Fall 2015 Edition 5

On Friday, November 20th hundreds of Bulldog faithful gathered in New Haven to celebrate Yale Athletics

and to proudly honor the recipients of the George H.W. Bush Lifetime of Leadership Award Recipients: Dick

Baribault ’49, Josh Bekenstein ’80, Ginny Gilder ‘79, Jim Goodale ’55, Patrick Ruwe ’83, ’87 M.D. and David

Swensen ’80 PhD. Each of these outstanding individuals were honored for their personal and professional

leadership contributions to their respective fields. The evening featured a festive pre-dinner cocktail hour

with signature cocktails, vibrant silent auction, and moving program with special announcements and hon-

oree videos. You can read more about the special announcement on page 2

In honor of dedicated service and innumerable contributions to Yale Athletics over the past 22 years, the establishment of the Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics Fund was announced during the Blue Leadership Ball. Thanks to a dedicated group of leadership donors this unrestricted fund exceeded its initial target of $3mm by more than a million dollars — a true testament to the impact that Tom Beck-ett has had on the Bulldog family. The fund will be used at the discretion of the athletic director to meet the top needs of the department and the next leader of Yale Athletics will have the distinct hon-or of being the Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics. If you are interested in contributing the fund is still accepting donations and you can email Alison.cole@yale.edu for more information. Leadership donors of $10,000 or more will be recognized on a plaque in the Director’s office.

Yale Swimming & Diving traveled to Tobacco

Road to take on elite competition in the Nike

Cup. The women, currently ranked 13th na-

tionally, finished the meet in third place while

the men finished in fifth. Yale has broken team

records and away pool records, and been vic-

torious against some of the top times in the

nation this season.

The men and women of Yale Cross Country

had a banner fall — posting some of their best

scores in recent history. At the Heptagonal

Championships the men ran to a third place

finish and the women placed second in the

team competition. Four athletes placed in the

top 10 of their respective races, each earning

All-Ivy honors.

Yale Lacrosse added another leadership gift of $1mm to their effort to fully endow both programs, which approaches $9mm in total commitments

The Yale Football Association shattered records by exceeding $200,000 in funds raised at their an-nual golf outing

A Yale Alumna kicked off fundraising efforts for the approved Field Hockey/Softball facility with a $3mm leadership gift towards the project

Yale Athletics launched the Bulldog Rewards program which allows fans to cheer on their favorite teams and earn points towards rewards

Yale was selected as one of 100 athletic departments to participate in and benefit from a 4-year, $400,000 sponsorship deal with Nissan

Each year, Yale Athletic

Associations host a

number of special events

including annual dinners,

cocktail receptions,

alumni/ae days,

mentoring nights,

anniversary celebrations,

and more. These are

incredible opportunities

to reconnect with former

teammates, engage with

current Yale athletes and

have fun while honoring

your program!

Fall 2015 Events: Hockey Golf Outing, Football Golf Outing, Field Hockey Alumnae Weekend, Tennis Mentoring Weekend, Baseball 150th Celebration, Soccer Alumni Weekend,

Lacrosse Alumni Weekend & Skillman Reception

UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION:

The best way to ensure you are receiving invitations to these events is to update your

information with AYA. You can do so easily, by visiting aya.yale.edu and following the

instructions below:

Hover over ‘Connect’ on the top menu,

Select ‘Online Services,’

Select ‘Online Alumni Directory,’

Select ‘View/Update Your Alumni Directory Listing.’

Use your ID if you know it, retrieve it if you forgot it, or register for the first time.

JOIN THE ALUMNI CAREER NETWORK

Visit http://ocs.yale.edu/content/yale-career-network to fill out your profile and con-

nect with fellow Athletic alumni and help create an invaluable resource for Yale’s cur-

rent student athletes. The YCN allows users to search for alumni by geographic region,

employer name, varsity sport, special interest area and Yale School, to name just a few.

This system also has the capability to integrate with your LinkedIn Profile

BULLDOG REWARDS, THAT IS.

Visit rewards.yalebulldogs.com. Click on “Join Now.” Enter your email address and password. Once you sign up, go to the Profile Page and link your social media accounts (Facebook,

Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest) to gain a significant amount of Bulldog Rewards points. By linking your social media, you will be able to earn points when you like/share a Yale Athletics post.

Be sure to download the mobile app (and earn even more points!) Check your Bulldog Rewards home page for upcoming events Come to a game and cheer on the Bulldogs! When you arrive at The Yale Bowl Class of 1954 Field, Reese Stadium, Ingalls Rink or

John J. Lee Amphitheater, be sure to have your Bluetooth signal turned on your smart phone

Enjoy the game! Collect Points & check the app on how to redeem them!

The Ray Tompkins Associates Athletic Directors Excellence Fund addresses the top annual needs across all

sports. Please consider making a gift in support of the RTA Fund. To do so, you can mail payment and the

appeal form included with this newsletter to Yale Athletics P.O. Box 1844, New Haven, CT 06508-1844, or

make a gift online at www.yalebulldogs.com/give.html. Thank you for supporting Yale Athletics!

Men's Cross Country

Kevin Dooney ‘16 – USTFCCCA All-Region (Northeast); 1st

Team All-Ivy

James Randon ‘17 – USTFCCCA All-Region (Northeast); 1st

Team All-Ivy

Women’s Cross Country

Dana Klein ‘18 – USTFCCCA All-Region (Northeast); 2nd Team

All-Ivy

Meredith Rizzo ‘17 - USTFCCCA All-Region (Northeast)

Frances Schmiede ‘17 - USTFCCCA All-Region (Northeast); 1st

Team All-Ivy

Field Hockey

Emilie Katz ‘17 – NFHCA 2nd Team All-Mideast Region; 1st

Team All-Ivy

Nicole Wells ‘16 – All-Ivy Honorable Mention

Carol Middough ‘18 - 2nd Team All- Ivy

Football

Cole Champion ’16 SS – All-Ivy Honorable Mention

Bryan Holmes ‘17 P/PK- 2nd Team All-Ivy; Ivy League Special

Teams Player of the Week (Cornell); All-New England

Luke Longinotti ’16 C– 1st Team All-Ivy

Marty Moesta ’17 DE - All-Ivy Honorable Mention

Matthew Oplinger ’18 LB - All-Ivy Honorable Mention; College

Sports MadnessIvy League Defensive Player of the Week

(10/4); ECAC Player of the Week (Lehigh)

Morgan Roberts ‘16 QB- Ivy League Offensive Player of the

Week (Colgate)

Spencer Rymiszewski ‘17 CB - 1st Team All-Ivy; All-New

England

Deshawn Salter ’18 TB – Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of

the Week (Lehigh); College Sports Madness Ivy League

Player of the Week (Maine)

Copache Tyler ’17 DT - 1st Team All-Ivy

Men's Soccer

Philip Piper ‘16 - All-Ivy Honorable Mention; Senior CLASS

Award Candidate

Nicky Downs ‘19 – All-Ivy Honorable Mention

Cameron Kirdzik ’17 - CoSIDA Academic All-District I

Women's Soccer

Sofia Griff ‘19 - 2nd Team All-Ivy

Michelle Alozie ’19 – All-Ivy Honorable Mention; Two-time

Rookie of the Week (9/7, 9/14)

Hannah Coy ’18 - All-Ivy Honorable Mention

Keri Cavallo ’19 – Ivy League Rookie of the Week (10/12)

Volleyball

Kelly Johnson ’16 - 1st Team All-Ivy; Yale Invitational All-

Tournament team; Ivy League Player of the Week (10/6)

Maya Midzik ’16 – All-Ivy Honorable Mention; Rhodes

Scholarship Finalist; CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

Kelley Wirth ’19 - 2nd Team All-Ivy; Two-time Ivy League

Rookie of the Week (9/15, 10/20); San Francisco Challenge

All-Tournament team

Kelsey Crawford ’18 – Named Colgate Classic MVP; Ivy

League Player of the Week (9/15)