clarke Sweeney ’88 (ice hockey) 1994-95) • Second Team All-America (1987-88) • Four-time First Team All-Ivy Team (1991-92, 1992- • First Team All-Ivy and All-ECAC (1987-88) 93, 1993-94, 1994-95) • John Tudor Memorial Cup co-Winner (1987-88) Vincent Martelli ’83 (baseball) • Two-time First Team All-Ivy League Kwame van Leeuwen ’95 (fencing) (1982, 1983) • NCAA Champion in foil (1995) • Former all-time leader in doubles (32) • Four-time All-America (1992, 1993, 1994, and RBI’s (123) in Harvard baseball history 1995) • Third all-time best single season batting • Four-time First Team All-Ivy (1992, 1993, average (.426) 1994, 1995)

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All Harvard Alumni should have received a ballot for the 1975, Newhouse was a star linebacker known for his hard hits Harvard Alumni Association’s (HAA) Board of Overseers and throughout the league. His senior year, George was awarded the the HAA Elected Directors election. Ballots arrived in the mail Rhodes Scholarship, making him one of Harvard’s 47 athletes to around March 25 and must be received in Cambridge by noon have received the prestigious honor. George’s Harvard connec- May 21 to be counted. Results of the election will be announced on tions have remained strong over the years as both an active board the afternoon of Commencement (May 27) at the Harvard Alumni member of the Friends of Harvard Football and a past president of Association Annual Meeting. We encourage all alumni to vote in the Harvard Club of Southern California. In his professional life, this election. George is a partner with Brown, White & Newhouse LLP, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, Included in the candidates for Elected Directors are Varsity School of Political Science. Club members Ken Bartels ’73, M.B.A.’76; Mark E. Fusco A.B. ’83, M.B.A. ’90; and George B. Newhouse, Jr. ’76: In addition to the Board of Directors Election, there are also Ken Bartels, an epee fencer and two year letterwinner, has a couple Varsity Club members who have been nominated for the been a loyal supporter of the Harvard Fencing program. After Board of Overseers. They are Joseph B. Fuller’79, M.B.A. ’81 and graduating from Harvard in the mid-1970s, Ken has pursued David Heyman ’83: many philanthropic and professional endeavors: he is the Vice Joe Fuller, the father of oarsmen Mark ’10, Chris ’10 and President of the Sabre Foundation, which works to build and David ’13 and a friend of many former members of Harvard Crew, sustain free institutions worldwide; he chairs the board of direc- has been nominated for the Board of Overseers. A Varsity Club tors for Youth Service America, which works to increase academic Associate Member, Joe has chaired numerous reunions at both the achievement by encouraging young people across the world to college and the business school and is currently the Vice-Chair- participate in community service; and he is president and CEO of man of the Harvard College Fund. Joe is a co-founder and CEO Paxton Properties, an international real estate investment firm. He of Monitor, a leading global consulting firm that serves leading serves as the chair of the Harvard Graduate School of Education companies and governments. His pro bono work has focused Dean’s Council and is on the alumni advisory board of the Real on issues of education with a focus on charter schools. He has a Estate Academic Initiative. Ken is also a co-chair of his Harvard particular interest in corporate governance and is eager to bring College and HBS class reunion committees. that knowledge to help Harvard respond to its current challenges. Mark Fusco has gone down in Harvard Athletics history as Through his sons, he has gained a rich appreciation of the impact one of the school’s greatest hockey players of all-time. A four-year of the economic downturn on student life. letterwinner, Fusco received two major awards in 1983: the Hobey In 1983, David Heyman helped lead Harvard Men’s Fencing Baker Award, given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Asso- to one of its best finishes in 86 years, with the team grabbing third ciation men’s ice hockey player and Harvard’s Bingham Award for place at the IFA’s and Heyman placing second individually. David the top male athlete in the graduating class. Since graduating from was an All-Ivy and All-American sabre fencer for the Crimson. In Harvard, Mark represented the United States at the 1984 Sarajevo 1986, Heyman moved to Los Angeles to work as an executive at Olympic Games, the 1985 Hockey World Championships, and Warner Bros., before eventually producing the most successful had a successful professional career with the Hartford Whalers. film franchise in history – the Harry Potter Series. Other films un- Beyond the rink, Mark’s ties to Harvard have remained strong der Heyman’s belt include I Am Legend, Yes Man, Is Anybody There? over the years. He has served on both the Visiting Committee to and The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. He is a member of the British Athletics and the Advisory Board of the Varsity Club. Currently, and American Film Academies and was the first British producer he is the president and CEO of Aspen Technology, Inc., a global to be named Sho West Producer of the Year in 2003. supplier of software that optimizes performance and innovation For more information on these candidates, as well as a com- for process industries. plete list of all the nominees for both the Board of Directors and George Newhouse was a major contributor to two back-to- the Board of Overseers, please visit www.harvard.edu/alumni/ back Ivy League Champion football teams in 1974 and 1975. 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Before the Harvard-Duke lacrosse game on April 2, the Varsity Club hosted a “First Drink Free” night at the Crimson Pub in the Dillon Field House’s second floor lounge. Admist the thousands of people milling around the Pub and tailgating areas, we were able to capture a coulpe images. Left: HVC Associate Member and former athletic trainer Brad Quigley (l) and HVC Advisory Committee member Renny Little ’55 (r). Right: HVC Exexcutive Director Bob Glatz ’88 and HVC Chairman Bob Anderson ’61. Winter Sports Round Up Women’s Basketball (20-9, 11-3 Ivy) Men’s Basketball (21-8, 10-4 Ivy) • The team ended their regular season on a high note, beating • In their last weekend of the regular season, the team split its Brown (65-54) and Yale (68-60). Freshman Victoria Lippert had contests, squeaking out a 67-66 win over Penn, but dropping a an outstanding weekend, earning her third Ivy Rookie of the 54-51 game to Princeton. Freshman guard Brandyn Curry turned Week award in a row. Against the Bulldogs, she filled her stat line in season best performances in these contests and was named Ivy with 16 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block. League Rookie of the Week. • Three members of the Harvard women’s basketball team were • Senior all-star Jeremy Lin received a major postseason honor named to the 2010 All-Ivy League team. Junior Emma Markley, on March 10 when Collegeinsider.com named him the 2010 Ivy who posted seven double-doubles this year, led the way by earn- League MVP. All told for the season, Lin averaged 16.6 points, ing first-team All-Ivy League honors. Sophomore Brogan Berry 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while and freshman Lippert were named to the second-team. shooting 52.3 percent from the floor overall, 35 percent from • Despite four players in double figures, the Crimson fell to 3-point range and 76 percent from the free throw line (144-190). Syracuse 87-68 in the opening round of the WNIT. Berry led four • In mid March, Harvard made its first postseason appearance Crimson players in double figures as she scored 15 points on the since 1946. Playing in the CIT against Appalachian State, the night on 6-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. Crimson fell 93-71. Freshman reserve Christian Webster had a stellar game in the defeat. Shooting 7-8 from the field and 6-6 Men’s Ice Hockey (9-21-3, 7-12-3 ECAC) from the line, he finished with 24 points to lead the Crimson. • In its final weekend of the regular season, the Crimson fell to Clarkson, 2-1, and St. Lawrence, 4-3. Senior Doug Rogers had a Men’s Swimming (7-2, 6-1 Ivy) stand out performance against Clarkson as he scored the team’s • The Crimson placed second to Princeton at the 2010 Ivy lone goal and won a season-high 19 face offs. League Championships. Again, Harvard’s distance swimmers • In the opening round of the ECAC tournament, the team led the team, raking up many points in the 500 freestyle, the 100 topped Princeton 4-2 and 3-0 in the best of three game series. In freestyle, and the 1650 freestyle. Senior co-captain Alex Meyer the two games, junior Kyle Ritcher came up huge, making 70 to- led the way with victories in each of those events. Junior Jordan tal saves. Freshman defender Danny Biega also performed well, Diekema also notched a win in the 100 backstroke, touching in ending up +4 on the weekend. 48.59. Freshman Michael Stanton, who took the title in both the • Cornell proved too much for the Crimson in the ECAC tourna- three-meter and one-meter diving competitions, received the ment, as the Big Red’s offense excelled in the ECAC Quarterfi- Karl B Michael Award, given to the top diver at the meet. nals. No. 9 Cornell topped the Crimson 5-1 and 3-0. • Meyer was the lone Crimson representative at the 2010 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Swimming in the 1650 Skiing freestyle, Meyer recorded the second fastest time (14:58.13) in • At the Eastern Championships the Crimson finished ninth out Harvard history. His time placed him 14th in the event, earning of 17 teams. The women’s Nordic team had the best finish, plac- him All-America status in his first and only time swimming on ing second in the 5K Classic. Harvard was led by a trio of skiers: the big stage. junior Cara Sprague produced a career-best sixth place finish, freshman Esther Kennedy came in 14th place, and freshman Alena Tofte finished 19th. Women’s Ice Hockey (20-8-5, 13-6-3 ECAC) • The men’s Nordic team was led by freshman Anthony Ryerson who finished in 30th place. • Against Princeton on February 26, Katey Stone, the Landry • On the alpine slopes, freshman Catherine Sheils once again Family Head Coach of Harvard Hockey, became the winningest led the way in alpine with an impressive eighth-place finish in coach in NCAA history as her team topped the Tigers 4-1. Stone a combined time of 1:36.90 while freshman Tenley Malmquist surpassed former Colby and Minnesota head coach Laura Hall- finished in 26th position. Senior Chris Kinner placed 24th to lead dorson, as she earned the 338th victory with the Crimson. Stone, the men yet again, this time posting a combined time of 1:39.16. who has coached at Harvard for 16 seasons, has compiled an impressive 338-142-27 (.693) overall record during her career. • In the semi-finals of the ECAC tournament, juniors Kate Women’s Swimming (6-1, 6-1 Ivy) Bruesser and Liza Ryabinka each scored, but the Crimson ended • Rutgers University hosted the NCAA Zone A Diving Champi- up falling to then No. 6 Clarkson. Freshman goaltender Laura onships on March 14. The Crimson divers had their best show- Bellamy, who would later be named a finalist for ECAC Rookie ing in the one meter competition where junior Jenny Resse and of the Year, made 19 saves for Harvard. sophomore Leslie Rea finished 11th and 16th respectively. Fresh- • Harvard was awarded the No. 4 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tour- man Brittany Powell also placed for Harvard, finishing 33rd. nament. 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