2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT BROWN ATHLETICS Top Teams

Brown Wins NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championship

Men’s Soccer Beats Boston College and UConn In NCAA Tournament Advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 Director of Athletics: Michael Goldberger

It is my pleasure to share with you the 2010-11 Annual Report athletes to be honored at a single institution; there are very for the Department of Athletics and Physical Education. This few schools in the nation that are able to match these numbers. publication highlights the athletic and academic achievements Finally, let me also point out the special commendation that for the past year, and I am delighted to tell you that there are was given to another member of women’s crew team. Senior many accomplishments to share. Petra Weiss won the NCAA Elite 88 award in women’s crew. First and foremost, our women’s crew team, under the This highly prestigious award is given to the participant at direction of Head Coach John Murphy and Associate Head the national championship for his/her sport with the highest Coach Phoebe Murphy, is once again, the NCAA champion. GPA. Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment! This is the seventh On a broader scope, Brown Athletics enjoyed another fabulous national championship won by our women’s crew – the most year in the overall academic performance of our teams. This of any program in the nation. Also worth noting is that in year, our APR results landed Brown second in the nation the fifteen years that this championship has been contested, for teams honored by the NCAA for outstanding academic Brown has always finished in the top five; no other University achievement. Twenty-two of our teams were so honored – a in the nation can make that claim. nice increase over last year’s impressive total of 19 teams. We Although no other team at Brown is able to claim such an are very proud that our athletes are able to perform so well on impressive achievement, there are some other truly special the field and in the classroom. Also honored was Lisa Caputo, performances. It is important that we highlight the fantastic class of ’86, who received the prestigious NCAA Silver Award accomplishments of our men’s soccer team in 2010. Under for her brilliant accomplishments in public service after her the leadership of first-year head coach Pat Laughlin, our men’s graduation from Brown. soccer team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA One other area I would like to highlight is the improvements Championship. To get there, they had to beat a very strong being made to Brown facilities. The new Jonathan Nelson Boston College team at home, and then travel to Storrs, Fitness Center, the Katherine Coleman Moran Aquatics Connecticut and defeat the perennial powerhouse UConn Center, the Zucconi Strength and Conditioning Center for on its home field. The third round loss to the University of our varsity athletes will be three great improvements for the California- Berkeley was a hard fought game – but Cal proved lives of our athletes. Adjacent to this new building is the to be just a little stronger in the end. But, this was the furthest Ittleson Quad. This new green space on campus changes the a Brown team has advanced in this tournament since 2000. appearance of the athletic complex dramatically. Our vision There were also some wonderful individual performances this for athletics states that our athletic facilities should represent past year – performances at the very highest level in the Ivy the excellence of the University. This new project is an League. Brynn Smith, a senior on our women’s track team was important step into making this vision a reality. honored as the Heptagonal Outdoor Championship Female Let me conclude by saying thank you to the staff and coaches Athlete of the Year. She won both the shot and hammer at in the Department for their fine work last year. It was a year the Heps, and advanced to the NCAA championship for the with a lot of challenges, and yet everyone kept focused on the second consecutive year. In men’s , senior Harry work that needed to be done and did so with an excellence Zolnierczyk was also honored as the League’s Player of the that is a source of great pride for the University. I would Year, while sophomore Svetozar Stefanovic, of our men’s water like to offer a special thank you to Davies Bisset and the polo team, was honored as the CWPA Northern Division Sports Foundation. Not only did this Most Valuable Player. group achieve its fundraising , but it took a giant step However, as wonderful as these athletic accomplishments beyond in the most difficult financial circumstances that I can are, we’re even more proud of the academic performance by remember. Their work is truly appreciated by each and every the members of our athletic teams. We had three athletes member of the Brown athletics team. chosen as Academic All-Americans. These three, Patrick Conroy of our football team, Casey Kelsey of our women’s All the best, crew, and Garrett Leffelman of our men’s basketball team, were all selected to this select group. In addition, there were a total of ten more athletes who were in final consideration for Academic All American, having been chosen CoSIDA All Michael Goldberger District for their sports. This is an incredibly high number of Director of Athletics

Brown Athletics Annual Report 1 Women’s Crew – NCAA Division I National Champions

Brown Athletics: 2010-2011 In Review

Women’s Lacrosse celebrates winning the Ocean State Cup Fencing placed 13th at the NCAA Championship

Brown Athletics concluded another successful ranking of second in the nation, with 22 teams campaign in grand fashion as women’s crew took home honored. The Bears also had three CoSida/Capital a Division I NCAA Championship on May 29, in One Academic All-Americans in Patrick Conroy ’11 Gold River, Calif. Head coach John Murphy’s team (Football), Casey Kelsey ’11 (Women’s Crew) and continued its dominance of women’s racing, as the Garrett Leffelman’11 (Men’s Basketball) to go along program now owns seven NCAA team titles in the 15 with 10 All-District selections. Bruno also racked up year existence of the women’s NCAA Championship. 30 Academic All-Ivy honorees. Bruno also started the year off strong with an impressive season from the men’s soccer team. In his first year at the helm of the program, head coach Patrick Laughlin led his squad to a 12-4-4 record, an undefeated home record, a 25th appearance in the NCAA Championship and Brown’s first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2000, beating Boston College and UConn along the way. Joining Women’s Crew (first) and Men’s Soccer (10th) in the final national rankings were Men’s Crew (fifth), Women’s Squash (ninth), Men’s Squash (12th), Fencing Adrian Leanza ’11 th nd (13 ) and Women’s Tennis (52 ). Team Accomplishments The Bears also boasted numerous individual accomplishments. Harry Zolnierczyk ’11 was named NCAA Division I National Champions the Ice Hockey Player of the Year, while Women’s Crew Brynn Smith ’12 earned Ivy Heptagonal Track & NCAA Team Qualifiers Field Championship Outstanding Performer honors. Men’s Soccer - Sweet 16 Brown also had two Ivy League Rookies of the Year Women’s Crew - 1st - National Champions in Brandon Burke ’14 (Men’s Tennis) and Sean McGonagill ’14 (Men’s Basketball). Men’s Lacrosse National Rankings - Final st standout Peter Fallon ’11 was also a Lowe’s Senior Women’s Crew - 1 th CLASS Award Candidate and Men’s Hockey star Jack Men’s Crew - 5 th Maclellan ’12 was a Hobey Baker Award nominee. Fencing - 13 Men’s Soccer - 10th Brown also boasted 15 All-Americans in 2010-11: Women’s Squash - 9th five in Women’s Crew, two in Skiing, one in Men’s Men’s Squash - 12th Lacrosse, two in Track & Field, three in Water Polo Women’s Tennis - 52nd and two in Gymnastics. Capital One Cup Women’s Standings As always, Brown athletic teams had an abundance Brown Athletics - 27th Nationally of academic success as evidenced by its NCAA APR Brown Athletics 2 Annual Report Women’s Crew – NCAA Division I National Champions

Men’s Soccer Advanced to the NCAA Division I Sweet 16 Women’s Golf captured the Northern Illinois Huskie Classic team Championship Individual Accomplishments NCAA Individual Qualifiers Ivy League Player of the Year Cory Abbe ’13 - Fencing Harry Zolnierczyk ’11 - Ice Hockey Kathryn Hawrot ’14 - Fencing Ivy Heptagonal Championship Avery Nackman ’14 - Fencing Outstanding Performer Caitlin Taylor ’14 - Fencing Brynn Smith ’11 - Track & Field Teddy Weller ’14 - Fencing Ivy League Rookie of the Year All-Americans Brandon Burke ’14 - Tennis Tessie Allen ’11 - Crew, CRCA First Team Sean McGonagill ’14 - Basketball Krista Consiglio ’11 - S kiing, USCSA, first team ACWPC Northern Division Rookie of the Year (combined & Sl.); second team (GS) Kate Woods ’14 - Water Polo Allison Courtin ’12 - Crew, CRCA First Team Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate Peter Fallon ’11 - Lacrosse, USILA honorable mention Peter Fallon ’11 - Lacrosse Tessa Gobbo ’13 - Crew, CRCA First Team Casey Kelsey ’11 - Crew, CRCA First Team ACWPC Northern Division Craig Kinsley ’11 - Track & Field, NCAA Second Team Most Valuable Player Emily Lutfey ’13 - Gymnastics, USAG First Team Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 - Water Polo Kia Mosenthal ’12 - Skiing, USCSA, second team (GS) Signed By Professional Leagues Michelle Shnayder ’14 - Gymnastics, Jon Okafor ’11 - USAG First Team Soccer - Chivas USA (MLS SuperDraft) Brynn Smith ’11 - Track & Field, NCAA Second Team Harry Zolnierczyk ’11 - Ellie Smith ’11 - Crew, CRCA Second Team Hockey - (NHL) Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 - Water Polo, ACWPC Matt Colantonio ’11 - Honorable Mention Baseball - San Diego Padres (MLB) Joanna Wohlmuth ’11 - Water Polo, ACWPC Ryan Zrenda ’11 - Honorable Mention Baseball - Baltimore Orioles (MLB) Kate Woods ’14 - Water Polo, ACWPC Honorable CRCA Assistant Coach of the Year Mention Phoebe Murphy - Crew

Kia Mosenthal ’12 Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 Brown Athletics Annual Report 3 The Anatomy of a National Championship

Gold River, California - Brown women’s crew captured the crown jewel of collegiate racing on Sunday, May 29, winning the 2011 NCAA Division I Rowing Championship, held on Lake Natoma in Gold City, California. Rowing against the heavyweights of collegiate rowing – Cal, Stanford, Virginia, and Southern Cal – Brown kept focus on the championship title, despite some setbacks along the way. Heading into Sunday’s final day of competition, it was widely reported that just three teams were in contention for the NCAA National Championship title – Stanford, Cal and Southern Cal. After all, the three West Coast giants were the only teams to advance all three boats – varsity fours, second varsity eight, and In the six-boat varsity eight Grand Finals, Princeton jumped out varsity eight - into the grand finals. The championship would to a fast start, with Cal in close pursuit followed by Brown and be decided on points, with each race weighted differently. The Stanford. Michigan State and Southern Cal were never factors. top team in the four’s would earn 16 points, the winner of the At the halfway mark, Princeton seemed to be in command of second varsity eight could earn 32 points, while the varsity eight the race with Cal pushing to catch the Tigers. competition was weighted by a factor of three, with the top boat The Bears’ varsity boat of Tessie Allen ‘11, Katherine Rand ‘12, earning 48 points. Allison Courtin ‘12, Tessa Gobbo ‘13, Casey Kelsey ‘11, Lauren Bears’ coach John Murphy knew that he had two exceptionally Libfraind ‘11, Hope Richardson ‘11, Louise Breen ‘14 and strong boats, the varsity eight and second varsity eight, which coxswain Ellie Smith ‘11 picked up their stroke rate in the next easily advanced to the grand finals with swift times. In the first 500-meters and overtook Cal for second place. two days, Brown’s varsity four’s did not perform as well, and Brown needed Stanford to surpass Cal, and in the final qualified for the petite finals, limiting the number of points it 500-meters, the Cardinal rowed past the Golden Bears for third could earn. place and challenged the Bears for second. In order to capture the NCAA Championship, Murphy’s rowers While Princeton won the race, the battle for second place had to be near picture perfect and needed a little help along the determined the team championship. In a photo finish between way. Brown and Stanford for second place, the Bears were victorious The Bears’ varsity four boat of Mairi McKellop 13, Kelly by the narrowest of margins, five-one-hundredths of a second, Fennessy ‘13, Lauren Meyer ‘11 and coxswain Elizabeth Mills the size of a candy bar, finishing in 6:28.62, to nose out the ‘13 rose to the occasion and came from the back of the field with Cardinal, who rowed in 6:28.67. an inspired performance, setting the table for Brown to climb The 45 points earned by the varsity eight gave Brown 85 points back into the title hunt by winning the petite finals, finishing for the championship, tied with Stanford, and two points ahead seventh overall, but, more importantly, gaining 10 team points. of Cal. With Brown’s varsity boat finishing ahead of Stanford, Brown’s second varsity eight, strong all year and ranked among the Bears were awarded the tie-breaker, and captured their the top three boats at the competition, provided the impetus seventh national championship, setting off a wild celebration by for a run at the national title by finishing second in the grand the Brown faithful. finals, earning 30 more team points for the Bears. The second The scope of Brown’s victory solidifies Brown’s claim as the varsity eight rowers were Laura McLellan ‘12, Ali Mittelberger most successful rowing program in the nation. Now with seven ‘13, Camilla Polakoff ‘14, Catherine Borders ‘11, Morgan Lee national championship titles, the Bears have finished in the ‘13, Petra Weiss ‘11, Anne Hooper ‘11, Beatrice Sims ‘12 and top five of all 15 NCAA Rowing Championships. Coach John coxswain Elizabeth Hutsell ’12. Murphy’s team has never gone more that two years without With one race remaining, Brown stood in third place with 40 winning a national championship, while the Bears have finished points, trailing Cal (44 points) and Stanford (43 points). The in second place three times, in third place three times, and never varsity eight would have to turn in a Herculean performance and finished out of the top five in the nation. finish two places ahead of favored Cal, and one place in front of Stanford to have a shot at the championship.

Brown Athletics 4 Annual Report Building Brown Athletics

The “Boldly Brown: Campaign for Academic comprised of The Kathleen Moran Coleman Aquatics Enrichment” improved many existing athletic facilities Center & Nelson Fitness Center, the Olney-Margolis around the Brown campus and will now provide Athletic Center, the and student-athletes with a new state-of-the-art Aquatics, , as well as Brown’s Athletic Fields: Fitness and Strength and Conditioning Center. Stevenson, Berylson, Meister-Kavan and Brown Softball, On May 28, 2010, ground was broken on the Kathleen and and Varsity Tennis Courts. Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, the Nelson Fitness Center, a varsity strength & conditioning center and Ittleson Quadrangle. n The Nelson Fitness Center - 10,000 feet of multiuse space, exercise studios and a café, offering fitness opportunities for the entire campus community; n The Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center - 56-meter pool with state of the art technology; n The Varsity Strength and Conditioning Center - dedicated fitness equipment that is necessary for them to compete on a national level; Men’s & Women’s Swimming Teams n The Ittleson Quadrangle - integrate the new facilities in the Erickson Athletic Complex with approximately 2.5 acres of new green space. The Brown University community celebrated again on April 7, 2011 as President Ruth J. Simmons, Athletic Director Michael Goldberger and honored guests took part in a Topping Off Ceremony. The special gathering was in honor of the final beam being hoisted in place for the fitness & aquatics center. Progress has continued all summer long as the exterior walls of the building have nearly reached fruition and interior structures are being put into the place. The Ittleson Quadrangle has also taken shape with portions expected to be opened for public use in early September. The quadrangle will help bring together the Wendell A. Erickson Athletic Complex, which will now be

Brown Athletics Annual Report 5 Student-Athlete Spotlight: Katie Goddard ’12, Gymnastics

How have you been able to balance both academics What are your plans for after graduation? and athletics while performing at such a high level in Probably for the first time in my life, I’m pretty both aspects of your life? open-minded about my next step after graduation. I For me, balancing athletics and academics is all will be applying for the Stanford Teacher Education about liking what I do and staying organized. Even Program as well as to several teaching positions at though it can get stressful, the bigger picture of being high performing charter schools (MATCH and at Brown and on the team helps me to stay focused. It Uncommon Schools). Either way, I feel prepared also helps that my teammates and I are all in the same and am really excited to see what happens next. boat—we study together, support each other in the gym, and help each other to stay on track. You won the Bessie H. Rudd Award in 2009-10… Tell me what that meant to you to receive that award… Do you do any work in the community? If so, describe To be recognized for work that I love to do was really that work and the value it holds for you. special, and the fact that Brown awards the Bessie I am the Community Service Chairperson for H. Rudd Award shows how much effort they put SAAC, which gives me a chance to get creative about into encouraging Brown athletes to contribute to how to use sports to give back to the Providence our community. It was also really memorable to be a community. It’s really cool when you can share what part of the Senior Awards ceremony as a sophomore; you love to do with younger students, and Brown seeing that group of students reflect on what it means athletes got the chance to do this at Providence Plays to be an athlete at Brown and be recognized for all of this past April. I also really enjoy volunteering in their accomplishments was really special. various schools in Providence. I work with the pre- school class at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School on Friday mornings (which means that my coloring In a few sentences, describe your reflection on what it skills have improved significantly!) and I get to has meant to be a student-athlete at Brown. learn about the inner workings of education while Being a student-athlete at Brown has been fun. teaching and supporting the students that I work It’s been intense, hard work, and at the same time with. Finally, I always participate in the American immensely satisfying. But in the grander scheme of Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The work they do is things, I think the best part of being a student-athlete special to my family and me and it’s important every at Brown is the real community now and then to take time to reflect on how the that you build over disease effects us. the four years you are here. We all come here for the same Have you done any internships? If so, describe them. reason – to become I’ve done a few different internships related to the best we can be as education. This past summer (2011), I worked with students, as athletes, Breakthrough Collaborative as a 7th grade English and as members teacher. It was an amazing experience that not only of a community – gave me my first full-time teaching experience, and Brown gives but also taught me a lot about collaboration us the chance to and communication in the workplace. During do all three. It’s a the summer of 2010, I worked with a team of privilege to compete undergraduate students to start a non-profit for Brown, and it’s been organization called CO-Fund. CO-Fund helped a truly unforgettable to make college more affordable to low-income experience. students by aggregating micro-donations online. The organization successfully helped four local students attend their first choice schools, and it taught me a lot about the ups and downs of the start-up world.

Brown Athletics 6 Annual Report Student-Athlete Spotlight: Student-Athlete Spotlight: Katie Goddard ’12, Gymnastics Jack Maclellan ’12, Ice Hockey

How have you been able to balance both academics What has been your most gratifying experience as a and athletics while performing at such a high level in student-athlete? both aspects of your life? I would have to say the friendships I’ve made since I When I first got to school, there was definitely an came to Brown as a freshman. Brown is an amazing adjustment period, learning how to manage my place, and I think the students are generally happier schoolwork while still getting the most out of myself here than at most other universities. To be able to be as a hockey player. It didn’t happen over night and part of a close-knit team throughout your college I still usually panic for a few days at the end of each years is incomparable. The opportunity to play semester. Just staying on top of assignments, knowing alongside my classmates for four years is something I due dates and exam dates well in advance is how I will never forget and I will carry the friendships I’ve manage to stay afloat. Brown is very accommodating made through Brown hockey for the rest of my life. to its students. It allows you to create a course load that is manageable for you. What is the single-most important thing you learned from your experience as a student-athlete at Brown? You were an assistant last year and will serve The most important things I’ve learned, I’ve learned as the team captain this year. How do you view your from my teammates and peers. Watching the role as a team captain? way certain people carry themselves, whether it’s Being named captain is a tremendous honor. But, athletically or academically, has taught me the true while I’m proud to have been chosen, I understand meaning of discipline and integrity. Seeing how the level of expectation and responsibility that comes hard you have to work to achieve your goals, and the along with being a leader. The greatest leaders are sacrifices you have to make along the way in every those who define selflessness and instinctively act in decision you face, those are the most important the best interest of the team, whether it’s on or off the things I’ve learned since coming to Brown. ice. As captain, all I can hope to be is someone that my teammates and coaches respect, and count on to In a few sentences, describe your complete reflection consistently do the right thing. If I can accomplish on what it has meant to be a student-athlete at Brown. that, I’m confident I will be a good leader. To have had the opportunity to attend a school like Brown and represent a You generated quite a bit of interest from some NHL varsity team as I have is one of teams last year. Why was it important for you to the greatest honors I’ve ever return to Brown and get your degree? had. Our coach likes to My parents have sacrificed so much for me my tell us that it’s a privilege whole life and they worked so hard to give me the to put on the Brown opportunity to be able to get an Ivy League degree. uniform, and it’s true. Although I hope to make a living playing hockey for To represent a hockey as long as I can, I understand that there is life after program whose history hockey. I also understand the importance of having dates back to before a degree when I enter the working world. From an your great grandparents educational standpoint, foregoing my senior year were born is an opportunity and giving up my degree was just something I wasn’t that few people ever get, and willing to do. In a different light, I think that another one that I take a great deal of year of college hockey will allow me to develop and pride in. My parents told improve as a player and give me an extra year to me that college would prepare for the jump to professional hockey. be the best years of my life. It sounded cliche when I was younger, but I know one day I’ll look back and they will have been right.

Brown Athletics Annual Report 7 Academic Achievement

10 Student-Athletes Named Academic All-District, 30 Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-Ivy honors Three Earn Academic All-America Honors 15 men and 15 women were starters or key reserves on their Ten Brown student-athletes were named CoSIDA/Capital One respective teams and had achieved a 3.0 or better cumulative Academic All-District, with three of the 10 earning Academic All- grade point average at the time of their recognition. Of the 30 American honors, continuing Brown’s excellent track record of Brown honorees, five earned the honor for the second time in consistent representation in the Academic All-America program. their career, while 25 were first-time honorees. Brynn Smith ’11, Of the 10 Brown student athletes to earn All-District honors, six who earned the honor during the indoor track & field season in were First Team selections and four were Second Team honorees. 2011, was a 2010 honoree during the outdoor season. (Those Three of the six First Team selections went on to earn Academic with an * represent 2-time honorees). All-America honors, with one First Team, one Second Team, Fall Academic All-Ivy and one Third Team honoree. The group of 10 Brown honorees represents eight different sports, with football and men’s soccer Name...... Sport...... Concentration both garnering two recipients. Senior softball pitcher Kristie Evan Coleman ’12...... Men’s Soccer...... English Chin earned All-District recognition for the second time in her Patrick Conroy ’11...... Football...... Business Economics career. Brian Ellixson ’11...... Football...... COE-Organizational Studies *Katie Hyland ’11...... Field Hockey...... History Brown’s Academic All-Americans Allison Kagawa ’12...... Women’s Soccer...... Biochemistry Lauren Pischel ’11...... Women’s Cross Country...... Biology Patrick Conroy ’11 - Football - First Team Football Corey Schwartz ’12...... Men’s Water Polo...... Economics Casey Kelsey ’11 - Women’s Crew - Third Team At-Large Gina Walker ’11...... Women’s Soccer...... COE Garrett Leffelman ’11 - Men’s Basketball - Second Team Men’s Basketball David Walls ’11...... Men’s Soccer...... Economics Brown Academic All-District Selections *Brianna Williamson ’11.....Volleyball...... Development Studies Winter Academic All-Ivy Kristie Chin ’11 - Softball - Second Team Softball Evan Coleman ’12 - Men’s Soccer - First Team Men’s Soccer Name...... Sport...... Concentration Patrick Conroy ’11 - Football - First Team Football *Chelsey Binkley ’11...... Gymnastics..Literatures & Cultures in English Casey Kelsey ’11 - Women’s Crew - First Team At-Large *Krista Consiglio ’11...... Skiing...... Political Science Garrett Leffelman ’11 -Men’s Basketball - First Team Men’s Basketball Ryan Kikuchi ’11...... Men’s Swimming...... COE Nathan Lovett ’12 - Football - First Team Football Adrian Leanza ’11...... Men’s Squash...... Chemistry Heath Mayo ’13 - Baseball - Second Team Baseball Jack Maclellan ’12...... Men’s Hockey...... COE Thomas McNamara ’13 -Men’s Soccer - First Team Men’s Soccer Natascha Mangan ’11...... Women’s Swimming....Biomedical Engineering Brianna Williamson ’11 - Volleyball - Second Team Volleyball Hannah Passafuime ’12...... Women’s Basketball...... History Harry Zolnierczyk ’11 - Men’s Hockey - Second Team At-Large Brynn Smith ’11...... Women’s Track & Field...... Public Policy & American Institutions Peter Sullivan ’11...... Men’s Basketball...... COE Harry Zolnierczyk ’11...... Men’s Hockey...... Economics Spring Academic All-Ivy Name...... Sport...... Concentration Mike Amato ’11...... Men’s Golf...... COE Rachel Biblo ’11...... Women’s Track & Field...... Public Policy & American Institutions Kendrick Au ’11...... Men’s Tennis...... Biology Alexa Caldwell ’11...... Women’s Lacrosse...... History Mike DiBiase ’12...... Baseball...... Biochemistry Peter Fallon ’11...... Men’s Lacrosse...... Modern American History Elise Fishelson ’11...... Equestrian...... COE Cassandra Herzberg ’12...... Women’s Tennis...... History of Art & Architecture Casey Kelsey ’11...... Women’s Crew...... Biology and Economics *Craig Kinsley ’11...... Men’s Track & Field...... Geological Sciences

Garrett Leffelman ’11 Casey Kelsey ’11 (right) and Lauren Meyer ’11 Brown Athletics 8 Annual Report Brown Second in the Nation in NCAA Academic APR Ratings for Brown Teams Progress Report (APR) Ratings (Sports with an * received Public Recognition) Ivy League student-athletes again have the nation’s most The NCAA annually honors teams earning multiyear Academic commendations in the annual NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rates in the top 10 percent of their sports. Nearly 800 Progress Report (APR) ratings, as highlighted in the official teams received Public Recognition Awards in 2011 with 22 NCAA News Release with regard to enrollment throughout Brown teams earning the distinction in 2010. the 2006-07 through 2009-10 academic years. Brown Athletics Team APR is once again at the head of the class with 22 teams meeting the *Baseball...... 990 stringent NCAA APR criteria, second-most in the nation out of *Men’s Basketball...... 985 335 NCAA Division I schools. Women’s Basketball...... 988 The 22 Brown Athletic Teams commended by the NCAA are: Women’s Crew...... 998 Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Fencing, Field Hockey, Men’s Cross Country...... 988 Football, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Gymnastics, Men’s Ice Women’s Cross Country...... 992 Hockey, Women’s Ice Hockey, Skiing, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Men’s Fencing...... 962 Soccer, Softball, Women’s Swimming, Men’s Tennis, Women’s *Women’s Fencing...... 1000 Tennis, Women’s Indoor Track, Men’s Outdoor Track, Women’s *Field Hockey ...... 1000 Outdoor Track, Men’s Water Polo, and Women’s Water Polo. *Football...... 992 The APR measures semester-by-semester records for every *Men’s Golf...... 1000 individual team in Division I with regard to each team members’ *Women’s Golf...... 1000 continuing eligibility, retention and progress toward graduation. *Gymnastics...... 1000 The APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who *Men’s Ice Hockey...... 1000 meet academic-eligibility standards and who remain with the *Women’s Ice Hockey...... 1000 institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned by the team at Men’s Lacrosse...... 984 a given time, divided by the total points possible. Women’s Lacrosse...... 998 *Women’s Skiing...... 1000 The NCAA “commends” teams that have APR scores in the *Men’s Soccer...... 1000 top 10% within their sport, with the minimum necessary score *Women’s Soccer...... 1000 ranging from 977 to a perfect mark of 1000 depending on the *Softball...... 1000 range of team scores within that sport. A total of 135 Ivy League Men’s Swimming...... 994 teams were “commended” -- at least one in each of the 35 NCAA *Women’s Swimming...... 1000 sports in which at least one Ivy team competes -- for an average of *Men’s Tennis...... 1000 16.875 teams per school. *Women’s Tennis...... 1000 The Ivy League swept the top four rankings nationally for the Men’s Indoor Track...... 991 fourth consecutive year, led by Yale with 23 honored teams; all *Women’s Indoor Track...... 994 eight Ivy League schools were in the top 20 [Yale (23, 1st), Brown *Men’s Outdoor Track...... 996 (22, 2nd), Dartmouth (21, 3rd), Penn (17, t-4th), Harvard (16, *Women’s Outdoor Track...... 995 t-6th), Princeton (16, t-6th), Columbia (10, t-18th), and Cornell Volleyball...... 996 (10, t-18th)]. *Men’s Water Polo...... 1000 *Women’s Water Polo...... 1000 Wrestling...... 980

Allison Kagawa ’12 Wrestling was one of 22 Brown teams to earn a public recognition award. Brown Athletics Annual Report 9 Academic Achievement

Several Teams Earn Academic Distinction From Coaches’ Organizations Year-in and Year-out Brown teams consistently earn Academic Distinction from the respective coaches’ organizations. Criteria for these awards varies for each sport, but all place an emphasis on excellence in the classroom, whether it be by cumulative GPA for the entire team or GPA for the entire team during the semester in which that sport competes. Among the Brown teams that were recognized during the 2010-2011 year are:

M. Basketball...... Four student-athletes named to NABC Honors Court Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be an upperclassman M. Cross Country...... 2010 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award Achieve a minimum team GPA of 3.0 and also compete in and compile a team score at an NCAA Regional Championship W. Cross Country...... 2010 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award Achieve a minimum team GPA of 3.0 and also compete in and compile a team score at an NCAA Regional Championship ...... Margaret Connolly ’14 named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Field Hockey...... 2010 NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award Katie Hyland ’11 Achieve a Team GPA of 3.0 during the fall semester ...... 13 student-athletes named to NFHCA National Academic Squad Women’s Tennis - ITA All-Academic Team Award Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the fall semester Football...... 11 student-athletes named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2, be a senior & a starter or significant reserve nd ...... Five student-athletes named All-Academic by USTFCCA M. Golf...... 2 -highest team GPA in the nation by GCAA, earning President’s Special recognition Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA DI indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard Achieve a team GPA of 3.0 or higher and a 3.50 or higher to earn Special recognition th or participated in the NCAA DI outdoor championships Gymnastics...... Ranked 6 in the Nation for overall team GPA by NACGC/W Volleyball...... AVCA Team Academic Award Brown achieved a cumulative Team GPA of 3.6093 Achieve a cumulative Team GPA of 3.3 ...... Eight student-athletes named NACGC/W All-Academic Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in an academic year M. Water Polo...... Highest team GPA in league by CWPA ...... Chelsey Binkley ’11 named ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.52 ...... 13 student-athletes named to CWPA All-Academic Team M. Ice Hockey ...... 23 student-athletes named ECAC Hockey All-Academic Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 ...... Highest team GPA in country by ACWPC W. Ice Hockey...... Five student-athletes named ECAC Hockey All-Academic Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.52 Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 ...... 13 student-athletes named to ACWPC All-Academic Team rd W. Lacrosse...... 2011 IWLCA National Academic Team Award – 3 in the nation Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 Achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.45 W. Water Polo...... Seventh-highest team GPA in the country by ACWPC ...... Six student-athletes named to IWLCA National Academic Honor Roll Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.270 Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be a junior or a senior ...... 10 student-athletes named to ACWPC All-Academic Team M. Swimming...... Seventh-highest team GPA in nation by CSCAA Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.31 Wrestling...... NWCA All-Academic Top 30 Team th W. Swimming...... 10 -highest team GPA in the nation by CSCAA Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.53 ...... Briana Borgolini ’14 named Honorable Mention Scholar All-America Peter Fallon Earns Recognition Student-athlete must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 of higher and achieve a “B” in the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Program time standard in their respective national championship During the 2010-11 school year, senior men’s lacrosse standout M. Tennis...... ITA All-Academic Team Award Peter Fallon was named a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Achieve a cumulative Team GPA of 3.2 Award in lacrosse. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and ...... Six student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes Achievement for Staying in School, the Award was launched Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 for the current academic year during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college W. Tennis...... ITA All-Academic Team Award basketball players leaving college early to turn professional. Achieve a cumulative Team GPA of 3.2 The Award, given annually to senior student-athletes across 10 ...... Seven student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 for the current academic year NCAA Division I sports, has become one of the most prestigious nd honors in college athletics and is sponsored by Lowe’s, an M. Track...... 22 -highest team GPA in the nation by USTFCCCA Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.23 Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA. These individuals ...... Daniel Lowry ’12 named All-Academic by USTFCCA qualified based on their dedication and achievement in four Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met either areas: Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition. the NCAA DI indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is distinctive from many other or participated in the NCAA DI outdoor championships honors in that on-the-field performance is only one factor in th W. Track...... 12 -highest team GPA in the nation by USTFCCCA determining candidacy - a major emphasis is placed on off-the- Peter Fallon ’11 Brown achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.42 field commitments and personal character.

Brown Athletics 10 Annual Report Several Undergraduates Receive Royce Fellowships for Sport and Society Established in 2007 through the generosity of Charles Royce, a 1961 graduate of Brown University and parent of two Brown graduates, the Royce Fellowship for Sport and Society recognizes Brown undergraduates who have a record of excellence in academics and sport. The Fellowship supports these student- athletes to embark on innovative research or applied projects, while exploring the intersection of sport and human rights within a particular context. Fellows’ areas of research may include health, education, conflict resolution, public policy, disability rights, race, gender, or ethnicity. The Fellowship supports reflection and inquiry by inspiring Fellows to connect their scholarly work with that of their peers and designated faculty, staff, and community leaders. Faculty and Community Advisors will work with the Fellows. 2011 Recipients Lilly Siems ’12 Pierre Arreola ’13 (Dance/Sociology) - Hip Hop Don’t Stop: Lifelong Learning Through Movement Chelsea Garber ’12 (Women’s Rugby/Applied Math, Economics) – The Theory of the Ball Hog: Studying Strategic Cooperation Through Sport Emily Hsieh ’12 (Women’s Rugby/Biomedical Engineering) – Nerve Regeneration Research for Disabled Athletes and Wounded Soldiers Michael Manella ’12 (Men’s Soccer/History of Art & Architecture) – Youth Development and Top Level Soccer in Brazil Men’s Soccer Lindsay Nickel ’13 (Women’s Basketball/Community Health) – Hoops 4 Hope: Examining HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Sport Lilly Siems ’12 (Gymnastics/Community Health) – Disability to Ability: Using Sport to Improve Health in a World of Limited Resources Lindsay Nickel ’13 Other Academic Awards Paris Waterman ’11 (Women’s Lacrosse) was selected as one of Brown student-athletes were also recipients of several other two women from the Ivy League for candidacy for the NCAA academic awards throughout the year. Woman of the Year Award. Katie Hyland ’11 (Field Hockey) was one of five student- Blair Cameron ’13 (Men’s Rugby) and Kasey Haas ’13 athletes nationally to receive the John McLendon Postgraduate (Gymnastics) were two of the 17 students to receive a Starr Scholarship Award, given out by the National Association of Fellowship. Sponsored by the Swearer Center for Public Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the John Service, the Starr Fellowship provides undergraduate students McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation. Winners with funding, training, and mentoring to support their efforts receive a $10,000 grant to be used towards postgraduate studies to develop and assess new approaches to advancing social in athletic administration. Minorities who intend to pursue a change. postgraduate degree in athletics administration are eligible for Lorena Garcia ’12 (Women’s Rugby), Chahney Hinds ’12 these scholarships. Students were required to have a minimum (Women’s Rugby), and Adam Pelzer ’13 (Football) earned one grade point average of 3.0 and have demonstrated leadership of 18 Royce Fellowships. Sponsored by the Swearer Center for qualities on an institutional or community level. Public Service, the Royce Fellowship was established at Brown Petra Weiss ’11 (Women’s Crew) earned an NCAA Elite 88 in 1996 by Charles Royce, a 1961 graduate and University Award. The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, rec- trustee. It celebrates exceptional academic performance, ognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring creativity, leadership and community service by Brown the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition undergraduates. Recipients will receive financial support to at the national championship level in his or her sport, while undertake a research, curricular or public service project of also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her their choosing, to be carried out over the summer or during peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the the academic year. highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the fi- Michael Manella ’12 (Men’s Soccer) and Sandra Mastrangelo nals site for each of the NCAA’s championships. Eligible stu- ’12 (Softball) were the two recipients of the Derek Canfield dent-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated Barker Prize at graduation. Established in 1994 through a in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must gift from Richard C. Barker ’57 and Abbie D Paterson ’57 in be an active member of the team, traveling and a designated memory of their son, the Prize recognizes students at Brown member of the squad size at the championship. All ties are bro- who have shown qualities of leadership, who have triumphed ken by the number of credits completed. over adversity, and who have worked to bring the Brown community together through community service. Brown Athletics Annual Report11 Community Service

Community involvement is an integral component of developing strong, well-rounded student-athletes, and a unified Athletics Department. Brown Athletics is committed to service initiatives that respond to the needs of the greater Providence community, local neighborhoods, schools and hospitals, with various Brown Athletic teams taking on several projects each year. The cornerstone of Brown’s community service effort is its bond with the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School. Since its inception 20 years ago, the relationship has been a model for all NCAA institutions. Brown student-athletes volunteer their time in the school, with each varsity sport supporting a classroom at the Fox Point School. At the completion of the Academic year, Brown Athletics sponsored a special dinner with Brown student-athletes and some of the outstanding students from the Vartan Gregorian School, awarding dictionaries to the top student from each classroom. Among the many community service projects that Brown student-athletes participated in are: n Bench Press for Cancer n Vartan Gregorian School n Be The Match – Bone Marrow Testing n National Ovarian Cancer Coalition n Lax For Lupus n Innocence Project n Neighborhood Alliance of Pawtucket, Coat Drives n Home Runs for the Homeless n Pull for a Cure n Special Olympics n Dash for Diabetes n Mo’vember - Prostate Cancer Foundation Fundraiser n Relay for Life n Fox Point Boys and Girls Club n Pediatric Brain Cancer Research n Pink at the Rink n Kick-butt anti smoking campaign

Brown Athletics 12 Annual Report Teamwork NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

On January 12, 2011, the membrane roof above the Pizzitola Former Brown field hockey and lacrosse standout Lisa Caputo Sports Center’s fourth-floor tennis courts sustained weather ‘86 was named one of six former student-athletes as recipients related damage due to the severe storm that dropped over a foot of of the 2011 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award that annually snow in the Providence area. A section of the roof was perforated recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary along a seam, and approximately 5 cubic yards of snow landed on of the conclusion of their college athletics careers. one tennis court. Caputo joined a group that included Teresa Edwards What took place after that was nothing short of miraculous. (Georgia), Joe Girardi (Northwestern), Tim Green (Syracuse), Brown’s Facilities Management immediately galvanized the Brown Bo Jackson (Auburn) and Scott Verplank (Oklahoma State). Community and orchestrated the complete assessment of the The NCAA Silver Anniversary Award was presented on damage, along with the planning and sequencing of repairs for the January 14, 2011 at the NCAA Honors Celebration at the restoration of the facility. Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas. The group included Steve Maiorisi (Vice President for Facilities Caputo currently serves as executive vice president and chief Management), John Cooke (Project Manager), Carlos Fernandez marketing officer for Citi and is founder, chair and CEO of (Assistant Vice President, Facilities Operations & Engineering), Citi’s Women & Co., an organization designed to address the Mike Goldberger (Director of Athletics), Tom Bold (Senior unique financial needs of women. Previously, Caputo served Associate Athletic Director/Facilities & Operations), Margaret as deputy assistant to the President of the United States, Klawunn (Vice President for Campus Life & Student Services), press secretary to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sarah Kidwell (Director, News and Communications), Michael chief spokesperson for the First Family. She is a regular TV Guglielmo (Assistant Director of Project Management), Paul commentator. Dietel (Director of Project Management), Jay Sisson (Senior Caputo graduated magna cum laude from Brown in 1986 as a Construction Manager), Dave Longo (Athletics Facilities Political Science and French concentrator. She was a member Coordinator), Jeffrey Parker (Construction Manager), Paul of Brown’s 1984 Ivy League champion field hockey team, Armas (Director of Maintenance Operations), Ron Simoneau while also playing lacrosse. Caputo was also a staff writer for (Shaumut) and Ed Sherlock (Shaumut). the Brown Daily Herald. Immediately, staff members and outside contractors worked She also received a graduate degree from Northwestern’s around the clock to remove the snow from the court as well as from Medill School of Journalism, graduating with a 4.0 grade- other sections of the membrane roof before repairs could begin. point average. Working in the frigid January temperatures, the original contractor, BirdAir, came in from Rochester, NY for the engineering necessary to complete the repairs, with Shawmut and Apollo Roofing removing the snow from the roof and re-stitching the membrane roof, with a drying component provided by ServicePro. With many areas of the university working as a team with outside contractors, the extraordinary efforts by those involved in the project saved the tennis courts and the Williams Court below. The Bears’ men’s and women’s tennis teams were once again back on the courts by early February, thanks to the tremendous hard work and teamwork of a tireless management team, who turned a potential disaster into a true success story.

Lisa Caputo ’86 and Brown Athletic Director Michael Goldberger Brown Athletics Annual Report13 Brown Coaches as Educators: Felix Mercado, Water Polo

How have you evolved as a coach from when you first What are your biggest challenges in coaching today’s started to present day? Have you changed as a coach student-athletes? in how you deal with student-athletes? My biggest challenge when starting the season each I am always evolving as a coach. New athletes join year is to make sure the team acts like a team! If I can the team each year, and I am challenged to coach in a accomplish that, any future challenges that may arise way that maximizes the talent of the team and focus are minimal and manageable. As a coach, I never say on our strengths. “this is my team and you do it my way.” That type of As a coach, I realize all of my athletes are individuals attitude shuts the team down. Instead, my approach and each is unique in their own way. In order to get is “this is Bruno, and we will do it the Bruno way.” It’s the best out of them I need to treat them as such. always about tradition. I aim to drive the point that It’s a challenge sometimes, but I know it makes the they represent not only themselves but their families, atmosphere of the programs better. friends, teammates, alumni, and their school. In addition, I love that I am challenged by the athletes’ high expectations and goals as a team to win Who has had the most impact/influence on your Conference Championships and make the NCAA coaching philosophy and can you describe your Championship tournament each year. It brings me philosophy? back to my coaching philosophy - keep the game My coaching philosophy is very simple. I keep the simple, focus on the task at hand! tactical aspect of the game simple and focus on the team’s strength. We make sure to attack any areas of What benefits do you see in your team’s involvement improvement, and we don’t cut corners. We win by in the community? staying focused on the task at hand. The benefits of community service go beyond Two people have had the biggest impact on my giving back and helping others. It teaches that philosophy as a coach; Ken Lindgren, Olympic everyone needs help and support. It shows the coach in 1980, 1984, and 2000, and Dr.Omar Amr, importance of working together - teamwork! It can USA Olympian in 2004. be very humbling, and I believe it makes the athletes Ken has been my mentor for the past 18 years. He stronger, both as individuals and as a team. influenced my understanding of the importance I am proud of the work our athletes are doing of preparation and not cutting corners, as well as to give back to the community. I think the Fox the importance of teamwork. From Ken, I have Point involvement of the athletic department is an learned that everyone needs a support system and incredible experience for both of the programs, and needs to rely on their resources. Omar pushed me am excited that we had the opportunity to work with not to be afraid of challenges and led me to my first the Ronald McDonald House as well. In addition, opportunity as a college coach at MIT. Coaching in we hope to add another program this year in which an intense academic environment, I learned anyone we help tutor students with learning disabilities. can make excuses not to complete their goals, but Our team’s involvement in the community is, and only the tough minded can push through adversity always will be, a big part of the water polo programs and accomplish anything they set their mind to. at Brown.

What have you done to help your student-athletes find a balance between academics and athletics? I am very fortunate to be surrounded by hard working individuals who understand the importance of performing well in the classroom while still maintaining a very competitive program. I aim to support my athletes in any way possible. I am their biggest fan and their biggest supporter. I make it a priority that every single one of my athletes feel comfortable coming to me with any struggles they may experience while at Brown, knowing that I will always help them do whatever it takes to stay/get back on track.

Brown Athletics 14 Annual Report Brown Coaches as Educators: Phil Estes, Football

How have you evolved as a coach from when you first What are your biggest challenges in coaching today’s started to present day? Have you changed as a coach student-athletes? in how you deal with student-athletes? The hardest transition for any college student is to When I first started, I wanted to differentiate myself manage their time better – academically, athletically from Mark Whipple. I was fairly inflexible and and socially. We have orientation for players when wanted to show a level of toughness. I’m much they come in and give them a “big brother” to show more flexible now and I understand what it takes to them how to get around campus and manage their coach Brown student-athletes a whole lot better. We time. We really sell Brown and its tradition, and we have extremely hard workers on our team, and we’re want them to add to that tradition. We sell the “B” able to accommodate the academic side. I don’t just in Brown and start and end every practice on the “B” recruit to my philosophy, but to Brown and its open at midfield. There are no names on the back of our curriculum. jerseys, just on the front.

Who has had the most impact/influence on your What benefits do you see in your team’s involvement coaching philosophy and can you describe your in the local community? philosophy? We stress giving back to the community and how it Bill Bowes, my college coach at New Hampshire, and impacts the local and Brown community members. Joe Paterno at Penn State. Bill was coached by Joe at Our student-athletes have always been successful Penn State and that’s where he got his tremendous and it points them on the road of giving back. We organizational skills. Everything happens on time. constantly point out our leaders and speak with the Let the players know the schedule and follow it to a team at practice about what it takes to be a leader. It’s T. I expect the student-athletes to be on time, and an honor to be a team leader and I want to convey to start and stop practice on time. As a player, Bill that message to the squad. instilled in me all of the qualities of Team, Trust, Hard Work and Toughness. Joe was the same way. He’s a tough coach, but understands that coaching is all encompassing, fulfilling all of the goals of athletics, academics and social interaction.

What have you done to help your student-athletes find a balance between academics and athletics? We start right from the beginning and ask that our student-athletes act like champions on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Our team strives to be leaders in the community at Fox Point, with Be The Match, an exceptional program to sign up the community to be bone marrow donors, and Bench Press for cancer. We also give our student-athletes some help. Our tutoring program is integral with upperclassmen working as tutors. My biggest disappointment came in 1999 when four student-athletes were put on academic warning. I sent a message to the entire team that they could not be a part of the team until they got back on track academically.

Brown Athletics Annual Report15 Athletic Communications

Brown’s Athletic Communications Office was once Brownbears.com again at the cutting edge of technology, and it continues to update and interact with Brown alumni, student- Total Hits athletes, fans and the community with Brown Athletic 18,000,000 news. 16,000,000 14,000,000 Among the many technological innovations introduced 12,000,000 in 2010-2011 were: 10,000,000 8,000,000 n Expanded Live Stats for football, basketball, lacrosse, 6,000,000 soccer, baseball, softball, ice hockey and volleyball. 4,000,000 2,000,000 n With NCAA and Ivy League rules changes, Interactive 0

Magazines replaced media guides for men’s basketball, Jul-10 Jun-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 women’s basketball, field hockey, football, men’s ice May-11 hockey, women’s ice hockey, men’s soccer, women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse. Total Unique Visitors n 100,000 Live Streaming – 185 athletic contests and Coaches 90,000 Shows, with 3,257 viewers, streamed live over the 80,000 70,000 internet – 120 video, 65 audio only. 60,000 n Major expansion of day-to-day video. Over 1,500 50,000 40,000 viewers watched a men’s crew video in April. 30,000 n Facebook and Twitter interaction on a daily basis 20,000 10,000 with breaking news and in-game commentary. 0 n Jul-10 Brownbears.com – Over 15 million hits in the months Jun-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 of September, October and November. n Social Media – Nearly 5,000 fans following Brown n First Night Game in Brown football history pulled in Athletics on Facebook and nearly 700 fans following a crowd of over 17,000 at Brown Stadium, the most the Bears on Twitter. attended sporting event in the State of In terms of events and awards, Brown Athletics was at in 2010. the top of the class in the Ivy League: n Earned three Academic All-Americans and 10 n NCAA Silver Anniversary Award – Lisa Caputo ‘85 Academic All-District selections. n Hosted the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer First n Nominated several student-athletes for NCAA and Round game against Boston College, and the ECAC other national awards, including the NCAA Top VIII Gymnastics Championship Award, and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

Hall of Fame The 2011 Brown Athletics Hall of Fame Class featured seven outstanding members of the Brown athletic community, who were honored at the 38th Induction Dinner on April 2, 2011 (left to right): Igor Boraska ’98 (crew), Brendan R. Finneran ’97 (football), Katherine E. Cowan ’00 (swimming & diving), Michael P. Traggio ’95 (ice hockey), John M. Dunham (special), Tara L. Mounsey ’00 (ice hockey) and Trinity S. Gray (track & field).

Brown Athletics 16 Annual Report Senior Celebration and Awards Banquet

The Brown University Athletic Department hosted its third annual Royce Sport and Society Fellowship and the Brown International Senior Celebration and Awards Banquet on May 23, 2011 at Scholars fellowship. She was also two-time winner of the team’s Andrew’s Dining Hall, honoring over 175 senior student-athletes Margeson Team Spirit Award and winner of the Sarah Nicholson representing 37 intercollegiate varsity teams. A total of 11 awards Memorial Award, which is presented to the team member who has were given out, including Brown’s female and male athletes of given the most to the team over four years. the year. In addition, Brown Athletics Appreciation Awards were presented to Neha Raukar, MD and Steve Lavoie. Cliff Stevenson Award Men’s soccer senior David Walls received this award, given to Joseph J. Paterno, ’50 Award the male varsity athlete who best exemplifies Cliff Stevenson’s Rookie men’s basketball point guard Sean McGonagill received boundless enthusiasm, indomitable spirit, and devotion to the the Joseph J. Paterno Award, which is given to the outstanding first- quality of life at Brown and the community. The face of the soccer year male athlete. He became the fourth Brown player in his sport team for four years, he was an Academic All-Ivy selection, a two- to be named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. He established a year captain, and recognized as one of the smartest and most- Brown freshman record for assists, was the only team member to talented defenders in the league, both by his peers and opponents start all 28 games, and scored in double figures 18 times. A four- alike. He has helped the team to 33 shutouts and has played in time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, his legend started just three excess of 70 games, ranking high on Brown’s all-time list. days after he suffered a severe facial injury in practice. Playing with 20 stitches to his face that required major dental work, and wearing Bessie H. Rudd Award a protective facemask, he scored 39 points against Columbia, Presented to the female varsity athlete who has done the most to tying the Pizzitola Sports Center scoring record. His 15 field goals promote women’s sports at Brown, and is based on enthusiasm, against the Lions shattered the Pizzitola record. The 39 points he spirit and leadership, women’s basketball sophomore Caroline scored were the most in the Ivy League in eight years and rank sixth King was this year’s recipient. A campus leader who is involved in all-time at Brown. some capacity with groups that impact the Brown and Providence community, King has turned into the poster student-athlete, the Kate Silver ’86 Award president of Brown Nation, and demonstrates her passion for This year’s outstanding Brown athletics every day. She is a Meiklejohn peer counselor, freshman female athlete, a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and women’s crew’s Louise volunteers at the Rhode Island Free Clinic, Fox Point Elementary Breen came to Brown School and the Butler Hospital Free Clinic. as one of the top recruits in the nation Fritz Pollard ’16 Trophy and immediately made Brown Track & Field thrower Craig an impact on one of Kinsley, an NCAA individual the top ranked teams in champion, received the Fritz the nation. A two-time Pollard Trophy, which is member of the Junior presented to the outstanding National Eight that won gold at the World Championship, her male varsity athlete of the contributions to the varsity boat on race day are vast. She helped year. Kinsley, the first Brown lead the Bears to a 2011 NCAA Championship, and an overall thrower to win an NCAA title team record of 11-3 and a 4-1 league record. in 58 years, is the Ivy League’s first four-time First Team All- Dave Zucconi ’55 Trophy Ivy selection in his event, the Two-year men’s tennis team javelin, and has lost to just two collegians since the start of his captain Kendrick Au was the sophomore year. A team captain his senior season, Kinsley was a male varsity athlete who two-time IC4A champion, a two-time First Team All-American, most consistently displays and is a school record-holder. the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play. Au was a Marjorie Brown Smith Award four-year starter and an Senior track & field thrower Brynn incredible leader on and Smith received the Marjorie off the court. He was the Brown Smith Award, an award Northeast Region recipient presented to the outstanding of the Arthur Ashe leadership and sportsmanship award and is female varsity athlete of the known throughout the Ivy League and the region as a paragon of year. Smith is a three-time sportsmanship. NCAA qualifier competing in both the hammer throw Arlene Gorton ’52 Cup and shot put. The senior was Known as the ultimate team player on the field and off, Katie a team captain, and has twice Gannett earned the Arlene Gorton Cup, which is presented to the been named the Outstanding Performer at the Ivy League female varsity athlete who most consistently displays the ideals of Heptagonal Championships. She holds the Ivy League record sportsmanship and fair play. Gannett, also the ultimate student at in the hammer with a throw of 202’11” and has earned seven Ivy Brown, took courses in 13 different departments. She received a League Championships in her career. Brown Athletics Annual Report17 Recreation and Intramurals

Recreational Sports Brown University Recreational Sports Department is responsible for all Intramural Sports Programs, Club Sports Programs, Physical Education Courses, Golf Instruction, Personal Training, Recreational Programming, Membership, and the management of the satellite fitness centers and the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center, known as the OMAC. The Recreational Sports Department prides itself in providing something for everyone. It works to promote and advance healthy lifestyle choices through participation opportunities, educational experiences and supportive services. The Department’s qualified staff is committed to excellence and is attentive to the developmental needs of the Brown community. All programs are designed to maximize participation and accommodate a wide range of interests and abilities.

Intramural Sports The mission of the Intramural program is to provide a variety of leisure sport opportunities that will enhance the students overall academic experience and meet the diverse athletic needs of the students, faculty, and staff within our community. The program is committed to offering safe, quality programs, facilities and services to the Brown University community. The program offers 30 teams, as well as individual and special event activities to over 5,000 participants. All of the programs are designed to maximize participation and accommodate a wide range of interests and abilities. The programs are open to all Brown & RISD students, faculty and staff. The Rhode Island Quahog Classic is an extramural competition comprised of the top intramural soccer, flag football, volleyball, basketball, and softball teams from Brown, Bryant, PC, RWU, and URI competing for the state title in their respective sports. These sport specific tournaments are one-day events and are hosted at participating campuses throughout the school year. Brown captured first place in the 2nd Annual RI Quahog Physical Education Classic, taking home the Quahog Cup! Brown University’s Physical Education program offers a wide range of courses in the areas of Aerobics & Fitness, Martial Arts & Self Defense, Dance, Leisure Sports, Yoga and Club Sports Aquatics. Roughly 50 courses were offered weekly during the Club Sports have been in existence at Brown University since winter and summer sessions, while the fall and spring sessions the early nineteenth century and continue the long-standing saw upwards of 110 weekly courses. The All-Access package tradition of encouraging student development and providing accommodated over 1,500 participants this year, which was student leadership opportunities through participation with comprised of Brown/RISD students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the club teams. With 17 sports (Men’s Basketball, Field spouses as well as recreation members from the community. Hockey, Men’s Golf, Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s In addition to group exercise courses, the program focused Rugby, Women’s Rugby, Sailing, Men’s Skiing, Men’s Soccer, on individual fitness through personal training and golf skill Women’s Soccer, Tennis, Men’s Ultimate Frisbee, Women’s instruction. Ultimate Frisbee, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Volleyball) and Personal Training –Personal training is offered in an effort to over 400 participants, Club Sports offer an important outlet help the Brown Community reach their athletic and fitness for students who seek a level of competition higher than on- goals. Over the year, 84 personal training clients were matched campus intramurals without the rigorous time constraints with a trainer whose abilities were in line with their needs in required of varsity sports’ student-athletes. order to maximize every session. Brown Athletics 18 Annual Report 2010-2011 Intramurals Recreational Facilities and Club Sports Accomplishments OMAC ~ Hours of Operation M. Basketball - Beginning their first season in February 2011, Fall & Spring Semester Hours they played 6 evenly-matched games against the top teams Monday-Thursday...... 6:00am - midnight in the region, including Ivy League rivals Harvard, Yale, and Friday ...... 6:00am - 10:00pm Dartmouth. Saturday...... 8:30am - 8:30pm M. Golf - Competed and finished nd2 in a regional National Sunday...... 8:30am - 10:00pm Collegiate Club Golf Association. Winter, Spring & Summer Break Hours Ice Hockey - Finished the regular season 3 games above .500 Monday-Friday...... 6:00am - 8:00pm with an 8-5-1 record while placing 2nd in the Ivy League Saturday & Sunday...... noon - 5:00pm Tournament. W. Lacrosse - Finished 5th in the Women’s Satellite Fitness Centers Lacrosse League. Emery, Bigelow & Bear’s Lair M. Rugby - Defeated Collegiate Invitational Champion Fall & Spring Semester Hours Dartmouth to win inaugural Ivy Seven Championship Monday-Friday:...... 6:00am - midnight and 3 Rugby players were selected for the College All-Star Saturday & Sunday: ...... 9:00am - midnight Championships. W. Rugby - Won Ivy League Championship and finished in Aquatics Bubble ~ Recreational Swim the Round of 8 in the National Championship Tournament. Fall & Spring Semester Hours Sailing - The coed team finished 2nd in the New England Monday-Friday...... 11:00am - 2:00pm Championship and 11th in the National Championship, Tuesday/Thursday...... 7:30pm - 10:30pm rd while the women’s team finished 3 in New England and Sunday...... 3:00pm - 6:00pm 4th National, winning B-division for the 3rd time in the last Summer Break Hours 4 years. The coed and women’s teams were ranked as high as #2 and #1, respectively in the College Sailing National Monday-Friday...... 11:00am - 2:00pm Rankings. The team was honored with 3 All-Academic Tuesday/Thursday...... 4:00pm - 7:00pm First Team Sailors, 7 All-Americans, 4 Intercollegiate All- Sunday ...... 1:00pm - 4:00pm Americans, and 10 All-New England team selections. Fred Strammer ’11, Jennifer Adler ’11 and Elizabeth Barry ’11 September - March were honored with the New England Coed Sportsman and Monday-Thursday...... noon - 2:00pm Women’s Sportswomen of the Year Awards. Sunday...... varies M. Skiing - Finished 7th in the USCSA McConnell Division. The team was led by senior Jeff Ernsting ’11 and junior Dow Travers ’12. For the first time in his college career, Ernsting skied to a top 30 finish in the slalom event in a few of their carnivals. W. Soccer - Defeated Yale 2-0 in an exciting game early in the season. M. & W. Tennis - Finished 2nd in New England, qualifying for nationals in North Carolina where they competed with the top 64 teams in the country. The team received a TOC spotlight (article featured in USTA Tennis on Campus) for the hard work our team has put in. M. Ultimate Frisbee - Played in New England Open semi- finals and finished 8th at Regionals. M. Volleyball - Competed in NECVL Division 1, qualifying and competing in the NCVF National Club Volleyball Tournament for the third year in a row with expectations of being able to return to nationals again next season. W. Volleyball - Won the NWVCL Blue Division Championships where setter Jess Bunnel won the Most Outstanding Player award. Debuted at the NCVF Nationals in Houston, Texas.

Brown Athletics Annual Report19 Team Records and Results

Sport Overall Record League Record Coach Baseball...... 13-29...... 9-11 (Ivy)...... Marek Drabinski Basketball (M)...... 11-17...... 4-10 (Ivy)...... Jesse Agel Basketball (W)...... 10-18...... 6-8 (Ivy)...... Jean Burr Crew (M)...... 3-3...... 2-2 (Ivy)...... Paul Cooke ’89 Crew (W)...... 11-3...... 4-1 (Ivy)...... John Murphy th Cross Country (M)...... 8 in Ivy...... Tim Springfield rd Cross Country (W)...... 3 in Ivy...... Jill Miller st Equestrian...... 1 in Ivy...... Micheala Scanlon Fencing (M)...... 8-8...... 1-4 (Ivy)...... Atilio Tass Fencing (W)...... 3-14...... 1-5 (Ivy)...... Atilio Tass Field Hockey...... 6-11...... 3-4 (Ivy)...... Tara Harrington ’94 Football...... 6-4...... 5-2 (Ivy)...... Phil Estes th Golf (M)...... 7 in Ivy...... Mike Hughes th Golf (W)...... 6 in Ivy...... Danielle Griffiths rd Gymnastics...... 6-19...... 3 in Ivy...... Sara Carver-Milne Ice Hockey (M)...... 10-16-5...... 4-6 (Ivy) – 8-12-2 (ECAC)...... Brendan Whittet ’94 Ice Hockey (W)...... 2-23-4...... 0-10 (Ivy) – 1-17-4 (ECAC)...... Digit Murphy th Indoor Track & Field (M)...... 7 in Ivy...... Michelle Eisenreich th Indoor Track & Field (W)...... 4 in Ivy...... Michelle Eisenreich Lacrosse (M)...... 6-8...... 2-4 (Ivy)...... Lars Tiffany ’90 Lacrosse (W) ...... 7-8...... 2-5 (Ivy)...... Keely McDonald ’00 rd Outdoor Track & Field (M)...... 3 in Ivy...... Michelle Eisenreich rd Outdoor Track & Field (W)...... 3 in Ivy...... Michelle Eisenreich th Skiing...... 4 in ECSC...... Mike LeBlanc Soccer (M)...... 12-4-4...... 3-3-1 (Ivy)...... Pat Laughlin Soccer (W)...... 7-6-4...... 1-4-2 (Ivy)...... Phil Pincince Softball ...... 14-22-1...... 8-12 (Ivy)...... DeeDee Enabenter-Omidiji Squash (M)...... 8-10...... 0-6 (Ivy)...... Stuart leGassick Squash (W)...... 9-7...... 0-6 (Ivy)...... Stuart leGassick Swimming & Diving (M)...... 3-6...... 1-6 (Ivy)...... Peter Brown Swimming & Diving (W)...... 3-6...... 2-5 (Ivy)...... Peter Brown Tennis (M)...... 16-6...... 3-4 (Ivy)...... David Schwarz Tennis (W)...... 15-9...... 4-3 (Ivy)...... Paul Wardlaw Volleyball ...... 9-17...... 3-11 (Ivy)...... Diane Short Water Polo (M)...... 18-12...... 6-1 (CWPA)...... Felix Mercado Water Polo (W)...... 14-17...... 1-5 (CWPA)...... Felix Mercado Wrestling...... 2-11...... 1-4 (Ivy)...... Dave Amato

Sheila Dixon ’13

Heath Mayo ’12 Rebecca McGoldrick ’12 Michael Amato ’11 Brown Athletics 20 Annual Report Mission Statement

In the spirit of a University that provides its students with educational opportunities both broad and deep, Brown is committed to sustaining one of the most wide-ranging NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports programs for men and women in the country. The athletic program plays an essential role in teaching students to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity, make sacrifices, strive for excellence, persevere through adversity, and compete with dignity and pride while developing a commitment to teamwork and service to the community.

Brown believes strongly that its athletic program should represent the same level of excellence and diversity found throughout the University, thereby providing the opportunity and encouragement for each student- athlete to reach his/her fullest intellectual and athletic potential. The common goal among Brown’s athletic administrators, coaching staff, and scholar athletes is to achieve success at the highest level possible while abiding by the standards of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct. Moreover, the athletic program strives in providing equitable opportunities for women and minorities. In sum, Brown expects to produce scholar- athletes whose performance in the classroom and on the fields of play are a reflection of the values of this institution.

CWPA Southern Division Rookie of the Year, Kate Woods ’14

Bianca Aboubakare ’11 graduated with Brown’s all-time career records for singles wins (97), doubles wins (79) and combined wins (176).

Ivy League Rookie of the Year Sean McGonagill ’14 Scored a Pizzitola Men’s Hockey Defeats No. 1 Yale Record 39 Points vs. Columbia After Facial Surgery