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Volume 49 Issue No. 1 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu August 30, 2006 AUGUSTUS THORNDIKE, MD A Legacy of Vigilant Care for the Athlete by Laura Duffy he brought to each clinical encounter. Massachuse�s General Hospital Freelance Writer His keen intelligence, work ethic and understated humor earned him the love At one time, participation in sports was associated with a and respect of those who had the good greater degree of peril than it is today. In this earlier era, athletes fortune to know him. played without protective gear, they frequently played hurt and, in general, were expected to “tough it out”, regardless of physical Young Dr. Thorndike: Early Influences ailments and risk. As a result, collegiate and professional athletes Thorndike was born in Boston in alike were vulnerable to serious injuries that o�en caused perma- 1896 and lived with his parents and four nent damage and, in the case of football, an occasional fatality. siblings. A�er studying at the Country That was before Augustus Thorndike, MD, brought focus Day School in Newton, he a�ended and discipline to the care of Harvard University athletes. Through Harvard College, leaving in his sopho- his influence, reputation and noted textbooks, he shared his more year to serve in the Naval Reserve expertise with a large audience. A talented orthopaedic surgeon, during World War I. Upon returning compassionate physician and gi�ed administrator, Thorndike to Boston, he married Olivia Lowell in helped shape a new field — sports medicine. He developed new 1917, graduated from Harvard Medical techniques and rules of play that became gospel. By advocating School in 1921, and began his residency for injury prevention; strengthening the roles played by trainers, at the MGH. physical therapists and dietitians; and by espousing the impor- During this period he caught the tance of preserving the individual athlete’s overall health, Thorn- a�ention of Harvey Cushing, MD, the dike devised a philosophy of vigilant care for all athletes. renowned neurosurgeon and HMS professor. Cushing urged his At the outset of World War II, Thorndike was made com- talented student to study surgery at the prestigious Karolinska manding officer of a 1,000-bed hospital in Brisbane, Australia Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, for a year, an experience that was —the largest overseas hospital during the war. Thus, his knowl- a highlight of Thorndike’s early life. edge, experience and impressive organizational skills benefited an entirely new population: wounded and disabled soldiers. At the Center of a New Field For all of his accomplishments, he was a modest man. Family With a growing family at home, Thorndike immersed himself members and colleagues agree that he never sought the limelight. into his surgical practice. He operated at both Children’s Hospital However, all eyes were on “Dr. Gus,” as he was known to many, in Boston and MGH, taught at HMS and began publishing papers. whenever he raced, black bag in hand, onto the field at Harvard His interests extended well beyond the operating room. Notes Stadium to care for an injured player. Away from the on-field from his 50th anniversary class report describe how Thorndike drama, Thorndike’s patients, whether college athletes or disabled was the driving force behind the development of a unique enter- veterans, observed the intense concentration, warmth and concern Continued on page 3

Harvard Picked As Preseason Favorite Dawson Leading the Way for Crimson Gridders

by Chuck Sullivan understand the true value of preseason polls. Director of Athletic Communications “I guess I’m not surprised that we were picked where we were,” said Murphy in advance of the start of training camp. “But As he took his seat during the Ivy League’s annual football we still have a lot to prove and a lot of questions to answer.” preseason media day event in the clubhouse of The Course at Harvard’s place in the preseason poll was no doubt influ- Yale, Harvard football enced by the return of 12 starters from last year’s team, which coach Tim Murphy went 7-3 and remained alive in the Ivy League championship race glanced at a copy of the until the last week of the season. Oh, and one of those starters press release that was le� happens to be the best player in the league. Cli�on Dawson ‘07 dspics.com at each of the coaches’ Senior running back Cli�on Dawson (Scarborough, ONT), tables and raised his eye- who has already overhauled Harvard’s record book, has a chance brows. to do the same at the league level in 2006 as he leads a group of The release detailed five returning starters on offense. Dawson, who was chosen as one the results of the league’s of 16 players to watch in the race for the Walter Payton Award as preseason media poll the top player in Division I-AA, has rushed for 3,628 career yards — a survey that listed and 40 touchdowns in his three years with the Crimson. That Murphy’s Crimson as a leaves him just 1,087 yards shy of the Ivy League’s rushing record comfortable favorite in held by Cornell’s Ed Marinaro since 1971. Dawson needs 12 rush- the race for the 2006 Ivy ing touchdowns to hit the league standard set by Brown’s Nick League title. Hartigan last year. On one hand, Dawson is hardly alone on offense, however. Senior wide Murphy appreciated receiver Corey Mazza (Thousand Oaks, CA) returns to the lineup the respect given to his a�er he was limited by injury to just two games in 2005. With 13 program, which has won career touchdown receptions, Mazza is the clear No. 1 receiver two Ivy championships on a group that saw a number of players step up in his absence a in the last five years while year ago. taking second in the other The task of delivering the football to Harvard’s talented wide- three seasons. On the outs will fall on junior Chris Pizzo�i (Reading, MA), who was other hand, Murphy has expected to challenge for the starting spot last season, but was coached long enough to Continued on page 6 F��� S����� P������ M��’� S����� W����’� S����� T��� H���������: T��� H���������:

• Harvard returns 19 le�erwinners, six starters and 65 percent of • The 2006 season marks the debut of Erica Walsh as head coach its goal-scoring from last year’s team that finished 6-8-2. of the Crimson. Walsh, coach of the U.S. Under-17 National • The Crimson plays seven home games, starting with the Team, spent last season as an assistant coach at Florida State, Harvard Invitational Sept. 8 and 10 and featuring a Sept. 16 where she helped the Seminoles advance to the NCAA College visit from No. 14 Duke and a Sept. 30 game against Yale. Four Cup semifinals. Walsh won a pair of Ivy titles as the head other 2005 NCAA tournament teams are on Harvard’schedule. coach of Dartmouth from 2000-2002. • Ivy League Player of the Year Charles Altchek (Rye, NY) • SoccerBuzz Magazine ranked Harvard fi�h in its preseason returns as Harvard’s senior captain. He scored 11 goals in 2005. Northeast Region poll. The Crimson went 8-5-3 a year ago and • Ma� Hoff ‘08 (St. Louis, MO) and Michael Fucito ‘09 (West- returns 14 le�erwinners and nine starters from a squad with ford, MA), both former Ivy League Rookies of the Year, rejoin the No. 6 scoring defense in the nation (0.47 goals against per the squad a�er missing last season. The pair combined for 20 game). points in 2004. • Second team All-Ivy selection Megan Merri� (Northridge, CA) and honorable mention pick Erin Wylie (Pleasanton, CA) lead the Crimson offense. Wylie notched five goals and an F���� H����� assist in her first season on campus, while Merri� had four T��� H���������: goals and two helpers as a sophomore.

• Ten home games and five contests against top-20 preseason Jennifer DeAngelis ‘07 teams highlight the 2006 schedule. The Crimson travels to No. dspics.com 3 Duke Oct. 1. • Harvard allowed just 1.45 goals against per game last season to rank 15th nationally in scoring defense. Sophomore goalie Kelly Knoche (San Diego, CA) made the 2005 All-Ivy second team. She and starting backs Audrey Ziomek (Villanova, PA), Jennifer DeAngelis (Wescosville, PA) and Devon Shapiro (Dedham, MA) return to anchor another strong back line. • Senior Gretchen Fuller (Shaker Heights, OH) ne�ed three goals, including two game-winners, last season and co-captains this year’s squad with Ziomek. W����’� � M��’� C���� C������ W����’� V��������� T��� H���������: T��� H���������:

• The Sept. 9 Fordham Fiasco at New York’s Van Cortlandt Park • All but two players from the 2005 squad are back, seeking a marks the beginning of the Harvard cross country season, as return to the form that brought a share of the 2005 Ivy title. well as the tenure of Jason Saretsky as the Crimson’s head • The Crimson welcomes two NCAA tournament participants— coach of cross country and track. Binghamton and Long Island— for its season-opening • The Crimson women are paced by 2004 All-American Lindsey Harvard Invitational Sept. 8-9. Harvard then makes a trip to Scherf (Scarsdale, NY). The junior took fi�h place at the 2005 California for three matches the following weekend. Heptagonal Championships and 53rd at NCAAs. Senior • Second team All-Ivy pick Laura Mahon (Moraga, CA) and Leslie Irvine (Cincinnati, OH) serves as the team captain. fellow junior Suzie Trimble (San Juan Capistrano, CA) lead • Senior Sean Barre� (San Diego, CA) leads the Harvard men. the Crimson as standout players and team captains. Mahon Last season saw Barre� place 14th at the New England paced the Crimson with 3.18 kills and 3.60 digs per game last Championships and 37th at Heps. Senior Peter Mullen season, while Trimble was the team’s most accurate hi�er (Farmington, CT) captains the men’s squad. (.231) and top blocker with 1.04 blocks per game. W����’� G��� M��’� W���� P��� T��� H���������: T��� H���������:

• The Crimson looks to pick up where it le� off at the end of • Harvard dives right into the 2006 season with five matches the 2005-06 season, when it posted a program-best second- Sept. 8-10 at MIT’s Cambridge Invitational. The Crimson plays place showing at the Ivy League Championships in April. its first home matches Sept. 30, against Queens and St. Francis. • Led by captain Jacqueline Rooney (Aurora, IL), Harvard is • Senior Michael Garcia (Annapolis, MD) is the most decorated slated to start the season Sept. 16-17 at the Dartmouth Invite player on the Crimson roster. Last season he earned second • The team finished among the top three teams in four of last team All-East and first team Northern Division all-conference. fall’s five events, including the ECAC Division I Champion- • Sophomore Jay Connolly (Pacific Palisades, CA) is the starter ship. Harvard will try to defend its ECAC title Oct. 7-8. in net. His solid performance as a rookie secured him a spot • Emily Balmert (El Cajon, CA) enters her sophomore year as on the Northern Division all-conference second team. the reigning Ivy League individual champion, while classmate • Senior Alessandro Lazzarini (San Marino, CA) and junior Ali Bode (Pi�sburgh, PA) is looking to defend a pair of in- Chris Ludwick (Palo Alto, CA) will once again be called upon dividual medals this fall. to contribute from the driver position W����’� T����� M��’� G��� T��� H���������: T��� H���������:

• The season gets underway Sept. 22-24 at the Cissie Leary • The 2006-07 season tees off Sept. 22-23 at The McLaughlin in Memorial Invitational, hosted by Penn. Farmingdale, N.Y., and includes five fall tournaments. • Sophomore Beier Ko (Fort Lauderdale, FL) returns to the • Thomas Hegge (Fargo, ND) is the captain and lone senior on a Crimson a�er a year away and fresh off capturing the singles young Harvard squad. He finished in the top half of the field title at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Summer in four of the five fall tournaments last season, including a Championships. Ko knocked off the tournament’s top four 28th-place showing at the ECAC Championships. seeds during her title run to become the first Ivy League • Sophomore Michael Shore (Boca Raton, FL) placed third at player to win the ITA summer title. ECACs last year, shooting a 70-71-141, and finished the spring • Harvard wrapped up the spring ranked 21st in the nation and season strong, tying for fourth at the season-closing URI is led by captain Preethi Mukundan (Carmichael, CA) and Northeast Invitational. All-American Elsa O’Riain (Cork, Ireland). All-Ivy single players Laura Peterzan (London, England) and Stephanie Schni�er (San Jose, CA) are also back for the Crimson. More Season Previews on Page 6 2 Thorndike, Continued from Page 1 profession at Dillon Field House, say `this is the way Thorndike prise in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area: a physician-owned would do it.’ “ medical building at 319 Longwood Avenue, which still stands Thorndike drew on the talents of others, notably athletic today. “It was the first doctors’ office building in Boston provid- trainers. He and Jack Fadden, legendary head trainer for both ing parking space for patients as well as doctors,” he wrote with Harvard athletics and the Boston Red Sox, were a team. “Gus pride. and Fadden admired each other and conferred on all the pa- Thorndike’s orthopaedic practice brought many sports tients,” notes Mangano. “Working together, those two made ath- injury cases his way; however, he was unaware that he was on letic medicine a science. They brought it out of the wilderness.” the threshold of developing a new specialty. He simply focused on providing thoughtful, comprehensive care to every patient, A Talented Surgeon Heads to War including Harvard athletes. The a�ack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 signaled the In 1926, Thorndike was appointed physician to the Harvard next stage of life for Thorndike. He was immediately called up hockey team. “It was the first time any hockey team anywhere, as a major, assigned to the 105th General Hospital (105th) and pro or otherwise, ever had a doctor present at games,” he noted. dispatched to Australia. In his new role, the young surgeon insisted that all players wear Thorndike went to war as a major but was soon promoted helmets. This was the beginning of the Thorndike “canon” — a to colonel and commanding officer of the 105th, originally an comprehensive list of rules and practices designed to preserve agricultural college station near Brisbane that was reconstructed, the health of athletes. He was inspired by, and learned much organized and staffed as a 1,000-bed medical facility. “It repre- from, another mentor, Thomas Richards, MD, the Harvard foot- sented the largest group of Harvard doctors to go overseas as a ball team’s physician at the time. When Richards retired in 1932, general hospital and became known in the Southwest Pacific as Thorndike assumed responsibility for the football team, and his The Harvard Unit,” wrote John L. Newell ‘26 MD ‘30. impact on the field of sports medicine grew exponentially. A�er 21 months in Brisbane, Thorndike was recruited by He designed a multitude of taping and bandaging tech- the Surgeon General of the Army to head the Reconditioning niques to prevent the recurrent injuries that permanently weaken Division, created to care for disabled veterans. “With wounded ligaments and unstable joints. He also invented new products, veterans returning, the Army conducted a study to determine including the Thorndike shoulder brace and plastic casts and how best to care for them,” says John L. Thorndike ‘49. “The designed improved padding and protective gear for football commi�ee was impressed by the medical operation in Dillon, players, notably the suspension helmet. which was cited as the ideal facility for fixing people and ge�ing Most importantly, Thorndike developed major sports them going again. They asked who had organized and run that medicine principles that in the 1930s represented breakthrough operation, and soon Dad was on his way to Washington.” He served out the war on the Surgeon General’s staff. Thorndike’s new position drew on both his sports medicine experience and By helping make sports medicine a serious his innovative approach to rehabilitation. specialty area he was a true pioneer. He brought credibility and recognition to a Practice, Rehabilitation and Happy Days in Vermont Once he was back home, Thorndike served as chief of clinical specialty in need of both. Surgery for the Harvard University Health Services. He also established Bay State Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, an innova- thinking. He decreed that every contact sport must have a tive practice that combined various disciplines for the benefit of physician in a�endance at all games; established that physicians, patients. He served as trustee and, for 18 years, as president of not managers or coaches, would determine whether or not an the Perkins Institute for the Blind and as a trustee of the North- athlete should play; and decided that any player who suffers field Mount Hermon School for more than 30 years. three concussions should be barred from playing contact sports. His influential textbooks were never far from his mind. These rules were fully embraced at Harvard and other schools “He always took the month of August off, and when the books throughout the country, and they formed the basis for the mod- needed to be revised, Dad would stay home in Chestnut Hill by ern discipline of sports medicine. himself and work on the new editions.” John Thorndike recalls. “He instituted the rule that all athletes have physicals When Thorndike could get away, it was to Dummerston, before the season started,” recalls Salvatore Mangano, MD, ‘44, Vermont, and the farm that he had purchased and refurbished who met Thorndike when he sprained his ankle as a Harvard in 1935. Family members agree he was most happy there. “My student. A�er completing surgical training, Mangano worked grandparents’ life in Boston was quite formal,” notes Daniel S. for Thorndike at Harvard University Health Services. “We found Cheever, Jr. ‘66, Thorndike’s eldest grandson. “But in Vermont, many students with undiagnosed conditions, such as blindness Puppa relaxed; the tie came off, and bare feet were okay. The in one eye or having only one kidney,” he remembers. “If you farm was his turf, and he had tremendous enthusiasm and affec- hurt yourself, you didn’t play until you were 100 percent, so a tion for it.” For the children, time spent at the farm meant play- sprained ankle meant a three-week sit-out. No limping around ing croquet, lazing in the hammock and enjoying raucous card on the field; Gus was very strict about that.” games with their grandfather. Colleagues and patients alike recall Thorndike’s superb, A true son of Harvard, Thorndike maintained strong and even uncanny, diagnostic abilities. He offered many student satisfying connections with the university over the years. “Har- athletes sage advice based on his knowledge of sports injuries vard meant a great deal to my Dad, starting when he was a li�le and rehabilitation. Caleb Loring Jr. ‘43, dislocated his shoulder boy,” says John Thorndike. “Not only did his two grandfathers during his freshman year while playing in a Harvard-Dart- and father a�end Harvard, but he served as class secretary, mouth football game. He still remembers the care and counsel he president of the Harvard Club, vice president and director of received from Thorndike. “Once he diagnosed my problem, and the Harvard Alumni Association and as Harvard class agent for I had surgery and was on the mend, he gave me some important several years. He was completely wrapped up in Harvard all advice,” says Loring. “He told me that about one-third of college through his life.” athletes sustained serious enough injuries to cause them to quit A�er he retired in 1962, Thorndike received an honorary the sport, and he suggested that I give up football and instead degree at the next Harvard commencement. The citation read, “A concentrate on hockey. I did that, and I’m glad. His goal was to friendly and devoted Harvard doctor whose skills have hand- keep the athlete functioning and fit. I will always remember how somely served her sons at field and clinic”. kind he was, and how thorough.” Thorndike was that and much more. By helping make sports The center for all this activity was the Dillon Field House. medicine a serious specialty area he was a true pioneer. He Thorndike was asked in 1932 to staff the medical room at the brought credibility and recognition to a clinical specialty in need field house, but he accomplished much more than that. He of both. Moreover, his contributions to rehabilitation medicine initiated on-site use of x-ray equipment — something that was helped transform it into a respected area worthy of scientific in- unheard of at the time — and whirlpools; upgraded the exami- quiry. As a tribute to his significant contributions in shaping the nation rooms; devised a meticulous record-keeping system; field of sports medicine, the Augustus Thorndike, MD, Profes- and established daily office hours. Under his direction, Dillon sorship of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and became the prototype for a modern sports medicine and rehabili- Massachuse�s General Hospital was established in 2006. tation facility. To his colleagues, Thorndike epitomized the consummate Along the way, Thorndike wrote two books, “Athletic physician and surgeon. He put his patients first, developed Injuries” and “A Manual of Bandaging, Strapping & Splinting,” numerous innovative techniques to improve care and prevent that became essential resources in athletic departments every- injury, and was admired by all who knew him. Ever modest, he where. “In the training room at [Phillips Academy] Andover, my rarely mentioned his accomplishments in sports medicine or father’s name would come up two or three times a week,” recalls during the war. Working in his shirtsleeves, and always wearing W. Nicholas Thorndike ‘55. “His books were on the shelf, and crimson suspenders, Thorndike will be remembered for his un- I o�en heard the Andover trainer, John Bronk, who learned his paralleled expertise and the compassion he showed his patients. 3 CRIMSON COMMENTARY

by Michele McLaughlin ***** Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club Harvard’s head coaches were also busy this summer. Men’s golf coach Jim Burke was one of two players to place in the New s another year begins we like to inform you of some chang- England PGA Deutche Bank Qualifier in July. This feat gives him es that have happened to the Department of Athletics the chance to compete against the world’s top professional players and the Varsity Club over the summer. Most notably the -- including Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh -- at the Deutsche Bank A Varsity Club has said good-bye to our longtime Financial Championship Sept. 1-4 at the Tournament Players Club of Boston Administrator and friend Be�y Whitney. Be�y has retired a�er in Norton, MA. close to 25 years with the Varsity Club. She will be missed and Burke punched his ticket to the event a�er he finished in a certainly hard to replace. The Varsity Club is again expanding its second-place tie in the 44-man qualifying event at Pinehills Golf staff and adding a third Assistant Director. The office in the Murr Club. Burke shot a three-under-par 69 before breaking the dead- Center will be renovated in December/January to accomodate the lock in a playoff to claim the second qualifying spot. expanding staff. ***** The Department of Athletics also welcomed many new faces Five members of Harvard’s football team found themselves this summer. There are three new head coaches: Erica Walsh has leading teams of a different variety this summer, looking for a taken over as the Women’s Soccer Head Coach; Jason Saretsky different kind of victory. These student-athletes commi�ed nine steps in as the Men’s & Women’s Track and Cross Country Direc- weeks of their summer vacations to teaching low-income children tor; and Tim Mitchell was named Head Alpine Skiing Coach. the fundamentals of literacy and learning through the Phillips Also, check out the new Department of Athletics website at Brooks House Association (PBHA). www.gocrimson.com. There you’ll find lots of new features and a The PBHA is a student-run public service organization that complete list of the thirty new assistant coaches and staff. strives to promote social awareness through social service and ***** social action. The Summer Urban Program (SUP) streamlines the Changes at Soldier’s Field were not limited to Human Re- greater mission of the PBHA into focusing on low-income students sources as three major renovation projects near completion as we of Boston and Cambridge, and to helping assimilate high-school went to press. As many of you know, FieldTurf is being installed age refugee and immigrant students by teaching English as a in historic Harvard Stadium. The project includes an integrated second language and greater cultural understanding of their new drainage system underneath the field, lights that will be installed country. in late fall, and a bubble that will be erected on a seasonal basis Juniors Noah Van Niel, B.J. Merriewether, and Steven Wil- near the end of November each year. liams, along with sophomores Andrew Berry and Brenton Bry- Jordan Field has also received a makeover and now has a new ant, eschewed the opportunity to work in the corporate sector this Sportexe turf that is ideal for playing field hockey and can also summer for a chance to enrich the lives of PBHA students, ages six accommodate multiple sports. to 20, by participating in SUP in various neighborhoods of Boston And, lastly, Dillon Medical Room has been renovated to and Cambridge. improve the functionality of the space and to add 400 square feet, ***** providing more room for offices and rehabilitation space. Four Crimson women’s hockey players were named to their So next time you are in Cambridge, be sure to stop by any respective Under-22 national teams this summer. Senior Jennifer one of the facilities in the Solider’s Field complex. It seems that Sifers, junior Caitlin Cahow and sophomore Sarah Wilson all improvements and updates are always happening. were named to the United States Women’s Under-22 Select Team, ***** while sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt was chosen to Canada’s We unfortunately lost a few Varsity Club members over the National Women’s Under-22 Team. Cahow, who won an bronze summer. Anthony Fuance ‘37, a lightweight crew le�erwinner medal with the U.S. Olympic team in 2006, was also chosen as and a member of the Friends of Harvard and Radcliffe Rowing, captain of the U.S. squad. The two teams competed in a three- served on the Board of Directors of Boston Chamber of Commerce game series from August 24 through August 27th. and the World Trade Center. He also served as Chairman of MA- ***** Antioquia (Colombia) Partners of the Americas and was managing Football le�erwinner Anders Blewe� ‘03 spent the summer director of Executive Service Corps. kicking for the Billings Outlaws of the National Indoor Football Andrew Sudduth ‘83, a Varsity Club Hall of Fame oarsman League. Blewe� volunteered to kick in May when the starter went who was most known in the Harvard community for his lengthy down with an injury. In his final game Blewe� hit two field goals rowing achievements. Most notably: eight National and Olym- and was 8-for-8 on extra-points in the Outlaws semifinal playoff pic teams, including a 1984 Olympic Silver medal; four medals win. On one of those extra points Blewe� suffered a knee injury at the World Rowing Championships; Nationals and the Grand when he was hit on a roughing-the-kicker penalty. But he was Challenge at Henley; three victories at the CRASH-B sprints; and back on the field just minutes a�er the injury, drilling a 31-yard his five-time victories in the Championship single at the Head field goal as time expired in the half. of the Charles. He was also a member of the 1985 crew that was Now that his indoor football days are over Blewe� is headed inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. Andrew passed away on to Tajikistan in Central Asia in January to finish his law degree. July 15, 2006. David Acorn ‘77 a soccer le�erwinner for the Crimson and an active member of the Friends of Harvard Soccer, passed away suddenly on August 2.

Harvard Stadium on Aug. 24th, the final stage of FieldTurf installation. Harvard Medical Room during renovations this summer.

4 2005-06 Varsity Club Contributors It was another record-se�ing year for Varsity Club donations and the Club’s endowment. We’d like to thank all of our members for their continued involvement in the Varsity Club. We’d also like to thank those of you who contributed above and beyond your dues for fiscal year 2006 (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006). We are looking forward to another exciting year.

Sam Adams ‘50 Keith Costa ‘59 Vic and Rosie Helbling Chris Marsh ‘82 Chuck Sandor ‘80 Felix Adedeji ‘74 RoAnn Costin ‘74 Rob Henderson ‘84 Kate Martin ‘83 Jeff Schaible ‘86 Bill Adler ‘61 Sarah Cousineau ‘91 Bill Henry ‘50 Corny Marx ‘65 Kim Schappert ‘73 Martina Albright ‘90 Pat Coyne ‘85 E. Miles Herter ‘51 John McArthur Dave Scheper ‘80 Willie Alford ‘02 Paul Crowley ‘53 Ed Hicks ‘51 Kevin McCafferty ‘76 John Scherf Doug Allen ‘71 Peter Crowley ‘81 Joe Hiffa ‘94 Michael McCaffery Fred Schernecker ‘89 David Alpers ‘56 Alexia Cruz ‘94 Bob Higgins ‘68 Griff McClellan ‘59 Franny Schumann ‘35 A. 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John Cosentino ‘44 5 Football, Continued from page 1 safety tandem in senior Dan Tanner ( Chesapeake, VA) and junior sidelined for the entire year due to injury. He made a full recovery Doug Hewle� (Wellington, FL), who combined for seven inter- in time for spring practice and has been particularly impressive ceptions in 2005. Junior Steven Williams (San Antonio, TX) and through the beginning of the summer workouts. sophomore Andrew Berry (Bel Air, MD) return at cornerback to Pizzo�i will work behind an offensive line that lost three give Harvard what figures to be the most experienced defensive players to graduation, including a pair of first team All-Ivy backfield in the Ivy League. selections. Still, Murphy is confident that the unit that’s in place, Senior captain Ryan Tully (Norfolk, MA), an honorable men- anchored by senior Frank Fernandez (Honolulu, HI) at center tion All-Ivy pick in 2005, will be called upon to lead a relatively and senior Nik Sobic (Franklin, WI) at tackle, will reach the high young group of linebackers as the Crimson looks to replace two standard expected by the starters from last year. coaching staff. The special teams effort will be led by junior Ma� Schindel Doug Hewle� ‘07 Defensively, the (Coral Spring, FL), who is on pace to become the most prolific Tim Morse Photo Crimson features proven kicker in school history. depth across the line and Based on its returning personnel, the evidence is there to sug- in the secondary, with gest that Harvard will, indeed, be a strong squad in 2006, just as the linebacker position the preseason poll indicates. But Murphy is quick to point out that providing the most ques- the Crimson is hardly alone in terms of its talent. tions that need to be an- “I don’t think it’s a reach to say that there are six teams that swered in the preseason. realistically have a shot,” said Murphy of the 2006 Ivy landscape. The line is led by senior “Brown and Penn always have strong teams, Cornell is clearly tackle Michael Berg rising as a program, Princeton has a very good team, and Yale has (Stamford, CT), a return- a good returning group with a lot of established players.” ing first team All-Ivy pick who stands poised G�C������.��� U������� for an All-America- caliber year thanks to The Department of Athletics has teamed up with his combination of skill, XOS Technologies this summer to improve the strength and athleti- GoCrimson.com website that is viewed by thousands of cism. Junior Brad Bagdis (Paxton, MA), who led visitors daily. Visit the new-look website for all the latest the Crimson in sacks a news, results and highlights for all of Harvard’s 41 varsity year ago, returns to his programs. GoCrimson.com remains your online home familiar spot at defen- for streaming audio broadcasts of all Harvard football, sive end. men’s basketball and men’s hockey games, with hopes of The secondary, being able to carry more than 100 athletic events meanwhile, boasts argu- through the 2006-07 season. ably the league’s top GOCRIMSON.COM S������ M��’� T����� T��� H���������: T��� H���������:

• Both Harvard sailing teams enter 2006-07 ranked in the top • Harvard returns most of last year’s squad and has eight events 10 of the Sailing World national rankings. The coed team starts on the schedule, beginning with the Harvard Open Sept. 8-11. off at No. 3, while the Crimson women are ranked 10th. • The Crimson will also compete in tournaments at Virginia, • The Crimson opens the season Sept. 2-3 when it tries to defend Brown and Dartmouth, but the culmination of the fall indi- its title at the Harry Anderson Trophy. The team is led by vidual season is the ITA tournament, with regionals ge�ing All-America skipper Clay Johnson (Toms River, NJ) and underway Oct. 19. The only team tournament is the ECAC All-America crew Emily Simon (Oak Brook, IL) and Kyle Championship Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Kovacs (Pennington, NJ), an honorable mention All-America. • Seniors Gideon Valkin (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Sco� • Harvard’s first women’s rega�as on the schedule are the Man- Denenberg (Trumbull, CT) are the squad’s co-captains. Labs Trophy at MIT Sept. 9 and the Captains Cup a day later • All-Ivy first-teamers Ashwin Kumar (Round Rock, TX) and at Tu�s. Dartmouth hosts the 11th Mrs. Hurst Bowl Sept. 1 Sasha Ermakov (Dallas, TX) are back for the Crimson, and

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