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Colonials Athletic Club The challenge of the Colonials Athletic Club is to help The George Washington University ath- letic program maintain the high level of success it has enjoyed through the years. With donor sup- CCoolloonniiaallss IInnssiiddeerr port and participation, the GW athletic administration, student-athletes and coaches will continue to VOL. XI, NO. I www.GWsports.com SUMMER 2007 have the opportunity to pursue our lofty goals. As a Colonials Athletic Club member, you receive not only tangible benefits, but also the satis- INSIDE MOVES faction of knowing you are playing an important role in the development of GW’s student-athletes. 2006 Help us to continue our success in the decades ahead by participating in the Colonials Athletic Club Golf’s Brian Carroll and Thomas Blankvoort today! ‘01 live in Orlando, Fla., and playing on the For more information concerning the Colonials Athletic Club, please contact: Dom Perno, Hooters Pro Golf Tour, a satellite tour in the Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Development, Colonials Athletic Club, The George Washington southeastern part of the country…’s Mike Hall of the and Pops University, 600 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052. Mensah-Bonsu of the Dallas Mavericks became the first two GW players in 50 years to play in A percentage of your gift SNOW on Feb. 25 didn’t stop the NBA in the same season. (Joe Holup ‘56 and Corky Devlin ‘55 did it in 1957)...gymnastics’ is tax deductible. these women’s basketball alums from celebrating Joe McKeown’s Heather Kaufman of Austin, Texas, is studying for a master’s degree in sport management at Please contact the 400th victory at GW following the University of Florida...baseball’s Derrik Lutz ’07, Athletic Development Colonials’ triumph over Temple. Office at 202.994.9005 or drafted by Cincinnati in last June, is pitching this Standing (L-R): Lindsey Davidson season for the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA- [email protected] for ‘03, Liz Dancause ‘05, Starr Jef- Southern League)…basketball’s Danilo Pinnock, more information. ferson ‘00, Tajama (Abraham) drafted by Dallas in the second round of the NBA Ngongba ‘97, Marlo Egleston ‘00, Draft last June 28, then traded to the Los Angeles Mandisa Turner Watkins ’99, Lakers, played for the Arkansas Rimrockers in the ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPS - Coach (center with his hand on the Kathy (Marshall) Gillespie ‘85, NBA D-League in 2007…baseball’s Justin trophy) and his overachieving Colonials men’s basketball celebrate winning the 2007 Susan Boyle ‘87, Khadija Deas- Prinstein of Farmington Hills, Mich., is pitching Atlantic 10 Tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., March 10. As a result of Thanks to GW Athletics Joseph ‘99. A number of other this season for the Hoboken Pioneers in the the three-game tourney sweep (over Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis and Rhode Island) the corporate sponsors UPS and former players were unable to Belgian Professional Baseball League...cross Colonials (23-9) earned their third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, a men’s record, country’s Bridget Realmuto of Bayside, N.Y., is and 10th in University history. Junior guard Maureece Rice (standing, fourth from left) the Washington Marriott. Photo by Jessica McConnell, GW attend because of bad weather. Continued on Page 2 was named the tournament’ s Most Outstanding Player (Photo by Bill Guerro) AD’S Boosters and Good Sports As a member of the NCAA, George Washington University is responsible for ensuring that its various con- Colonials Insider CORNER stituencies (alumni, student-athletes, staff and faculty, parents, friends and fans) are familiar with and abide by NCAA rules. Please note that your support and interest may trigger you to become a representative of GW’s The George Washington University Dear Friends of GW Athletics: athletics interest (“booster”). Department of Athletics Select company, the NCAA Tournaments are. The We would ask that you please visit our website at: www.GWsports.com, and click on the Colonials Compliance 600 22nd Street, NW men’s tourney is 65 schools, Washington, DC 20052 the women’s tourney is 64. Jack Kvancz link for information related to the do’s and don’t’s of being a booster. And more than 300 colleges Athletic Director and universities field Division I In addition, please remember we appreciate your fan support of our 22 varsity teams, which stimulates and teams. encourages our student-athletes and coaches. As a loyal supporter, we also ask you be a GOOD SPORT. Of course, large state universities, with equally-large budgets, dominate the tourna- If you have any questions about NCAA rules, please contact: ments’ landscape. Chandra Bierwirth, Assistant Athletics Director/Compliance Then there are schools such as GW: private 202.994.6282 or [email protected] rather than public, smaller in enrollment, eager to excel in both men’s and women’s basketball, well-coached and highly competitive. GW was one of just nine private universities in the nation to see both its men’s and women’s teams qualify for spots in the 2007 NCAA Tournaments. Others to do it this season? Duke, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Belmont, Oral Roberts, Marquette and Stanford. Pretty nice company. Our administration and, indeed, fans are proud of our teams and their coaches, Karl Hobbs and Joe McKeown, and their hard-work- ing assistants for achieving such good things for a third straight season. And how about reaching the 20 victory plateau? The men did it this year for the third INSTANT REUNION - When Carina Sonberg (soccer ‘00) married Chris Sterling (water polo ‘98) last straight time, a first for their program. The Sept. 16, it was a mini-GW athletic reunion. Pictured (back row, l-r) are: Tim Champney (swim ‘99), Dr. women have now done eight straight seasons. Rebecca Deffes-Silverman ‘98, Mark Silverman (rugby ‘98), groom Sterling, Matt Hutson (water polo Kudos to our players, coaches and to you, our ‘96) and Peter Clifford (water polo ‘98). Front row (from left): Megan (Stimpfle) Clifford (swim ‘98), fans, for your continued support. Lindsey (Duttaime) Champney, Brandon Stout (water polo ‘00), Erica (Lewy) Howard (gymnastics ‘00), Malynda Nichol (soccer ‘00), bride (Sonberg) Sterling, Tyler Green (water polo ‘98), Brian Burham (golf Go Colonials! ‘00), Dana Pierce ‘02, Tony Paster (water polo ‘00) and Nhan Ho ‘99. Continued from Page 1 Follow Colonials’ Athletics all year long at: 2000 SUN BOWL REUNION - It was Md., joined the Kansas City Royals as special working as a paralegal in New York… Basketball’s Starr Jefferson of Bowie, Md., is a 50 years ago (Jan. 1, 1957) that assistant to the general manager last August. soccer/softball’s Rebecca Schumer of www.GWsports.com mortgage account executive at Bank of GW’s football team won the Washington was recipient of the GW America in Bethesda, Md.…rowing’s Laurie Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas. 1973 University Alumni Association Prize for 2006 Spinella of Woodside, N.Y., who earned a law Last October, 21 team mem- Rowing’s Dr. George Ibars of Coconut Grove, …soccer’s Audrey (Ehrhorn) Stanley of degree at St. John’s (N.Y.) in 2003, is a prose- bers and four assistant coach- Fla., is a physician in Miami…baseball’s Sam Arlington, Va.,enrolled at GW Law School, cutor at the Nassau Co. District Attorney’s Perlozzo of Tampa, Fla., manager of the es returned to celebrate their married Ken Stanley last Aug. 7…baseball office…soccer’s Marty Williams of San Baltimore Orioles, was one of three University pitchers Dan Pfau and Josh Wilkie are team- Antonio, Tex., and his wife, Celeste, had a 13-0 shutout of Texas Western graduates inducted into the GW School of mates this season with the Washington Nats’ son, Jude, March 27, 2006. (now UTEP) and an 8-1-1 sea- Business Sports Executive Hall of Fame Jan. Hagerstown Suns (Class A) team. Wilkie was son in 1956. The Colonials 23. He, along with New York Yankees presi- the recipient of the 2006 Warren H. Fulton III 1999 were ranked No. 14 entering dent Randy Levine ’77 and Washington Memorial Award. and now works at Citigroup in NYC…cross Soccer’s Jane Andersen is now enrolled at the game, one of only six major Nationals owner Ted Lerner, Law ’50, also par- country’s Caroline Cobb of Rock Hill, S.C., Brooklyn Law School in NYC…rowing’s bowls played that year. (Photo ticipated in a campus panel. 2005 earned a master’s degree in linguistics from Shawn Hoyer of Leesburg, Va., is senior vice by Jessica McConnell, GW) Basketball’s Liz Dancause, who worked on Oxford University in May, 2006 and is now an president of commercial banking with Bank of 1971 Capitol Hill last year, returned to GW Athletics athletic academic intern at Winthrop (S.C.) America in Washington. Basketball’s Ralph Barnett of Charlottesville, University…basketball’s Michaela Leary of this year as director of operations for the 28-4 Sheridan, June 28, 2006. 1989 Va., has published a book titled ‘Spiritual Nashua, N.H., earned a master’s degree in NCAA Sweet 16 women’s basketball team in 1998 Rowing’s Moira McCarthy Combes of Jack- eSoup, A Compilation of Inspirational education at UMass-Lowell last May. She March...lacrosse’s Jamie Lee of NYC works Rowing’s Shannon (Hapgood) Lubell of 1995 sonville, Fla., graduated from California Messages from the Internet’. teaches high school English in Merrimack, for a national non-profit financial intermediary Nashville, Tenn., has taken up roller derby as Women’s basketball manager Matt Baron of Western School of Law in April, 2006…volley- N.H., and is co-head girls basketball coach at firm focusing on affordable housing. a member of the Nashville Roller Girls. Go, Burtonsville, Md., and his wife, Stacey, had a ball’s Ingrid (Wicker) McCree of Durham, 1968 Bishop Guertin HS in Nashua…rowing’s Lisa girl!! son, Nicholas, Sept. 2…rowing’s Caroline N.C., is now Associate AD for Internal Soccer’s John Leaning of Brewster, Mass., is Lockwood of McLean, Va., is an athletic train- (Prior) Sykes of Mays Landing, N.J., was Operations and Senior Woman Administrator a realtor with a Cape Cod real estate firm in er at The Madeira School in suburban Virginia 1997 married May 20, 2006…rowing’s Kate (Hub- at North Carolina Central. South Orleans, Mass. …volleyball’s Sarah (Hokom) Moss of Wright Rowing’s Dr. Christine Booth of Fayetteville, bard) Woll of Belmont, Mass., is a coaching City, Mo., married Dan Moss May 27, 2006. N.C., an OB/Gyn, had twin sons, Zach and assistant for the heavyweight women’s rowing 1987 1960 She is a research technician in St. Louis…vol- Dylan, last Oct. 18…rowing’s Jodi (Maka) team at Harvard’s Radcliffe College. Rowing’s Gretchen Fairley of Erie, Pa., is Baseball and football’s Don Herman of leyball’s Ruth (Lazzari) Peace of El Mirage, Brown of Hollywood, Fla., had a daughter, director of service-learning at Gannon Harrisburg, Pa., is chief financial officer of a Ariz., is enrolled in podiatry school at Darcy, Feb. 27…baseball’s Jason Drenning 1994 University. sales firm in Philadelphia. Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. of Gainesville, Fla., now studying for his PhD Basketball’s Marcus Ford of Arlington, Va., in physiology at University of Florida, and his and his wife, Myra, had a daughter, Madison, 1984 1958 2003 Oct. 30…rowing’s Stephanie (Pommerer) Volleyball’s Susan (English) Barkley, a GW Baseball and football’s Jack Henzes of Baseball’s Travis Crowder of Charlotte, N.C., Joshi of Alexandria, Va., is a corporate trainer Athletic Hall of Famer, is manager of national Peckville, Pa., a high school head football and his wife, Jen, had a son, Tyler, Jan. 14… Attention, Athletic Alumni !! for Verizon Business. database development for USA Volleyball in coach for the past 45 years, won the 300th rowing’s Molly Hueller moved to Nashville, Colorado Springs, Colo.…tennis’s Kate Mills game of his outstanding coaching career Oct. Tenn., where she has entered a convent of the GW Athletics has a quick 'n easy 1993 of Falls Church, Va., a tennis pro at Lowes 20 at Dunmore High School. Dominican Sisters to become a nun in that method for you to provide us with Rowing’s Ben Adams of Pelham, N.Y., had a Island Tennis Club and tennis coach at religious order…basketball’s Cathy Joens is your contact information as well as daughter, Emerson, Feb. 27…baseball’s Matt Madiera School, is secretary of the Board of 1956 in her third pro season in Europe. She is news and notes about you. Aminoff of San Diego, Calif., director of Directors of USTA Mid-Atlantic, Virginia. Golf’s Jay Randolph of St. Louis was induct- playing in Aix en Provence, France, and led acquisitions for a real estate firm, married the ed into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Feb. her league in scoring, averaging more than 19 former Jessica Mitchell Oct. 4, 2005…volley- 1982 11 in Springfield, Mo. A veteran of national, points per game...soccer’s Kim Warner is a Simply click on the 'Calling All ball’s Annmarie (Swope) Guy and her hus- Basketball’s Mike Brey of Granger, Ind., regional and local television (this season he is graduate assistant women’s soccer coach at Athletic Alumni' link located on the band, Guy, had a daughter, Shylah, Jan. 8. men’s basketball coach at Notre Dame, was the play-by-play TV voice of the St. Louis Central Michigan University. navigation bar of our web site's main named 2007 Big East Coach of the Year, and Cardinals on KSDK), Randolph has lived in page www.GWsports.com, fill in the 1992 recently received a two-year contract exten- Missouri since 1966. He also was elected to 2002 blank fields and submit it. It's that Rowing’s Dr. Prospero Gogo of Burlington, sion through 2013… basketball’s Jennifer the GW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978. Baseball’s Doug Airel of Alexandria, Va., has TOP HONORS - Basketball’s Kenan Cole and easy! Vt., is an assistant professor of medicine at Johnson of Chapel Hill, N.C., is co-founder been promoted to players marketing manager men’s rowing’s Jon D’Alba were 2007 recipi- University of Vermont…baseball’s Todd and co-owner of Ascellerate Solutions, a soft- 1940 at Players, Inc., a marketing affiliate of the ents of the Lynn George and J. Dallas Shirley wife, Tiffany, had a daughter, Alexandra, Feb. Pitsinger of Great Falls, Va., is the portfolio ware company. Basketball’s Arnold (Red) Auerbach of NFL Players Association…soccer’s Gregg Awards, presented to the outstanding senior 10, 2005…soccer’s Jennifer (Vogel) Ippolito manager in the hedge fund group at EJF Washington, legendary coach of the Boston women’s and men’s athletes, respectively, at Friedman of Arlington, Va., is a senior con- of Catonsville, Md., had a son, Charlie, Feb. 2 Capital in Arlington, Va.…soccer’s Erwin 1980 Celtics, died last Oct. 28 at the age of 89. the annual Senior Honors Luncheon, held May sultant for Bearing Point Inc...rowing’s Clark …basketball’s Colleen (McCrea) Maguire of Stierle of Leesburg, Va., and his wife, Kristin, Basketball’s Joan (Nowotny) Ewell of Austin, Just three days before his death, Auerbach, a 3. (Photo by Ben Solomon) Rehme of Alexandria, Va., is press secretary Marlton, N.J., had a daughter, Margaret had a daughter, Kate, last Oct. 9. Texas, is an auditor/consultant for the Office of Navy veteran, received the Lone Sailor Award for Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.)…bas- (Maggie) Jan. 25. City Auditor in Austin…baseball’s Dennis from the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. ketball’s Albert Roma of Barcelona, Spain, 2004 1991 Minogue, 48, formerly of McLean, Va., died married Maria Pedros May 22, 2006. Soccer’s Fabio Andrade of Astoria, N.Y., 1996 Water polo’s John Gerken, Jr., of Ladera Aug. 25, 2005. Tragically, he was a victim of earned his master’s degree at GW last May Soccer’s Jackie (Rieschick) Costell of Ranch, Calif., is owner of Wealth Management Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. 2001 In Memoriam: Woodbine, Md., had a daughter, Carlin, Sept. Advisers in Tustin, Calif…volleyball’s Carrie Rowing’s Maria (Bogen) Agrawal of Meyer ‘Mike’ Aronson ’40, basketball (11/22/05) COLONIALS INSIDER 4, 2005…soccer’s Kristin (Davidson) (Davis) Oss of Denver, Colo., married with 1977 Hoboken, N.J., who works at Credit-Suisse, Arnold ‘Red’ Auerbach ’40, basketball (10/28/06) Vol. XI, No. I Fontenot and golf’s Gray Fontenot ’95 of three children, is a physician’s assistant at a GW Athletic Hall of Famer and basketball’s married Shashank Agrawal May 13, 2006… Frank August ’43, football (2/6/07) Colonials Insider is a publication of the Falls Church, Va., had a son, Tyler, Nov. 4, busy pediatric office. John Holloran of Harrisonburg, Va., took time rowing’s Karen (Llloyd) Eakes has returned Bill Brownrigg ’47, golf (7/5/06) Department of Athletics of 2005…basketball’s Lei (Sawyers) Hart of from his law practice last season to be an to Washington from Trenton, N.J…basketball’s Don Druckenmiller ’50, baseball & fb (12/15/06) George Washington University. Silver Spring, Md., had a daughter, Autumn, 1990 assistant boys basketball coach at Broadway Mike King of Baltimore played pro ball in Pat Kober ’54, football (1/15/07) Editor: Ed McKee Feb. 26…basketball’s Vaughn Jones of Soccer’s Brian Hoppy of Wynnewood, Pa., is (Va.) High School where his son, Luke, is a Phone: 202/994-5778, Fax: 202/994-2713 Thessaloniki, Greece, last season and in Dennis Minogue ’80, baseball (8/25/05) Washington was named boys basketball senior vice president, conservation and plan- member of the team. E-mail: [email protected] Cyprus in 2007…basketball’s Leslie (Carlson) Bill Noonan ’37, basketball & baseball (9/21/06) coach at Coolidge HS...baseball’s Gray and ning at e2M in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Mail: GW Athletics, 600 22nd Street, NW Schlachter of New York City, studying at Pace Tim Swett ’43, football (10/13/06) Allyson Raskin of Dallas, Texas, were married 1974 Washington, DC 20052 University to be a physician’s assistant, had a Matt Zunic ’42, basketball & football(12/15/06) Contributors: Steve Kramer and Brad Bower Dec. 17...soccer’s Amanda (Simmons) Baseball’s Mike Toomey of Gaithersburg, son, Devin, June 2, 2006. Stokes of Laurel, Md., had a daughter,

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