Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports

Volume 50 Issue No. 2 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu September 28, 2007 Harvard Proves Brighter Than Brown at Stadium First night football game in the 104-year history of The Stadium

by Kurt Svoboda Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

On Saturday, Sept. 22, an historic night at took shape as the first night football game was played at the 104-year old monument to college football. Fittingly the Crimson came through with a victory in the 107th meeting between Harvard and Brown – a rivalry that dates to 1893. The reinforced concrete horseshoe had previously seen leather helmets come and go, was the inspiration for the forward pass and had FieldTurf installed to replace the once-famous sod. The story goes that in 1906, when President Theodore Roos- evelt looked for ways to change what had become a brutal game of football, his panel of experts considered widening the playing field by 40 yards to open up the game. But The first night game in Harvard Stadium history took place on September 22, 2007. Over 18,000 they couldn’t, because the stands at Har- fans were on hand to witness the historic event. Peter McLaughlin Photo vard Stadium were set in place. Intsead, the forward pass was approved. Center. They witnessed a rejuvenated student body enjoying foot- Now, 101 years later, the lights are the latest improvment ball under the lights – all a part of history at an institution that has made to the historic stadium. The lights were the last phase of a defined tradition. renovation project that started with the installation of FieldTurf. The Crimson started quickly on the field, driving the ball 80 An inflatable bubble also goes up in the winter to allow teams to yards on eight plays in a span of 3:22 with seniors Liam O’Hagan practice during the offseason. and Corey Mazza hooking up on a 21-yard scoring strike. 18,898 fans streamed into the stadium, into the darkness on O’Hagan would throw for two touchdowns while also the horseshoe end and onto the balcony overlooking the Murr Continued on page 5 Fall Sports Preview Field Hockey (5-2, 2-0 ) Women’s Soccer (5-2-1, 0-0 Ivy) • The season is only seven games old, but the Crimson has • Solid defense is nothing new for the Crimson, but Harvard is already eclipsed its win total from last season. Harvard is 2-0 in taking its stinginess to a new level lately. The team has not sur- Ivy League play, having posted impressive wins against Penn, rendered a in over 476 minutes. 2-0, and Brown, 4-1. • Throw in some timely goals and one hat trick by a freshman, • The Crimson suffered a season-opening loss to and the Crimson has put together a four-game winning streak but responded with a four-game winning streak that ended with made up of 1-0 wins against University, Wisconsin-Mil- a 2-0 loss at No. 4 Connecticut. waukee and New Hampshire and a 4-0 domination of Central • Harvard’s offense has looked like a different unit this season Connecticut State. and needs only one more goal to match its output for all of 2006. • Freshman Katherine Sheeleigh poured in three goals in the Junior Tami Jafar has led the way. She has notched a pair of two- win against CCSU Sept. 21 and two days later against UNH goal games and five total goals to rank second in the Ivy League scored the game’s lone goal in the 75th minute. She was named in goal- and -scoring. With seven points each, freshman Ivy League Rookie of the Week for her efforts. MaggieClifton McVeigh Dawson (one ‘07 goal, three assists) and sophomore Kris- • Sophomore goalie Lauren Mann has registered five shutouts, tin Bannondspics.com (two goals, four assists) are tied for seventh in the more than twice the number of the league’s second-leading league in scoring. Jafar was the Ivy League Player of the Week goalie in that category. She was named Ivy Player of the Week after scoring twice in the win against Penn. Sept. 17 after totaling 12 saves back-to-back blankings of BU and • Ball movement has has been the key. The Harvard team and UWM. Freshman Gina Wideroff scored the only goal in both of McVeigh individually rank seventh nationally with 2.57 and 0.71 those victories. assists per game, respectively. Women’s Golf Left: Tami Jafar ‘08 and Francine Polet ‘08 cel- • Harvard dominated a 13-team field to open the fall with a 42- ebrating after teaming up stroke win at the Dartmouth Invitational Sept. 15-16. The squad for a goal against Brown. combined for a score of 302-301—603. dspics.com • Junior Ali Bode missed a share of medalist honors by a single stroke, placing second at 74-73—147. She was joined in the top eight of the individual standings by four other Crimson golf- ers. Sophomore Claire Sheldon (76-76—152) and junior Emily Balmert (78-74—152) tied for fourth place. • The Crimson placed third at the Princeton Invitational Sept. 22-23, paced by a second-place showing from senior captain Jes- sica Hazlett (75-77—152). Sophomore Sarah Harvey finished in the top 20 with a 78-81—159 showing for a 19th-place tie. • The Yale Fall Intercollegiate Sept. 29-30 is the first of three remaining tournaments for Harvard this fall. Men’s Soccer (6-1, 0-0 Ivy) Men’s Water Polo (6-1) • Harvard got off to a hot start, winning its first six games and • The Crimson is off to a red-hot start, having won six of its first climbing to as high as No. 6 in the national polls. The Crimson seven collegiate matches. Harvard started off with a 4-0 record opened with a thrilling 3-2 win against Rhode Island on a high- Sept. 7-9 at MIT’s Cambridge Invitational, where the only blem- light-reel goal by senior Matt Hoff then notched wins against ish on the Crimson’s weekend was a 10-9 exhibition loss to the Maine, Providence, Vermont, and UMass. New York Athletic Club. Harvard started off with wins against • Loyola Marymount handed the visiting Crimson its first loss, Santa Rosa and UC Santa Cruz before outscoring Washington 3-2, Sept. 21 in Los Angeles. Harvard concluded its California & Jefferson and Yale by a combined score of 30-8 in a pair of Sun- trip with a 1-1 tie against defending national champion UC day wins. Senior Chris Ludwick paced the Harvard attack with Santa Barbara two days later. 10 goals, including four in the season opener against Santa Rosa • Sophomore standout Andre Akpan has come on strong with and a hat trick against UC Santa Cruz. goals in five straight games to share the league lead with 14 • Harvard suffered its first loss, 15-7, at St. Francis (N.Y.), 15-7, points on five goals and four assists. JuniorMichael Fucito (10 Sept. 16 but bounced back with an 11-7 win later that day at points) and Hoff (five points), a senior, are tied for sixth and Queens. Senior Michael Byrd and sophomore Spencer Livings- 10th, respectively. ton each tallied five goals on the day. • Fucito scored two goals in a hard-fought 2-1 win at Providence • With a large crowd on hand at Blodgett Pool, Harvard put on Sept. 9. Senior goalie Adam Hahn made five saves in that game a show in its home opener against MIT Sept. 20. The Crimson and a huge late stop in another 2-1 win, against BU Sept. 14. rallied from as many as five goals down in the first half and an • Five of Harvard’s next six games are at home. The lone road 8-5 deficit to start the fourth quarter for an 11-8 win. Livingston contest in that span is the Ivy League opener at Cornell Oct. 6. scored Harvard’s first four goals and had two assists. The showdown with currently unbeaten Brown is Oct. 13 at • Next up for the Crimson is the ECAC Championship Sept. . 29-30 at Bucknell, followed by a trip to California for five games Oct. 5-7. Sailing Women’s Tennis • With a pair of regatta wins so far on the young season, the • Harvard opened the fall season Sept. 21-23 at the Georgia Tech Crimson women’s team has climbed to No. 2 in the national poll. Invitational, facing competition from Florida State, Georgia, They started out the fall with a 25-point win in the Man Labs Georgia State and the host Yellow Jackets, the defending NCAA Trophy Sept. 8-9 at MIT. champions. • The women followed a week later with a victory in the Mrs. • Senior Stephanie Schnitter had an outstanding weekend, Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth. Junior Megan Watson and freshman playing great matches against nationally ranked opponents. She Meghan Wareham sailed consistently enough to win the A divi- fell to No. 23 Kristen Flower of Georgia Tech 6-1, 7-5, and teamed sion without winning a race. Juniors Roberta Steele and Lauren up with freshman Samantha Rosekrans to knock off Florida Brants won three times to place second in the B division. States ‘s Lauren McFarlane and Jessica Wente, 8-3. Schnitter also • Watson was on her own Sept. 22-23 at the New England fell in a tightly contested match to No. 125 Kelly Hyndman of Women’s Singlehanded Championship. She had seven top-five Georgia, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. finishes to take third place overall and qualify for the national • First-year head coach Traci Green appointed Julia Scaringe as- championship Nov. 2-4 at Washington. sistant coach before the season. Scaringe was a two-year captain • On the coed side, seniors Kyle Kovacs and Elyse Dolbec were at Florida and a member of the 2003 national-championship team. named New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Sailors of the Week following a dominating weekend performance at Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Nevins Trophy Sept. 15-16 at Kings Point. The duo won the A division by 22 points in a field of 20 schools to lead Harvard to a • Harvard celebrated the 100th anniversary of its rivalry with third-place finish in the overall team standings. The sixth-ranked Yale by topping the Bulldogs in both the men’s and women’s Crimson opened the season with wins in Central Series One and races in the HYP meet Sept. 15 at Princeton. The Crimson men, the MIT Invite. led by senior captain Brian Holmquest in 25:55, took second, third and fourth places to post a 24-32 win. Men’s Golf • On the women’s side, senior Lindsey Scherf placed eighth in 18:39 against Princeton and Yale, leading Harvard to a 24-35 win • The Crimson opened the fall by taking fourth place among 13 against the Bulldogs. teams at the Mid Pines Intercollegiate in Southern Pines, N.C. • Before facing its Ivy rivals, Harvard began the season at the The Crimson shot a three-round total of 870, for the best 54- Boston University Quad Meet Sept. 7 at Franklin Park, where hole finish in program history. By the end of the second round, the Crimson women posted a 2-2 record and the men went 1-2-1. Harvard had set a school 36-hole scoring mark before adding a Two freshmen, (19:45) and (19:46), crossed round of 292 in the final 18. Thea Lee Eliza Ives the line in ninth and 10th place overall and first for the Harvard • Sophomore Greg Shuman shot +1 for the tournament to place women. Sophomore Robert Kenney paced the Crimson men, a team-best 18th as an individual. Classmate Peter Singh was crossing the line in 10th place in 27:18. one shot back of Shuman, tied for 22nd to help the Crimson • With 19 schools competing in both races, Harvard placed 10th place first among four teams from the Northeast. on the women’s side and 12th on the men’s at the Iona Meet of • Harvard finished 18th at The McLaughlin Sept. 21-22 at the Champions Sept. 22 in New York City. For the women, rook- Bethpage Red course in Farmingdale, N.Y. Shuman led the team ies and finished 47th and 53rd. with a 33rd-place finish. Cara Sprague Meghan Houser Freshman Mark Hirschbeck was the first Harvard man to cross Women’s Volleyball (5-7, 0-1 Ivy) the line. He did so in 86th place and a time of 27:27. • Harvard has three more meets, including the New England • With 11 of its 12 nonleague matches in the rearview mirror, Championships Oct. 6 at Franklin Park, before the Ivy League Harvard looks to get some momentum going as it heads into the Heptagonal Championships Oct. 26 in New York. heart of the Ivy League schedule. • The Crimson began the season with a strong performance at Men’s Tennis the Harvard Invitational Sept. 7-8. Harvard took down Delaware State and Wofford. Big Ten foe Michigan State had to rally for a • The Crimson got the fall started with tournaments at Virginia fourth-game win to keep its match with the Crimson from going and Brown. the distance. • Freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans won the Black singles flight at • Harvard went 1-3 at the American volleyball tournament, the University of Virginia Fall Invitational. He defeated players picking up a 3-1 win against Lafayette. The Crimson lost its from Stetson, Penn State, William & Mary and Western Michi- Ivy League opener to Dartmouth Sept. 21 as part of the Crim- gan. Juniors Chris Clayton and Sasha Ermakov made the semi- son Classic, but came back with a pair of 3-1 wins the next day finals of their respective flights, and seniorDan Nguyen was the against Hartford and NJIT. consolation winner of the Blue Flight. • Sophomore libero Katherine Kocurek has paced the Crimson • Four individuals competed at the Northeast Intercollegiate at defense with 5.20 digs per game, good for third in the league. Brown. Freshman Tim Wu went 3-1 in Flight 2. On the offensive side, senior Laura Mahon ranks eighth with • Harvard plays in the ECAC Championships Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in 3.48 kills per game. Senior captain Suzie Trimble is seventh with Flushing Meadows, N.Y., and in the ITA Regionals Oct. 18-23 at a .280 hitting percentage and third with 1.23 blocks per game Princeton. inishes nonleague play Oct. 2 against Central Connecticut State. • Former Harvard captain and two-time Ivy Player of the Year • An Oct. 5-6 homestand against Brown and Yale begins a run of Andrew Rueb ’95 returned to the Crimson as an assistant coach six straight Ivy weekends to close out the season. before the season. 2 Clara Blattler ‘08: Vaulting Into History by Heather Palmer Blattler had a very successful junior campaign. After not improv- Assistant Director of Athletic Communications ing on her personal best in her first two years at Harvard, she increased her best mark by six inches last season. From breaking records to aiding in environmental research, “Seeing different approaches to the event has really helped senior pole vault specialist Clara Blattler does not back down me,” Blattler says. “Dave [Counts, her high school coach] taught from a challenge. me almost everything I know; my basic technique is from him. But The Brookline, MA, native holds two program records, one the approach by Will [Thomas, Harvard’s coaching assistant] has at her high school and the other at Harvard, achieving the latter been a little bit different. I think it’s complemented Dave’s really last winter at the Heptagonal Championships. Blattler cleared well, and that is the reason I improved so much last year.” 12 feet, six inches to establish the “Clara is amazing to coach,” says highest mark by a Harvard woman Thomas. “She works hard and brings the and win the first pole vault title in best possible attitude to the runway every program history. day. She improved by a foot last year, and Blattler has a strong work I think it has a lot to do with her attention ethic on the “field” but is also to detail and willingness to be coached. determined to succeed in the She has a very smart body kinesthetically classroom, proven by her Aca- and can make the small changes from demic All-Ivy League selection last jump to jump that need to be made to winter. Fascinated by where we clear higher bars. live, she is an earth and planetary “Last year was a breakthrough year science concentrator who hopes for her, and I am really excited to pick up to receive a Rhodes Scholarship to where we left off and continue to re-write attend Oxford University. During the Harvard record books in the vault.” the summer, she supplemented her After spending the entire season hover- studies by traveling to Africa to ing around 12 feet but having enough aid in geological research and also height over the bar to clear higher levels, spent several weeks in Argentina it was only a matter of time before Blattler taking a course in mapping. was setting new personal-best marks. “I was in Namibia for the With no clear favorite for the pole three weeks with professor [Paul vault title at the Heptagonal Champion- F.] Hoffman, who is the Sturgis ships and a motivational speech from her Hooper Professor of Geology,” coach that morning, Blattler was ready to Blattler explains. “I was with him make history, whether she realized it or and another woman, a post-doc not. doing research. I was a field assis- “That morning Will told me the compe- tant, doing manual labor, helping tition was wide open, and I could defi- out and learning. It was great. nitely get it. I just needed to perform,” Clara Blattler ‘08 won the first ever pole vaulting title for “We were looking for proof Blattler explains. Harvard at the Indoor Hepatagonal Championships last for the Snowball Earth hypothesis, And when the pressure was on, that is season. photo by Dan Grossman which proposes that 750 million what she did. Blattler cleared 12 feet, six years ago the whole earth was covered in ice, down to the equa- inches on her second attempt to beat Dartmouth’s Lily Bertz for tors. Professor Hoffman believes he sees a record of this in the the title. rocks in Namibia and is trying to prove it. He wants to figure out “On one of the early heights I missed twice, so I had two exactly what happened, the mechanisms of it and how it might misses coming in while all the other competitors were clean, have felt. which meant they were ahead of me,” recalls Blattler. “So I knew I “I also spent four weeks in Argentina doing a course in field had to jump higher to win; I wasn’t going to win based on misses.” mapping and geology,” Blattler adds. “It was a group of about 13 The record-setting vault of 12 feet, six inches gave Blattler the Americans and 20 Argentines, and we had assignments to map the Ivy title and the program record, but for the next nine months she region or identify things.” will train and compete in her event in hopes of leaving Harvard A former gymnast who took up the pole vault in high school, with an even higher mark.

Meet Up With A Friends Group in Your Neck Of The Woods....

Friends of Harvard Water Polo The 13th Annual Friends of Harvard Lacrosse California Reception New York City Dinner and Fundraiser

at the Faculty Club of Berkeley Join us as the Friends introduce and welcome University of California Women’s Coach Lisa Miller and Berkeley, CA 94720-6050 Men’s Coach John Tillman. berkeleyfacultyclub.com

Friday, October 5th Thursday, November 15, 2007 City 7:30 p.m. 35 West 44th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (immediately following the 6 p.m. Cal Berkeley game) Cocktails 6-7 pm Dinner & Auction 7-10 pm Sponsored by Phil Jonckheer ‘74, Mike Graff ‘73, Eric $125, Classes 2004-2007: $50 Bentley ‘90, David Stahl ‘04, Emily Ozer ‘88, Fred Mitchell ‘74, Jeb Miller ‘95 and Rebeccca Pinto. Come cheer on the Crimson men as they take on Cal Please RSVP by November 1st to Berkeley at 6 p.m. Then head over to the Faculty Club the Harvard Varsity Club at [email protected] of Berkeley to meet up with other Harvard Water Polo or (617) 495-3535. alums and families for a cocktail reception. To donate auction or raffle items, please contact To RSVP contact the Varsity Club at 617-495-3535 or [email protected]. Chris Pujols ‘86 at [email protected] 3 Crimson Commentary

by Michele McLaughlin League and nationally. Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club “All of us here at Harvard are extremely proud of Pat and her commitment, accomplishments, and friendship over her 22-year career,” said Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise. “I ichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise personally am glad that the National Association of Collegiate announced in early September that John Tillman — who Women Athletics Administrators has recognized Pat for the high Nhas served as an assistant coach at the United States level of work she has done – not only here at Harvard – but for Naval Academy since 1995 — has been named the head coach of women’s athletics across the board.” men’s lacrosse at Harvard. ***** “I am thrilled to undertake On October 6th the Friends of Harvard Track and Field will this new challenge at an institution host a memorial banquet to celebrate the life of former coach Paul the caliber of ,” Turner, who passed away this past summer. The banquet will said Tillman. “My educational and follow a memorial service that is being held at St. Paul Parish in athletic backgrounds have given me Cambridge at 2 p.m. Held in Gordon Indoor Track, the event will a tremendous respect for the Ivy start at 4 p.m. and feature remarks from many of Paul’s former League experience. We are going to athletes and colleagues. If you are interested in attending contact recruit outstanding student-athletes the Varsity Club at [email protected] or (617) 495-3535. and I look forward to positively ***** impacting Harvard.” On October 20th is celebrating a birthday! John Tillman comes to Harvard Harvard’s 400th birthday will be marked by celebrations through- John Tillman after six years as Navy’s top assis- out the Harvard campus. Most notably, immediately following the tant coach. Unprecedented success Harvard vs. Princeton football game, President Drew Faust, Har- quickly followed his arrival in Annapolis, MD. The Midship- vard Alumni Association Executive Director Jack Reardon ‘60 and men were one of just five programs nationally to appear in every the Harvard Band will lead a parade of guests to a birthday party NCAA tournament from 2004 to 2007. En route to a berth in the at the Murr Indoor Tennis Courts. It is sure to be a great evening 2004 national title game, Navy defeated Penn, Cornell and Princ- for the whole family filled with birthday hats, cake, drinks and a eton along the way. The trip to the final game marked Navy’s first great band. No need to RSVP you since 1975 for a program that has claimed 17 national titles. can just join the parade following the “We are thrilled to have John Tillman as our lacrosse coach game! at Harvard,” said Scalise. “To have a coach, an educator, a leader ***** of his magnitude in place makes everyone associated with our We are saddened to report the program extremely proud. His familiarity with the Ivy League passing of John Griner ‘54. John through his years at Cornell and his association with Navy la- was a loyal member and supporter crosse, one of the premier programs in the country, bode well for of the Varsity Club and the Friends Harvard. We’re committed in our pursuit of excellence in the sport of Harvard Football for many years. of lacrosse here and look forward to a bright future under John.” Along with his athletics affiliations ***** Griner was a member of the Com- The Harvard Club of Boston (374 Commonwealth Ave., Bos- mittee on University Resources, he ton, MA) is hosting a discussion and dinner with Harvard men’s served on the advisory boards of basketball Head Coach Tommy Amaker on October 4th. This Harvard’s School of Engineering John Harvard event is open to members and non-members of the Harvard Club Sciences, Boston’s New Boston Real alike. To attend contact Yasmin McCarthy, Activities Director, at Estate Fund and Boston’s LongVue Advisors. He was passionate 617-450-8489 or at [email protected]. It is $39.50 per about education and funded scholarships for children in South person and please RSVP by Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Africa and for students at and the Harvard Busi- ***** ness School. Junior linebacker Austin McLeod from Glen Allen, VA, is the A Harvard memorial service will be held at Memorial Church winner of the 2007 Buz Crain Award as voted by his teammates. in on Tuesday, October 2 at 4 p.m. His obituary can McLeod was presented with the wooden football award by Tom be found in the Boston Globe or online at Boston.com. McConnell ‘89, a former teammate of Buz’s, in the locker room following the Columbia scrimmage on September 7th. The award is given annually to that “player, starter or scout-squad who, like Buz Crain ‘90, through his hard work, energy and positive spirit Harvard Ivy Championship Rings during the pre-season football camp, provided inspiration to his fellow players and raised the level of intensity of the entire team.” Available Now! Buz played two years on the varsity football team at Harvard and graduated in 1990 but Now is your chance to get an Ivy Championship was then tragically Ring to commemorate the Ivy Title you won! killed at the hands of a Created exclusively for all Harvard Ivy drunk driver. ***** Champions, each ring features your sport on the left This year, the and your championship year(s) on the right. National Association of Collegiate Women For more information or to place an order print out Athletics Administra- the order form on the Varsity Club website at: tors (NACWAA) will honor Senior Associate www.varsityclub.harvard.edu Director of Athletics Patricia Henry as one of its eight Administrator of the Year Award re- cipients. Joining Henry Austin McLeod ‘09 (center wearing jersey, hold- are seven other very in- ing wooden football, ) with his teammates as he teresting women, each received the Buz Crain Award. of whom has provided outstanding administra- tion in intercollegiate athletics. “We are honored to recognize these outstanding administra- tors for their hard work and dedication to the field of intercolle- giate athletics,” said Jennifer Alley, Executive Director. Henry has been at Harvard for 22 years and has made many valuable contributions to collegiate athletics. She has been a stalwart champion for women’s athletics at Harvard, in the Ivy 4 Football, Continued from page 1 hurries. For their parts, O’Hagan and Mazza continued to open eyes gaining the first rushing touchdown under the lights shortly across the football world. Mazza caught nine passes for 130 before halftime to give Harvard a 21-17 lead. Another senior,An - yards and is currently among the country’s top five pass catchers. drew Berry delivered an inspiring 40-yard kickoff return to help O’Hagan was forced from the game in the third quarter but still set up the score after Brown had briefly taken its only lead of the racked up 258 yards of offense. His relief man, seniorChris game. Pizzotti, completed 10 of his first 13 pass attempts for 101 yards in While the teams combined for 490 yards in the first half, the game to keep things moving. defense ruled the night as the Crimson defenders held brown to Another senior played a key role as well, with fullback Noah 62 yards of offense (11 yards rushing) in the second half while Van Niel touching the ball a career-high 11 times. He caught five pressuring Bears’ QB Michael Dougherty into 5-of-17 passing with passes for 29 yards and had two critical catch and runs on third three fourth quarter interceptions. down to extend scoring drives. He carried the ball six times in- Two of those interceptions came with two minutes to play. cluding the game’s last three in a ball control move. One of the Crimson’s other ball handlers, Cheng Ho, had already proven a week earlier that the Crimson backfield can be productive in spite of the loss from Clifton Dawson’s ’07 gradua- tion. While Dawson is currently making tackles on the Cincinnati Bengals’ special teams unit, Ho was breaking tackles in the season opener as he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 loss at Holy Cross on September 15. Harvard now leaves the lights behind to head to at Bethlehem, PA to take on Lehigh on September 29th and then Ithaca, NY on October 5th to take on Cornell. The Crimson will return home for a day game against Lafayette on October 13th.

Matt Luft ‘10 scored a second quarter touchdown in the Brown game under the lights at Harvard Stadium. dspics.com The lights were part of a Stadium renovation project that started when FieldTurf replaced the grass prior to last season; an inflatable bubble The third came at Harvard’s six yard line to hold off a scoring goes up in the winter, allowing teams to practice during the offseason. threat. Senior Steven Williams collected two of those pickoffs and Peter McLaughlin Photo by the time night had turned to Monday morning, the San Anto- nio, Texas native was named the nation’s defensive player of the week by College Sporting News. Williams and his fellow defend- ers ran rampant in the final half, finishing the game with three sacks, two forced fumbles, nine pass breakups and 10 quarterback

An Evening With Champions A Jimmy Fund Benefit

Host Paul Wylie ‘90 presents the 38th annual performance of “An Evening with Champions” At Bright Hockey Center

Friday, October 12th at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 13th at 7 p.m.

Presented by Proctor and Gamble Featured skaters include: Tickets are $32 for adults, $12 for children/seniors, Oksana Baiul $8 college undergraduate. Emily Hughes To purchase call the Harvard Box office Ludmilla & Oleg Protopopov at 617-496-2222 Ryan Bradley

5 Director’s Chair I hope many of you were able to take in the first night football game at Harvard Stadium on Saturday, September 22, 2007—or the first night men’s lacrosse game on April 10, 2007—both will be Harvard trivia questions in the near future. And don’t forget that Harvard was victorious in both contests, beating Brown 9-6 in lacrosse and 24-17 on the gridiron. So far the lights have been very good to us! Enclosed with this addition of News & Views is a ballot and response form for the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Varsity Club, Inc. Please take a moment to sign and date the ballot and mail it back to the Club in the enclosed envelope. On that note, it is hard to believe that Bob Anderson 61’s three-year term as President is coming to a close in November. I want to personally thank Bob for his leadership, council and generosity over the years. My first interactions with Bob were when he was the Chairman of the Friends of Harvard Hockey. His passion and commitment for Harvard Hockey were contagious and the Nominating Committee of the Varsity Club knew that he would bring that same enthusiasm to the President’s role. We have clearly continued on a path to higher ground under the leadership of Bob Anderson!! Finally, I send out a genuine thank you to all members who have submitted dues thus far. We have also received a considerable amount of gifts in addition to dues. Many of you have expressed kudos to the Varsity Club for creating endowments for the Letter- sweater program and the Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner. On behalf of the entire Board, thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely, Bob Glatz ‘88 Executive Director Crimson Photo Gallery

Above: The Friends of Harvard Hockey held its annual golf tournament on September 14th. Left: The winning foursome of new Friends Chair Scott Farden ‘88, B. Lane MacDonald ‘88, John Murphy ‘90 and Robert D. Ziff Head Coach of Men’s Ted Donato ‘91 . Right: Lauren McAuliffe ‘04, Angie Francisco Flygh ‘01, new Assistant Women’s Coach UK Flygh and Pamela Van Reesema ‘03.

Left: (L-R): Charlie Baker ‘49, Bob Shaunessy ‘59, 2007 Harvard Football captain Brad Bagdis ‘08 and Gary Froid ‘59 at the Sept. 14th Friends of Football Huddle Luncheon With Coach Murphy.

* If you have photos to submit to Crimson Photo Gallery contact the Varsity club at 617-495-3535 or [email protected]

Upcoming Friends and Varsity Club Events OCTOBER 2007 5 - Friends of Water Polo California Reception (Faculty Club of Berkeley, 7 PM) 6 – Memorial Service for Paul Turner (St Paul Parish in Cambridge 2-3PM) 6 – Memorial Reception/Banquet for Paul Turner (Gordon Track, 4 PM reception, 5 PM program and dinner) 11 – Huddle With Coach Murphy (12 Noon, Harvard Club on Comm. Ave.) 13 – Field Hockey Alumnae & Parent Reception (after varsity game, Johnson Field, New Haven) 15 – HVC Board Meeting (Murr Center Lounge, 5:15 PM) 19 – Friends of Harvard & Radcliffe Rowing Dinner (6:30 PM, Harvard Club on Comm. Ave.) 19 – Men’s Basketball Alumni Reception (6:30 PM, Murr Lounge) 20 – Men’s Basketball Alumni Tailgate (11AM, Lavietes Pavilion-outdoors) 20 – Friends of Soccer Alumni Game and Reception (Ohiri Field 9 AM, Murr Center Lounge, 6:30 PM) 20 – Friends of Field Hockey Alumni BBQ (following varsity game, ) 26 – AJ’s Wish Auction (7-9 PM, Lee Family Hall of History in Murr Center) 27 – Men’s Lacrosse Annual Awards Banquet (9:30 AM, Harvard Club on Comm. Ave.) 27 – Friends of Football “Ivy Title Team Reunion” (pre-game rec. on Webster, post-game dinner TBA)

For more information on any event contact the Varsity Club at 617-495-3535 or [email protected]