Rowing 2008-09 Experience Ask any member of the Dartmouth family to define this phrase, and most will struggle for the precise words. That's because every Dartmouth Experience, like every log in the Homecoming bonfire and every snowflake in the Winter Carnival snow sculpture, is somewhat similar yet distinctly different. The Dartmouth Experience is formed by the College's many traditions, like Trips in the New Hampshire wilderness, where the newest members of the Dartmouth community are baptized and bonded through hiking boots, backpacks, trail mix - and friendships. Or when the entire freshman class dons jerseys emblazoned with their class year and stands for an entire football game. It's also the multitude of encoun- ters that flavor everyday life at Dartmouth. The Dartmouth Experience comes in the classroom and late-night study sessions in the '02 Room in Baker Library, when 200 pages of reading suddenly makes perfect sense. It's the camaraderie on the river, in the locker room and on the bus rides back to Hanover after a race. It's thoughtful discussions with some of the nation's brightest minds, who turn out to be peers as well as professors. TABLE OF CONTENTS It's criss-crossing the trails at the , hiking to the top of Mount Moosilauke or walking along scenic Occom Pond. It's watching as the bulk of your wardrobe of sweatshirts and sweaters gradually is transformed into one predominant The Dartmouth Experience...... 1 color - Dartmouth green. This is Dartmouth College...... 2 It's pepperoni pizza with dorm mates on Thursday night and all-you-can-eat brunch in Thayer Dining Center on Sunday morning. It's the chill that goes up your spine and the Advice to High School Rowers. . . . 3 feeling of pride that overwhelms you during the singing of the Alma Mater. The D-Plan ...... 4 It's walking to class and knowing nine of the ten people you meet along the way. It's manipulating satellite images for a geography class, studying Beethoven or flipping a Training Calendar ...... 5 frisbee around the Green on a warm spring afternoon. Men’s Lightweight Rowing...... 6-9 It's the beauty of Baker Tower during a snow storm or the sharp smell of leaves during football season. It's rowing on the Connecticut River during sophomore summer. It's Women’s Rowing ...... 10-13 understanding the devotion of alumni who make the pilgrimage to the Hanover Plain and Men’s Heavyweight Rowing . . . .14-17 revel in Dartmouth Night festivities. It's all this and more. The Dartmouth Experience is what you choose to make it. The Rowing Internationally ...... 18 opportunities and possibilities are endless. Location/Administration...... 19 Support Staff...... 20

www.DartmouthSports.com 1 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 This Is Dartmouth College DESCRIPTION: The nation’s ninth oldest college and a ANNUAL ENROLLMENT: (Fall 2006) Undergraduate-4,085. member of the , Dartmouth is a private, four- Graduate-1,668: Arts & Sciences-605; Medical School-378; year, liberal arts, coeducational college with schools Thayer-182; Tuck-503. of business, engineering and medicine as well as 18 graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Its 200- FINANCIAL AID: Need-based; total awards 2006 acre main campus features state-of-the-art academic — $67 million. Admission to Dartmouth is need- facilities including the Berry Library, the Hood moot. Museum of Art, the Hopkins Center for the Arts and the Rauner Special Collections Library. TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK FACULTY: Arts and Sciences-366; Medical LOCATION: Hanover, N.H., on the School-166; Thayer-27; Tuck-38 Total: 597. Connecticut River; two hours northwest of Doctorate or equivalent held by more than 90 Boston, five hours north of New York City; percent of Dartmouth's full-time instructional accessible via Interstates 89 and 91, or air car- faculty. riers to airports in Manchester, N.H. (MHT) and Lebanon, N.H. (LEB). The college is also DEGREES AWARDED: Bachelor’s (AB, accessible by bus and by Amtrak rail service BE); master’s (AM, MALS, MBA, ME, MS, from New York and Washington, D.C. to White MPH); doctorate (PhD, MD); combined degrees River Junction, Vt. (MBA/ME, MBA/MD, MBA/MS, MS/MEM, MD/PhD). HISTORY: Founded 1769 by the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock for the education of “youth of the Indian COMPUTING AT DARTMOUTH: One of Tribes ... English Youth and others.” Coeducational the nation’s pioneers in educational computing, since 1972. Nickname: “Big Green.” Colors: Dartmouth’s computing environment includes a wire- Dartmouth Green and White. Motto: “Vox clamantis in less network that covers the entire campus. Beginning deserto” (“a voice crying out in the wilderness”). in the fall of 2003, local and long-distance telephone call- ing was enabled over the campus network using “software PRESIDENT: James Wright ’64a, noted historian and special- phones” and VoIP software. Ownership of a computer has been ist on the American West, inaugurated 16th Dartmouth president in required of undergraduates since 1991. September, 1998; a member of Dartmouth’s history department since 1969; former Dartmouth Provost and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences; ATHLETICS: 34 intercollegiate varsity sports (16 women's, 16 men's, two graduate of Wisconsin State University (1964) with master’s and doctorate coed); 17 club sports; 24 intramural sports. Three-quarters of Dartmouth degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. undergraduates participate in some form of athletics.

UNDERGRADUATE ARTS AND SCIENCES: Dartmouth is committed On the Web: www.dartmouth.edu to providing an excellent teaching and research environment for students and faculty. The scale of the College ensures the intimacy of a liberal arts college, while providing research opportunities typically found at much larger institutions. For the Class of 2011, there were 14,176 applications and 2,167 admissions; approximately 1,100 students will enroll. Students come from across the United States and around the world. Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2007-08 is $34,965; total tuition, room and board and fees is $45,483. Admission to the College is need-moot; financial aid in 2005-06 totaled approximately $67 million to 57 percent of undergraduates. The Arts and Sciences consist of 39 academic departments and programs; top majors among 2006 graduates were economics, government, psychological and brain sciences, history and English. The College has about 350 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including the highest percentage of tenured women in the Ivy League.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR: The Dartmouth Plan — a year-round calendar of four 10-week terms — allows flexibility in scheduling. Undergraduates must be on campus freshman year, summer before junior year and senior year.

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ROWING AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WHAT YOU CAN DO

There are many great benefits of rowing at Dartmouth College and most First of all, the work you do in the classroom will have the greatest bearing will last a lifetime. The friendships forged through hard work and sweat, on whether or not you are admitted, so keep studying. Be sure to plan ahead the lessons of connection between hard work and achievement and the feel- as you prepare your application. Talk with your teachers about your inter- ing of empowerment derived from accomplishing the impossible stay with ests and strengths. They have seen a lot of students and heard about a lot of rowers forever. The confidence and self discovery they gain help them in colleges’ different programs and can help you start in the right direction. other endeavors. At practice, rowers work hard and become better people because of it. Make sure that you visit a number of different colleges, and start early because you may be surprised about what you find you like and dislike. Visiting a college is an excellent way to meet professors, talk with students THE IVY LEAGUE AND ATHLETICS and to gain an idea if the school is the right fit for you. It is important for women to register with the NCAA clearinghouse because that is now The Ivy League is the oldest athletic league in the country. Over time, how- required for them to take official visits. Don’t be afraid to ask coaches ever, the Ivy League has developed more of an academic identity, due to its questions about visiting and other opportunities to learn more about the commitment to academic excellence. While being a student at one of the school and program. top colleges in the country, you will find that rowing is by no means your sole identity. You will take pride in your accomplishments in the classroom College is a place where you will spend four years and will identify with and around campus, not just at the boathouse. The goal is for athletics to for the rest of your life, and you don’t want to rush into any decisions. If help students gain a broad undergraduate experience and to become well- you save your college search for your senior year, you may find that taking rounded individuals. The training volume will vary throughout the year, SATs, improving on your academic record, writing applications and being for instance around two hours a day, with a day off per week in season and a leader on your team can make traveling difficult. Once you have your less time in the winter. favorite colleges identified, spend a good deal of time making sure you do an excellent job on your essays and applications.

SCHOLARSHIPS Important Deadlines

Another rule within the Ivy League dictates that there are no merit-based Early Decision: scholarships. Schools within the Ivy League can only offer need-based Nov. 1: Applications due along with CSS financial aid profile financial aid. That means there are no athletic scholarships. Rowers are Nov. 20: Financial aid - signed tax returns and W-2’s due here for their education. Dec. 1: International financial aid materials due Mid-Dec.: Decisions mailed out along with tentative financial aid awards GETTING IN TOUCH WITH COACHES Feb. 1: Financial aid- file the FAFSA with federal processors

Visiting our website and filling out a questionnaire is a great way to open the Regular Decision: lines of communication by giving the coaches information about yourself. The coaches look forward to hearing from you and encourage you to send Jan. 1: Applications due along with CSS financial aid profile us updates on how you are developing as a rower. Please keep in mind that Jan. 1 - Feb. 1: Register for and submit the CSS profile staff do hear from a large number of high school rowers, so if you do not Feb. 1: Financial aid - signed tax returns and W-2’s due receive an immediate response, do not take it personally, just drop another Feb. 1: Financial aid - file the FAFSA with federal processors line. Also, there are a number of rules in place that men’s and women’s Early April: Decisions mailed out along with financial aid awards coaches must follow in regard to contacting high school rowers, but you are May 2: Deadline to submit intent to enroll always free to contact coaches. That puts the ball in your court. Transfers: March 1: Transfer Applications due with financial aid materials Mid-May: Transfer Decisions mailed out

www.DartmouthSports.com 3 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 The “D-Plan” The Dartmouth Plan (or "D-Plan") is a unique and flexible calendar system that provides students with unparalleled opportunities to design an educational program that is most closely suited to their needs, interests and aspirations. The system, based on four ten-week terms per year, allows for students to easily engage in Dartmouth's many off-campus study programs as well as numerous internship opportunities. Students may include terms of on-campus/residence study, off-campus study in Dartmouth programs or at other institutions, or leave terms. Students may choose to graduate in three years or extend their enrollment patterns up to five years to allow for additional travel, employment, internships or personal experiences. An added advantage of the D-Plan is that it allows undergraduates to explore career interests in greater depth and with greater flexibility than is possible under traditional semester calendars. Students can arrange for jobs and internships during any non-summer term and avoid the competition and scramble that often occurs in the summer, getting an extra advantage for subsequent summer positions or quality of occupational experience.

"I spent last fall in Scotland, studying a rower’s house in Cadaqués, philosophy and rowing at the University a beautiful small town on the of Edinburgh. Rowing inserted me into a Mediterranean. Not only was facet of European culture, allowing me to it a fantastic opportunity to develop friendships with my teammates improve my Spanish, but it that surpassed the superficial ones char- was also valuable training acteristic of other students’ trips; all the time on the water." while I traveled around Scotland for prac- -Kathryn Twyman ‘09 tice, even stroking a four on the Thames. Dartmouth and rowing allowed me to "Dartmouth’s D-plan gave me the opportunity to gain valu- feel a part of an historic and fascinating Kathryn at Palau National in Barcelona, able working experience at Scottish city and university." Spain, at the site of the 1992 Olympics. -Colin Simonds ‘09 Rowing News, where I was a contributing writer for 3 months. Without class commitments, I was also "In the fall term of my Junior year, I able to train at a high level with my teammates in Hanover during the Colin Simonds at St. Paul's spent three months in Barcelona learning winter. This flexibility in the academic calendar is a unique advantage at Cathedral in London after Spanish as part of Dartmouth’s Language Dartmouth. Over the term my 2k erg score dropped 11 seconds from the rowing on the Thames. Study Abroad (LSA) program. While previous winter while my writing improved. As an aspiring journalist, I am abroad, I was able to competitively train at more than happy with the opportunities the D-plan gave me." Cataluña’s Olympic Canal and also try ocean rowing. One of my most mem- -Mike Knapp ‘09 orable experiences was spending a long weekend training with the team at

Typical D-Plan Schedule Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Freshman Winter Training on Campus Optional with Freshmen with Freshmen

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Sophomore Winter Training on Campus with Varsity with Varsity with Classmates

Internship Off Campus Train on Campus and Race Junior Winter Training on Campus Optional and Train on Own with Varsity

Train on Campus and Race Train on Campus and Race Senior Winter Training on Campus Done! with Varsity with Varsity

This D-Plan schedule shows a rower choosing the fall of junior year as the off-term. This is typical because it follows spending the summer on campus and gives the students a chance to get away for a while. Students commonly use this time to gain an edge with internships. They can take this internship wherever they want, giving them flexibility while also avoiding the summer crush for internships. During this time students commonly train at a rowing club near where they are working.

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FALL SPRING Mid September - Early December Mid March-Early June Duration: 11 weeks Duration: 11 weeks

The fall season is marked The spring season starts with a team trip to Oak Ridge, Tenn. to row on by amazing glass-flat Melton Hill Lake. Oak Ridge is similar to home, with miles of secluded water. The focus of the flat water. Upon returning from Tennessee, the team hits the river and con- fall is technical develop- tinues gearing up for ment and base fitness. spring races. Spring There are no distrac- races are either on tions from these goals as the Connecticut River rowers enjoy exclusive or at the home venue use of the Connecticut of the opposing team. River. Dartmouth also For non-championship competes at several fall races, rowers typical- races, including the Head Flat water of the Connecticut River in the fall ly race on a Saturday of the Charles, Princeton morning. For away Chase, Belly of the races that will involve Carnegie, Green Monster (in Hanover), Foot of the Charles and the Head leaving Hanover about of the Oklahoma. As the fall term wraps up the team heads down to Miami mid-day Friday and Beach, Fla. for a week and a half to row twice a day and enjoy the sunshine returning Saturday before going on winter break. afternoon. The sea- son culminates with a league champion- Spring is a time filled with competitions WINTER ship. The heavyweight and lightweight men race at the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Early January - Mid March Duration: 9 .5 weeks Championships. The women race at the Eastern Sprints in an effort to qualify for the NCAA Championship.

Winter training is marked by hard work. It is during this season that Dartmouth SUMMER rowers gain the toughness, power and Late June - Late August fitness that they will need to race in the Duration: 10 weeks spring. While a majority of the training is done on the erg machines, a third of Sophomores who remain on campus during the summer enjoy the Upper the time is spent rowing in the indoor Valley at its most stunning beauty. At the boathouse, sophomores get a tanks. The team uses tanks to work on chance to row together as a class again, like they did freshman year. The technique and fitness at the same time. flexibility of summer term, the beautiful weather and swimming in the A fair amount of time is also spent con- river after practice all lead to summer being a great time for rowers to hone ditioning with weights for both power their skills. Many rowers cap the summer racing season with a trip to the and injury prevention. While hard work Canadian Henley. is not always fun, the team does on occasion find a way to combine the two One of many fun and by taking advantage of the Northern competitive winter activities winters with outdoor training events such as cross country skiing, winter tri- athlons and competitive sledding. Summer's warm weather makes for beautiful days on the water.

www.DartmouthSports.com 5 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Lightweight Men – Head Coach STEVE PERRY Perry is known for his ability to turn around and rebuild programs and his stint at Navy was no exception. He took over Navy’s Plebe lightweights in HEAD COACH 2002 and had an immediate impact in the Midshipmen’s development into a THIRD SEASON league power. Producing the first Navy freshman lightweight championship RUTGERS ‘99 in 20 years, Perry’s freshman crews posted a combined 33-1 record over his three seasons. Contact Information: E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (603) 646-3434 Fax: (603) 646-3348

In just three years at the helm, Steve Perry has orchestrated one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the EARC. After just two years, he took the Big Green lightweight rowing program from the worst year in program history (prior to his arrival) to Ivy League and Eastern Sprints Championships in 2007. Perry has returned the Dartmouth 150’s to both national and international prominence, leading the crew to the Henley Royal Regatta following its success in 2007.

Currently in his third year, Perry has guided the Big Green to two consecu- At the EARC (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges) Sprints in 2005, his tive winning seasons and is on pace for a third, including Dartmouth’s win of first freshman and second freshman crews both won gold medals. During the EARC varsity lightweight eight and Ivy League titles in 2007. Through the 2004 Eastern Sprints, his first freshmen captured silver and his second the end of April, 2008, the Big Green varsity and second varsity eights were freshmen struck gold. In his first season with Navy at the Sprints in 2003, both 4-1, their best start since 1994. The varsity eight also brought home both of his eights won gold medals. the 2008 Biglin Bowl (against Harvard) for just the fourth time in program history in 54 years of competition and second time under Perry. The 2007 Prior to his time with the Midshipmen, Perry spent one year at Penn as championship varsity boat went 6-1 and was the highlight of the first cam- the men’s freshman lightweight coach. His freshman crews provided the paign since 1994 when Dartmouth won three of four cup races. The first program with its first winning season in 10 years. His first boat compiled varsity boat also earned Dartmouth’s second straight regular season wins a 5-2 regular season record and placed sixth at the Eastern Sprints, while over Cornell and Yale. In his first season, Perry led the Dartmouth varsity his second freshman crew went 4-3 during the season and finished fifth at boats to their first appearance in the grand final at the Eastern Sprints since the Sprints. 2002. Perry’s 2006 crew also won the Biglin Bowl, versus Harvard and MIT, for only the third time in 55 years. Under his tutelage the Big Green Perry’s first coaching job came at his alma mater, Rutgers, where he was first varsity has a combined regular season record of 14-3. the men’s freshman lightweight coach during the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Both years his crews made the grand final of the Eastern Sprints and fin- ished their seasons above .500. A four-year oarsman from 1995-1999, Perry rowed in the first varsity boat for three years and was the most valuable oarsman as a junior and a senior. The co-captain and stroke of the 1999 team, Perry led Rutgers to a silver medal at the 1999 IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) Collegiate National Championship.

6 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Lightweight Men – Assistant Coach/Roster BRIAN CONLEY Roster ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) THIRD SEASON Accomando, Ian Fr. Andover, Mass. (Phillips Academy) PENN ’02 Allison, James Jr. Hillsborough, Calif. (Thacher School) Apathy, Joseph So. Devon, Pa. (Conestoga) Contact Information: Barrie, William Jr. Fairfiled, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Bertoli, Peter Fr. Oyster Bay, N.Y. (Oyster Bay High School) E-Mail: [email protected] Blum, Benjamin Sr. Weston, Mass. (Weston H.S.) Phone: (603) 646-3434 Boneysteele, Ian Jr. Orinda, Calif. (Thacher School) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Brace, Tyler So. Westwood, Mass. (Belmont Hill School) Cheng, Darren So. Cos Cob, Conn. (Greenwich) Dawe, Nicholas Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier H.S.) Brian Conley is entering his third season as the assistant coach with the Douglas, Erik Jr. Annandale, Va. (Thomas Jefferson H.S.) Dartmouth lightweight rowing team. His 2007 crews saw success starting Eberhart, Kristin Jr. Rye Beach, N.H. (Phillips Exeter Academy) in the fall and carried through to the spring, claiming victories over several Gommel, Daniel Sr. Blue Hill, Maine (George Stevens Academy) league crews and posting a regular season record of 6-1. Greimann, Reid Jr. Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley H.S.) Grisdela, Philip Fr. Great Falls, Va. (Thomas Jefferson H.S.) Conley’s first freshman crew posted a fourth place finish at the 2006 Foot of Grogan, Conor Jr. Oak Park, Ill. (St. Ignatius College Prep. School) the Charles, the best among lightweight crews. His first boat followed up Hagedorn, Brad Jr. Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg H.S.) that successful fall campaign with wins against Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Hemani, Ben Jr. Ipswich, Mass. (Phillips Exeter Academy) Delaware, Rutgers and MIT, eventually going on to a sixth place finish at Heneghan, Colin Fr. Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford Sutherland H.S.) the Eastern Sprints, while his second freshmen boat placed fifth at Eastern Henson, Phil So. Bellmeade, N.J. (Hun School) Sprints. Hutcheson, Henry Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Northfield Mount Hermon) Prior to arriving at Dartmouth, Conley was the head coach at Lower Merion Lane, John Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial H.S.) High School in Ardmore, Pa., where his crews won the 2006 Scholastic Lane, Thomas So. San Dimas, Calif. (Webb School of California) National Championship and participated in the Royal Henley Regatta. Leavitt, Dylan So. Hampton, NH.. (Phillips Exeter Academy) Conley also served for two summers as the head lightweight coach at the Penn Ludlow, Benjamin Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Country Day School) Athletic Club in Philadelphia. In 2004, his lightweight crews won the US Luehrman, Henry Fr. Belmont, Mass. (Belmont Hill School) Rowing National Championship and three events at the Canadian Henley. Martin, Aaron Sr. Exton, Pa. (Malvern Prep) McClafferty, Ryan Fr. Bethesda, Md. (Bethesda Chevy Chase H.S.) A 2002 graduate of Penn, Conley was MVP and a three-year varsity letter- McDonald, M.Taylor Fr. Branford, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) winner for the Quakers’ lightweight rowing program. He served as com- McGeehin, Brendan Sr. Newtown Square, Pa. (Malvern Prep) modore and captain during his junior and senior years, respectively. Conley Moe, Alison Sr. Middletown, R.I. (Pomfret School) also competed for Penn AC in Philadelphia, winning numerous U.S. Rowing Murphy, Brian So. New Providence, N.J. (Pingry School) National Championships. Newcombe, James So. Princeton, N.J. (Princeton) Conley is responsible for the freshman lightweight team and assists with the Patch, Joshua Sr. Lebanon, N.H. (Lebanon H.S.) varsity program and recruiting. Potter, Nathan So. Peterborough, N.H. (ConVal High School) Qian, David So. Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius School) Ramirez-Brunner, Sebastian Fr. Carbondale, Colo. (Colo. Rocky Mountain School) Sampson, William So. Charlottesville, Va. (Western Albemarle H.S.) Simonds, Colin Sr. Roanoke, Va. (Hidden Valley H.S.) Sul, Steve So. Niles, Ill. (Niles North High School) Tolbert, Trent So. Tulsa, Okla. (Cascia Hall Prep) Vacchio, Christopher So. Inwood, N.Y. (Lawrence High School) Wang, James Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. (UC Berkeley) Yao, Catherine Jr. Princeton Junction, N.J. (W. Windsor-Plainsboro H.S. - South)

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season. The coaching staff believes in the concept that their athletes need to enjoy their time on the team and be involved as members of the Dartmouth community to achieve their very best in rowing. “I believe the purpose of our athletes needs to be to have fun… and winning is fun. My hope is each athlete leaves our program without any regrets of effort or tenacity left behind. We want their collegiate rowing experience to be fulfilling and helpful in regards to their development as young men and women.” With all the pieces in place, the Dartmouth lightweights are looking forward to continuing the program’s history of prowess in the lightweight league and have their sights on bringing home the Eastern Sprints title and the Lightweight National Championship.

After an Eastern Sprints title and three consecutive winning seasons Dartmouth lightweight crew is on the rise and getting faster. The class of 2008 graduated 10 seniors and Coach Perry is looking for the team to reload in 2008-2009 with 4 returning varsity boat members and 6 returning members of the junior varsity. According to Perry “Each year, we look to build upon what we learned the year before. After winning the Sprints in 2007, we looked to improve our depth and gain speed in the JV and we did just that.” Last season, the Varsity and the JV saw a great deal of success with some tight races during the regular season. “In 2008, we had a much deeper team with the Varsity and JV compiling winning records for the regular season with victories over such crews as Harvard, MIT, Columbia and Delaware. This year, we look to take that depth and build upon what Dartmouth lightweights are known for and that is the toughness in racing.” There were several athletes that gained racing experience in the varsity boat, which will help continue to lead the team towards greater success. This racing experience will be extremely valuable as the team vies for another Ivy League title. The goal of the Dartmouth lightweight program is to achieve high levels of success through working together as a whole team, achieving short range personal goals enroute to accomplishing the overall goals of the team for the

8 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Lightweight Men – Biographies PHIL HENSON ’11 ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY BELLMEADE, NEW JERSEY CHIP DAVIS ‘93 Major: Undecided Extracurricular: DOC Trips, Skiing and Biking Dartmouth College rowing memorabilia gath- ers dust on the walls of Chip Davis’ office, just I didn’t know much about Dartmouth down the road from where his collegiate rowing before my first visit, but after spend- career began... and ended. ing a day on campus I knew every- Ending, though, is a relative term. thing. Dartmouth was one of the last schools I visited, but the only While at Dartmouth, Davis earned a spot on school where I felt a connection to the men’s varsity lightweight crew and rowed the people, the buildings, and the every stroke of every cup race that he was eli- campus as a whole. When I came to gible for - not a small feat considering his four- visit Dartmouth, I fully understood year tenure at the college and the multitude of the meaning of a welcoming environ- cup races which rowers are eligible to row for ment, one where people don’t just each year. In 1993, his team won the Jope Cup look out for each other, but they try at the Eastern Sprints Championship for overall to make everyone’s experience as team supremacy. fun as possible. Everyone I talked Shortly after graduating from Dartmouth, Davis hung up his lightweight suit to found some way to tell me about to pursue a new kind of rowing career. With the tips earned from waiting their experiences at Dartmouth that tables, he rented a room from a college teammate, bought a computer and were unique and special. Although I began to write. At first he created a newspaper, initially titled Independent was only on campus for one day, I felt like I was part of a community with Rowing News. Now, 13 years later, it is Rowing News – the magazine people who were all connected either through similar experiences or through of rowing, a monthly publication, complete with glossy pages, an ever- a shared desire for everyone to have the best four years of their lives. expanding staff and readership that spans the globe. BRENDAN MCGEEHIN ‘09 In 1998, five years after graduating, he was inducted into the Dartmouth Rowing Hall of Fame. Most recently Davis was the 2006 recipient of the NEWTOWN SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA John J. Carlin award, an honor presented annually by US Rowing to an Major: Economics “individual who has made a significant contribution and outstanding com- Extracurricular: Running, Water-sports and Reading mitment in the sport of rowing.” Dartmouth offers a legacy of innumerable opportunities, both in and out of But he hasn’t forgotten his roots. In fact, he hasn’t even left, and there’s a the classroom, which are achievable only through the support of committed reason for that. faculty, staff, and students. An integral aspect of Dartmouth, distinguishing Davis on Dartmouth: it from other schools, is a prevailing sense of solidarity, as if the entire stu- dent body were on one large team, working toward a common goal. Often “My time at Dartmouth was incredibly productive – both from an academic times in rowing, an oarsman learns that the whole can prove to be much stand-point and from an athletic one. Many of the relationships I built there greater than the sum of its parts. Likewise, the accomplishments and suc- have helped me get to where I am today. When I left school I took a chance cesses seen throughout campus often result from the determined, collective - I had to. But the Dartmouth experience provided me with everything I effort of many dedicated students. Aspects such as a small student body or needed. It gave me an exceptional base. Dartmouth is where my success geographic isolation have served to strengthen these bonds, and to foster an began and it helps me continue my dreams in a career bringing rowing to incredible sense of camaraderie amongst students. Above all, Dartmouth those around the area and the world. Hanover provided the academics to presents its students build a growing publication and the rowing team gave the taste of success with the opportunity to through hard work to achieve what I always wanted. Since Dartmouth gave accomplish great things, me the foundation to have a career and a life that I enjoy, I cannot help and instills in them but want to continue to be actively involved in promoting Dartmouth to all attributes of teamwork those I encounter.” and dedication, which And it is from there that he built his dream, literally from the base up. will undoubtedly lead to continued success throughout their lives.

www.DartmouthSports.com 9 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Women’s Rowing – Head Coach WENDY LEVASH Princeton novice women. Named the EAWRC Novice Coach of the Year again in 2002, Levash led her Tiger freshman crews to undefeated seasons HEAD COACH and gold medals at the Eastern Sprints in 2002 and 2004. Her 2003 fresh- FOURTH SEASON men captured a silver medal at the Sprints. PRINCETON ’98 A standout rower in her own right, Levash captained the 1998 Princeton crew. She won a gold medal at the Eastern Sprints in 1995 as a Contact Information: member of the first novice eight and struck gold again at the Sprints in 1997 E-Mail: as a member of the first varsity eight. Levash also competed in the first two [email protected] NCAA championship regattas in 1997 and 1998. Phone: (603) 646-2330 A 1998 magna cum laude graduate of Princeton, Levash won the Fax: (603) 646-3348 Leslie K. Johnson Memorial Award for outstanding senior thesis work in 1998. She now lives in Quechee, Vt. where she enjoys running with her dogs, Phoebe and Roscoe.

Excited by the challenge of rebuilding the women's rowing program, head coach Wendy Levash joined the Dartmouth athletics staff in August of 2005 after seven years of coach- ing in the Ivy League. Levash had an immediate impact, and the program took off in her first year at the helm. In 2006 she led the Big Green varsity eight to its first Eastern Sprints grand final appearance since 1998. Her second season proved an historic one: both varsity eights qualified for the Eastern Sprints grand final, and the first eight earned its first NCAA bid since 1999. Under Levash’s leadership, the 2007 varsity eight raced to eighth place nationally, Dartmouth's best-ever finish at the NCAA championships. In the 2007-2008 year, Levash will push Dartmouth toward its next goal: a team bid to the NCAAs. Levash began her coaching career in 1998 at , where she spent three years molding the Cornell first novice eight into a championship crew. During her final season in Ithaca in 2001, she was named the EAWRC Novice Coach of the Year after leading her crew to an undefeated season and a gold medal at the Eastern Sprints. In 2001, Levash returned to her alma mater to coach the

10 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Women’s Rowing – Assistant Coach/Roster RICK GHERST Roster ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) THIRD SEASON Alexander, Sarah Jr. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Laurel School) Barnes, Michelle Sr. White Bear Lake, MN (Mounds Park Academy) VERMONT ’97 Boardman, Ann Sr. Riverside, Conn. (Greenwich H.S.- Clark) Briggs, Katy Jr. Pownal, Maine (North Yarmouth Academy) Contact Information: Carstensen, Haley Fr. Princeton, N.J. (The Lawrenceville School) E-Mail: [email protected] Chapel, Courtney So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Country Day) Phone: (603) 646-2330 Chapman, Jamie Fr. Traverse City, MI. (Traverse City Central H.S.) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Cohan, Sarah Fr. Marlborough, Mass. (Phillips Acad. Andover) Dauson, Erin So. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) Dauson, Sharon Sr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) Davis, Martha (Molly) Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Episcopal H.S.) Now in his third season, Gherst joined the Dartmouth staff in 2006 after Dobbin, Anna So. Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton) spending six years as the head men’s coach at the University of Rhode Doe, Liz Fr. Concord, Mass. (Deerfield Academy) Island. In 2004, Gherst led Rhode Island to the best season in its 45 year his- Doolittle, Elizabeth Sr. Watertown, Pa. (Beaver Country Day School) tory, medaling at the New England Championships, ECAC Invitational, and Dreissigacker, Emily So. Morrisville, Vt. (People’s Academy) taking the program’s first ever trip to the Henley Royal Regatta. Dutko, Katie Sr. Richmond Hill, N.Y. (St. Ann’s School) A 1997 graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in political Erickson, Kelly So. Corte Madera, Calif. (Marin School) science, Gherst began his coaching career at his alma mater as the novice Ferguson, Katie Jr. Chatham, N.J. (Chatham H.S.) women’s coach from 1997-1998 before becoming the head coach from Gardner, Laura Jr. Newton, Mass. (Newton South H.S.) 1998-2000. Godfrey, Caroline Fr. Lafayette, Calif. (College Preparatory School) Govan, Mattie So. Sevenoaks, Kent, England (Red Cross United) A former coxswain at both UVM and the Pennsylvania Athletic Club, Gherst Harney, Kate Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford-Mendon High School) won numerous medals on the collegiate and national level and competed at Harrison, Louisa Fr. Dedham, Mass. (Noble and Greenough School) the 1996 World Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland. Hauer, Johanna Sr. Belmont, Mass. (Belmont H.S.) In addition to coaching the varsity women’s fours, Gherst’s background in Hu, Shirley So. New York, N.Y. (Stuyvesant) coxing allows him to work closely with the Big Green coxswains in develop- Jansson, Hayley So. Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Collegiate School) ing all aspects of their role both on and off the water. Kler, Sarah Fr. Eugene, Ore. (South Eugene H.S.) When not at the boathouse coaching or in the shop fixing boats, Gherst Kehrl, Laura Jr. Mukilteo, Wash. (Lakeside School) enjoys running, rock climbing, and skiing. Lillian, Aviva Jr. Paris, France (Philips Exeter Academy) Mason, Jean So. Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Agnes Irwin School) McConnell, Claire Sr. Berwyn, Pa. (Blair Academy) Monkman, Samantha Jr. Norfolk, Va. (Norfolk Collegiate School) Orrick, Karen So. Bethesda, Md. (Walt Whitman) Pascall, Nell Sr. Perth, Australia (Beelong Grammar School) Pfeffer, Maia So. Wells, N.Y. (Wells Central School) Roddy, Katherine So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School of Knoxville) Salesky, Liz Fr. Niantic, Conn. (East Lyme H.S.) Sandmeyer, Ellen Fr. San Mateo, Calif. (Aragon H.S.) Teng, Michelle So. New York, N.Y. (Bronx HS of Science) Tercek, Alison So. Irvington, N.Y. (Fieldston School) Twyman, Kathryn Sr. Edmonton, Alberta (St. Francis Xavier H.S.) Unger, Emily So. Charlotte, Vt. (Vermont Commons School) Van Landeghem, Lindsay So. Ridgeland, Miss. (St. Andrew’s School) Vogl, Eileen Fr. Chicago, Ill. (The Latin School of Chicago) Williams, Carla Sr. Litchfield, Conn. (Hotchkiss School) Woodman, Laurie So. Redmond, Wash. (Redmond) Zarinsky, Natasha So. Queens Village, N.Y. (Townsend Harris H.S.) Yao, Cathy Jr. Princeton Junction, N.J. (W. Windsor- Plainsboro H.S.-South)

www.DartmouthSports.com 11 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Women’s Rowing – Team Outlook Dartmouth Women’s Crew… A Program on the Rise

The 2006 season marked the start of an exciting upward swing for the Dartmouth women’s crew program. Under the direc- tion of first-year head coach Wendy Levash, the varsity eight posted a 6-2 record and made an appearance in the EAWRC grand final. The novice crews brought home gold and bronze EAWRC medals, ensuring the promise of a bright future for the Big Green. In addition to its success at EAWRC’s, the varsity eight also enjoyed victories over Ivy League foes Cornell, Columbia, Penn and Radcliffe and regional rivals Boston College and Boston University. The win over then No. 8 Radcliffe was Dartmouth’s first since 1998, and would prove a springboard for the rest of the season. For its efforts throughout the spring, the Big Green peaked at number 10 in the NCAA national rankings. The Dartmouth women’s crew made program history in 2007, when the varsity eight received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Championships, marking the program’s fourth NCAA appearance and first since 1999. After coming out of the gates strong in its qualifying heat, the Big Green advanced to the semifinal and eventually the petite final, finishing second in a thrilling race to take eighth overall out of 16 varsity eight crews. Prior to that, Dartmouth’s best finish was tenth in 1997. Dartmouth had the highest placing of the four at-large eights and out-raced its pre-race national ranking of 15th. This impressive NCAA performance marked the return of the Dartmouth women to the national stage and the crew has its sights set on a team appearance in the near future. Each year, the women compete in the Charles River Challenge in Boston, Mass., where each boat races three times over the course of the weekend. In 2008, the var- sity eight won in races against Notre Dame, Gonzaga, and Syracuse. In addition to success in Boston, Dartmouth women’s season saw repeat victories over Cornell, Penn, and Boston University.

As a team, the Big Green oarswomen have redefined both hard work and success, and are committed to building upon the program’s tradition while taking the pro- gram to the next level.

12 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Women’s Rowing – Biographies AVIVA LILLIAN ’10 NELL PASCALL ’09 PARIS, FRANCE PERTH, AUSTRALIA Major: Creative Writing Major: Biology (Tropical and Marine Ecology) Extracurricular: member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority Extracurricular: the Dartmouth Handel Society community choir, International Students Association, and Dartmouth Outing Club Freshman When I was choosing colleges, I looked for a Trips rowing program on the verge of taking off. I My most memorable moment of training for wanted to be part of a team that was driven and Dartmouth Crew was when I established a new energized to work its way to the top. I wasn’t personal record on a 5k erg test last fall. We had interested in riding the success of a long-trium- just closed the boathouse doors for the season phant team whose foundation was already built earlier that week as winter set in. I had failed by girls who had graduated. I wanted to be in a to complete a previous erg test due to an injury, group of girls who were excited to be at a pivot- and I really just wanted to crank that one. After al moment in their program’s history; and when pulling my first sub-19-minute score of the I visited, I found those girls at Dartmouth. season, I really felt I had something big to con- tribute to the team. Wendy had me read out my score, and then five other people read out their KATE MANN ’08 own PRs. There was a feeling of great achieve- PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY ment in the room. The team helps us push ourselves to greater speed, and Major: History; Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies the team bond assures us we are not working just for ourselves, but for our Extracurricular: Senior Class Gift Chair, Peer Academic Link (student crew, our team, and Dartmouth. academic advisor) ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY My favorite Dartmouth experience would have to be all of Sophomore Summer. Sophomore JUDY GEER ’75 Summer is this amazing opportunity to make Judy Geer was the first Dartmouth feel like it is yours rather than just women’s rowing captain somewhere that you go to school. Being able at Dartmouth. She made to go down to the river and jump off the rope three Olympic teams swing after class, take great classes, or just to and raced in five world hang out outside all afternoon with friends was a Championships. She lot of fun. Because the sophomores are the only competed in the U.S. ones on campus we all got to know each other Women’s 4+ in 1976, so much better, and we got to run all of the orga- was slated to row in the nizations on campus. After Sophomore Summer double with her sister all Dartmouth students begin to bleed green. and fellow Dartmouth alumna Carlie in the boycotted Games of LINDSAY VAN LANDEGHEM ’11 1980, and raced her final Olympics in the Women’s Double in 1984. A RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI member of the first class of women to attend Dartmouth, Geer graduated Major: Economics/Geography with a degree in Ecology in 1975. She later returned to Dartmouth and Extracurricular: German Drill Instructor, Theatre, Political Discussion earned a masters in engineering in 1983. Geer currently lives in Morrisville, Groups Vt. with her husband Dick Dreissigacker and their three children, includ- ing daughters Hannah and Emily, who attend Dartmouth. She works in the One of my best rowing memories is the first marketing department at Dreissigacker’s company, Concept2 which devel- time that the novice boat rowed to the 2k course. ops and manufactures oars and rowing machines. Geer still races her single After weeks of rowing through the winding, frequently and successfully. wooded river we reached the course on a steady- Geer on Dartmouth: state row at sunset. The view from the beginning of the course was gorgeous; the glassy river “For me, rowing was a very significant and valuable part of my Dartmouth stretched into the mountains. As a walk-on experience. In those pioneer days of women’s rowing we didn’t always athlete I never imagined that I would so quickly have the lightest boats or the best oars, but we developed a strong sense come to appreciate the opportunity to row for of team, a deep appreciation of the sport and lasting friendships. And the Dartmouth in such a beautiful place. Connecticut River is one of the most beautiful places I have ever rowed.”

www.DartmouthSports.com 13 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Heavyweight Men – Head Coach TOPHER BORDEAU In the summers of 2007 and 2008, Bordeau coached the United States Under-23 National Team eight, which made the Friends of Dartmouth HEAD COACH Rowing Boathouse and the Connecticut River home base in its selec- THIRD SEASON tion and training for the Under-23 World Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland (2007) and Brandenberg, Germany (2008). PRINCETON ’98 When not coaching and recruiting the next generation of Dartmouth heavy- OXFORD ‘99 weights, Bordeau enjoys swimming, biking and running around the Upper Connecticut River Valley in preparation for his fifth Ironman triathlon.

Contact Information: E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (603) 646-2450 Fax: (603) 646-3348

Topher Bordeau was named Head Coach of Dartmouth heavyweight row- ing on July 29, 2006. Having been involved in rowing for 20 years as a rower and a coach, Bordeau is excited about the opportunity to make his mark as a head coach. “I’m acutely aware that my career is going to be defined by what Dartmouth crews do in the future, and that’s appealing to me,” said Bordeau. “Only six schools have won the Eastern Sprints Championship in the past 25 years: Dartmouth, Harvard, Brown, Penn, Wisconsin and Princeton. That’s an elite club, and Dartmouth has a spot in it. Success here isn’t just a dream, it isn’t just something we’re chasing somewhere down the road. It’s a concrete part of our past, and it will be a concrete part of our future, too. Dartmouth has the facilities and resources to compete at the highest level of the sport. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when. And I feel fortunate to play a role in making that happen.” Bordeau spent the 2006 season coaching the freshman heavy- weight crew at the U.S. Naval Academy, guiding the Midshipmen to their best Eastern Sprints finish in six years. Prior to his stint at Annapolis, he spent three seasons as the freshman lightweight coach at Princeton, where he helped the Tiger novices capture two silver medals and one bronze at the Sprints and IRA and assisted on the 2003 Eastern Sprints Championship varsity squad. A 1998 graduate of Princeton, Bordeau captained a team that enjoyed unprecedented success, winning three IRA titles, three Eastern Sprints titles and four Rowe Cups during his time in orange and black. After graduation, Bordeau moved to England, where he rowed for Oxford University in the 1999 Oxford- Cambridge Boat Race while studying for a postgraduate diploma in social administration at Oxford’s Hertford College. At the time of his hiring, Director of Athletics Josie Harper commented that Bordeau’s “successful experience at the highest levels of collegiate rowing, along with his strong leadership skills and firm commitment to the Ivy League model of athletics, made him the ideal choice for this position.”

14 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Heavyweight Men – Assistant Coach/Roster ERIC KRATOCHVIL Roster ASSISTANT COACH Name Year Hometown (High School) THIRD SEASON Abo, Kristine Fr. Glastonbury, Conn. (Glastonbury H.S.) PRINCETON ’01 Alston, Bryon So. San Francisco, Calif. (June Jordan H.S.) Babcock, Theodore Sr. Greenbrae, Calif. (Branson School) Balaguer, Matt So. Portage, Mich. (Blair Academy) Contact Information: Banovich, Bogyi So. New York, N.Y. (High School of Science) E-Mail: Bao, Alexander So. Beverly Hills, Calif. (Webb School of California) [email protected] Beattie, Bryan So. Mastic, N.Y. (William Floyd High School) Phone: (603) 646-9620 Benjamin, Ethan Jr. Chevy Chase, Md. (Bethesda-Chevy Chase H.S.) Fax: (603) 646-3348 Birasa, Nick So. Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee) Brouwer, Chris Sr. Warren, Maine (Medomak Valley H.S.) Calloway, Graeme Fr. Hanover, N.H. (Hanover H.S.) Darbyshire, Quincy So. Savannah, Ga. (St. Paul’s School) Dray, Hunter Fr. New Canaan, Conn. (Deerfield Academy) Eric Kratochvil is in his third year coaching the Dartmouth freshman heavy- weights. Before coaching at Dartmouth, he spent five years coaching the Edwards, Nick Jr. Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) freshman lightweights at Cornell University. Foukal, Nick Jr. Nahant, Mass. (St. Paul’s School) Gallira, Matthew Fr. Wayne, N.J. (Blair Academy) During his first two years at Dartmouth, his crews have enjoyed consistent Giometti, Nick So. Winchester, Mass. (The Rivers School) improvements over the previous freshmen’s results. Kratochvil focuses a great deal of his energy on recruiting and has been seeing solid results with Glazier, Shannon So. Los Angles, Calif. (Polytechnic School) Dartmouth’s incoming rowers. Greulich, Evan Jr. Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North H.S.) Guba, Jim Sr. Latham, N.Y. (Shaker H.S.) During his tenure in Ithaca, Kratochvil guided the freshman eight to the Hull, Sandy Sr. Shoreline, Wash. (Lakeside H.S.) 2002 Eastern Sprints bronze medal and wins over Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth. His rowers enjoyed two Belly of the Carnegie titles, as Knapp, Mike Sr. Duxbury, Mass. (Duxbury) well at two IRA Championships in the varsity pair. Kratochvil was instru- Kordahl, James Jr. Paris, France (American School of Paris) mental in Cornell’s rise to national prominence on the lightweight scene. Lerman, Justin Jr. Gladwyne, Pa. (The Shipley School) He was an assistant coach for Cornell at the Royal Henley Regatta in Maloney, Tyler Fr. Wheaton, Ill. (Choate Rosemary Hall) England twice. In 2005 the Big Red advanced to the quarter finals of the Martella, Chris So. Washington, D.C. (Maret School) Temple Challenge Cup, made it to the finals in 2006, beating the National Mathison, Tanner So. Gold Beach, Ore. (Holderness School) Champion Cal freshman heavyweights along the way. With his help, the McConnell, Craig So. Berwyn, Pa. (Blair Academy) Cornell varsity lightweights won both the Eastern Sprints and the IRA McNabb, Ian Sr. Devon, Pa. (Haverford School) National Championship in 2006 and finished third and second, respectively, Mercurio, Robert Fr. Old Lyme, Conn. (Lyme-Old Lyme H.S.) at those regattas in 2005. Miliano, Anastasia Jr. Gorham, Maine (Gorham H.S.) A 2001 graduate of Murphy, Ryan Sr. East Wareham, Mass. (Wareham H.S.) , Ng, Julian Sr. North Andover, Mass. (Brooks School) Kratochvil has the Nowadnick, Peter So. Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Lakeside H.S.) distinction of hav- ing won Eastern Oatway, Matthew Fr. Cherry Hill, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial H.S.) Sprints gold medals Ogban, Otega So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Summit Country Day School) as a member of both Ogunbamise, Tosin So. Lagos, Nigeria (F.G.C. Idoani, Nigeria) the varsity light- O’Horo, Mark So. Delafield, Wis. (University Lake School) weight (1999) and Polwrek, Joseph Fr. Pasadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep School) varsity heavyweight Pujol, Alex So. Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley H.S.) (2001) crews. Also, Rayner, Brenton Jr. Rockledge, FL (Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy) he received a silver Reisner, Jesse Fr. Bristol, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) and bronze at the Ressler, Matthew Fr. New York, N.Y. (The Dalton School) IRA while rowing varsity heavyweight. Following his graduation from Princeton, Kratochvil stroked the United States National Team lightweight Rolfes, Greg Sr. Loveland, Ohio (St. Xavier H.S.) eight to a bronze medal at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Scott, Charlie So. Milwaukee, Wis. (Shorewood) Lucerne, Switzerland. Verilek, Justin So. Red Oak, Iowa (Red Oak H.S.)

www.DartmouthSports.com 15 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Heavyweight Men - Who We Are RESTORING A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE With improved performance at both the varsity and freshman levels in 2008, the Dartmouth heavyweights have started their climb back to the medal stand. Three different processes are driving that climb: a sustained commitment to training and competition by the team’s current members, a dramatic increase in recruiting by the coaching staff, and significantly improved support for those efforts by the Dartmouth College Athletic Department and the Friends of Dartmouth Rowing. The 2008 Dartmouth freshman posted their best season since 2002, and the recruited and walk- on squad that will don the Green in 2009 looks to raise the bar even further. Those underclassmen will the team also draws its identity from its use of the unparalleled training push a varsity squad that returns opportunities in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Past seasons have thirteen of eighteen rowers from started out with the Dartmouth Heavyweight Triathlon: a 1/4 mile swim the top two varsity crews, includ- across the Connecticut River and back to the boathouse, a 44-mile bike ing a senior and junior class that ride from the boathouse to Mount Moosilauke, and a 4,802 climb up the will be excited to see a tangible mountain. Events like competitive sledding and “human curling” have reward for their efforts in turning spiced up winter training, and many rowers challenge themselves with the program around. the “Dartmouth 50,” a 50-mile hike through the White Mountains, during This is an exciting time for sophomore summer. These are the types of things that Dartmouth heavy- Dartmouth rowing. weights like to do, because these activities define who they are. WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR The team is looking for rowers who like to train and race hard. Successful LEADERSHIP AND POWER team members push themselves and each other, and rowers coming into Dartmouth heavyweight rowers excel both on and off the water. In addi- the program with that attitude will thrive. People who know and value the tion to boasting rowers that will contend for the United States Under-23 difference between commitment and participation are Dartmouth rowers. National Team in 2009, Dartmouth heavyweights have won Rhodes, People who take pride in their work and its impact on the program are Mitchell, and Marshall Scholarships in the past five years, and the 2008 Dartmouth rowers. Student Assembly president, Travis Green, stroked the Dartmouth second varsity in 2008.

WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE TRAIN Dartmouth is stereotypically a team that uses toughness to embrace the challenge of turning weaknesses into strengths. Often times those chal- lenges are embraced on the water, in the weight room, or on the ergs. But

16 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Heavyweight Men - Biographies CHRIS BROUWER ’09 ALUMNI BIOGRAPHY: WARREN, MAINE DAN PROTZ ’98 Major: Economics Extracurricular: treasurer of Chi Heorot fraternity Dan Protz is a classic example of the Dartmouth success story. I came to Dartmouth from a A three-year varsity heavyweight public high school in rural oarsman who matriculated with no Maine, basically unaware that rowing experience, Protz has car- crew even existed. However, ried the lessons he learned on the since walking onto the team in Connecticut River well beyond its the fall of my freshman year, banks. An under-23 National Team crew has had the single largest member during the summer before impact on my life. It’s been an his senior year, Protz continued to incredible way to meet people, train with the national team after both within the rowing commu- graduating, an experience that culminated in his winning a gold medal at nity and around campus, and the 1999 World Championships in St. Catharine’s, Ontario. make connections. From the While at Dartmouth, Protz was also able to make use of the Upper Valley’s team training trips, to training together and taking on the Prouty’s Century abundant natural resources and the flexibility of the D-Plan to pursue bike ride over Sophomore Summer, the camaraderie that’s formed is truly his other passion: climbing. He carried that passion to mountains around remarkable. These ties reach beyond the boathouse, heavily influencing my the world and eventually to its tallest peak. Protz and fellow Dartmouth decision to become a brother at Chi Heorot, where a number of rowers have heavyweight teammate Greg Vadasdi ‘98 teamed up to form the Big Green found a responsible fraternity. These ties have also provided an invaluable Everest expedition that reached the summit of Mount Everest on June 2, resource in both academic and career planning and corporate recruiting. 2005. Dan is now headed to England to start work, having just graduated from Stanford’s MBA program. He will compete at The Ironman France on June 24. NICK FOUKAL ’10 Protz on Dartmouth: NAHANT, MASS . Major: Engineering modified with Economics “When I entered college I wasn’t a climber or a rower. I grew up in Extracurricular: skiing, tennis, sailing instructor Wisconsin where there aren’t any big mountains and I had never seen a rowing shell in my life. I didn’t know how to be an athlete or how to train effectively. The realization that success at the elite level was possible came Dartmouth Rowing has played an integral gradually and Dartmouth played a big role in building my confidence and part in my college experience. Arriving at abilities. The program was demanding and I always felt pushed to improve. Dartmouth as a recruited oarsman, I had In addition the sheer beauty of Dartmouth’s location helped me stay focused a vague idea of what I was getting myself during the difficult times. The experience of rowing through the morning into before I arrived, but I did not realize mist on the glassy waters of the Connecticut River always kept me coming the extent to which hard work can bring back even when I felt I wasn’t improving fast enough. So while winning people together. The Dartmouth heavy- the World’s was a great moment in my life, the years I spent rowing at weight team is defined by hard work and Dartmouth remain the most memorable for me. although I arrived fairly out-of-shape, I adopted the hard work mentality without “The flexibility of the D-Plan was critical to my rowing career. To make hesitation. This transition was facilitated by national team boats, I needed water time. It allowed me to take winters following the upperclassmen, who exempli- away to places where I could train on the water. My junior year I went fied devotion to the team and to one another to Seattle and my senior year to the U.S. Training Center in Augusta, Ga. through hard work. The D-Plan really allows you to tailor the college experience to fit your personal goals.” For me personally, rowing for Dartmouth has opened many doors for my future. Next fall I am planning on coaching in South Africa during my off-term. This should be a great experience as well as a great way to have access to quality training facilities. Dartmouth has also opened my eyes to pursuing rowing beyond college as I am striving toward rowing for the U.S. U-23 team and hoping to eventually compete in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.

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2007 1995 1980 Anne Kennedy ‘07: Nations Cup-Eight, Anne Kakela ’92: Eight, Gold Julia Geer ’75: Olympian-Double Bronze Ted Murphy ’94: Straight Four Charlotte Geer ’80: Olympian-Double John Nichols ‘01: Light Eight Nancy Vespoli ’77: Olympian-Quad 1994 Thomas Hull ’79: Olympian-Four 2006 Ted Murphy ’94: Coxed Four, Silver Kate Davison ’07: Nations Cup-Eight, Gold Jeremy Howick ’92: Canadian Eight Kurt Somerville ’79: Olympian-Eight John Nichols ‘01: Light Eight Davey Kitchell ’95: Light Eight 1979 Anne Kennedy ’07: Nations Cup-Eight, Gold Anne Kakela ’92: Straight Four, Silver / Julia Geer ’75: Double Matt Muffelman ‘03: Light Four Eight, Silver Kurt Somerville ’79: Spare 2005 1993 1977 Matt Muffelman ‘03: Light Quad Anne Kakela ’92: Straight Four, Silver / US Julia Geer ’75: Quad Eight, Silver Kurt Somerville ’79: Eight 2003 Ted Murphy ’94: Coxed Four Justin Jones ’02: Pan Am-Eight, Gold 2002 1976 Dan Perkins ’97: Oxford Boat Race Winner 1992 Julia Geer ’75: Olympian-Four James Moulton ’84: Olympian-Spare 2001 1975 Ben Cotting ’01: Light Eight, Bronze Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Olympian-Coxed Pair Raymond Adams:’71: Four Heavyweights: Henley Royal Regatta Winner- 1991 Charlie Hoffmann ’77: Light Eight, Silver Ladies Plate Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair 1974 2000 1988 Raymond Adams ’71: Pair Ted Murphy ’94: Olympian-Pair, Silver Cola Parker ’84: Light Four 1973 Dominic Seiterle ’98: Olympian-Canadian 1987 Raymond Adams ’71: Euro Champs-US Pair Double 1999 Cola Parker ’84: Pan Am Games-Light Pair, 1971 Dan Protz ’98: Pan Am Games- Eight, Gold / Gold Worlds-Coxed Four, Gold William Pickard Jr. ’71: Euro Champs- US Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Ted Murphy ’94: Pan Am-Eight, Gold Eight Jamison Peschell ‘99: Light Pair 1986 W. Deneys Purcell ’71: Euro Champs-US Dan Perkins ’97: Spare Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair Eight James Moulton ’84: Double 1998 1970 Dan Protz ’98: Nations Cup- Double / 1985 Robert Brayton ’64: Eight Worlds, US Double Steve Shellans Jr. ’82: Coxed Pair James Willis Jr. ’69: Eight John Eaton ’71: Coxed Pair Jamison Peschel ’99: Nations Cup-Light Four 1984 1997 Julia Geer ’75: Double 1969 Ted Murphy ’94: Pair, Bronze Charlotte Geer ’80: Double Robert Brayton ’64: Euro Champs-US Four Carin Reynolds ’84: Light Eight, Gold Dan Perkins ’97: Nations Cup-Quad 1967 Dan Protz ’98: Nations Cup-Quad Joseph Holland ’84: Light Eight Robert Brayton ’64: Euro Champs-US Four, Jamison Peschel ’99: Nations Cup-Double 1983 Silver / Pan Am Games-Four, Gold Julia Geer ’75: Quad 1996 1966 Ted Murphy ’94: Olympian-Eight Odd-Even Charlotte Geer ’80: Quad Edward Northrop ’66: Eight Bustnes ’94: Olympian-Norwegian Straight Stephen Shellans Jr. ’82: Pan Am Games- Four Coxed pair, Silver 1963 Daniel Watts ’63: Pan Am Games-Pair, Silver Greg Lewis ’94: Olympian-Spare, Henley 1982 Royal Regatta Winner-Double Robert Brayton ’64: Pan Am Games-US Pair, Julia Geer ’75: Single Silver Annie Kakela ’92: Olympian-Eight Charlotte Geer ’80: Quad Max Holdo ’96: Olympian-Argentinian Double 1981 Julia Geer ’75: Double Charlotte Geer ’80: Double Timothy Guiles ’81: Light Four

18 www.DartmouthSports.com Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Administration/Location JOSIE HARPER JAMES WRIGHT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Jo Ann "Josie" Harper, a prominent figure A veteran academic administrator, teacher, in collegiate athletics and a highly regarded and noted historian, James Wright has coach, is the Big Green's director of athlet- spent more than 35 years in higher educa- ics and recreation. She assumed the leader- tion and has held a series of leadership ship role for Dartmouth athletics in June, positions at Dartmouth during one of the 2002. most eventful eras in the College's history. Harper is Dartmouth's seventh ath- He is the 16th president of Dartmouth letic director and the first woman to hold College. this position both at Dartmouth and in the Born in Madison, Wis., Wright Ivy League. received a bachelor's degree from Harper joined the Dartmouth staff Wisconsin State University (now the in July, 1981, as head coach of women's lacrosse. In July, 1987, she University of Wisconsin – Platteville), and master's and doctoral degrees in assumed additional responsibilities as assistant director of athletics for history from the University of Wisconsin. intercollegiate programs, where she developed and administered recruiting Wright has been a member of the Dartmouth community since 1969, support for coaches and served as liaison to the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor when he came to Hanover as an assistant professor of history. He became Program, among other duties. In July, 1990, she was promoted to associate associate professor in 1974 and professor of history in 1980. He served as director of athletics while continuing to coach women's lacrosse. associate dean of the faculty from 1981-85 and then as dean of the faculty She was promoted to senior associate director of athletics in June, from 1989-97; as acting president in 1995; and as provost in 1997. He 1999, and in that capacity was responsible for long-range planning, schedul- was elected to the Dartmouth presidency in April 1998 and took office on ing, personnel recruitment, budget, alumni relations and event management August 1, 1998. for all of Dartmouth's varsity athletic teams. Wright is a specialist in American history, particularly American A graduate of West Chester University, Harper figured prominently political history, and the author or editor of five books, including The as a lacrosse coach on the national and international level. In November, Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire (1987) and 2006, Harper was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a The Politics of Populism (1974). He has been a John Simon Guggenheim "truly great coach." In 1986, she coached the U.S. World Cup team, and she Memorial Fellow and Charles Warren Fellow at . Wright assisted with the 1982 United States team that won the World Championship is on the board of the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and is a member of the in England. In November, 2003, she was honored as an inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sturzebecker Foundation Hall of Fame of West Chester University and West In May, 2005, President Wright was named to an NCAA subcom- Chester admitted her into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. mittee charged with examining the "Implications of Academic Values and In May, 1999, she was inducted into Dartmouth's "Wearers of the Standards." He has served on the NCAA Division I Board of Governors Green," a celebration every five years that salutes outstanding Big Green and is currently the Chair of the Ivy Council and a member of the Board of coaches and athletes. Harper was honored in the category of coaching a Directors for the Consortium on Financing Higher Education. national or Olympic team. President Wright is married to Susan DeBevoise Wright. He has two Harper is the 2005 recipient of the Katherine Ley Award, presented sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren. by the ECAC in recognition of her leadership and advocacy for women coaches and administrators. In 2000, Harper was named the NACWAA (National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators) Division I-AA administrator of the year. In 2001, Harper was honored as the ECAC female athletic administrator of the year. In 2003, she was adopted by Dartmouth's Class of 1947.

Location Hanover, New Hampshire is a vibrant New England town located approxi- mately two and a half hours northwest of Boston. Set upon the intersec- tion of the Connecticut River and the Appalachian Trail, and flanked by the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Green Mountains of Vermont, Dartmouth's location is striking in its natural beauty. In addition to Dartmouth's own resources, there are more than 20 restaurants and cafes, a multi-screen movie theatre, numerous clothing shops, specialty shops and other retail services all within easy walking distance of campus.

www.DartmouthSports.com 19 Dartmouth College Rowing 2008-09 Support Staff BRIAN AUSTIN LESLIE SONDER SENIOR ASSOCIATE WOMEN’S ROWING DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FACULTY ADVISOR Brian Austin joined Dartmouth College five years Professor Leslie Sonder is faculty advisor to ago. He has been overseeing the men's and women's rowing. A member of the department women's rowing teams as a senior associate direc- of earth sciences, Sonder is particularly interested tor of athletics. Austin is a native of Keene, N.H. in the deformations that occur in continents and and a graduate of Amherst College. Following the forces that cause such deformations. Sonder graduation, Austin went on to UMass-Amherst to grew up in the rowing mecca of Oak Ridge, Tenn. gain his masters while coaching at the same time. However, it is just recently that she has become Following his masters, he went on to Cornell hooked on rowing. Now she is commonly found where he was an associate director of athletics for nine years. In 1996 he enjoying the beautiful Connecticut River. was named director of athletics at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. and remained there for six years before coming to Dartmouth College.

LISA BALDEZ MEN’S ROWING ROBERT CEPLIKAS ’78 FACULTY ADVISOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR Professor Baldez works with the Department OF ATHLETICS of Government and the Department of Latin Upon his graduation from Dartmouth in 1978, American, Latino and Caribbean Studies. She is Bob Ceplikas joined the College's Admissions a rower herself and rows with the local rowing Office, where he held four different positions over community, Upper Valley Rowing Foundation. A 11 years. For six of those years, he also served as graduate of Princeton University, before coming to assistant coach of Dartmouth's varsity women's Dartmouth, Lisa taught at Harvard and Washington hockey team. After earning a master's in educa- University. Lisa has focused some of her research tion at in 1990, he returned to in the area of gender and politics in Latin America, Dartmouth as an athletics administrator, and has along with other international gender issues. served as deputy athletics director since 1994. In that role, he coordinates fundraising, serves as liaison to the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices, oversees the sports information and marketing areas, and assists the Director with major facility planning, community relations and overall management of the department. He has also served on numerous College committees and has been a volunteer youth hockey coach for many years.

TRACY PORO ATHLETIC TRAINER Tracy Poro is in her fourth year working with athletes at Dartmouth. She is originally from Amherst, N.H. At the University of Pittsburgh, she studied movement science and specialized in athletic training. From there she went to the University of Wisconsin to receive her master of science degree. Poro lives an active life enjoying reading, hiking, running, rock-climbing and fishing in her free time.

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