Spring Sports Preview
Big Green athletes will emerge from their winter training hibernation to compete on 15 different teams this season. With the Red Sox serving as New England inspiration, anything is possible.
TEAM OVERALL (IVY) 2004 PAST GLORIES SCOUTING REPORT BASEBALL 25-17 (15-5) 29-14 in 2000 Team will shoot for a fourth Red Rolfe Division championship in six years and the Ivy title behind LHP Josh Faiola '05 but without All-Ivy 3B Tommy Myette '06, who is out for the season with a knee injury. SOFTBALL 17-20 (5-9) 32-16 in 2000 New coach Christine Vogt will lead the team against some top squads, including San Jose State, Fresno State and UC Riverside. 5-3 (1-3); 9th in Eastern Sprints 1st in 1993 and 1994 Eastern Sprints "After banging our heads against a wall all winter in the erg room, we're really looking forward to seeing what we can do," says Luke Gilroy '05. MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW 4-3 (0-2); 7th in Eastern Sprints 1st in 1992 Eastern Sprints Team will participate for first time in Windemere Classic at Redwood Shores, California. WOMEN'S CREW 2-11 (0-5) Ivy champs in 1983 and 1984 Looking to captains Kate Carolan '05, Gretchen Gehrke '05 and Julia Saraidaridis '05. EQUESTRIAN 5th out of 17 at New England Classic 3rd among Ivies in 2001 Ivy League show at Morton Farm April 16. Team enters season first in Zone 1, Region 2 of Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. MEN'S GOLF 1-2 (1-2) Won Ivy title in 1978 An Ivy championship would translate into an automatic berth in NCAA regionals. Kenan Yount '05 and Chaki Kobayashi '06 captain the team. WOMEN'S GOLF 3rd out of 13 at Northeastern Championship Won ECAC in 1983 Team looking to improve on last year's fourth-place finish in the Ivy championship, where co-captain Hayley Stevens '07 finished T-20. MEN'S LACROSSE 8-5 (3-3) Won Ivy title and advanced to NCAAs in 1993 Team goal is the Final Four, says captain Pat Keeley '05: "Our team has all the talent needed to take us there." WOMEN'S LACROSSE 11-6 (6-1) 9 Ivy championships; 9 NCAA appearances Captain Jen Pittman '07 epitomizes the team's spirit: "These are my best friends, which makes me want to win for them." MEN'S TENNIS 9-14 (1-6) Ivy titles in 1993 and 1997 Challenge will be filling the void left by the graduation of four fop players. WOMEN'S TENNIS 13-8 (2-5) 2nd in Ivies in 1995 "Our goal is to be playing Harvard for the Ivy League title on April 27, and making the top 50 nationally," says coach Bob Dallis. MEN'S TRACK & FIELD - Heptagonal champs in 1988 Ail-American Mustafa Abdur-Rahim '04 (decathalon) and Sean Furey '04 (javelin), fifth-year seniors, will challenge for NCAAs in their events. WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD - Heps runners-up, 1988, 1989,1995 and 2000 "We have more strengths than weaknesses," says coach Sandra Ford. SAILING - Women's national team titles in 2000 and 2002 Looking to win national championships.
