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Volume 50, Issue No. 5 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu December 20, 2007 Women’s Hockey Finishes First Half Nearly Unblemished

by Tim Williamson winningest women’s hockey coach with 279 victories. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications “We know it will only get tougher and tougher down the stretch. The break comes at a good time The Crimson began the season for us to recharge the battery. The play- without missing a beat, as the team ers have worked very hard up to this skated hard out of the gate with an 11- point, and now it’s time to refocus our game winning streak, the longest in the energy and attack the second half of the nation, en route to its first No. 1 ranking season.” since Feb. 24, 2004. Harvard has earned Off the ice, the team has been in- three victories over top-10 opponents in volved in the local community as the the first half of the 2007-08 campaign, Crimson City Hockey Clinic has con- and has shown how dominating the tinued to provide free ice time and inex- team can play. pensive equipment to Boston youth. Harvard tied a school record set by The clinic is run completely by Harvard the 2003-04 team by winning the first 11 hockey players, who serve as positive games of the new season, and is 11-1-0. role models to the children attending. Katey Stone’s team is a perfect 9-0-0 The Crimson have also hosted Kids in ECAC Hockey play, and has opened Press Conferences on several occasions, up a four-point lead in the conference allowing children to ask the players standings. The Crimson will now enjoy questions in a fun and informative post- a few weeks off before resuming ac- game setting. Harvard will host these tion against Cornell on Jan. 4 at Bright sessions three more times on Jan. 5, Feb. Hockey Center, where Harvard is 5-0-0 2 and Feb. 9 on the concourse at Bright this year. Hockey Center. “We are very pleased with our Harvard has been clicking on nearly start in the first half of the season,” all cylinders in the first two months, as said Stone, who is in her 14th year at the team is at or near the top of the na- Junior Sarah Vallaincourt is the Crimson’s leading Harvard and is the school’s all-time continued on page 6 scorer this season. dspics.com Winter Sports Updates Men’s Basketball (4-8, 0-1 Ivy) Men’s Fencing (4-2, 1-0 Ivy) & • The Crimson is 3-1 at home, having closed November and opened December with a pair of wins at Lavietes Pavilion. Women’s Fencing (7-0, 1-0 Ivy) Harvard got clutch play from juniors Evan Harris and Drew Housman Nov. 28, as the Crimson gutted out a 72-67 victory • After finishing second at the inaugural Beanpot Tournament, over New Hampshire. Harris notched 18 points and five steals the men’s squad rattled off four wins in six attempts, including in the win, while Housman had 13 points, all in the second half, a 16-11 win at Princeton and a 21-6 win over Sacred Heart in the and four steals. Crimson’s first home dual. • Three days later, Harvard knocked off traditional Big Ten • Sophomore Billy Stallings and senior Edward Sherrill won all power Michigan, head coach Tommy Amaker’s former team, their matches in a weekend where Harvard squared off against 62-51, in front of a sold-out Lavietes. Andrew Pusar netted a six different teams. Sophomore Karl Harmenberg led the epee team-best 12 points and was one of five starters to record at least squad in the sextet of matches. six boards and eight points. The game was tied, 51-51, before • The Crimson women took home the title in the Beanpot sophomore Pat Magnarelli made a layup and blocked a UM Tournament and ran the table against their opening slate of op- shot to ignite an 11-0 Crimson run to end the game. ponents. Junior Maria Larsson and junior Lisa Vastola headed • Harvard suffered road losses to Boston University, 79-72, Le- the epee squad during the successful weekend, which included a high, 70-61, and Long Island, 88-77, following the Michigan win 14-13 victory over defending national champion Penn State. and fell at home to Vermont, 73-68, Dec. 16. • The Crimson women finished off the 2007 calendar year with • Housman leads the team with 13.8 points per game and 45 a 21-6 win over Tufts. Sophomores Arielle Pensler, Artemisha assists. Sophomore Jeremy Lin averages 12.5 points, while Mag- Goldfeder and Anna Podolsky were each 3-0 against their narelli grabs a team-high 6.8 rebounds per contest. counterparts against the Jumbos.

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Sophomore Arielle Pensler dspics.com Men’s Swimming (3-0, 3-0 EISL) Men’s Hockey (6-4-2, 5-3-1 ECAC, 2-0-1 Ivy) • The Crimson has three convincing conference wins and a • The Crimson has six wins to its credit and has been ranked as fourth-place finish at the Georgia Invite to its credit in 2007. high as No. 12 in the nation. Harvard has already knocked off • After helping his team to three straight victories, senior Geoff two ranked teams this season. Rathgeber earned ECAC Swimmer of the Week honors for the • Brothers Michael and Alex Biega lead the Crimson in scoring. first week of December. The senior notched NCAA “B” standard Freshman Michael leads the team with six goals and nine points. qualifying times in winning the 200-yard individual medley and He is tied for the league lead among rookies with seven points the 400 individual medley (3:52.87) at the Georgia Invite. He also (4-3-7) in ECAC Hockey games. Sophomore Alex leads Harvard won the 100 breaststroke, and his time of 55.40 seconds was just with seven assists and has eight total points on the year, good 0.2 seconds shy of earning another “B” cut. for fourth among league defensemen. • Senior Sam Wollner and junior Bill Jones also had NCAA pro- • Sophomore goalie Kyle Richter earned an honorable mention visional qualifying times at Georgia. Wollner placed fourth in the for National Player of the Month for November. Richter led the 500 freestyle in 4:24.49, and Jones placed fifth in the 100 butterfly nation with a 1.23 goals-against average and .960 save percent- in 48.49. age in November. He started December in similar fashion, mak- • Senior Lucas Sanders placed fifth in both dives in the Big Al ing 27 saves in a 1-0 win against Dartmouth, his third shutout of Invitational at Princeton. the season, Dec. 1. • Senior Mike Taylor had the lone goal, a highlight-reel, shorthanded tally in the third period, in the win against the Big Green. Harvard has since tied Vermont, 2-2, and lost to nation- ally ranked teams Rensselaer, 4-2, and Boston College, 7-2. Women’s Swimming (3-0, 3-0 Ivy) • Harvard swept its early-season Ivy League opponents and is ranked No. 1 in the CollegeSwimming.com rankings. • Sophomore Alexandra Clarke was named ECAC Swimmer of the Week thanks to her school-record time of 16:18.60 in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Georgia Invitational. The time also met NCAA “A” qualifying standard. Clarke also hit an NCAA “B” cut with her seventh-place time of 4:51.52 in the 500 free. • Freshmen Kate Mills and Katherine Pickard swam provi- sional qualifying times in the 200 butterfly. Mills placed sixth in Senior Geoff Rathgeber 2:01.38, and Pickard took 10th in 2:02.35. dspics.com • While the swimmers were competing at Georgia, the divers were in action at Princeton’s Big Al Invitational. Senior Saman- Women’s Basketball (6-5, 0-0 Ivy) tha Papadakis won the three-meter and finished second in the one-meter. • Harvard is 3-2 in December, having opened the month with a 69-66 win against Jackson State in the consolation game of the Fifth Third Classic at Marshall. Junior Emily Tay led the Crimson with 16 points and six assists, while fellow junior Niki Finelli scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds. • The Crimson bounced back from a 78-64 loss to Providence with a 59-53 win at New Hampshire Dec. 8. Harvard made it two wins in a row with a hard-fought 72-62 win against Boston University Dec. 11. Junior Lindsay Hallion notched a game-high Freshman Katherine Pickard 19 points, 14 in the second half, and tied a career-high with eight dspics.com rebounds. She collected three steals and hit all nine free throws. • Hallion ranks fifth in the Ivy League with 12.6 points per game Men’s Squash (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) & to lead a trio of three Crimson players in the top 10. Finelli is second on the team with a 10.5 points-per-game average and Tay Women’s Squash (5-0, 3-0 Ivy) is averaging 10.2 points per game. Hallion leads Harvard with 2.09 steals per game while Tay ranks second with 4.36 assists per • The Harvard men and women have both taken care of game. business in their respective 2007 schedules, winning every dual • Senior Adrian Budischak has come off the bench to be a match thus far including a handful against Ivy League rebound machine, leading the team with 4.8 per game and grab- opponents. bing a career-high 14 against New Hampshire. • The men got things rolling with an 8-1 win over Brown and continued with closer wins over Williams, Dartmouth and Cornell. Sophomore Colin West has been a reliable No. 1 for the Men’s Indoor Track & Crimson so far, highlighted by a convincing 9-0, 9-2, 9-2 win in a Women’s Indoor Track 5-4 team win against Cornell Dec. 1. Senior captain Verdi DiSesa notched a key win against the Big Red as well and has been earn- ing the Crimson points at the top of the ladder all season. • The Harvard track and field teams kicked off their indoor sea- • Freshman June Tiong has been superb for the women’s side, son at Northeastern in the Husky Winter Carnival on Saturday, claiming a number of victories at No. 1 in her first year of col- Dec. 1. legiate competition. Fellow freshman Alisha Mashruwala and • Senior Danielle Mirabal took the 55-meter dash title, and sophomore Katherine O’Donnell have helped the Crimson from junior Becky Christensen won the high jump with a jump of the top of the ladder to a 5-0 start. The team’s most recent wins 1.72 meters. Senior captain Sally Stanton was the top collegiate came at Dartmouth, 6-3, Nov. 28, and at home against Cornell, competitor in the pole vault with a vault of 3.50 meters. 9-0, Dec. 1. • Senior captain Alex Obrecht led the men’s side at Northeast- ern with a second-place throw of 14.32 meters in the shot put. Wrestling Junior Derek Jones notched an eighth-place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 51.04. • Thanks to strong showings in early season tournaments, the • Junior Jan Ng and freshmen Cassandra Bowe, Stephanie Harvard wrestling team earned a No. 25 national ranking head- Louis and Katrina Drayton teamed to win the 4x400-meter relay ing into its first dual meet. at the Harvard Open. Junior Molly Boyle won the weight throw • Sophomore J.P. O’Connor got things started with a win at the and Christensen took home another high jump title to lead a ESU Open in the 149-pound class. He is ranked third in the na- group of 15 Harvard athletes with top-five finishes. tion in the weight division and added a runner-up finish as the • Senior Brian Holmquest won the 5,000 meters at the Harvard Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and a win against Hofstra to Open with a time of 14:38.83, qualifying him for the IC4A Cham- his early season resume. pionships in March. Junior Derek Jones was runner-up in the • Junior captain Louis Caputo notched a fifth-place finish in Las 400 meters, while freshman Sean Gil and Alex Obrecht were Vegas and joined senior Billy Colgan and O’Connor as Crimson second in the pole vault and shot put, respectively. wrestlers to earn victories against No. 14 Hofstra. The Pride won the meet, 25-14. 2 Crimson Characters This season the gocrimson.com website has launched a series of feature stories as part of a year-long commitment to highlight Harvard’s captains and other intriguing student-athletes. One feature is highlighted below. To see more go to gocrimson.com and click on the Crimson Characters link. You are sure to enjoy reading about the high-caliber student- athletes who represent Harvard Athletics.

Junior wrestling captain Louis Caputo is coming off an All- Simply, I felt the most comfortable and excited to be at Harvard. America performance at 184 pounds with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Champion- You earned All-America honors last season, what has that meant ships in the 2006-07 season. The preseason ac- to you as you reflect back on it? colades are rolling in for Caputo who is more For a very long time wrestling has heavily influenced my identity focused on improving his own technique and and to achieve these honors last year was an amazing experience the team’s overall success. that has radically changed me. It has been the culmination of This past summer Caputo traveled to many years of intense wrestling that has helped me achieve this China as a member of the Jr. National team honor and I value all of it. Having other teammates achieve this where he competed against some of the best honor magnified my experience and gave me the desire to share junior wrestlers in the world. It was an expe- these experiences with the rest of the team. I now have new per- rience that he will never forget. sonal and team goals and aspirations for this season. Last season was especially meaningful to me as I had several obstacles on and What is your concentration at Harvard? off the mat that I had to overcome to achieve these honors. I am concentrating in environmental science and public policy. What has been your best moment on the mat at Harvard? How has it prepared you for life when you graduate? The All-America round (round of 12) at the NCAA tournament I especially like this concentration because it encapsulates multiple last year was by far the best experience on the mat at Harvard. disciplines. Previously interested in science only, ESPP allows me to study politics, public health and learn how communities What has been your worst moment on the mat at Harvard? interact with both science and policy. These topics are and will Several weeks earlier, I had a poor match during the Penn dual. continue to be at the forefront of everything from commercial in- This was probably my worst moment but most eventful to me as dustries, government and personal life. The skills learned here will well. be valuable and very versatile. I’m not entirely sure where I want to be post graduation but my options will be open. What were you able to learn from both of those experiences? It is worth it. The highs I have achieved in wrestling have far How have your studies helped you athletically? outweighed the lows. I have learned a lot about how I operate My studies up to this point in my life have played an extremely mentally on and off the mat. I have learned how to control my important role in my athletics. Ultimately, my studies allowed emotions and gain confidence. It was the reflection on my worst me to attend Harvard and be exposed to some of the best team- experience that renewed my desire to compete at my potential. mates and coaching in the country. While ESPP specifically doesn’t Everything after that worst experience had a purpose and I really have as direct an application to athletics as other concentrations began to experience everything offered me. like psychology or sociology, I have been personally motivated to improve myself as well as my surroundings. My studies have also The preseason polls are out and you are ranked as high as fifth. made me appreciate my athletics. When studying becomes chal- Do you feel like you have a target on your back? Who will be lenging and stressful, wrestling serves as a reprieve from the rest your biggest competition this year? of my life. No target whatsoever. I prefer not to think about how others target me but rather how I will improve myself to compete and hope- How have athletics helped you academically? fully defeat those above and around me in the rankings. There I have reflected many times on this question and I will forever be isn’t much emotional energy available to stress about how others grateful for wrestling pushing me to reach my potential. I have target me when I have my own goals that I am working on. I don’t learned how to set goals, create and follow schedules and motivate pay much attention to the rankings but I assume that those who myself to reach these goals. Wrestling has also allowed for me to are ranked higher than me are the same people who are returning travel not only all over the country but also to international desti- from last year’s NCAA tournament that placed higher than me. nations as well making me a more cultured person. Interestingly, These are some of my biggest competition but others that I will these travels have also made me appreciate my current concentra- see more often are those in the northeast such as Cornell, Hofstra, tion considerably more as I suspect that these countries will need Lehigh, Penn and several others. substantial help with creating a sustainable environment. Speaking of polls. One popular wrestling poll (W.I.N) has you How do you think wrestling at Harvard has prepared you for and four other teammates ranked in the top 14 individual (in- life when you graduate? cluding two in the top five) but did not rank Harvard as a team. Being a part of a team and interacting with such a diverse group What would you say to the creator of that poll? Or would you has given me invaluable preparation for life after Harvard. The rather prove to him just how wrong he is for not ranking discipline and values I have learned through Harvard wrestling Harvard in the top-25? Where would you rank the Crimson? will be directly applicable to anything I decide to do in the future. The latter. I would much rather surprise the country and poll mak- Not only have I met amazing alumni that could be potential con- ers with results. This is going to be an incredible season for nections, I will forever have a close Harvard and could easily be the knit group of friends due to the best on record. I am surprised that incredible experiences we have had we weren’t considered in the top 25 together here at Harvard both on teams especially considering the re- and off the mat. sults of last season and how many re- turning and new studs we have this Why did you choose to attend Har- year. In my mind, we are among the vard and what other schools did top-25 teams in the country. How- you consider? ever, I think we have the potential to During the recruiting process in break into the top-10 teams by the high school, I was determined to end of this year. The goal is to place use wrestling to give me the best fifth or higher at the NCAA’s and this opportunities at attending a great is what we are training for and it is university which would, in turn, within our reach. give me an advantage once I gradu- ated. I considered attending North- You traveled to China this sum- western, Penn, Columbia, Stanford mer as a member of the Jr. National and Harvard. When considering Louis Caputo ‘09 is 4-2 on the season so far. team. What was the highlight? Harvard, I loved the small team dy- photo by Danielle Hobeika The people. It was great being sur- namics, the incredible coaching staff rounded by the best junior level and the great members of the team and alumni. However, my final wrestlers in the country competing against the best junior wres- decision to attend Harvard was based on an intangible gut feeling. tlers in the world.

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Members of the men’s and women’s hockey teams were on hand for the Friends of Harvard Hockey annual Family Skate held December 2nd. The ice was filled with friends and family members and the day has become a great way for kids to get the chance to skate with some of the student-athletes.

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A. The Malkin Athletic Center recently underwent a $16 million restoration project. On December 7th, the Atheltic Department hosted an event to honor the donors to the project. Pictured (l-r): Peter Malkin ‘55, Harvard University President Drew Faust, Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Mike Smith. B. Peter Malkin ‘55 addressed the crowd of nearly 100 guests. The evening also included tours of the facility which highlighted the recent renovations. C. The Friends of Harvard Swimming and Diving held a reception at the home of James Zenyuh ‘99 in Decem- ber. Pictured (l-r): Carrie (Miller) Solomon ‘96, Erin Mulkey ‘06, David Law ‘72, Emily Stapleton ‘05, Kara Miller ‘97, Courtney Swain ‘97, Alex Kurmakov ‘99 and James Zenyuh ‘99. C

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JANUARY 2008 12 – Friends of Track Alumni & Family Meet (9 AM, Gordon Indoor Track) 23 – Friends and Coaches Leadership Meeting (6:30 PM Dinner, 7 PM Meeting, Murr Lounge) 27 – Women’s Hockey Alumnae Game & Reception (10 AM, Bright Hockey Center prior to varsity game at 2PM) 28 - Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting (5:15 PM, Murr Center 3rd Floor Lounge)

FEBRUARY 2008 2 – Friends of Squash Alumni Day in New York City (3PM hit-around, 6PM rec., 7PM dinner H. Club of NY) 8-9 – Women’s Basketball Alumni Weekend (Details TBA, Lavietes Pavilion) 9 – Wrestling Homecoming Weekend Dinner (Time TBD, Murr Center Hall of History) 22-23 – Men’s Basketball Penn/Princeton Weekend (Time TBD, Lavietes Pavilion)

MARCH 2008 20-22 – Wrestling NCAA Championships Alumni Event in St. Louis, MO 31 - Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting (5:15 PM, Murr Center 3rd Floor Lounge)

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4 Crimson Commentary I players have accomplished. He recorded six multi-point games by Michele McLaughlin and tallied game-winning strikes against Boston University and Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club Vermont. The sophomore is the only player from the Ivy League listed ccolades for fall season student-athletes are rolling in like among this year’s semifinalists. While Harvard has never had a Santa with a sleigh full of gifts! recipient of the Hermann Trophy, this season’s A First off, senior defensive back team has close ties to the award. Virginia and Steven Williams was named to the America James Welch Head Coach for Men’s Soccer Football Coaches Association Football Cham- John Kerr garnered the honor back in 1986 pionship Subdivision All-America Team. Wil- as a member of the Duke Blue Devils soccer liams is one of just 25 players chosen to the team and Jim Stamatis, father of Harvard team with 11 offensive players, 11 defensive midfielder John Stamatis ‘10, won the award players and three special teams players being in 1979 while at Penn State University. recognized. He is one of two Ivy League play- Also for men’s soccer, three Harvard play- ers named to the team, joining Yale RB Mike ers were named to the NSCAA All-Northeast McLeod. Williams had a standout season Region Teams. Akpan and junior that resulted in the senior cornerback being Michael Fucito both garnered first-team named as one of two unanimous selections as honors for the second-consecutive season. a first team All-Ivy League honoree. Sophomore defender Kwaku Nyamekye was Williams also joins four fellow Crimson named to the region’s third team. Harvard players named to the 2007 New England was the only Ivy League squad to have a Football Championship Subdivision All-Star representative on the first team. The Crimson team, as announced by the New England has had five selections to the first team in the Football Writers. The five Crimson players are last two seasons. Akpan and Fucito were also among 30 players from around New England named second team NSCAA All-America, named to the squad. Named to the team were while Akpan earned second team All-America Williams, senior defensive linemen Brad by College Soccer News. Bagdis and junior Matt Curtis, senior wide Lizzy Nichols ‘10 dspics.com For the women’s soccer team, sopho- receiver Corey Mazza and senior offensive more defender Lizzy Nichols and freshman lineman Andrew Brecher. forward Katherine Sheeleigh were named second-team NSCAA Individually, senior footballer Noah Van Niel was named one All-Northeast Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of 14 semifinalists for the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship of America (NSCAA). Cup by the Athletes for a Better World (ABW) national office. The A trio of Harvard water polo players earned post season acco- Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is presented to two distinguished lades as junior Jay Connolly, senior Chris Ludwick and freshman athletes from any sport — one intercollegiate and one professional Bret Voith were all named All-Northern Division. — that best display character, teamwork, and citizenship, the attri- Connolly earned the nod as the Northern Division’s First Team butes ABW deems central to transforming individuals, sport and goalkeeper while Ludwick and Voith each earned a spot on the society. The award establishes the recipients as athletes of excel- second team. Voith also finished his impressive freshman season lence, both on-and-off the field; and role models, both as perform- by being named Rookie of the Tournament at the Eastern Division ers and persons; the most important and distinctive honor athletes Championship. can achieve. For the second straight season, Harvard field hockey senior Van Niel served as Harvard’s starting fullback on this year’s Devon Shapiro was selected to the All-Northeast Region second Ivy Champion team. He received All Ivy honorable mention team by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. and was further honored as an ESPN The Magazine Academic Shapiro, a starter on Harvard’s back line for the last three All-America selection – the only fullback chosen to the teams. seasons and a two-time selection to the All-Ivy League first team, The Newton, MA native is also an accomplished and aspiring served as a team captain this season. She also led the Crimson opera singer. Succeeding both on the field and on stage, Van Niel on both ends of the field serving as the backbone of the defense, furthers his community involvement through his work as a peer while contributing offensively as well. mentor, advisor and student-athlete representative on many com- And lastly the Ivy League announced the names of the 80 mittees. student-athletes — including 10 from Harvard — who have been Van Neil was also one of four Ivy League players who earned named to the Fall 2007 Academic All-Ivy League team. Academic All-America honors by the College Sports Informa- The honorees are starters or key reserves on officially recog- tion Directors of America. Harvard junior and first team All-Ivy nized varsity teams who have cumulative grade-point averages defensive back Andrew Berry joins Van Neil as an Academic All- of at least 3.0. Each of the eight Ivy League schools nominates five America first team honoree. men and five women from its eligible student-athletes. Harvard’s Off the field Van Neil is getting honorees include: high praise from the local press. Andrew Berry ‘09, Football (Jr., Economics, Bel Air, MD) Along with being an All-Ivy fullback, Michael Fucito ‘09, Soccer (Psychology, Westford, MA) Van Neil, as you may know, is an Brian Holmquist ‘08, Cross Country (Social Studies, Mansfield, aspiring opera singer. He recently got MA) the chance to perform with the Bos- Chris Ludwick ‘08, Water Polo (Anthropology, Palo Alto, CA) ton Pops during one of the group’s Chris Pizzotti ‘09, Football (Economics, Reading, MA) annual holiday performances. Van Laura Mahon ‘08, Volleyball (Economics, Moraga, CA) Neil was heralded as “a considerably Lizzy Nichols ‘10, Soccer (Undeclared, Princeton, NJ) fine tenor,” by the Boston Herald after Francine Polet ‘09, Field Hockey (Social Studies, Biltoven, his performance. The Herald goes on The Netherlands) to say that Van Niel “could have quite Megan Watson ‘09, Sailing (History, Hingham, MA) the long and successful career as a Devon Shapiro ‘08, Field Hockey (Government, Dedham, MA) lyric tenor.” So its safe to say “stay ***** Noah Van Neil ‘08 tuned” to see what is to come for Van Lastly, some sad news to report. The Harvard Athletics com- Neil’s career off the field. munity lost two alumni this past month. Hockey letterwinner Jon Harvard men’s soccer sopho- Gunn ‘66 passed away in early December. Gunn was a long-time more Andre Akpan was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Friend of Harvard Hockey and Varsity Club member. Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, presented annually We also lost Ed Stowell who was a long-time assistant coach to the nation’s top Division I soccer player. Akpan finished his for Harvard track and field. A member of the Harvard Athletics 2007 regular-season campaign as the second-leading scorer in the staff for close to 30 years Stowell went on to become an Associate nation, averaging 2.06 points per game. The second-year forward Coach under Bill McCurdy. He was also a high school and ECAC had 37 points on 14 goals and nine assists, leading Harvard and D-I football official. the Ivy League in all three categories. He was one of three unani- mous first-team selections as voted upon by Ivy League soccer head coaches. Between Sept. 11 and Oct. 20, Akpan put together a 10-game goal-scoring streak, a feat that only nine other Division

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