BROWN ATHLETICS 16-172016-17 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS16-17 Letter from the Director of Athletics . 3 Brown University Sports Foundation . 36 Year in Review . 4 Letter from the Executive Director . 38 Women’s Tennis: Dayna Lord ’17 . 6 BrownTogether Campaign . 39 Men’s Lacrosse: Class of 2017 . 10 New Endowments . 40 Leadership & Achievement. 16 Ensuring the Future of Brown Crew . 42 Spotlight: Tori Kinamon ’17 . 21 Leaving a Legacy . 43 Spotlight: Richard Muniz ’17 . 26 Lasting Leadership . 44 Senior Celebration . 28 Brown Athletics Annual Fund . 45 Hall of Fame . 29 Annual Fund Impact . 45 Facilities Enhancements . 30 Bears Across the Country . 46 Recreation at Brown . 32 Loyal Bears . 47 Learfield: Brown Bears Sports Properties . 33 Brown Bear Golf Classic . 48 Ivy League Network . 33 Look for the ‘B Ivy’ logo throughout the report for Leaders in the Community . 34 additional coverage online at brownbears.com THE FENWAY GRIDIRON SERIES In January, Brown football announced that it would meet Dartmouth at Fenway Park on November 10, 2017 as part of the 2017 Fenway Gridiron Series with the two teams competing in Fenway for the first time since back-to-back meetings in 1922 and 1923. 16-17 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS President Christina Paxson (left) and Director of Athletics Jack Hayes join four-time First Team All-Ivy honoree Dayna Lord ’17 Thank you for your support of Brown Athletics! In this publication, we have highlighted the many achievements and accolades earned by our student-athletes throughout the past year. Their commitment to Brown University – in the classroom, in competition and in the community – provides inspiration to us all. Over the past year, we completed more than $14 million worth of capital projects. This included a baseball/softball complex, the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center training room and football locker room renovation, the locker room renovations in the Pizzitola Sports Center, and the new press box at Stevenson-Pincince Field. We are grateful to all the alumni, parents and friends who made these enhancements possible. President Christina Paxson continues to provide outstanding leadership to the Brown community. Our student-athletes have the opportunity to meet with her and engage in important discussions surrounding the role of athletics on a college campus. We greatly appreciate the support she provides to our athletics program. We will continue to work diligently and emphasize the important balance between academics and athletics so that alumni, corporate partners and friends, as well as our administration, faculty, staff and students can take tremendous pride in all that is accomplished by those who wear the Brown uniform. Sincerely, Jack Hayes Director of Athletics 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT 3 TAVON BLACKMON ’17 1,166MEN’S BASKETBALL career points BROWN’S 18TH ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER 4 BROWN ATHLETICS Josie Natrasevschi ’18 Jake Wyatt ’17 Rob Henry ’17 Christine Etzel ’19 YEAR IN REVIEW 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT 5 BROWN’S MOST DECORATED WOMEN’S TENNIS STUDENT-ATHLETE LORDDAYNA LORD WOMEN’S TENNIS BROWN’S ALL-TIME COMBINED WINS LEADER (182) BROWN’S ALL-TIME DOUBLES WINS LEADER (90) NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR IVY LEAGUE NOMINEE Dayna Lord ’17 finished her career as Brown women’s tennis’ all-time career leader in combined wins (182) and doubles wins (90), while ranking second in career singles wins (92). The Ivy League’s NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee, she became just the second student-athlete in the history of Brown women’s tennis to earn First Team All-Ivy honors in singles in each of her four collegiate seasons, joining Brown Hall of Fame member Saranga Sangakkara ’99. 6 BROWN ATHLETICS TENNIS Q&A WITH DAYNA LORD You rank first all-time at Brown in career You finished your career as Brown’s second- Q combined wins and doubles wins and second Q ever four-time First Team All-Ivy student-athlete in singles wins. What does it mean to you to have in singles. When you think about the competitiveness achieved those rankings considering the history of of the Ivy League, what does it mean to you to have Brown women’s tennis? reached such select company? There have been so many great women who have I think over the past four years the Ivy League A come through the Brown women’s tennis program. A has definitely gotten more athletically competitive I am just happy I got to represent my school, my team across all sports but especially in women’s tennis, and my family playing the sport that I love. It definitely which is great to see. I am glad that my other top LORD was not an easy journey, but I am glad I was healthy performing Ivy League peers and I have contributed and able to stick it out all four years with my coaches to that growth in competition. It is nice to represent and teammates by my side at Brown supporting me Brown and the Ivy League on a national stage, and not only athletically, but personally and academically. it is also a great way for families to know that their I hope that my achievements motivate other women, child’s education and athletics can excel and be taken especially women of color, in the coming years to use seriously (if it was not already). While I am proud to Brown to meet and connect with amazing people and have reached such select company and blessed that to achieve their academic, career and athletic goals. this experience has been athletically and academically enriching for me, I also hope that it paves the way for How did your relationships with teammates and other women, particularly women of color, to also join Q coaches shape your Brown experience, and how this elite group. I hope that my Ivy League success do you hope others remember your time at Brown? inspires the next generation to reach for and possibly exceed these goals and benchmarks. My relationships with my teammates and coaches A are special. I hate to sound cliché, but they really are my family and I could not have done a lot of the things I’ve accomplished without them. I’ve spent BROWN CAREER COMBINED WINS most of my time with them on and off the court and Rank Student-Athlete Years Wins we’ve really gotten to know and care about each 1. DAYNA LORD ’17 2013-17 182 other. They have been with me through my personal, 2. Bianca Aboubakare ’11 2008-11 176 academic and athletic accomplishments and failures, 3. Hannah Camhi ’16 2012-16 169 good times and bad, and have continued to support me and give me advice in all my endeavors. I am very BROWN CAREER SINGLES WINS grateful to have them, as well as my talented friends Rank Student-Athlete Years Wins outside athletics, in my corner. The people and culture 1. Bianca Aboubakare ’11 2008-11 97 at Brown was the reason I chose Brown as my school of 2. DAYNA LORD ’17 2013-17 92 choice, and why I am now a proud graduate; they have 3. Hannah Camhi ’16 2012-16 85 made my Brown experience one to remember. I hope others not only remember my athletic contributions BROWN CAREER DOUBLES WINS to Brown, but also remember my identity outside of athletics as a leader, supporter and/or participant for Rank Student-Athlete Years Wins other clubs/extracurriculars, like the arts. I hope that I 1. DAYNA LORD ’17 2013-17 90 embodied what it truly means to be a student and also 2. Hannah Camhi ’16 2012-16 84 an athlete, and that I mirrored some of the confident, 3. Bianca Aboubakare ’11 2008-11 79 well-rounded and multidimensional students I was exposed to on my recruiting visit and during my time at Brown. Read an expanded Q&A with Dayna at brownbears.com/lordq&a2017 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Alexander Jette ’17 (pictured in the final Ivy League standings, inaugural Northeast Water Polo below left) finished his career with marking the team’s highest finish Conference regular season title. four First Team All-Ivy honors, in the league since 1994, while earning First Team All-Ivy wide ranking in the top five in the nation Serving as a cross country and receiver and return specialist in goals against average and save track & field captain in the fall, accolades in 2016, while ranking percentage as a team. winter and spring, Taylor ninth in Brown history in career Worthy ’17 (pictured top right) receiving yards (1,860) and Behind a pair of All-Americans, finished in fourth place overall receptions (150). including Yahel Murvitz-Lahav ’17 at the 2017 Ivy League Women’s (pictured bottom right), men’s Heptagonal Cross Country Under first-year head coach Kia water polo won its third straight Championship, gaining First Team McNeill (pictured below center), regular season conference All-Ivy honors in the process. women’s soccer placed second championship, claiming the Taylor Worthy ’17 Head Coach Kia McNeill with Maclaine Lehan ’18 ALEXANDER JETTE ’17 1,860FOOTBALL CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Yahel Murvitz-Lahav ’17 FALL HIGHLIGHTS FALL 8 BROWN ATHLETICS spIEth SENIOR STEPS UP STEVEN SPIETH MEN’S BASKETBALL BROWN’S FIFTH ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER (1,367 POINTS) BROWN’S ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADER (118 GAMES) BROWN’S ALL-TIME GAMES STARTED LEADER (117 GAMES) Steven Spieth ’17 enjoyed a stellar senior season, collecting First Team All-Ivy, USBWA All-District, CoSIDA Academic All-America and Academic All-Ivy honors while ending his career as Brown’s fifth all-time leading scorer (1,367 points).