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REMEMBER: NEWS & VIEWS IS Harvard Varsity Club AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL Send an email to [email protected] NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports and put “Email News & Views” in the subject line and you will receive the next issue in your inbox, days ahead of the printed version. Vol. 46, No. 11 *** SPECIAL ISSUE **** July 19, 2004 2003-04: THE YEAR IN PICTURES Highlights of the year included two National Championships, a celebration for Harvard Stadium and a woman at the top of her sport. David Silverman Photo Top left: Harvard’s men’s heavyweight crew team took home its second consecutive National Championship after completing its second straight undefeated season. Top right: Harvard football captains and Hall of Famers from all eras were on hand at halftime of the Harvard vs. Princeton game, highlighting the Harvard Stadium Centennial celebration weekend. Far Left: Jesse Jantzen ‘04 became the first Harvard wrestler since John Harkness ‘38 to win a National Championship when he won the NCAA crown in March. Right: Senior Angela Ruggiero earned the Patty Kazmaier Award as the nation’s top women’s hockey player. (Jantzen and Ruggiero - David Silverman Photo) Harvard Hires Ted Donato ‘91 as Head Men’s Hockey Coach Ted Donato, a former Harvard hockey captain who won an tradition that I hope to carry on. I look forward to working with a NCAA championship, played in the number of outstanding people, and I’m Olympic Games and enjoyed a 13-year very excited about the future of this pro- NHL career, was introduced as the Rob- gram.” ert D. Ziff Head Coach of Harvard “In hiring Ted Donato, we’re confident Men’s Ice Hockey on July 2 at a press that we’ve added an enthusiastic head conference held at the Murr Center. coach who is prepared to build upon our Donato, a 1991 graduate of David Silverman Photo success of the recent past,” said Nichols Harvard, becomes just the sixth person Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise. to serve as Harvard’s head coach since “He knows firsthand what it takes to be 1950. He is the eighth Harvard alum to a successful Harvard student and hockey serve as head coach at his alma mater. player, and I fully expect that, with his The appointment at Harvard is leadership, we will have great success Donato’s first coaching position. with our program in the future. Donato replaces Mark Mazzoleni, “We looked carefully at what we who stepped down in June after lead- thought the principles of the next ing the Crimson to two ECAC tourna- Harvard hockey coach should embody,” ment championships and three con- said Scalise. “We decided that we wanted secutive NCAA tournament appear- someone who would first give us cred- ances in his five years with the pro- ibility in the hockey community; sec- gram. ondly, someone who would embrace “This is a great day for me,” said Harvard’s philosophies in academics and Donato. “I’m thrilled to be back at athletics; and lastly, someone who can Harvard. Obviously this is a special serve as a role model to our current stu- place for me. I embrace the history and Harvard Alumnus Ted Donato ‘91 was hired as the dent-athletes and to the young people of tradition of Harvard Hockey and the Robert D. Ziff Head Coach of Men’s Hockey. New England.” quality of people who are involved with “I’m extremely excited and I know our the program. team is, too,” said senior defenseman “I feel that this is the greatest combination of superior academ- Noah Welch, who will serve as the Crimson’s 2004-05 captain. “When ics and competitive athletics in all of college sports, and that is a Continued on page 6 Friends of Hockey Golf Tournament An Evening in Honor of Carole Kleinfelder September 26, 2003 October 4, 2003 Friends, family and former colleagues came out to celebrate the career Father Dick Reiman, newly appointed women’s hockey Assistant Coach of longtime Harvard women’s lacrosse coach Carole Kleinfelder Jamie Hagerman ‘02 and Phil Haughey ‘57. (center, in white). Celebrating 100 Years of Harvard Stadium October 25, 2003 Left: Dick Clasby ‘54 was on coin flip duty during the Harvard vs. Princeton game. Middle: President Larry Summers addressed the crowd at the Harvard Stadium Centennial Dinner. Right: Danny Jiggetts ‘76 served as emcee for the evening. Harvard Varsity Club Annual Meeting November 17, 2003 The Club handed out honorary memberships to three well deserving people: Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kathy Delaney Smith (left), Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Scott Anderson (middle) and longtime News & Views printer Charlie Guillette (right). Harvard - Yale Weekend 2003 November 20, 2003 Left: Jo Cleary, Paul Kirk ‘60, Bill Cleary ‘56, Senior Associate Athletic Director Pat Henry with Jean Swan Gordon and Bob Gordon. Right: Travis Lavoi ‘05 had to jump into Yale’s crowd to retrieve the Harvard Flag that was swiped by a group of Yale fans during The Game. All photos by Tim Morse Photography 2 Friends of Harvard Hockey Family Skate January 4, 2004 Left: Noah Welch ‘05, Tim Pettit ‘04 and Ryan Lannon ‘05 enjoyed spending time with the Friends of Harvad Hockey and their families. Right: Ali Boe ‘06 and Jennifer Raimondi ‘06 point out some useful informa- tion to youngsters at the Family Skate. 25 Years of Harvard Women’s Hockey & Alumnae Game January 10-11, 2004 Sara Fischer ’81, Lucy Arnold ’78, Alison Bell ’79 and Meg Streeter Lauck Joe Bertagna ‘73 and Alison Bell ‘79 enjoying the dinner celebrating 25 years ’79 at the women’s hockey alumnae game on January 11th. of women’s hockey at Harvard as their picture is displayed in the background. Harvard Varsity Club Career Night February 4, 2004 Career Consultant Dusty Burke ’52 was in high demand, fielding Lyman Bullard, Jr. ’77 talked with students about his experiences in questions from many students. sports law and his sincere interest in Harvard Athletics. Left: Nancy Saunders was on hand to inform students of the networking and career search opportunities available at the Office of Career Services. Right: Peter Woodfork ’99, Director of Baseball Opera- tions for the Boston Red Sox, shared his experiences with a captive audience. 3 Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame Dinner May 15, 2004 One of the Harvard Varsity Club’s premier events, the annual Hall of Fame Dinner was held on May 15, 2004 at the Harvard Club of Boston. Approximately 200 people were in attendance to honor the inductees and Varsity Club Award winner Bill Cleary ‘56. Top left: Fran Toland and Bob Anderson ’61. Top Middle: 2005 inductee Charlotte Joslin ’90 with Jim Brady and 2004 inductee Julia Trotman Brady ’89. Top Right: The evening’s emcee Joe Bertagna ’73, Kevin Hampe ’73 and Varsity Club Award winner Bill Cleary ’56. Right: The evening’s inductees - Back row: B. Lane MacDonald ’88, Elizabeth McCagg ’89, Mary McCagg-Larin ‘89. Front row: James Callinan ’82, David Berkoff ’89, Julia Trotman Brady ’89, Mark Benning ’87, and James Russell ‘88. Hall of Fame Dinner photos by David Silverman Harvard Varsity Club Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner June 9, 2004 Senior Dinner photos by David Silverman 2004 William Bingham Award winners 2004 HRFWA Award winner Hana Jesse Jantzen ‘04 (left) and Dante Despite the 90 degree weather, more than 500 guests were on Peljto ‘04 and presenter Pat Henry. Balestracci ‘04 (right). hand to honor the class of 2004. Friends of Football Golf Tournament June 28, 2004 Jim Smith ‘90, DJ Langis ‘90, Mark Bianchi ‘90 and KC Smith ‘86 Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise (center) and Varsity enjoyed the day at Charter Oak. Club President J. Louis Newell ‘57 (far left) greeted foursomes on the course. 4 Memorable Moments In Sports 2003-04 2003-04 Season Highlights Men’s Heavyweight Crew IRA National Champion Eastern Sprints Champion Men’s Lighweight Crew Above: This March saw both the men’s and women’s hockey teams win ECAC Second at Eastern Sprints titles and go to the NCAA Tournament. The ECAC wins made Harvard the first program in history to sweep both the men’s and women’s tournament Women’s Heavyweight Crew titles. Right, Top: The men’s tennis team brought home an ECAC title of Second at Eastern Sprints their own. It was the second consecutive title for the team. They went on to make it to the third round of the NCAA tournament, nearly upsetting top Women’s Lightweight Crew seeded Illinois. Right, Bottom: The women’s tennis team won an Ivy League Eastern Sprints Champion Championship, and finished the season ranked #1 in the East Region, in large part because of the play of juniors Courtney Bergman (left) and Men’s & Women’s Fencing Susanna Lingman (right). Eighth at NCAA Championships HARVARD FOOTBALL IN JAPAN Men’s Ice Hockey ECAC Champion In June the Harvard Football coaching staff, and four recent alums, NCAA Tournament Appearance got the chance to take on Yale one more time. This time it was over 6,000 miles away in Tokyo, Japan. The two schools competed in the Ivy-Samuri Women’s Ice Hockey Bowl on June 19, with Harvard coming away with the ECAC Champion 35-21 victory. Alums Nick Palazzo ‘03, Neil Rose ‘03, Erik LaHaie ‘02 NCAA Tournament Finalist and Andy Fried ‘02 joined the coaching staff on this once in a lifetime trip. Coed Sailing The trip made quite an impact on Fried, who currently lives in Ho- New England Team Race Champion nolulu, Hawaii. After the game he signed with a football team in Osaka, Japan and will Women’s Sailing start practicing on New England Champion July 18.