In this Issue Sacramone `10 Wins Silver, Willard `06 Makes Steeple

THE
Brown Bear
Athletic News from College Hill
In this Issue
Agel, Hughes
Promoted to Head
Men’s Basketball,
Men’s Golf Programs
Fall Sports Season
Previews
Sacramone ’10 Wins Silver, Willard ’06 Makes Steeple Final
Brown was well represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,
with four former student-athletes competing in the games, including
Alicia Sacramone ’10, who won a silver medal as a member of Team
USA in the women’s gymnastics team competition.
Sacramone, who competed for the Brown gymnastics team as a freshman before signing with an agent prior to her sophomore year, posted
a score of 15.675 on the vault, 15.100 on the beam and 14.125 on the
floor as Team USA finished second to China by 2.375 points. The finish
makes Sacramone the first Brown gymnast to win an Olympic medal.
She also competed on the vault in the individual competition, finishing fourth, just 0.025 points behind bronze medal-winner Fei Cheng
of China.
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Anna Willard ’06, a former cross country and track and field standout
at Brown, qualified for the 3,000-meter steeplechase final with a time of
9:28.52 in the preliminary heat. She then placed 10th in the final with a
time of 9:25.63, just one spot behind fellow American Jenny Barringer,
who set an American record with a time of 9:22.26.
Pizzitola Gym
Renovated
Portia Johnson McGee ’01 represented Brown’s outstanding women’s
crew program by winning the Women’s Pair “B” Final in rowing with
Team USA teammate Anne Cummins by more than three seconds to
claim seventh place in the event. The pair posted the fastest splits at the
500-, 1,000- and 1,500-meter marks before cruising to a 3.08-second
victory in the race with a time of 7:33.17.
U.S. gymnasts, from left: Bridget Sloan, Alicia Sacramone ’10,
Samantha Peszek, Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin, and
Shawn Johnson pose with their silver medals after the women’s
team final competition at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
a second at the 500-meter mark in the final, but built nearly a twosecond cushion over the next 1,000 meters to win by more than three
seconds with a time of 6:49.12.
Brown’s coaching staff was also represented, as assistant track and field
coach Jerome Romaine served as the coach of Dominca’s Olympic
Nikola Stojic ’97 was also on the Shunyi rowing course in Beijing, rep- track and field team and was selected to carry his country’s flag in the
resenting his native Serbia with a win in the Men’s Pair “B” Final with opening ceremonies.
teammate Goran Jagar. The pair trailed the leaders by less than half
Another Record-Breaking Year for the Sports Foundation!
The Brown University Sports Foundation enjoyed yet another record-breaking year,
raising more than $3.6 million of annual-use donations in the 2008 fiscal year, exceeding our goal by more than half-a-million dollars! The total represents a 21 percent increase over the FY ’07 annual-use fundraising total.
“Thanks to the generosity of Sports Foundation donors, FY ’08 was perhaps the
most successful fundraising year in BUSF history,” said Sports Foundation Executive
Director Steve King ’91. “Since its founding 25 years ago, donations to the Sports
Foundation have provided our student-athletes with an opportunity to compete at
the highest levels, and this year our donors supported our coaches and student-athletes at record levels.”
Overall, the Sports Foundation raised a record $11.85 million in cash, an increase
of more than $1 million over last year’s total, and donors contributed a total of
$16.1 million in new gifts and pledges. Included in this total are four endowed head
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The Brown University Sports Foundation is
excited to announce that to help strengthen
Brown’s athletics and physical education programs, the University has implemented a new
fundraising paradigm for the Sports Foundation’s annual-use fundraising. Every annualuse dollar raised above the yearly goal ($3.23
million for 2008-09) will provide immediate
incremental funding, in addition to the department’s budget, that Director of Athletics
Mike Goldberger can direct toward his highest
priorities as outlined in his Plan for Athletic
Excellence.
Your efforts have already made a difference. By
Sports Foundation Fundraising
(in millions)
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News Briefs
September, 2008
exceeding our annual-use goal by more than a
half a million dollars in fiscal year 2008, donors to the Sports Foundation have provided
Athletics with additional funds that are now
being used by the Athletic Director to begin to
address the most pressing concerns.
“Brown is extremely fortunate to have a community of alumni, parents and friends who
have made Brown Athletics one of their philanthropic interests,” said Goldberger. “Their
incredible generosity this past year, and we
hope in the future, will help to advance our
Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30)
goals for Brown’s athletic programs. “
For the latest alumni news and events information,
visit the Sports Foundation online at: www.sportsfoundation.brown.edu
BrownBears.com News Briefs
Student-Athletes Earn Record Number of
Trio of Bears Compete at US Swimming
Academic All-America and All-District Honors Olympic Trials
Dylan Sheehan ’09 was one of seven CoSIDA/ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-America selections
for Brown in 2007-08.
Brown’s student-athletes earned a record number of CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Disctrict and
Academic All-America selections in 2007-08. The 18
All-District selections exceed Brown’s previous record of
13, set during the 2005-2006 academic year. Seven of the
18 All-District honorees were recognized with CoSIDA/
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors, also
a new Brown record.
The Bears’ totals were tops in the Ivy League, which set a
new League-wide record with 82 All-District selections.
Harvard followed Brown with 17 All-District selections,
while Cornell (15) and Yale (14) also had more than 10
student-athletes honored.
Brian Kelly ’08, Daniel Ricketts ’09 and Peter Volosin ’08 Former Brown men’s tennis standout Jamie Cerretani
competed at the 2008 Olympic Trials, held in Omaha, Ne- ’01 has improved his world doubles ranking from #65 to
braska from June 29-July 6.
#45 following his first career main draw ATP Tour Title.
He also won a pair of victories on the ATP Tour; one at
Volosin, seeded 67th in the 400 free, swam a time of Wimbledon and the other at the Campbell’s Tournament
3:59.99 and moved up to 51st place out of 67 competitors. in Newport.
In the 1,500 free, Volosin finished 42nd out of 74 with a
time of 15:48.46.
Playing with Victor Hanescu of Romania, the duo earned
a victory (6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6) over Bruno Soares of Brazil
Kelly and Ricketts both swam in the 100 free, which had and Dusan Vemic of Serbia in the first round at Wimble118 swimmers. Ricketts improved his seed time by eight- don. They lost their second-round match to 14th-seeded
tenths of a second to finish in 30th with a time of 50.03. Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Jamie Murray of Great Britain
Kelly also improved his positioning, finishing 94th with a (4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-0).
time of 51.51 after being seeded 108th.
At the Campbell’s Tournament at the International TenKelly also competed in the 50 free, finishing 31st out of
nis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., Cerretani played with
113 swimmers with a time of 22.89, while Ricketts was
Kevin Anderson of Russia, winning his first round match,
39th out of 105 in the 100 fly, finishing in 54.37.
6-7 (4), 6-2, (10-4) to advance to the quarterfinals. The
duo lost in the quarterfinals (7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-7) to fourthth
Gymnastics Team GPA Ranked 11 Nationally seeded Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-Ul-Haq
Qureshi of Pakistan, who advanced to the finals.
The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics
Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) announced the final academic team and individual rankings for the 2007-2008
academic year for the nation’s collegiate women’s gymnastics teams. Brown finished 11th with a 3.4923 overall GPA, the highest among Ivy League competitors, and
placed eight student-athletes on the NACGC/W All-Academic team. Individuals must achieve a cumulative GPA
of 3.5 or higher in an academic year in order to be named
All-Academic.
Brown’s seven Academic All-Americans was also the top
mark in the Ivy League, and was followed by Harvard and
Penn, each with two.
Katie Auriemma ’08........Second Team, At-Large (Field Hockey)
J.J. Eno ’08.................................................... Third Team, Baseball
Ryan Graddy ’08..................... Second Team, Men’s Track & Field
Michelle Moses ’09........................................ Third Team, Softball
Paul Raymond ’08..................................... Second Team, Football
Conor Reardon ’08.....................................Second Team, Baseball
Dylan Sheehan ’09.............................Second Team, Men’s Soccer
NCAA rules are strict about benefits provided to student-athletes or prospects. However, student-athletes may participate
in many events and are allowed to receive benefits as a team
which individual student-athletes may not. Always make arrangements through the head coach or with the compliance
office in cooperation with the head coach, but you may invite a
team to meet with alumni or friends in a city where they play.
You may also provide lodging, meals and transportation to
coaching staff members when they are recruiting in your area.
And, you may join a friends group to help provide support
and funding for recruiting, special trips and receptions at
home and away contests.
Harrison ’07, Keogh ’08 and Wheeler ’09
Compete Internationally
Colin Keogh ’08 and Matt Wheeler ’09 also competed
internationally this summer in Brandenberg, Germany,
at the U-23 World Championships. Keogh raced in the
straight four and finished in ninth place overall, while
Wheeler placed fifth in the coxed four event.
Brown’s Academic All-District Selections
NCAA Compliance Corner
Cerretani won his first title in Kitzbuhel, Austria, pairing again with Hanescu. The duo picked up wins against
Luis Horna and Potito Starace (7-6 (6), 2-6, 10-8), Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo and Sergio Roitman (6-4, 6-4), and
Daniel Koellerer and Frank Moser (6-3, 6-3) to advance
to the finals, where they defeated Lucas Arnold Ker and
Olivier Rochus (6-3, 7-5).
Former Brown oarsman Ben Harrison ’07 recently represented the United States in the men’s 2+ at the Junior
and Senior World Rowing Championship in Linz, Austria.
Harrison’s boat finished in third place in the “B” Final behind Hungary and Serbia. The US pair was less than .1
seconds away from qualifying for the grand final.
Brown’s Academic All-Americans
Katie Auriemma ’08............ First Team, At-Large (Field Hockey)
Matt Britner ’07.5...............................Second Team, Men’s Soccer
Kerrilynn Carney ’08.................... Second Team, Women’s Soccer
Steve Daniels ’09........................................Second Team, Baseball
J.J. Eno ’08...................................................... First Team, Baseball
Mike Gartner ’09......Second Team, At-Large (Men’s Water Polo)
Ryan Graddy ’08..........................First Team, Men’s Track & Field
Smita Gupta ’08.................Second Team, Women’s Track & Field
Brian Kelaher ’08............................................ First Team, Baseball
Mark McAndrew ’08........................ First Team, Men’s Basketball
Michelle Moses ’09.......................................... First Team, Softball
Ryan Murphy ’08............................................ First Team, Baseball
Paul Raymond ’08..........................................First Team, Football
Conor Reardon ’08......................................... First Team, Baseball
Dylan Sheehan ’09................................. First Team, Men’s Soccer
AJ Tracey ’08...................................................First Team, Football
Sarah Wu ’08.................... First Team, At-Large (Women’s Crew)
Ari Zamir ’08...............................First Team, Men’s Track & Field
Cerretani ’01 Ranked 45th in the World in
Men’s Doubles
Stephanie Albert ’10 was one of three Brown gymnasts to
finish the 2007-08 year with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Both Harrison and Keogh will begin at Oxford this fall
and will be training for the boat race between Oxford and
Receiving All-Academic accolades for Brown were Steph- Cambridge.
anie Albert ’10 (4.0), Izzy Kirkham-Lewitt ’10 (4.0), Hannah Goldstein ’08 (4.0), Rachel Foodman ’09 (3.88), Jessica Pestronk ’08 (3.8), Melissa Bowe ’11 (3.6), Whitney
Diederich ’09 (3.57), and Jennifer Sobuta ’09 (3.5).
Feinberg ’11, Fallon ’11 Lead USA To Gold at
U-19 Men’s Lacrosse World Championship
Andrew Feinberg ’11 and Peter Fallon ’11 played key roles
in Team USA’s gold-medal-winning performance at the
2008 ILF U-19 Men’s Lacrosse World Championships.
Feinberg was the second leading scorer for Team USA
with 20 goals in seven games, including one goal in the
gold medal win over Canada. The 2008 New England
Rookie of the Year, Feinberg was Brown’s fourth leading
scorer with 21 goals and five assists in 2008.
Matt Wheeler ’09, Colin Keogh ’08 and former assistant
coach Joel Scrogin ’98 at the U-23 World Championships.
Fallon was named the Defenseman of the Tournament and
was selected to the All-World Team. He started five games
and played all 14 games for Brown’s Ivy League Championship team, scoring a goal and handing out an assist.
You should always forward information on prospective athletes in your area to the appropriate coaches, who will then
contact the prospect. You may also suggest to the coach other
people to contact concerning a prospective student-athlete.
If you have any questions, please contact the Brown Compliance office at (401) 863-7584 or:
Brown Athletic Compliance
Pizzitola Center
Box 1932
Providence, RI 02912
Correction: In the June, 2008 issue of The Brown Bear, we incorrectly identified Paul Choquette III ’97 as the first
Brown player in the Blue-Gray Classic. Thanks to Josh Fidler ’77 P’04 ’12 for pointing out the error and sending in
this picture of his father Jay Fidler ’43 (back row, seventh from left), who played in the 1942 Blue-Gray Classic.
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Almeida ’06 Promoted
Laura Almeida ’06
has been promoted to
Friends
Association
Manager, a newly created position within
the Brown University
Sports Foundation.
Almeida joined the
Sports Foundation in
2003 as an undergraduate student intern and
spent three years working in the BUSF office
Laura Almeida ’06
while pursuing her degree in Pyschology. In
June, 2006, Almeida joined the Sports Foundation
team full-time as Athletic Development Assistant,
and for the past two years has been instrumental in
the areas of office administration and budget management while expanding her role in the areas of
events, special projects and volunteer management.
While in this role, Almeida earned the respect of colleagues, coaches and alumni with her strong work
ethic and attention to detail.
As Friends Association Manager, Almeida will serve
as a liaison to the Friends Leaders of our Varsity and
Club Sport Associations. She will work closely with
coaches and alumni and parent volunteers to ensure
that each organization is maximizing awareness of
and financial support for the athletic program.
Almeida will collaborate with Matt Jarret, Assistant Director of Operations and Communications
and Aaron Todd, Communications and Marketing
Manager, on individual team alumni day events and
communications that will foster the mission of the
Brown Sports Foundation and help individual teams
achieve their fundraising objectives.
Almeida’s growing knowledge of athletic development, five years of BUSF experience and her great
customer service will serve her well in her new role.
Please be sure to congratulate her the next time you
see her at a BUSF event!
Fundraising Update
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coaching chairs: the Mary Ann Lippitt Head Coaching Chair in Women’s Swimming and Diving; the Ollie ’50 and Kay Patrell Head Coaching Chair in Men’s
Swimming and Diving, the Head Coaching Chair in
Men’s Soccer (name TBD, established by Dick Barker
’57 P’03 ’05, Paul ’71, SCM ’75, PHD ’77, P’06 ’06
and Joan Wernig Sorensen ’72 P’06 ’06, Habib Gorgi
’78, Chuck Davis ’82, Timothy Armour P’11, Dave
Flaschen ’77 P’11, and Tony Ittleson ’60 LHD’98 hon.
P’89 ’90), and the Head Coaching Chair in Baseball
(established by an Anonymous Donor).
Agel, Hughes Brown’s Newest Head Coaches
Director of Athletics and
Physical Education Mike
Goldberger opened national searches for two
head coaching positions
in the spring. Earlier this
summer, he announced
that the best people for
the jobs were already on
campus.
The 46-year old Agel is looking forward to facing new
challenges as a head coach. When asked at the press
conference announcing his appointment when he knew
he’d be able to handle such a position, he replied that he
knew it the first day he walked into a gym.
“I embrace the opportunity to continue to work with
a group of extraordinary young men at a university
as prestigious as Brown,” Agel said. “Our goal will remain the same: the relentless pursuit of the Ivy League
Championship.”
Jesse Agel, previously
Brown’s top assistant
men’s basketball coach
Men’s Basketball Coach
for two years, was proJesse Agel
moted to the program’s
head coaching position
after Craig Robinson accepted the head coaching job
at Oregon State. The men’s golf head coaching position
has been filled by Mike Hughes, who had been an assistant men’s golf coach for a year and spent last spring as
the interim head coach after Mike Harbour left Brown
to pursue a teaching position at a leading golf academy
in Palm Desert, Calif.
Hughes has equally lofty goals for the men’s golf program at Brown.
“My immediate priority
is getting the most out of
our current team,” said
Hughes. “I believe this
team might start the season under the radar, but
will surprise a lot of people and have a successful
campaign.”
Agel came to Brown after spending 17 years as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont. A 1984 graduate of UVM, Agel helped lead his alma mater to three
consecutive America East titles (2003, 2004, and 2005),
the school’s first conference championships, and its first
regular season titles in 2002 and again in 2005.
Prior to coming to Brown,
Hughes worked as an assistant professional at
Metacomet Country Club
Men’s Golf Coach
and Agawam Hunt in East
Mike Hughes
Providence, R.I., and as a
Teaching Professional at
He capped his time with the Catamounts by helping Longboat Key Club and PGA National, both in Florida.
put together the game plan that led to one of the most He gained collegiate coaching experience as the assistant
memorable upsets in NCAA Tournament history, de- men’s golf coach at DePaul University while serving as
feating Syracuse 60-57 in a first round game in 2005.
Director of Instruction at the Ken Venturi Golf Training
Center in Chicago.
Agel came to Brown in 2006 in Robinson’s first year
and helped the Bears achieve a program-record 19 wins “Mike was so dedicated to learning about Brown and
and a second-place finish in the Ivy League standings supporting our student-athletes that it was a pretty easy
with an 11-3 conference record in 2007-08. Brown was choice for us,” said Goldberger. “Even while he was an
invited to play in the inaugural College Basketball Invi- assistant coach, he always put in an extra effort, and
tational, making a postseason bid for the fourth time in you could tell that he was someone who was interested
program history.
in Brown, interested in helping our student-athletes
achieve at the highest levels, and he obviously has out“Jesse is clearly someone who has paid his dues and standing golf credentials as well.”
served as that top assistant for many years,” said Goldberger. “The players respect him, he knows the game, Hughes, an East Providence native, was a four-year letand he is an effective recruiter. We knew he was going terwinner in golf for Saint Anselm College in Manchesto be right for Brown, and we have all the confidence in ter, N.H.
the world that he is going to be a great head coach.”
New Brown Athletics Assistant Coaching Staff
The Sports Foundation also achieved record leadership giving at both the Drive for Five ($5,000+) and
Leaders on the Rise ($1,000 - $4,999) levels, with 276
Drive for Five donors, an increase of five percent over
the record set in FY ’07, and 453 Leaders on the Rise,
a 9.5 percent increase over last year.
Dollars Raised (in millions)
Alumni, parents and friends also played a vital role
in providing funding for a number of special equipment needs, facility improvements and capital projects for Brown athletic teams this fiscal year. Several
of Brown’s teams enjoyed the opportunity to compete internationally, gaining valuable athletic and
cultural experiences. The Sports Foundation greatly
appreciates all those who continue to make the commitment to Brown student-athletes with their loyal
and generous support.
Lamar Barrett
Assistant Coach
Men’s Basketball
Scott Blanchard
Assistant Coach
Volleyball
Ariel Meyers
Assistant Coach
Field Hockey
Chris Nappi
Assistant Coach
Football
Scott Stirling ’00
Assistant Coach
Men’s Hockey
Other New Assistant Coaches
Women’s Basketball
Kristen Buckley
Women’s Soccer
Denis Chartier
Men’s Basketball
Kyle Cieplicki
Women’s Hockey
Sean Coady
Men’s Lacrosse
David Evans ’96
Swimming
Alisha Hanoian (Diving)
Women’s Lacrosse
Melissa Lehman
Men’s Soccer
Gregg Miller
Track/Cross Country
Jill Miller
Annual-Use Fundraising
Fiscal Year
Caitlin Powderly
Assistant Coach
Women’s Lacrosse
TJ Sorrentine
Assistant Coach
Men’s Basketball
G re a t S tudents. Great At hletes. Great Donors Fall Sports Season Previews
Men’s Crew
•
Women’s Crew
Return five oarsmen, including Scott Morgan ’10,
Gareth Seymour ’09, Ben Duggan ’10, Cole
Bonner ’10, and Matt Wheeler ’09, along with
coxswain Rob O’Leary ’10 from last year’s Ivy
League champion varsity eight crew.
• Will open the season at the Head of the
Housatonic (freshmen) and the Head of the
Genessee (varsity) on Oct. 12.
• Brown will row in the Head of the Charles on
Oct. 18-19 and the Tail of the Charles on Nov. 22.
2007-08 Varsity Eight
2007-08 Varsity Eight
•
Will defend its NCAA title with an experienced
group that returns seven oarswomen from the
varsity eight crew that placed third at the NCAA
Championship, including Corey Finnerty-Ludwig
’09, Hope Richardson ’11, Aubrey Fitzpatrick ’10,
Hannah Malvin ’10, Jessica Stage ’09, Nicole
McDonald ’10 and Lauren Libfraind ’11.
•
Four of five from the bronze-medal NCAA varsity
four crew (coxswain Ellie Smith ’11, Catherine
Borders ’11, Casey Kelsey ’11 and Julia Simmons
’11) return; six oarswomen (Corlis Gross ’10,
Carly Traub ’09, Sarah Palomo ’10, Joanna Jacob
’09, Libby Boghossian ’09, and Anna Vresilovic
’10) and coxswain Cristina Caligiuri ’09 return
from the NCAA Champion second varsity eight.
• Will compete at the Head of the Charles on Oct.
18-19, the Princeton Chase on Oct. 26, and the
Foot of the Charles on Nov. 22.
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Cross Country
• Team returns four of its seven NCAA Regional
competitors from 2007, including Second Team
All-Ivy selection Christian Escareno ’10.
• Other returners from last year’s fourth-place
NCAA Regional team include Brian Schmidt ’09,
Steve Chaloner ’09, and Duriel Hardy ’10.
•
The Bears will compete at the New England
Championships on Oct. 11 at Franklin Park in
Boston and the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships on Oct. 31 at Van Cortlandt Park in New
York City. The team will compete for a spot in the
NCAA Championship at the NCAA Northeast
Regional on Nov. 15 at Van Cortlandt Park.
Duriel Hardy ’10
•
•
Jenna Ridgway ’10 was also a Second Team AllRegion selection last year, and Kesley Ramsey ’11,
Megan Fitzpatrick ’11, Lauren Pischel ’11 and
Cara Harrison ’11 all return from the Bears’ fifthplace NCAA Regional squad from last season.
•
The Bears will compete at the New England
Championships on Oct. 11 at Franklin Park in
Boston and the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships on Oct. 31 at Van Cortlandt Park in New
York City. The team will compete for a spot in the
NCAA Championship at the NCAA Northeast
Regional on Nov. 15 at Van Cortlandt Park.
Field Hockey
Four riders (Rachel Griffith ’10, Allegra Aron ’11,
Emily Bourdeau ’10, Dakota Gruener ’11) return
from 2007 IHSA Nationals, where Brown was
fifth in 2008.
• Bourdeau (Intermediate Fences) and Gruener
(Novice Flat) will look to defend Ivy titles
in the spring.
•
Team opens season on Oct. 4 at URI and will
co-host a show with Roger Williams at
Windswept Farms in Bristol, R.I., on Oct. 19.
Brown will also compete in shows at Trinity
College (Oct. 11), Connecticut College (Nov. 1),
UConn (Nov. 8) and Wesleyan (Nov. 15).
Rachel Griffith ’10
Victoria Sacco ’09
Football
•
Returns eight All-Ivy selections, including First
Team honoree Buddy Farnham ’10 (WR), Second
Team selections Bobby Sewall ’10 (WR), Colin
Cloherty ’09 (TE), Paul Jasinowski ’10 (OL),
Michael Dougherty ’09 (QB) and James Develin
’10 (DT), and Honorable Mention selections Jon
May ’09 (LB) and Darrell Harrison ’09 (DB).
•
Bears open the season at home vs. Stony Brook on
Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m., then host Harvard in the
Homecoming game on Sept. 27 at 12:30 p.m. Other
home Ivy League opponents include Cornell (Oct.
25), Yale (Nov. 8) and Columbia (Nov. 22).
•
Nov. 1 game at Penn will be nationally broadcast
on VERSUS as part of “The Ivy League Game of
the Week, Presented by TIAA-CREF.” Other
televised games include URI (Oct. 4 on NESN)
and Yale (Nov. 8 on YES).
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•
Returns seven players who started at least 12
games in 2007, including Second Team All-Ivy
selection Victoria Sacco ’09, who has started every
game for the Bears over the last two seasons.
•
Six of top eight scorers return, including Tacy
Zysk ’11, who tied for the team lead with four
goals in 2007, and Sacco, who tied Zysk with
eight points on three goals and two assists.
•
Also returning is Lauren Kessler ’11, who led the
team with a 2.86 goals against average and a .741
save percentage in seven starts and nine games in
goal.
•
The Bears open the season at New Hampshire
on Sept. 5 and will host Columbia in their Ivy
League opener on Sept. 20. Other home Ivy
League contests include Harvard (Oct. 4),
Cornell (Oct. 25) and Yale (Nov. 8).
Men’s Golf
• Picked third in Ivy League pre-season media poll.
Team returns six of seven NCAA Regional
competitors from 2007 season, including First
Team All-Ivy and Second Team All-Region
selection Ariel Wright ’10.
Jenna Ridgway ’10
Equestrian
Buddy Farnham ’10
•
Conor Malloy ’09
•
Mike Hughes takes over as head coach after
serving as interim head coach for the spring, and
previously as an assistant coach for Brown men’s
golf.
•
Team returns five letterwinners, including
Conor Malloy ’09, who led Brown with a
12th-place finish at the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
tournament, and Chris Hoffman ’09, who led
the Bears with an 11th-place showing at the
Navy Fall Classic.
•
Bears open the season at the Navy Fall Classic
on Sept. 12-13. Will compete in Newport at
the URI Adams Cup on Sept. 25-26, and in
the ECAC Championship at Long Island
National Club on Oct. 10-11.
Fall Sports Season Previews
Women’s Golf
•
Bears return six veterans, including Sarah
Guarascio ’11, who led the team with a 19thplace effort at the Dartmouth Invitational
and a fifth-place showing at San Diego State
last year. Kendalle Bennett ’10 should also
improve the team’s depth after missing most of
last season due to injury.
•
Bears open the season at the Dartmouth
Invitational Sept. 13-14, then travel to the
Princeton Invitational and the Yale Invitational
the next two weekends. Brown will head to
Virginia to face the University of Richmond
on Oct. 13-14, and will compete in the Sacred
Heart Invitational on Oct. 26-27.
Men’s Soccer
Rhett Bernstein ’09
Sarah Guarascio ’11
Women’s Soccer
•
Lindsay Cunningham ’09
•
Brown opens the season at Boston College on
Sept. 5, then hosts Albany in its home opener
on Sept. 7. The Bears will host Columbia (Oct. 4),
Harvard (Oct. 18), Cornell (Oct. 26) and Yale
(Nov. 8) in Ivy League games.
Women’s Tennis
Nick Elenz-Martin ’10 and Dylan Sheehan ’09
also return as First Team All-Ivy selections, while
Darren Howerton ’09 and Chris Roland ’10
earned Honorable Mention honors.
•
Both goalkeepers also return for the Bears, including Paul Grandstrand ’11, who was named the Ivy
League Rookie of the Year after posting a 0.82 GAA
in 13 games, and Jarrett Leech ’09, who had six
starts and a 0.92 goals against average.
•
Team opens the season at home, facing St. John’s
and Villanova on Sept. 5 and Sept. 7, respectively,
in the Adidas-Brown Classic. Brown will host Ivy
League opponents Columbia (Oct. 4), Harvard
(Oct. 18), Cornell (Oct. 25) and Yale (Nov. 8).
• Other returners from the regular singles rotation
include Kendrick Au ’11, Noah Gardner ’09, Sam
Garland ’09, and Jonathan Pearlman ’11.
• Basu Ratnam ’09 also returns after a solid season
in which he earned First Team All-Ivy honors as
part of the Bears’ top doubles team.
Basu Ratnam ’09
Volleyball
• Returns all but one player, including entire
singles starting rotation.
• Team returns four starters, including Honorable
Mention All-Ivy setter Natalie Meyers ’09.
•
• Other returning starters include Danielle
Vaughan ’11, Megan Toman ’11 and Lyndse
Yess ’09.
Bears will be led by Bianca Aboubakare ’11, who
was named the ITA East Regional Rookie of the
Year, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and was
a First Team All-Ivy selection in both singles
and doubles. Aboubakare ranked second in
Brown women’s tennis history for singles wins
in a season with 28, including 16 as the Bears’ top
singles player in dual matches, last season.
• Marissa Schonfeld ’11 also returns after earning
First-Team All Ivy honors in doubles with Abou bakare and playing at No. 5 singles regularly.
Bianca Aboubakare ’11
•
• Team returns five players to top-six singles spots,
including Chris Lee ’09, who played several
matches as Brown’s No. 1 singles player last year.
• Preseason roster features six seniors and
nine juniors.
Steffi Yellin ’10 returns in goal after playing every
minute for the Bears in 2007, posting a 1.43
goals against average, a .760 save percentage, and
finishing the year with six shutouts. Brenna
Hogue ’10 also returns in goal after missing the
entire 2007 season due to injury.
Nine starters from 2007 Ivy League Championnship team return, including First Team All-Ivy
and NSCAA Second Team All-Northeast Region
selection Rhett Bernstein ’09, recently named
to the 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Men’s Tennis
Brown returns seven starters, including
Second Team All-Ivy selection Lindsay
Cunningham ’09 and Honorable Mention
honoree Bridget Ballard ’10.
•
•
•
Other returning players from the singles rotation
include Sara Mansur ’09, Brett Finkelstein ’09,
Tanja Vucetic ’10, Alexa Baggio ’09 and Emily
Ellis ’10.
Men’s Water Polo
•
Returns eight of its top nine scorers, including
ACWPC Division I All-American and CWPA
First Team All-Northern Division selection Mike
Gartner ’09, who led the team with 74 goals.
•
Also returning are Hank Weintraub ’09, who
led the team with 77 assists and 118 points, Grant
LeBeau ’09, a Second Team All-Northern
Division selection, and Kent Holland ’10, who
posted an 8.03 goals against average and a .491
save percentage as the Bears’ primary goalkeeper.
•
Brown opens the season against California
Baptist at MIT on Sept. 12. The team will travel
to the West Coast to face Loyola Marymount,
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, UCLA and UC Irvine
on Oct. 18-19, and will play for the Northern
Division Championship at MIT on Nov. 8-9.
•
Brown opens the season at the Georgetown
Classic on Sept. 12-13 in Washington, D.C. and
will face Stony Brook, Quinnipiac and Bryant in
the Brown Invitational Sept. 19-20.
•
Home Ivy League matches are scheduled for Oct.
3 (Yale), Oct. 10 (Harvard), Oct. 11 (Dartmouth),
Oct. 17 (Penn), Oct. 18 (Princeton), Nov. 7
(Cornell) and Nov. 8 (Columbia).
Natalie Meyers ’09
Club Sports
Men’s Rugby: Home games include Providence
Rugby Club (Aug. 30), Providence College (Sept.
27), Boston University (Oct. 4), and URI (Oct. 11).
Women’s Rugby: Home games include UConn
(Sept. 21), Radcliffe (Oct. 1), and the New England
Championships (Oct. 25-26), set to be contested at
Brown on Berylson Family Fields.
Sailing: Women finished second at ICSA National
Championship at Newport, co-ed team fourth in
the team race competition; will host the Sherman
Hoyt Trophy regatta on Oct. 25-26.
Men’s and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee: Will host the
Huck a Hunk of Burnin’ Pumpkin tournament on
Nov. 15-16.
Mike Gartner ’09
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the contributors listed below. A record 276 individuals joined our “Drive for Five” leadership team by contributing a minimum of $5,000 last fiscal year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008). They accounted for more than $10.7 million in support of our student-athletes. Their incredible generosity
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Christian H. M. Albert ’91
Vernon R. Alden ’45 LLD’64 hon., P’78, P’81, P’87
Curtis L. Alexander ’84
Jane S. Alpert P’09, P’11 and Norman W. Alpert ’80, P’09, P’11
Richard M. Alter ’66, P’91
John A. Andersen ’53, P’79, P’82 and
Virginia C. Andersen P’79, P’82
Lee Anderson ’88
Paula Condaxis Angell ’78 and Robert A. Angell ’78
George D. Armiger ’67
Timothy D. Armour P’11
Richard C. Barker ’57, P’03, P’05
Miriam Mackay Bartimer ’86
Laura M. Bello and Angelo C. LoBosco ’81
Paul G. Benedum, Jr. ’54
Theodora Bergschneider P’05 and
Marc C. Bergschneider ’73, P’05
Katherine A. Berman P’08, P’09 and
Christopher J. Berman ’77, P’08, P’09
Ellen Nickerson Bernard ’77, P’06 and
Edward C. B. Bernard ’77, P’06
Elissa B. Bernius P’96, P’06 and Robert C. Bernius ’68, P’96, P’06
Michael D. Bernstein ’82
Stanley J. Bernstein ’65, P’02, P’09.5
Amy S. Berylson and John G. Berylson ’75
James T. Bisson ’91
Lloyd Blankfein
Alison L. Blood P’11 and David W. Blood P’11
Recia Kott Blumenkranz, M.D. ’76, P’05, P’08 and
Mark S. Blumenkranz, M.D. ’72 MD’75 MMS’76, P’05, P’08
Robert E. Borah ’55, P’88, P’92
Anders Brag P’08, P’11 and Amy B. Leeds ’74, P’08, P’11
Elena A. Brim P’10 and John G. Brim P’10
John P. Brisson P’12 and Jo A. Hannafin, M.D. ’77, P’12
Camille W. Broadbent P’04 and William S. Broadbent P’04
David M. Brodsky ’64, P’89 and Stacey Brodsky
Brett A. Brown ’93
Greta P. Brown P’80
Robert G. Bruce ’66
Serge Brunner ’71
Michael C. Buchanan, CFA ’90
Bernard V. Buonanno III ’88
James J. Burke, Jr. ’73, P’05, P’06, P’10
Laurel Reed Caputo ’88 and A. Richard Caputo, Jr. ’88
Janice M. Caraberis P’08 and George P. Caraberis ’77, P’08
Francis P. Carolan ’68
Richard F. Carolan ’58, P’84, P’90, P’95, GP’11
Dayton T. Carr ’63
Diana K. Cashen P’92, P’94, P’97 and
Henry C. Cashen II ’61, P’92, P’94, P’97
Richard F. Casher ’73
Katherine K. Cerullo P’08, P’08 and Edward A. Cerullo P’08, P’08
Elizabeth Z. Chace ’59 PHB’96 hon. and
Malcolm G. Chace LHD’04 hon.
Cynthia A. Chelovich P’01, P’03, P’05, P’08 and
Peter V. Chelovich ’75, P’01, P’03, P’05, P’08
David N. Chichester ’67
Paul J. Choquette, Jr. ’60, P’88, P’97
The late D. Barr Clayson ’58, P’81, P’86, P’87
Kathleen Clingan P’01, P’07 and
Thomas O. Clingan III ’60, P’01, P’07
Randi R. Cohen P’08, P’11 and Laurence W. Cohen ’78, P’08, P’11
Susan L. Cohen P’09 and Philip H. Cohen P’09
Erika C. Collins ’88
Porter Collins ’97
Julie H. Condon P’92 and Thomas J. Condon P’92
Henry Cornell
James L. Coughlan ’84
Judith P. Danforth ’77, P’06 and Murray S. Danforth III ’77, P’06
Catherine C. Daniel ’84 and John C. Daniel ’84
John C. Davis ’68
Donald R. De Ciccio ’55
Ellen O. di Bonaventura P’09 and
Christopher A. di Bonaventura P’09
Cathleen M. DiGioia P’09 and Anthony M. DiGioia, M.D. P’09
Jason A. DiLullo ’93
Thomas P. Dimeo ’52, P’83 and Sandy Dimeo P’83
Sepp Dobler ’93
The Estate of Robert R. Dolt ’51
Charles L. Donahue, Jr. ’65 and Nancy T. Donahue
Norbert P. Donelly ’73, P’03
Nancy Donohue ’87 and Diane M. Elam, Ph.D. AM’84 PHD’88
Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. ’47 and Sarah T. Dowling
Thomas H. Draper ’64, P’93
Richard A. Dreissigacker ’69
Marcella K. Dresdale P’10 and Richard C. Dresdale ’78, P’10
Nancy G. Dunn P’04 and Charles M. Dunn ’73, P’04
Frank D. Duperier, M.D. ’91
Robin C. Ebenstein and Douglas S. Ebenstein ’75
Shirley Ebenstein ’51 MAT’68, P’75 and Norman Ebenstein ’50
Mary Ann Ehrlich P’85 and Stephen R. Ehrlich ’55, P’85
Billie J. Ellis, Jr. P’10
Thomas W. Erickson P’10 and Debra L. Erickson P’10
Glorianne Farnham P’12 and Robert H. Farnham, Jr. ’77, P’12
Genine M. Fidler ’77, P’04, P’12 and Josh E. Fidler ’77, P’04, P’12
Jane Z. Fitzsimmons and Kenneth R. Fitzsimmons, Jr. ’68
Lesley M. Flaherty P’08 and St. John A. Flaherty P’08
Deborah N. Flaschen P’11 and David J. S. Flaschen ’77, P’11
Kathryn Quadracci Flores, M.D. ’90
Roseanne Flynn P’08 and Robert J. Flynn P’08
Bernardo M. Fort-Brescia P’04, P’09 and
Laurinda H. Spear ’72, P’04, P’09
Kathleen M. Fortunato P’09 and Richard K. Fortunato ’76, P’09
Terry Franc III ’58, P’94
Richard A. Friedman ’79, P’08 and Susan Pilch Friedman ’77, P’08
Matthew M. Friestedt and Leigh E. Friestedt ’93
Philip W. Gaffney P’91, P’05, P’07
Dolores R. Gahan, M.D. P’12 and Thomas J. Gahan ’84, P’12
E. R. Garcia and Jane Hoerig P’08, P’10
John K. Giannuzzi P’10 and Ellen Giannuzzi P’10
Nancy Gidwitz ’70
Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr. ’69, P’97, P’98, P’00 and
Mary Gilbane P’97, P’98, P’00
David P. Given ’75
Harold S. Gold, D.M.D. ’51, P’81, P’82, P’86
Willis J. Goldsmith ’69, P’99
Barbara J. Goldstein P’82 MD’86, P’85 MD’92 and
Professor Leon Goldstein ADE’68 hon., P’82 MD’86, P’85 MD’92
Susan Gorgi and Habib Y. Gorgi ’78
Leonardo C. Goulandris ’85
Nancy W. Gould P’97 and M. Anthony Gould ’64, P’97
Cheryl C. Gouse ’70 AM’71, P’02 and Richard I. Gouse ’68, P’02
Toni A. Goutal P’11, P’12 and Jean M. Goutal P’11, P’12
Kimberly E. Greenberg P’06, P’09, P’11 and
Jeffrey W. Greenberg ’73, P’06, P’09, P’11
William S. Greenberg P’92, P’06 and
Betty W. Greenberg ’67, P’92, P’06
Michele L. Greenburg P’10 and Ross Z. Greenburg ’77, P’10
Efraim Grinberg ’80, P’12
Ronald Gutfleish, Ph.D. ’81
Michele Haertel P’08 and Lawrence J. Haertel P’08
Robert F. Hall ’66
Nick K. Halmos ’02
Betsy Hamburger-Cohen P’11 and Eric R. Cohen, M.D. ’82, P’11
Nancy M. Hamilton and Charles L. Babcock IV ’71, P’05, P’06
Fiona M. Handbury P’10
Peter Chrissis Hansen ’75 AM’75, P’10, P’12
Greg W. Hausler ’85
Libby A. Heimark ’76, P’10 and Craig F. Heimark ’76, P’10
Wallace H. Henshaw, Jr. ’49
Lacy B. Herrmann ’50, P’82 and Elizabeth B. Herrmann P’82
Marcia L. Hoffer ’71, P’08
James E. Hooper P’09, P’11 and Marcia J. Hooper ’77, P’09, P’11
Winthrop S. Jessup ’67
Robert W. Johnson IV P’05, P’10
Martha Sharp Joukowsky ’58 LHD’85 P’87 and
Artemis A. Joukowsky Jr. ’55 LLD’85 P’87
Stuart Z. Katz
William C. Kavan ’72
Scott L. Kellman ’01
Francis W. Kennedy, Jr. ’59
John W. Keogh ’86
Henry H. Ketcham III ’72
Howard S. Klein, Esq. ’80
Terence R. Kooyker ’05
Nathan Kovalchick ’92
Sophia C. Koven ’97 and James W. Koven ’95
Richard S. Landau ’68
Brian R. Leach ’81
Nancy E. Leopold ’76, P’12 and Jeffrey A. Wagner ’73, P’12
Jennifer H. Ligums and John E. Ligums ’01
The Estate of Mary Ann Lippitt
Joanne E. Love P’08 and James R. Love ’78, P’08
Ralph W. Lowry ’60
John K. Lyden ’57
Angus L. MacLean, Jr. ’53
Louise P. MacMillan P’08, P’09 and
John H. MacMillan IV P’08, P’09
Paul L. Maddock, Jr. ’72, P’04
Jeryl A. Malloy P’09 and Kenneth H. Malloy P’09
Hillary R. Mankin-Kufe P’06, P’08 and Donald W. Kufe P’06, P’08
Ferdinand D. Masucci ’81
Thomas W. Matthews
Erich P. Mauff ’92
Ian H. Maxtone-Graham ’83
Alexis E. McCarthy ’85 and Paul F. McCarthy ’84
Victoria D. McCullough
R. Gordon McGovern ’48
Thomas B. McMullen ’62
Kevin J. McNamara and Paula M. McNamara ’84
Brenda Meadow P’07 and Scott F. Meadow P’07
Wilfred J. Meckel II ’66, P’98, P’04 and Gail Meckel P’98, P’04
Alexander R. Mehran, Jr. ’03
Charles P. Meister ’81
Julie Liddicoet Meister ’75, P’03, P’06 and
Richard W. Meister ’75, P’03, P’06
Ann S. Mencoff P’11 and Samuel M. Mencoff ’78, P’11
Mia Dammen Mihopoulos ’95
Frank H. Monahan ’61
James F. Moore ’90
Kenneth C. Morley ’56, P’85
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Jayne Mundt P’11 and Kevin A. Mundt ’76, P’11
Michael P. Murphy ’77
Pamela Murphy P’05 and Richard D’Avino P’05
Kristen Simmons Murray ’87 and Todd A. Murray ’87
Suzanne Y. Murray P’84, P’94 and Terrence Murray P’84, P’94
Corey M. Myer P’02 and Gayle E. Myer P’02
Harold B. Nash ’41
Nancy Fuld Neff ’76, P’06 and Daniel A. Neff, Esq. ’74, P’06
Deborah A. Neimeth ’77, P’06 and George S. Barrett ’77, P’06
Judy Balaban Nelson P’07, P’09 and
Jonathan M. Nelson ’77, P’07, P’09
John F. Nickoll ’57, P’82
James J. Noonan ’58
Diane Nordin P’12 and Thomas Keller P’12
Eric M. Oberg ’88
Gloria P. O’Connell P’05 and Daniel S. O’Connell ’76, P’05
William T. O’Donnell, Jr. ’71
James G. Ohaus ’72, P’02
Sandra Thrasher O’Keefe P’02, P’04, P’09 and
Kenneth J. O’Keefe ’76, P’02, P’04, P’09
Mary Joan Olko P’10 and Robert S. Olko, M.D. P’10
Stanley R. Orczyk, Jr. ’56, P’82
Glenn S. Pantel P’10 and Lisa K. Pantel ’75, P’10
Sandra J. Papenhause P’09 and Bruce R. Papenhause P’09
Oliver L. Patrell ’50
Hugh W. Pearson ’58
Gordon E. Perry ’55, P’88, P’92
William A. Pollard ’50, P’77, P’81, P’85, GP’06, GP’08, GP’08 and
Jeannette Jones Pollard ’48, P’77, P’81, P’85, GP’06, GP’08, GP’08
George F. Pyne ’89
Lisa Benenson Quattrocchi ’85
Nina Bogosian Quigley ’82 and Matthew W. Quigley ’80
Leonard A. Ranalli ’80
Joseph R. Randall ’67
Mary Frances Restrepo P’11 and Robert P. Restrepo, Jr. P’11
Cynthia Mock Reusché ’77
Professor Beverly S. Ridgely ADE’57 hon. and Barbara T. Ridgely
Thomas A. Rodgers III ’66, P’96, P’00
Carmen M. Rodriguez ’83
Dana I. Rogers and Gregory T. Rogers ’88
Jessica H. Rothman P’11 and Thomas E. Rothman ’76, P’11
Deborah Royce P’08 and Charles M. Royce ’61, P’92, P’94, P’08
Lauren Rubin ’87
Leah Rued P’09 and Scott Rued P’09
Peter B. Ruschmeier ’89
Stephen J. Saali ’86
Paul J. Salem ’85
David R. Salomon ’90
Ann Samenuk P’10 and George Samenuk ’77, P’10
David G. Santry ’67
Donald L. Saunders ’57
Sara Beth Savage ’90 and Robert F. Savage, Jr. ’90
William C. Schnell ’63
Zachary J. Schreiber ’95
Peggy F. Schwartz and Steven A. Schwartz, D.M.D.
Carol G. Scott
Kevin A. Seaman ’69
James M. Seed ’63, P’02
Eugenia C. Shao ’77 and Neil D. Steinberg ’75
Patricia Beeres Sloan P’97 and Ronald S. Sloan P’97
Edward N. Smith P’10 and Maribeth E. Smith P’10
Georgia D. Smith P’09 and Mark R. Fetting P’09
Joan Wernig Sorensen ’72, P’06, P’06 and
E. Paul Sorensen, Ph.D. ’71 SCM’75 PHD’77, P’06, P’06
Kevin D. Spinner ’93
Anita V. Spivey ’74, P’09 and Dean A. Dent, M.D. ’74, P’09
Pamela S. Stanton P’07 and John E. O’Donnell P’07
Alan L. Stanzler ’64, P’94, P’96
Gillian P. Steel P’04, P’09 and Robert K. Steel P’04, P’09
Jill G. Sullivan ’89 and Scott M. Sullivan ’86
Ruth M. Sumberg ’40, P’67
Steven M. Sumberg ’67
J. Brian Thebault P’09 and Lisa L. Thebault P’09
James C. Thompson ’61, P’89
David B. Thurston ’71
Woodbury C. Titcomb ’46
Cayley M. Torgeson ’89
Richard B. Trull ’68, P’99
Mary B. Vail P’09 and Mark L. Walsh P’09
William A. Van Ness ’63, P’02, P’06
Mary Vascellaro ’74, P’07 and Jerome C. Vascellaro ’74, P’07
Robert G. Warden ’95
Timothy J. White ’83
Marvin L. Wilenzik ’56, P’89, P’91, P’96
Phoebe A. Wilkinson ’88
Scott H. Williamson and Donna C. E. Williamson ’74
Susan R. Winkler P’05, P’06, P’09 and
James H. Winkler ’72, P’05, P’06, P’09
Tyler J. Wolfram ’88
Jonathan S. Wu P’09 and Margaret Millson Wu P’09
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A History of Brown Athletic Facilities, Part III:
Moving Athletics Closer to Campus - 1951-1982
By Peter Mackie ’59
Sports Archivist
Edward North Robinson 1896 Collection
of Brown Athletics
As the second half of the 20th century unfolded, President Wriston was transforming the University, bringing
fraternities back on campus into the Wriston Quadrangle in 1952 and integrating Pembrokers into Brown
classrooms. On the athletic side, the signing of the 1954
Ivy Group Agreement ushered in a challenging new era
of competition with schools boasting superior facilities,
larger enrollments, and deeper pockets.
1952 season. Venerable Marvel Gym received a makeover
for its 50th birthday in 1977 at a cost of $370,000.
Aldrich-Dexter Fieldhouse, located next to Meehan
Auditorium, was originally the Dexter Asylum infirmary.
As part of efforts to create new athletic facilities closer
to campus, the University purchased the 39-acre Dexter Lights were installed on the practice football fields, and
in the late 1960s minimal lighting was directed from the
Asylum from the city for just over $1 million in 1957.
practice football field toward the soccer pitch. Prior to
this point, soccer coach Cliff Stevenson positioned cars
around the field to provide headlight illumination at
late practices. Gradually Aldrich-Dexter Field become
better lighted, thanks to the efforts of the Soccer Association. Players and coaches also contributed sweat equity
(painting and landscaping) to upgrade the facility.
Bleachers from Meehan Auditorium provided limited seating in this period, and a cast-off Meehan scoreboard was
mounted on a trailer. The first permanent scoreboard, costing $12,000, was donated by Tony Ittleson ’60. In the fall of
1975, after $28,000 was provided by soccer alumni, illumiAldrich-Dexter Field, as it appeared when
nation was sufficient to hold night games. In 1979, permaBrown purchased the Dexter Asylum in 1957.
nent grandstand seating was installed at a cost of $40,000,
Dubbed “The Great Purchase” by Athletic Director Paul and the soccer/lacrosse field was named for Cliff Stevenson.
Mackesey ’32, the entire area was renamed AldrichDexter Field, perpetuating the old Aldrich Field name Meanwhile, on the waters of the Seekonk, the men’s
and recognizing philanthropist Ebenezer Knight Dexter, crew program, which had been resurrected in 1949, was
whose will had created an asylum for the poor in 1824. moving into new quarters. In 1966 the Saltesea Packing Company building was purchased and renovated.
The topography of the property required major regrading The Hunter S. Marston Boathouse, named for benefacand terracing. After removal of the main Asylum building, tor Hunter S. Marston 1908 contained an apartment
the area along Hope Street became a 500-car parking lot. for coach Vic Michalson and his family, in addition to
The middle section was carved into fields for soccer, lacrosse rowing tanks and boat storage. Women’s crew began to
and intramurals, while practice football fields and baseball share space at Marston after its founding in 1974.
diamonds were created in the eastern-most section.
In the 1970s, as part of the Program for The Seventies, a
Over the next 25 years, new athletic facilities at Aldrich- $2 million aquatic facility was erected on the south end
Dexter Field were tied to capital campaigns. The first struc- of the parking lot at Aldrich-Dexter Field. Completed
ture was the George V. Meehan Auditorium, dedicated in in 1973 and first called The Natatorium, the 1,500-seat
1962 as part of the Bicentennial Development Program. Olympic-sized pool with its distinctive circus tent roof
The multi-purpose auditorium and skating rink was made was renamed the Smith Swim Center in 1976 to honor
possible through the generosity of Providence business- H. Stanton Smith ’21 and his wife Marjorie, former actman George Meehan, who donated $500,000 toward the ing director of Physical Education at Pembroke. Squash
project. The facility was an instant success, with recreation- and handball courts were later added in the west end.
al skating, intramural hockey, as well as varsity hockey for
Also, out on Elmgrove Avenue, Brown Stadium was unmen and the nation’s first women’s program (1964).
dergoing renovations. In 1971, a new track was dedicated,
and in 1978, football’s centennial season, Operation Pride
provided aluminum seats to replace the wooden originals.
The last of the 1925 bleachers had been removed after the
For women at Brown, the 1970s was a watershed decade.
The merger of Brown and Pembroke in 1971 completed
the gradual integration of the two campuses which had
begun in the early 1950s. The passing of Title IX legislation in 1972, and the beginning of Ivy League play for
women in 1974 also contributed to this transformation.
A softball field was fashioned from an intramural area,
but women had precious little in the way of facilities at
Aldrich-Dexter, and they often chose to dress for practice and games in their dorm rooms.
In October 1981, the $6.6 million Olney-Margolies Athletic Center was formally dedicated in conjunction with
The Campaign for Brown. This massive concrete structure with its roof playing field (Warner Roof) finally provided Brown with a first-rate indoor facility. Named for
the primary donors, Joe Olney ’36 and M. Price Margolies
’36, it was designed by Dan Tully, also the architect of the
Smith Swim Center. An important feature was the promise of substantial energy savings (estimated at $50,000 per
year), to be realized by recycling heat from Smith into
OMAC. The 60,000-square-foot indoor playing surface
was primarily intended “for recreation and intramural
use to improve the quality of student life at Brown.” For
the first time, female student-athletes had their own locker facilities, although they were shared seasonally. The Aldrich-Dexter Fieldhouse had now outlived its usefulness,
and was razed to create additional parking.
M. Price Margolies ’36 (left) and Joe Olney ’36 stand
on the balcony overlooking the indoor track at the 1981
dedication of the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.
As the 1980s began, Brown was beginning to compete on
a more level playing field in terms of athletic facilities, although it still lagged behind its peers. The development
of Aldrich-Dexter was still a work in progress, but new
initiatives lay on the horizon. After the retrenchment of
the 1970s, Brown was again poised to move forward in
pursuit of athletic excellence under the quiet leadership
of President Howard Swearer.
In the fourth and final part of this series, Mackie will detail
the expansion of Brown’s athletic facilities from the founding of the Brown Sports Foundation (1983) to the present.
Transforming Brown Athletics: Facilities Update
An aerial view of Meehan Auditorium, located on the
corner of Hope and Lloyd, which was dedicated in 1962.
With the 1961 selling-off of a 12-acre portion of Aldrich
Field to a developer for $306,000, Brown’s outdoor facilities were gradually developed at Aldrich-Dexter. The
baseball field was named for Edward B. Aldrich 1893 in
1959, but play did not begin there until 1963. The Nicholson Memorial Tennis Courts on Manning Street were
abandoned in 1961 and the name unofficially transferred to new courts, which coincided with Brown’s entry into the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis League.
The various outbuildings of the old Asylum were gradually razed, with the exception of the infirmary (next
to Meehan), which was converted into Aldrich-Dexter
Fieldhouse. This brick building provided “temporary”
locker room and office facilities until 1981.
The gym inside the Pizzitola Sports Center was renovated over the summer thanks to generous gifts from an anonymous donor and John Lyden ’57. The renovations included new
lighting, stands, a spring-loaded floor similar to those used in NBA arenas, and a scoreboard named in honor of Rich Friedman ’79 P’08 and his contributions to the program.
G re a t S tudents. Great At hletes. Great Donors Sports Foundation
Silver Anniversary
Message from Executive Director Steve King ’91
I hope that you’ve have had time to relax, travel, and enjoy
time with family and friends this summer. I can’t believe how
quickly the time goes by and that it’s already time to get out
the fall sports preview issue of The Brown Bear!
While the summer is typically a slower time of year on campus, Brown Athletics has had plenty to talk about. Alicia
Sacramone ’10 helped lead the USA’s women’s gymnastics
team to a silver medal in the team competition at the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing, while Anna Willard ’06 (women’s track), Portia Johnson McGee ’01 (women’s rowing)
and Nikola Stojic ’97 (men’s rowing) also represented their
country at the summer games (see story on front page), and
assistant track and field coach Jerome Romain coached the
Dominca track and field team and carried his country’s flag
in the opening ceremonies.
Our facilities continue to undergo improvements, as the Pizzitola Sports Center gymnasium underwent a major renovation, with a new high performance floor, lighting, bleachers
and scoreboard installed (see pg. 5). On the coaching front,
former Brown assistant coaches Jesse Agel and Mike Hughes
were promoted to the head men’s basketball and head men’s
golf coaching positions, respectively (see pg. 3). A host of
new assistant coaches have also been added to the Bears’
coaching staff rounding out an exceptional group of mentors and educators leading our student-athletes.
On behalf of our coaches
and student-athletes, I
thank you all for helping
to make this possible. A
special thanks goes out to
Leaders on the Rise ($1,000
- $4,999) and Drive for Five
($5,000 +) donors, whose
leadership gifts make big
dreams possible. Our Drive
for Five donors are listed
on page 6 of this issue and
are a major reason a new
record in comprehensive
cash raised for Brown Athletics was achieved this year
with over $11.85 million raised in total for endowment, annual use, special projects and athletic facilities.
In addition, 2,234 Loyal Bears renewed their support for
the Sports Foundation for at least four consecutive years.
These donors epitomize the effort it takes to build a successful team, contributing to the success of our student-athletes
year after year.
As we approach the end of our 25th anniversary year (Dec.
31, 2008), we will once again be asking for your support as
we look to surpass our $25 million comprehensive goal in
Many of our student-athletes are already back on campus, our silver anniversary year. As you can see on the graphic on
and in a few short weeks, our fall sports teams will be in the the right, we have made a great deal of progress, but we still
midst of their seasons, competing for Ivy League titles and have a great deal to go.
the dream of a national championship.
We hope to see you at a Sports Foundation tailgate, an alumTheir ability to pursue those goals is made possible thanks to ni day, at Homecoming Weekend or at the Family Weekend
the generosity of the thousands of Sports Foundation donors Reception this fall cheering on the Bears!
each year. The 2008 fiscal year was another record-breaking
year for the Sports Foundation, as our loyal donors com- Regards,
bined to raise more than $3.6 million in annual-use funds
to support our student-athletes and Athletic Director Mike
Goldberger’s Plan for Athletic Excellence. The total was more
than a half a million dollars over our goal, and thanks to a
new University fundraising model for the Sports Foundation
(see the sidebar on pg. 1), this annual-use overage will pro- Steve King ’91
vide Goldie added resources and flexibility to achieve his vi- Executive Director
sion in new and exciting ways during the upcoming year.
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The Brown Bear is published by the Brown University Sports Foundation and the Department of Athletics.
Editors: Christopher Humm P’04, Steve King ’91 and Matt Jarret
Writing/Layout/Design: Aaron Todd
Contributors: Jeanne Carhart, Lyndsey Maurer, Peter Mackie ’59
Photography: Norm Alpert ’80 P’09 ’11, Dan Grossman ’71 P’98
’03, Susan Keogh P’08, Amy Lowitz ’09, Tom Maguire, M. Francisco
Palomo P’10, David Silverman, Aaron Todd, University Archives.
The Sports Foundation’s goal for its 25th Anniversary
year is to raise $25 million by Dec. 31, 2008, to provide
long-term stability and growth for Brown Athletics. These
funds will directly support the Plan for Athletic Excellence, a comprehensive strategic vision and financial plan
developed by Director of Athletics Mike Goldberger. The
plan is guided by the following core principles:
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The Department of Athletics & Physical Education
should be an integrated part of the educational mission of the university;
The health and safety of our students and athletes is paramount in all we do;
Brown is committed to being a competitive member
of the Ivy League;
Our programs and facilities should reflect the
excellence of Brown University.
With your support, you can help Brown Athletics achieve
the following specific objectives that support the overall
vision:
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Enhance compensation to retain and recruit a worldclass coaching and administrative leadership staff;
Provide resources for equipment, travel and recruiting to allow our teams to compete at the highest level;
Support the transformation of Brown’s athletic
facilities to reflect our overall commitment to
excellence.
Upcoming Events
Homecoming Weekend
Other Upcoming Events
Friday, September 26
Men’s Lacrosse Golf Outing
Agawam Hunt Club
Saturday, October 25
Sports Foundation
Family Weekend Reception
Saturday, September 27
Crew Alumni/ae Row
Marston Boathouse
Saturday, November 8
Men’s Soccer Alumni Day and
Head Coaching Chair Dedication
Stevenson Field
Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae Day
Football vs. Harvard
Brown Stadium
Brown Sports Foundation
Box 1925
Providence, RI 02912
Saturday, November 15
Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Alumni Day
Berylson Family Fields