ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 CREW SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time Mar. 28 Sat. Marist, Hobart/William Smith, Cornell 9 a.m. Apr. 4 Sat. Rochester, RIT, Skidmore 11 a.m. 5 Sun. Bucknell (men) 11 a.m. 11 Sat. Hamilton, St. Lawrence 11 a.m. 18 Sat. at Holy Cross (women) with Colby, Connecticut and Tufts 8 a.m. 25 Sat. at Williams with Bates, Coast Guard, Marist and Tufts (men) 8 a.m. May 2 - Sat.- NYS Championships at Whitney Point 10 a.m. 3 Sun. 9 - Sat.- ECAC National Invitational Regatta 10 Sun. at Camden, N.J. 8 a.m. 29 - Fri.- NCAA Women’s Championships 30 Sat. at Cherry Hill, N.J. ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Information Press Information Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA Enrollment 6,400 For information, photos, stories, statistics, or to arrange an interview Founded 1892 with a coach or athlete, please contact Mike Warwick in the sports President Thomas R. Rochon information office, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; phone: (607) Nickname Bombers 274-1401. Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III ACCESSIBILITY Conference Independent Questions about accommodation for individuals with disabilities should Contents be directed to the Office of Affirmative Action at (607) 274-3909 (voice), (607) 274-1767 (TDD) or [email protected] as much in advance of Division of Athletics/ Men’s Crew the event as possible. Sports Information History ................. 1-2 CREDITS Award Winners ...... 1 This Bomber media guide is produced by the Ithaca College Office of Directory Sports Information, Mike Warwick, director; Joe Gladziszewski, assis- Men’s Crew Year-By-Year tant director; Chris Lewis, assistant director, Donna Mosher, depart- Head Men’s Crew Coach Dan Robinson Results ................... 2 ment assistant. Photographic services by Tim McKinney and Patricia Phone (607) 274-1266 Reynolds unless otherwise indicated. E-mail [email protected] Women’s Crew Head Women’s Crew Coach Becky Robinson History .................3-5 Phone (607) 274-3145 E-mail [email protected] Award Winners ...... 3 Director of Women’s Crew Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 Year-By-Year Results ................4-5 Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg All-Americans ........ 5 Phone (607) 274-3199 Assistant Director of 2009 Men’s Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Crew Roster ........... 6 Phone (607) 274-5708 2009 Women’s Senior Women’s Administrator Deb Pallozzi Phone (607) 274-1270 Crew Roster ........... 7 Operations and Dan Robinson, Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Men’s Varsity Phone (607) 274-3793 Head Coach............ 8 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 Becky Robinson, E-mail [email protected] Women’s Varsity Assistant Sports Head Coach............ 8 Information Director Joe Gladziszewski Phone (607) 274-3825 Assistant E-mail [email protected] Coaches ................. 9 Assistant Sports 2008 Results .......... 9 Information Director Chris Lewis Phone (607) 274-5124 2009 Outlook ...10-11 E-mail [email protected] 2008 Men’s Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 Crew Results........ 10 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 College Information 2008 Women’s Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Crew Results...11-12 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 Commodore Profiles ................. 12 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Press College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Information ......... IBC Ithaca Crew fondly remembers Coach Robert Tallman, 1919-2006. Athletics Web Page www.ithaca.edu/bombers 2009 Schedule .... BC Team-Created Web Page www.ithaca.edu/crew ITHACA COLLEGE Men’s Crew HistoryITHACA COLEGE he Ithaca College men’s rowing team was formed during the admin- istration of President Howard Dillingham in the fall of 1968. The Tfirst competition was on April 19, 1969, when the Bombers rowed against Buffalo, Buffalo State and Canisius. Two weeks later coach Gary Kilpatrick and team captain and stroke Tim McNell guided the Bombers to a victory over Manhattan, Canisius and Buffalo in the Metropolitan Championship in New York City. Brief coaching stints by Kilpatrick and Bill Cromwall were followed by the successful tenure of Bob Tallman. From 1972-79 he built the Bombers from a fledgling program into a small-college powerhouse. In the mid-1970s, Ithaca’s crews established themselves as medal winners at the annual Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, recognized as the small-college national championship. In 1975 Ithaca’s heavyweights went 12-0 and finished third at the Dad Vail (behind Massachusetts and the Coast Guard). Two years later, led by Stew Leonard and Dave Pustell, the Bombers repeated the bronze-medal performance. Ward Romer joined the coaching staff in 1973 as an assistant and has remained a fixture with the Bomber crew since. He became Ithaca’s fourth head coach after Tallman’s retirement in 1979. Romer’s arrival coincided with Ithaca’s entrance into lightweight rowing. The Bombers’ lightweights finished in the top 10 at the Dad Vails in each of their first 11 years. Dan Robinson, a 1979 Ithaca graduate, has been a consistent contribu- tor to Bomber rowing. The current men’s head coach, Robinson helped WILLIAM CROMWALL TROPHY (OUTSTANDING LIGHTWEIGHT OARSMAN) 1977 John Romain 1989 Jennifer Johnson 1978 Glen Foerster 1990 John Kibelstis 1979 John Drescher 1991 John Kibelstis 1981 Joe Halpern 1992 Tony Corley/Pat Hopkins 1982 Pat Lavell 1993 Greg Lavonas 1983 Bob Ferris 1994 Matt Keilty 1984 Mike Sheehan 1995 Ned Carman 1985 David Salathe 1996 Carlos Perez 1986 Mike Mulvey 2003 Nich Brunetti 1987 Bill Couperthwait 2004 Jon O’Loughlin 1988 Randy Gladwish ROBERT TALLMAN AWARD (OUTSTANDING HEAVYWEIGHT OARSMAN) 1981 Peter Feitner 1995 Paul Scanlon/Meg Shea 1982 Hank Coleman 1996 Matt Kinsey 1983 Don Eager 1997 Mike Junkins 1984 Don Eager 1998 Kevin Lister 1985 Kim Palmer/John Stafford 1999 Mike Junkins 1986 Jack LoPinto 2000 Mike Theeman 1987 Eric Birdsall 2001 Kris Walker 1988 Todd Conner 2002 Ben Reidell 1989 Todd Conner 2003 Jason Frank 1990 Art Christiansen/ 2004 Derek Fosmire Todd Conner 2005 Will Greer 1991 Matt Dowshen/ 2006 Jason Canfield Kevin Raymond 2007 Brad Andrews/ 1992 Rory Becker Manny Delgado 1993 Steve Dooley 2008 Julian Halfman 1994 Dan Schutt Crew 2009 1 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE engineer the program’s move from the Dad Vail Regatta, where the Bombers accumulated four varsity and 14 additional medals, to the CICR in 1993 (renamed the Avaya Regatta in 2001 and now permanently renamed the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship). Recent highlights for the program have included five straight varsity 8 wins at the Atlantic League sprints, top-10 finishes at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships (an event that features Division I, II and III schools) and 12 of the last 16 point titles (encompassing results from men’s and women’s races) at the New York State championships. The 2003 varsity 8 boat posted a record of 14-2 — the program’s best ever — and the 2004 varsity 8 lost just once after the season’s opening weekend. Last spring Ithaca won four medals at the state meet (including the second varsity 8’s gold medal) and the third varsity 8 won the program’s first medal ever at the ECAC Championships. MEN’S CREW YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS /—Varsity Heavyweight—/ /—Varsity Lightweight—/ Dad Vail CICR/ Dad Vail CICR/ Year Coach Record NYS Regatta Avaya Record NYS Regatta 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 1976 Bob Tallman 11-1 7th 1977 Bob Tallman 7-2 3rd 1978 Bob Tallman 9-2 1979 Bob Tallman 7-3 1980 Ward Romer 9-3 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 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 2 Crew 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Women’s CrewITHACA History COLLEGE women’s varsity program was initiated at Ithaca in spring 1975. Competing under club status, the Bombers captured the 1976 Dad Vail Avarsity 8 title the first year women’s races were offered at the regatta. Jerry Dietz, a member of the bronze medal-winning men’s heavyweight 8 as an undergraduate, guided Ithaca to the crown in his first year as women’s coach. Although women’s rowing grew nationally over the next few years, Ithaca claimed the Dad Vail championship again in 1979, coached by Julie Rife, the stroke of the 1976 crew.