2004 cornell volleyball media guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSMessage From The Coach/2004 Team Photo IFCTable of Contents ...................... 1Deitre Collins, Head Coach .............. 2Sarah Bernson, Assistant Coach ............ 3Mike Forster, Volunteer Assistant Coach ..... 3Volleyball Support Staff ................. 42004 Outlook ....................... 5-62004 Roster .......................... 7Meet The Big Red .................. 8-18

Whitney Fair ....................... 8Kelly Kramer ....................... 9Rachel Adomat .................... 10Elizabeth Bishop ................... 11Hayley Grieve ..................... 12Kristen Hughes .................... 13Katie Rademacher ................. 14Alaina Town ...................... 15Joanna Weiss ...................... 16Heather Young .................... 17Amy Gordon ...................... 18Anne Vanden Boom ................. 18Kara Zaragoza .................... 18

2003 Season Review ................... 192003 Final Statistics and Results .......... 20Cornell Volleyball Success ............... 21All-Time Records .................. 22-23This Is Cornell ..................... 24-25This Is Ithaca, N.Y...................... 26University Administration ............... 27Athletic Administration ................ 28Meet The Big Red Coaches .............. 29The Ivy League ....................... 30Strength and Conditioning.............. 31Support Services ..................... 32Athletic Training ...................... 33Prominent Cornell Alumni .............. 34Newman Arena ...................... 35Athletic and Academic Success ........... 36Commitment To Success............... IBC2004 Schedule .......................BC

Cornell Quick FactsLocation ............. Ithaca, N.Y. 14853Founded....................... 1865Enrollment .................... 13,700President ............. Jeffrey S. LehmanColors ......... Carnelian Red and WhiteAffiliation .................... NCAA IConference................. Ivy LeagueHome Court ............ Newman ArenaAthletics AdministrationAthletic Director ....... J. Andrew Noel Jr.Associate AD/SWA .........Anita BrennerAssociate AD .......... Stephen P. ErberDirector of Compliance ..... Patty WeldonDir. Alumni Affairs & Develop. John WebsterDirector of Ticketing ...... Gene NighmanDirector of Sports Marketing ..... Jeff HallVolleyball StaffHead Coach ..............Deitre Collinse-mail ............ [email protected] ............... (607) 255-3813

Assistant Coach .......... Sarah Bernsone-mail ............ [email protected] ............... (607) 254-4971

Volunteer Assistant Coach .... Mike ForsterAthletic Trainer ........ Kenan GuilmetteStrength Coach ........... Tom HowleyFaculty Adviser ....... Dr. Robert BabcockStudent-Athlete Services ... Chris WlosinskiAthletic Communications StaffInterim Director (VB Contact) Jeremy Hartigane-mail ............. [email protected] phone ...........(607) 255-9788home phone ...........(607) 257-7146FAX ..................(607) 255-9791

Assistant Director ........... Brian KelleyAthletic Communications Asst. Eric LawrenceIntern ................... Tyler DenisonAdministrative Assistant ...... Elli HarknessAccounts Rep. ......... Marlene CrockfordBig Red Hotline ......... (607) 255-2385Internet ....... www.CornellBigRed.com

Department of Athletics and Physical EducationMission Statement

The Department of Athletics and Physical Education strives to provide students withpowerful and meaningful participatory experiences that forge enduring bonds with Cornell,and to provide for the well-being of members of the faculty, staff, and community.

We offer a diverse program of physical and outdoor education, recreational services,and intercollegiate athletic competition, equitably adminstered with special attention tothe needs of women and members of under-represented minority groups. We foster thevalues of physical fitness, total well-being, and enduring participation in athletics; teachleadership skills, teamwork, responsibility, and accountability; and administer programsthat can be critical to the educational and personal development of students in keepingwith the high standards of Cornell, the Ivy League, the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The department promotes pride and unity within the university community andprovides opportunities to develop, strengthen and maintain ties to external audiencessuch as alumni, friends, the educational community, and the general public by attractinginterest, recognition and support.

The 2004 Cornell volleyball mediaguide was written and designedby Jeremy Hartigan, interim direc-tor of athletic communications.Edited by Elli Harkness and LeahHultenschmidt. Photography byTim McKinney, Patrick Shanahan,Darl Zehr and Jeremy Hartigan.

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HEAD COACHHEAD COACHDEITRECOLLINS

First Year at CornellHawaii ‘95

The Wendy Schaenen ‘79 Head Coach of VolleyballDeitre Collins, a

two-time national col-legiate player of theyear, was named theeighth head volleyball

coach at Cornell on June 1, 2004 by Director ofAthletics and Physical Education Andy Noel.Collins is Cornell’s second Wendy Schaenen ’79Head Coach of Volleyball since the position wasendowed in March 2002.

Collins spent the last eight seasons as headcoach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas,earning Western Athletic Conference Coach ofthe Year in 1998 after picking up a dormantvolleyball program and leading the Lady Rebelsto a 23-8 record and a WAC tournament semi-final appearance. The all-time winningest coachin UNLV history, Collins posted an 89-136 (.396)career record. Her teams also had unprec-edented success off the court, posting a teamgrade point average of 3.0 or better in each ofthe last eight seasons, including a MountainWest Conference record 10 academic all-con-ference selections in 2002.

Prior to her stint at UNLV, Collins served asan assistant coach at South Alabama, NorthernArizona and Houston for one year each.

Collins has plenty of international coachingexperience as well. She served as head coach ofthe 1998 U.S. junior national team, directing hersquad to a gold medal in the national qualifier.She served in the same capacity during the sum-mer of 2000 (silver medal) and 2001 (bronzemedal). In 1999, she was an assistant coach andwas part of the selection committee to find acoach for the national team for the World Uni-versity Games. She began her internationalcoaching career as an assistant on the 1994 U.S.squad at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg,Russia, helping the team to a silver medal.

A former member of the U.S. national teamand a three-time AVCA All-American at the Uni-versity of Hawaii, Collins was the starting middleblocker for the 1998 Olympic Team in Seoul,South Korea, and was an alternate for the 1992team in Barcelona, Spain. She played in over

130 international matches and earned bronzemedals at the 1986 Goodwill Games and the1987 Pan-Am Games.

As a collegian, Collins was a two-timeBroderick Award honoree as the national playerof the year (1983, 84) after leading the RainbowWahine to consecutive national titles and a 110-5 record in her final three seasons. Collins cappedoff her career as the Broderick Cup recipient asthe nation’s best collegiate athlete in all sports.She was twice named to the NCAA all-tourna-ment team and still holds the record for soloblocks in one NCAA tournament (15 in 1982).

Collins spent three years playing profession-ally in Europe before getting into the coachingranks, playing one season for Conad Fano Vol-leyball Club in Italy (1988-89) and two years forFrench Champion Racing Club of France (1989-91). She helped her team to a fourth-place finishat the 1991 European championships.

A 1995 graduate of Hawaii with a bachelorof arts in broadcast communications, Collins isa member of the USAVolleyball Coaching Ac-creditation Program and is a CAP level III ac-credited coach. She is also a member of theAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA), the Black Coaches Association and is aKaepa Gold Medal clinician.

EducationUniversity of HawaiiB.A., Broadcast Communications, 1995

Head Coaching ExperienceCornell University, 2004-presentUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1995-2003U.S. Junior National Team, 1998, 2000-01Playing ExperienceUniversity of Hawaii, 1980-84•1983-84 - Broderick Award Winner•1983 - Broderick Cup recipient•1982, 83 - National championship teams•1981-83 - AVCA first-team All-American

U.S. National Team, 1985-88, 91-92•1988, 92 - U.S. Olympic Team•1986 - Goodwill Games•1986 - World Championships•1987 - Pan-Am Games

Professional, 1985-88, 91-92•1988-89 - Conad Fano Volleyball Club•1989-91 - French Champion Racing Club

The Collins File

Cornell’s head coaching position was endowedin March 2002 by Nelson Schaenen ‘50 thanksto a generous gift of $1.5 million to guaranteethe future of the Big Red volleyball program atCornell.

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ASSISTANT COACHESASSISTANT COACHESSARAHBERNSON

First Year at CornellSaint Mary’s (Calif.) ‘99

Assistant Volleyball Coach

MIKEFORSTERThird Year at Cornell

Cornell ‘97Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Coach

Sarah Bernson joined the Big Red volleyball staff in July 2004 afterspending three years as assistant coach at Cal State-Monterey Bay.

Bernson helped guide the Otters to school records for wins in a season in2003, earning a league playoff bid and winning their first postseason game.

She helped Monterey Bay jump from ninth place in the league in her first year to a third-place finishin 2002. Her player development skills led to the program’s first all-conference players in 2003.

In addition to assisting the Otter volleyball program, Bernson was the sports information, marketing,and promotional coordinator for the athletic department. She also started and operated the MontereyVolleyball Club, a youth development program geared to middle school and high school student-athletes. As club director, she incorporated Otter volleyball players as coaches for the program.

Bernson played on the right side and outside at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) before a severe knee injuryended her collegiate career in 1998. She remained active as team captain as a senior beforegraduating in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in English and art.

During college, Bernson served as a coach for Albuquerque Elite and Lamorinda VolleyballClubs. For Albuquerque, she assisted for two seasons for the 18-and-unders to regional titlesalong with wins at large tournaments such as the Colorado Crossroads. While on the coachingstaff, she coached her sister, Nora, a former player under Deitre Collins at UNLV, and former IvyLeague Player of the Year and Cornell grad Robin Moore ‘00. At Lamorinda, she worked with 16-and-under athletes.

Bernson was an all-state honoree as a middle blocker for St. Pius X High School in Albuquerquebefore moving on to Saint Mary’s.

Mike Forster is in his third year as a volunteer assistant coach with theBig Red andhis first year assisting new head coach Deitre Collins.

Forster has been the head coach of the men’s volleyball club team for sixyears, leading the Big Red to a finish as high as No. 17 in the country. He

also assisted the Ithaca High School girls’ program from 1997-2002 and was an under-18 coach forthe Odyssey Volleyball Club Junior Olympic girls’ team. He waslater elevated to the club’s coaching director position.

As an undergraduate, Forster played for four seasons onCornell’s club team, helping the squad to a third-place finish atthe East Coast championships and earning all-tournament hon-ors. He has competed in the Empire State Games on the openmen’s volleyball team, earning two silvers and a bronze the pastthree years as team captain.

Forster graduated from Cornell with a bachelor’s degree inphysics in 1997 and earned his master’s degree in engineeringphysics a year later. He is a research support specialist in accelera-tor systems at Cornell’s Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory as part ofthe Lab of Elementary Particle Physics where he has worked forsix years.

Forster and his wife, Araceli, are married and lives in Ithaca.

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SUPPORT STAFFSUPPORT STAFF

Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Babcock, who is in the College of Hu-man Ecology's department of policy analysis and management, is begin-ning his 10th season as the volleyball program's faculty adviser.

Some of Dr. Babcock's duties as faculty adviser include assisting thevolleyball staff in coordinating university academic support resources,

academic and career advising for the volleyball student-athletes and serving as a liaison betweenthe coaching staff and the faculty.

He can be seen at nearly every match and has also travelled to select tournaments with theteam. The time he spends with the program allows him to give more personalized attention toeach player.

Dr. Babcock holds a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, a master's degreefrom New York University and a doctorate from Cornell. His academic interests include organiza-tional behavior, conflict management and career development. He received both the College ofHuman Ecology Distinguished Teaching Award and the Human Service Studies DepartmentTeaching Award.

Although he is professor emeritus, he is in the office daily and continues with many of hisacademic duties, especially those which are student oriented. Dr. Babcock’s love for athletics andthe student-athletes goes beyond the volleyball program, as he also serves as a member of theathletic department’s faculty committee.

An avid runner, Dr. Babcock has participated in several marathons, including competitions inHawaii and Italy.

DR. ROBERTBABCOCK10th Year at Cornell as

Volleyball Faculty Adviser

Kenan Guilmette enters her first year as an athletic trainer at Cornelland will work with the Big Red volleyball program.

Guilmette spent the last two years working as a graduate assistantathletic trainer at the University of Massachusetts, working directly withthe women’s basketball program. She also assisted with spring football

practices. During her two years at Amherst, Guilmette supervised athletic training students fromSpringfield College and taught an undergraduate athletic training course at UMass in addition toher office duties. She was responsible for coordinating athletic training coverage for the school’s22 summer sports camps.

As an undergraduate, Guilmette served as a student athletic trainer at the University of Wiscon-sin, working with football, track and field and softball. She provided coverage for summer campsand served as a teaching assistant for an introductory athletic training course. Guilmette alsospent a semester working with the staff physical therapist.

A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Eastern Athletic Trainers’Association, Guilmette earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science with aconcentration in athletic training in 2002 before earning a master’s in exercise science fromMassachusetts in 2004.

Guilmette and her husband, Dave, reside in Owego.

KENANGUILMETTEFirst Year at Cornell

Volleyball Athletic Trainer

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Heather YoungHeather Young

Elizabeth BishopElizabeth Bishop

2004 SEASON OUTLOOK2004 SEASON OUTLOOKAnd now for something completely different ...That famous “Saturday Night Live” line perfectly sums up the upcoming 2004

Big Red volleyball season. After finishing with the program’s most wins since 1989and concluding the season with a runner-up finish in the Ivy League, Cornell willface all new types of challenges this year ... a new coach and the loss of four seniorleaders who will be replaced by sophomores and juniors.

The new face of the program is one veryrecognizable to collegiate volleyball fans, astwo-time national player of the year DeitreCollins settles in for her first year as the Cornellmentor. Collins built up a dormant UNLV pro-gram into a contender in the tough MountainWest Conference and now looks to maintainthe Big Red’s current success.

The losses on and off the court are plentiful,as Cornell will attempt to replace four All-Ivyselections, including the school’s all-time lead-ers in kills and blocks and the single-seasonassist leader. There are plenty of pieces remain-ing, however, and Collins has the added luck ofmaintaining the team for two seasons thanksto the fact that there will be no seniors on the2004 roster.

On The Outside ...Sophomore Elizabeth

Bishop stamped her nameamong the all-time Cornellgreats after just one year andcontinued improvement isexpected. The unanimousIvy League Rookie of theYear led the team andranked second in the IvyLeague in kills (4.40kpg.) while also post-ing 3.89 digs and0.81 blocks per gameto rank among theteam leaders.

Junior HayleyGrieve had abreakout season in 2003,splitting time with theschool’s all-time kills leaderDebbie Quibell. A violent at-tacker, Grieve also has the de-fensive skills to make a differ-ence on the court. She is animproved passer who contin-ues to upgrade her game each

season and has the potential to be-come an All-Ivy attacker in 2004.

Junior Rachel Adomat is asteady, heady player who is ca-pable of playing on the outsideor the right side. A good ath-lete with solid all-around skills,Adomat brings energy to thecourt. She saw significant im-provement in every area a sea-son ago and is expected to bea force again in 2004.

Sophomore Alaina Townimpressed as a freshman afterearning a walk-on spot on theteam. Arguably the top athleteon the squad, Town proved tobe a tremendous prospect

Anne Vanden Boom entersher freshman season after astellar high school career thatincluded second-team all-state honors in her finalcampaign. She led theconference in both kills

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2004 SEASON OUTLOOK2004 SEASON OUTLOOK(200) and service aces (62) in leadingFayetteville-Manlius High School to a 15-3mark.

In The Middle ...A capable, yet unexperienced, group of

middles will take over for the Big Red in 2004with the hopes of replacing All-Ivy selectionsJaime Lugo and Ashely Stover. Making up fortwo of the Big Red’s top three all-time blockersmight be a lot to ask, but Cornell will have sev-eral options to choose from.

Junior Heather Young is a defensive-mindedmiddle who has proven to be one of the IvyLeague’s top blockers. Young finished the 2003season ranked third in the Ancient Eight in thatcategory, behind just Lugo and Stover. She’salso a major weapon in the service game, rank-ing among the league’s top 10 in each of herfirst two seasons. She improved her offensivegame a season ago despite hav-ing fewer opportunities.

One player who showedgreat potential before being in-jured was sophomore KatieRademacher. Equal parts of-fense and defense,Rademacher has awell-rounded gamethat could earn hertime in the startinglineup.

S o p h o m o r eJoanna Weiss wasanother player whopotentially coulddevelop into an All-Ivy type player. At 6-4, Weiss is a major ob-stacle at the net who im-proved her offensive gametremendously throughouther rookie year. She alsoimproved her lateralquickness and servicegame over the summer,allowing her more op-portunity on thecourt.

JuniorKristenH u g h e smissed theentire 2003

season with injuries and looks to return back tothe form she showed as a freshman. Hughessaw extensive time in the back row, especiallywith her tough serve, before breaking out to-ward the end of her season.

Setting It All Up ...Junior Whitney Fair brings two years of start-

ing experience to the setter position, as with ayounger team in 2004, that experience couldbe key in repeating last year’s success. Fair con-tinued her development into one of the An-cient Eight’s top setters a season ago, finishingthird in the Ivy League in assists (12.17 apg.)while leading the Big Red offense to Ivy League-highs of 15.12 kills per game and .271 hitting.She also increased her dig and block total as asophomore and looks for similar improvementas the Big Red eyes an Ivy title.

Backing up Fair will be freshman Amy Gor-don. A natural setter, the Highland Park, Ill., na-tive was a three-time all-conference player anda four-year starter in high school.

In The Back Row ...One of the Big Red’s strengths in

past seasons has been depth in theback row, and the 2004 campaignshould be more of the same. Jun-iors Hughes and Kelly Kramer, aswell as freshman Kara Zaragoza willvie for time in the back row as thelibero.

Kramer, a co-captain in 2004,returns after posting one of thebest seasons in school historyfrom the back row. The San Fran-cisco native has quick reflexes andreads offenses well, putting herselfin position to make a dig. As a pri-mary passer, Kramer also excels atgetting the ball on target. Her 4.18 digsper game ranked second in the IvyLeague and 46th nationally in setting aschool record.

Zaragoza brings depth and addi-tional quickness as a defensive special-ist. A solid passer, she will also have op-portunities to break into the rotation.

In 2004, NCAA rule changes willallow liberos to serve for the first time,making Hughes an option as well. Thejunior ranked sixth in the Ivy Leaguein service aces as a freshman.

Whitney FairWhitney Fair

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2004 ROSTER2004 ROSTERNUMERICAL

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. School/Hometown1 Kara Zaragoza L Fr. 5-6 St. Mary’s HS/Stockton, Calif.2 Anne Vanden Boom O H Fr. 6-0 Fayetteville-Manlius HS/Manlius, N.Y.

*3 Katie Rademacher M B So. 5-11 Walled Lake Central HS/White Lake, Mich.*4 Joanna Weiss M B So. 6-4 Darien (Conn.) HS/Brewster, Mass.** 5 Whitney Fair S Jr. 6-0 Calabasas HS/Calabasas, Calif.*6 Kristen Hughes RS/MB Jr. 6-0 Fallbrook Union/Fallbrook, Calif.*7 Alaina Town O H So. 6-1 Jackson Hole (Wyo.) HS/Greeley, Colo.8 Amy Gordon S Fr. 5-9 Highland Park HS/Highland Park, Ill.

** 9 Kelly Kramer L Jr. 5-8 St. Ignatius Prep/San Francisco, Calif.*10 Heather Young M B Jr. 6-2 Sycamore HS/Sycamore, Ill.*11 Hayley Grieve O H Jr. 5-11 La Costa Canyon (Calif.) HS/Tucson, Ariz.*12 Elizabeth Bishop O H So. 6-0 Jesuit HS/Portland, Ore.*13 Rachel Adomat O H Jr. 6-1 Westfield HS/Houston, Texas

ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. School/Hometown

*13 Rachel Adomat O H Jr. 6-1 Westfield HS/Houston, Texas*12 Elizabeth Bishop O H So. 6-0 Jesuit HS/Portland, Ore.** 5 Whitney Fair S Jr. 6-0 Calabasas HS/Calabasas, Calif.8 Amy Gordon S Fr. 5-9 Highland Park HS/Highland Park, Ill.

*11 Hayley Grieve O H Jr. 5-11 La Costa Canyon (Calif.) HS/Tucson, Ariz.*6 Kristen Hughes RS/MB Jr. 6-0 Fallbrook Union/Fallbrook, Calif.** 9 Kelly Kramer L Jr. 5-8 St. Ignatius Prep/San Francisco, Calif.*3 Katie Rademacher M B So. 5-11 Walled Lake Central HS/White Lake, Mich.*7 Alaina Town O H So. 6-1 Jackson Hole (Wyo.) HS/Greeley, Colo.2 Anne Vanden Boom O H Fr. 6-0 Fayetteville-Manlius HS/Manlius, N.Y.

*4 Joanna Weiss M B So. 6-4 Darien (Conn.) HS/Brewster, Mass.*10 Heather Young M B Jr. 6-2 Sycamore HS/Sycamore, Ill.1 Kara Zaragoza L Fr. 5-6 St. Mary’s HS/Stockton, Calif.

Head Coach: Deitre Collins (Hawaii ‘95), first seasonAssistant Coach: Sarah BernsonVolunteer Assistant Coach: Mike ForsterAthletic Trainer: Kenan GuilmetteStrength & Conditioning Coach: Tom HowleyStudent-Athlete Services: Chris WlosinskiFaculty Adviser: Dr. Robert Babcock

BREAKDOWN BY POSITIONSetter (2) — Whitney Fair, Amy Gordon.Outside Hitter (5) — Rachel Adomat, Eliza-beth Bishop, Hayley Grieve, Alaina Town, AnneVanden Boom.Middle Blocker (4) — Kristen Hughes, KatieRademacher, Joanna Weiss, Heather Young.Libero (2) — Kelly Kramer, Kara Zaragoza.

Adomat .............. ADD-oh-mattDeitre .....................DEE-traRademacher ....... RADD-ah-mock-errAlaina ................. uh-LANE-uhWeiss ...................... WICEZaragoza ............ zare-uh-GO-zuh

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BREAKDOWN BY CLASSSenior (0)Junior (6) — Rachel Adomat, Whitney Fair,Hayley Grieve, Kristen Hughes, Kelly Kramer,Heather Young.Sophomore (4) — Elizabeth Bishop, KatieRademacher, Alaina Town, Joanna Weiss.Freshman (3) — Amy Gordon, Anne VandenBoom, Kara Zaragoza.

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MEET THE CO-CAPTAINSMEET THE CO-CAPTAINSWHITNEYFAIR** 5At CornellFair proved to be the leader theBig Red was looking for at settera year ago, and this season shewas rewarded by being named

co-captain. A steady, confident performer, Fair will openthe season as the team’s starter at setter.She was outstanding while playing the roleof quarterback for the Big Red offense in2003, averaging 12.17 assists and 1.99digs. Her assist average set a school single-season record. Fair had a career-best 63assists in a win over Yale and twice posted60 assists in a match (Iona and Hartford).She was named the Ivy League and ECACPlayer of the Week on Oct. 21 and wasselected to the all-tournament team afterhelping Cornell to the title at the AlbanyChallenge. The offense averaged 15.12kills on .271 hitting, and sported a .200hitting percentage in 22 of 25 matches. Asa freshman, Fair showed off her all-aroundgame by ranking ninth in the Ivy League inassists (7.43 apg.) while also notching 44digs, 20 kills, 19 blocks and 10 service aces.She was key in helping Cornell hand Ivychampion Penn its only loss of the season,dishing out a career-best 45 assists andadding five kills in the three-game sweep.Fair also recorded season highs of 13 digsagainst Harvard and four aces in a win overBinghamton. She is enrolled in Cornell’sCollege of Human Ecology.

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Human Development

Fair’s Match HighsKills: 6, two timesDigs: 18, vs. Penn, 11/7/03Assists: 63, vs. Yale, 10/18/03Aces: 4, vs. Binghamton, 9/13/02Blocks: 8, vs. Brown, 10/17/03

FAIR’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 44 20 0.45 51 .235 327 10 44 192003 84 50 0.60 125 .232 1022 15 167 54Career 128 70 0.55 176 .233 1349 25 211 73

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At CornellKramer is entrenched as theteam’s libero after a tremen-dous sophomore season and

will serve as team co-captain as a junior. The native ofSan Francisco, Calif., has quick feet and is a tremen-dous passer. She also brings a high level ofintensity to games and practice. Kramerposted 4.18 digs per game, a school record,including a career-high 34-dig performanceagainst Yale, falling just two shy of MeredithDoughty’s ‘93 single-game Cornell recordset in 1992. Kramer led the team in digs in14 matches and had double figures in 22 ofthe Big Red’s 25 matches. She helped theBig Red defense limit opponents to .154 hit-ting in 2003 and was the team’s ironwomanas the only player to see action in all 93games. As a freshman, Kramer saw action in42 games, collecting 66 digs, including 21in a win over Howard. Both of her serviceaces on the year came against NCAA quali-fier Robert Morris. She is enrolled in Cornell’sCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

At St. Ignatius PrepKramer was a first-team all-league selectionas a senior at St. Ignatius Prep. A two-yearcaptain, she earned all-tournament honorsat two in-season events and was given theschool’s highest award for a student-athlete—the Fighting Spirit Award. Her club team competedin the Junior Olympics for four consecutive years.

PersonalKelly Marie Kramer is the daughter of Richard and Susan Kramer. A former ski racer, Kramerfinished 14th in the Super-G in the 1999 USSA/Rolex Junior Olympics in Bogus Basin, Idaho.Born: 7-4-84.

MEET THE CO-CAPTAINSMEET THE CO-CAPTAINSKELLYKRAMER** 9

Junior • Libero • 5-8San Francisco, Calif. • St. Ignatius Prep

Communication

Kramer’s Match HighsKills: 1, five timesDigs: 34, vs. Yale, 10/18/03Assists: 2, five timesAces: 2, at Robert Morris, 9/14/02

KRAMER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 42 2 0.05 10 .000 4 2 66 02003 93 5 0.05 15 .267 16 0 389 0Career 135 7 0.05 25 .160 20 2 455 0

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MEET THE BIG REDMEET THE BIG REDRACHELADOMAT* 13At CornellAdomat showed the potentialto be a future All-Ivy player inher first two seasons on East

Hill. A versatile hitter that can play on the outside orright side, Adomat has a powerful armswing and has great timing on theblock. She spent the summer improv-ing on her strength and lateral quick-ness. Adomat was a productive addi-tion to the lineup as the starting rightside hitter in 2003, ranking fifth onthe team in kills (2.02 kpg.) while alsoputting up 1.38 digs and 0.73 blocksper game. She quietly hit .229 andranked second on the squad in ser-vice aces (21), ranking seventh in theIvy League in the latter. The Houston,Texas, native posted career highs of14 kills and four service aces in a winover Albany and had a career-highnine digs against Long Island. She av-eraged 1.56 kills on .243 hitting inlimited time as a freshman in 2002.Adomat had a 10 kills in a win overProvidence, while tallying four digsand three blocks against Brown. Sheis enrolled in Cornell’s College of En-gineering.

At Westfield HSA two-time all-district selection atWestfield HS, Adomat also started fortwo years on her Texas Elite club squad. Adomat earned Westfield’s top newcomer award as asophomore and helped her squad to a district title. She was named the best offensive player at theUniversity of Massachusetts summer camp two straight summers.

PersonalRachel Nicole Adomat is the daughter of Marty and Lasha Adomat, and she has a twin sister,Larissa, who plays volleyball at Northeastern. Born: 9-29-83.

Junior • Outside Hitter • 6-1Houston, Texas • Westfield HS

Engineering

Adomat’s Match HighsKills: 14, at Albany, 9/19/03Digs: 9, vs. Long Island, 9/20/03Assists: 3, three timesAces: 4, two timesBlocks: 7, vs. Dartmouth, 10/10/03

ADOMAT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 27 42 1.56 103 .243 1 6 14 52003 64 129 2.02 349 .229 24 21 88 47Career 91 171 1.88 452 .232 25 27 102 52

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BISHOP’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2003 85 374 4.40 909 .322 25 11 331 69Career 85 374 4.40 909 .322 25 11 331 69

ELIZABETHBISHOP* 12At CornellBishop was one of the mostdominating players in theAncient Eight in 2003, earn-

ing Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors and becom-ing the first player in school history to benamed to the American VolleyballCoaches Association all-region team,earning honorable mention honors. Thefirst-team All-Ivy pick and conference-record seven-time league Rookie of theWeek selection led the team in kills (4.40kpg., a Cornell record) and ranked sec-ond in hitting percentage (.322) and digs(3.89 dpg.). She ended the season rankedsecond in the Ancient Eight in kills pergame, third in hitting percentage andseventh in digs. Bishop posted 20matches with double-figure kills and 16double-double efforts. She was namedmost valuable player in helping lead theBig Red to the Albany Challenge tourna-ment title and was an all-tournament se-lection at the Seton Hall Spikefest. Bishopis enrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts andSciences.

At Jesuit HSA two-time Metro player of the year,Bishop was a three-time first-team all-league honoree at Jesuit HS. She led herPortland Volleyball Club team to top-fivefinishes at the Las Vegas Invitational eachof the last four years. The four-year letter winner was also named to the all-state tournamentsquad each of the last two seasons.

PersonalElizabeth Lang Bishop is the daughter of Mary Lang and Mort Bishop, and she has a youngerbrother. Born: 9-24-84.

Sophomore • Outside Hitter • 6-0Portland, Ore. • Jesuit HS

Undeclared

Bishop’s Match HighsKills: 25, vs. Penn, 11/7/03Digs: 32, vs. Penn, 11/7/03Assists: 5, vs. Fairfield, 9/19/03Aces: 2, four timesBlocks: 6, three times

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HAYLEYGRIEVE* 11At CornellGrieve had a breakout seasonas a sophomore and looks toimprove even more as an up-

perclassman. A good athlete with a well-roundedgame, Grieve can gain the team points with her of-fense, defense, blocking or serving. TheCarlsbad, Calif., native averaged 2.52kills and 2.99 digs, ranking third on theteam in both categories. She alsoranked among the team leaders in hit-ting percentage (.217), blocks (34) andservice aces (15). She ranked third onthe team with six double-doubles, in-cluding a 16-kill, 22-dig performancein helping hand Ivy champ Penn its onlyleague loss of the season, followed bycareer highs of 19 kills and 22 digs thefollowing day against Princeton. De-spite earning inconsistent time as afreshman, Grieve totaled 41 kills and85 digs. She recorded a season-best 14kills in a win against Providence a dayafter tallying a career-best 11 digsagainst Howard. Her defense alsohelped the Big Red hand Penn its onlyIvy League loss of the season, digging10 attacks in the sweep of the Quak-ers. She is enrolled in Cornell’s Collegeof Human Ecology.

At La Costa Canyon HSA four-year letter winner at La CostaCanyon (Calif.) HS, Grieve was theteam’s most valuable player as a se-nior. A team captain her final year, Grieve was named first-team all-league and earned county all-academic honors. Grieve was a high school rival and club teammate of classmate Kristen Hughes.

PersonalJennifer Hayley Grieve is the daughter of Jeff Grieve and Janet Gribble. She has an older brother,Garren, who played baseball at UC Riverside, and an older sister, Julie, who played volleyball at St.Mary’s (Calif.). Born: 12-20-83.

Junior • Outside Hitter • 5-11Tucson, Ariz. • La Costa Canyon (Calif.) HS

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Grieve’s Match HighsKills: 19, vs. Princeton, 11/8/03Digs: 22, two timesAssists: 4, vs. Yale, 10/18/03Aces: 4, vs. Columbia, 10/4/03Blocks: 5, vs. Penn, 11/7/03

GRIEVE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 62 41 0.66 119 .151 7 4 85 62003 73 184 2.52 557 .217 12 15 218 34Career 135 225 1.67 676 .206 19 19 303 40


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KRISTENHUGHES* 6At CornellAfter missing the entire 2003season with injuries, Hugheswill look to compete for time

on the right side and the middle. Hughes saw a ma-jority of her action as a weapon in the service gameoff the bench as a freshman, seeing actionin 49 games. Hughes ranked sixth in the IvyLeague in service aces per game (0.37). Inher most extended playing time of the sea-son, Hughes recorded 10 kills and six blocksto help the Big Red to a win over Dartmouthin the 2002 season finale. She is enrolled inCornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sci-ences.

At Fallbrook Union HSHughes was named league most valuableplayer as a senior at Fallbrook Union HS. ASan Diego Tribune Athlete of the Month, shealso was named team captain and earnedcounty all-academic accolades. Hughes wasa high school rival and club teammate ofclassmate Hayley Grieve.

PersonalKristen Nicole Hughes is the daughter of Billand Lori Hughes, and she has a youngerbrother and sister. Her father played volley-ball at Long Beach State, while her motherwas a tennis player at Cal-Santa Barbara. Hersister, Heather, plays volleyball at LoyolaMarymount. Born: 5-13-84.

Junior • Right Side Hitter/Middle Blocker • 6-0Fallbrook, Calif. • Fallbrook Union HS

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Hughes’ Match HighsKills: 10, vs. Dartmouth, 11/16/02Digs: 5, vs. Providence, 9/14/02Assists: 1, vs. Providence, 9/14/02Aces: 3, two timesBlocks: 6, vs. Dartmouth, 11/16/02

HUGHES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 49 12 0.24 29 .276 1 18 16 62003 Did not play - injuredCareer 49 12 0.24 29 .276 1 18 16 6


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KATIERADEMACHER* 3At CornellRademacher showed greatpotential to be an impactearly in her freshman season

before being injured and miss the remainder of theseason. An intelligent player at the net, Rademacherhas the attacking skills to keep a defense honest andtremendous timing and quick feet to be a force in theBig Red’s blocking schemes. Rademacher averaged2.00 kills per game on .457 hitting to go along with0.75 blocks per game. She posted career highs ofseven kills and three blocks in an Ivy League homewin over Columbia. She is enrolled in Cornell’s Col-lege of Arts and Sciences.

At Walled Lake HSRademacher was a two-time all-state selection atWalled Lake Central HS. The academic all-state pickwas a two-time all-conference, all-region, all-metroand all-area pick. During her four seasons, Walled Lakewon four district and league crowns and three divi-sion championships. As a senior, Rademacher recorded590 kills and 342 blocks. Rademacher also earnedfour letters in basketball.

PersonalKathryn Georgia Rademacher is the daughter of Markand Mary Rademacher, and she has an older sister.Born: 1-13-85.

Sophomore • Middle Blocker • 5-11White Lake, Mich. • Walled Lake HS

Undeclared

Rademacher’s Match HighsKills: 7, vs. Columbia, 11/4/03Digs: 1, three timesAssists: 1, vs. Columbia, 11/4/03Aces: 1, two timesBlocks: 3, vs. Columbia, 11/4/03

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ALAINATOWN* 7At CornellTown brought tremendousathleticism and energy to theteam after joining the squad

last fall as a walk-on. She quickly established herselfas the team’s top athlete and will continue to make abid for increased playing time on the outside. Sheended her rookie campaign averaging 1.67 kills and1.00 digs per game, including notching five kills in asweep of Hartford at the Seton Hall Spikefest. She isenrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences.

At Jackson Hole HSTown was a two-time all-state selection at Jackson Hole(Wyo.) HS, helping lead the team to a state runner-upfinish as a junior. The conference player of the year andteam MVP as a senior, Town also played for the Inter-mountain High Performance team in each of her last twoseasons. As a senior, Town was presented with the LadyBronc Award as the school’s top scholar-athlete.

PersonalAlaina Janine Town is the daughter of Mary Town andPhil Town, and she has an older sister. Born: 8-11-85.

Sophomore • Outside Hitter • 6-1Greeley, Colo. • Jackson Hole (Wyo.) HS

Undeclared

Town’s Match HighsKills: 5, vs. Hartford, 9/14/03Digs: 4, vs. Columbia, 10/4/03Aces: 1, two timesBlocks: 1, three times

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JOANNAWEISS* 4At CornellWeiss was the team’s mostimproved player as a fresh-man and will look to become

even more of a force after an off-season of work. Atremendous blocker, Weiss averaged 0.91 blocks pergame to help the Big Red finish secondin the nation in that category. At 6-4,Weiss is more than just a big obstacleat the net. An improving attacker, sheaveraged nearly a kill per game whilehitting a solid .255. Weiss posted a ca-reer-best seven blocks, five digs and twoservice aces against Hartford andnotched six kills against Fairfield. She isenrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts andSciences.

At Darien HSWeiss was a two-time first-team all-stateselection at Darien (Conn.) HS, helpingthe team to three state titles in her fourseasons. The county MVP as a senior,Weiss capped off a career that featuredtwo all-county selections by beingnamed MVP of the 2002 ConnecticutHigh School Coaches Association All-Star team. Weiss averaged 4.22 kills and2.22 blocks per game while hitting .458as a senior, including 17 matches withdouble-figure kills and nine with at least10 blocks.

PersonalJoanna Mara Weiss is the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Weiss, and she has a younger brother.Born: 11-30-85.

Sophomore • Middle Blocker • 6-4Brewster, Mass. • Darien (Conn.) HS

Undeclared

Weiss’ Match HighsKills: 6, vs. Fairfield, 9/19/03Digs: 5, vs. Hartford, 9/14/03Assists: 1, four timesAces: 2, vs. Hartford, 9/14/03Blocks: 7, vs. Hartford, 9/14/03

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HEATHERYOUNG* 10At CornellWith the graduation of theschool’s all-time leadingblockers Jamie Lugo and

Ashely Stover, Young will be expected the solidify themiddle. A physically strong player, Young spent thesummer improving her footwork and tightening herarm swing in an effort to capitalize on her natural abili-ties. Young continued to be among the league’s bestblockers and servers, finishing third in the Ancient Eightin 2003 in blocks (1.09 bpg.) and second in aces (0.42sapg.). She had a career-best 11 blocks in helpingCornell annihilate the school record for block assistsin a match with 53 in a loss to Princeton. Despite play-ing a majority of the season as a blocking specialist,Young improved her offensive efficiency, improvingher hitting percentage more than 100 points whileaveraging 0.74 kills per game. Young earned her firstvarsity letter and ranked among the Ivy League fresh-man leaders in several categories. Young averaged 1.39kills per game while ranking second in the Ivy Leaguein service aces per game (0.46 sapg.). Her 62 blocksalso ranked her third on the team. Young earned IvyLeague Rookie of the Week honors after her perfor-mance at the 2002 Big Red Invitational, where she hadback-to-back double digit kill games and her first ca-reer double-double, an 11-kills, 10-dig effort in a winover Niagara. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences.

At Sycamore HSA three-time all-conference pick, Young was namedleague most valuable player as a senior at SycamoreHS. An honorable mention all-state pick in 2001, Younghelped lead her club team to a fifth-place finish at thenationals in 2000.

PersonalHeather Anne Young is the daughter of Richard and Barbara Young, and she has two older broth-ers. Born: 9-16-83.

Junior • Middle Blocker • 6-2Sycamore, Ill. • Sycamore HS

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YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G P Kills K/G Att. Pct. Ast. Aces Digs Blks.2002 87 121 1.39 340 .082 23 40 98 622003 53 39 0.74 102 .196 16 22 47 58Career 140 160 1.14 442 .109 39 62 145 120


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AmyGORDON 8Freshman • Setter • 5-9

Highland Park, Ill. • Highland Park HSUndeclared

ANNEVANDEN BOOM 2Freshman • Outside Hitter • 6-0

Manlius, N.Y. • Fayetteville-Manlius HSUndeclared

KARAZARAGOZA 1Freshman • Libero • 5-6

Stockton, Calif. • St. Mary’s HSUndeclared


At Fayetteville-Manlius HSA second-team all-state selection as a senior, Vanden Boom was the leagueand section MVP as a senior at Fayetteville-Manlius HS. She led her teamto a 15-3 mark by posting conference-bests of 200 kills, 62 aces and a

.427 hitting percentage. Prior to her time at Fayetteville-Manlius, Vanden Boom was a two-yearstarter and letter winner at Carmel HS in Mundelein, Ill., earning all-conference honors as a junior.She posted 290 kills and 134 total blocks while helping her team to a two-year record of 42-27.

PersonalAnne Marie Vanden Boom is the daughter of Tom and Catherine Vanden Boom, and she has twobrothers. Born: 3-10-86.

At Highland Park HSGordon was a three-time all-conference selection at Highland Park HS.She was a four-year starter, earning all-county honors each year. She wasnamed team MVP and to the all-area team three times as well. Gordon

served as team captain in each of her final three campaigns, as well as for five years on herAdversity Club team, which earned second place at the competitive Phoenix Invitational. Gordonalso played varsity soccer at Highland Park.

PersonalAmy Elizabeth Gordon is the daughter of Rich and Julie Gordon, and she has a younger brotherand sister. Born: 10-11-85.

At St. Mary’s HSA first-team all-league selection at St. Mary’s HS, Zaragoza was part of twoleague championship teams. The two-year volleyball letter winner also

competed in soccer, track and field and basketball. Zaragoza was named the most inspirationalplayer for the soccer team as a senior and was part of a state-title winning basketball team as asophomore.

PersonalKara Rose Zaragoza is the daughter of Frank and Barbara Zaragoza, and she has a younger brotherand sister. Born: 1-25-86.

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2003 SEASON REVIEW2003 SEASON REVIEW

SENIOR SWAN SONGCornell’s four seniors (Jamie Lugo, DebbieQuibell, Rachel Rice, Ashely Stover) were instru-

mental in the BigRed’s volleyball re-naissance, helpingguide Cornell to a72-34 record intheir four seasonsand leaving theirnames scatteredthroughout the BigRed record bookwith 16 schoolrecords. Each wasnamed All-Ivy atsome point in theircareers, with

Quibell earning first-team honors three times.She also graduated as the school’s all-timeleader in kills.

The Cornell volleyball team set team andindividual records and continued its steadyclimb up the Ivy League standings in 2003,heading into the final weekend of league playalive in the conference title race before finish-ing in a tie for second place. Head coach ChristieRoes’ squad used a balanced blend of youthand experience to reach numerous goals andset a foundation for another run at the leaguecrown in 2004.

Seniors Jamie Lugo, Rachel Rice, Ashely Sto-ver and Debbie Quibell provided the leadershipand talented underclassmen like sophomoresRachel Adomat, Whitney Fair, Hayley Grieve andKelly Kramer, as well as freshman ElizabethBishop filled in the gaps as Cornell posted themost wins in a season since going 25-8 in 1989.

The Big Red put together a 14-game winstreak that included a tournament title at theAlbany Challenge, as well as a 6-0 Ivy Leaguestart. For the second year in a row, the Big Redhanded league champion Penn its only loss,this time pulling out a 3-2 victory over the Quakers at home.Cornell closed out half of its 14 conference games with 3-0 wins.

The four seniors closed out their careers with a 72-34 record(.679) and 16 school records. Quibell led the way as the school’sall-time leader in kills (1,212) and digs per game (3.25). The two-time first-team All-Ivy selection was joined by Stover, who wasnamed to the first team as a senior after leading the Ancient Eightin hitting percentage and ranking second in blocks. Lugo wouldfinish first in the league and fourth nationally in blocks en route tosecond-team All-Ivy honors. Rice graduated third on the school’sall-time assist list and earned All-Ivy honors as a freshman.

The Big Red newcomers were led by Ivy Rookie of the Year andAVCA All-Region selectionElizabeth Bishop. Bishopranked second in theleague in kills and seventhin digs. Sophomore KellyKramer stood 25th nation-ally in digs (fourth in the IvyLeague), while Whitney Fairplaced third in the AncientEight in assists.

RECORD-SETTING SEASON ENDS JUST SHORT OF IVY TITLE

THE BIG RED WALLCornell’s blocking was a key factor in its 21-4 record. The BigRed ranked second nationally in blocks per game, sending3.52 attacks to the floor. Only Notre Dame at 3.72 blocks aver-aged more. Cornell broke the single-match record with 28blocks against Princeton after matching the record three timespreviously. The block assists record was also broken five timesin 2003 and was shattered when the Big Red piled up 53against the Tigers, 21 more than the previous record of 32 setearlier in the year against Hartford. Cornell nearly tripled theblocking total of its opponents (327-113).

Cornell’s all-time killsleader Debbie Quibell.

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2003 STATISTICS & RESULTS2003 STATISTICS & RESULTS2003 Final Statistics

Date Opponent Result Game Scores9/13 & vs. Iona W 3-2 (29-31,30-26,30-24,21-30,15-11)9/13 & at Seton Hall L 2-3 (21-30,31-29,30-26,22-30,10-15)9/14 & vs. La Salle W 3-0 (30-23,30-21,30-18)9/14 & vs. Hartford W 3-1 (33-31,28-30,30-12,30-26)9/19 # at Albany W 3-1 (23-30,30-24,30-25,31-29)9/19 # vs. Fairfield W 3-0 (30-20,30-18,34-32)9/20 # vs. Long Island W 3-2 (30-25,27-30,30-27,21-30,15-7)9/26 at Canisius W 3-1 (30-26,25-30,30-22,30-27)9/27 $ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 3-0 (30-27,30-24,30-20)9/27 at Niagara W 3-0 (30-23,30-19,30-25)10/3 * at Columbia W 3-0 (30-18,30-14,30-20)10/4 * COLUMBIA W 3-0 (30-20,30-19,30-24)10/10 * DARTMOUTH W 3-0 (30-24,30-26,30-22)10/11 * HARVARD W 3-1 (30-24,26-30,30-21,30-28)10/17 * BROWN W 3-1 (31-29,27-30,30-28,30-22)10/18 * YALE W 3-2 (30-18,21-30,28-30,30-20,15-8)10/24 * at Princeton L 1-3 (31-33,28-30,30-20,23-30)10/25 * at Penn L 0-3 (17-30,26-30,25-30)10/28 at Colgate W 3-0 (30-19,30-21,30-20)10/31 * at Harvard W 3-0 (30-16,30-28,30-24)11/1 * at Dartmouth W 3-0 (30-16,30-22,30-27)11/7 * PENN W 3-2 (31-29,28-30,27-30,30-28,15-13)11/8 * PRINCETON L 2-3 (26-30,30-24,30-12,25-30,14-16)11/14 * at Yale W 3-0 (30-25,30-27,30-23)11/15 * at Brown W 3-0 (30-23,30-24,30-26)

* - Ivy League match& - at Seton Hall Spikefest (South Orange, N.J.); # - at Albany Challenge (Albany, N.Y.);

$ - at Niagara University (Lewiston, N.Y.)

2003 Final Results (21-4, 11-3 Ivy League)

Player G K K/G E T A Pct A A/G SA DIG D/G BS B A Tot B/G12 Elizabeth Bishop 85 374 4.40 81 909 .322 25 0.29 11 331 3.89 10 59 69 0.8114 Ashley Stover 83 254 3.06 69 539 .343 18 0.22 18 82 0.99 21 97 118 1.4211 Hayley Grieve 73 184 2.52 63 557 .217 12 0.16 15 218 2.99 2 32 34 0.472 Debbie Quibell 56 136 2.43 57 432 .183 13 0.23 16 184 3.29 4 23 27 0.4813 Rachel Adomat 64 129 2.02 49 349 .229 24 0.38 21 88 1.38 7 40 47 0.731 Jamie Lugo 82 165 2.01 47 388 .304 11 0.13 13 69 0.84 16 116 132 1.613 Katie Rademacher 12 24 2.00 3 46 .457 1 0.08 2 3 0.25 0 9 9 0.757 Alaina Town 12 20 1.67 8 76 .158 0 0.00 2 12 1.00 0 3 3 0.254 Joanna Weiss 23 21 0.91 7 55 .255 4 0.17 2 12 0.52 4 17 21 0.9110 Heather Young 53 39 0.74 19 102 .196 16 0.30 22 47 0.89 11 47 58 1.095 Whitney Fair 84 50 0.60 21 125 .232 1022 12.17 15 167 1.99 3 51 54 0.648 Rachel Rice 25 5 0.20 2 14 .214 107 4.28 2 39 1.56 0 4 4 0.169 Kelly Kramer 93 5 0.05 1 15 .267 16 0.17 0 389 4.18 0 0 0 0.00

TEAM 22Cornell Totals 93 1406 15.12 428 3608 .271 1269 13.65 139 1641 17.65 78 498 327.0 3.52Opponent Totals 93 1387 14.91 746 4151 .154 1253 13.47 148 1555 16.72 29 169 113.5 1.22

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BIG RED VOLLEYBALL HISTORYBIG RED VOLLEYBALL HISTORY

The 1993 squad made the program’s first NCAAtournament appearance.

Volleyball, which has been a varsity sport atCornell for 33 years, is one of the university’s mostdecorated women’s programs. Since hitting thehardwood in 1972, the Big Red has posted a 613-359-7 record, with three Ivy League tournamenttitles, five first-place finishes during the regularseason, six New York state crowns and a pair ofEastern championships. The Big Red made his-tory in 1993 when it became the first Ivy Leaguevolleyball team to participate in the NCAAchampionship tournament.

It all began when Sue Nattrass guided theBig Red to a 2-2 slate back in 1972. Afterdropping the first two matches, the spikersdowned Colgate in five games and sweptEisenhower College in three. Debbie Nelsontook over the program the following year, asthe Big Red went 7-5 and placed sixth at theNew York state tourna-ment.

Andrea Dutcher tookover in 1974 and lasted 14years, with the Red post-ing 346 victories againstonly 158 losses with seventies. In just her third sea-son, Dutcher guided thespikers to a 24-11 seasonand second-place finishesat the New York state,EAIAW and Ivy Leaguetournaments. In 1981,Cornell posted a school record 47 wins with onlysix losses. The following year, Dutcher led thesquad to its first of four straight New York statetournament championships, while posting a 40-8

campaign. Thatteam also won itsfirst EAIAW cham-pionship. The 1983team went 41-4 toconclude a string ofthree straight 40-win campaigns.Dutcher led hersquad to two moreNew York statetitles before usher-ing in Ivy Leagueplay in 1986 — thefirst year for roundrobin competitionin the league.

In 1988, JoleneNagel was hired toreplace Dutcher,who retired from

Cornell Volleyball By The Numbers . . ..630 All-Time Winning Percentage1 NCAA Tournament Appearance2 Eastern District Tournament Titles2 Undefeated Ivy League Seasons3 Ivy League Tournament Titles4 Ivy League Players of the Year5 Ivy League Regular Season Titles6 New York State Tourney Titles25 Winning Seasons33 Seasons of Volleyball at Cornell613 All-Time Wins - 18.6 wins per year

the coaching ranks, and led the Big Red to a25-9 campaign and a New York state title. Thefollowing year, Cornell went 25-8 on the year,won its second consecutive New York statecrown and went 7-0 against Ivy competition.In Nagel’s final year, the Big Red won its firstIvy League championship and qualified for theNational Invitational Volleyball Championships.Nagel finished her Cornell career with an 85-

40 slate.In 1992, Merja Connolly took over the pro-

gram and guided the Red to consecutive IvyLeague championships. Her 1992 squad went19-11 and participated in the NIVC, while the1993 team went 17-10 and earned a berth to theNCAA championships, losing to Nebraska in thefirst round.

Sue Medley took over the reins of the Big Red in1994 and guided the squad to a 20-10 mark — itsfirst 20-win campaign since 1989 — and a first-place finish in the Ivy regular season in just hersecond year. Medley ended her tenure during the1998 season and was replaced by Christie Roes.

Roes guided the Big Red to a runner-up finishin the 2000 Ivy League tournament, helped de-velop 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year RobinMoore and directed 15 All-Ivy League players.She became the third-winningest coach in schoolhistory and recorded a pair of 20-win campaignsin her five full seasons with a league regular sea-son runner-up finish in 2003. That team won 14straight matches en route to a 21-4 record.

Deitre Collins will look to continue the Big Redtradition of success in her first season.

Cornell Volleyball:A Story Of Success

2000 Ivy League Player of theYear Robin Moore ‘01.

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ALL-TIME RECORDSALL-TIME RECORDSINDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDSKills405 Becky Merchant ...... 1987400 Debbie Quibell ...... 2000396 Alex Gross ......... 1990382 Robin Moore ........ 2000374 Elizabeth Bishop ..... 2003

Kills Per Game4.40 Elizabeth Bishop ..... 20034.18 Robin Moore ........ 19994.00 Alex Gross ......... 19903.87 Debbie Quibell ...... 20023.80 Angela Barbera ...... 2002

Attack Attempts1,094 Debbie Quibell ...... 20001,060 Alex Gross ......... 1990997 Robin Moore ........ 2000955 Jennifer Borncamp .... 2000950 Debbie Quibell ...... 2002

Attack Percentage.343 Ashely Stover ....... 2003.333 Vanessa Richlin ...... 1997.330 Shelley Zierhut ...... 1991.326 Rachel Rice ......... 2000.326 Becky Merchant ...... 1987

Assists1,280 Rachel Rice ........ 20001,221 Adrienne Greve ..... 19951,129 Jen Strazza ........ 19911,053 Sara Thomas ...... 19931,050 Tere Duran ........ 1987

Assists Per Game12.17 Whitney Fair ....... 200311.96 Rachel Rice ........ 200010.94 Vanessa Richlin ..... 199910.88 Jaimee Reynolds .... 200110.55 Rachel Rice ........ 200210.55 Vanessa Richlin ..... 1998

Service Aces66 Ann Korioth ....... 198863 Tere Duran ........ 198860 Michele Scherer .... 198858 Tere Duran ........ 198751 Jen Strazza ........ 1989

Digs403 Tere Duran ........ 1988389 Kelly Kramer ....... 2003361 Jen Strazza ........ 1991360 Jen Strazza ........ 1992352 Alex Gross ........ 1990

Digs Per Game4.18 Kelly Kramer ....... 20033.89 Elizabeth Bishop .... 20033.73 Meredith Doughty ... 19923.66 Robin Moore ....... 19993.56 Alex Gross ........ 1990

Block Solos71 Becky Merchant ..... 198767 Becky Merchant ..... 198861 Becky Merchant ..... 198950 Shelley Zierhut ..... 199148 Shelley Zierhut ..... 1989

Block Assists116 Jamie Lugo ........ 2003101 Jamie Lugo ........ 200197 Ashely Stover ...... 200397 Carol DeZwarte .... 199582 Becky Merchant ..... 1988

Total Blocks149 Becky Merchant ..... 1988143 Carol DeZwarte .... 1995132 Jamie Lugo ........ 2003128 Becky Merchant ..... 1989127 Becky Merchant ..... 1987

Blocks Per Game1.61 Jamie Lugo ........ 20031.42 Ashely Stover ...... 20031.26 Becky Merchant ..... 19881.24 Jamie Lugo ........ 20011.23 Carol DeZwarte .... 1995

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDSKills1,212 Debbie Quibell .... 2000-031,190 Robin Moore ...... 1997-001,052 Becky Merchant .... 1987-891,009 Jennifer Borncamp .. 1998-01921 Alex Gross ....... 1987-90

Kills Per Game3.52 Debbie Quibell .... 2000-033.28 Angela Barbera .... 2001-023.11 Robin Moore ...... 1997-003.07 Michelle Kizorek ..... 19933.06 Becky Merchant .... 1987-89Active Players4.40 Elizabeth Bishop ...... 2003

Attack Attempts3,393 Debbie Quibell .... 2000-033,073 Robin Moore ...... 1997-002,979 Jennifer Borncamp .. 1998-012,800 Jenn Drais ........ 1990-932,491 Alex Gross ....... 1987-90

Attack Percentage.346 Rachel Rice ... 2000,02-03.315 Becky Merchant ... 1987-89.280 Carol DeZwarte ... 1994-96.275 Jamie Lugo ...... 2000-03.274 Jennifer McHarg .. 1999-01Active Players.322 Elizabeth Bishop ..... 2003

Assists3,572 Jen Strazza ...... 1989-922,927 Vanessa Richlin ... 1996-992,168 Rachel Rice ... 2000,02-032,159 Adrienne Greve ... 1992-951,697 Tere Duran ...... 1987-88Active Players1,349 Whitney Fair ..... 2002-03

Assists Per Game10.52 Rachel Rice ... 2000,02-039.41 Vanessa Richlin ... 1996-999.38 Lisa Turner ........ 19968.65 Jen Strazza ...... 1989-927.13 Tere Duran ...... 1987-88Active Players10.54 Whitney Fair ..... 2002-03

Service Aces139 Jen Strazza ...... 1989-92131 Ann Korioth ..... 1988-90127 Debbie Quibell ... 2000-03124 Becky Merchant ... 1987-89121 Tere Duran ...... 1987-88

Digs1,271 Jen Strazza ...... 1989-921,118 Debbie Quibell ... 2000-031,077 Jenn Drais....... 1990-93996 Jennifer Borncamp . 1998-01952 Leesa Gotko ..... 1995-98

Digs Per Game3.25 Debbie Quibell ... 2000-033.21 Michelle Kizorek .... 19933.11 Vanessa Gonzalez-Vinas 1998-993.08 Jen Strazza ...... 1989-922.99 Jenn Drais....... 1990-93Active Players3.89 Elizabeth Bishop ..... 20033.37 Kelly Kramer ..... 2002-03

Block Solos199 Becky Merchant ... 1987-89172 Shelley Zierhut 1989,91-93105 Carol DeZwarte .. 1994-9683 Ashely Stover .... 2000-0379 Priya Vasudev .... 1992-95

Block Assists323 Ashely Stover .... 2000-03293 Jamie Lugo ...... 2000-03205 Becky Merchant ... 1987-89194 Shelley Zierhut 1989,91-93194 Carol DeZwarte .. 1994-96

Total Blocks406 Ashely Stover .... 2000-03404 Becky Merchant ... 1987-89366 Shelley Zierhut 1989,91-93343 Jamie Lugo ...... 2000-03299 Carol DeZwarte .. 1994-96

Blocks Per Game1.24 Jamie Lugo ...... 2000-031.17 Becky Merchant ... 1987-891.14 Ashely Stover .... 2000-031.05 Carol DeZwarte .. 1994-961.00 Shelley Zierhut 1989,91-93Active Players0.86 Heather Young ... 2002-03

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Kills1656 ............20001489 ............19881468 ............19951460 ............19901437 ............1987

Kills Per Game15.12 ...........200315.05 ...........200015.04 ...........200214.65 ...........200114.16 ...........1999

Attack Attempts4422 ............20004310 ............19924223 ............19874136 ............19904038 ............1988

Attack Percentage.271 (1406-428-3608) 2003.247 (1468-487-3970) 1995.222 (1238-436-3609) 1996.217 (1399-627-3565) 2002.211 (1656-724-4422) 2000

Assists1499 ............20001394 ............19881372 ............19901345 ............19871312 ............1991

Assists Per Game13.65 ...........200313.63 ...........200013.33 ...........200213.04 ...........200112.94 ...........1990

Service Aces367 .............1988289 .............1989285 .............1987237 .............1990216 .............1993

ALL-TIME RECORDSALL-TIME RECORDSINDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS

Kills32 — Robin Moore (at Colgate, 10/25/99)Attempts75 — Alexandra Gross (vs. Harvard, 10/12/90)75 — Alexandra Gross (vs. Yale, 11/10/90)Service Aces8 — Jennifer Borncamp (vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 11/4/00)8 — Liz Downs (vs. Lehigh, 10/6/90)8 — Ann Korioth (vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 10/8/88)Total Blocks14 — Jamie Lugo (2-12) (vs. Princeton, 11/8/03)14 — Ashely Stover (0-14) (vs. Princeton, 11/8/03)Solo Blocks8 — Carol DeZwarte (vs. Morgan State, 9/13/96)8 — Becky Merchant (vs. Harvard, 10/14/88)8 — Becky Merchant (vs. Colgate, 9/16/88)Block Assists14 — Ashely Stover (0-14) (vs. Princeton, 11/8/03)Digs36 — Meredith Doughty (vs. Syracuse, 10/13/92)Assists85 — Jen Strazza (vs. St. Bonaventure, 9/26/91)

TEAM MATCH RECORDSKills98 — vs. Brown, 11/10/00Attempts285 — vs. Brown, 11/10/00Attack Percentage.508 — vs. Vermont, 9/8/95 (35-4-61)Service Aces24 — vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 10/8/88Total Blocks28.5 — vs. Princeton, 11/8/03 (2 BS, 53 BA)Block Solos17 — vs. Morgan State, 9/13/96Block Assists53 — vs. Princeton, 11/8/03Digs133 — vs. Syracuse, 10/13/92133 — vs. Penn, 11/7/03Assists90 — vs. St. Bonaventure, 9/26/9190 — vs. Yale, 11/10/90

Miscellaneous Team RecordsMost Matches: 54 by 1981 team (47-6-1)Most Wins: 47 by 1981 team (47-6-1)Most Losses: 21 by 1978 team (15-21-2)Most Ties: 2 1978 (15-21-2); 1974 (14-10-2)Longest Win Streak: 2010/4 to 11/5/1983

Longest Unbeaten Streak: 219/19 to 10/10/81

Longest Losing Streak: 810/3 to 10/17/98

Fewest Points Allowed - Three Games: 47vs. Colgate (30-17, 30-22, 30-8), (10/29/02)

Fewest Points Allowed - Four Games: 89vs. Dartmouth (30-23, 30-32, 30-16, 30-18), (10/19/01)

Fewest Points Allowed - Five Games: 106vs. Yale (30-18, 21-30, 28-30, 30-20, 15-8), (10/18/03)

Service Aces Per Game3.03 ............19882.45 ............19892.44 ............19872.24 ............19902.16 ............1993

Digs2260 ............19882087 ............19921830 ............19901796 ............19911778 ............1995

Digs Per Game18.68 ...........198818.47 ...........199218.25 ...........199917.65 ...........200317.26 ...........1990

Solo Blocks148 .............1996143 .............1989142 .............1988141 .............1991134 .............1987

Block Assists498 .............2003360 .............2001349 .............2000316 .............2002316 .............1995

Total Blocks327.0 ...........2003290.0 ...........1995281.0 ...........1988272.5 ...........1989267.0 ...........1996

Blocks Per Game3.52 ............20032.50 ............19952.50 ............19962.49 ............20012.43 ............2002

TEAM SEASON RECORDS

The 2003 Big Red volleyball team set 28 schoolrecords en route to a 21-4 record and a tie forsecond place in the Ivy League. Included werecareer marks for kills (Debbie Quibell, 1,212) andblocks (Ashely Stover, 406), as well as team marksfor hitting percentage (.271) and blocks per game(3.52, second in NCAA Division I).

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In the mid 1800s, two New York state senators,Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, sharedthe bold dream of founding a “truly great univer-sity.” Cornell, a plain-spoken inventor, wanted “aninstitution where any person can find instruction inany study,” including the mechanical arts and ag-riculture. White, a scholarly graduate of Oxfordand Yale, yearned to establish a university where“truth shall be taught for truth’s sake” in the artsand sciences. Together they created a nonsectar-ian university that was the first in the easternUnited States to admit women andthat pioneered the concept of elec-tive courses. Their egalitarian visionand innovative ideas, which set Cornellapart at its opening in 1868, continue toguide the university today.Cornell includes 13 colleges and schools. On the

Ithaca campus are the seven undergradu-ate units—the Col-lege ofAgricul-ture andLife Sci-ences; theCollege ofArchitecture,Art, and Plan-ning; the Col-lege of Artsand Sciences;the College of Engineering; theSchool of Hotel Administration; the College of Hu-man Ecology; and the School of Industrial and La-bor Relations—as well as four graduate and pro-fessional units: the Graduate School, the LawSchool, the Johnson Graduate School of Man-agement, and the College of Veterinary Medi-cine. (The Weill Medical College and the Weill

Today Cornell’s undergrads come from

all 50 U.S. states and 120 coun-

tries. They come from cities, suburbs an

d rural areas, close to where you

grew up or halfway around the globe.

They come in all colors, sizes,

shapes and persuasions — religious, polit

ical, sexual, philosophical. Gifted

students — musicians, inventors, athlete

s, artists, actors, poets, farmers;

rising doctors, lawyers, professors, sci

entistsm engineers, financiers, ap-

parel designers, systems analysts, polit

ical activistsm labor organizers —

who work hard. They are outstanding ach

ievers, creative thinkers, dream-

ers, movers and shakers.

Cornell may be a cutting-edge research university, but that doesn’t mean undergradu-ate education is an afterthought. A Cornell undergrad could spend the morning in ameeting with a professor for an independent study and the afternoon in large surveycourses like psych 101.

Students here work hard. Besides attending classes, there’s reading, writing, andresearch, not to mention preparing for exams. But students still find time to buildfriendships, volunteer off campus, hold part-time jobs and play sports.

And while some students spend their four years close to campus, many go fartherafield. They study natural medicinals in South America, marine biology off the coast ofMaine, and public policy in Albany, N.Y. In addition to university-run programs in NewYork City, Washington, D.C., and Rome, Italy, Cornellians travel to sites around theworld, polishing their language skills and broadening their horizons.

Cornell University/Realizing a Bold DreamCornell University/Realizing a Bold Dream

“I would found an institution where any personcan find instruction in any study.”

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Graduate School ofMedical Sciences arein New York City.) AnIvy League universitythat is also the landgrant institution ofNew York state,Cornell is a uniquecombination of publicand private divisionscommitted to teach-

ing, research, andpublic service.

Cornell’s 13,700undergraduatesand 6,000 gradu-ate and profes-sional studentscome from all 50states and morethan 100 coun-

tries. Interdisciplinary study andresearch are Cornell hallmarks, as is attention toundergraduate education. The university’s2,200 faculty members are active teachersas well as researchers—Nobel laureates of-ten conduct introductory courses—andthe lines of traditional disciplinesare easily crossed. Engineeringstudents dabble in photog-raphy; theatre arts stu-dents explore the

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Four thou-sand coursesoffered bynearly 100 de-partments,more interdis-ciplinary pro-grams thanyou’ll find atany otheruniversity in the country, research opportunities for un-dergraduates in nearly every field, and faculty-guidedindependent study give you the wherewithal to shape aprogram that speaks to your interests and passions andgrows with you over your four years here.

At a research institution, scholars don’t just acquire knowledge — they help create it.Cornell’s faculty members have garnered such prizes as the Nobel and the Pulitzer, not tomention MacArthur “genius” grants and countless other honors.

These same luminaries teach undergraduate classes and include students on their researchteams.

Cornell serves as a land grant institution, receiving funding from New York state for itscolleges of Human Ecology, Agriculture and Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and for itsSchool of Industrial and Labor Relations. In return, the university offers reduced tuition tostate residents in those colleges and helps citizens apply the research generated here toimprove the state’s economy and the health of its people.

A network of more than 200,000alumni around the world supports theefforts of current students bysponsoring internships, offering careercounseling and mentorship, andproviding much of the financialsupport that maintains the university’sworld-class libraries, laboratories, andfaculty.

world of computers; physics majors learn land-scape architecture.National Science Foundation studies on

programs in research and development atU.S. universities consistently rank Cornellamong the top 10 or 11 in total research anddevelopment expenditures, and in federallyfinanced expenditures. Cornell ranks secondamong U.S. universities in funds allocated bythe National Science Foundation for programsin academic science and engineering.Cornell has five national research centers:

the Center for High Energy Synchrotron Stud-ies, the Floyd R. Newman Laboratory ofNuclear Studies, the National Astronomy andIonosphere Center (which operates the world’slargest radio-radar telescope, in Arecibo,Puerto Rico), the Cornell Nanofabrication Fa-cility, and the National Science and TechnologyCenter for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visu-alization. The university also has four national re-source centers: the Latin American Studies Pro-gram, the East Asia Program, the South Asia Pro-gram, and the Southeast Asia Program.Cornell University Library’s 17 Ithaca-campus units

provide an array of reference, information, and in-structional services. At the southeast edge of the ArtsQuad, Olin and Kroch libraries house the largest con-centration of resources in the humanities, social sci-ences, and area studies, including extensive Asia col-lections, and rare books, manuscripts, and archivalmaterials. Mann Library, on the Ag Quad, has materi-als in agriculture, biology, biotechnology, and relatedfields. Other libraries specialize in African and African

American studies, engineering, entomology, the finearts, hotel management, industrial and labor rela-tions, law, management, mathematics, music, thephysical sciences, and veterinary medicine.Famed for its woodlands, gorges, and waterfalls,

the 745-acre main campus is on a hilltop overlookingIthaca, a lively city of about 30,000 situated at thesouthern end of 44-mile-long Cayuga Lake, in the Fin-ger Lakes region of New York state. Campus attrac-tions of special interest include the Johnson Museum ofArt, the Cornell Plantations, and the Cornell Lab ofOrnithology and Sapsucker Woods wildlife sanctuary.The heart of New York state’s wine-growing region isless than an hour away, as are the Corning Glass Cen-ter and Museum and the Watkins Glen auto circuit.New York City is about a four-hour drive from Ithaca.

CORNELL’S UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES AND SCHOOLSCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesCollege of Architecture, Art, and PlanningCollege of Arts and SciencesCollege of EngineeringSchool of Hotel AdministrationCollege of Human EcologySchool of Industrial and Labor Relations


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THIS IS CORNELL UNIVERSITYIthaca, N.Y.Ithaca, N.Y.Nestled in the heart of New York state’s beautiful Finger Lakesregion is Tompkins County, with Ithaca at its center.Long known for the excellence of its educational andresearch institutions, and more recently for its multi-tude of scenic wonders, Ithaca is indeed, “Gorges.”

One of America’s first urban cartographers,Simeon DeWitt, mapped Manhattan but settledin Ithaca. It is a town that the Interstate neverfound, which perfectly fine for most of the locals.But, as one restaurant hidden away on the water-front used to say, “Once you find us, you’ll love us.”

Ithaca is located in NewYork state’s lush Finger Lakesregion, plunked down rightat the southern tip of scenicCayuga Lake, which is averitable magnet foroutdoorspeople. The lakeprovides swimming, sail-ing, kayaking, and fishingopportunities. In a cold year,there’s even ice-fishing! Andbring your boots – all ofthem. Ithaca is built on hillsand surrounded by forests,providing opportunities forcross-country skiing,snowshoeing, hiking, bik-ing, and climbing. But justenjoying this gorgeous,glacier-cut landscape issport enough for some.

A couple of years back, the Utne Reader calledIthaca “The Most Enlightened Town in America.”They cited our civic involvement (in Ithaca, politicsis a participation sport, and nearly everybodyplays), bookstores, natural-food supermarkets, andpopular free-ranging farmers’ markets. We evenhave our own monetary system based on barter-ing for good and services: Ithaca Hours. (Don’tworry, we accept U.S. currency, too.)

But Ithaca is lots more than arguments and or-ganic tofu. There is a strong cultural component –museums, galleries, theatre, and film. Ithaca was

an early home to America’s film in-dustry; its gorges were perfect for trol-ley-car-over-the-bridge scenes, its ra-vines ideal for the lost-in-the-wilds scenes. Thereare 15 screens in town (these run the gamut fromhuge cineplexes to tiny art-film rooms). On cam-

pus, Cornell Cinema showsalmost 400 films a year.

Ithaca is also home to aballet company, chamberorchestra, baroque orches-tra, concert band, severaltheatre groups, and theoldest small opera com-pany (it recently celebratedits 50th birthday) in theU.S. Should you manage tospend a summer here,don’t miss the Ithaca Festi-val, featuring food, danc-ing, performances of allkinds, and more food; andour own world-music ver-sion of Woodstock, the Fin-ger Lakes GrassRoots Festi-val of Music and Dance,

which draws thousands from around the planet.And there’s no shortage of lounges, dance clubs,

and sit-down joints. Love reggae, ska, heavy metal,techno, hip-hop, blues, or do-it-yourself garage-bandmusic? We’ve got them all. Restaurants range fromthe country’s most famous vegetarian café,Moosewood, to French traditional to Thai, Indian, andJapanese, and taqueria to bagelry. Coffeehousesabound, and Ithaca boasts several old-timey diners,two of them open round the clock. Eateries come in allflavors and price ranges, and you’ll find them alongthe waterfront, tucked into the old Lehigh Valley Rail-road station, in umbrella’d pavilions on the Commons,and in high-energy Collegetown. And we have threehumongous supermarkets – visitors from “the big city”take home trunkloads of comestibles.

Despite its off-the-beaten path location, Victo-rian and Greek revival architecture, and the woods,farms, and vineyards that are only a few minutes’drive out of town, Ithaca has a youthful energy andcosmopolitan outlook that make it a perpetually ex-citing place to be. It’s a mecca for students, intellec-tuals, inventors, artists, musicians, and computer geeks.

Perhaps this is why, in this “community of pas-sionate people,” some never achieve escape veloc-ity, choosing to stay in this powerfully beautiful placeinstead of chasing the big bucks in bigger places.

IthacaFactsCity of Ithaca Population: 28,775Tompkins County Population: 96,000Elevation Above Sea Level:

highest: 2,099 feet (Connecticut Hill)lowest: 382 feet (at Cayuga Lake)

State parks: 4Movie screens: 15Performing arts theatres: 8Restaurants: 145Houses of worship: more than 100Museums and galleries: 16


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JEFFREY S.LEHMAN ‘77Second Year at Cornell

11th President of Cornell University

Jeffrey S. Lehman, Cornell’s 11th president, is a legal scholar and aCornell alumnus who also holds the title of professor in the Cornell LawSchool. He took office on July 1, 2003, after serving for nine years as deanof the University of Michigan Law School. Lehman is the first alumnus tolead the University and also holds the faculty rank of professor of law atCornell.Lehman has strong loyalties to both Cornell and Michigan, and he has

a keen interest in intercollegiate athletics. At Michigan, he sometimeswould be one of the few spectators wearing a Cornell sweatshirt at Wolverine football games. Fortu-nately, there was no conflict of commitment since Cornell has not played Michigan in football since 1952.At Cornell, Lehman will have even more use for his Cornell sweatshirt since his son Jacob Lehman, aCornell junior, coxes for the Big Red’s lightweight crew.“I believe that intercollegiate athletics offers two important benefits to a university,” Lehman said. “It

provides an opportunity for student-athletes to compete at a high level in their chosen sports, and itbrings the community together, across backgrounds and professional interests, as few other activitiescan.”During his deanship at Michigan, Lehman emerged as an articulate spokesman on complex legal

issues of national significance, including the use of affirmative action in university admissions. The U.S.Supreme Court ruled in favor of the University of Michigan Law School’s approach to affirmative actionin a landmark case in 2003. Lehman’s own research has addressed other issues at the intersection of lawand public policy, including higher education finance, corporate taxation and welfare reform. At Michi-gan, he also won acclaim as an academic innovator who introduced significant changes at the LawSchool to foster public service and internationalism and to improve the teaching of legal writing.Lehman earned a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Cornell in 1977, his master’s degree

from the University of Michigan Institute of Public Policy Studies in 1981 and his juris doctorate magnacum laude from the University of Michigan Law School the same year. While in law school, he served aseditor-in-chief of the Michigan Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.After earning his degrees, he served as law clerk to Chief Judge Frank M. Coffin of the U.S. Court of

Appeals for the First Circuit and then as law clerk to Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the SupremeCourt of the United States. He was an associate in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Caplin and Drysdalebefore joining the Michigan law faculty in 1987. In 1995, The National Law Journal named him one of 40“Rising Stars in the Law.”

DR. SUSAN H.MURPHY ‘7327th Year at Cornell

Vice President, Student and Academic ServicesSusan H. Murphy has served Cornell University as vice president for

student and academic services since July 1994. Under her direction areacademic support, campus life, dean of students, Greek life, career ser-vices, public service, religious affairs, athletics and physical education andhealth services.A 1973 graduate of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Murphy

majored in history. She subsequently completed master’s degrees atStanford University and Montclair State College. In 1994, she earned a

Ph.D. in educational administration from Cornell.Murphy joined the Cornell staff in 1978 following work as a guidance counselor and head of the

guidance department at Chatham (N.J.) Borough High School. For 16 years, she worked in admissionsand financial aid, including nine years as dean of admissions and financial aid.In addition to her responsibilities at Cornell, Murphy chairs the policy committee of the Council of Ivy

Group Presidents. Previously, she has held state-wide and national positions in the College Board andthe National Association of College Admission Counselors.


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24th Year at CornellThe Meakem!Smith Director

of Athletics and Physical Education

Andy Noel begins his sixth year as Cornell University’s director of athleticsand physical education having led the Big Red athletics program to unprec-edented success while setting a course for his vision of continued prosperity.

His position was endowed in December 2003 by Jack ’58 and Diane ’61Meakem and Scott Smith ’79. Jack is a former oarsman and member ofCornell’s Athletic Hall of Fame, while Scott wrestled under Noel duringhis time on East Hill.

The Big Red teams have parlayed Noel’s accomplishments into success on and off the playing field.Cornell’s athletic teams have won 20 Ivy League team titles and six national championships during histenure and have posted a cumulative .520 winning percentage or better in each of his first five seasons.The program’s 14 Ivy titles in the last two years is tied for the most ever at Cornell in a two-year span,increasing from a total of six in his first three years to seven in each of the last two seasons. Academicallyin 2003-04, better than 66 percent of student-athletes received a minimum of 3.0 grade point average,with 56 earning a 4.0 GPA for at least one semester.

Noel accepted the appointment as director after serving three years as an associate director ofathletics for the Big Red. Since becoming director, Noel has continued to hire top coaches and has alsosuccessfully upgraded a number of department facilities (including renovating Schoellkopf Hall andbuilding the Friedman Wrestling Center). During his tenure, he has also been a member of the teamthat raised $66 million in support of capital projects and endowment, helping secure the financial futureof the department. During the campaign, 21 coaching and staff positions were endowed, bringing thetotal number of endowed positions within the department to 30, the most of any school in the country.

Noel was the Big Red’s head wrestling coach from 1974 to 1988 and then served two years as anassistant director in the department’s public affairs office, implementing the athletic department’sannual giving program.

At Cornell, his wrestling teams won four Ivy League championships and placed second four times.Under Noel’s direction, the wrestling team established a strong network of support from alumni andfriends. In 1990, he was recognized at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championshipsfor his distinguished coaching career at Cornell, and in 1992 he was inducted into the New York StateWrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Franklin and Marshall Sports Hallof Fame.

In addition to his coaching and administrative career, Noel served on the wrestling committee of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association from 1997-2001. He is currently a member of the NCAA Cham-pionships Cabinet and serves on both the Misconduct Appeals committee and the Playing Rules Over-sight Panel. Noel is a past chairman of the Ivy League athletic directors’ committee on administrationand serves on the Cornell President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs.

A native of Lancaster, Pa., he graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1972 with a bachelorof arts degree in history and received his master of arts degree in counseling and guidance from ColgateUniversity in 1973.

Noel is married to Dr. Betsy Mead Noel ‘86, and has a son Jonathan ‘04 and a daughter, Amanda ‘07.

J. ANDREWNOEL Jr.

2004-05 Athletic Adminstrators

PAT GRAHAMDirector ofFacilities

JEFF HALLDirector of CornellSports Marketing

BERNIE DEPALMAHead

Athletic Trainer

GENE NIGHMAN ‘81Director of

Tickets & Events

DALE STRAUFHead Equipment

Manager

MATT COATSAthletic Operations

Manager

PAM DOLLAWAYDirector of

Human Resources

ANITA BRENNER ‘87Assoc. AD/

Sr. Woman Admin.

FRANK ARANEOAssoc. AD/

Business & Finance

JOHN WEBSTERDir. of Athletic Alumni

Affairs & Dev.

AL GANTERTAssoc. AD/Dir. ofPhysical Education

STEPHEN P. ERBERAssoc. AD/Programs

PATTY WELDONComplianceCoordinator

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Meet The Big Red CoachesMeet The Big Red CoachesAn impressive staff of coaches leads the Big Red teams and recruits some of the finest student-athletes

from a national and international pool of accomplished young men and women. The coaches demon-strate a commitment to teaching and a willingness to share their own competitive experiences withtheir teams. Their individual achievements and accomplishments include playing and coaching time inthe professional and international ranks as well as numerous all-star performances during their owncollegiate careers.

An impressive staff of coaches leads the Big Red teams and recruits some of the finest student-athletesfrom a national and international pool of accomplished young men and women. The coaches demon-strate a commitment to teaching and a willingness to share their own competitive experiences withtheir teams. Their individual achievements and accomplishments include playing and coaching time inthe professional and international ranks as well as numerous all-star performances during their owncollegiate careers.

MATT BAUGHANGolf

PAUL BECKWITHGymnastics

BERHANE ANDEBERHANWomen’s Soccer

DICK BLOODThe Jan Rock Zubrow’77 Head Coach of

Softball

DEITRE COLLINSThe Wendy Schaenen’79 Head Coach ofWomen’s Volleyball

TERRY CULLENThe Terry Cullen HeadCoach of Sprint Football

STEVE DONAHUEThe Robert E. Gallagher’44 Head Coach ofMen’s Basketball

MELODY DAVIDSONWomen’s Ice Hockey

DAVID ELDREDGE ‘81The Peter B. Orthwein‘69 Head Coach of Polo

LOU DUESINGThe Alan B. ‘53 and

Elizabeth Heekin HarrisWomen’s Track & Fieldand Cross Country

Coach

TOM FORDThe Ted Thoren HeadCoach of Baseball

RICK GILBERTThe Richard W. GilbertHead Coach of Diving

DONNA HORNIBROOKField Hockey

JENNY GRAAP ‘86Women’s Lacrosse

JOHN HOLOHANWomen’s Swimming

LAURA GLITZThe Carl Meinig ‘31Head Coach ofWomen’s Tennis

JIM KNOWLES ‘87The Roger J. Weiss ’61Head Coach of Football

TODD KENNETT ‘91The Robert B. Tallman’41 Men’s LightweightRowing Head Coach

ROB KOLLThe David Dunlop ’59

Head Coach ofWrestling

CHRIS MITCHELLEquestrian

DAN ROOCKThe Spirit of ’57Director of Men’s

Heavyweight Rowing

AL PETERSFencing

JOE LUCIAThe Philip H. Bartels’71 Head Coach ofMen’s Swimming

BRYAN SCALESMen’s Soccer

MIKE SCHAFER ‘86The Jay R. Bloom’77 Head Coach ofMen’s Hockey

DAYNA SMITHThe Rebecca Quinn

Morgan ’60Head Coach of

Women’s Basketball

NATHAN TAYLORThe George Heekin’29 Head Coach ofMen’s Track & Fieldand Cross Country

JEFF TAMRBONIThe Richard M.

Moran Head Coachof Men’s Lacrosse

BARRYSCHOONMAKERThe Richard Savitt‘50 - Stephen Weiss‘57 Head Coach of

Men’s Tennis

To Be Announced ...The Staley Women’s Rowing Head CoachMen’s and Women’s Squash Coach


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THIS IS CORNELL UNIVERSITYThe Ivy LeagueThe Ivy League

Sponsoring conference championships in 33 men’sand women’s sports, and averaging more than 35 var-sity teams at each school, the Ivy League provides inter-collegiate athletic opportunities for more men and womenthan any other conference in the country. All eight Ivyschools are among the “top 20” of NCAA Division Ischools in number of sports offered for both men andwomen.

The most diverse intercollegiate competition in thecountry for both men and women is also among thebest. In recent years, the Ivy League has been synony-mous with national excellence in men’s and women’ssoccer, lacrosse, rowing, fencing and squash, and indi-vidual Ivy athletes have regularly excelled as well in foot-ball, track and field, wrestling and swimming. Ivy teamshave enjoyed significant success in the opening roundsof the NCAA Division I basketball championships.

This successful competition in Division I national ath-letics is achieved by approaching athletics as a key partof the student’s regular undergraduate experience: withrigorous academic standards, the nation’s highest four-year graduation rates (the same as those for non-ath-letes), and without athletics scholarships. Ivy athleticprograms receive multi-million-dollar institutional sup-port as part of each institution’s overall academic pro-grams, independent of win-loss or competitive recordsand together with extensive programs of intramural andrecreational athletics.

THE HISTORYThe designation “Ivy League” first appeared at the

typewriter of Caswell Adams of the New York Tribune in1937. The tag, premature of any formal agreement,was immediately adopted by the press as a foreshadow-ing of an eastern football league which, at the time, wasbig news to everyone except the athletic directors in-volved.

For years, the Ivy members had already been allied inleagues in basketball, ice hockey, baseball and swim-ming. Further common competition was found in theHeptagonal Games Association, which included Armyand Navy, in the sports of baseball, track and field, andswimming. Through these other scheduling arrange-ments, the Ivy athletic directors were used to dealingwith each other in matters of administration or the ex-change of calculated confidences.

As a result of these dealings, and through extensivepresidential meetings and discussions, the first “Ivy GroupAgreement” — addressing only football — was signedin 1945. While the 1945 statement did not address anyscheduling issues, it did affirm the observance at theeight institutions of common practices in academic stan-dards, eligibility requirements and the administration offinancial aid for athletes. These tenets are what still bindthe Ivies together today and all continue to be based onthe desire to secure competition with others having likephilosophies. The athletic directors, at the direction ofthe presidents, were then more formally organized as acommittee for cooperative endeavor in the details ofathletic administration and a dean from each schoolwas appointed as a committee to exchange informationon eligibility and to act for the presidents in cooperation

with the athletic directors.In February 1954, what is more commonly accepted

as the founding date for the Ivy League, the Ivy GroupAgreement was reissued to extend its philosophical juris-diction to all sports and to foster, insofar as possible, intra-group competition. In layman’s terms, that meant a com-plete round robin schedule in football, beginning withthe 1956 season. Such an agreement —assuring sevenspots on an eight- to 10-game schedule to Ivy oppo-nents —required numerous concessions from each insti-tution and marked a high point in intercollegiate coopera-tion.

THE FUTUREThe basic intent of the original Ivy agreement was to

improve and foster intercollegiate athletics while keepingthe emphasis on such competition in harmony with theeducational purpose of the institutions. While football iswhere it started, the Ivy League today is nationally recog-nized for its level of success — absent of athletic scholar-ships — while rigorously maintaining its self-imposed highacademic standards. The Ivy League has demonstrated arare willingness and ability, given the current national pres-sures on intercollegiate success, to abide by these rulesand still compete successfully in Division I athletics.

Located on the campus of Princeton University, theIvy League (still known officially as the Council of IvyGroup Presidents) continues to grow under the leader-ship and direction of Executive Director Jeffrey H. Or-leans. Since taking the post in 1984, Orleans has be-come a respected voice on the national scene of inter-collegiate athletics.

(Editor's Note: Portions of this text appeared in the first IvyLeague Football Guide in 1954 and were written by William H.McCarter, Director of Athletics at Dartmouth College from1937-54.)

228 Alexander St.Princeton, NJ 08544Phone: (609) 258-6426Fax: (609) 258-1690Web Site: www.ivyleaguesports.comExecutive Director: Jeffrey H. OrleansSr. Associate Director: Carolyn Campbell-McGovernAssociate Director: Charles Yrigoyen IIIAssistant Director: Brett HooverCompliance Assistant: Mary MulvennaPublic Information Assistant: Eddy LentzPublic Information Assistant: Tyson HubbardOffice Coordinator: Jane M. AntisAdministrative Assistant: Robin PatseyIVY FAST FACTSFounded—1956; 48th seasonStudent Population—51,525Members—Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth,Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, YaleIvy-Sponsored Championships—33

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The Friedman CenterThe Friedman Center

Tom Howley hasbeen the strength andconditioning coach atCornell University since

July 1995. In that role, he oversees the de-sign and implementation of athletic per-formance programs for Cornell’s 36 varsitysports. The comprehensive, year-round pro-grams include strength and power devel-opment, mobility skill training and condi-tioning, and are implemented in a moti-vating, team-oriented environment.Prior to his arrival at Cornell, Howley was

the assistant director of strength and con-ditioning at East Carolina University from1991-1995. While there, the Pirates par-ticipated in two bowl games (1992 PeachBowl and 1995 Liberty Bowl), qualified forthe NCAA baseball regional tournament(1994) and played in the NCAA basketballtournament (1993).Howley was a graduate assistant strength

and conditioning coach at Auburn Univer-sity from 1989-91, where he earned hismaster’s degree in exercise physiology. TheTigers, the 1989 Southeastern Conferenceco-champions, were the 1990 Hall of FameBowl and the 1991 Peach Bowl champions,as Howley also served as an assistant coachwith the special teams.A 1988 graduate of Tulane, Howley

earned a bachelor of arts degree in historyand was a three-year letterman and two-year starting offensive lineman on the foot-ball team. The Green Wave played in the1987 Independence Bowl his senior year.He was the recipient of the New OrleansQuarterback Club Student-Athlete Awardas a senior.Howley is an active participant in the

Cornell University/Ithaca College chapterof the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Heand his wife, Amanda, reside in Ithaca withtheir daughter, Anna Corrine.

Champions are crowned during the season, butchampionships are earned long before competitionbegins. Cornell’s 900 varsity athletes have exclusiveaccess to one of the newest and best training facilitiesin the nation—the 8,000-square-foot FriedmanStrength and Conditioning Center. Completed in June1997, this impressive $2 million addition to BartelsHall reflects the university’s strong commitment toathletic excellence. Coaches and team members alikecredit the center, its world-class equipment, and first-rate staff with adding immensely to the success of theBig Red athletic program.

The Friedman Center contains free-weight,selectorized, plyometric, and cardiovascular equip-ment and has been designed to meet the diversetraining needs of Cornell’s athletes. The center canaccommodate up to 100 users at a time without com-promising safety or function. Its unique features in-clude air-conditioning, a 175-watt stereo system, anddamage-resistant flooring.

Cornell’s varsity strength and conditioning pro-gram—nicknamed “Big Red Power”—focuses on en-hancing performance and preventing injury. The newfacility and equipment enable the staff to prescribeyear-round sport-specific programs with variety andprecision.

Before the training programs are designed, themuscular and metabolic needs for each sport—and foreach position within the sport—are analyzed. Athletesare then assessed to identify their individual strengthsand weaknesses, and follow-up assessments are con-ducted at regular intervals. Comprehensive workoutsare prescribed to address deficiencies and promotethe development of skills used during competition.

Injury prevention also is emphasized. Through re-sistance training, the number and the severity of inju-ries are reduced. If an injury does occur, the strengthand conditioning staff works closely with the sportsmedicine staff to ensure a safe and complete reha-bilitation. The objec-tive is to allow the ath-lete to resume fullparticipation as soonas possible.

T OMHOWLEY10th Year at CornellHead Strength andConditioning Coach

MARILYNN BROCKMANAsst. Strength Coach

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THIS IS CORNELL UNIVERSITYSupport ServicesSupport Services

Sixth Year at CornellThe Andrew ‘78 and Margaret Paul Director of Student-Athlete Support ServicesChris Wlosinski took over

the role of the Andrew ‘78 andMargaret Paul Director of Stu-dent-Athlete Support Servicesin August 2001, assuming adedicated role focused on stu-dent-athlete support. Cornell

and its counterparts embrace a philosophy that includesthe notion that student-athletes should experience a main-stream collegiate life, but the university also recognizesthe extra demands placed on this special population. Soin August of 1998, the position, the first of its kind in theIvy League, was created, a role that asks Wlosinski to workas an available and reliable adviser who understands thelifestyle student-athletes lead and assists them in balanc-ing their academic, athletic and personal challenges. Inthis capacity she also serves as a liaison with the collegesand directs student-athletes to appropriate campus-wideresources for academic and personal needs.

When Wlosinski first joined the Big Red program, sheworked collaboratively with the director of student-athletesupport services, coaches and administrators to providecounseling and academic support services serving 36

Class of ‘44 Study RoomStudent-athletes at Cornell have access to the Class of ’44

Study Room. The room is furnished with study tables andchairs to comfortably accommodate 15-20 people in additionto the computers that are all equipped with internet access.

Members of Cornell’s Class of 1944 contributed to theproject, covering the expense of new furniture, computers,a printer, a lectern and a coat rack. The space is conve-niently located in Bartels Hall and is accessible to student-athletes between classes and before and after practice.The room is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.and Fridays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Academic ServicesAcademic counseling is provided in partnership with the student-athletes’ assigned academic advisers and college advising office.Academic contracts are developed in conjunction with the stu-dent-athlete to outline specific academic goals for the semester.Academic monitoring of current course grades and academic per-formance can be requested from instructors by coaches or student-athletes at anytime throughout the semester. The instructor will beasked to fill out a form and return it to Athletic Student ServicesOffice. Once received, a follow-up meeting with the director allowsthe student-athlete to meet and discuss their academic progress.Tutoring services are available to all student-athletes as a supple-ment to existing tutorial services on campus. Student-athletesmay request a tutor by completing a tutor request form that canbe obtained from their coach or the form can be printed fromwww.CornellBigRed.com.Laptop computers are available for student-athletes to sign outon away athletic trips. You may request a laptop by contactingChris Wlosinski. There is a limit of one per team and are available ona first-come first-serve basis.Study skills workshops can be arranged through the Athletic Stu-dent Services office. Referrals to the Center for Learning and Teach-ing provide additional support for individual academic and studyskills support.Support ServicesPersonal Needs CounselingStudent-athletes are encouraged to schedule an appointmentwith the director when they have concerns regarding academic,athletic, or personal issues. Assistance will be provided and refer-rals will be made to appropriate support services on campus.Educational Seminars/WorkshopsVarious seminars and workshops are given throughout the yearand provide information relevant to student-athletes. Past work-shops include topics such as nutrition and eating disorders, alco-hol education, sports psychology, women’s health issues, and studyskills.Career Development ServicesCareer development services for student-athletes are coordinatedwith the University Career Center and each of the undergraduatecolleges. Services including assistance with resume writing andconducting a job search is also available through the various CareerCenters across campus.Student-Athlete Assistance FundMoney is available for Pell Grant recipients and to non-US citizenswho have demonstrated need that is comparable to those quali-fying for Pell grants and are receiving institutional aid. There is a$500 allowance for clothing and essentials and/or travel homeand $100 for academic course supplies.

For more information regarding Student-Athlete Support Services atCornell, contact ...

Mailing AddressChris WlosinskiDepartment of Athletics — Cornell UniversityTeagle Hall, Campus RoadIthaca, NY 14853-6501Phone Number: (607) 254-7472E-mail: [email protected]

CHRISWLOSINSKI

varsity sports. She developed and maintained personalcontacts with administrators and professors throughoutCornell’s seven colleges, and she assisted the director inmonitoring the academic progress of student-athletes.

Most of Wlosinski’s time is devoted to personal meet-ings with student-athletes, and while the bulk of herwork focuses on freshmen, sophomores and transferstudents, she does assist athletes from all classes andacross all colleges at Cornell.

Wlosinski came to Cornell in August 1999 and workedin compliance, student services and event management.In June 2000, she accepted the position of associatedirector of alumni affairs and development for athleticswhere she served until assuming her current position.

Prior to joining the Cornell staff, Wlosinski spent ayear each as an athletics administrative intern at bothBates College and Plymouth State College. She also servedas a special education teacher for the learning disabledfor seven years in Lancaster, Pa.

Wlosinski graduated from Millersville University in 1989with a bachelor’s degree in special education and fromPlymouth State College in 1999 with a master’s degreein education.


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Athletic TrainingAthletic Training

BernieDePalma’stop prioritiesare the healthand safety ofthe student-athletes, and

providing them with a safe environmentfor training and competition. He has beenan integral member of the athletic staff ashead of physical therapy, athletic trainingand rehabilitation for Cornell UniversityHealth Services since August 1980 andhead athletic trainer since 1983.

Bernie graduated from QuinnipiacCollege with a bachelor of science de-gree in physical therapy in 1978 and re-ceived his master’s degree in athletic train-ing-sports medicine from the Universityof Virginia in 1980.

DePalma works with various coach-ing staffs in planning the contact and non-contact practice schedules to assist in theprevention of injuries. DePalma also worksclosely with the strength and condition-ing staff to assist with injury prevention.

Bernie was a founding member of theCornell sports nutrition discussion group,

Athletic training at Cornell University is dedicated to providing all student-athletes in the department with the highestlevel of health care. The care given by theBig Red training staff goes well beyond thedaily medical concerns that every Division Iprogram has regarding injury prevention,treatment and rehabilitation. The totalhealth care of the individual is the goal ofthe Cornell program.

24th Year at CornellDoc Kavanagh Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist

BERNIEDePALMA

which examines the role nutrition plays inthe student-athlete’s well-being and per-formance. He also manages programs hedeveloped for graduate assistantships withIthaca College and athletic trainer intern-ships from Ithaca and other area colleges.He supervises seven full-time staff mem-bers and numerous part-time assistants.

Bernie’s expertise impacts national ath-letics legislation. He has served on nu-merous NCAA committees, including thecommittee on competitive safeguards andmedical aspects of sport safety, which hechaired; the NCAA special committee onstudent-athlete welfare, access and equity;and the national athletic trainer’s task forcewhich developed medical coverage guide-lines for all intercollegiate athletic pro-grams.

He was honored in 2001 by the Na-tional Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)with the Most Distinguished Athletic TrainerAward. The award recognizes the NATA’scertified members for their outstandingcontributions to the profession of athletictraining and to the association.

Bernie and his wife, Mary, have a daugh-ter, Taylor, and a son, Turner.

JIMCASE17th Year at Cornell

Associate Athletic Trainer

DR. DAVIDWENTZEL15th Year at Cornell

Chief of Sports Medicine

MARC CHAMBERLAIN, ATC KENAN GUILMETTE, ATC LINDA HOISINGTON, ATC ROSE HOWLAND, ATC

2004-05Big RedAthleticTrainingStaff

ED KELLY, ATC KATHY MACCHEYNE, EMT CHAD PENS, ATC/PT CHRIS SCARLATA, ATC


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THIS IS CORNELL UNIVERSITYProminent Cornell AlumniProminent Cornell AlumniAEROSPACEED LU ’84Mission specialist for the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which dockedwith the Russian Space Station Mir

ARTSRICHARD MEIER ’57Internationally known architectSUSAN ROTHENBERG ’67PainterJASON SELEY ’40Sculptor; Cornell faculty memberPETER YARROW ’59Musician; Peter, Paul & Mary

BUSINESSADOLPH ’07 AND JOSEPH COORS ’39Founder/executives of the nation‘s largest single breweryPETER COORS ’69President, Coors Brewing CompanyHERBERT F. ’22 AND SAMUEL C. JOHNSON ’50Founder/executives of Johnson Wax CompanySANFORD I. WEILL ’55Financier and philanthropist; CEO of Citigroup

EDUCATION AND HUMANITIESURIE BRONFENBRENNER ’38Pioneer in human development studies; Cornell faculty memberJEROME H. HOLLAND ’39, MS ’41Former Ambassador to Sweden; former president of HamptonInstitute and Delaware State University; businessmanWILLIAM STRUNK PHD 1896Educator and editor; co-author of Elements of Style

ENTERTAINMENTARTHUR LAURENTS ’37Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and au-thor; wrote West Side Story and directed La Cage Aux FollesBILL MAHER ’78Comedian, author; host of Politically Incorrect panel show on ABCEDWARD MARINARO ’72Actor, Hill Street Blues, SistersCHRISTOPHER REEVE ’74Actor, Superman I, II, III and IV movies; award winning director;activist for medical research

GOVERNMENTSAMUEL (SANDY) R. BERGER ’67International consultant; national security advisor 1993-2000STEPHEN FRIEDMAN ’59Assistant for economic policy to President George W. Bush, anddirector of the National Economic CouncilRUTH BADER GINSBURG ’54U.S. Supreme Court Justice; member of National Women’s Hall ofFameJANET RENO ’60U.S. attorney general, 1993-2000; member of National Women’sHall of FameLEE TENG-HUI PHD ’68President of Taiwan

LITERATUREKENNETH BLANCHARD ’61, PHD ’67Author, The One-Minute Manager; management consultantTONI MORRISON ’55Winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 Nobel Prize for literatureKURT VONNEGUT JR. ’44Author (Cats Cradle, Slaughter House Five); prisoner of war inGermany during World War II

E. B. WHITE ’21Author (Charlotte‘s Web, Stuart Little) and editor; co-author ofElements of Style

MEDIAANN H. COULTER ’84Lawyer, political analyst, and authorFRANK GANNETT 1898Newspaper publisher; founder of the Gannett chainBILL NYE ’77Award-winning popular-science media host and authorKEITH OLBERMANN ’79Television sports anchor and commentatorDICK SCHAAP ’55Emmy Award-winning television sports commentator , sportscommentator, journalist, and author

SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTHJOYCE BROTHERS ’47Psychologist, author, and media per-sonalityHENRY HEIMLICH ’41, MD ’43Developer of the Heimlich maneuver andof esophagoplastyC. EVERETT KOOP MD ’41U.S. surgeon general 1981-89BARBARA MCCLINTOCK ’23, ’25, PHD ’27Genetics researcher; winner of the 1983Nobel Prize in physiology/medicineDOUGLAS OSHEROFF MS ’71, PHD ’73Co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in physicsSTEVEN WEINBERG ’541991 National Medal of Science winner, and co-winner of the1979 Nobel Prize in physics

SPORTSJON ANDERSON ’711972 Olympian, track; winner of 1973 Boston MarathonBRUCE ARENA ’73Coach of U.S. National soccer team; coached 1996 U.S. Olym-pic teamGARY BETTMAN ’74First National Hockey League commissionerKEN DRYDEN ’69Former NHL player, Montreal Canadiens, 1971-79; inductedinto the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983; current Vice Chairman,Toronto Maple LeafsAL HALL ’56Four-time Olympian (1956, 1960, 1964,1968), hammer throwROBERT TRENT JONES ’30Golf course architect; constructed over450 courses around the world; inductedinto PGA World Golf Hall of Fame, 1987CHARLES H. MOORE ’511952 Olympic gold medalist (hurdles)and silver medalist (1600-meter relay);honored as Golden Olympian, 1996;Cornell Director of Athletics, 1994-99JOE NIEUWENDYK ’88Drafted in second round by the NHL Calgary Flames, 1985; currentlyplays for the Toronto Maple Leafs; three-time Stanley Cup winner;1998 Olympian; 2002 Olympic gold medalist; 1999 Conn SmytheTrophy winnerGLENN (POP) WARNER 1894Football coach at Cornell, Georgia, Carlisle (where he coachedJim Thorpe), Pittsburgh, Stanford and Temple. Overall 44-yearcoaching record was 319-106-29.

ED LU ‘84

GLENN “POP”WARNER 1894

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Newman ArenaNewman Arena

Big Red FacilitiesBig Red FacilitiesSet against a backdrop of the natural beauty of Cayuga Lake and the surrounding hills, an extensive

array of facilities provides a tremendous environment for practice and competition for Cornell’s varsityteams. Schoellkopf Field and its distinctive crescent-shaped stadium may be Cornell’s most familiarsports venue, but since the mid-’90s, a number of new facilities have become landmarks as well. TheFriedman Strength and Conditioning Center, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the support andimprovement of athletes’ performances, is a place where all teams gather to train. The Kane SportsComplex, with its Berman Field for soccer and the Simon Track, and the Niemand•Robison Softball Fieldare also impressive facilities. The Reis Tennis Center, the Belkin Squash Courts, and the Oxley EquestrianCenter, home of the equestrian and polo teams, are part of an expanding complex that will include newhomes for other teams as Cornell continues to realize its plan for renovation and building of athleticfacilities.

Spacious and historic Barton Hall is home to the indoor track and field teams. The volleyball andbasketball teams compete in Bartels Hall’s 4,473-seat Newman Arena and the fencing team’s home, theStifel Fencing Salle, is located on the lower level of the facility. Adjacent to Bartels Hall is famed LynahRink, where the Big Red hockey teams perform before sellout crowds for most home games. TheFriedman Wrestling Center, opened in 2002, is located to the north of Bartels. The gymnastics andswimming teams are housed in Teagle Hall where Cornell crews also train during the winter months.Just down the hill from campus are the Collyer Boat House and the Doris Robison Shell House, which arescheduled for renovation and expansion.

NEWMAN ARENA(M&W BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL)

The Cornell volleyball team entered the newmillennium of play in Newman Arena, one ofthe finest facilities in the Ivy League. The facilityis named for F. R. Newman (‘12), who wasconsidered one of the nation’s foremost expertsin industrial fuel-oil marketing. Helen NewmanHall, named for his wife of 36 years, is also partof his legacy and one of his many gifts toCornell.Since opening its doors to play, the arena has

hosted 345 basketball games and 143 volleyballmatches, including the 1996 Ivy League volleyballtournament. The arena has also hosted the HarlemGlobetrotter basketball team and has heldspeeches by world leaders such as Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa,and Lee Teng-hui ‘68, President of TaiwanThe arena provides seating for 4,473 fans, and features telescoping bleachers that allow for

conversion to three courts for practice.In addition to the outstandingvolleyball arena, Bartels Hall containslocker room facilities for the Big Redand its visiting teams. The buildingalso houses offices for several ofCornell’s athletic programs. A 27,000-square-foot artificial turf field providespractice for the baseball, lacrosse,soccer and field hockey teams, and aplaying field for the intramural,recreational and physical educationprograms.


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THIS IS CORNELL UNIVERSITYSuccess In And Out Of The Classroom ...Success In And Out Of The Classroom ...To be a Cornellian is to be among the best and CornellUniversity’s intercollegiate athletic program is no different, rank-

ing among thenation’s elite.The Big Redcompetes at thehighest level ofintercollegiateathletic compe-tition as anNCAA Division Iinstitution. Richtradition andhistory followCornell athleticsthroughout the

university’s storied history. Cornellians have been national cham-pions in ice hockey, lacrosse, polo, rowing, track and field andwrestling. They have also earned spots in halls of fame, on All-America teams, on the Olympic medal podiumand have written their names in record booksas Wimbledon tennis champions and majorleague players in baseball, basketball, footballand hockey. More recently, Cornell has won 14Ivy League titles in the last two years, tied forthe most ever in a two-year span. That is onlypart of the equation. During the same timeperiod, the Big Red has had seven student-ath-letes named Academic All-Americans, the mostof any Ivy school.

Straight A’sIn the spring 2004 semester, 66 percentof student-athletes attained a 3.0 orhigher. In 2003-04, women’s varsity ath-letes posted a 3.22 grade point average,while the men’s average GPA was a 3.08.In all, 56 student-athletes earned a 4.0or above and were honored during the400 Club Breakfast.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS ANDPHYSICAL EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Athletics and Physical Education strives to pro-vide students with powerful and meaningful participatory experiencesthat forge enduring bonds with Cornell, and to provide for the well-beingof members of the faculty, staff, and community.

We offer a diverse program of physical and outdoor education,recreational services, and intercollegiate athletic competition, equita-bly adminstered with special attention to the needs of women andmembers of under-represented minority groups. We foster the valuesof physical fitness, total well-being, and enduring participation in ath-letics; teach leadership skills, teamwork, responsibility, and account-ability; and administer programs that can be critical to the educationaland personal development of students in keeping with the high stan-dards of Cornell, the Ivy League, the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The department promotes pride and unity within the universitycommunity and provides opportunities to develop, strengthen andmaintain ties to external audiences such as alumni, friends, the educa-tional community, and the general public by attracting interest, recog-nition and support.

In 2003-04 ...• Cornell’s overall win percentage (allvarsity sports) in 2003-04 was .521.• Big Red teams won seven Ivy champi-onships in 2003-04 (men’s ice hockey,men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s indoortrack & field, men’s and women’s out-door track & field and wrestling) and 14in the last two years (tied for the mostever in a two-year span — 1976-77 and1977-78).• The Big Red competed in five NCAAchampionship tournament or meets.• In all, 15 student-athletes earned All-America honors in their respectivesports, four were named Academic All-Americans and 63 garnered first-teamAll-Ivy honors.• Cornell finished 78th among 327 Di-vision I schools in the United StatesSports Academy Director’s Cup.• The Big Red women’s polo team wonits fifth straight national title and its 12thin program history. The men’s polo teamfinished as national runner-up, narrowlymissing its 11th national crown.

CORNELL BY THE NUMBERS ....521 Winning percentage of Cornell varsity teams in 2003-042 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame members2 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists3 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients3 Cornellians who own major professional sports franchises4 Cornell athletes named Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2003-045 NCAA tournament or championship meets Cornell participated in during 2003-046 Cornell student-athletes who have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships7 Ivy League team championships in 2003-0413 Cornell athletes named Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2003-0414 Ivy League team championships the last two years (2nd among Ivy schools)15 Cornell All-Americans in 2003-0417 Total NCAA individual and team national championships18 Olympic gold medalists21 First team Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans36 Varsity sports at Cornell39 Cornellians who have earned Olympic medals49 Total Cornell Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans61 Total national championships in all sports for the Big Red63 First-team All-Ivy selections in 2003-04148 Total Ivy League team titles for the Big Red since 1956-57261 Total Academic All-Ivy selections

Cornell student-athletes give back to the local community throughservice projects ranging from reading to schoolchildren to raising moneyfor cancer research.

Men’s and women’s polo teams havecombined to win 22 national titles.Men’s and women’s polo teams havecombined to win 22 national titles.

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