www.lehighsports.com TABLE OF CONTENTS A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN 1 CHAMPIONS 2 ACADEMIC SUCCESS 4 COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE 6 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 10 LEADERSHIP DEVELPOMENT 12 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT 14 40 YEARS OF WOMEN 16 GET CONNECTED 18 HALL OF FAME 20 CAMPUS ATHLETICS 22 ATHLETICS PARTNERSHIP 24 HONOR ROLL 28 A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF ATHLETICS Dear Athletics Partners, When I reflect on the many and varied accomplishments of the 2010-2011 academic year, the prevailing image that comes to mind is the quality and devotion of the people involved. The student-athletes, coaches, professional staff, graduate assistants, volunteers, and alumni and community partners are the kind of people that inspire the commitment required to achieve success despite increasingly competitive circumstances. You will read about some of these people in the pages that follow, however please know that there are many more that make up our Lehigh Athletics family. Collectively, I believe we have established the kind of environment where achieving at very high levels is expected. Those of you who have invested in us have done so with the expectation that our educational efforts will produce distinctive results. Your trust inspires us to be uncompromising on quality and to push ourselves and our student-athletes to fulfill ambitions that some might describe as unrealistic. Athletically, we want our teams and individual student-athletes to win, to win championships, and to compete against programs that challenge us to stretch and grow. Yet, we also expect our student- athletes to achieve in the classroom and to lead by example among their campus peers as well as through their commitments to serving others who may be less fortunate. We also are committed to achieving those aspirations with student-athletes that are fully representative of our exceptional student body at Lehigh and with a coaching and support staff that truly and fully embraces the educational expectations at Lehigh, even though it makes competing much more difficult. So for both student-athletes and staff, the reality is that wanting and choosing to be at a place like Lehigh is an essential characteristic because it is highly likely that options will exist where more Erica Prosser ‘11 financial aid or higher salaries are available. and Joe Sterrett ‘76 It has been imperative to communicate (to prospective student athletes and prospective staff members alike) that a big part of the value of the Lehigh experience is the collective support and appreciation A guard for the they will receive. Among the most valuable forms of this “support and appreciation” are providing women’s basketball increased attention to and assistance with the post-graduate plans of our student-athletes, and for team, Prosser our coaches, producing continued growth of dollars and participation rates in our Athletics Partnership was selected as annual fund raising efforts. When student-athletes know that support from Lehigh will be there for the 2011 Athletics them when their playing and academic careers are finished, choosing Lehigh during the recruiting Department process becomes more compelling. When coaches and staff see from annual giving results that our Scholar-Athlete alumni and friends really do care about their efforts and about being competitive, Lehigh becomes a of the Year, the more desirable place to work. We are working hard to advance each of these initiatives with the aim of highest honor that enhancing our effectiveness and achieving distinction among our peers. It should be obvious that the can be achieved by involvement and support of our athletics alumni and friends will determine many of our most important a Lehigh student- outcomes! athlete. So many of you may anticipate requests for multi-year annual commitments, because such pledges enable us to plan more thoughtfully and also provide tangible evidence that the Lehigh Athletics Alumni community cares about the quality of our programs. You may also anticipate more invitations to engage in organized initiatives around career education, career planning, career advice, internship and externship experiences, and even post-graduate job opportunities for our student-athletes. Over the years, our Athletics Partners have given us the confidence to set our bar high and for that, we are grateful. With that confidence and the evidence of your continued support, we remain inspired by all we believe we can yet accomplish. We look forward to another great year and to enriching our valued relationships with you. With much gratitude, Joe Sterrett ‘76 Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics 1 20102010 - 2011 -CHAMPIONS 2011 Women’s Soccer Wins First-Ever Patriot League Title NCAA Tournament 1st Round (11-5-4) // Final Ranking of 6th in the Mid-Atlanic Region 5 All-Patriot League Selections // 2 Patriot League Academic Team Representatives 2 COSIDA Academic All-District Members Under first-year head coach Eric Lambinus, The team then traveled to No. 8 nationally the women’s soccer team enjoyed a magical ranked Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, Lena Cannon ‘11 2010 season capped off by the program’s holding the Cavaliers scoreless until the was named to the PL first-ever Patriot League Championship. The 67th minute in a valiant effort that fell just All-Tournament Team Mountain Hawks wrapped up the year with an short. The Mountain Hawks earned a and received the team 11-5-4 record, 4-1-2 in Patriot League play. number of individual and team honors in Coaches Award Lehigh went on to win the Patriot League 2010, including their first NSCAA regional Tournament as the No. 3 seed, defeating ranking since 2005, five All-Patriot League No. 2 Bucknell, 1-0, in honorees (Jana Basubas, Liz Carlos, Glynn the semifinals before Fitzer, Ardyn Olszko and Genna Pepe), beating host (and top two Patriot League All-Academic Team seed) Army in the members (Liz Carlos, Natalie Hojnacki), two championship game by CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees (Liz a 1-0 margin as well. Carlos, Glynn Fitzer). Football Claims Patriot League Championship; Advances to NCAA 2nd Round NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (10-3) // Final Ranking of 14th Nationally // 4 All-Americans 18 All-Patriot League Selections // 2 Patriot League Academic Team Representatives Al Pierce ‘11 was selected as the The Lehigh football program captured its Will Rackley, cornerback Jarard Cribbs, Lehigh-Lafayette ninth Patriot League Championship in 2010. wide receiver Ryan Spadola, and linebacker game MVP Under fifth-year head coach Andy Coen, the Mike Groome. Eighteen Mountain Hawks Mountain Hawks posted a 10-3 record that earned All-Patriot League recognition, with included an unblemished 5-0 Patriot League nine players earning first team recognition. mark, an eight game winning streak and Coen was named Patriot League Coach the program’s third straight win over rival of the Year and was a finalist for the Eddie Lafayette. In the playoffs, Lehigh went on Robinson Award, for the top head coach in the road to Cedar Falls, Iowa where FCS football, finishing seventh in the voting. the Mountain Hawks stunned Lehigh finished the year ranked 14th in both Northern Iowa 14-7 to earn a date national polls. with eventual NCAA runner-up Delaware. Lehigh’s memorable season produced four All-Americans: offensive lineman 20102010 - 2011 -CHAMPIONS 2011 CHAMPIONS Wrestling’s 27th National Champion: Zach Rey ‘12 1 National Champion // 2 NCAA Finalists // 3 All-Americans 8 NCAA Tournament Berths // 1 EIWA Champion // Final Team Ranking of 8th Nationally 3 NWCA All-Academic Team Representatives Zach Rey won Lehigh’s 27th individual place finisher as a sophomore, Rey entered national championship with a 2-1 decision the season as the consensus top-ranked over American’s Ryan Flores in the heavyweight in the country and remained atop heavyweight finals of the 2011 NCAA the polls throughout the entire season. Rey Championships, March 19 in Philadelphia. captured the title at the prestigious Midlands One minute and 33 seconds of riding time Championships in December, becoming was the difference as Rey captured Lehigh’s just Lehigh’s third undergraduate Midlands first national title since 2004, and the first for champion. He was instrumental in leading a Lehigh heavyweight since 1936. Lehigh back into the top ten at Nationals for the first time since 2006 as the Mountain Zach Rey ‘12 Rey finished his junior season with a 34-1 Hawks had three All-Americans, two finalists won a National record. He won his first 29 bouts of the and finished eighth overall. Championship season before suffering his only loss in overtime in the EIWA finals. A NCAA third Softball Cruises to a 14-0 Win and 11th Patriot League Title NCAA Regionals (33-23) // 1 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete Award Winner 6 All-Patriot League Selections // 4 Patriot League Academic Team Representatives 2 COSIDA Academic All-District Members In one of the most dominant performances The Mountain Hawks finished the season at in tournament history, the Lehigh softball 33-23, winning at least 30 games for the 11th team won its 11th Patriot League crown straight year. Lehigh made its sixth NCAA and sixth in the last eight years, downing Regional appearance in the last eight years, top seed Colgate 14-0 in five innings at the advancing to the College Park (Md.) Regional, Becca Bliss ‘13 garnered PL Raiders’ Eaton Street Field in Hamilton, N.Y. where the Mountain Hawks competed against Tournament MVP Sophomore catcher Liz Lucas belted three Baylor and Maryland. Lehigh had six All- honors home runs and drove in seven runs in the Patriot League selections and Liz Lucas was championship- clinching win as the Mountain named an ECAC All-Star. Hawks outscored the Raiders by a margin Junior Jen Colquhoun of 23-0 on back-to-back days.