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Volume 54 Issue No. 6 www.harvardvarsityclub.org April 5, 2012 Crimson Dances in Albuquerque! Men’s Basketball Competes in First NCAA Tournament Since 1946 by Brett Moore the Quakers Feb. 24-25. Athletic Communications Intern Attempting to avenge its only conference loss of the season, Harvard jumped to a 7-0 lead over Princeton in the first three min- The 2011-12 men’s basketball season proved to be the most utes of the game. The first half proved to be a matchup of runs as decorated in the program’s history. Led by head coach Tommy the Crimson led by as many as eight, while Princeton held a ten- Amaker, Har- point advantage before the half ended vard earned its with the Tigers leading by one point. second straight Princeton led throughout the sec- Ivy League ond half until Brandyn Curry ’13 (pic- championship, tured) hit a three-pointer to give Har- first outright con- vard a 57-55 lead with 6:54 remaining ference title, the and the Crimson never looked back. Battle 4 Atlantis Oliver McNally ’12 made six con- tournament secutive free throws down the stretch championship to secure Harvard a matchup with and first bid to second-place Penn to be aired nation- the NCAA Tour- ally on ESPN3 the following night. nament since The 1946. game The Crimson against Penn set the program was sur- record for wins The Harvard men’s basketball team poses at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. rounded by (Photos Courtesy : Athletic Communications) in a season excitement (26), on its way as Harvard to earning a 12-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Harvard was could put itself in complete control of the matched up with 5-seed Vanderbilt in the second round East Re- Ivy League and ESPN was set to stream gion bracket in Albuquerque, N.M. Although the Crimson fell, 79- the contest from Lavietes Pavilion to 70, the squad cut a 16-point deficit to five during the final minutes all corners of the nation. The Crimson against the Commodores, which were coming off a win over No. 1 looked sharp in the first half against the Kentucky in the SEC tournament championship. Laurent Rivard Quakers, gaining a six-point lead enter- ’14 led Harvard in the contest aired nationally on TNT with 20 ing halftime. Rivard drained two threes points, including a 6-of-7 performance from behind the arc in the and led Harvard with eight points in the second half. opening stanza. Brandyn Curry ’13 Harvard earned its first bid in 66 years after winning the Ivy Harvard built its lead to as many Leagues’ automatic entry. The Crimson stormed to a 9-1 start in as nine points in the second half, before Penn started its charge. the Ancient Eight to hold a one and a half game lead over Penn The Quakers shot 54.5% in the second half to get within one with a pivotal home weekend coming up against Princeton and point with 37 seconds left in the game. Penn’s Zack Rosen, the Ivy Continued on page 4 Varsity Club Active Members Benefit April/May Red Sox Ticket Access Membership has its privileges and now that means the ability Lifetime Members and Lifetime Members. Seats are located in the to purchase Red Sox tickets in this historic centennial anniversary State Street Pavilion, Section – 8; Row – 4. These seats provide ac- year for Fenway Park. All active members will be able to purchase cess to the State Street Pavilion Club where indoor dining and full tickets for upcoming games based on availability and on a first bar service are available. Tickets for April and May games that are come first serve basis. Priority access is reserved for Founding available, including 4/13 Opening Day are:

Date Opponent Time Tickets Available April 13 Rays 2:05pm 4 April 15 Rays 1:35pm 2 April 17 Rangers 7:10pm SOLD April 20 Yankees 3:05pm SOLD April 22 Yankees 8:05pm SOLD May 1 Athletics 7:10pm 4 May 4 Orioles 7:10pm SOLD May 6 Orioles 1:35pm 4 May 11 Indians 7:10pm 4 May 13 Indians 1:35pm 4 May 15 Mariners 4:05pm 4 May 26 Rays 7:15pm 2 For more information and to purchase tickets contact May 28 Tigers 1:35pm SOLD Melissa Schellberg at [email protected] or May 30 Tigers 7:10pm 4 (617) 495-5297. Spring Sports Recaps by: Celia Kohl ’13 Men’s Lacrosse (5-4, 2-0 Ivy) Women’s Lacrosse (4-6, 1-2 Ivy) • Daniel Eipp ‘14 amassed a career-best seven points in Har- • The Crimson held Stanford scoreless in the first half en route vard’s 15-10 win over Dartmouth on March 24th. Jeff Cohen to a 10-4 win at Harvard Stadium on March 28th. Jennifer ’12 had his third straight five-goal game, while Eipp and Kevin VanderMeulen ’13 led all scorers with a season-high four gals, Vaughan ’12 each netted four goals. while Jenn Leffew ’14 notched two goals and one assist. Senior • Harvard improved to 5-4 on the season with an 11-7 win over Melanie Baskind also registered three points with one goal and Michigan on March 31st. Leading the team was Cohen with a two assists. career-high of seven goals in the game. • In the first-ever women’s collegiate sporting event at Gillette Stadium, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team fell to No. 2 Syra- cuse, 10-6, on March 31st. Baskind recorded a season-high five Baseball (3-19, 1-3 Ivy) points, converting three of her six shots on goal for a hat trick • Harvard held on for a 7-6 victory at Holy Cross on March 28th while dishing out two assists to lead the Crimson offense.Kelly for the Crimson’s first game in the New England Region. Cling- Weis ’15 recorded seven saves in the game and Micaela Cyr ’13 ing to a one-run lead in the ninth inning, Brent Suter ‘12 came led the Harvard defense with four ground balls and a caused out of the bullpen to save the game. turnover. • The Crimson earned a doubleheader split at Cornell in the Ivy League season opener for both clubs at Hoy Field in Ithaca, NY Women’s Lightweight Crew on March 31st. Harvard won the opener 6-2 before Cornell came • The Radcliffe women’s lightweight team will open its season back from a 6-0 deficit to claim the nightcap by a score of 12-7. this Saturday, April 7th, competing against rival lightweight The team dropped a pair of games the next day at Princeton by team Georgetown. The races will take place here in Boston on scores of 4-1 and 12-6. Captain Andrew Ferreira ‘14 continued to the Charles River. work his way back from an arm injury and was unhittable as he struck out five batters in 3.2 innings. Men’s Volleyball (16-3, 8-2 EIVA) Men’s Lightweight Crew (1-0, 0-0 ivy) • In their sixth victory in EIVA, Harvard defeated Sacred Heart • The Harvard Lightweight crew opened its spring season with 3-1 on March 24th. Matt Jones ‘12, Will Chambers ‘14, Nick a four-race sweep of Delaware on March 24th. The Varsity Eight Madden ’14, and DJ White ’15 all recorded double digit kills won by 23.2 seconds to wrap up an outstanding day of racing. with 12, 10, 10, and 15, respectively. Sophomore Chris Gibbons This was the 20th straight dual win for Harvard, which complet- led the team in digs with 17. ed each of the two previous seasons unbeaten in head-to-head • Seniors Dan Schreff and Jones celebrated senior day with a 3-0 racing. win over NJIT on March 31st. Jones once again led the team with • The Crimson will face Cornell and Penn in Ithaca, NY this 14 kills. coming Saturday, April 7th. • Harvard hits the road next weekend to face Saint Francis (PA) and Penn State. Men’s Tennis (16-1, 0-0 Ivy) Women’s Tennis (7-4, 0-0 Ivy) • Junior Andy Nguyen was one of five players on the Harvard men’s tennis team to record wins in singles action on March 21st, • The Crimson cruised past William & Mary 5-2, on March 24th as the Crimson won 6-1 over Boston College. The doubles pair- in Williamsburg, VA. Harvard won two out of the three matches ings of Nguyen and freshman Denis Nguyen, along with senior in tandem play, with wins from teams of Hannah Morrill ‘14 and Jonathan Pearlman and freshman Alex Steinroeder, tallied wins Kelly Whelan ‘15, as well as Samantha Gridley ‘12 and Camille in doubles play, winning their matches 8-6 and 8-1. Jania ‘13. • The Crimson wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a • Sylvia Li ‘15 helped Harvard defeat Old Dominion with a win 5-2 win over St. John’s on April 1st, sweeping doubles competi- in the No. 6 position on March 25th. The team dominated singles tion and going 4-2 in singles play. Harvard begins conference play in their 4-1 victory, sweeping all four singles contests played play next weekend when it travels to Ithaca and New York City to conclusion before inclement weather stopped the match. to take on Cornell and Columbia. Women’s Water Polo (12-9; 4-1 ECAC) Women’s Heavyweight Crew (4-1, 0-1 Ivy) • Radcliffe Heavyweight Crew won four of its five races to retain • Ariel Dukes ’15 led Crimson to a 7-5 win over Brown on the Beanpot and Beanpot team banner against local rivals Boston March 21st with 13 saves. Monica Zdrojewski ‘12 and Shayna College, Boston University, MIT and Northeastern on March Price ‘14 each scored in the first period to give Harvard the lead. 24th. The Black and White Varsity Eight opened its spring season • Harvard took down two Southern Division foes in Washing- in fine form with a 6.2-second victory, beating all its local rivals ton, DC on March 31st, beating Mercyhurst 10-4 and George for the fifth time in six years. Washington 18-12. Price, who won the CWPA Southern Division • No. 13 Radcliffe traveled to Providence, RI on March 31st and Player of the Week on March 26th, got things going for the Crim- took three of four races from defending NCAA team champion son with a pair of goals against Mercyhurst. Shannon No. 7 Brown. Purcell ’12 scored three times in the win over George Washington. Softball (15-8, 3-1 Ivy League) Track & Field • Harvard fell to Bryant 15-6 in the season home opener at Soldiers Field on March 27th. Stephanie Regan ’13 and Jane • At the North Florida Invitational hosted in Jacksonville, FL on Alexander ‘12 both finished the game with a pair of hits, while March 31st, Kailyn Kuzmuk ’12 posted a personal best and one Alexander recorded two RBI in the loss. of Harvard’s fastest times ever with a time of 4:26.05. Erika Vei- • The Crimson put up 14 runs in two games, sweeping Ivy rival dis ‘15 also posted stellar results in the 800 meters, taking third Princeton in a doubleheader on March 31st. Harvard took Game with a time of 2:09.83. Teammates Molly Renfer ’15 and Meghan 1, 6-5, and dominated Princeton, 8-0, in Game 2 behind a five-hit Looney ’12 were not far behind with sixth- and seventh- place shutout from Laura Ricciardone ’14. finishes, consecutively. Nico Weiler ‘13 won the pole vault event on the men’s side with a clearance of 17’4.5 (5.30m), just .06 me- Women’s Golf ters off his school-record mark andJarvis Harris ‘15 took sixth in • Harvard women’s golf opened the spring season with a victory the prelims and finals in the 110 hurdles. over Nova Southeastern in North Palm Beach, FL on March 17th. • The Crimson competed at the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Tiffany Lim ’15 led the pack, shooting an impressive 75. Close March 31st, with victories by John Dingus ’12 in the 400 and behind her were Bonnie Hu ’14 with a 78 and Christine Cho ’12, Igor Liokumovich ’15 in the discus. Jane Lee ’12, and Brenna Nelsen ’15 all with 79s. Nova Southeast- • Harvard looks ahead to a busy upcoming weekend, sending ern, winners of the last three D-II NCAA National Championships, competitors to three meets: The Colonial Relays in Williams- provided Harvard the opportunity to test their skills after a long burg, VA, the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, NJ, and the winter break. George Davis Invitational in Lowell, MA. 2 CRIMSON COMMENTARY by Melissa Schellberg ’10 For the second year in a row, the Harvard men’s soccer Harvard Varsity Club Special Assistant team will play Haiti at Harvard Stadium with all proceeds going toward the reconstruction of Haiti. Last year the game raised over ary and Elizabeth McCagg ’89 were inducted into the $16,000. The contest will take place on April 22 at 5:00 p.m. The U.S. Rowing Hall of Fame on March 10, 2012. These team will also welcome the Men’s National Team of Cape Verde twins rowed at Harvard from 1986-1989 and were on April 20. Tickets can be purchased online at gocrimson.com. M both inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of * Fame in 2004. Both Mary and Elizabeth excelled on the Charles Don Swegen ’46 was recently featured on NCAA.com in a River, rowing in the first highlight of Harvard men’s basketball. Don, who played on the varsity boat three years in 1946 Harvard basketball team, waited 66 years to see the Crim- a row. Their senior year son back in the tournament. After a stellar 2011-12 season, the rowing for Radcliffe, the Crimson was headed back to the Dance, and Don was headed to team went undefeated in Albuquerque, New Mexico to watch the team play. Don was asked the dual racing season and to speak at the post-game reception for the team, and will be the won the EAWRC Cham- guest speaker at this year’s Men’s Basketball celebration. To read pionships. Radcliffe also more, click here: http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/ar- swept both the Women’s ticle/2012-03-28/swegans-66-year-wait-ends. Mary and Elizabeth McCagg ’89 Open Eight and the Wom- en’s Open Four events at the The Varsity Club Welcomes Brad Quigley! Women’s Henley Regatta. * Brad Quigley joined the HVC team on March 12 as the It is with sincere sadness that we announce the death of Associate Director of Membership and Career Services, a Justin L. Harrington, Sr. ’74. Justin played football for Harvard new position at the Harvard Varsity Club. Many of you may from 1971-1973 and received the Lamar Award in 1973, which already know Brad through his prior roles as the Assistant goes to the senior who, through his dedication to the program and Director for Clubs and Shared Interest Groups at the Harvard concern for his fellow man, has made a unique contribution to Alumni Association (2007-2012) and as a Harvard Athletic Harvard football. Trainer from 1997-2007. Brad provided direct care for eleven * varsity programs during his decade as a trainer with the On March 19, senior Alex Killorn was signed by Tampa Department of Athletics. At the HAA, Brad supported volun- Bay Lightning to a two-year contract. Alex led the Crimson with teers and leaders of 190 Harvard Clubs worldwide, devel- 23 goals and 46 points. He was also named to the 2012 ECAC oped and maintained social media strategies, and executed Hockey First Team All-League and was nominated for the Hobey events for the President, Provost and faculty related regional Baker Award given to the nation’s top collegiate player. Alex was events. selected 107th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The combination of Brad’s exposure to University-wide * policies and procedures, work ethic, commitment to Harvard We regret to announce that Varsity Club Founding Lifetime University, and familiarity with Harvard athletes, past and Member Harry Howell ’63 passed away on March 7. Harry present, makes him an ideal addition to the Harvard Varsity played hockey for the Crimson in the early 60s, helping the team Club team. Welcome back, Brad! to three Ivy League Championships in as many years. CRIMSON PHOTO GALLERY

NCAA Men’s Basketball Postgame Reception. Men’s basketball 2011 Field Hockey Banquet. Members of the field hockey team pose for alumni and friends came together to support Harvard in the NCAA a picture at their team banquet. tournamentin Albuquerque, N.M.

Harvard Hockey ECAC Hockey Championship Reception in Atlantic City. Equipment Manager John O’Donnell, Dennis Pack- Harvard Women’s Hockey Awards Brunch. Jillian Dempsey ’13, ard ’04, Peter Hafner ’06, Assistant Coach Bruce Irving, and Dave Laura Bellamy ’13, and Josephine Pucci ’13 were elected the 2012- Watters ’08. 2013 captains at the annual awards brunch. 3 HVC Hall of Fame Class of 2012 On May 4, 2012, seven incredible athletes will be inducted William Kohler ’97 (Soccer) into the esteemed Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame at the • 1996 Ivy League Player of the Year Harvard Club of Boston. A list of this year’s inductees and a few of • 1996 First Team All-American their accomplishments follow below. The Varsity Club would like • Three time All-Ivy League (1994, 1995, to invite all of its active members to the dinner. 1996) For more information, and to reserve a spot or make a contri- • Second all time in career assists (26) bution towards the dinner, please register at www.harvardvarsity- club.org. Ronald P. Mitchell Ian Carswell ’97 (Track & Field) ’92 (Basketball) • 1997 Bingham Award Winner • Three time All-Ivy • First all time in 3000m and 5000m selection • Two time First Team All-Ivy (1996, 1997) • Second all time in career rebounds (803) • Two time USTFCCCA All-American (1995, 1997) • Seventh all time in career points (1,455)

Deborah Flandermeyer Donlon ’93 Jenny Greene Scott ’89 (Basketball) (Swimming & Diving) • First all time in career • Three time First Team blocks (199) All-Ivy League and All- • Fourth all time in East (1986, 1987, 1988) rebounds (802) • First all time in 1m dive (486.90) • Three time First Team • First all time in 3m dive (519.20) All-Ivy League (1990-91, • Two time All-American 1991-92, 1992-93) • Member of the Harvard 1,000 Kyle F. Snowden point club (Basketball) • 1997 Bingham Award Winner Eion A. Hu ’97 • Two time First Team All- (Football) Ivy (1995-96, 1996-97) • 1997 Bingham Award Winner • First all time in career rebounds (913) • 1994 Ivy League Rookie of the Year • Eighth all time in career points (1,429) • Third all time in career touchdowns (26) • Third all time in rushing yards (3,073) Images courtesy of Athletic Communications. • Three time All-Ivy selection

continued from Ivy League Champions, page 1 League Player of the Year, drove to the basket on the Quaker’s last As Crimson fans supported Princeton for just one day, the possession and was fouled on his way to the hoop. Rosen sank Tigers pulled out a 62-52 both free throws to give Penn a 55-54 lead and knock off Harvard. win over Penn to give The Crimson Harvard the outright Ivy still controlled its League title. With the best own destiny as it led record during Ancient play, by a half game over the conference’s automatic Penn with two games bid to the NCAA tourna- left on its schedule ment was awarded to the and three games left Crimson. on Penn’s. Harvard The program will lose needed to sweep two-time co-captains Mc- its final weekend of Nally and Wright to gradu- the regular season, ation, but welcomes back games at Columbia three starters for next year’s and Cornell, and squad. Curry, Casey and looked for Penn Rivard return to the 2012-13 to drop one of its Crimson that will look for The team huddles before facing Vanderbilt at The remaining three. the team’s third consecutive Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The March 2 Ivy League title and second Laurent Rivard ’14 will return with weekend started straight NCAA berth. two other starters next year. with a thrilling win in New York City. With NBA sensation and Harvard alum Jeremy Lin ’10 watching and filmmaker Spike Lee also in the stands, the Crimson pulled out a 77-70 win in overtime at Columbia. Harvard pulled away from the Lions with 15 points in the extra period. In overtime, Kyle Casey ’13 scored five points, Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner Rivard nailed a three-point jumper and McNally hit 7-of-8 free throws, all coming in the final minute, to run away with the vic- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 tory. After the long road trip from New York City to Ithaca, N.Y., 5:00pm Reception the Crimson was challenged, but eventually staved off Cornell. 6:00pm Dinner Harvard led from start to finish against the Big Red and by as Murr Tennis Courts many as 11 points in the second half. Cornell cut the difference to one midway through the second period, but Harvard pushed past Cornell behind 17 points from McNally and 11 boards from Keith RSVP Required Wright ’12. Curry made four of the Crimson’s 12 three-point field $65 Parents & Friends goals in the contest to chip in 12 points. when you register prior to May 14, 2012 Harvard’s regular season had ended with a 26-4 overall record and 12-2 Ivy League mark, but there was still one game left Register online at to be played in the league. Penn sat at 11-2 in conference action www.harvardvarsityclub.org and needed to beat rival Princeton March 6 to force a one-game playoff with the Crimson. 4 Winter Sports Round Up by: Celia Kohl ’13 Skiing Fencing • National Champion! Becoming the first Harvard skier, male • The Harvard men’s fencing team secured two gold medals at or female, to win a national championship, Rebecca Nadler ’14 the 2012 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on March (pictured) made history on March 9th when she won the NCAA 11th, hosted by Boston College. Freshman Peregrine Badger took individual national championship in the women’s giant slalom home a gold in the epee, while sophomore Eric Arzoian took event. Nadler also became just the fourth woman from the East- home a gold in the sabre. The team went home with a total of ern Region to win the NCAA giant slalom title at a Western host three medals and seven top-10 finishes. site in 15 attempts, with a two-run time of 1:41.82 • The Crimson men concluded its bid for a national title in Co- • Harvard Skiing finished ninth at the EISA Championships in lumbus, Ohio, with a sixth place finish at the NCAA Tournament Middlebury and Stowe, VT. Nadler finished 12th in the giant on March 25th. Senior Valentin Staller earned his way to the sallow, with teammate Catherine Sheils ’13 finishing 26th. Cate championship round but fell short to his competitor from Penn Kistler ’15 finished 16th in the individual rankings after starting State. Harvard finished the tournament with six All-American 29th. • In the men’s giant slalom, Kevin McNamara ’12 led the honors. way with a 56th place finish while Ian Anderson ’14 finished • The Harvard women’s fencing team also finished sixth at the 48th in the slalom. NCAA Championships, ending the tournament with two All- American honors. Senior Caroline Vloka finished fifth in the- sa bre and secured All-America second-team accolades. Sophomore Alexandra Kiefer finished 11th which was good for honorable mention. Women’s Basketball (18-12, 10-4 Ivy) • The Crimson closed out the regular season with a 74-69 win over Dartmouth at home on March 6th. Emma Golen ’13 scored a career-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the floor. She also pulled down eight rebounds and a career-high five assists. • Brogan Berry ’12 and Christine Clark ’14 each scored 20-plus points, leading Harvard to the first Ivy League win in the WNIT tournament. The Crimson knocked off Hofstra 73-71 on March 15th to advance to the second round where they faced Temple. Men’s Ice Hockey (13-10-11, 8-5-9 ECAC) Despite turning an 11-point deficit to a 4-point lead, they were unable to hold on and fell 64-59 to Temple. Miriam Rutzen ’13 • Harvard rolled over rival Yale, 8-2, on March 11th completing led the charge on the glass with nine rebounds and four assists. its series comeback and earning a ticket to the ECAC Champion- ship semifinals.David Valek ‘13 registered his first career hat Wrestling trick, while Alex Killorn ’12 and Marshall Everson ’13 notched four points each. Raphael Girard ’14 logged 39 saves. • Walter Peppelman ‘13 and Steven Keith ‘13 each placed 8th at • The Crimson scored twice in each period in a 6-1 defeat over the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships, earning themselves Cornell in the ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals in At- All-America status and a place on the podium. Peppelman is just lantic City, NJ. Harvard blocked 24 of Cornell’s 53 shot attempts. the seventh student-athlete in Harvard history to find his way Danny Biega ’13 led the way with six blocked shots, while Ryan to the podium in back-to-back years after also placing eighth at Grimshaw ’12 knocked down four. Girard made 18 saves and last year’s tournament. Keith has earned All-America status for shut out the Big Red for nearly 59 minutes. the first time in his third appearance at Nationals. The Crimson • No. 6 ranked Union edged out No. 19 ranked Harvard in the finished the tournament 30th in team standings with 17.0 points, ECAC Hockey Championships final on March 17th. The 3-1 loss ranking second among Ivy League schools. ended the Crimson’s season one win short of a league title and NCAA tournament berth. Girard made 31 saves and led ECAC Women’s Ice Hockey (22-9-1, 17-4-1 ECAC) goalies with a .947 save percentage throughout the playoffs. De- fenseman Biega was also named to the all-tournament team. • In their final regular season game, the Crimson women skated past Rensselaer, 4-2, Febraury 10th in Troy, NY. After a first- period goal by Samantha Reber ‘15, Marissa Gedman ’14 netted Women’s Swimming (7-2, 7-0 Ivy) a pair of power-play goals in the second period. The final goal came as Lyndsey Fry ‘14 stretched the Harvard lead to 4-0 early • turned in the top performance of her career at Leslie Rea ‘12 in the 3rd period. the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on March 9th in Buffalo, • No. 8 Harvard opened the ECAC tournament with a 5-3 win NY. Rea’s 11th place performance on the one-meter board high- over Princeton on February 24th, led by Fry and her second lighted the weekend for Harvard. Also in action for the Crimson consecutive hat trick. Josephine Pucci ‘13 was responsible for were Alexandra Stanton ’14 and Schuyler Moore ’14. the second Crimson goal, corralling a pass from freshman Sarah • Senior Meghan Leddy and freshman Courtney Otto wrapped Edney. The women were unable to continue their quest for the up their appearances at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Swimming and ECAC league title after a 2-1 loss in overtime against No. 10 St. Diving Championships on March 17th, with Leddy competing Lawrence. The teams ended in the 200 back prelims and Otto racing in the 200 fly. Leddy, the regulation tied 1-1, but St. three-time Ivy League Champion in the 200 back, also swam in Lawrence came out of over- the 100 back prelims, finishing 59th in 55.72, a time just a fraction time on top by a goal. slower than her school record time of 55.16 in the event. • Juniors Jillian Dempsey (pictured) and Pucci have Men’s Swimming (6-3, 6-1 Ivy) been named to the New England Hockey Writ- • Mike Mosca ’15 placed second on the one meter and third on ers All-Star team. This is the three meter at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championship on Dempsey’s first time receiv- March 9th, leading a trio of Crimson competing in the meet. Also ing this honor. She is one of competing for the meet for Harvard were Joe Zarrella ’14 and two ECAC forwards named George Doran ’15. to the team. Dempsey had • Harvard earned four All-America accolades on the final day an outstanding season of competition at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving with the Crimson, leading Championships, as the team of Griffin Schumacher ‘15, Chuck the team in scoring with Katis ‘15, Oliver Lee ‘14, and Chris Satterthwaite ‘14 placed 27 goals, 21 assists, and 48 16th in the 400 free relay. This brought the team’s total to eight points. She earned first- All-America honors over the course of the 2012 NCAA Champi- team All-Ivy League honors onships. The Crimson turned in a total of seven top-25 finishes at and was also a finalist for the meet. ECAC Player of the Year. 5 HARVARD VARSITY CLUB, INC. Murr Center FIRST CLASS 65 North Harvard Street U.S. POSTAGE Boston, MA PAID 02163-1012 BOSTON, MA (617) 495-3535 PERMIT NO. 53825 Fax: (617) 496-8296 www.harvardvarsityclub.org

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Kathryn A. Taylor ’80 Taylor A. Kathryn received a Major H for both Cross Cross both for H Major a received

Tracy P. Palandjian ’93 Palandjian P. Tracy

few who are active HVC members: HVC active are who few

Michael M. Lynton ’82 Lynton M. Michael

the Harvard Athletic Community—and would like to highlight a a highlight to like would Community—and Athletic Harvard the

James E. Johnson ’83 Johnson E. James

mail, so we want to inform you that seven candidates have ties to to ties have candidates seven that you inform to want we so mail,

Scott A. Abbell ’72 Abbell A. Scott

governing boards of the University. Ballots are currently in the the in currently are Ballots University. the of boards governing

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tion; the Harvard Corporation and Board of Overseers are the two two the are Overseers of Board and Corporation Harvard the tion;

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The list of candidates with ties to Harvard Athletics and the the and Athletics Harvard to ties with candidates of list The of Board the for elections holds University the year Each

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