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Location...... Middletown, CT ...... Mark Woodworth ’94 Enrollment...... 2,800 (undergrad.) Men’s ...... Joe Reilly Founded...... 1831 W Basketball/Assoc. AD.....Kate Mullen Nickname...... Cardinals Men’s Crew...... Phil Carney Colors...... Red and Black Women’s Crew...... Pat Tynan Student newspaper...... Argus (biweekly) M/W Cross Country...... John Crooke President...... Michael S. Roth ’78 Field Hockey...... Patti Klecha-Porter Director of Athletics...... John Biddiscombe Football/Asst. AD...... Mike Whalen ’83 Department phone...... (860) 685-2690 Golf...... Chris Potter/Jeff Gilarde Department fax...... (860) 685-2691 Men’s Ice Hockey...... Chris Potter Website...... wesleyan.edu/athletics Women’s Ice Hockey...... Jodi McKenna YouTube channel...... WesleyanAthletics Men’s /Asst. AD...John Raba Facebook page...... wesleyan.athletics Women’s Lacrosse...... Holly Wheeler Twitter feed...... @wescores Men’s Soccer...... Geoff Wheeler Sports info. director...... Brian Katten ’79 Women’s Soccer...... Eva Meredith Sports info. phone...... (860) 685-2887 ...... Jen Lane Strength/Conditioning...... Drew Black M/W Squash...... Shona Kerr Men’s Ice Hockey Information M/W Swimming...... Frank Keefe Home facility...... Spurrier-Snyder Rink M/W Diving...... Devon O’Nalty Rink capacity...... 1,500 M/W ...... Ken Alrutz Letterwinners returning/lost....22/6 M/W Track (Indoor/Outdoor)....Walter Curry Starters returning/lost...... 5/1 Volleyball/Assoc. AD...... Gale Lackey Wrestling...... Drew Black Head coach (9th year)...... Chris Potter Assistant coach...... Jon Bellonio Support Staff Assistant coach...... Jim Langlois Assistant coach...... Jim Panczykowski ’05 Director of Athletics...... John Biddiscombe Certified athletic trainer...... Joe Fountain Senior Woman Administrator.....Gale Lackey Faculty mentor...... Mike McAlear Department Secretary...... Nancy Chesbro Business Manager...... Tom Wantuck First varsity season...... 1971-72 Administrative Assistant.....Kirsten Carlson 2010-11 record...... 10-12-3, Dir. of Athletic Injury Care...... Joe Fountain 8-10-1 NESCAC/EE Assoc. Dir. of Ath. Injury Care...... Ken Dompier Certified Athletic Trainer.....Vicky Graham Equipment Manager...... Bob Chiapetta Wesleyan University Athletics Equipment Room Attendant...... Jason Helbig Freeman Athletic Center Facility Manager/Asst. AD.....Erin Carey 161 Cross Street Fitness Center Director...... Drew Black Middletown, CT 06459 Intramural Director...... Mark Woodworth ’94 Sports Information Director...... Brian Katten ’79 (860) 685-2690 Athletic Maintenance...... Patrick Welch www.wesleyan.edu/athletics Athletic Maintenance...... Dan Mammola Evening Manager...... Casey Brown About the Program Following its elevation to varsity status in 1971, Wesleyan men’s ice hockey wasted no time establish- ing itself as one of the region’s top programs, earning an 11-7 record with three wins over Division I op- ponents in its inaugural season. Former bench boss Dave Snyder, in whose honor the Wesleyan ice rink is now named, won 273 games before retiring and giving way to two-time NESCAC Coach of the Year Chris Potter. Potter led the 2006-07 Cardinals to a 9-6-4 record in conference play and their first-ever NESCAC tournament home game, and his 2010-11 squad became just the second eighth seed in NESCAC tourna- ment play (in all sports) to upset the top seed in the first round with a 5-2 win at Hamilton. Wesleyan ice hockey players also receive a first-rate education at one of the nation’s preeminent liberal arts institutions. Wesleyan is among the most selective institutions in the country, having admitted just 23 percent of