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Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports Volume 51 Issue No. 3 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu October 29, 2008 Varsity Club Unveils New Ralph Lauren Lettersweater by Bob Glatz ‘88 black, and white. Harvard Varsity Club Executive Director Unique lettersweaters for each sport remained until 1957 when the Two years ago at a Harvard-Yale tail- number of varsity sports (10) and gate, I was fortunate enough to bump into minor h colors was beginning to Harvard lacrosse alumna Rory Edwards outnumber the possible permutations ’05. After exchanging customary single- of colors in the lettersweaters. After malt greetings at Bob Shaunessy ‘59’s receiving a recommendation from the infamous tailgate, Rory suggested that the Undergraduate Athletic Council, the Varsity Club should partner up with her Faculty Committee on Athletic Sports employer, Ralph Lauren, to create a world agreed to standardize the lettersweat- class sweater for our well deserving stu- ers for all major sports. The hockey dent athletes. A couple of phone calls later, color combination was chosen and a meeting was arranged with Jerry Lauren the classic black sweater with a crim- (Ralph’s brother) down at Polo headquar- son “H” bordered in white became ters on Madison Avenue and the project the official lettersweater and remains was on. so today. As many of you know, the tradition Thanks to the generosity of Varsity of the Harvard lettersweater dates back to Club members, the Lettersweater the early 1880s when crew adopted a white program is about 80% endowed, so sweater with a crimson “H” as their team each first-time letterwinner receives Two well deserving models, (left) 2008 Bingham uniform. As football, baseball and track a beautiful sweater made exclusively Award winner and newest Varsity Club employee began to compete on an intercollegiate level for the Harvard Varsity Club by Polo Geoff Rathgeber ‘08 and 2007 Ivy League Softball during the 1880s, there became a need for Ralph Lauren. Most undergraduates Rookie of the Year Lauren Murphy ‘10. official Harvard athletic attire. Accordingly, are now presented with a letter- in 1896, the Athletic Committee that oversaw undergradu- sweater at their team’s annual banquet. Alumni major H recipi- ate sports met to discuss the options for outfitting Harvard’s ents interested in purchasing a sweater may do so by contacting athletes. After deliberation, the Committee decided to prescribe the Harvard Varsity Club. The cost is $150 for active members and each team a sweater that used a unique color scheme of crimson, $250 for those whose membership has fallen into arrears. Undefeated October for Crimson Gridders by Matt Scheerer ahead of the Jaguars, 17-3, Gordon followed with a touchdown Athletic Communications Intern run to cap Harvard’s scoring streak of the half. Lorditch finished the afternoon with seven receptions for 106 yards including a The Harvard football team closed out the month of October touchdown. 4-0, 2-0 in the Ivy League, improving their overall record to 5-1, Defensively, team captain Matt Curtis wreaked havoc on 2-1 in conference play. The Crimson bounced back at Lafayette, Lafayette’s offense, disrupting the backfield most of the afternoon, 27-13, after losing its opening Ancient Eight game against Brown, totaling nine tackles, including a sack. Curtis garnered Ivy League 22-24. Harvard followed up against, a then undefeated, Cornell honor roll accolades for the effort. Freshman phenom Matthew at home, making a 38-17 statement to the rest of the Ivy League. Hansen also earned Ivy League honors, as he was named Rookie A week later, Lehigh came to Harvard Stadium and the Crimson of the Week after recording his first interception of his career. defense halted a Mountain Hawk comeback when senior Peter The Crimson then returned home to familiar territory the Ajayi stripped the ball from quarterback J.B. Clark and senior following week, taking on Cornell for its home Ivy League Glenn Dorris recovered to seal the victory, 27-24. Most recently, opener. Cornell at the time was 3-0, including an upset over Yale, the Crimson went to Princeton to take on the Tigers and another and looking to beat the Crimson at home for the first time since exciting finish ensued, as sophomore Gino Gordon scored the 2000. Injuries had slowed the Harvard wide receiving unit the game-winning touchdown with 3:34 left in the game. two previous weeks. But after every dusk, the sun always rises. Against Lafayette, the Crimson came out scoring 24 points Freshman Adam Chrissis and sophomore Levi Richards stepped in the first half, started by junior Cheng Ho who scored on a into major roles and both scored touchdowns, contributing to the one-yard touchdown run, the first of four consecutive scoring 28-7 halftime lead. Chrissis scored on his first career reception, a drives in the first half for the Harvard offense. Ho amassed 108 67-yard screen pass from Pizzotti on the third play of the game. yards on 20 carries becoming the Crimson’s first 100-yard rusher Richard’s 21-yard receiving score came in the second half, in wake of the season. Junior Patrick Long followed in the next series of a Big Red three-and-out. Two drives later, Chrissis added a with a 41-yard field goal, a career long that stood for 40:52, when second touchdown, this one of the rushing variety, on a 22-yard Long nailed a 45 yarder that was the longest field goal for the end around. Senior Jason Miller had a receiving touchdown later Crimson in 15 years. Senior Chris Pizzotti then threw a 67-yard in the game to give the Crimson its final score. gem to sophomore Chris Lorditch who scored to put the Crimson The first half scoring trend continued against Lehigh, with the offense accounting for 17 first-half points and Dorris adding -an Matt Luft ‘10 other score, returning an interception for 21-yards. Both Crimson dspics.com touchdowns came from junior Matt Luft, who totaled 111 yards on seven receptions. Lehigh, on their last drive, down by three, was looking to tie or win the ball game. Starting the drive at their own 38 yard line, the Mountain Hawks drove the ball down the field to the Harvard 17-yard line with a fresh set of downs and plenty of time to score. On first and ten, the Lehigh quarterback Clark dropped back and was flushed out of the pocket by the relentless defensive line. As Clark was avoiding the pressure Ajayi came from behind and knocked the ball loose from Clark. Dorris recovered in mid air with 46 seconds left and preserved the Harvard win, 27-24. Continued on page 3 Fall Sports Recaps Field hockey (6-8, 2-3 Ivy League) Women’s Golf • The Crimson opened October with four straight wins against • In its only competition of October and the last tournament of Vermont, Brown, Northeastern and Saint Louis, scoring 16 goals, the season, the women captured first in a seven-field team at the its highest four-game output since the beginning of the 2004 Lehigh Invitational Oct. 25-26, 35 strokes ahead of second-place season. Harvard’s six goals against Saint Louis Oct. 13 were the Towson. most since Oct. 12, 2003 against Cornell. Harvard dropped a 1-0 • Senior Emily Balmert and sophomore Mia Kabasakalis fin- contest to Cornell Oct. 18 before losing two straight to ranked ished in a tie for second, three strokes off the lead, at the Lehigh opponents. Invite. Freshman Christine Cho and junior Claire Sheldon • Sophomore Leigh McCoy leads the team in scoring, posting a finished sixth and 10th, respectively. team-high six goals and two assists for 14 points. She was named COOP Student-Athlete of the Week Oct. 6. Women’s Soccer (9-3-3, 4-1-0 Ivy League) • Senior Tami Jafar has added five goals, while sophomore Chloe Keating has four, including three game-winners. • Like their brethren on the men’s team, the Crimson has gone • Senior Kylie Stone has started every game in goal, posting a undefeated in October and moved into first place in the Ivy, 6-8 record with a 2.14 goals-against average. Two of her three posting six straight wins beginning with a 3-1 defeat of Yale shutouts have come in Ivy League play. Oct. 4. The Crimson then topped Cornell and Maine at home, • The Crimson finishes out its schedule with an away game at followed by road wins over Brown, Holy Cross and No. 20 Boston University Oct. 29 followed by a match at Dartmouth Princeton. Nov. 1. Harvard will conclude the regular season Nov. 8 at Jor- • Freshman Melanie Baskind was named Ivy League Rookie of dan Field against Columbia. the Week Oct. 20. She leads the team with six goals and six as- sists for 18 points. Sophomore Katherine Sheeleigh is second on the team with five goals and five assists for 15 points. Men’s Tennis • Junior Christina Hagner was named COOP Student-Athlete • Senior Chris Clayton and sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans of the Week Oct. 20 after scoring a goal in each of the first five won the doubles title at the ITA Northeast Regionals, while Clay- games of the team’s current six-game unbeaten streak. She is ton won the singles title in a three-hour match against Colum- second on the team with Sheeleigh with five goals along with bia’s Bogdan Borta. Clayton and Chijoff-Evans qualified for the one assist. ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships Nov. 6-9. • Juniors Lauren Mann and Laura Dale have split time in goal, • Senior Sasha Ermakov and junior Spencer Vegosen, in his with Dale posting a 5-0-1 record with two shutouts and a 0.52 first collegiate action, advanced to the semifinals in the doubles goals-against average.