Harvard Varsity Club NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports

Volume 52 Issue No. 1 www.harvardvarsityclub.org August 31, 2009 Big Changes Come to the Varsity Club

by Geoff Rathgeber ’08 Special Assistant of the Harvard Varsity Club

Changes are afoot at the Harvard for a variety of events such as the pregame Varsity Club. While our philosophy of reception before the night football game on serving Harvard’s past and present ath- September 25th and the Senior Letterwin- letes remains the same, our operations will ners’ Dinner. soon become very different. Indeed, not In conjunction with the launch of our since 1985 when The Club moved across new website, we are also expanding our on- the River into Carey Cage has there been line access points. You can wave your Crim- such a dramatic shift in our organization. son flag as our fan on Facebook (Harvard Under the watchful eye of the Executive Varsity Club) and follow the off-field news Board, the Varsity Club staff has been on (HVClub). The Harvard Varsity piecing together an exciting array of new Club is Your Team for Life! Through these membership benefits and initiatives for new online ventures, you can stay up-to- both the alumni and the undergraduate date on the current state of Harvard Athlet- communities. ics, and you can keep the greater Harvard At the center of this sweeping trans- athletic alumni community abreast of what formation sits our redesigned website: you are doing in your post-Cambridge life. www.harvardvarsityclub.org. With the Our website is the cornerstone of the help of Andy Freed ’90, we have created Varsity Club’s 21st Century operations, but a virtual Clubhouse for all Varsity Club in truth, it is only a small part of our organi- activity. Active, dues-paying members zation that we are upgrading. If we were to will soon be given usernames through outline all of the Varsity Club’s forthcoming which they can manage their own Varsity changes in paragraph form, the result would Club profile and reconnect with team- be text that is needlessly downtrodden in mates, classmates, and friends. Additionally, the website will serve as verbiage and misplaced modifiers. Please look to page three of this issue an informational headquarters, detailing Friends and HVC events on of News & Views in order to get a more comprehensive understanding of a master calendar, alerting members to unique benefits at and our new programs, benefits, and initiatives. Cambridge-area businesses, and enabling members to register online continued on page 3

Season Preview: Can the Crimson Griddlers Three-peat? positions with the loss of an unprecedented 12 All-Ivy League perform- by Kurt Svoboda ers to graduation. All told, Harvard returns 28 Major H award recipients Director of Communications with 13 on each side of the ball and two special teamers, but 26 letter- Now entering its 136th season of football, Harvard football returns winners left to graduation. to action as The Sports Network’s 23rd ranked team in the country. Harvard looks to put an exclamation point on a decade of Ivy domina- OFFENSE tion. Under the tutelage of Tim Murphy, the Thomas Stephenson Head Two-time All-America Coach for Harvard Football, the Crimson has posted a national-best 69- lineman Williams high- 20 record with two perfect seasons and four Ivy League championships, lights five returning All-Ivy including two straight and three in the last five years. players on offense. The sto- A year ago, Harvard maintained its record-setting pace for su- ry on offense will certainly premacy within the Ancient Eight. Harvard (9-1, 6-1 Ivy) became just center on Harvard’s signal the eighth team in history of the Ivy League to come back from a loss in caller. Last season, Harvard its league opener to win the championship. enjoyed the rare situation of Since 2000, Harvard has posted the second-highest winning per- having two all-conference centage (.775) in the Football Championship Subdivision and seventh quarterbacks on its roster. highest in all of Division I. Over the past five seasons, Harvard is 41-9. The graduation of Chris Harvard is 36-6 at dating back to 2001 while winning Pizzotti ’09 and Liam 16 of its last 17 games there. O’Hagan ’09 is glaring as The Crimson has registered at least seven wins in each of the last each signed a professional eight years, making Harvard the first team in the history of Ivy League contract in the offseason. football to post such a string of successful seasons. The current stretch Pizzotti was the 2008 Ivy is the Crimson’s best eight-year run since a 28-year streak of seven-plus League player of the year win seasons came to an end in 1911. The program has won 64 games who as a starter had a 20-2 over the past eight seasons for the best stretch since 1908-1915. career record. Looking back on its success, Harvard has reached double figures Still, Harvard has in points in 61 straight games and 98 of its last 99. The Crimson is 39-1 playing experience in the when leading at halftime since the 2003 season and 265-5-1 all-time wings with junior Collier Junior Collier Winters (16) hopes to make an when scoring 30 or more points. Harvard is 32-10 in its last 42 road Winters ’11, who played in immediate impact as quarterback this fall. games since the start of the 2000 season. The Crimson is 24-7 in Ivy six games as a true freshman League road games during that span. before missing last season due to injury. Blessed with impressive scram- Coming off its second consecutive championship, Harvard returns bling ability, Winters appears to be a good fit for Harvard’s spread attack. 15 starters: eight on the offensive side, five on defense, and both of its His surrounding talent is impressive– especially at wide receiver where special teams’ specialists. Despite the overwhelming success and three the Crimson boasts five players who have started games. preseason All-America selections in James Williams ’10, Matt Luft Harvard’s wide receiving corps is arguably the nation’s deepest ’10, and Alex Spisak ’10, the Crimson will be looking to fill several key with Luft, Marco Iannuzzi ’11, Chris Lorditch ’11, Levi Richards ’11, continued on page 6 Fall Sports Preview Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Field Hockey • Harvard opens its season Sept. 5 at Holy Cross. The Crimson • Captains Chas Gillespie and Jamie Olson will lead the plays its home opener Sept. 12 against Bryant and opens Ivy Crimson as it looks to send runners to the NCAA Cross League play Sept. 19 at Yale. Country Championships for the fifth time in six years. Last • Sophomore Carly Dickson, named first-team All-Ivy League year, Daniel Chenoweth and Claire Richardson represented and second-team all-region last season, will lead the midfield, Harvard, with Chenoweth earning the best finish by a Crim- along with senior captains Kristin Bannon and Elizabeth son runner since 1995. Goodman-Bacon. • Harvard races on its home course two times in the 2009 • Sophomore Allie Kimmel returns as the only forward from season, vs. Yale on Oct. 2 and the NCAA Regional on Nov. 14. the 2008 team. She will have help on the front line from junior The season opens with a trip to for the Iona Chloe Keating, who is moving up from the midfield. Meet of Champions on Sept. 19. Other meets include two more • The defense returns juniors Pilar Curtis and KJ Warren as well trips to New York City for the Heptagonal Championships as sophomores Pilar Mayora and Georgia McGillivray, who Oct. 30 and the ECAC/IC4A Championships Nov. 21. Both earned All-Ivy honorable mention in her rookie season. squads will also be traveling to the 43rd Annual UAlbany Invi- • The Crimson welcomes six freshmen that look to make an tational Oct. 17 and Pre-Nationals at Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 17. immediate impact on the team in all positions, including rookie Cynthia Tassopoulos at goaltender. Women’s Soccer Sailing • With most of its starters and 83 percent of its offense return- • Harvard competed at national-championship regattas in four ing from the 2008 season, the Crimson looks to repeat as Ivy disciplines last season and will look to start off another success- League champion and once again make the NCAA tourna- ful campaign Sept. 12-13. The Crimson coeds kick off the season ment. with the 37th annual Harry Anderson Trophy at Yale, while the • Co-captain Lizzy Nichols women will race on the Charles in the first regatta for the Anto- returns to lead the defense, nia Schuman Trophy. which gave up only 18 goals in • The September schedule also includes Mrs. Hurst Bowl, 18 games last season. Nevins Trophy, Hatch Brown Trophy and Hood Trophy. The • Sophomore Melanie Bas- month wraps up with the Women’s Singlehanded kind, Ivy League Rookie of the Championship Sept. 26-27 at Boston College. Year in 2009, and junior Kath- • Junior crew Meghan Wareham returns following an All- erine Sheeleigh were first and America season last year. Also leading the eighth-ranked second on the team in scoring Crimson women’s squad will be sophomore standouts Emily in 2008, with 19 and 17 points Lambert and Annie DeAngelo. respectively. Sheeleigh was the • All-New England skipper Alan Palmer returns to lead the No. 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the 7 Harvard coed squad as a junior. Several other athletes who Year. helped the Crimson place sixth at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing • Harvard will be nationally Association/APS Team Race National Championship last season televised on Fox Soccer Chan- return, including seniors Michelle Konstadt and Winston Yan. nel when it travels to on Sept. 20. • After going 6-0-2 at home Co-captain Lizzy McNichols last season, the Crimson look to carry Men’s Soccer over the home dominance into 2009 as it hosts San Diego State • Head coach Jamie Clark returns for his second season at Har- in the season opener on Sept. 4. During the first month of the vard after winning 12 games and reaching the second round of season, Harvard also hosts New Hampshire and Long Beach the NCAA tournament in 2008. The Crimson has seven starters State and visits local rival Boston College. returning, including two All-Ivy League first-team selections. • Senior co-captain Andre Akpan returns as Harvard’s leading scorer (97 points) and assist leader (27). The two-time All-Amer- Women’s Volleyball ican has been named to the watch list for the Hermann Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top player. • The Crimson opens its 2009 season at home with the annual • Leading the defense this season is senior Kwaku Nyamekye, Harvard Invitational Sept. 4-5. This year, Colgate, Stony Brook a two-time All-Ivy and NSCAA All-Northeast Region pick. The and Toledo will be participating. Harvard will travel to Rice for defense, which gave up a stubborn 18 goals in 18 games last sea- the Rice Invitational Sept. 11-12, where Rice, Wichita State, South son, looks to remain solid with junior Robert Millock protecting Carolina and Norfolk State are participants. Ivy League play the right side and sophomore Tim Linden, junior James LaGreca opens when Harvard hosts Dartmouth on Sept. 25. and freshman Scott Prozeller all contributing in the left back • Sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll returns after being named position. Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2008. She was second in the Ivy • Senior co-captain Brian Grimm will return to anchor the League in blocks with 87 and second on the team in kills with midfield, along with fellow seniors Adam Rousmaniere and 245. Desmond Mitchell and junior Alex Chi. • Senior libero Katherine Kocurek currently stands third in • The Crimson is scheduled to play five teams ranked in pre- school history in digs with 1,183, which is 181 shy of the pro- season national polls, including Boston College, Boston Univer- gram record. sity, Connecticut, Dartmouth and 2007 national champion Wake • Senior Chelsea Ono Horn and junior Miyoko Pettit will serve Forest. The season opens with a home game against Stony Brook as captains for the 2009 team. Horn led the 2008 team in service on Sept. 4, and Ivy League play begins Oct. 3 at Yale. aces with 28 and was second in total blocks with 46. Women’s Tennis Men’s Tennis • The Crimson looks to build on the foundation set in the 2008- 09 season as it opens the fall campaign at the 17th Annual W&M • The Crimson finished the 2009 spring season with a 13-9 over- Invitational in Williamsburg, VA. all record, posting a 5-2 record in the Ivy League. The men will • Junior captain Samantha Rosekrans returns after receiving open the 2009 fall season with the Harvard One-Day Tourna- All-Ivy honorable mention honors in singles and doubles in the ment and the Harvard Open before traveling to Napa, Calif., for spring. She finished the season tied for the team lead in wins the Napa Valley Collegiate Open. with 15. • Lone senior Michael Hayes will serve as captain for the 2009- • The freshman class of Kristin Norton, Hideko Tachibana, 10 season. He ranked second on the team in doubles wins last Sophie Chang and Alexandra Lehman ranks third in the nation, spring, posting a 17-12 overall record. according to the Tennis Recruiting Network. The four players • Junior Alexei Chijoff-Evans returns after earning first-team look to make an immediate impact as Harvard sets out to win its All-Ivy honors and Academic All-Ivy recognition. He tied for the 19th Ivy League title in 36 seasons. team lead in wins with a 20-10 record in singles and led the team with a 21-14 mark in doubles. 2 A Preview of the Renewed.... Harvard Varsity Club Added to Our Lineup: New Initatives, Programs, and Perks for HVC Members Fo r Al u mn i

New “Members Only” Website: Each active member will have access to the “Members Only” section of www.harvardvarsityclub.org. Here, members can update their own profile, upload pictures, and search for information about past teammates and friends. Just as with other networking sites, you can customize the information you would like to share with other members. Membership Card: With your acknowledgement for paying dues for fiscal year 2010, we will send you a Membership Card, which will give you access to special discounts through our new V-Club Partners Program. We are excited to have the support of a variety of clubs, businesses and boutiques (Harvard Club of Boston, The Inn at Harvard, Elements Therapeutic Massage, to name a few) in the greater-Boston area...many more will follow. Merchandise: Have you misplaced you lettersweater? Need a new pair of DHAs? This September the Varsity Club will receive another ship- ment of Ralph Lauren-made sweaters, which will be available to active members at a deeply discounted price. Also, for the first time ever, the Varsity Club is selling authentic DHAs with the year of your choice! Be on the lookout for emails from us. HVC Events: The Varsity Club will launch a series of new events this year to get alumni back on the active roster. These events include a Pregame Reception before the night football game on September 25 (as well as winter and spring receptions), a young-alumni event in Boston, and for our Premium and Lifetime members a chance to dine with many of the current captains for the 2009-2010 season. Electronic Information: You can now stay up-to-date with all of the Varsity Club’s activities through a variety of ways including our website, Facebook and Twitter (HVClub). The Varsity Club will also be emailing a monthly installment of News & Views to the membership. Additional Perks: By making an additional contribution (see chart below) to the Varsity Club, members will be eligible to purchase Red Sox and Patriots tickets at face value.

Fo r Und e r g r a d u a t e s

The undergraduate lounge at Dillon Field House: Training tables and Carey Cage are long gone. For the past decade, student-athletes have not had a des- ignated lounge in the greater-athletic complex. This fall, the Varsity Club has reserved the lounge at Dillon Field House for students. The lounge features televisions, study space, and even a Wii! Beginning this fall, the lounge at Dillon Field House will be Career Guidance: The Varsity Club is working to expand our Career open to undergraduates. Networking offerings. Throughout the fall, the Varsity Club will host Open Houses for companies to come in and meet our student-athletes. In such a tough economic climate, we are doing all that we can to help our student-athletes set up their post-graduation life.

Ne w Du e s St r u c t u r e a nd Me m b e r s h i p Le v e l s ***************************** There are several changes to make note of for this year’s annual dues statement: 1. In an effort to go green and reduce mailing costs, you will receive your statement elec- Lifetime Memberships tronically. Only those of you whom we do not have an active email address will receive a paper copy of the statement. 2. An electronic statement means…you can pay your dues online! We strongly encourage For the first time, you can now be part you to pay your dues online using a credit card! It will help us with our accounting and of the Varsity Club for life by becoming membership tracking. a Lifetime Member of the Club. While 3. The cost of an annual membership has changed for many of you. In order to simplify all the details will soon be posted at our our accounting, there are three classes of dues, and an additional option to make a one-time website, www.harvardvarsityclub.org, donation to become a Lifetime Member: the key detail is that by making a $5,000 tax-deductible gift to the Harvard Varsity • $25 for graduates from 2004 – 2009 Club, you will become a Lifetime Member • $125 for graduates from 2003 & earlier and never have to pay dues again! As a • $150 for Associate Members Lifetime Member you will enjoy special • One-time $5,000 donation to become a Lifetime Member benefits (listed below) and you will help ensure the long term financial vitality of 4. On the electronic dues statement, you will notice the option to make an additional contri- the Varsity Club. bution to the Varsity Club. We are especially grateful to the members who have the means If you opt for this unique offer this to support our cause above and beyond their annual dues. Now, we have found a way to fiscal year (until June 30, 2010), you will give something back to you in exchange for your generosity. Please refer to the chart below become a “Founding Lifetime Member.” to see the benefits you will receive. All dues and donations are now 100% tax-deductible. ****************************** Donations of $100+ will be recognized in News & Views next fall.

Membership Level Active Member Premium Member Premium Plus Member Lifetime Member Giving Level Dues Dues and $500 Gift Dues and $1,000 Gift $5,000 No More Annual Dues Statements X Priority Access to Red Sox and Patriots Tickets X Fall 2009 Gate 6 Parking Pass X X Premium Tickets to Harvard Sports Events X X Invitation to Special Events X X X Access to Red Sox and Patriots Tickets X X X Invitation to HVC Events X X X X Membership Discount Card X X X X Log-In/Password to HVC Website X X X X Electronic News & Views X X X X Option for Hard Copy of N&V Free Free Free Free

3 Crimson Commentary known for his hard work-ethic in the batter’s box. At Harvard, he by Geoff Rathgeber caught the eye of major league scouts with his unquie take on bat- ting practice-standing five feet in front of home plate in order to y now, we all have heard of the death of one of modern quick his reflexes. In 1944, Fitzgibbons was drafted by the Boston America’s greatest statesmen, Edward “Ted” Kennedy Red Sox and began his career at AAA in Scranton, PA; however, ’54. Respected and revered around the country, most his professional career was cut short when he was called up to BAmericans will remember Ted as active duty in World War II. Fitzgibbons is the liberal stalwart who championed the survived by his wife of 53 years, Patricia, cause for health care reform in the United his four children, and eight grandchildren. States Senate. In Cambridge, we will remember Ted as a die-hard Crimson fan ***** and friend. Not only was he a generous It has been a busy summer here at supporter of the Varsity Club, the Friends Harvard as Harvard’s facilities have re- of Sailing and the Friends of Football, but cently played host to the Special Olympics he was a fervent supporter of Harvard from July 19-21 and to a variety of profes- Athletics and great believer in the ideals sional and amatuer competitions. Harvard athletics instill in Harvard’s students. Stadium served as the home field for both Last fall, Ted watched the Crimson run the Boston Cannons (MLL) and the Boston to victory against the Eli’s at the 125th Breakers (WSL) where the teams were near playing of The Game. Braving plum- the top of their respective leagues in home meting temperatures and gusty winds, game attendance. Additionally, two other Ted’s gaze remained fixed on the field as facilities also saw much use: Blodgett Pool Phil Haughey ’57 and Leo Daley ’57 stand with he cheered the grapplers from the Murr housed over 500 swimmers at the four-day Ted Kennedy ’54 (right) Center balcony. Ted will be missed, but we Courtesy: JFK Library and Museum, Boston New England Opens, and, for two weeks, were happy that his last game at Harvard Jordan Field hosted over 300 field hockey was a winning one. players from throughout the world at the 2009 Women’s Junior ***** World Cup. Back in early July, we reported on Friends of board member, HVC Hall of Famer and former All-America Sarah Leary ’92 on our new website www.harvardvarsityclub.org. Now, it Why We Are Changing... seems that the New York Times has caught on to her exciting new web venture, Fanbase! On August 23, the Times ran “For Sports The mission of the Varsity Club is to preserve the traditions, Obsessed, a Site Tries to Please Every Fan” and featured Sarah in foster the ideals and advance the interests of Harvard athletics her new Ralph Lauren Harvard Varsity Club lettersweater. If you through various activities. This mission remains unchanged. Over haven’t already done so, check out www.fanbase.com and see the past few decades, the Varsity Club has fulfilled its role as both what all the excitement is about. the link between graduates and undergraduates and the protector of ***** the indelible traditions of Harvard Athletics such as the lettersweat- Many Harvard athletes dabble in different sports after their er program and the Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner. college careers. Few have had as much success as former Crimson A new age of social media, however, has brought about a new football standouts Eric LaHaie ’02 and Will Johnson ’06. All- age of the Varsity Club. An endless array of internet networking Ivy League safety LaHaie won the 2009 Gobi March on June 23, tools presents us with enumerable possibilities for our organization: 2009. Dubbed by Time Magazine as one of the world’s toughest online member networking, on-going dialogues between members endurance competition, LaHaie outpaced the field throughout the on Facebook/Twitter, new merchandise offerings, and, most impor- six-day, 250 kilometer race and finished the event with a cumlative tantly, a chance to get everyone involved. We are excited to present time of 26 hours, 43 minutes and 50 seconds. Not to be outdone, you with a virtual Clubhouse, a safe-space through which long-lost former Academic All-American center Johnson recently earned teammates, classmates, and friends can reconnect. his first internaional cap as a member of the USA National Rugby Please, be on the lookout for an email from us with your log-in Team against Ireland and Wales. Johnson, who is currently study- ID and password to our new “Members Only” website. ing at Oxford University, will resume play with the National Team this November. Note: For those of you who do not use the internet or have email ***** addresses, we will still reach out to you via standard mail. We We are saddened to report the passing of Edward ‘Ned’ encourage you, however, to become a part of our online community. Fitzgibbons ’44 on August 11, 2009. Fitzgibbons was a former We will still print issues of News & Views as well. Paper copies star player for Milton Academy and Harvard. One of the will be available to active members. Please contact us at hvc@fas. most powerful hitters in Harvard’s history, Fitzgibbons was well harvard.edu or 617-495-3535 for more information.

Men’s Water Polo Women’s Golf

• The Crimson opens its season at the MIT Invitationa,l, and • The Crimson looks to repeat last fall’s perfection as it plays in is scheduled to play Pacific, Claremont and Redlands during three tournaments: the Golf Week’s Conference Challenge at the the two day tournament Sept. 5 and 6. Collegiate Water Polo Las Vegas Paiute Resort Wolf Club Sept. 13-15, the Princeton In- Association play begins on Sept. 16 when Harvard hosts MIT. vitational Sept. 19-20 and the Yale Fall Intercollegiate Sept. 26-27. • Senior Egen Atkinson and junior Bret Voith will serve as captains of the 2009 team. Atkinson was named Harvard’s • Senior captain Clare Sheldon and Christine Cho return after Most Improved Player and Voith received Harvard’s Coaches earning All-Ivy League honors last spring. Sheldon finished Award following the 2008 season. third at the Ivy League Championships with Cho, the reigning • The team returns 16 players from the 2008 team and wel- Ivy League Rookie of the Year, placing fourth. comes two freshmen as the Crimson looks to improve on a sixth-place finish at the 2008 Northern Division Champion- Men’s Golf ships. • Senior Greg Shuman returns after being named to the Ping All- • Harvard welcomes Shana Welch as the new assistant coach Northeast Region team and earning the team’s Alex Vik ’78 MVP for men’s and women’s water polo. A three-time All-American Award in the spring after leading the Crimson in scoring average at Michigan, she comes to Harvard to assist with recruiting, with 74.13. academic monitoring and creating dry land and strength pro- • Harvard begins the fall season at the McLaughlin Invitational, grams. hosted by St. John’s at Bethpage Red in Farmingdale, N.Y., Sept. 18-19. The Crimson will also compete in the MacDonald Cup For the latest updates on your favorite teams sign up in New Haven, Conn., and the Big 5 Invitational in and will conclude the fall schedule with Ivy Match Play at the for E-News at www.gocrimson.com Bay Club in Mattapoisett, Ma. 4 2008-09 Varsity Club Contributors

The finanacial support of Varsity Club members is essential to recent improvements at the Club, increasing support to the Friends Groups and to the continued growth of the Varsity Club endowment. We would like to thank all of our members and give special acknowledgement to those below who have given $100 or more in addition to their dues in fiscal year 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009).

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5 Football Preview, continued from page 1 Adam Chrissis ’12 and Mike Cook ’10 all looking to make impacts. a year ago and collected 33 stops with three for a loss. He will be joined Luft is the most decorated of the bunch with a pair of all-Ivy accolades. in the rotation by fellow seniors Sean Hayes ’10, Nick Hasselberg ’10 Combined, the group has amassed 229 receptions for 3,405 yards (14.9 and Jon Takamura ’10 while junior letterwinners Anthony Rotio ’11 ypr) and 23 touchdowns despite missing a combined 22 games due to and Ben Graeff ’11also figure on playing time. injury including Cook who missed all of 2008. Harvard also welcomes back two All-Ivy selections in the backfield SPECIAL TEAMS with Cheng Ho ’10 and Gino Gordon ’10. Harvard figures to be in good shape with its kicking game as Williams will be joined on the line by strongman Spisak who earned Patrick Long ’10 and Thomas Hull ’10 return as place kicker and all-league accolades in his first year as the team’s center. John Paris ’10 punter, respectively. Long was named all-league in 2008 after tying a and Ben Sessions ’10 have both started games during their careers and single-season school record with 13 field goals while leading the league Brent Osborne ’11 is highly-regarded around the league. in kickoff average and touchbacks.

DEFENSE On defense, tackle and former all-leaguer Carl Ehrlich ’10 is the 136th captain, and he provides the cornerstone of what has consistently been one of the toughest defenses in the FCS. Chucks Obi ’11 provides Questions? Comments? speed and power after missing last season and Ryan Burkhead ’10 also returns after collecting three sacks a year ago. Send us your thoughts. The Crimson graduated six all-leaguers last season but returns We welcome all feedback on our an impressive defensive backfield in all-league selectionCollin Zych new initatives and Club activities in general. ’11, Ryan Barnes h’10, two-year starter Derrick Barker h’10 and Ivy Rookie of the Year Matthew Hanson ’12. Conor Murphy ’10 quietly returns as one of the team’s top defend- You can reach us at [email protected] ers and he will anchor the linebacking corps. Murphy started every game

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SEPTEMBER 2009 21 – Friends of Hockey Golf Tournament, Granite Links Golf Club, 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start 21 – Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m., 3rd floor lounge at the Murr Center 23 - Friends of Rowing Executive Board Meeting, 12:00 p.m., Downtown Harvard Club 24 - Friends of Football Lunch Huddle with Coach Murphy, 12:00 p.m., Dillon Field House 25 - Harvard Varsity Club Pregame Reception, 5:15 p.m., 3rd floor lounge at the Murr Center 26 - Friends of Lacrosse Alumni Day, Harvard Stadium/3rd floor lounge at the Murr Center ~Alumnae Game at 11:00 a.m., Alumni Game at 1:15 p.m., BBQ from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 2009 1-4 Friends of Track/Cross Country Reunion, Event Information on our website 16 – Friends of Harvard & Radcliffe Rowing Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Reception, Harvard Club on Comm. Ave. 17 - Friends of Soccer Alumni Weekend, 9:00 a.m. games, Ohiri Field, BBQ 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 19 – Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m., 3rd floor lounge at the Murr Center 23 - AJ’s Wish Alumni Football Game, 7:00 p.m., Harvard Stadium 24 - Friends of Football Champions Reunion (1974 & 2004 teams), Pre-game/Post-game Tailgate

NOVEMBER 2009 6 - Friends of Soccer NYC Event, TBD 8 - Friends of Women’s Volleyball Alumnae Match, Malkin Athletic Center, Time TBD 13 - Film Session with Coach Murphy ($1K+ Donors), 3:30 p.m., Dillon Field House 16 - Varsity Club Annual Meeting, 5:15 p.m.., 3rd floor lounge at the Murr Center

21 - Friends of Football Bus Trip to Yale, 9:00 a.m., Departs from Harvard Stadium

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