ITHACA COLLEGE Information / Contents Campus Information Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,400 Founded 1892 President Thomas R. Rochon Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Division of Athletics Head Men’s Crew Coach Dan Robinson Phone (607) 274-1266 E-mail [email protected] Head Women’s Crew Coach Becky Robinson Phone (607) 274-3145 E-mail [email protected] Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Phone (607) 274-3199 ITHACA BOMBERS CREW ITHACA Assistant Director of Contents Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 Men’s Program History ..............2-3 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Phone (607) 274-1270 Men’s Year-By-Year Results .........3 Women’s Program History .........4-5 Operations and Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Women’s Year-By-Year Results ....4 Phone (607) 274-3793 Coaching Staff ................................6 2010 Men’s Roster ..........................7 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber Phone (607) 274-3178 2010 Men’s Roster ..........................8 2010 Results ...................................9 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Sports Press Information Information Director Joe Gladziszewski MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA Phone (607) 274-3825 For information, photos, stories, statistics, and videotape highlights, E-mail [email protected] or to arrange an interview with a coach or athlete, please contact Mike Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 Warwick in the sports information office, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; phone: (607) 274-1401. 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Photographic services by Tim McKinney and Patricia Reynolds unless otherwise indicated. 1 bombers.ithaca.edu Men’s Program History The Ithaca College men’s rowing team was formed Bombers’ lightweights finished in the top 10 at the Dad during the administration of President Howard Dillingham Vails in each of their first 11 years. in the fall of 1968. The first competition was on April 19, Dan Robinson, a 1979 Ithaca graduate, has been a 1969, when the Bombers rowed against Buffalo, Buffalo consistent contributor to Bomber rowing. The current State and Canisius. Two weeks later coach Gary Kilpatrick men’s head coach, Robinson helped engineer the program’s and team captain and stroke Tim McNell guided the move from the Dad Vail Regatta, where the Bombers Bombers to a victory over Manhattan, Canisius and accumulated four varsity and 14 additional medals, to the Buffalo in the Metropolitan Championship in New York CICR in 1993 (renamed the Avaya Regatta in 2001 and now City. permanently renamed the ECAC National Invitational Brief coaching stints by Kilpatrick and Bill Cromwall Rowing Championship). were followed by the successful tenure of Bob Tallman. Recent highlights for the program have included five From 1972-79 he built the Bombers from a fledgling straight varsity 8 wins at the Atlantic League sprints, program into a small-college powerhouse. top-10 finishes at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 ECAC National In the mid-1970s, Ithaca’s crews established Invitational Rowing Championships (an event that themselves as medal winners at the annual Dad Vail features Division I, II and III schools) and 12 of the last 16 Regatta in Philadelphia, recognized as the small-college point titles (encompassing results from men’s and women’s national championship. In 1975 Ithaca’s heavyweights races) at the New York went 12-0 and finished third at the Dad Vail (behind State championships. The 2003 varsity 8 boat posted Massachusetts and the Coast Guard). Two years later, led a record of 14-2—the program’s best ever—and the 2004 by Stew Leonard and Dave Pustell, the Bombers repeated varsity 8 lost just once after the season’s opening weekend. the bronze-medal performance. Another recent highlight came in 2009 when the varsity 8 Ward Romer joined the coaching staff in 1973 as an won its first gold medal at the state championships in 16 assistant and has remained a fixture with the Bomber years. The Bombers were declared the winner of the grand crew since. He became Ithaca’s fourth head coach after final after video review, an hour after Marist had been ITHACA BOMBERS CREW ITHACA Tallman’s retirement in 1979. Romer’s arrival coincided announced as the first-place finisher. with Ithaca’s entrance into lightweight rowing. The 2 bombers.ithaca.edu Men’s Program History MEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS |––––––– Varsity Heavyweight –––––––| |––––––– Varsity Lightweight –––––––| Year Coach Record NYS Dad Vail CICR/Avaya Record NYS Dad Vail CICR/Avaya 1969 Gary Kilpatrick 3-7 1970 Gary Kilpatrick 11-2 4th 1971 Bill Cromwall 13-3 6th 1972 Bill Cromwall 7-5 7th 1973 Bob Tallman 6-11 1974 Bob Tallman 12-2 1975 Bob Tallman 12-0 3rd 8-3 6th (Ward Romer 1976 Bob Tallman 11-1 7th 8-2 8th coached the 1977 Bob Tallman 7-2 3rd 7-2 5th lightweight 1978 Bob Tallman 9-2 3-2 6th varsity 8 from 1979 Bob Tallman 7-3 4-6 10th 1975-1980.) 1980 Ward Romer 9-3 1981 Ward Romer 1-9 2-5 9th 1982 Ward Romer 4-8 8-2 5th 1983 Ward Romer 2-6 2-2 7th 1984 Ward Romer 2-7 3-7 7th 1985 Ward Romer 5-3 10th 1986 Ward Romer 10-3 10th 3-6 9th 1987 Ward Romer 8-4 7th 5-4 1988 Dan Robinson 6-6 6-3 7th 1989 Dan Robinson 5-6 2nd 6-5 7th 1990 Dan Robinson 3-9 2nd 4-5 1st 6th ITHACA BOMBERS CREW ITHACA 1991 Dan Robinson 7-9 2nd 10-3 2nd 4th 1992 Dan Robinson 5-5 canc. 12-0 2nd 6th 1993 Dan Robinson 6-6 1st 7th 6-5 2nd 6th 1994 Dan Robinson 8-6 5th 15th 9-0 1st 4th 1995 Dan Robinson 5-7 canc. 18th 6-3 canc. 8th 1996 Dan Robinson 6-7 6th 3-2 1st 4th 1997 Dan Robinson 7-3 canc. 12th 1998 Dan Robinson 4-5 7th 11th 1999 Dan Robinson 7-3 7th 16th 2000 Dan Robinson 6-6 7th 0-0 8th 2001 Dan Robinson 9-4 5th 9th 2002 Dan Robinson 9-5 5th 5th 2003 Dan Robinson 14-2 4th 10th 5-4 2nd 2004 Dan Robinson 9-5 canc. canc. 5-4 15th 8th 2005 Dan Robinson 9-5 5th canc. 2006 Dan Robinson 10-4 5th 18th 2007 Dan Robinson 10-7 5th canc. 2008 Dan Robinson 10-4 2nd 7th 2009 Dan Robinson 10-10 1st canc. 2010 Dan Robinson 11-7 3rd 8th ROBERT TALLMAN AWARD Presented to the Outstanding Heavyweight Oarsman 1981 Peter Feitner 1991 Matt Dowshen/Kevin Raymond 2001 Kris Walker 1982 Hank Coleman 1992 Rory Becker 2002 Ben Reidell 1983 Don Eager 1993 Steve Dooley 2003 Jason Frank 1984 Don Eager 1994 Dan Schutt 2004 Derek Fosmire 1985 Kim Palmer/John Stafford 1995 Paul Scanlon/Meg Shea 2005 Will Greer 1986 Jack LoPinto 1996 Matt Kinsey 2006 Jason Canfield 1987 Eric Birdsall 1997 Mike Junkins 2007 Brad Andrews/Manny Delgado 1988 Todd Conner 1998 Kevin Lister 2008 Julian Halfman 1989 Todd Conner 1999 Mike Junkins 2009 Pete Orlando 1990 Art Christiansen/Todd Conner 2000 Mike Theeman 2010 Brian Erickson 3 bombers.ithaca.edu Women’s Program History women’s varsity program was championship event exclusively for III women’s crew national champions. A initiated at Ithaca in spring 1975. Division III institutions. Ithaca took The only school to compete in Competing under club status, the fourth that year and moved up to third every NCAA Division III national Bombers captured the 1976 Dad Vail the following year. Jackstadt, one of championship event, Ithaca placed varsity 8 title the first year women’s three all-Americans in the class of second in the grand final and third in races were offered at the regatta. Jerry 2002, received the school’s Iris Carnell the petite final. The Bombers’ three Dietz guided Ithaca to the crown in his Award as the top female athlete in all-Americans included first-team first year as women’s coach. Although the senior class. In 2004 the program choice Meghan Musnicki. women’s rowing grew nationally over achieved its greatest success, winning In 2006, Ithaca’s second varsity the next few years, Ithaca claimed the the NCAA title. Ithaca’s varsity 8 8 gold medal in three years led the Dad Vail championship again in 1979, boat won the gold medal at the grand Bombers to second place in the team coached by Julie Rife, the stroke of final and the second varsity 8 boat standings. Stephanie Knabe, who the 1976 crew. Peg Mallery, who rowed achieved unprecedented success: the rowed at nationals all four years, was in Ithaca’s top crew in 1981 and 1982 boat became the first second varsity a first-team all-American. before transferring, competed for the 8 to qualify for the grand final. The The Bombers have continued their U.S.