Tommy Amaker Named Men's Basketball Coach

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Volume 49 Issue No. 8 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu April 25, 2007 Tommy Amaker Named Men’s Basketball Coach by Chuck Sullivan Amaker’s first head coaching position was at Seton Hall, Director of Athletic Communications where his teams reached the postseason every year during his tenure. He led the Pirates to the NCAA round of 16 in 2000 and Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise announced to three appearances in the NIT. He was credited with bringing that Tommy Amaker — who won two NCAA championships in the top recruiting class in the country for the 2000-01 season, and advanced to five Final Fours as an assistant at Duke before including the national high school player of the year. embarking on a successful head coaching career at Seton Hall and Amaker was named head coach at Seton Hall following nine Michigan — has been named the head coach of men’s basketball years as a graduate assistant, assistant coach, and associate head at Harvard. coach at Duke, working with legendary head coach Mike Krzyze- “I’ve been fortunate to have been associated with some wski. He was an assistant on two NCAA championship teams tremendous institutions, but none are greater than Harvard,” said Amaker, continued on page 4 Amaker. “I’m incredibly proud of this opportunity to represent the school, and I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead and to creating some special moments for Harvard basketball.” “We’re delighted Tommy Amaker is joining us at Harvard,” said Scalise. “He has been a well-respected head coach at the highest level of college basketball, and his experience as a player and assistant at Duke, where athletic and academic success is paramount, makes him a terrific fit. We’re looking forward to the support of the Harvard and local communities as we pursue our first Ivy League championship in men’s basketball.” Amaker brings a 177-138 career head coaching record to Harvard, which includes a 109-83 ledger at Michigan and a 68- 55 record at Seton Hall. Amaker comes to Harvard a�er six years as Michigan’s head coach. Inheriting a program that was reeling from in- stitutional and NCAA sanctions, he led the Wolverines to the postseason three times, winning the 2004 NIT title, reaching the championship game of the 2006 NIT, and advancing to the second round of the 2007 tournament. The 2006-07 season was Michigan’s second straight 20-win campaign and its third in four years. The Wolverines were ranked at high as No. 20 in the nation during the 2005-06 season. Tommy Amaker becomes the 17th head coach of men’s basketball. photo by Gil Talbot S�� U�� B�� (14-15, 9-5 I�� L��) C�� W��’� S�� • Harvard and Brown split doubleheaders April 21-22 to • The Crimson finished strong, but could not quite rally to remain tied atop the Red Rolfe Division standings. catch Tu�s for the Reed Trophy at the New England Women’s • The Crimson split its first three Ivy twinbills against Penn, Championship April 21-22 at Connecticut College. Harvard Columbia and Princeton, but Harvard’s second-game win finished second, just four points behind the champion Jum- against the Tigers started a five game Ivy winning streak that bos, to earn a bid to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association included doubleheader sweeps of Cornell and Yale. Juniors Women’s Championship May 23-25. Steffan Wilson and Tom Stack-Babich combined for nine hits • Harvard’s sophomore duo of Roberta Steele and Lauren in the April 8 wins against Cornell, 4-2 and 11-4. Brants won the B division. They had two wins and finished in • In the first twinbill against Yale, freshman Max Perlman and the top two five times, including the last four of the week- junior shut down what had been the ho�est- Shawn Haviland end. Steele and Brants were rewarded with All-New England hi�ing team in the league. Perlman struck out eight in a three- honors, as were the third-place A-division team of sophomore hit, complete-game win by a 5-1 score in the opener. Haviland Megan Watson and senior Christina Dahlman. struck out seven Bulldogs in eight innings, and senior Jake • Harvard picked up a pair of rega�a wins late in the spring struck out the side to close the 6-0 win. Bruton season, claiming the Oberg Trophy March 31-April 1 and the • Junior leadoff man is hi�ing .462 in league play, Ma� Vance women’s President’s Trophy a week later. The Crimson placed while the pitching staff has a league-low 3.96 earned-run aver- fourth at the three-division, 20-team Admiral’s Cup April 14- age in Ivy games. 15 at Tu�s. M��’� � W��’� G�� W��’� W�� P�� (11-12) • Harvard’s men’s golf team finished in fi�h place at the Ivy • Roxanne Pinto scored three goals and fellow freshman Kelly League Championships April 21 and 22. Peeler had two to pace Harvard to a 9-0 win against Queens in •Freshman Greg Shuman earned All-Ivy League honors a�er the third-place game of the Northern Division Championship. he took fourth place at the league championship tournament. • The win kept Harvard alive for an at-large bid in the Eastern •Freshman Danny Mayer took third place at the New Eng- Championship, to be held April 28-29 at Princeton. The Crim- land Division I Championships April 14. son was awarded the No. 8 seed Monday and has the daunting •For the women Sophomore Emily Balmert earned All-Ivy task of taking on top seed and defending Collegiate Water Polo League accolades for the second straight year, placing seventh Association champion Hartwick in Saturday’s first round. in the individual standings to help Harvard to a fourth-place • Harvard dominated Queens, 13-3, and Utica, 13-1. Junior finish at the Ivy League Championships April 21 and 22. Melissa Mueller had seven goals, five assists and seven steals • Freshman Sarah Harvey took fourth place at the Roar-ee In- on the day. vitational, leading a contingent of five Harvard golfers among • The Crimson got eight goals from Kathryn Bilder in a 17-9 the top 14. Junior Debbi Amanti shot a career-best round of win against Connecticut College in the first round of the 73 to lead the Crimson to wins against Dartmouth and Brown Northern Championship April 21. Harvard fell to Hartwick in a triangular match the following weekend. later in the day and lost its semifinal against Brown, 10-1. M��’� L�� (3-6, 2-1 I�� L��) W��’� L�� (3-10, 1-4 I�� L��)

• Harvard has won its first two home games since moving to • The Crimson picked up its first Ivy League win, 14-12, April Harvard Stadium. Freshman midfielder Jason Duboe had his 21 against Columbia at Harvard Stadium. Junior Tara Schoen first career hat trick and sophomore goalie Joe Pike made a and sophomore Kaitlin Martin scored four goals each to lead career-high 16 saves as Harvard scored three unanswered goals Harvard, and sophomore Sarah Bancro� ne�ed two straight in the last 2:39 to top 20th-ranked Brown, 9-6, April 10 in the goals to break an 11-11 tie. first night game under the newly installed Stadium lights. A�er • Junior Lauren Bobzin picked up a game-high four ground the Bears scored four straight goals to tie the game at 6-6, senior balls in the Crimson win, li�ing her season total to 39. She Brian Mahler scored with 2:39 remaining to start a 3-0 run to leads the league with three ground balls per contest, and her close the game, the Crimson’s first in the Stadium since beating average of 1.54 caused turnovers per game is good for third. Notre Dame in the 1990 NCAA tournament. • Harvard’s April 7 game against Penn, a 15-3 Quakers win, • The Crimson extended its series lead over Holy Cross to 24-0 was the Crimson’s first in the Stadium since a 9-4 win against with a 12-9 win Saturday. Nine different players scored goals for New Hampshire in the 1983 NCAA tournament. Harvard, and senior midfielder John Henry Flood won 19 of 24 • The win against Columbia was Harvard’s first in its last faceoffs and snagged a game-high eight ground balls. eight games. The Crimson hopes to use that win to start a • With wins against Penn, 7-6 in overtime, and Denver, 6-4, to strong finish of the season. close out March, Harvard has won four of its last six games. The two losses in that span came April 7 at No. 1 Cornell, 15-6, and M��’� H�� C�� (5-0, 3-0 I��) April 14 at No. 5 Princeton, 9-3. • The Crimson has been on a 2006 revenge tour of late, taking • Flood leads the Ivy League with a .657 faceoff win percentage back a pair of cups that had been in its possession several and 5.70 ground balls per game. Senior a�ackman Greg Cohen years before, being won by its opponents last season. Harvard paces the Crimson with 17 points and 13 goals. has worked its way up to a No. 3 national ranking. • The biggest win came April 14, when, in a race that was W��’� T�� (3-16, 1-5 I��) close early on, Harvard pulled away from then-third-ranked Brown for a five-second win, 6:31.4-6:36.6. With the victory, • Cornell ended Harvard’s 32-match Ivy League winning the Crimson claimed the Stein Cup for the 36th time in the streak with a 5-2 win against the Crimson April 6, but Har- trophy’s 43-year history. vard rebounded with a 6-1 victory against Columbia the fol- • A week later, Harvard went on the road and edged No. 7 lowing day. The Crimson took five of the six singles matches Princeton, 5:54.3-5:55.8 to reclaim the Compton Cup. against the Lions, four in straight sets. • The Crimson opened the spring April 7 by downing No. 15 • Harvard, which has only its April 25 home match against Penn and No. 12 Navy to claim the Adams Cup. Harvard won Dartmouth remaining on the schedule, is led by sophomore all five races that day, taking the varsity eight by more than Beier Ko, who has a 23-11 singles record, and freshman Lena eight seconds with a time of 6:07.0. Litvak, who is 18-4. The two players are 10-3 as a doubles pair. M��’� T�� (9-9, 4-2 I�� L��) M��’� L�� C�� (4-1, 2-1 I��) • The Crimson has come up just a couple points shy of an un- • Harvard has won trophies each of the past two weekends. beaten Ivy League record so far this season. Harvard cruised The Crimson finished in 6:04.5 for a seven-second win over to wins over Cornell and Columbia April 6-7, suffered one- Dartmouth and a 26-second victory against MIT April 14 in the point losses at Penn and Princeton April 13-14 and picked up Biglin Bowl. 5-2 victories against Yale and Brown April 20 and 22. • The Crimson came from behind to reclaim the Haines Cup • Senior Gideon Valkin has won his last 10 singles matches from Navy April 21, finishing 0.6 seconds ahead of the Mid- to improve to 25-8 on the year. He has won nine of his last 11 shipmen in 6:04.5. It was Harvard’s 35th win in the cup’s 43- doubles matches, most recently teaming up with freshman year history. Michael Hayes for wins against Yale and Brown. • The only blemish on the Crimson’s record is a 2.1-second loss • Junior Dan Nguyen is 21-14 at singles and 23-12 at doubles to defending national champion Cornell April 7. Harvard’s time a�er a 4-0 weekend that featured wins at No. 3 singles against of 5:48.4 was 11 seconds ahead of Penn. Yale, No. 2 singles against Brown and doubles wins against • Next up for Harvard is the Goldthwait Cup April 28 against each team with classmate Kieran Burke. Princeton and Yale. The Crimson heads to Eastern Sprints May 13 and the IRA Championships May 31-June 2. M��’� � W��’� T�� F��

W��’� H�� C�� (6-5, 3-4 I�� ) • In its only dual meet so far this spring, Harvard fell to Yale • Radcliffe won the Class of 1975 Trophy for the first time April 21. The Bulldogs pulled away in the final events to take the since 2003 with wins over No. 6 Princeton and Cornell April 7 win but Harvard had eight event-winners in the women’s meet in Ithaca, N.Y. In the Black and White’s top performance so far and three on the men’s side. this spring, Radcliffe crossed the finish line in 6:54.9, followed • Sophomore standout Becky Christensen, already a provi- by Princeton in 7:00.5 and Cornell in 7:22.7. The Black and sional qualifier for the NCAA Championships, had her best high White won four of its six races on the day. jump of the season against the Bulldogs to win the event. • The Black and White went 3-3 April 14-15, defeating Syra- • Christensen won the high jump and junior Clara Bla�ler won cuse, Texas and Columbia as part of the Charles River Chal- the pole vault to lead the Harvard women to a fourth-place fin- lenge. Two of the crew’s three losses came to Dartmouth and ish among nine teams in the UConn Alumni Invitational April 7. the other was to second-ranked Southern California. The Crimson men placed sixth. • No. 16 Radcliffe placed second in the Case Cup April 21, fall- • Junior Alex Lewis had an outstanding all-around against Yale, ing to fourth-ranked Yale and defeating No. 19 Michigan State. placing first in the long jump, second in the high jump and third in the pole vault, javelin and 110m hurdlers. W��’� L�� C�� (1-4, 0-0 I��) • Junior Brian Holmquest won the 10,000 meters at the Sam Howell Invitational April 7 at Princeton. His time of 29:59.91 was • Fi�h-ranked Radcliffe is 1-1 against other lightweight crews the third-fastest in Harvard history. a�er defeating MIT by more than 18 seconds with its time of 7:25.6 April 21. Harvard won three of the day’s four races on M��’� V�� (11-6, 5-5 EIVA) the day, including a 42-second victory for the novice eight to keep that crew unbeaten this season. • Harvard fell in three close games to Stevens in a nonleague • The Black and White’s other head-to-head lightweight race match to close the season. The Crimson wrapped up 2007 in was against Georgetown March 31. Radcliffe won three of the third place in the EIVA Hay Division. four races, but the Hoyas claimed a one-second victory in the • Senior Dave Fitz and sophomore Jeff Nathan earned EIVA varsity eight to take the Class of 2004 Cup for the first time. All-Academic honors by virtue of their contributions to the • The first and second varsity boats placed third and fourth, team and cumulative grade-point averages of greater than 3.5. respectively, in the Knecht Cup April 14 at Villanova. The • Sophomore Brady Weissbourd ranked seventh in the EIVA Black and White trailed only Wiscconsin and Georgetown in with a .429 hi�ing percentage and seventh with 1.20 blocks the final. per game. He also led the Crimson with 3.23 kills per game. • Radcliffe suffered losses to heavyweight boats from Buck- Senior Andy Nelson hit .330 and ranked second in the confer- nell, Rhode Island and Boston College April 7 at URI. The ence with 0.57 aces per game. Fitz ranked sixth with 11.81 Black and White won the novice eight by 9.95 seconds. assists per game. 2 V�� C�� H�� F�� C�� 2007

A�� B�� ‘87-’89 - I�� H�� entire Ivy League. This honor places her in the top 1% of women Allen Bourbeau will forever be considered one of the greats to ever compete in soccer in the Ivy League. A hugely effective in Harvard Hockey history. His credentials are seemingly end- defensive player, Andrea helped lead Harvard to 26 shut-outs less. As a sophomore he notched 24 goals in 25 games includ- during her four-year tenure as a defensive starter. ing a hat trick in a losing effort vs. Michigan Sate in the NCAA Championship game, following which he was selected to the S�� W�� M�� ’92 - S�� 1986 NCAA All-Tournament Team. He became Harvard’s 10th Stephanie Wriede Morawski remains one of Harvard Wom- best in scoring (currently 12th) when he recorded 23 goals, and en’s Swimming top all-time performers. The current Head Coach 34 assists in the 86-87 season. He ranked second on Harvard’s of Women’s Swimming & Diving, Stephanie began to make her power-play goals per season list with 19 in 1986-87, ultimately mark in 1988, when she first qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials. ending fourth on the career list with 31. Allen represented She would go on to re-qualify for the 1992 trials. She was a three the U.S. at the Calgary Olympics in 1988 only to return for a time Eastern champion and held the school record in the 200 stand-out 1988-89 season with the Crimson. He finished fi�h on Breaststroke until 2006. Stephanie was the 1992 Co- Radcliffe Col- Harvard’s assists per season list with 43 in the 1988-89 season. lege Alumnae Association Award winner as Harvard’s top female In addition to selection to the 1989 All-ECAC team and being student-athlete along with Ceci Clark Enge. Also a team cap- chosen as a Hobey Baker finalist, Allen ended his 1988-89 season tain, she ended her senior year of competition at Harvard as the with an NCAA Championship. 1992 Eastern Women’s Swimming League Swimmer of the Year a�er personally notching 57 points in the Crimson’s effort that C�� (C��) C�� ’92 – A�� A�� culminated in an Eastern Championship’s title for the team. She Ceci Clark was a stand-out athlete in not one but two sports was twice selected as an All American, and a three time NCAA while competing at Harvard. On the field hockey field, Ceci was Championship qualifier. Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1988, First Team All-Ivy in 1990 and 1991, Ivy League Player of the Year in 1991, Regional All- N�� S�� ’92 – T�� F�� American in the 1990 and 1991, and a 1991 National All-Ameri- Praised by his coaches as an outstanding performer, Nick can. As impressive as those honors are, her achievements on the Sweeney remains one of the best that Men’s Harvard Track & lacrosse field were possibly even greater. As a lacrosse player, Field has seen. He began his dominance by capturing a 1991 Ceci was selected as First Team All-Ivy in 1991 and 1992, 1992 Outdoor Heptagaonal Championship in the discus. He followed Ivy League Player of the Year, First Team National All-American this with a repeat win in the event in 1992, also winning the shot in 1991 and 1992, and National Defensive Player of the Year in put the same year. Nick also won the Indoor Heptagonals title in 1992. She was a two-time co-captain of both the field hockey and 1992 for the shot put. His incredible discus toss of 58.06 (190-6) at lacrosse teams. She had a school-record 13 assists in her senior the 1992 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships set a meet record, year and led the FH team to its first ever NCAA tournament which he still holds, and earned him All-American status. appearance; while the lacrosse team made its third trip to the NCAA finals in four seasons. Ceci was also the co-winner of the S�� W�� S�� ’92 – I�� H�� 1992 Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Award and the win- In a program whose history is li�ered with championship ner of the 1992 Mary Paget Award. titles and Olympic athletes, Sandra Whyte Sweeney remains a standout. She is 9th on Harvard’s career scoring leaders list J�� F�� ’92 - S�� with 140 points (85 goals, 55 assists). She also holds spots on In an athletics program known for honing champions, the 20-goal single season scorer list, where she remains tied for Jeremy Fraiberg has le� a name for himself. He was selected 18th with 27 goals (1989-90 season), 28th with 22 goals (1988-89 to the First Team All-Ivy three times and honored as the Ivy season) and tied for 29th with 21 goals (1991-92 season). A First League Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992. Jeremy was a three Team All-Ivy selection in 1989, 1991 and 1992, Sandra was also time All-American in 1990, 1991 and 1992. He led the Crimson to honored as Beanpot MVP in 1992, the Ivy League Player of the two National Championship titles as Harvard’s #1 player in the Year in both 1991 and 1992, and the ECAC Player of the Year 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. He went on to win the individual in 1991. Sandra was a five time member of the U.S. Women’s Intercollegiate Squash Championship title in 1992. Jeremy was National Team. As a member of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s honored as the 1992 recipient of the Bingham Award for the top Hockey Team, Sandra had two assists and one goal in the cham- male athlete of his class. pionship game, leading the U.S. to capture the gold medal.

C�� G�� ’92 – T�� F�� P�� W�� ’92 - S�� A six-time First Team All-Ivy honoree, Cathy Griffin was se- Paul Wylie became a household name during his long and lected to the First Team All Ivy in both indoor and outdoor track celebrated career as one of U.S. Men’s Skating finest. He began in 1992, 1991, 1990, and Second Team in both in 1989. She was competing at U.S. Nationals in 1982, and finished in the top five, also an All-East honoree in both indoor and outdoor track her se- placing him among the best in the nation for the next ten years. nior year. Cathy remains second on the school list for the 20 lbs. In 1986 he captured a US Collegiate Championship title and went weight throw with a toss of 55’8.25” in 1992. She also remains on to place third in the World University Games in 1987. In 1988, third on the school record list for the Hammer throw with a toss Paul secured his standing as an international competitor with a of 182’11” in 1991. Cathy was a five time Indoor Heptagonal 9th place finish at Worlds and a 10th place finish in the Olympic Championship event winner and a six time Outdoor Heptagonal Games. While he a�ended Harvard, he consistently ranked in Championship event winner. Her school records in the shot put the top three at U.S. Nationals and placed 10th and 11th at the and the discus still stand. World Championships in 1990 and 1991. The year of his gradua- tion from Harvard was also a year of remarkable performances in S�� D�� M�H�� ’92 - S�� which Paul placed second at U.S. Nationals and went on to win a Even amidst a note-worthy period of success for Harvard Silver Medal in the 1992 Olympic Games. Women’s Swimming, Stacie stood out as a true achiever. As a freshman in 1989, Stacie captured the Ivy League Champion- 1992 M��’� V�� H�� C�� ship in the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 16:53.68, only to go on (Ethan Ayer ‘93, John Cooper ‘93, William Cooper ‘93, Colin Chant and recapture the title a year later in a time of 16:43.48. In 1992, ‘94, Adam Holland ‘94, Lars Mellemseter ‘93, Steve Tra�on ‘92, she set a school record in the 1650 with a blistering 16:34.06 and Didzis Vodins ‘94, David Weiden ‘94) placing 8th at the NCAA Championship, garnering All-American The 1992 Varsity Heavyweight Crew was the last Harvard status. Her record held until the past 2006-07 season. Stacie was a crew to win the National Intercollegiate Championships held three-time Ivy League Champion in the 400 Individual Med- in Cincinnati, Ohio. They won the Championship with a truly ley, an event in which she placed 11th in the nation at the 1992 exceptional effort by beating previously undefeated and very NCAA Championships and also earned All-American status. On powerful crew from Dartmouth, a crew that included two future top of her remarkable performances in the 1650 Freestyle and the Olympic medalists. The Harvard crew set an extremely aggres- 400 Individual Medley, Stacie held the school record in the 1000 sive pace early in the race, rowing a full 39 strokes per minute Freestyle until the 2006-07 season. and continued at that pace for the full duration of the race and beat Dartmouth by the smallest margin ever recorded in the A�� M�� ’90 - S�� rega�a. Earlier in the 1992 season, the crew went undefeated in Andrea Montalbano was one of the best ever to have worn all of its dual and triangular rega�as, including the Harvard Yale the Harvard Women’s Soccer jersey. A First Team All-Ivy selec- Race and placed a close but disappointing second to Dartmouth tion in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989, she was just one of 17 women’s at the EARC Sprint Championships. players to ever be chosen for the distinction throughout the

3 Amaker, continued from page 1 with the Blue Devils (1991, 1992) and helped Duke to three other Final Fours in eight NCAA tournament appearances. Duke was a combined 230-80 in Amaker’s nine years on the Blue Devil coaching staff. Amaker has been the head coach of five players who were either dra�ed, or signed as free agents, by NBA clubs, including two first-round dra� picks. Amaker’s coaching career followed a highly successful playing career at Duke. He was a four-year starting point guard, helping the Blue Devils reach the NCAA tournament four times. He led Duke to the 1986 NCAA championship game as part of a 37-3 season, and he earned All-America accolades in 1987 while serving as team captain. Amaker was the 1987 winner of the Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the nation’s top defensive player, and he was enshrined in the Duke Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Amaker’s playing career also includes a gold medal as part of the U.S. national team at the 1986 World Championships. A 1987 graduate of Duke with a bachelor’s degree in eco- nomics, Amaker was selected by the Sea�le Supersonics in the 1987 NBA dra�. He is a member of the board of directors for USA Basketball and was a member of the Men’s Collegiate and Tommy Amaker addressing the crowd at the April 13th press conference. Men’s Senior National Commi�ees with USA Basketball, where Photo by Gil Talbot he helped select members of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team.

TOMMY AMAKER’S COACHING CAREER Head Coach Assistant/Associate Coach Year School Record Postseason Year School (Position) Record Postseason 1997-98 Seton Hall 1 5-15 NIT First Round 1988-89 Duke (Graduate Assistant) 28-8 NCAA Final Four 1998-99 Seton Hall 15-15 NIT First Round Semiﬁnalist 1999-2000 Seton Hall 22-10 NCAA Regional 1989-90 Duke (Assistant Coach) 29-9 NCAA Final Four Semiﬁnalist Finalist 2000-01 Seton Hall 16-15 NIT First Round 1990-91 Duke (Assistant Coach) 32-7 NCAA Champion Seton Hall 68-55 1991-92 Duke (Assistant Coach) 34-2 NCAA Champion 2001-02 Michigan 11-18 1992-93 Duke (Assistant Coach) 24-8 NCAA Second Round 2002-03 Michigan 18-12 Ineligible for postseason 1993-94 Duke (Assistant Coach) 28-6 NCAA Final Four 2003-04 Michigan 23-11 NIT Champion Finalist 2004-05 Michigan 13-18 1994-95 Duke (Assistant Coach) 13-18 2005-06 Michigan 22-11 NIT Finalist 1995-96 Duke (Associate Head Coach) 18-13 NCAA First Round 2006-07 Michigan 22-13 NIT Second Round 1996-97 Duke (Associate Head Coach) 24-9 NCAA Second Round Michigan Record 109-83 Head Coaching Record 177-138 (10 seasons) CRIMSON PHOTO GALLERY

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A. Head men’s soccer coach John Kerr, Friends of Soccer Chair- man Leighton Welch ‘83, George Gibson ‘72, new head women’s soccer coach Ray Leone and Geoﬀ Hargadon ‘76 at the Friends of Soccer New York City reception April 20th.

B. Assistant men’s soccer coach Gary Crompton, Michael Sachs ‘04, Ryan Kelly ‘01, Will Hench ‘00, Joseph Steﬀa ‘03 and Ladd Fritz ‘04 at the Friends of Soccer New York City reception.

C. Senior Julie Chu ‘07 addressing the crowd at the women’s hockey annual banquet on April 15. Julie was awarded the team MVP award as well as the John Dooley award for sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and devotion to her team, as voted on by the team. C

4 So�ball Team In Ivy Race With One Week Remaining in Season by Casey Hart trying to get our pitching, offense and defense clicking at the same Assistant Director of Athletic Communications time, and that’s something we’ve been able to do pre�y well the past couple weekends.” When the 2007 Ivy League so�ball season began, all Harvard Harvard took three of four games at Yale, highlighted by head coach Jenny Allard wanted was for her team to be playing game-winning home runs by freshman Lauren Murphy on back- for something when the season’s stretch run rolled around. to-back days. The second of those homers was the only run in a Now, with a week remaining in the regular season, her wish 1-0 shutout win for classmate Dana Roberts. It marked the 300th has been granted. The Crimson (24-12, 11-5 Ivy League) comes victory in Allard’s career. Murphy, who leads the league with 13 in on a roll, having won six games in a row and 11 of its last 12 home runs, was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the to hold a one-game lead on Dartmouth (14-21, 10-5) in the Ivy second straight week, while Roberts earned Pitcher of the Week League North Division with a four-game series between the teams honors. looming this weekend. The Crimson allowed just two runs on 11 hits over the course “You want to put yourself in a position to be in the race on of four straight wins over Brown April 21-22. Junior Shelly Madick allowed two hits over six shutout innings Saturday, and Roberts took a perfect game into the sixth inning of an eventual one-hi�er Sunday. Harvard has also won its last four nonleague games, outscor- ing Holy Cross and Quinnipiac by a combined 22-1. In the twinbill against the Crusaders, Madick struck out 14 in a 3-0 win, and Roberts threw a five-inning one-hi�er in a 12-0 victory. One key to the Crimson’s success has been its pitching. The team owns a meager 2.34 earned-run average, while Madick (11-3) and Watkins (7-1) have the top two ERAs in the Ivy League at 1.55 and 1.65, respectively. On the offensive side, senior captain and second base- man Julia Kidder has been red-hot, raising her average to .374 to rank third in the league, while Julia Kidder ‘07 senior shortstop photo by dspics.com Lauren Brown has the last weekend you play,” said Allard. “I’m proud of the team’s scored a team- effort so far, but they know we still have a lot of work to do head- high 28 runs and ing into Dartmouth.” Murphy has driven Harvard needs to win two games to claim the division title in 33. and advance to the championship series May 5-6. The Crimson If the Crimson hosts the Big Green for a doubleheader Saturday before the series keeps it up, Allard shi�s to Hanover, N.H., for the regular-season finale Sunday. and her players will Allard says the Crimson has go�en to that position by devel- have something on oping a consistency in all facets of the game and throughout entire the line for at least weekends. Harvard got off to an up-and-down start to begin Ivy one more week. play, sweeping Saturday doubleheaders from Penn and Princeton, only to suffer sweeps to Columbia and Cornell the following day each time. Since that 4-4 start, the Crimson has won seven of its eight league games. “We’re peaking,” said Allard, who is in her 13th season and Shelly Madick ‘08 photo by dspics.com has mentored the Crimson to all three of its Ivy titles. “We were Upcoming Friends and Varsity Club Events MAY 2007 3 – Friends of Football NYC Dinner, Harvard Club of NYC, 6 PM rec., 7 p.m. dinner 7 – Men’s Basketball Team Banquet, Harvard Club on Comm. Ave., 7 p.m. 8 – Golf Team Banquet, Harvard Club, Comm. Ave., 6 p.m. 10 – Visiting Commi�ee Dinner, Lee Family Hall of History, Murr Center, 6 PM rec., 7 p.m. dinner 11 – Visiting Commi�ee Meetings, Murr Center 3rd floor lounge, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 11 – Varsity Club Hall of Fame Dinner, Harvard Club of Boston on Comm. Ave., 6 p.m. 14 – Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, Murr Center 3rd floor lounge, 5:15 p.m. 14 – Friends of Football Board Dinner, Stockyard Restaurant, 6:30 p.m. 16 – Friends of Rowing Board Meeting/Lunch, 12 noon, Downtown Harvard Club of Boston

JUNE 2007 6 – Senior Le�erwinners’ Dinner, Murr Center Tennis Courts, 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:15 p.m. Dinner 9 – “Harvard Athletics Today” – DHA Reunion Weekend Event, location TBA, 3-5 p.m. 11 – Friends of Football San Francisco Dinner (location/time TBA) 12 – Friends of Football Los Angeles Dinner (location/time TBA) 25 – Friends of Football Golf Tournament (Charter Oak Country Club, time TBA)

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request of his family, in lieu of ﬂowers, please make donations to to donations make please ﬂowers, of lieu in family, his of request coached three All-Ameri three coached -

Nick’s service ﬁlled the All Saints’ Church in Belmont, MA; at the the at MA; Belmont, in Church Saints’ All the ﬁlled service Nick’s Harvard, Graham has has Graham Harvard,

In his 17 years at at years 17 his In

--Bob Glatz ‘88 Glatz --Bob sive.”

been so resilient and cohe and resilient so been -

and prayers. prayers. and spring’s team, which has has which team, spring’s

Please keep Nick, his family and friends in your thoughts thoughts your in friends and family his Nick, keep Please these years, especially this this especially years, these

skiing, hockey, the outdoors, art and music. and art outdoors, the hockey, skiing, the Harvard teams over over teams Harvard the

rst hand from their fun-loving father of his passion for for passion his of father fun-loving their from hand rst ﬁ learned enjoyed coaching all of of all coaching enjoyed

Rhinelander (8) and James Denison Shaw Rhinelander (6), who who (6), Rhinelander Shaw Denison James and (8) Rhinelander time for a change. I have have I change. a for time

Hewi� Rhinelander and his two children, Elizabeth Hamilton Hamilton Elizabeth children, two his and Rhinelander Hewi� “I have coached Division I women’s tennis for 29 years, and it’s it’s and years, 29 for tennis women’s I Division coached have “I

in life was his family. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Emily Emily wife, beloved his behind leaves He family. his was life in said Graham, who will pursue other professional opportunities. opportunities. professional other pursue will who Graham, said

An energetic father and loving husband, Nick’s true passion passion true Nick’s husband, loving and father energetic An “This is something I’ve been thinking about for some time,” time,” some for about thinking been I’ve something is “This

short months before his accident. accident. his before months short which includes 12 years as head coach at Paciﬁc. at coach head as years 12 includes which

(Harvard-Radcliﬀe Foundation for Women’s Athletics), a few few a Athletics), Women’s for Foundation (Harvard-Radcliﬀe against Cornell and Columbia with an all-time record of 416-273, 416-273, of record all-time an with Columbia and Cornell against

He was rightly named the “2007 Friend of the Year” by HRFWA HRFWA by Year” the of Friend “2007 the named rightly was He 2002-03 season. He enters this weekend’s Ivy League matches matches League Ivy weekend’s this enters He season. 2002-03

ment of Athletics noticed his sincerity and unique ability as well. well. as ability unique and sincerity his noticed Athletics of ment including a current streak of four straight titles that began in the the in began that titles straight four of streak current a including

Nick’s peers and all of us at the Varsity Club and the Depart the and Club Varsity the at us of all and peers Nick’s - Graham has led the Crimson to nine Ivy League championships, championships, League Ivy nine to Crimson the led has Graham

came ﬁrst. This will forever be Nick’s team.” Nick’s be forever will This ﬁrst. came Currently in his 17th season as Harvard’s head coach, coach, head Harvard’s as season 17th his in Currently

of the spotlight. For Nick, the program and the athletes always always athletes the and program the Nick, For spotlight. the of tion from that position, eﬀective June 30, 2007. 30, June eﬀective position, that from tion

himself and expect nothing in return, but prefer to remain out out remain to prefer but return, in nothing expect and himself - resigna his announced has 1991, since coach head as program nis

program. Never in my life have I seen anyone give so much of of much so give anyone seen I have life my in Never program. Gordon Graham Gordon - ten women’s Harvard’s overseen has who ,

Nick “was Harvard Skiing. Nick was certainly the leader of this this of leader the certainly was Nick Skiing. Harvard “was Nick *****

to Harvard Skiing. In the words of Alpine Coach Tim Mitchell, Mitchell, Tim Coach Alpine of words the In Skiing. Harvard to season.

that made him a wonderful husband, father, and businessman businessman and father, husband, wonderful a him made that All-ECAC Hockey League and All-Ivy League selections this this selections League All-Ivy and League Hockey All-ECAC

ing the same infectious personality, organization, and persistence persistence and organization, personality, infectious same the ing recently completed season. Chu and Cahow were both ﬁrst team team ﬁrst both were Cahow and Chu season. completed recently

Skiing. He wasted no time breathing life into the program, bring program, the into life breathing time no wasted He Skiing. - as the nation’s top player, while Chu earned similar honors in the the in honors similar earned Chu while player, top nation’s the as

as the Friends Chair for Harvard Harvard for Chair Friends the as Ruggiero was the 2004 winner of the Pa�y Kazmaier Award Award Kazmaier Pa�y the of winner 2004 the was Ruggiero

when he answered the call to serve serve to call the answered he when in 2006. in

well a�er his days as a student student a as days his a�er well Olympian (2002 and 2006), while Cahow made her Olympic debut debut Olympic her made Cahow while 2006), and (2002 Olympian

biggest impact on the ski program program ski the on impact biggest silver (2002) and bronze (2006) in her career. Chu is a two-time two-time a is Chu career. her in (2006) bronze and (2002) silver

teams at Harvard, but he made his his made he but Harvard, at teams participated in three Olympic Games, having won gold (1998), (1998), gold won having Games, Olympic three in participated

Nick was on the sailing and ski ski and sailing the on was Nick Olympic medals into the World Championship. Ruggiero has has Ruggiero Championship. World the into medals Olympic

eager to plan his next adventure. adventure. next his plan to eager levels of international competition, as they bring a combined six six combined a bring they as competition, international of levels

erything in a positive light and was was and light positive a in erything All three players have signiﬁcant experience at the highest highest the at experience signiﬁcant have players three All

activities. He always looked at ev at looked always He activities. - team.

into tennis and other warm-weather warm-weather other and tennis into vard trio comprise three of the seven defensemen named to the the to named defensemen seven the of three comprise trio vard

ski trip in before he transitioned transitioned he before in trip ski on the U.S. team, which currently consists of 18 players. The Har The players. 18 of consists currently which team, U.S. the on -

how Nick was excited to get a last last a get to excited was Nick how Angela Ruggiero ‘03-04 Ruggiero Angela join will - squad Crimson 2006-07 the of

about the changing seasons and and seasons changing the about Julie Chu Julie Cahow Caitlin - both members members both - senior and Junior Junior

Nick. Our last correspondence was was correspondence last Our Nick. onship from April 3-10 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba. Selkirk, and Winnipeg in 3-10 April from onship

sionally, and in all things related to to related things all in and sionally, the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Champi World Women’s Federation Hockey Ice International the -

- time. I say that personally, profes personally, that say I time. hockey team have been chosen to represent the United States at at States United the represent to chosen been have team hockey

“friends” go, Nick ranks right up there with the best of them…all them…all of best the with there up right ranks Nick go, “friends” Three current or former members of Harvard’s women’s women’s Harvard’s of members former or current Three

his way home from a late season ski trip in Vermont. As far as as far As Vermont. in trip ski season late a from home way his

Assistant Director of the Harvard Varsity Club Varsity Harvard the of Director Assistant Rhinelander ’88 Rhinelander on Monday, April 16, 2007, as he was making making was he as 2007, 16, April Monday, on

by Michele McLaughlin Michele by Nick Nick A wet, slippery road tragically took the life of of life the took tragically road slippery wet, A

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