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Vol. 46, No. 10 June 20, 2004

CLASS OF 2004 HONORED AT ANNUAL DINNER Balestracci, Jantzen and Ruggiero Receive Top Honors by Chuck Sullivan communities. Director of Athletic Communications Other awards pre- sented included the Mary NCAA wrestling champion Jesse Jantzen (Shoreham, NY), All- G. Paget Prize, which is pre- America football player Dante Balestracci (New Bedford, MA) and sented to the student athlete two-time Olympic medalist and Patty Kazmaier Award who contributed the most to Winner Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, MI) were honored as women’s athletics. This David Silverman Photo Harvard’s outstanding senior athletes at the annual Senior award went to Katie Hodel Letterwinners’ Dinner held June 9 at . These were (Bridgeton, MO) of the just three of nine awards handed out to graduating seniors at the women’s soccer team. The dinner. Francis H. Burr Scholar- Jantzen and Balestracci were honored as co-recipients of the William J. Bingham Award, presented to Harvard’s top senior male athlete. Ruggiero accepted the Radcliffe Association Award as the Crimson’s top fe- Angela Ruggiero ‘04 male athlete. Rob Fried (Macon, GA), a standout in ship, which is presented to a senior ice hockey and lacrosse, was presented with who combines as nearly as possible, the John P. Reardon Jr. Award as the male Burr’s remarkable qualities of char- who exemplifies the qualities of excellent acter, leadership, scholarship, and scholarship, character, leadership and ath- athletic ability, was given to football letic ability. Basketball standout Hana Peljto player Adam Gordon (Rancho (Brooklyn Park, MN) won the Harvard- Santa Fe, CA). The John P. Fadden Radcliffe Foundation for Women’s Athletics Award for overcoming physical ad- Prize, which recognizes a female combining versity was presented to field academic and athletic execellence. hockey’s Kate McDavitt (Walpole, Fried also won the Francis J. Toland Ser- MA). vice Award in recognition of outstanding David Silverman Photo contribution to Harvard and its neighboring L-R: Jesse Jantzen ‘04 and Dante Balestracci ‘04 Continued on page 5 Second Straight National Championship for Men’s Crew Heavies Complete Second Consecutive Undefeated Season by Jamie Weir Assistant Director of Athletic Communications As we approach the summer months, there are a couple questions regarding Harvard’s heavyweight rowing program. At the top of the list … what snappy nickname will we give this crew of Harry Jon Crispin Photo Parker’s? The “Rude ‘n’ Smooth” of the mid-70’s was the last Crimson crew dynasty, viewed along with those from the late 60’s as the best that Harvard has ever put on the water. In the past two seasons, we’ve called them several things, twice over: undefeated. Sprints champions. National Champions. Most of all, we’ve called them dominant. (Or “almost dominant”, as the stoic Parker referred to his crew’s performance at IRA’s, which is as exuber- ant as the legendary coach may ever get.) But make no mistake – Parker is giving his current eight plenty of credit when asked to put their accomplishments in the proper historical perspective. “On results alone, they have to be mentioned with the best that we have ever had,” he noted for the media in ad- vance of the Harvard-Yale Regatta two weeks ago. Among the accolades includes a sweep of the Men’s heavy and lightweight crews each won the points trophies at the 2004 Sprints major heavyweight events at Sprints, (varsity, 2V, and Championships on May 16. It was the first time since 1980 in which both the heavies freshmen), as well as a sweep of the Harvard-Yale and lights won the points trophies, and the first time since 1985 in which one school Regatta for the fourth straight season. At the IRA captured five of the six major races at Sprints. Regatta, Harvard had all but one of its entries – 11 Continued on page 4 Spring Sports Complete Season Women’s Crew Records Another Stellar Year

By Chuck Sullivan The Crimson coed team, which captured the national title at last year’s North American Championships, settled for a sixth-place WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT CREW finish in 2004. The Radcliffe lightweight crew captured its first Eastern Sprints Senior Cardwell Potts (New Orleans, LA) became the second title since 1997 on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ. Radcliffe, which straight Crimson sailor to earn the Everett B. Morris Trophy as the was clocked at 6:38.60, was nearly three seconds ahead of closest college Sailor of the Year and was one of four members of the coed pursuer Wisconsin (6:41.47), and four seconds better than eastern team to achieve All-America status. rival Princeton (6:42.10). Radcliffe had previously won nine East- The other All-America selections were sophomores Vincent ern Sprints Championships in its Porter (Winnetka, IL) and Laura history: 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, Schubert (Bronx, NY), and 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997. freshman Clay Johnson (Toms With a 5-1 dual record this season, River, NJ), who was an honor- Cecile Ulbrich-Tucker ’92 guided able mention pick. her varsity eight to the first Sprints Linda Muri Photo title in her four-year head coach- SOFTBALL ing career. (22-20-1, 9-5 ) However, three weeks later at Harvard was well represented the IRA Regatta, Wisconsin turned on the All-Ivy and All-Region the tables. Radcliffe lined up with postseason teams, which were Wisconsin and Princeton, as well highlighted by the selection of as Georgetown, Rhode Island, and senior Kara Brotemarkle Central in the Grand Fi- (Clifton, VA) as Ivy Pitcher of nals. As expected, three boats were the Year. the only ones which challenged to Two other players —freshman win, but it was Wisconsin which Virginia Fritsch (Los Gatos, easily took the race in a time of CA) and junior Lauren 7:06.36. Princeton and Radcliffe Bettinelli (Brightwaters, NY) — were racing for second, as both joined Brotemarkle on the All- were nearly three lengths behind Ivy First Team, while freshman Radcliffe Lights wearing their medals at the IRA National the Badgers at the finish. The fifth Julia Kidder (Belmont, MA) Championships meeting of Princeton and Radcliffe and Lauren Stefanchik (Berke- this season went to the Tigers in the end, as they posted a two-seat ley Heights, NJ) were Second-Team selections. Senior Sara advantage over the Black and White to claim silver. Williamson (Weatherford, TX) earned honorable mention accolades. Brotemarkle also was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches WOMEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW Association All-Northeast Region Second Team. Radcliffe finished a strong second at the Eastern Sprints, which in part, led to an invitation for the Black and White to defend its MEN’S TENNIS (19-7, 7-0 Ivy League) title at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento. Harvard, which ran roughshod through the Ivy League in 2004, Radcliffe’s bid for a second straight national championship came was rewarded with the chance to play the first two rounds of the up short, however, as the varsity eight missed the grand final and NCAA tournaments on its home courts. settled for a second-place finish in the petite finals. Radcliffe fin- Spurred by enthusiastic crowds at the Beren Tennis Center and ished 10th in the team standings as Brown came away with the the Murr Center, the Crimson responded with wins against NCAA crown. Quinnipiac and Tulane in the first two rounds to set up a battle with then-top-ranked and unbeaten Illinois in the round of 16 in MEN’S LACROSSE Tulsa, OK. (7-6, 2-4 Ivy League) The Crimson nearly pulled off the upset of the tournament as Four Crimson players were chosen to the Inter- the Illini held on for a 4-3 win. collegiate Lacrosse Association All-New England team, including “Today was the best example of a Harvard tennis team that freshman attackman Greg Cohen (Syosset, NY), who was tabbed lost, but went out of the tournament as a winner,” said Head Coach as the New England Rookie of the Year. David Fish ’72. Senior midfielder Jeff Gottschall (Swampscott, MA), senior defenseman Spencer Stenmark (Denver, CO), and senior goalie Jake WOMEN’S TENNIS McKenna (Darien, CT) were second team All-New England selec- (14-10, 7-0 Ivy League) tions, while Cohen was named to the first team. The Crimson carried its second straight Ivy title into the Beren Tennis Center and the NCAA tournament, but came up short in its WOMEN’S LACROSSE bid to return to the round of 16 in the national bracket. (6-9, 1-6 Ivy League) The Crimson fell to Ohio State, 4-2, despite a pair of wins by Harvard placed two of its standouts on the Intercollegiate junior Courtney Bergman (Boca Raton, FL), who came away with Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association North All-Region team fol- victories at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for Harvard. lowing a season in which the Crimson made significant competi- tive strides. MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Junior attack Casey Owens (Kennett Square, PA), who scored Sophomores Samyr Laine (Newburgh, NY) and Lawrence a team-high 33 goals, and sophomore midfielder Allison Kaveney Adjah (Piscataway, NJ) carried the Harvard banner through the (Belmont, MA), who was one of the team’s top two-way players, postseason and represented themselves quite well against the were named to the all-region second team. Both players also earned region’s best competition. second team All-Ivy recognition. Laine won the Heptagonal championship in the triple jump, while Adjah took home top honors in that event at the IC4A Cham- SAILING pionships the following week. Both jumpers qualified for the NCAA Harvard’s women’s sailing team turned in a remarkable sec- regional meet at the University of Florida. ond-place showing at the North American Championships, nar- rowly missing out on a national title in Cascade Locks, OR. WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD The Crimson, which sat in 12th place through the first day of Sophomore Laura Maudzinski (Barrie, ONT) came away with competition, moved to sixth by the end of the second day before Harvard’s only individual Heptagonal title at the annual league leading a hungry pack of five schools that was narrowly edged out championship meet and led a contingent of three Harvard student- by Yale. athletes at the NCAA regional meet at the University of Florida. Sophomore Genny Tulloch (Houston, TX) was named the Junior Rosalinda Castaneda (Menlo Park, CA) placed 14th in Quantum Female College Sailor of the Year and led a group of three the 3,000-meter run, while senior Johanna Doyle (County Wicklow, All-America selections. In addition to Tulloch, sophomore Sloan Ireland) took 16th in the hammer throw. Maludzinski competed in Devlin (Mystic, CT) was an All-America pick, while senior Jennie the 1,500, but did not qualify for the final. Philbrick (Nantucket, MA) earned honorable mention. 2 Crimson Commentary by Michele DeAngelis ***** athletes have been chosen as 2004 spring Publications Coordinator William J. Cleary Jr. ’56 was awarded Academic All-Ivy selections, in recognition the prestigious Harvard Medal at the 2004 of academic excellence. The honorees are As many of you already know Marc Harvard Commencement ceremonies held starters or key reserves on varsity athletic Chandler, a longtime Harvard employee, June 10. The Harvard Alumni Association programs and hold a cumulative grade- died May 18 at his home in and the Board of Over- point average of at least 3.00. after a brief battle with seers award the medals The five Harvard men named to the cancer. Right until the end each year to recognize ex- squad are seniors David Kang, who is the Marc was optimistic, happy traordinary service to coxswain for the first varsity lightweight and upbeat – exactly how most . The crew; Hani Malone, who was a three-year of us will remember him. Alumni Awards Com- starting defenseman for the men’s lacrosse It’s hard to put into words mittee of the Harvard team; Cliff Nguyen, who was the No. 4 what his passing has meant to Alumni Association and singles player for the men’s tennis team; many of his friends here in the Harvard’s Board of Over- Jesse Oberst, who is the cox for the heavy- Harvard Department of Ath- seers unanimously se- weight crew’s first varsity boat; and Chris letics. Although he worked at lected Cleary, along with Wu, who was an All-Ivy and All-New En- Harvard for 37 years, spending two other individuals, to gland selection for the men’s golf team. time in , Fi- receive the Harvard The five women chosen were seniors nancial Administration, the Medal. Sara Clark, who sits in the No. 4 seat for the Athletic Department Informa- Marc Chandler (1951-2004) ***** heavyweight crew team; Clemmie Everett, tion Office and ending up in On May 12 the Harvard Foundation of who is a starting crew for the women’s sail- the Athletic Ticket Office, his service to the honored former football ing team; Vanessa Lavely, who was a start- University is only a small part of what he star A. David Mazzone ‘50, a Senior U.S. ing defender for the women’s lacrosse team; has given to those of us still mourning his Federal Court Judge. The event, which was and Laura Spence and Sylvia Yang, who cox death. co-sponsored by and the and row in the No. 3 seat, respectively, for Personally I only knew Marc for five Harvard Alumni Association, was filled with the lightweight crew team. short years but I can vividly recall many tributes from various alumni including Paul ***** memories of him laughing, telling stories Kirk ‘60, Patti Saris ‘73 and Jack Reardon ‘60. Gregory Chang ’97 will travel to Ath- and, of course, enjoying leftovers from the Also included in the evening were tributes ens, Greece, and the Games of the XXVII kitchen. Our hearts and prayers go out to from current Harvard students. Olympiad this summer as a member of the his family and friends. He will undoubt- ***** U.S. Olympic Fencing Team, the first Crim- edly be missed by all of us who had the plea- SAVE THE DATE for October 1-3, 2004. son fencer to make a modern Olympic team sure of calling him a friend. The Alumni Athlete Nework will host the in close to 70 years. ****** first annual Alumni Challenge Cup at the Chang qualified for the team in men’s Some of you might have been surprised Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in foil by virtue of his third-place finish at the to not see former Harvard star James Blake Orlando, FL. This event will pit alumni from 2004 United States Fencing Association ‘01 at the French Open earlier this month. the top Division I, II and III athletic programs (USFA) Division 1 National Championships Blake, who was looking for his first Major in the country against each other, in their and Olympic Trials held in Atlanta in April. win, ended up in the hospital following an respective sport, while representing their To qualify, Chang came from behind to score accident during training at the Rome Mas- former institutions. The event will feature eight straight touches against Jesse Schibilia ters. Blake crashed heavily into a net cord the sports of baseball, basketball, field of the powerhouse New York Athletic Club, post as he raced for a short ball during train- hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, ten- winning his quarterfinal bout. ing at a local tennis club. He was taken to a nis and volleyball. Rivalries will be renewed ***** hospital, where he was diagnosed with a and old scores settled, while the relation- Senior baseball player, and 2004 Ivy fractured vertebrae in his neck. The injury ships and community of collegiate sports is Pitcher of the Year, Trey Hendricks was forced Blake to miss a month of play, includ- celebrated. drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ing the French Open. More info on this event, which is being 24th Round of the 2004 Major League Base- ***** coordinated by Harvard alum ball Draft on June 8. Hendricks, who was Former assistant football and track Ron Mitchell ‘92, can be found on the web selected as the 716th overall pick, signed coach Roger Robinson died on April 24. at www.alumniathlete.com. We will keep with the Diamondbacks and has been as- Robinson coached football from 1957-1963 you posted regarding details and Harvard’s signed to the Yakima Bears of the Northwest under John Yovicsin. He left Harvard in involvement! League, based in Yakima, Washington. 1963 to become the Head Football Coach and ***** Sophomore Zak Farkes, also an All-Ivy Associate Professor at the State University Harvard ice hockey star Angela First Teamer, was selected in the 39th round of New York at Cortland. While there he Ruggiero ‘04 is starting a new mission in of the draft by his hometown team, the Bos- also coached track, was the Athletic Direc- July. Ruggiero, along with former All-Ivy ton Red Sox. Farkes was the 1175th selec- tor and supervised the student teachers. basketball star Laela Sturdy ‘00, will spend tion overall and has yet to sign. Robinson kept in touch with many of his the month of July in Uganda with Right To ***** former players and coaches throughout the Play, an international human rights organi- The Harvard Football coaches return to years. He followed Harvard’s athletic pro- zation. The project, which they call Sports Tokyo for the June 20th Ivy-Samari Bowl. grams faithfully until his death. Activism Youth The Harvard staff will ***** (SAY!), has two lead a team of Japanese Former men’s hockey captain, and cur- components. The players and four young rent member of the AHL’s Springfield Fal- first is the trip, de- alumni players against a cons, Jeremiah McCarthy ‘98, was recently signed to help de- squad led by the Yale named the Falcons’ winner of the American velop health and coaching staff. Specialty/AHL Man of the Year award. recreation programs ***** McCarthy was given the award for his out- for urban slums and Former Harvard foot- standing contributions to the Springfield refugee camps in Af- ball and baseball coach community and charitable organizations rica. The second Mac Singleton resur- during the 2003-04 season. One of the many component is to faced recently as the hit- organizations McCathy participated in was spread the word ting coach for the Ogden the Shriners Hospital Sled Hockey Program. about volunteerism Raptors, a AAA affiliate The Boston native assisted in drills and con- by delivering pre- of the Los Angeles Dodg- tributed both his hockey insight and sense sentations about the ers. He confirmed that of humor at practices with the young ath- project to school and Dodger blue is definitely letes. Sled Hockey offers the sport of hockey community groups. not the same as Yale blue! to people with lower extremity mobility ***** limitations. McCarthy is now one of 28 fi- The Ivy League nalists for the 2003-04 Yanick Dupre Memo- has announced that rial Award, honoring the overall American 10 Harvard student- Sports legends Sandy Koufax and Specialty/AHL Man of the Year. Mac Singleton. 3 Men’s Crew, continued from page 1 total, some boats comprised of lightweight rowers – in the

Grand Finals, and in the three marquee races saw its fresh- Jon Crispin Photo man and JV boats claim second-place finishes. The fresh- men were second to Cal, while Harvard’s 2V was in a dog- fight with Washington until the end, with the race eventu- ally going to the Huskies by less than half a length. The varsity race wasn’t nearly as close. The race was dictated by Harvard as they built an open-water margin and coasted in the final 500, maintaining its advantage across the line. The Crimson claimed the Varsity Challenge Cup for the second straight season, in just its fifth trip to the IRAs in the 102- year history of the Regatta. In addition, the team won the Ten Eyck Trophy for the second consecutive season, awarded for overall team supremacy at the IRAs. This year’s varsity eight – the whole heavyweight pro- gram, actually – has been turning heads since the first week of the season. All but one of the Crimson’s wins this season came by open water, including that five-second win in the Grand Finals of the IRA Regatta. Their wins, at times, per- Harvard heavies celebrating after their fourth consecutive Harvard-Yale haps appeared too easy – never really being tested. The Regatta win. mindset in the boat was to make the opponent pay a price it couldn’t afford to pay. Few, if any, opponents had a lead at the son move in the middle 1000 meters went unanswered, putting open settle. If at 500 meters the other crew wants to try to hang with water between Harvard and the rest of the field. them, up the ante. Up it again, if necessary. More than once a Crim- The success of the varsity and JV crews has been greatly en- hanced by 14 seniors, seven of whom are in the varsity eight (six oarsmen and a cox) and six more in the second varsity. When asked by the media at the Harvard-Yale Regatta if the program may miss this senior class, Parker was quick with a laugh. “Well, that’s an understatement,” joked the longtime

Jon Crispin Photo mentor. “It’s been a real boost to our program. They really have created quite a legacy for themselves.” That legacy includes back-to-back undefeated seasons for the first time since the 1974, 1975, and 1976 seasons – the first two of those legendary “Rude ‘n’ Smooth” crews – to ac- complish the feat. In addition, the Crimson swept the Harvard- Yale Regatta for the fourth consecutive year, and for the 12th time in the last 18 seasons. Also, Harvard has won the last two Eastern Sprints titles and National Championship (IRA) re- gattas. “It’s a nice feeling, but I’m not sure it has sunken in yet,” noted senior stroke Kip McDaniel, who completed his under- graduate career (with three years in the varsity entry) with an unblemished dual record. “It just seems like everything has gone right for us. I feel like we have done the work, and it has all worked out. Maybe in a couple years we will get a better perspective on it and it will sink in at that point what a great run we have had.” While the official collegiate season is coming to a close, Members of the Men’s Heavyweight Crew team that will leave behind a there is still some racing left in these Crimson boats. The var- legacy that includes back-to-back undefeated seasons. It is the first time sity is off to Lucerne, Switzerland to race in a FISA World Cup that has been done since the dominating crews of the 1974, 1975, and event June 18-20, and will wear the red, white, and blue, rac- 1976 seasons. ing as USA2. After that, the three heavyweight entries will race at the Henley Royal Regatta, July 1-4.

Men’s Hockey Coach Resigns Accepts Head Coaching Position With (USHL) next five seasons, bringing the Crimson to ECAC Tournament titles Mark Mazzonleni, who has guided Harvard’s men’s hockey in 2002 and 2004 and into the NCAA Tournament the last three program for the last five seasons, has resigned his position head seasons. During his coach, Director of Athletics Bob Scalise announced on June 16. tenure, the coach Mazzoleni, a Green Bay area native, has accepted a position as mentored eight First HARVARD VARSITY CLUB Head Coach with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Team All-Ivy selec- News & Views of Harvard Sports Hockey League (USHL). tions, six All-ECAC Editor-In-Chief: Michele DeAngelis “This is very bittersweet for me,” noted Mazzoleni, who was picks, and two All- Editorial Assistants: Bob Glatz ’88 just the fourth coach of the Crimson since 1950. “I’m leaving a group Americans. Paul McNeeley of athletes for whom I have the utmost respect for, as well as an Editorial Board: David Mittell ’39, Chairman Mazzoleni’s record administration that from day one – under both and Bob Charley Egan ’54 behind the Crimson Scalise – has given its support to me, the staff, and our program. Kate Martin ’83 bench is 82-72-13 Geoffrey Movius ’62 As a coach, I couldn’t have asked for a more supportive group of (.530), which in- John Powers ’70 individuals to work with. cludes a 58-41-10 Arnold Rosoff ’39 “At the same time, my family has been offered an exceptional, Printer: Charles Guillette, mark in ECAC unbelieveable opportunity. My wife (Karen) and I return to our Colonial Lithograph games and a 16-4-0 families, and as our children continue to grow they will have the record in the ECAC Harvard Varsity Club chance to experience some family things that they haven’t been a Tournament. Murr Center part of because we haven’t lived in the area. That was as important 65 N. Harvard St. as this coaching opportunity that I have been offered.” Boston, MA 02163 Mazzoleni was hired in the summer of 1999. After an Phone: (617) 495-3535 11-17-2 campaign his first year (in which Harvard won the Ivy Fax: (617) 496-8296 Email: [email protected] League title), Mazzoleni went on to post .500 records or better the web site: www.varsityclub.harvard.edu 4 Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner, continued from page 1 which includes four first-team All- Ivy League selections and two first Jantzen adds the Bingham Award to a long list of accomplish- team Academic All-America selec- ments, which included the NCAA championship at the 149-pound tions. A two-time Ivy League Player weight class in March. He was just Harvard’s second wrestler — of the Year, Peljto finished her ca- and the first since 1938 — to be named the Most Outstanding Wres- reer ranked second on Harvard’s ca- tler at the NCAA championships and was chosen as the Ivy League reer scoring chart. She fled war-torn and EIWA Wrestler of the Year. He is the only Harvard wrestler in Sarajevo when she was 10 and lived history to make four NCAA tournament appearances and is the in three countries before her family Crimson’s first three-time All-America selection. settled in Minnesota. Fluent in four Balestracci earned the Bingham Award on the strength of a his- languages, Peljto has a 3.65 grade- tory-making season that saw him earn consensus All-America hon- point average and was an active ors. He became the first football player in Ivy League history to be member of Harvard’s student-ath- Rob Fried ‘04 named to the All-Ivy First Team four times and was the winner of lete advisory committee. the George “Bulger” Lowe Award as the top player in New En- Hodel, winner of the Mary G. Paget prize, was a team co-cap- gland. Balestracci, who ranks second in school history in career tack- tain as a junior and senior. She anchored a strong Crimson defense les, is a four-time All-New England that posted six shutouts in 2003 and tied for the Ivy League lead selection and a two-time finalist for the in goals allowed. She chipped in with two assists in 2003 from her Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to backfield position for a squad that went 6-6-5. the top defensive player in Division I- The John P. Fadden award winner, McDavitt, battled injury for AA. most of her senior season, but came on strong for the Crimson in Ruggiero capped her Harvard ca- the second half of the year. A Harvard captain, she finished in reer with the Radcliffe Association third place on the team scoring charts with 20 points, including Award following a year in which she a team-high nine goals. She earned her second first-team All-Ivy won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the selection after earning second-team All-Ivy honors as a fresh- nation’s top player. She also was named the ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year, was chosen as the most outstanding player of the ECAC tournament and was named to the NCAA all-tournament team after lead- Hana Peljto ‘04 ing Harvard to a spot in the national championship game for the second straight year. She was a four-time first team All-America selection to go with four selections to the All-ECAC and All-Ivy League first teams.

L-R: Adam Gordon ‘04 and Burr Scholarship Award presenter Dustin Burke ‘52.

man. McDavitt capped her career with a first-team regional All- America selection after being named a second-team regional All- Katie Hodel ‘04 Kate McDavitt ‘04 America in 2000 and third-team All-America honors in 2002. She Fried, who earned the John P. Reardon Award and the Francis finished fourth on Harvard’s all time charts with 30 goals. J. Toland Award was a four-year standout in ice hockey and a three- And lastly, the year letterwinner in lacrosse for the Crimson. He served as an assis- Francis Burr Schol- tant captain of the hockey team this season and helped the Crimson arship winner, Gor- to the ECAC tournament title and its third consecutive NCAA tour- don, was presented nament appearance. He ranks fifth on Harvard’s career games chart, his award in a cer- boasts a 3.506 grade-point average, and drew accolades for found- emony held a week ing and directing the Crimson City Hockey Clinic, which provided earlier at Lowell free instruction and ice time to underprivileged youth in the Boston House. Gordon, a area. wide receiver on the Peljto adds the HRFWA Prize to a long list of athletic awards football team, re- corded four re- ceptions for 26 yards this year for the Crim- son. “A serious scholar, a leader among his peers a committed ser- vant of the Varsity Club President J. Louis Newell ‘57. community and a dedicated varsity athlete” is how his House Master de- scribed him. As an economics concentrator Gordon carries a 3.64 GPA and plans to pursue his economics interests well beyond Harvard. Despite the extreme heat of Lavietes Pavilion, the evening was a huge success. Congratulations to the class of 2004 and all the award winners.

Photography from the 2004 Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner provided by David Silverman Photography. Despite the 90 degree weather, more than 500 guests were on hand to honor the class of 2004.

5 COACH EDO MARION - A Remembrance by Michael Marion always took on the daunting task of teaching freshmen novices in the hope that, as seniors, they could compete at the national level. Fencing was hardly high on the Harvard Athletic Director’s Notwithstanding, Marion produced 26 All-Ivy fencers (his first were mind early in the academic year of 1952. Coach Rene Peroy had Dave Silbert ’58 in saber and Doug Runnels ’58 in epee. His last was retired, the team was small and it seemed likely that Harvard Fenc- John Major ’77 in saber), six All-Americans, including three-time ing would fall by the wayside, or at least be demoted to club status. All-American Larry Cetrulo ’71 in saber and Tom Keller ’71 in foil, However, three Harvard fencing seniors would not give up. When and a dozen Rhodes Scholars. they contacted MIT’s coach for sug- Marion’s greatest successes gestions he knew of a young immi- came in the seasons of 1969, 1970 grant from Yugoslavia who was and 1971, when the powerhouse working out in the MIT “fencing duo of Cetrulo and Keller, backed salle.” by epee fencers Geza Tatrallyay ’72 That young immigrant was and Mark Irvings ’71, achieved Edo Marion. Marion was a former Harvard’s best NCAA finishes, sec- Yugoslav National Champion in foil ond in 1969 and fourth in 1970 and and saber, and a competitor in both 1971, missing the title in 1969 by weapons in three European Cham- the margin of two touches out of pionships, as well as the 1936 Olym- over 150 bouts fenced. pics. Edo knew his stuff. The three Cetrulo, schooled in fencing in seniors (George McNair ’53, Jan New Jersey for 10 years before Jertson ’53, and Harry Ziel ’53) went Harvard, and a three-sport com- on a mission… directly to Marion’s petitor at Harvard, was Marion’s home across the river. first “recruit.” A member of the The timing was perfect. Al- Harvard Varsity Club Hall of though Edo had a distinguished Fame, he recalls “Coach Marion academic career in Europe, capped was the person who got me to by a degree in aeronautical engi- Members of the 1969 team that came in 2nd in the NCAA Harvard, and, for that, I will al- neering from the University of Tournament. L-R: Geza Tatrallyay ‘71, Coach Edo Marion, ways be grateful. He was like a Rome, he and his wife, Mirka, and Larry Cetrulo ‘71, and Tom Keller ‘71. father to me, and rejoiced in my two children, Michael and Mayda, had been caught up in the politi- wins, and suffered my losses as deeply as I did. cal mess that swirled through Europe in the 1940’s. The Fascists “He was an elegant gentleman erudite, worldly, an accom- had arrested Edo for being a Yugoslav partisan (he was released plished musician, engineer and athlete, who unselfishly and with after nine months in jail), and communism was over-taking Yugo- no expectation of reward, shared his time, his family, his home and slavia in the aftermath of the war. The Marion family headed to his life lessons with anyone, from All-Americans to beginners.” He America. However, in spite of his academic credentials, Edo, with goes on to say, “He was the embodiment of Harvard and all it had his broken, newly learned, English, was having a tough time set- to offer to a generation of athletes, every one of whom he consid- tling into a job. When Harvard fencers came to his door, not only ered a friend.” was he unemployed, having recently been laid off from a local en- Terry Valenzuela ’73, with no fencing experience as a fresh- gineering firm, but he was also suffering from a pinched sciatic man, became an All-Ivy selection in saber as a senior, and was a nerve. The need for a fencing coach at Harvard provided a perfect typical Marion success story. He recalls Marion as a fencing histo- opportunity. Harvard Fencing needed Edo and Edo needed Harvard rian, schooled by World Champions in the 1930’s, who nonetheless Fencing. worked tirelessly with beginners. The relationship was rubber-stamped by the Athletic Director Although Edo officially retired after the 1975 season, he filled (the starting salary was $800/year) and a new era began for Harvard in during 1976 until his successor, and countryman, Branimir Fencing. Coach Marion shaped the sport of fencing at Harvard for Zivkovic, came on board. His last team, led by Major and Philippe the next 24 years. Soon after his installation as the fencing coach, Bennett ’76 in foil and Matt Simmons ’77 in epee, finished a disap- Edo’s wife saw an advertisement for a mechanical engineer with pointing 6-7, losing to Yale 13-14. This ended the Marion era at Harvard’s Buildings and Grounds Department. Again, destiny Harvard and things haven’t quite been the same since. The next, stepped in. Edo got the job and settled into the Harvard environ- with the introduction of women to the fencing room, bigger teams, ment – daytimes as an engineer for Harvard’s many buildings, and more coaching, and experienced fencers, produced many successes, evenings with the fencing team. But it was as a coach that Edo which Edo watched with great pride and enthusiasm. made his greatest imprint on Harvard’s history. More than a coach, he was a mentor for hundreds of Harvard From the 1953 season through 1976, Marion coached Harvard’s students who ventured into the world of fencing. Many fencers of men fencers with determination and good cheer, despite long odds the era speak accolades about Edo as a person who was a great most seasons. Collegiate fencing in this era was dominated by the positive influence in their lives. Coach Marion retired in 1976, but Ivy League (Columbia won eight NCAA titles), and eastern power until his death in 2002 he was still in contact with many of his former NYU. Marion’s teams were competitive, but struggled against top fencers. Harvard Fencing continues to thrive, and it is in no small tier competition, largely the result of the fact that Marion nearly part due to the influence of Coach Edo Marion. The Varsity Club will Induct Nine to Hall of Fame

Congratulations to all of the 2005 inductees. The inductees On Saturday, May 21, 2005 the Varsity Club will welcome nine will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame dinner to be held on former athletes into the Hall of Fame. The 2005 class will include May 21, 2005 at the Harvard Club of Boston. Look for more infor- the remarkable 1985 Men’s Heavyweight Crew team which re- mation about the Hall of Fame Class of 2005 and the dinner in corded victories in the Eastern Sprint Championships, the Harvard- upcoming issues of News & Views. Yale Race, the National Intercollegiate Championship and the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in England. 2005 Hall of Fame Inductees No other crew from Harvard or any other university has dupli- cated this accomplishment. 1985 Men’s Heavyweight Crew Team Along with the men’s crew team, the Varsity Club will induct Charlotte Joslin ’90 – All-Around Charlotte Joslin ‘90, the first woman athlete in the history of the Ivy League to earn First Team All-Ivy in three unrelated sports – Paul Nicholas ’87 – Soccer field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. A two-time lacrosse All- Meredith Rainey ’90 – Track & Field American, Joslin, among her many other accomplishments, led Clifford Sheehan ’86 – Track & Field the team to the 1989 NCAA National Lacrosse Championship. Other inductees include four-time First Team All-Ivy selec- Linda Suhs ’89 – Swimming tions C.J. Young ‘90, Meredith Rainey ‘90, Linda Suhs ‘89, and Juliet Thompson ’89 – Crew Maggie Vaughen ‘90. Three-time First Team All-Ivy Paul Nicho- Maggie Vaughen ’90 – Lacrosse las ‘87 and All-American Clifford Sheehan ‘86 are included as well. C. J. Young ’90 – Ice Hockey

6 Spring Scoreboard Baseball Women’s Lighweight Crew April Wed. 28 DARTMOUTH W 7-0 (21-18-1 Overall, 14-8 Ivy League) March Thu. 1 at Drexel W 7-5 15-16 NCAA TOURNAMENT March Sat. 27 Princeton (Windemere Sat. 3 at George MasonW 10-1 vs. Quinnipiac W 4-0 Sat. 6 Air Force W 25-20 Cup) W 6:55.38-6:58.38 Sat. 3 Delaware State L 2-1 vs. Tulane W 4-2 Sat. 6 at Tech L 18-6 Sat. 27 Stanford (Windermere Sun. 4 Iona W 8-0 21-22 NCAA Tournament Sat. 6 at Texas Tech L 30-8 Cup) W 7:13.00-7:20.70 Sun. 4 Delaware State W 8-2 vs. Illinois L 3-4 Sun. 7 Air Force W 5-1 Sun. 28 Georgetown (Windemere Tue. 6 UMASS L 7-2 Sat. 20 at LA-Lafayette L 14-5 Cup) W 6:53.60-6:55.60 Tue. 6 UMASS L 2-1 Women’s Tennis Sat. 20 Michigan W 3-1 April Fri. 9 PENN. W 2-0 (14-10 Overall, 7-0 Ivy League) Sun. 21 Michigan W 5-3 Sun. 4 URI W 7:04.04-7:18.4 Fri. 9 PENN. W 9-6 January Sun. 21 at LA-Lafayette L 23-9 17-18 Villanova (Knecht Cup) Sat. 10 PRINCETONW 2-1 (20) Sat. 31 ALABAMA W 6-1 Fri. 26 VERMONT W 16-6 Sat. 24 Georgetown / Princeton Sat. 10 PRINCETON W 3-0 February Sat. 27 at Northeastern L 3-1 W 6:58.4-6:59.6 Sat. 17 at Cornell W 9-5 5-8 ITA Team Indoors Sat. 27 at Northeastern W 2-1 May Sat. 17 at Cornell L 1-0 vs. L 6-1 Mon. 29 at Campbell L 8-4 Sat. 1 MIT W 7:52.51 - 8:20.51 Sun. 18 at Columbia L 4-0 vs. Kentucky W 4-3 Wed. 31 at UNC - Greens. T 4-4 Sun. 9 Eastern Sprints 1st/6 Sun. 18 at Columbia L 3-2 vs. UNC L 4-3 April June Tue. 20 at Holy Cross W 5-3 Sat. 14 at Illinois L 5-2 Thu. 1 at Davidson L 6-5 3-5 IRA Championships 3rd Tue. 20 at Holy Cross W 4-3 Sun. 15 at Northwestern L 5-2 Sat. 3 at Cornell L 7-3 Sat. 24 at Yale W 6-0 Sat. 21 BU W 5-2 Sat. 3 at Cornell W 2-0 Men’s Golf Sat. 24 at Yale W 2-1 Sat. 21 TEMPLE W 6-1 Sun. 4 at Princeton W 11-7 April Sun. 25 at Brown L 8-6 Thu. 26 MIAMI W 4-3 Sun. 4 at Princeton W 4-1 3-4 Yale Invite. 8th/22 Sun. 25 at Brown L 9-5 March Wed. 7 at Holy Cross L 10-7 10-11 Dartmouth/Brown Thu. 29 at BC L 5-1 Sat. 13 at South Carolina L 5-2 Fri. 9 COLUMBIA W 4-3 16-18 Ivy Champ. 6th May Sun. 14 vs. So. Alabama W 5-2 Fri. 9 COLUMBIA W 10-2 23-24 URI Invite. 4th/16 Sat. 1 DARTMOUTH W 4-0 Sat. 20 SAN FRAN. W 7-0 Sat. 10 PENN. W 5-1 May Sat. 1 DARTMOUTH W 3-2 Sat. 20 at BC L 5-2 Sat. 10 PENN. W 7-3 1-2 Patriot League Challenge T/3 Sun. 2 URI L 1-0 Mon. 29 vs .Fresno State L 6-1 Tue. 13 BC L 3-2 Sun. 2 URI W 8-0 Tue. 30 vs. Arizona State L 6-1 Sat. 17 at Yale L 4-1 Women’s Golf Tue. 4 BC L 5-2 (13) April Sat. 17 at Yale L 7-2 April Sat. 2 at Pepperdine L 4-3 Sun. 18 at Yale L 5-1 3-4 BC Invite. 5th/12 Coed & Women’s Sailing Fri. 9 COLUMBIA W 7-0 Sun. 18 at Yale W 11-5 16-17 Ivy Champ. 3rd March Sat. 10 CORNELL W 5-2 Tue. 20 Fri. 23 MA Intercol. Champ. Wed. 3 Brown Invite. 2nd Fri. 16 at Princeton W 7-0 vs. BC L 11-6 23-25 Northeast Champ. 1st/13 Sun. 14 Navy Wo. Inters. Sat. 17 at Penn W 6-1 Wed. 21 Beanpot Sat. 20 Metro Series One 5th Fri. 23 BROWN W 7-0 vs. UMass W 7-4 Men’s Lacrosse Sun. 21 Truxton Umsted Trophy Sun. 25 at Yale W 5-2 Sat. 24 BROWN L 9-6 (7-6 Overall, 2-4 Ivy League) Sat. 27 Emily Wick Trophy Wed. 28 at Dartmouth W 7-0 Sat. 24 BROWN W 10-9 February Sat. 27 Metro Series Two 6th May Sun. 25 BROWN W 5-2 Sat. 28 HARTFORD W 17-6 Sun. 28 Wo. Sloop Shrew Trophy 15-16 NCAA TOURNAMENT Sun. 25 BROWN W 9-8 March April vs. Ohio State L 4-2 May Sat. 6 at Bucknell L 4-15 Sun. 4 Joe Duplin Trophy 3rd Sat. 1 DARTMOUTH W 20-9 Sat. 13 at UMass W 11-7 Sun. 4 Boston Dighny Club Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track Sat. 1 DARTMOUTH L 13-10 Sat. 20 FAIRFIELD W 15-7 Challenge Cup 1st March Sun. 2 at Dartmouth W 5-0 Sat. 27 at Penn L 5-7 Sat. 10 Metro Series Three 26-27 at Bayou ClassicM: 7th Sun. 2 at Dartmouth L 7-2 Sat. 30 QUINNIPIAC W 9-3 Sun. 11 Friis Trophy 2nd W: 8th Tue. 4 HOLY CROSS W 8-7 April Sun. 11 Wo. President’s Trophy 2nd April Wed. 5 NORTHEAST. L 12-6 Sat. 3 at Denver L 7-10 Sat. 17 Metro Series Four Sat. 10 at Brown/Dart. M: 9th Sat. 10 CORNELL L 8-9 (OT) Sun. 18 Oberg Trophy 4th W: 4th Men’s Heavyweight Crew Tue. 13 at Brown W 12-10 Sun. 18 Wo. Dellenbaugh 4th Sat. 17 YALE M: L 97.5-61.5 April Sat. 17 PRINCETON L 4-13 Sun. 18 BU Trophy 1st W: W 82-80 Sat. 10 at Brown (Stein Cup) 1st Sat. 24 at Yale W 11-10 Sun. 18 Admirals Cup 1st 22-24 Penn Relays Indiv. Sat. 17 PRINCETON/MIT May Sat. 24 Metro Series Five 7th Sat. 24 UNH Invite. M: 3rd (Compton Cup) W 5:45.8-5:47.4 Sat. 1 at Holy Cross W 19-9 Sun. 25 Frshmn NE Champ.12th W: 4th Sat. 24 PENN/NAVY Sat. 8 DARTMOUTH L 6-2 Sun. 25 Staake Trophy 4th May (Adams Cup) H 6:03, N6:12, P6:24 Sun. 25 Thompson Trophy 4th Sat. 1 Princeton Invite. May Women’s Lacrosse Sun. 25 Wo. NE Champ. 1st 8-9 Outdoor Heps M: 8th Sat. 1 NORTHEASTERN (6-9 Overall, 1-6 Ivy League) May W: 8th (Smith Cup) W 6:11-6:25 March Sat. 1 Geiger Trophy 5th 14-16 IC4A’s M: 22nd/54 Sun. 16 EARC Sprints 1st Sat. 6 at UMass W 9-8 (OT) Sun. 2 NE Team Race champ. 1st June Wed. 10 BC L 9-7 Sun. 2 George Morris Trophy 6th Women’s Water Polo 3-5 IRA Regatta 1st Sat. 13 QUINNIPIAC W 15-9 8-9 NE Dinghy Champ. (22-11 Overall, 3-4 Ivy League) Sat. 12 Harvard-Yale Regatta Sat. 20 UCONN L 10-4 26-1 No. Amer. Team Champ. 2nd February Fri. 26 BROWN L 10-9 June Sat. 7 YALE W 17-4 Men’s Lightweight Crew Sun. 28 BUCKNELL W 18-8 2-4 No. Amer. Dinghy Champ. 6th Sun. 8 vs. Brown L 1-8 April Wed. 31 at Lehigh W 16-5 Women: 2nd Sat. 14 vs. Bucknell W 9-7 Sat. 10 at Cornell w/UPenn W April Sat. 14 at Princeton L 2-8 Sat. 17 at Dartmouth w/MIT Sat. 3 at Yale L 8-6 Men’s Tennis Sun. 15 vs.Villanova W 9-6 (Biglin Bowl) W 5:34.3-5:43.1 Wed. 7 BU W 11-10 (OT) (20-6 Overall, 7-0 Ivy League) Sat. 28 vs. George Wash. W 3-2 Sat. 24 at Navy (Haines Cup) Sat. 10 at Penn L 10-9 January Sat. 28 at Bucknell L 9-10 (3OT) L 6:05.0 - 6:06.1 Wed. 14 at UNH L 14-11 30-31 Harvard Winter Invite Sun. 29 vs. Michigan St. W 8-7 Sun. 25 w/Georgetown, BC,Univ. Sat. 17 PRINCETON L 17-7 February Sun. 29 vs. Indiana L 3-11 Delaware W 6:25.33 - 6:28:13 Wed. 21 DARTMOUTH L 14-7 5-7 ITA National Indoor March May Sat. 24 at Columbia W 15-7 vs. Florida L 4-0 Sat. 13 CONN. COLL. W 17-2 Sat. 1 at Princeton w/Yale May vs. Kentucky W 4-1 Sat. 13 BROWN L 1-3 (Goldthwait Cup) 1st Sun. 2 CORNELL L 10-9 vs. Washington L 4-2 Sun. 14 CONN COLL. W 8-1 Sun. 16 EARC East. Sprints 2nd Sat. 14 at Northwestern W 7-0 Sun. 14 BROWN W 5-4 June Softball Mon. 16 at Minnesota W 4-3 Sat. 20 vs. Florida Atl. W 8-4 6 IRA Lightweight Champ. 3rd (22-20-1 Overall, 9-5 Ivy League) 20-23 February Open champ. Sat. 20 at Hartwick L 8-16 February Sun. 29 at Auburn W 6-1 Sat. 27 at Marist W 8-2 Women’s Heavyweight Crew Sat. 28 at So. Illinois L 2-0 March Sat. 27 vs. Siena W 19-8 March Sat. 28 Indiana State W 7-2 Fri. 5 NEW MEXICO W 6-1 Sun. 28 vs. Utica W 17-1 Sat. 27 NORTHEASTERN/BC 1st Sun. 29 Indiana State L 3-2 Sat. 6 FURMAN W 7-0 Sun. 29 at UC Davis L 4-11 April Sun. 29 Indiana L 1-0 11-13 Blue Gray Invite. Sun. 29 at Redlands W 9-4 Sat. 3 Brown/Penn March vs. Mid. Tenn. W 4-1 Wed. 31 at Cal Baptist L 5-6 L 6:10.57-6:11.51 Fri. 12 Iona W 2-0 vs. Boise State W 4-2 April Sat. 10 Cornell/Princeton Fri. 12 Samford W 3-2 vs. UNC W 4-3 3-4 ECAC Champ. P: 6:23, H: 6:25.8, C: 6:37.2 Sat. 13 Radford L 1-0 vs. VA Comm. L 4-3 vs. George Wash L 6-7 Sat. 17 DARMOUTH/ Sat. 13 Bethune CookmanL 3-2 19-22 March Open Champ. vs. Wagner L 4-5 SYRACUSE W, 6:39.0-6:48.3-6:55.5 Sun. 14 Liberty W 11-2 Mon. 29 at Cal Berkeley L 5-2 vs. Bucknell L 2-4 Sat. 24 Yale Fri. 26 New Mexico L 10-4 April 17-18 Northeastern Champ. May Fri. 26 North Texas W 8-0 Fri. 2 at UC Santa Barb.W 5-2 vs. Utica W 18-1 Sat. 1 BU/MIT 1st Sat. 27 Northern CO L 9-1 Sat. 3 at Pepperdine L 4-3 vs. Marist W 15-1 Sun. 9 Eastern Sprints 2nd/6 Sat. 27 New Mexico W 8-0 Fri. 9 at Columbia W 5-2 vs. Conn. Coll. W 11-5 27-29 NCAA Champ. 10th Sun. 28 North Texas L 4-3 (8) Sat. 10 at Cornell W 6-1 vs. Brown L 2-9 Tue. 30 at Providence L 5-4 (8) Fri. 16 PRINCETON W 5-2 23-25 Eastern Championship Tue. 30 at Providence T 0-0 Sat. 17 PENN W 7-0 vs. Iona W 8-5 Fri. 23 at Brown W 5-2 vs. Hartwick L 5-10 Sun. 25 YALE W 6-1 vs. George Wash. W 5-4 vs. Princeton W 6-2 7 HARVARD VARSITY CLUB, INC. Murr Center 65 North Harvard Street FIRST CLASS Boston, MA U.S. POSTAGE 02163-1012 PAID BOSTON, MA PERMIT NO. 53825

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