“This is what a college should look like.” Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States DARTMOUTH MEN’S SOCCER... THE TRADITION CONTINUES Ivy League Championships (7) NCAA Tournament Appearances (9) 1964, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2005 1964, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005 Table of Contents Men’s Soccer Information This is Dartmouth College............. Inside Front Cover Program Began .................................. 1915 College Administration ............................ 2 Total Games Played/Record ......... 954/445-412-97 (.517) I The Dartmouth Experience ......................... 3 Home Field/Capacity .................... Chase Field/2,000 VY Head Coach Jeff Cook ............................. 4 Playing Surface ........................... Natural Grass L Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ..................... 5 Head Coach ........................ Jeff Cook (Bates ’89) EAGUE Season Outlook ................................. 6-7 Email Address ................... [email protected] Roster.......................................... 8 Record at Dartmouth ................ 39-29-17 (5 seasons) Player Profiles ................................. 9-13 Overall Record ................... 114-93-34 (13 seasons) 2005 Statistics/Results ........................... 14 Assistant Coaches ................. Leigh Sillery, Bill Lawler C Honors and Awards ............................ 15-16 Volunteer Assistant Coach.................. Matt Ristuccia The Record Book .............................. 17-19 Captains .................. .Brian Lappas, Lucas Richardson HAMP Dartmouth Overseas/Success After Graduation ........ 20 Administrative Assistant ................... .Shirley Barnes Athletic Facilities.................... .Inside Back Cover Soccer Office Phone ..................... .(603) 646-3545 Schedule ............................... Back Cover Soccer Office Fax........................ .(603) 646-3348 I ONS 2005 Record................................... 10-3-5 2005 Ivy League Record/Finish.............. 5-1-1/Tie-First Postseason......................... NCAA Second Round : 1964, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2005 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................... .20/5 Starters Returning/Lost ............................. .8/3 Newcomers ........................................ 7 Sports Information Men’s Soccer Contact ............................. TBA Email .......................................... TBA Office Phone Number..................... .(603) 646-2468 Sports Information Fax ................... .(603) 646-1286 DART-line (scores, highlights) ............. .(603) 646-3278 Home Page.................... www.DartmouthSports.com College Information Location ........................... .Hanover, N.H. 03755 Founded . 1769 Enrollment ........................ .4,300 undergraduates Nickname ................................... Big Green Colors .......................... Dartmouth Green, White Conference ................................. .Ivy League College President ......................... James Wright Athletic Director............................ Josie Harper Affiliations ....................... NCAA Division 1, ECAC Credits The 2006 Dartmouth men’s soccer guide was written and edited by Tom Lobben (No. 13) and Scott Darci (No. 7) celebrate a Gordon Morton, Assistant Sports Information Director, with edito- goal. rial assistance from Cindi Mansell and Kathy Phillips. Photos by Mark Washburn, Brian Lincoln, Heath Mason, Chris Richardson, Tom McNeill, Joseph Mehling, Dave Mengle and Fred Zodda. On the front cover: Co-captain Brian Lappas (No. 2) and co-captain Lucas Richardson (No. 3). DCAD/WCI/8-06/1250 Page 1 COllEGE ADMINISTRAtiON JAMES WRIGHT JO ANN “JOSIE” HARPER President Director of Athletics James Wright is the 16th president of Jo Ann “Josie” Harper, a prominent fig- Dartmouth College. Wright has been ure in collegiate athletics and a highly a member of the Dartmouth faculty regarded coach, is the Big Green’s since 1969. He received a bachelor’s director of athletics and recreation. degree from Wisconsin State University- She assumed the leadership role for Platteville and master’s and doctoral Dartmouth athletics in June, 2002. degrees in history from the University Harper is Dartmouth’s seventh ath- of Wisconsin at Madison. An American letic director and the first woman to historian, his teaching and research focused on American political hold this position both at Dartmouth and in the Ivy League. history and the history of the American West. He is the author or Harper joined the Dartmouth staff in July, 1981, as head editor of five books: The Galena Lead District: Federal Policy coach of women’s lacrosse. In July, 1987, she assumed additional and Practices, 1824-1847 (1966); The West of the American responsibilities as assistant director of athletics for intercollegiate People (1970); The Politics of Populism: Dissent in Colorado programs, where she developed and administered recruiting sup- (1974); The Great Plains Experience: Readings in the History port for coaches and served as liaison to the Dartmouth Athletic of a Region (1978); and The Progressive Yankees: Republican Sponsor Program, among other duties. In July, 1990, she was pro- Reformers in New Hampshire (1987). He received a Social moted to associate director of athletics while continuing to coach Science Research Council Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and women’s lacrosse. a Charles Warren Fellowship at Harvard. She was promoted to senior associate director of athletics in James Wright served as Dean of the Faculty from 1989-97 June, 1999, and in that capacity was responsible for long-range planning, scheduling, personnel recruitment, budget, alumni rela- and as Acting President of the College during the first six months tions and event management for all of Dartmouth’s varsity athletic of 1995, while President James O. Freedman was on sabbatical. teams. President Wright served as Provost from 1997 to 1998 and was A graduate of West Chester University, Harper figured promi- elected to the Dartmouth presidency in April 1998. He took office nently as a lacrosse coach on the national and intertional level. In on August 1, 1998. 1986, she coached the U.S. World Cup team, and she assisted with President Wright has been elected to the American Academy the 1982 United States team that won the World Championship of Arts and Sciences, and he is a member of the Organization of in England. She was inducted into the New England Lacrosse American Historians, the Western History Association, and the Hall of Fame in June, 2000, and the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He serves on the of Fame in February, 2002. In November, 2003, she was honored board of trustees of the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and recent- as an inductee into the Sturzebecker Foundation Hall of Fame of ly completed a term as chair of the Council of Ivy Presidents. West Chester University and West Chester admitted her into its As president, his priorities have included advancing the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. In November, 2006, Harper will academic strength of the institution and expanding the fac- be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. ulty; enhancing the out-of-the-classroom experience; an ambi- In May, 1999, she was inducted into Dartmouth’s “Wearers of tious facilities agenda that includes academic, residential life, the Green,” a celebration every five years that salutes outstanding and athletic projects; and enhancing financial aid resources to Big Green coaches and athletes. Harper was honored in the cat- ensure access to Dartmouth for students from the full range of egory of coaching a national or Olympic team. backgrounds. He has increased the diversity of the student body Harper is the 2005 recipient of the Katherine Ley Award, while also maintaining the College’s academic strength. He has presented by the ECAC in recognition of her leadership and advo- also served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the cacy for women coaches and administrators. In 2000, Harper was NCAA Task Force on Reform. named the NACWAA (National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators) Division I-AA administrator of the year. : 1964, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005 President Wright is married to Susan DeBevoise Wright, who T has served in various roles in student life at Dartmouth since In 2001, Harper was honored as the ECAC female athletic admin- 1978. He has a daughter, two sons, and seven grandchildren. istrator of the year. In 2003, she was adopted by Dartmouth’s Class of 1947. OURNAMEN T AA C ROBERT CEPLIKAS BRIAN AUSTIN MEGAN DRUCKER SOBEL BRIAN CORCORAN N Deputy Athletic Sr. Associate Sr. Associate Equipment Manager Director Director of Athletics Director of Athletics Page 2 THE DARTMOUTH EXPERIENCE The Whole Experience The player who wants to play soccer at the top collegiate level and women’s soccer coaches and players themselves, and tra- will find that and more at Dartmouth College. The men’s and ditionally are some of the strongest club teams in the state of women’s teams have become two of the elite programs on the New Hampshire. I College’s outstanding athletic ledger — the men, in particular, The Dartmouth Cup — an 85-team tournament held at the VY have won six Ivy League championships since 1988 and have College during Memorial Day weekend — is the highlight and advanced to the NCAA championship second round four times the culmination of the spring season and features teams from all