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S E P T E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 05 • V O L . 50 N O . 1
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FOOTBALL KICKS OFF TEEVENS ERA, PART II, WITH VICTORY OVER COLGATE
NEW HAMPSHIRE 49, DARTMOUTH 20
There’s a reason New Hampshire was ranked second in the
Division 1-AA standings as it played host to Dartmouth in the
sixth Granite Bowl game.
The Wildcats, after enduring three years of losing records from
2001-03, have a pool of big, fast, talented athletes that built a 10-3
record in 2004 and are likely to do as well again this fall.
There’s a cycle to the performance of college football teams and
these Granite State rivals provide ample illustration: UNH is on a
roll. Dartmouth is rebuilding.
Just as it did a year ago, Dartmouth kept the Wildcats and their
home crowd of 7,145 at bay in the early going. The Green had a
10-7 lead (it was 14-10 in 2004) before UNH took command.
“You have to operate flawlessly against a team of this caliber,”
said Big Green coach Buddy Teevens in the wake of the 49-20
outcome. “You tip your hat to a real good team. They’ll go a long
way this season.
“They have talented guys who bounced off us (turning short
gains into long ones, a key in 10 of 16 third-down conversions for
UNH). We didn’t wrap up and get people on the ground.”
Two interceptions (one by each team) tell much of the story of
this game.
After UNH drove to a 7-0 lead from the opening kickoff,
Dartmouth responded. Steve Jensen’s (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)
36-yard kickoff return opened the way for Erik Hinterbichler’s
(Albuquerque, N.M.) 44-yard field goal that made it 7-3 two minutes later.
The first theft followed barely a minute later. Junior cornerback
Joe Scola (Punta Gorda, Fla.) swiped UNH quarterback Ricky
Santos’ pass at the Dartmouth 41 and ran to the UNH 15.
A delay penalty and a sack lost nine yards before quarterback
Charlie Rittgers (Lebanon, Ohio) threaded a 24-yard strike to
leaping wideout Ryan Fuselier (Escondido, Calif.). The Big Green
had a 10-7 lead at 8:08.
UNH responded with a 73-yard drive. Santos scored on a two-
yard keeper for a 14-10 lead for the Wildcats.
Dartmouth retaliated. Three completions by Rittgers and two
good runs by tailback Jason Bash (Ramona, Calif.) collected 63
yards to the UNH 10.
On second down, Rittgers and Fuselier worked a fade pattern to
the corner of the end zone but Fuselier couldn’t get past UNH
cornerback Corey Graham who stole the ball.
During the next 19 minutes of play, reaching into the opening
minute of the third period, UNH showed its diverse offensive
talent.
The Wildcats scored on four of five possessions. Only a fumble
recovery by defensive end Cullen Gilchrist (Dartmouth, Mass.)
thwarted the other UNH march that had reached Dartmouth’s two.
Through three periods, UNH built a 49-13 lead with a balanced
attack that saw Santos complete 24 of 32 passes to eight receivers
for 267 yards. Seven UNH runners shared 280 yards.
Dartmouth got a 29-yard field goal from Hinterbichler midway
in the third period. The Green won the last 15 minutes, a battle of
reserves that proved a good test of fire for freshman quarterback
Sophomore tight end Mark Brogna finds the endzone against the Raiders.
Josh Cohen (Berwyn, Pa.).
(Photo by Mark Washburn)
The 6-5 newcomer completed five of eight passes for 63 yards
and frosh tailback Milan Williams (Mobile, Ala.) added a nineyard weaving run in a 71-yard drive. Cohen’s three-yard toss to
DARTMOUTH 26, COLGATE 21
tight end Brett Lowe (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) netted the game’s
final score.
The first exam for Dartmouth’s 2005 football team didn’t earn an
Williams (44 yards) and Bash (43) led the Big Green running
“A” from Professor Buddy Teevens. The Big Green earned a more
game while Rittgers was 16-for-25 in the air (166 yards). Fuselier
important grade in Chapter One of the tale about restoration of
had eight catches for 90 yards.
pride and promise: A deserved “W” in a game that saw timely
On an afternoon that Teevens described as “a beautiful day for a
plays on both sides of the ball matter most.
game,” co-captain Josh Dooley (Tuttle, Okla.) added, “Coach
Mid-season precision is a goal-in-waiting. For the moment,
(Chris) Wilkerson [defensive coordinator] was down there after the Dartmouth’s first opening-game win since 1997 “sets a mood for
game,” said Dooley, “and really pointed out the positives of the
the season,” said linebacker Josh Dooley (Tuttle, Okla.). The cogame and how we need to move on. This is what counts is league
captain’s 29-yard rumble with a recovered fumble launched a 26play. You either let your past haunt you and let it fuel your future.
21 victory over Colgate that may prove as pivotal as any in 124
We have a reason to come out with our hair on fire next week,
seasons of football on the Hanover plain.
especially defense, because we have a lot more to prove.”
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ATHLETIC FACILITIES UPDATE
A $12-million renovation and rejuvenation of Alumni Gymnasium,
the centerpiece of Dartmouth’s athletic complex, is one of
numerous initiatives either completed in recent years, in progress
or scheduled for the next two-three years that give the College the
diverse resources to serve nearly three-quarters of all undergraduates who participate in intercollegiate, club, intramural, recreation
and fitness activities.
Improvements included in the Alumni Gym project:
• Creation of a 14,000-square foot recreational fitness center.
• Eight new multi-use fitness spaces, comprising about 10,000
square feet.
• Infrastructure improvements to Karl Michael Pool.
• New handicap accessibility and an elevator serving the
gym’s four levels.
Dartmouth has made significant improvements to its athletic
facilities in the past six years with the addition of Scully-Fahey
Field, Boss Tennis Center and Gordon Pavilion, Blackman
Football Practice Fields, and the McLane Family Skiway Lodge.
In addition, substantial renovations have been made to Hanover
Country Club, squash facilities in the Berry Sports Center, and
Leverone Fieldhouse. The newest resource, the Corey Ford Rugby
Clubhouse and rugby playing fields, was dedicated in September
2005.
A new soccer competition facility, near Scully-Fahey Field
and part of the Chase Field complex, will provide a home for
Dartmouth’s nationally competitive men’s and women’s teams.
The facility will include a natural grass playing surface, permanent
seating for 1,600 spectators, and NCAA approved lighting. Stanley
Smoyer ’34 recently made a $4.5 million commitment to name the
field for Alden (Whitey) Burnham, who coached two of Smoyer’s
sons.
In 2005, Dartmouth’s trustees authorized funds for planning a
new varsity house and for installing a new synthetic surface on
Memorial Field that will
benefit Dartmouth football and other teams.
The new $18-million varsity house will be
located to the east of
Memorial Field. The
existing east stands will
be replaced by steeper
seating and a three-story
building featuring a
10,000-square foot varsity strength training
center, a “smart classroom” and meeting
rooms for the entire athletic department, football
locker facilities and
offices for football and
several other sports.
The overall capacity
of Memorial Field will
be reduced to about
13,000 seats.
Memorial Field’s natural grass surface will be replaced with
the newest generation synthetic “infill” turf, which simulates grass
but is far more durable and tolerates a wider variety of weather
conditions.
“These new and improved facilities will be showcase elements of the Dartmouth campus,” said Director of Athletics Josie
Harper. “We’re enhancing the overall experience for our varsity
athletes, and creating wonderful fitness resources for the entire
Dartmouth community.” ■
The interior photos are views of the Karl Michael Pool and the new fitness
space, while the third photo shows the front of venerable Alumni Gym.
(Photos by Joseph M. Mehling ’69)
MEN’S HOCKEY CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
October 22, 2005 marks the official beginning of another season of
men’s hockey at Dartmouth, but this year is especially significant.
That exhibition game against McGill also begins a year long celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of men’s hockey at
Dartmouth College.
The celebration will honor the people and events surrounding a
sport that has been a part of Dartmouth, the Upper Valley and the
nation since 1905-06. Former athletes, coaches and other people with
close ties to the program will be invited to participate in the festivities.
In addition, the celebration will reunite teams who can look back
with pride on the accomplishments of the past 100 years while
looking ahead with confidence and optimism to a vibrant future.
During the past century, Dartmouth men’s hockey earned a place
in the nation’s athletic annals with league championships and national
competitions. Some significant moments in Dartmouth history
include: the first Big Green team to take the ice (1905), Alumni Gym
opens (1921), Davis Rink opens (1930), Eddie Jeremiah begins his
Dartmouth coaching career (1937), the 1941-42 team earns the
national collegiate title, the 1947-48 team is Dartmouth’s first NCAA
tournament team, Dartmouth stuns New Hampshire for the ECAC
Holiday Tournament title (1972), Thompson Arena opens (1975),
1978-79 team wins the Ivy title and advances to NCAA tournament,
Bob Gaudet becomes head coach (1997) and Dartmouth has its
second 20-win season in three years (2004-05).
As the 100 year anniversary unfolds, the Big Green men’s hockey
team opens the regular season on October 29, facing Ivy and ECAC
Hockey League rival Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. The game is an
opportunity for Dartmouth alumni and fans to not only watch the Big
Green hockey team, but to see the football, men’s and women’s
soccer and field hockey teams all in action against the Crimson that
day.
Activities in Thompson Arena begin on November 11 when
Dartmouth hosts Colgate in the home opener. The 1941-42 national
championship team will be honored with a ceremonial puck drop
before the game. Several members of the team are expected to attend
including Ed Roewer ’44, the legendary Jack Riley ’44 and Duke
Dushame ’43.
Harvard and Dartmouth will meet again on December 16 in
Thompson Arena in the College Sports TV (CSTV) game of the
week. A ceremonial puck drop featuring Walter Bush ’51, former
president of USA Hockey, is on the agenda.
All these events point toward a celebration on January 27 and 28
when Union and Rensselaer come to the Hanover Plain. The weekend
will involve countless alumni, family and friends. The two games will
focus on honoring Dartmouth’s All-Americans, Hall of Fame members, Final Four teams and Olympians. On Saturday afternoon the
annual Alumni game will take place at Thompson Arena. On Sunday,
January 29, an invitation-only brunch will honor all former and current men’s hockey players and will include a video commemorating
the Big Green’s hockey past.
Earlier this year, a unique logo was designed for the 100th
anniversary. It will be reproduced on everything from the uniforms
and the ice surface, to clothing and publications. (Heather Croze) ■
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“I may take him to the offense,” said Teevens. “It was a huge play.”
Colgate, like Dartmouth, is rebuilding. In 2003, the Raiders were 15-1 and played for the Division
1-AA national championship. But, as Teevens preaches to his players, that’s history. What matters is
now, and the Big Green used Colgate turnovers and enough of its own offense to make the vast
majority of the crowd at Memorial Field come away feeling good —though not as good as Dooley
and his teammates, who had a rich reward for months of preparation for this moment.
“It was a solid effort, not our best,” said Teevens. “We played hard. We can play better.”
No question: This win was triggered by huge defensive
plays, especially after Colgate controlled the ball for all but
97 seconds of the game’s first 15-plus minutes and took a
7-0 lead, seven seconds into the second period. The Big
Green defense finally yielded to Colgate’s 18-play drive
that used over eight minutes to cover 75 yards.
Remove that drive from the game stats and the
game was a virtual dead heat. The difference: The
Big Green defense.
The difference makers as Dartmouth built a
17-7 lead at halftime:
• Defensive tackle Ryan Taylor’s (San
Antonio, Texas) sack of Colgate QB Lee Sloan
who lost the ball that Dooley found to tie the
game at 12:15 of the second period.
• Cornerback Steve Jensen’s (Rancho
Santa Fe, Calif.) interception and 35-yard
dash to the Colgate three. On first down, QB
Charlie Rittgers (Lebanon, Ohio) faked a dive
play, then rolled right and hit wide-open tight end Mark
Brogna (Pleasanton, Calif.) for the go-ahead score at 11:11.
• When Big Green DT Matt Dratch (South Salem, N.Y.)
snuffed a fourth-and-five play at Dartmouth’s 29 for a sevenyard loss, tailback Ikechi Ogbonna (Bronx, N.Y.) popped
for 32 yards, setting up Erik Hinterbichler’s (Albuquerque,
N.M.) 42-yard field goal.
After Colgate used an interception to set up a score on
its first possession of the third period, free safety Kyle
Cavanaugh (Wayne, N.J.), the Green’s lone freshman
starter, returned the favor. His theft of a Sloan pass set
up a 37-yard drive. Passes by Rittgers to three different receivers put the ball on the one-yard line.
Tailback Jason Bash (Ramona, Calif.) got that yard
as the right side of the Green line opened a gaping
hole.
Ogbonna (43) and Bash (36) combined for 79
yards rushing after starter Chad Gaudet
(Burlington, Mass.) hurt his leg during the
Green’s opening series.
Jason Bash
Colgate responded. Freshman tailback
Jordan Scott’s 33-yard dash capped a 71yard drive and made it 24-21 with 9:40 to
play.
Hinterbichler, perfect with three placements plus the field goal, is also the Big Green’s punter. His
eighth boot, downed inside Colgate’s one with 5:51 to play, led to a safety as Raider QB Mike
Saraceno slipped in the end zone on second down.
It wasn’t over. But Dartmouth’s defense delivered — again. Colgate had the ball in Big Green territory with fourth-and-inches at the 36. The Raiders didn’t get those inches as linebacker Terry
Cunningham (Orland Park, Ill.) and Cavanaugh led the decisive surge to stop tailback Ray LaMonica
with 1:15 to play.
“We’re chasing perfection,” said Teevens. Dartmouth’s opening game wasn’t perfect — except for
the final score. (Jack DeGange) ■
OSBORN NAMED NEW HAMPSHIRE
WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY NCAA
A second team
All-America
lacrosse
player, Erin
Osborn was
chosen the
NCAA
Woman of the
Year for the
State of New
Hampshire in
late August.
It’s the
second year in
the row that
the honor has
been bestowed
on a Dartmouth women’s lacrosse player.
Osborn, who graduated summa cum laude in
June, followed Lana Smith, a first team AllAmerica player who graduated in 2004.
Co-captain of the 2005 squad, Osborn
(Holyoke, Mass.) was a factor for Dartmouth
defensively which finished the season second
nationally in scoring defense. The defender
started all 19 games for the Big Green and
helped the squad reach the NCAA semi-finals. A
government major with a 3.86 GPA, she was
inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society and
earned Academic All-Ivy honors before graduating in June.
A unanimous first team All-Ivy selection,
Osborn was named to the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America women’s at-large second
team. This summer, she traveled to Southwestern
Kenya where she split time between two small
villages. She began the trip by helping with a
pure water project in Nyamilu, working with
Engineers without Borders which included eight
other Dartmouth and Thayer students.
Osborn completed her trip in Lwala, the
home of Dartmouth grads Fred ’05 and Milton
’04 Ochieng. There, she helped run HIV/AIDS
awareness soccer tournaments, helped build a
medical clinic and worked with some women’s
groups. As an undergraduate, she participated in
a variety of community service activities,
including elementary school mentoring,
Dartmouth’s student athletic advisory committee
and Big Green Readers. She completed her academic career by writing a senior thesis that was
accorded honors.
Currently, Osborn is working in the
Northampton, Mass. area with a lawyer who specializes in political asylum cases. She is studying
to take both the LSAT and GRE exams.
With three other friends, Osborn is organizing a
non-profit Kenyan Women’s Education project.
“The education of the girl child in Kenya is a
huge problem,” said Osborn, “and most families,
even if they have the money, refuse to pay for
secondary education for girls. We are trying to
connect U.S. sponsors with certain Kenyan girls
we’ve identified as incredibly strong academically so that they can have the opportunity to
attend secondary school.”
The NCAA Woman of the Year recognizes
outstanding female student-athletes who have
excelled in academics, athletics and community
leadership. Chosen by a committee of representatives from member institutions, 29 of the 2005
state honorees are from Division I, while 16 represent Division II and six are from Division III.
They represent 15 sports.
The committee of institutional representatives also will select 10 finalists from the state
winners. That announcement is scheduled for
September 26, and the NCAA Committee on
Women’s Athletics will choose the national
winner from among the 10 finalists.
The 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year will be
announced during the annual awards dinner
October 29. Osborn is among 51 honorees who
represent 49 states (Arizona did not nominate),
Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. (Kathy
Phillips) ■
SFPOTLIGHT
ON
IELD HOCKEY
When senior Laura
Kistler steps on ScullyFahey Field, her switch
gets turned on.
“I’m easy to turn off
and on,” Kistler said.
“The biggest way I get
ready for games is just
by being intense while I
warm up. If I warm up
and I make a good
block tackle then I’m
ready to go for the
Laura Kistler
game.”
Kistler came to Dartmouth from Toledo, Ohio
three years ago. After visiting during her senior
year of high school, she narrowed her choices
down to the small school in Hanover, N.H. and the
giant Big 10 university in Ann Arbor, Mich. The
history and tradition of Dartmouth won her over.
“I also looked at Michigan but decided to
come here because I knew this is where I wanted
to go. There’s a lot of deep tradition and heart and
pride in the school here,” Kistler said. “You’re not
just an athlete on scholarship like at a lot of
schools.”
A consummate team player, she began playing
field hockey in fifth grade because her older sister
picked up the sport in junior high and needed
someone to practice with. Although Kistler also ran
track when she was younger, she always preferred
team sports to individual ones.
“I just liked team sports better, because I
didn’t like the individual pressure,” Kistler said. “I
didn’t mind the race, but the time before the race
when I put pressure on myself and got nervous. I
just love playing on a team more.”
The defensive-minded midfielder was named
co-captain of the Big Green this year along with
her classmate Nina Fulmer. The two anchor a
defense that already has one shutout this season
and allowed just a single goal in two of the team’s
other three games. In the season opener against
Kent State, Kistler was charged with stopping the
Golden Flashes’ Berber Rischen, the reigning
MAC co-player of the year.
“I always try to go 110 percent. I do a lot of
diving when I’m going after the ball, especially if
the other team’s coming at it hard,” Kistler said.
“When the other team has the ball I’m really
annoying, just trying to get my stick in there and
force them to pass it backwards or lose it.”
The two captains have established several
goals for the team, including winning an Ivy
League title and qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Though the conference title hopes suffered a
setback with the loss to Princeton on September
17, the Big Green still has plenty of chances
remaining to get quality wins and earn a postseason berth.
“We just want to keep our focus throughout
the whole season. In the past we’ve had a lot of
ups and downs, and this year we want to just stay
consistent,” Kistler said. “Then through that, we
can win the Ivy League and make the NCAA tournament.”
Off the field, the Spanish major has also
loaded up on science courses as she prepares to
take the MCATs and apply to medical schools in
the spring. She confirmed the standard belief on
campus that organic chemistry is difficult, but still
considers it one of her favorite courses that she’s
taken.
“I took it with another teammate, which
helped,” Kistler said. “It was just a really interesting class.”
Although she did not go abroad officially
through the college, she still traveled to a foreign
country sophomore year, going on a National
Outdoor Leadership School trip to Patagonia and
Chile. While there she learned how to traverse
glaciers in rope teams and how to look at a mountain peak and plan routes up to the summit.
“That was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever
done,” Kistler said. “The people I was with were
incredible athletes, and they really put things into
perspective that you can never do anything
halfway. Everything had to be done fully or the
wind would blow your tent away or a member of
your rope team would fall.
“That was actually a big, serious thing for me
because it helped me focus on school when I came
back that spring. I knew you could either do things
halfway and get by or do things completely and
have so much more success and get so much more
satisfaction.” (Ben Flickinger) ■
Laura Kistler’s recruiting trip to Dartmouth was
made possible by the generosity of Everett H.
Parker ’52 and Mrs. Clifford (Phyllis) England
W’36 through the Athletic Sponsor Program.
SMPOTLIGHT
ON
EN’S SOCCER
Golfer Ernie Els is
known as “The Big
Easy,” both for his
graceful swing and his
relaxed demeanor on the
course. When asked to
describe Dartmouth
senior Darnell Nance
(Stoughton, Mass.) in a
word or two, classmate
P.J. Scheufele came up
with a similar moniker:
Darnell Nance
“Big Smooth.”
“He is such a smooth player,” Scheufele
explained. “He does things that you wouldn’t expect
for a guy his size. Opponents usually don’t think that
he’ll have the touch that he has with those size 15
boots.”
“Darnell is very skillful and has great soft touch
and control,” said head coach Jeff Cook. “Typically,
players of his size tend to be generalized as less skillful
players, more combative, physical types and Darnell is
very creative. He is very comfortable with the ball at
his feet. For a player of his ability, he can dominate
games at the Division I level.”
Already this season, Nance proved that point by
taking over in the final five minutes of regulation
against defending Big 10 champion Michigan State at
the Yale Classic. Dartmouth trailed the Spartans, 1-0,
in the 86th minute when Nance re-directed a pass to
sophomore Mike Ordonez for the game-tying goal.
Three minutes later, he knocked in a header off
Scheufele’s throw-in to give the Big Green the lead.
For his efforts, the 6-2 midfielder earned a spot on the
All-Tournament team.
“He is a very visible guy. People feed off the
energy that he brings to the practices and to the games
or they don’t,” said Cook. “The younger players, even
his classmates, look to him and say, if it is important to
Darnell, then it must be important. If he expresses himself, it has got to be something important. I think his
teammates have great affection for him. He’s really
well respected within the team for his ability and he is
genuinely just a good person. He’s our gentle giant.”
Added Scheufele, “He is a very relaxed person.
That’s just the style of person he is, but I think that is
why is so smooth on the ball. I think that helps him in
that sense, but when he gets that fire under him, he can
play with anyone in the country. As long as he has that
in every game we play this year, we’ll be in good
shape.”
“I think the coaches have been trying to light a
fire under me for three years,” said Nance. “This year
they have really succeeded. I want to win and I will do
whatever it takes.”
While Nance and Scheufele have paired together
in the midfield for the Big Green for the past four
years, they’ve also formed a business partnership off
the pitch.
“Since freshman year we’ve always been trying
to think of ideas,” explained Scheufele. “We’re always
shooting ideas off at each other. One of us will think of
something one day and e-mail the other guy and see if
we can get something going and this idea just clicked
for both of us.
“Freshman fall I think this started. It is called a
cleat guard. Every day, going to and from practice, we
had to walk across concrete so the cleats wear down
and we thought, ‘what can we do to make them not
wear down? What if we had a cleat guard?’ You would
just put this on, strap it over and take it off when you
get out to the field.
“We let it sit for a while and we said, ‘Are we
actually going to do this?’ and we talked about it here
and there, but this past spring we said we might as well
see if we can take this somewhere so we applied for a
patent and we’re speaking to a guy at the Tuck
Business School and some patent lawyers and seeing if
we can take the idea somewhere.”
“My biggest concern is that when they make their
millions is that they keep their former coach in mind
and the Friends of Soccer,” laughs Cook. “They are
both creative, bright guys and they have a lot of enthusiasm so if it can be successful, I am sure they will
make it work.” (Gordon Morton) ■
Darnell Nance’s recruiting trip to Dartmouth was made
possible by the generosity of William Alfond P’03
and Reynolds E. Moulton Jr. ’60 through the Athletic
Sponsor Program.
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another). Catja Carrell (Bensheim, Germany) also made a
splash at the tourney, reaching the semifinals of the D flight
singles and pairing with Caplan to reach the final of the D
flight consolation doubles. The tournament included teams
The Dartmouth men’s tennis team opened the 2005-06 from host Yale, Columbia, Syracuse, Quinnipiac and Stony
Brook. In other doubles action, senior co-captain Katie
season by hosting the Volkl Shootout, and the Big
Green won 16 of its 28 singles matches and 11 of Jaxheimer (Wyomissing, Pa.) paired with Danielle Murray to
reach the semis of the C flight doubles, while senior co-cap16 doubles matches. Sophomore Jeff
Schechtman (Highland Park, Ill.) posted a 2-0 tain Ann Scott (Colorado Springs, Colo.) partnered with
Jennifer Murray to reach the quarters of the B flight doubles.
record in B division singles and a 1-0 mark
The A flight doubles team of Maggie Suydam (Marblehead,
in C division singles and freshman Ari
Mass.) and Megan Zebroski (Port Washington, N.Y.) were
Gayer (Hollis, N.Y.) went 1-0 in A diviunable to compete as Suydam was sidelined by a foot injury.
sion singles and 2-0 in D division sinDartmouth was also without its
gles. The pair combined to go 2-0 in A
juniors, Lindsay Winingham
doubles and 2-0 in C doubles for a perfect weekend. Also turning in strong perfor- (Carmel, Ind.) and Kerry Snow
(Sartell, Minn.), who are both
mances for the Big Green were junior Mark Brodie
(Greensboro, N.C.), who went 2-1 in A division sin- doing internships in
Washington, D.C., this fall.
gles and paired with classmate Travis Maiers
(Atlanta, Ga.) to go 2-0 in B doubles and 1-0 in C
doubles. Senior Raj Shrestha (Katy, Texas) posted a
The equestrian team
2-0 mark in B singles and went 0-1 in C singles. The begins the season on
October 8 at the
Big Green will be in action on the weekend of
University of Vermont.
September 30 at the ECAC Championship at the
The captains for 2005National Tennis Center in New York City.
06 are Janelle Moerlein
(Kasilof, Alaska) and
The women’s volleyball team won the Marist Red Fox
Abby Donahue
Classic as junior Nadine Parris (Plymouth, Minn.) was
(Norwell, Mass.).
named tournament MVP. Freshman Jess Thomas (Tampa,
Fla.) was named to her second all-tournament team in two
weeks. She was all-tournament at the Kent State
Dartmouth football
Invitational and the Red Fox Classic. The Big Green went named its captains for
2005, giving the honors
3-0 at Marist, earning the tournament title. For her efforts
at Marist, Thomas was named the Ivy League rookie of the to seniors Josh Dooley
(Tuttle, Okla.) and
week. On September 20, Dartmouth defeated New
Anthony Gargiulo
Hampshire for the first time since 1998. Thomas led all
players with a season-high 26 kills and added 14 digs. She is (Neshanic Station, N.J.).
currently eighth in the Ivy League with 86 kills and she leads The two defensive stars for
the Big Green will provide
the Big Green with 112 (3.50 kpg).
For the third consecutive game, the
the squad with a solid core
Dartmouth women’s soccer team
Libby Wegener
of experience and leadercame away with a dramatic overtime
At the Dartmouth Invitational on September 17-18, the Big
Steve Mucchetti
victory. Junior Sarah Johnson
Green women’s golf team was eighth in the 17-school tour- ship. Dooley has been a star on and off the field for
nament at Hanover Country Club. Columbia was first with a Dartmouth. Twice named to the Division I-AA Academic
(Shorewood, Minn.) tallied her team-leading fourth goal of
All-Star team, he was also an Academic All-Ivy last year in
the season to lift the Big Green to a 1-0 double overtime win 36-hole score of 610, 15 strokes ahead of Siena at 625.
addition to being selected second team All-Ivy at linebacker
Harvard was third with 629, and Dartmouth finished with
over UMass on September 21. Johnson’s goal came off a
for the second consecutive season. The environmental and
643. For the Big Green, the best round of the day went to
free kick in the 107th minute after sophomore Monica
junior co-captain Annie Daher (Lafayette, Calif.). Daher shot evolutionary biology major was also a member of the
Martin de Bustamante (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) had been
CoSIDA District I Academic All-America team. He enters
a 77 and finished tied for 32nd with 162. Sophomore Libby
fouled. Her shot from the edge of the box found the bottom
this year with 220 tackles and a chance to become just the
Wegener (Shorewood, Minn.) was the Big Green’s top finleft corner of the net. Throughout the game, Johnson had
ninth player in school history to eclipse 300 tackles for a
isher. She was tied for 21st with 77-82--159. Junior co-cappeppered the UMass defense, taking nine shots, including
career. In 2004 Dooley led the Big Green with 75 tackles
tain Hayley Stevens (Orinda, Calif.) posted a 36-hole score
seven on goal. On September 19, Johnson was named the
while forcing two fumbles and collecting two sacks. As a
of 161 with 82-79. Freshman Tory Sheppard (Fishers, Ind.)
Ivy League player of the week. She scored two goals and
sophomore he made 73 stops and one sack. After collecting
had 81-83--164,
added an assist as Dartmouth swept Minnesota and Arizona
72 tackles during his freshman campaign, he was named the
and sophomore
State to claim the tournament title at the Dartmouth
2002 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Gargiulo was named to
Elizabeth Dupuy
adidas/Hypertherm Classic. Senior Christina Ferraris
both the All-Ivy League and All-New England first teams a
(Burlington, Conn.) scored the gamewinning goal in the 2-1 (Phoenix, Ariz.)
year ago after leading the Big Green defense with 12 sacks
victory over ASU. Junior Emily Tracy (Belfair, Wash.) netted had 88-80--168.
and a team-high 14 tackles for loss despite missing a game
the gamewinner against Minnesota. At the William & Mary
for medical reasons. He made 54 stops overall in 2004,
Invitational, junior Melissa Matulich (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
The Big Green
including a season-high 12 at Cornell, and earned the
scored in the 99th minute for a 2-1 victory over the Tribe.
men’s golf team
Kenneth T. Young Award as the defensive underclassman
jumped up one
who contributed most to the team. The classical studies
spot after the
Senior Darnell Nance (Stoughton, Mass.) had a goal and an
major broke out during his sophomore season, recording 33
assist to help the Dartmouth men’s soccer team earn a 2-2 final 18 holes,
tackles and garnering honorable mention All-Ivy recognition.
finishing second
draw with Michigan
He started in eight of the 10 games in 2003 after appearing
State on September 18. at its own
in just three games his freshman season.
Dartmouth
The Spartans got on
Invitational on
the board in the 19th
September 10-11.
minute when Ryan
The sailing preseason rankings have Dartmouth’s coed
sailors third and the women seventh. In the first regatta of
With sophomore
McMahen scored the
the season, the Harry Anderson Trophy at Yale, the Big
Jamie Wallace
first of his two goals
Green finished fifth. In A Division, juniors Erik Stork
(Moorestown,
on a direct kick from
(Huntington, N.Y.) and Killarney Loufek (Costa Mesa,
N.J.) shooting a
30 yards out.
Calif.) were sixth. The twosome had another sixth place
Dartmouth did not get three-under par
finish at the Captain
68, Dartmouth
the equalizer until the
Hurst Bowl on Lake
posted a 54-hole
86th minute. After a
Sandy Barbut
Mascoma, as the
score of 898 for
long throw-in from
runner-up honors. Johnson & Wales (North Miami, Florida), Big Green was 13th
senior co-captain P.J.
out of 24 schools.
the 2005 NAIA national champion, led from start to finish
Scheufele (Plymouth,
Mass.) was re-directed with 873. The Dartmouth showing was a strong one for first- The following
weekend, the
by Nance, sophomore year Coach Rich Parker’s squad that finished three shots
ahead of Central Connecticut. A total of 12 teams competed. women topped the
Mike Ordonez (Coral
After the opening 36 holes on Sunday, the Big Green was in field at the Mrs.
Gables, Fla.) finished
Hurst Bowl as
the play when his shot third place. Wallace’s 68 gave him a 54-hole total of 213,
P.J. Scheufele
senior Emily East
one stroke behind medalist Adam Scrimenti of Johnson &
hit off the post and
(Fairhope, Ala.) and
Wales. Wallace eagled the par five 15th hole at Hanover
went in. Less than
junior Kate Hacker
Country Club, holing out a shot from the fairway. Also finthree minutes later, Scheufele and Nance connected again.
(Greenville, Del.)
ishing among the top 20 were Dartmouth senior Chaki
This time Scheufele’s throw-in set up Nance’s header for
won A division by
Dartmouth’s second goal. Two days before, Scheufele scored Kobayashi (Newington, Conn.), tied for 15th with 227,
junior Matt Uretsky (Linwood, N.J.), 18th at 229, and senior 12 points.
the only goal of the game on a penalty kick as Dartmouth
Sophomores Adele
Kenan Yount (Augusta, Ga.), 19th at 230.
downed American University, 1-0, in the first round of the
Wilhelm (Chicago,
Yale Classic. Dartmouth was awarded the penalty kick in the
Ill.) and Betsy
70th minute after Scheufele was pulled down in the box and The freshmen on the women’s tennis team quickly made
Bryant (Tampa,
the senior responded with his second goal in as many games. their presence felt at the Yale Invitational as Jamie Caplan
(Oakton, Va.) reached the D flight singles final, and identical Fla.) were first in B
In the September 10 home opener against Fairfield, senior
twins Danielle and Jennifer Murray (Abbottsford, B.C.) bat- division by 10
co-captains Scott Darci (Marblehead, Mass.) and Scheufele
points.
combined after a Fairfield foul. The Big Green was awarded tled their way to the final of the C flight singles consolation
Christina Ferraris
draw (the twins did not play the final match against one
a free kick and turned to a set piece that had been effective
The Big Green men’s and women’s cross
country teams kicked off the 2005 campaign
with impressive victories at the Dartmouth
Invitational contested September 10. Running in
near perfect weather at Hanover Country
Club, the men started the day with a near
perfect win over eight other schools.
Dartmouth earned 18 points, followed by
Brown with 43 and Keene State with 96.
The Big Green’s top runner was sophomore Ben True (Yarmouth, Maine) who
posted a time of 25:05.80 on the 8-K
course. Three seconds back was junior
Alec Wall (Portland, Ore.) in 25:08.90.
Brown’s Nick Neely was third before
Dartmouth wrapped up the scoring with
the fourth, fifth and sixth places. Junior
Ian Marcus (Amherst, Mass.), senior
Dave Burnham (Shelburne Falls, Mass.)
and sophomore Harry Norton (Exeter,
N.H.) rounded out Dartmouth’s top five
in 25:19.40, 25:23.40 and 25:29:10,
respectively. The Big Green women
duplicated the men’s finish at the top, as
senior Melanie Schorr (Suffield, Conn.)
and junior Hilary Dionne (Cumberland,
R.I.) went one-two in 19:19.10 and
19:21.40, respectively, on the 5-K
course. The top five included sophomore Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vt.),
fourth in 19:41.20; freshman Caitlin
Cunningham (Simsbury, Conn.), 11th in
20:15.00; and senior Susan Abramczyk
(Lancaster, Pa.), 20th in 20:52.20. That
gave Dartmouth 31 points as Boston
College was second with 44 and Brown
third with 71 in the nine-school field.
in the past. Darci touched the ball to Scheufele who
kicked it around the Fairfield wall to the left side of the
net.
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Crew – Named Steve Perry head coach for the lightweight
team. Perry spent the past three years at Navy as the freshman
lightweight coach. Walter “Buzz” Congram named interim
men’s heavyweight coach. Congram fills in for Scott Armstrong
who took a one-year leave of absence. Congram was the coach
at Northeastern from 1978-2001. Chris Schmidt was named the
freshman heavyweight coach. Women’s crew named Wendy
Levash head coach. Levash was the Eastern Association of
Women’s Rowing Coaches novice coach of the year in 2003.
She was recently an assistant coach at Princeton. Amelia Siani
was named the novice women’s coach.
Field Hockey – Betsy Wagner named assistant coach. Wagner
was an All-America goalie at Syracuse.
Women’s Hockey – Hired Holley Tyng as assistant coach. Tyng
was the girls’ varsity coach at Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass.
Men’s Lacrosse – Ryan Curtis named volunteer assistant
coach. Curtis recently played for the Boston Cannons.
Marketing – Appointed Sam Hopkins assistant director of athletics for marketing and promotions. Hopkins was at Brown as
the interim director of marketing. Promoted Jonathan Murphy
to marketing assistant. Murphy joined the marketing office as
an intern in 2003.
Men’s Golf – Rich Parker was appointed interim golf coach. A
former U.S. Open qualifer, Parker currently is the general manager at Carter Golf Club.
Sailing – Named John Storck assistant coach. Storck was a part
of the Hobart/William Smith squad that won both the team and
coed national championships last spring.
Men’s Soccer – Jason Batty, who had been an assistant coach
for both men’s and women’s teams, was promoted to full-time
assistant men’s coach. Leigh Sillery and Matt Ristuccia named
assistants. Sillery was the associate head coach at George
Mason last season. Ristuccia is the volunteer assistant and is a
graduate of Wheaton.
BIG GREEN
SPORTS NEWS
Athletic Trainers – Leonard Angelli comes to Dartmouth from
Vassar College where he had been an assistant for 11 years.
Nicole Humann was named assistant athletic trainer. She was at
Binghamton for the past six years.
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Administration – Appointed Jill Redmond assistant athletic
director for compliance. Most recently Redmond served as the
assistant athletic director of compliance and the senior women’s
administrator for Benedictine University. Named Janell
Bergstrom as compliance intern. Appointed Andrea Shute ’05
interim assistant director of intramurals and club sports.
Your Newsletter from the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program
RECRUITING EDGE
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new faces during the summer.
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■ Football Kicks Off 2005 with Victory
■ Osborn Named N.H. Woman of the Year
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■ Men’s Hockey Readies for 100 Years Celebration
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TRANSACTIONS
Senior Jason Raiti (21) is one of a happy group of Big Green football players who
celebrated after a 26-21 victory over Colgate. That’s classmate Steve Jensen (3)
to his left as Dartmouth won the season opening game for the first time since
1997. (Photo by Mark Washburn)
Women’s Soccer – Hired Richard Moller and Michelle Barr as
assistant coaches. Moller was the head coach at Western Illinois
while Barr is a current Scottish national team player.
Sports Information – Named Ben Flickinger intern.
Flickinger graduated from Dartmouth in 2004 and spent last
year in the sports information office at Goucher.
Softball – Named Roni Rivera assistant coach. Rivera came to
Dartmouth from Cal State Northridge where she was a volunteer assistant coach.
Swimming and Diving – Appointed Reba Perry women’s assistant coach. She was an assistant at Bucknell for two years. Greg
Whitman was named the men’s assistant coach. Whitman was
the head coach at Metro State in Colorado.
Women’s Tennis – Jayme Ahmed takes over as assistant coach.
Ahmed graduated from Dartmouth in 2005 and was a two-time
first team All-Ivy honoree.
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Track and Field/Cross Country – Named Gordon Spaeth ’97
volunteer assistant coach. He was the indoor track coach at
Hanover High.
Dartmouth Big Green Sports News is published by the
Dartmouth College Athletic Department as a newsletter for
members of the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program.
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Slattery Phillips
Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon Morton
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Croze
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack DeGange
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindi Mansell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Flickinger ’04
Staff Photographer . . . . . .Mark Washburn
Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marybeth Patterson
The Dartmouth football team turned out in force on Sunday, September 11, helping
to load donations onto a truck bound to Hurricane Katrina victims. Pictured is
freshman Johari Wiggins, a linebacker from Durham, N.C. The Hanover High football and soccer teams also joined in the effort organized by the Hanover Parks and
Recreation Department. (Photo by Mark Washburn)
The Athletic Sponsor Program comprises more than 1,300
Dartmouth alumni, parents and supporters who are committed to helping Dartmouth coaches recruit exceptional
student-athletes. The Program provides vital recruitment
resources for all funded varsity sports at Dartmouth, and is
the sole source of funds for bringing top athletic prospects
to the campus for recruiting visits. For more information
about the Sponsor Program, call (603) 646-2463 or write:
Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program, 6083 Alumni
Gymnasium, Hanover, NH 03755-3512.
Program Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Ceplikas ’78
Alumni Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . .John Engelman ’68
Whit Williams ’50 (left), head football coach Buddy Teevens ’79 and John
Engleman ’68, the alumni coordinator of the Athletic Sponsor Program, take a
break in their conversation at the annual Athletic Sponsors picnic in August. The
cookout brings together coaches, student-athletes, administrators and local members of the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program to kickoff the new athletic season
and thank the sponsors for their ongoing support.