2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT BROWN ATHLETICS Top Teams
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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 ice hockey, 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 Brown University Sports Foundation. Not only did this Most Valuable Player. group achieve its fundraising goal, 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 Ivy League 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 - Philadelphia Flyers (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.