2017-18 Athletics Annual Report

COLORADO COLLEGE ATHLETICS 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT

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WELCOME A MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dear Tiger Fans, Thank you for taking the time to page through the Department of Athletics Annual Report for 2017-18. As in previous seasons, this document will give you a snapshot of Colorado College Athletics this past year.

2017-18 saw us experience some tremendous successes. Volleyball once again showed us why we are one of the top programs in the country, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 before losing to the eventual national champions. Women’s lacrosse matched the volleyball team with a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance of its own, while the men’s lacrosse team qualified for the NCAA Championships for the sixth consecutive year.

2017-18 was also a year of programs on the rise. CC hockey won 15 games, the most since 2012-13, while women’s basketball had 10 wins, the most for that program since 2011-12.

Club sports and intramurals also had great years. The sport climbing club sent seven climbers to Nationals in their inaugural year of participation. The women’s ice hockey club team finished with a 9-1 record, its best season in decades. And more than 1400 students participated in intramural sports.

The 2018-19 academic year will bring some changes. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference grows to nine members with the addition of Johnson & Wales (Denver), and will increase to 10 schools the following year when the University of St. Thomas (Houston) joins the league. Also, director of athletics Ken Ralph left his position after 11 years to become the AD at a school much closer to his home, the University of Maine. We wish him the best of luck, and are in the middle of a search for a new director of athletics as we speak.

Finally, we were thrilled to announce that our new on-campus ice facility, Robson Arena, has been approved. It will serve as the brand new, on-campus home of CC Hockey, and will also be a space for other campus events when it opens in a few years.

I would be remiss if I didn’t give credit where credit is due. The information gathered to put together this report was compiled by a number of dedicated folks in our department. Assistant Director of Athletics Andy Obringer compiled and edited this final report, and I am greatly appreciative of his hard work.

Again, thanks for looking through the 2017-18 Annual Report. We hope you find the information helpful, and we look forward to an even better 2018-19.

Go Tigers!

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VA R S I T Y AT H L E T I C S The Colorado College Department of Athletics sponsors 17 varsity programs.

Fifteen programs compete at the NCAA Division III level and two at the NCAA Division I level.

Division III programs are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), with the exception of Men’s Lacrosse and Women’s Lacrosse, which competed as independents in 2018.

Division I Men’s Ice Hockey is a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and Division I Women’s Soccer competed as an affiliate member of the Mountain West (MW).

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies.

Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.

SCAC member institutions support students in their efforts to reach high levels of performance by providing them with adequate facilities, competent coaching and appropriate competitive opportunities with students from similar institutions.

SCAC Member Institutions Austin College Centenary College Colorado College University of Dallas Johnson & Wales University Schreiner University Southwestern University Texas Lutheran University Trinity University

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) facilitates and fosters competitive, academic and operational excellence for its member institutions through the sport of ice hockey. The Conference supports a culture of professionalism and integrity, reflecting its commitment to grow the sport of ice hockey while creating a positive experience for the studentathletes and fans it serves.

Built on the principles of excellence both on and off the ice, the NCHC is committed to fostering an environment of integrity, sportsmanship and competition.

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has established itself as one of the premier collegiate hockey conferences in the country, with the last three NCAA Men’s Division I National Champions calling the NCHC home.

NCHC Member Institutions Colorado College University of Denver Miami University University of Minnesota Duluth University of Nebraska Omaha University of North Dakota St. Cloud State University Western Michigan University

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From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West (MW) has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions.

Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for studentathletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship.

Now in its 18th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.

MW Member Institutions Sponsoring Women’s Soccer United States Air Force Academy Boise State University Colorado College Colorado State University California State University - Fresno University of Nevada University of New Mexico San Diego State University San Jose State University University of Nevada - Las Vegas Utah State University University of Wyoming

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6 students earned Academic or Scholar All-America honors 4 students earned Scholar All-Region honors 4 students earned Academic All-District honors 4 students earned NCHC Scholar-Athlete honors 10 students earned MW Scholar-Athlete honors 161 students earned Conference All-Academic honors 21 students earned a spot on an Academic Honor Roll

2,107 undergraduate students* 1,405 participate in intramurals+ 318 participate in club sports 306 participate in varsity athletics+

+Totals are based on unduplicated counts of participants

54 students earned All-Conference honors 24 students earned Player of the Week honors 7 students earned season-end conference honors 10 students earned conference all-tournament honors

*Fall Registered Undergraduates CC Fall Census Student Enrollment in CC Programs as of Fall Census date

25 students earned All-Region honors 3 students earned Honorable Mention All-American honors 3 students earned All-American honors

Note: Overlap in participation numbers exists as many club and varsity athletes also participate in intramurals

2017-18 TIGERS Sport Record Basketball (M) 12-14 Basketball (W) 10-17 Cross Country (M) Cross Country (W) Hockey (M) 15-17-5 Lacrosse (M) 13-2 Lacrosse (W) 15-5 Soccer (M) 11-3-5 Soccer (W) 6-9-4 Swimming & Diving (M) Swimming & Diving (W) Tennis (M) 5-16 Tennis (W) 10-12 Track & Field (M) Track & Field (W) Volleyball (W) 33-2

Conference Record & Finish 7-7, 5th in SCAC 6-8, 4th in SCAC 2nd at SCAC Championships 2nd at SCAC Championships 8-12-4, T, 5th in NCHC

Post Season

13th at NCAA West Regional 4th at NCAA West Regional NCAA DIII Tournament NCAA DIII Tournament

9-2-3, 3rd in SCAC 3-6-2, 10th in MW 3rd at SCAC Championships 2nd at SCAC Championships 4th at SCAC Championships 4th at SCAC Championships 3rd at SCAC Championships 3rd at SCAC Championships 14-0, 1st in SCAC

NCAA DIII Tournament

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VARSITY PARTICIPATION

MEN'S TEAMS Basketball Cross Country Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field

WOMEN'S TEAMS 12 11 27 46 28 15 12 19

Basketball Cross Country Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball

Total Varsity Participants: 322 Total Unduplicated: 306

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

HEAD COACH: GEOFF BENNETT (14TH SEASON) The Colorado College women’s soccer team demonstrated it has what it takes to compete with the best teams in the Mountain West as well as the country. During the non-conference portion of its 2017 schedule, CC battled Yale and UConn to 1-1 draws on the road. The Tigers defeated Mountain West tournament champion San Diego State and pushed regular-season champion San Jose State to the limit in a 3-2 loss. In the final game of the year, Colorado College erased a two-goal halftime deficit to record a 4-3 victory at Air Force, which entered the contest ranked fourth in the conference with a 1.07 goals-against average. All told, 13 of CC’s 19 games were decided by one goal or less and this season’s six overtime games were the most for the program since 2012 when the Tigers went to extra time on seven occasions. Junior midfielder Lauren Milliet earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches’ all-West Region team and was a first-team all-Mountain West selection. She became the 13th different Tiger to record a hat trick. Milliet now is tied for 23rd place in program history with 15 goals, tied for 26th with 11 assists and tied for 29th with 41 points. Junior forward Clara Richter led the Tigers with a career-high six assists, was second with 14 points and tied for second with four goals.

MEN’S SOCCER

HEAD COACH: SCOTT PALGUTA (3RD SEASON) The 2017 Colorado College men’s soccer team recorded double-digit victories for the seventh year in a row, posting a 2-2-2 record against regionally-ranked opponents. CC began the year with a 2-1 victory at No. 23 Luther College and closed the regular season with a 2-1 victory at the University of Dallas and a 0-0 tie at No. 23 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor the following day. In their quarterfinal match at the SCAC championship, the Tigers saw their season come to an end with a disappointing loss which likely cost them a NCAA Tournament berth. Senior goalkeeper Theo Hooker was named co-Defensive Player of the Year by the SCAC and one of five Tigers who earned all-conference honors.

Joining Hooker as first-team selections were senior midfielder Joel Frykholm and junior defender Griffin Wesley. Senior forward Sam Markin and senior defender Henry Schuler earned spots on the second team, while junior defender Keenan Amer received honorable-mention accolades. Hooker led the SCAC with an .841 save percentage and a 0.65 GAA, and tied for first with nine clean sheets. He finished his career as the program’s career leader with 35 shutouts and 51 career victories. Frykholm, last season’s SCAC Newcomer of the Year, led the Tigers with seven goals and 16 points, both of which were personal single-season highs. For the sixth year in a row, the Colorado College men’s soccer program had three or more players earn all-West Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches.

Hooker, Frykholm and Amer earned all-West Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches as well as Scholar All-America honors.

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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

HEAD COACH: TED CASTANEDA (26TH SEASON) After losing four runners from its historic 2016 season, the Colorado College women’s cross country team was fully expecting a rebuilding season in 2017. However, as the season progressed, some of the team’s new runners stepped up and the veterans developed a new level of determination. At the Lewis & Clark Invite in mid-October, the Tigers posted an impressive fourth-place finish and set 15 personalbest times. Following that meet, CC went from unranked to a No. 5 squad in the West Region. Two weeks later, at the SCAC Championships, the Tigers finished second to Trinity University, which was ranked 10th in the nation.

Junior Allysa Warling finished third individually and was one of six Tigers to earn all-conference honors. Warling covered the 6k course in a personal-best time of 21 minutes, 37 seconds. Junior Leah Veldhuisen and sophomore Annabel Driussi each earned her second consecutive all-SCAC honor by finishing in sixth (22:10) and seventh place (22:30), respectively. Seniors Kelsey Maxwell (8th) and Duranya Freeman (10th) each earned her first spot on the all-SCAC team, while fellow senior Patty Atkinson finished 13th for her second all-SCAC honor. In addition to Warling, the other five allSCAC runners set a personal-best time at the SCAC meet. Warling and Veldhuisen led the Tigers to fourth place at the Division III West Region meet by placing 21st and 23rd, respectively. Warling completed the 6K course in a time of 22.46.30, just ahead of Veldhuisen’s time of 22:46.98.

Maxwell finished 24th with a time of 22:52.88 and Driussi was 26th in 22:57.87. All four runners earned all-region honors by finishing top 35.

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HEAD COACH: TED CASTANEDA (26TH SEASON) After a stunning victory at the 2016 SCAC Championships, the Colorado College men’s cross country team knew it would have a target on its back during the 2017 season. With some of the top runners missing from the ‘16 squad, repeating as conference champions was made even more difficult this year. As it turned out, the Tigers did not repeat at the SCAC meet, but finished in second place and collected their 10th individual title since joining the league in 2006 when sophomore Max Blackburn held off Trinity’s Michael Erickson by one second to become the 2017 SCAC Runner of the Year. Blackburn, a sophomore from Chapel Hill, N.C, used an exceptional kick to finish the 8K course in a personal-best time of 25 minutes, 18 seconds. Fellow sophomore Tony Calderon finished third at the conference meet for the second consecutive year with a time of 25:20. Junior David Eik (26:14) and sophomore David Hedges (26:38) joined Blackburn and Calderon on the all-SCAC team by finishing ninth and 12th, respectively. Calderon, Eik and Hedges each posted a personal-best time in the 8k at the meet. Blackburn continued his excellent season two weeks later with a 29th-place finish at the NCAA Division III West Region Meet, earning all-region honors for the first time. He led the Tigers to 13th place at the meet. Blackburn and Calderon were the leaders of the team the entire season. Blackburn led the squad in four of the eight meets, while Calderon, who led the Tigers twice, finished in the top two on the team in each of the seven meets he ran.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

HEAD COACH: RICK SWAN (19TH SEASON) Colorado College earned its highest ranking ever in an American Volleyball Coaches Association’s final poll, placing fourth after completing the season with a 33-2 overall record, including an 8-1 mark against opponents ranked in the final AVCA poll. CC won the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 14-0 record and won its first postseason crown since 2012. By claiming the SCAC’s automatic berth, Colorado College secured the program’s 20th-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Championships. ClaremontMudd-Scripps slipped past Colorado College in four sets at the regional final before sweeping Wittenberg for the NCAA Championship. Setter Lizzy Counts became just the second sophomore to earn first-team All-America honors in the program’s 39-year history. Junior right side hitter Aria Dudley and sophomore outside hitter Jordan Mullen were honorable mention All-Americans. Counts, the SCAC Player of the Year, is fifth on the program’s career list with 2,120 assists after just two seasons. Dudley was a first-team all-region and all-conference selection and was named the AVCA’s Division III national player of the week on Oct. 24. Mullen was named MVP of the SCAC championship. She recorded double-digit kills 17 times, including seven of eight matches against nationally ranked opponents and finished first on the team with 311 kills and 362.5 points. Head coach Rick Swan, who guided Colorado College to 30 or more victories for the fourth time in the last five seasons, was selected the AVCA West Region and SCAC Coach of the Year. Swan recorded career victory No. 500 at Colorado College at Texas Lutheran University on Oct. 1.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

HEAD COACH: MIKE HAVILAND (4TH SEASON) The Colorado College hockey program took a major step in reclaiming its status as one of the nation’s top programs in 2017-18. The Tigers finished the season with a 15-17-5 record, the most victories in one season since the 2012-13 campaign. With no seniors on the roster, head coach Mike Haviland guided his team to the secondbiggest improvement in the NCHC this season, recording 14 more points in the standings (8-12-4-3 record) than last season. The Tigers finished in a tie for fifth place in the toughest conference in the nation and came within one game of reaching the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the first time. CC won the first game of the best-of-three playoff series at defending national champion Denver, but fell just short the next two games. In fact, the Tigers posted a 2-2-1 record against the Pioneers in Denver this season and won six games against ranked teams at the time of the game, the most in one season since 2012-13. Individually, sophomore Nick Halloran led the team with 45 points (19g,26a) and was named to the all-NCHC first team, the first Tiger to earn the honor since Jaccob Slavin in ’14-15. Halloran, a second-team All-American, and junior Mason Bergh (40 points) were nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top collegiate player.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: KATHERINE MENENDEZ (2ND SEASON) The Tigers finished the year with a 10-17 overall record, reaching double-digit victories for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign.

Colorado College defeated Centenary College, 62-58, in the first round of the SCAC Championship for its first win in the conference tournament since the Tigers defeated Centre College, 66-62 in overtime, on Feb. 29, 2008. In its final game of the season, CC pushed topseeded Trinity to the limit before falling, 76-70, in a tournament semifinal. Junior Casey Torbet and freshman wing McKenzee Gertz were all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selections. Torbet earned a spot on the second team, while Gertz was named the SCAC Newcomer of the Year as well as a third-team selection in the ballot of the league’s head coaches. Torbet led the SCAC averaging 34.7 minutes per game.

In just three seasons at Colorado College, Torbet already is eighth in program history with 85 three-point baskets, tied for eighth with 207 assists, 22nd with 834 points and tied for 23rd with 100 steals. Gertz became the first Tiger to be recognized as the league’s top newcomer and just the second to claim one of the SCAC’s top four individual awards, joining Melanie Auguste, who was named Player of the Year as a senior. Gertz led the Tigers with 186 rebounds, 61 three-point baskets and 47 steals. She also finished second on the team with 342 points and fourth with 26 assists.

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HEAD COACH: ANDY PARTEE (12TH SEASON) Colorado College finished the regular season with a 12-13 overall record and earned the fifth seed in the SCAC tournament with a 7-7 mark. Senior Eric Houska earned all-conference first team for the second year in a row, while CooXooEii Black was a second-team selection in the ballot of the SCAC’s head coaches. Senior John Hatch received honorable-mention accolades. Houska became the third Colorado College player to earn three all-conference awards, joining four-time recipient Ryan Milne (2010-14) and three-time honoree Chris Lesnansky (2011-15) on the exclusive list. He led the conference and ranked third nationally averaging 39.2 minutes per game, averaged a league-leading 5.5 assists per contest and was fifth averaging 17.0 points. A three-year starter from Wilton, Conn., Houska finished his career ranked third in program history with 404 assists, 10th with 157 three-pointers, and 11th with 1,307 points and 104 steals. Black finished the regular season ranked second in the conference with a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game average and was one of the league’s most accurate shooters, finishing the regular-season ranked second in field-goal percentage (.535). A three-year starter from Lodi, Wis., Hatch is the program’s career leader with 161 blocked shots. He also ranks 15th with 132 three-pointers, 16th with 1,126 points and 21st with 457 rebounds.

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

HEAD COACH: ANNE GOODMAN-JAMES (12TH SEASON) The Colorado College women’s swimming and diving team finished second at the SCAC Championships for the sixth consecutive season and senior Ellen Silk defended her conference title in the 100-yard butterfly. Silk, who captured six SCAC championships in her four years at CC, also posted second-place finishes in the 200 fly and 800 free relay this season. Meanwhile, fellow senior Justina Zuckerman posted four second-place and two third-place finishes in her final conference meet. Sophomore Jio Chang had her second solid SCAC meet in as many years with three seconds and two thirds. Earlier in the season, the Big Cats won their own CC Classic for the first time since 2015, thanks to individual titles by Chang (200 butterfly), senior Mary Rose Donahue (3-meter diving) and freshman India Phillips (1,650 freestyle). The foursome of Silk, Zuckerman, sophomore Sarah Dunbar and freshman Emily Erickson won the 200 medley relay. Donahue posted a pair of top 10 finishes in her final collegiate meet at the 2018 NCAA Division III Region 2 Diving Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

HEAD COACH: ANNE GOODMAN-JAMES (12TH SEASON)

The Colorado College men’s swimming and diving team posted a third-place finish for the second consecutive year at the 2018 SCAC Championships. The Tigers were led at the meet by sophomore Eric Dallesasse and freshman Walker Martin. Dallesasse captured his second career individual title, winning the 100 butterfly race, and finished second in the 200 IM. He was a member of four relay teams that received all-SCAC honors for a top-three finish. Martin, meanwhile, finished second in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events, and also helped four relay teams achieve allconference awards. At the CC Classic, Dallesasse won the 200 butterfly and led off the 200 medley relay team that finished second. Senior Trey Watmore (400 IM), junior Ethan Schick (200 butterfly) and Martin (200 freestyle) each posted a third-place finish, while Schick, Martin and freshman Baker Casagrande joined Dallesasse on the 200 medley relay. The Tigers also finished second in the 400 freestyle relay with the foursome of Martin, Schick, Casagrande and sophomore Michael Wright.

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE

HEAD COACH: SUSAN STUART (24TH SEASON) The Tigers navigated a gauntlet of nationally-ranked and NCAA Tournament teams while enjoying another record-setting season. CC played its way into the postseason thanks to a 6-1 record against West Region opponents and then proved it was the region’s top dog when the Tigers defeated CMS, 17-13, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers finished ranked No. 20 by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association in the final poll of the year. Senior Annie DeFrino finished her career with 202 goals, which broke the school record shared by Mary Everett (1996-99) and Cassie Abel (2002-05). Fellow senior Steph Kelly joined the most exclusive group in the history of Colorado College women’s lacrosse when she was named a second-team All-American by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. Kelly earned a spot on the second team for the second time after being named to the third team as a sophomore in 2016. The St. Louis product became just the third Tiger to earn three All-America certificates, matching the total earned by Abel and Helen Sneath (2003-04, 2006). Kelly, who was selected Player of the Year by the Independent Women’s Lacrosse Schools for the second year in a row, led CC with 88 points and was second with 50 goals and 38 assists. She also recorded a team-leading 118 draw controls. She finished her remarkable career as CC’s all-time leader with 345 points, 164 assists and 492 draw controls. Joining Kelly as a first-team all-region selection was senior defender Cole Vanacore, while DeFrino and sophomore defender Cassis Schafer were named to the second team. Junior Ellie Meyer and sophomore midfielder Lauren Pejza were second-team selections by the IWLS, while sophomore attacker Eva King and Schafer received honorable-mention accolades. Head coach Susan Stuart was named co-Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

MEN’S LACROSSE

HEAD COACH: SEAN WOODS (7TH SEASON) The Colorado College men’s lacrosse team received the program’s first national ranking, the return of the Locker-Stabler Cup and a sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament during the 2018 season.

After finishing the season with a 13-1 record, Colorado College was shipped to No. 8 Cabrini College for the second round of the NCAA Tournament and dropped a 21-10 decision to the Cavaliers. Senior Robbie Stern led the Tigers with two goals and an assist and paced the team with personal single-season highs of 50 goals, 23 assists and 73 points. With his final goal, he became only the third player in program history to produce 50 goals in a single season, joining Dick Bufkin, who scored a school-record 62 goals in 1998, and Austin Davie, who notched 51 in 2016, in the exclusive group. That performance led to Stern being named an honorablemention All-America honors by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, and thanks to his 3.48 grade-point average, Stern was one of only 76 Division III student-athletes to be named a USILA Scholar All-American. Senior defender Riley Hoffman and junior midfielder Tyler Borko were All-Region honorable-mention selections.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

HEAD COACH: ANTHONY WEBER (5TH SEASON) The Colorado College women’s tennis team collected a top-20 ranking in the Division III West Region for the third consecutive season by finishing 14th in the final 2017-18 rankings. The Tigers posted a 10-12 record and placed fourth at the 2018 SCAC Championships after dropping a hard-fought 5-4 decision to Austin College in the thirdplace match. Individually, junior Adela Burak and sophomore Jenna McDonald finished the ‘17-18 season ranked 15th in the West Region for doubles, the highest ranking by a CC doubles team since 2008 when Leah Zipperstein and Kelsey Smith finished 13th.

Burak and McDonald posted a 16-8 overall record and a 15-7 mark at the No. 1 position. The duo won eight of their last 11 matches of the season.

Burak earned a spot on the all-SCAC team, while McDonald was an honorable mention and they were named to the SCAC All-Tournament Team as a doubles pairing. Meanwhile, junior Annie Zlevor and sophomore Caroline James were selected for singles. Zlevor led the squad with 12 overall singles victories, including an outstanding 10-1 mark at the No. 5 position.

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HEAD COACH: ANTHONY WEBER (5TH SEASON) The Colorado College men’s tennis team finished the 2017-18 season with a 5-16 record and a fourth-place finish at the 2018 SCAC Championships in Colorado Springs. The Tigers, seeded fifth at the tournament, upset Schreiner University, 5-1, in the first round before giving top-seed Southwestern a scare in the semis.

Sophomore Noah Forman and freshman Sam Hum rallied from a 7-5 deficit to down Alexis Dimanche and Grant Gideon, 9-7, to win the No. 1 doubles match, while freshman Alex Kley and sophomore Logan Pepperl won at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively, but CC eventually fell to the Pirates, 5-3. Austin College then downed the Tigers, 5-4, in the third-place match. Forman and senior Brian Chen were named to the alltournament team for not losing a singles match.

Forman, who played every dual match at the No. 1 singles spot and posted an 8-12 record, won two of his three matches at the top spot at the SCAC Championships. Forman and Hum, who were 11-8 at the No. 2 spot in ’17-18 and led the team with 12 overall singles victories, were named to the allSCAC team.

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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

HEAD COACH: TED CASTANEDA (26TH SEASON)

The 2018 Colorado College women’s track & field team produced two SCAC titles, seven all-SCAC performances and five school records. Freshman Camille Weaver posted CC’s first-ever conference title in the women’s high jump, clearing 5’1.75” on her final jump. In addition, the 4x400 team of seniors Duranya Freeman, Ayla Loper, Samantha Gilbert and Asmeda Spalding set a new school mark in defending CC’s title at the SCAC Championships. They broke their own record by six seconds and became the program’s first team to run under four minutes with the time of 3:54.40. The season started with a pair of school records falling during the indoor campaign. The women’s 4x400 team of Liza Huschle, Loper, Freeman and Spalding broke their own school record with a time of 4:08.77, while Gilbert lowered the 60-meter dash record from 8.32, set by Sydney Rogalla in 2014, to 8.10. The records continued to fall during the outdoor season. The women’s 4x100 team of McKenna Schnack, Gilbert, Spalding and Weaver broke the 20-year old school record of 50.38 with a time of 50.30 early in the campaign. However, they didn’t stop there.

The relay squad went on to break their own record two more times, eventually setting the new mark of 50.03. Meanwhile, Gilbert capped her career by lowering the 100-meter school record from 12.7 (shared by herself and Kris Yanz) down to 12.52.

Gilbert were named the team MVP following the season, while Weaver won the Rookie of the Year award.

Sophomore Claire Tobin won the Most Inspirational and Improved awards for the 2018 season.

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

HEAD COACH: TED CASTANEDA (26TH SEASON) The 2017-18 Colorado College men’s track & field team season produced two SCAC champions and an appearance at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

During the course of the season, high jumper Henry Baldwin set a school record three times and eventually qualified for the national meet with a jump of 6’9” at the Occidental Invitational. At the NCAA Division III Championships, he wasn’t able to improve on that mark, but he did finish ahead of his entry seed by placing 17th. The Tigers brought home a pair of individual titles and six all-conference performances from the SCAC Championships. Baldwin won the men’s high jump for the third consecutive year, while Tony Calderon won the 10k as the Tigers finished third, tying their best result at the conference meet. Baldwin was named the team MVP following the season, while Paul Olsen and Damon Hardwick shared the men’s award. Other award winners included seniors Ethan Holland and Justin Nguyen sharing the Most Inspirational Award, and sophomore Max Blackburn winning the Most Improved Award.

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The Colorado College volleyball team, which finished the regular season with a 29-1 record and a No. 1 ranking in the AVCA DIII poll, made the program’s 20th straight and 27th overall appearance in the national tournament.

The Tigers defeated the College of New Rochelle and Pacific Lutheran University in the first two rounds before falling to eventual national champion, Claremont-MuddScripps, in the Regional Final.

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship after completing the regular season with a 14-4 record. After a 17-13 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the second round, CC fell to No. 7 Franklin & Marshall College by a final score of 19-9.

The CC men’s lacrosse team earned its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance when they faced No. 8 Cabrini College in a second-round game. The Tigers received an at-large bid after completing the regular season with a 13-1 record. The Cavaliers defeated CC by a final score of 21-10.

Junior Henry Baldwin finished in a tie for 17th place in the men’s high jump at the 2018 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Baldwin, the first Colorado College male to compete at the Division III Championships since 2011, cleared 6’6” on his second attempt before missing all three jumps at 6’8”.

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Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male & Female Senior Athlete Award Nominated by their peers, these seniors best represent the qualities of Colorado College student-athletes. Excelling in the classroom and in their sport, these recipients acknowledge and display leadership, teamwork and positive sportsmanship qualities on a consistent basis.

2018 Senior Male Athlete: Theo Hooker, Men’s Soccer 2018 Senior Female Athlete: Steph Kelly, Women’s Lacrosse

Chris M. Quon Award The Chris M. Quon Award was created and recipients are selected by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The award is presented to the student-athlete who most closely upholds the character, values and qualities that Chris represented, showing compassion to everyone and anyone and selflessly helping those in need all while excelling in the classroom and in his/her respective sport. Est. 2010 2018 Chris M. Quon Award: Chris Martin, Men’s Basketball

Laura Golden Award Awarded to a female athlete who, by her excellence in athletics, academics, leadership and college contribution, best exemplifies the high standards set by Laura Golden. Est. 1982 2018 Laura Golden Award recipient: Steph Kelly, Women’s Lacrosse

E.C. Van Diest Award The Van Diest Award is given to an outstanding male athlete who demonstrates sound character, scholarship and citizenship.

2018 E.C. Van Diest Award recipient: Theo Hooker, Men’s Soccer

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Swan Named West Region Coach of the Year Colorado College’s Rick Swan, who guided the Colorado College volleyball team to a 33-2 record and the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Division III Poll, was named the organization’s West Region Coach of the Year. Swan received the honor for the second time in his 20-year career at CC, having also been recognized by his peers in 2011. Colorado College reached the 30-win mark for the fourth time in the last five seasons and the seventh time overall during Swan’s tenure, and the team’s .943 winning percentage is the program’s single-season record. The Tigers finished with a 8-1 record against nationally-ranked opponents. That included a sweep of Calvin College at the Elmhurst Invitational on Sept. 16, which was the program’s first-ever victory over an opponent ranked No. 1 at the time of the match. CC won the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 14-0 record, which included a pair of victories over Southwestern University and Trinity University, both of which were ranked in the top five on the date of the matches. Swan recorded career victory No. 500 at Colorado College with a sweep at Texas Lutheran University on Oct. 1. With that win, the Tigers set the program record with 18 consecutive victories to open the season. CC overcame a two-set deficit to defeat Trinity in the title match of the SCAC tournament for the program’s first conference crown since 2012. With the league’s automatic berth, Colorado College secured the program’s 20th-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship.

Stuart repeats as West Region Coach of the Year Colorado College’s Susan “Stuey” Stuart received an individual award from the Independent Women’s Lacrosse Schools in a ballot of the association’s head coaches when she was named co-Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. Stuart, who guided CC to a 14-4 record against a demanding schedule that included three nationally-ranked opponents, shared the Coach-of-the-Year award with Southwestern University’s Matthew Grosso for the second time.

Colorado College received an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship after completing the regular season. After a 17-13 victory over ClaremontMudd-Scripps in the second round, CC fell to No. 7 Franklin & Marshall College by a final score of 19-9.

Marketing Staff Wins NACMA Awards The Colorado College Athletic Marketing staff earned several “Best Of” awards at the 2018 National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Annual Convention. The staff, consisting of Scott Lowenberg, Jessica Bennett and David Bailey, was awarded the gold medal for Fan Giveaway Promotion (Trevor Gooch Growth Chart) and silver medals for Fan Engagement Video and Static Promotion Ad. Initiated in 2003, the NACMA “Best Of” awards program honors outstanding achievement in marketing and promotions. Awards are presented in 14 categories, with each category divided into three groups based upon school size and conference affiliations to promote fairness. In 2017-18, nearly 1,000 entries were submitted.

CC Earns SCAC Athletic Training Staff of the Year Award The Colorado College athletic training department was selected as the 2017-18 Athletic Training Staff of the Year by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). CC’s athletic training staff is made up of eight staff members, including Director of Sports Medicine, Tom Monagan; Jason Bushie, Certified Athletic Trainer; Holly Pechacek, Certified Athletic Trainer; Angie Matson-Rufenacht, Certified Athletic Trainer; Katie Lynch, Coordinator of Rehabilitation Services; Maryanne Fitzgerald, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer; Jessica Kledzinski, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer; and Celina Swedlund, Athletics Insurance Coordinator.

The group handled the athletic training duties for the SCAC Basketball and Tennis Championships during the ‘17-18 academic year.

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CC Partners with City on New Robson Arena Colorado College, in partnership with Colorado Springs’ City for Champions initiative, has unveiled a proposal to build the Edward J. Robson Arena as an on-campus competition arena. If approved, this new facility with 3,000 permanent seats would become the permanent home of CC Tiger Hockey.

The arena will be comparable in size to the arenas of colleges and universities that have similar numbers of students and Division I hockey programs. The venue, proposed for the block bordered by Nevada Avenue and Cache La Poudre, Tejon, and Dale streets, will provide many firsts: For the first time since the program’s founding in 1938, the CC hockey team will be able to play games on campus. Students, coaches, staff, faculty, and local fans would be able to walk to attend practices and games. Student athletes won’t have to leave campus for practice and competition, giving them more time to focus on academics. And for the first time, the entire on-campus community will be able to gather in one indoor location.

Robson Arena was originally planned to be a practice venue. Colorado College President Jill Tiefenthaler says the city’s investment through City for Champions, as well as commitments from a number of donors, has allowed the college to envision a multi-purpose, sustainable, state-of-the-art competition venue that will benefit both the college and the city.

“Thanks to this partnership and the generosity of donors including alumnus Ed Robson ‘54, the George Lyon family, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services and others, the college is moving forward with this ambitious project,” says President Tiefenthaler. “We’re grateful to the City of Colorado Springs for partnering with us and supporting this hockey arena, which will greatly benefit both the college and downtown.”

Robson Arena will be unique in size and scope, easy to manage and maintain, and optimized for high-level athletic competition due to its comprehensive sports-medicine facility, in-house TV production capability, flexible floor space, and experienced staff.

As with Colorado College’s recently renovated Tutt Library, the largest carbon-neutral, net-zero energy academic library in the United States, the new arena will further CC’s commitment to sustainable design.

“This is an exciting day for the Colorado College hockey program. To be able to walk across the street to see the Tigers play not only benefits our players, but our students and faculty,” says CC Hockey Coach Mike Haviland. “Personally, I cannot wait for our players to compete in an on-campus arena; that is what collegiate athletics is all about.”

Tiger hockey will continue to play at the Broadmoor World Arena until the new facility is completed.

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CC Volleyball Recevies Program First - No. 1 Ranking in AVCA Poll For the first time in program history, the Colorado College volleyball team earned a No. 1 ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Coaches Poll. The Tigers took over the top spot at the end of October after Wittenberg University dropped a pair of matches on October 28. At the same time, CC won three matches and improved to 29-1 overall and 29-0 against DIII foes.

In addition to achieving a program first, Colorado College also became the first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball team to hold the nation’s top ranking. At the time of the ranking, the Tigers were 6-0 against nationally-ranked opponents, including five that were ranked in the top five of the AVCA poll on the date of the match. CC recorded the program’s first-ever victory over an opponent ranked No. 1 when the Tigers defeated Calvin College in three sets at the Elmhurst Invitational on Sept. 16.

Colorado College opened the season with a school-record 18-match winning streak, a run that included four victories over ranked opponents. The record-setting victory over Texas Lutheran University on Oct. 1 also was Swan’s 500th as head coach of the Tigers. Swan is the winningest coach in Colorado College volleyball history and has now guided his teams to 20 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. The only blemish on CC’s record this season is a four-set loss to Division II Colorado Christian University on Oct. 4 in Lakewood, Colo. Since then, the Tigers reeled off 11 consecutive victories, including wins over No. 3 Southwestern University and No. 5 Trinity University on Oct. 21 to clinch the SCAC regular-season crown and the No. 1 seed at the conference tournament.

Tigers Honored at Soccer Coaches’ Convention The 2018 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia became a celebration of Colorado College men’s soccer as a steady stream of current and former Tigers were recognized as recipients of the organization’s most prestigious awards during the three-day event. Many of soccer’s biggest names in the United States, such as Sunil Gulati (former President of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Bruce Arena (former head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team); Anson Dorrance (winner of 21 NCAA Division I women’s championships at the University of North Carolina and former head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team) and Sasha Cirovski (University of Maryland men’s soccer coach and winner of two NCAA championships), were among the dignitaries who witnessed first-hand the impact CC makes on the sport at the national level.

In addition to the three Tigers recognized as Scholar All-Americans. Two CC legends were honored at the association’s awards dinner.

First, Jay Engeln, who played for Colorado College from 1970-73, received the Robert W. “Robby” Robinson Award for long-term service to United Soccer Coaches and interscholastic soccer. During his 15-year tenure as a coach at Mitchell High School and Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., Engeln founded the first boys public high school team in Southern Colorado in 1974 and the first public high school girls soccer team in Colorado the following year in 1975. Engeln served as president of United Soccer Coaches in 2000 and was a 16-year representative on the United Soccer Coaches Board of Directors. He also served on the legislative and High School All-America selection committees. Engeln also was instrumental in the formation and growth of the NSCAA Foundation, which provides scholarships for coaching education opportunities for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. In 2009, Engeln received the association’s Honor Award, one of the two most prestigious accolades given by the United Soccer Coaches.

The highlight of the evening was Horst Richardson being honored as the 78th recipient of the Honor Award. Richardson, who retired from coaching after the 2014 season, completed his career with a 567-304-71 record at CC, where he was hired as an assistant coach in 1965 before serving as head coach of the Tigers for the next 49 seasons. Richardson’s involvement with the association dates back to 1966 and during the course of his career, he served as a member of the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America ratings boards and Soccer Journal editorial board, chaired the International Committee and Bill Jeffrey Award committee, served as a regional representative and hosted United Soccer Coaches courses on campus at Colorado College. Richardson was awarded a Letter of Commendation

by United Soccer Coaches in 1997 and received the Bill Jeffrey Award in 2000 for long-term service to college soccer and his support of the association. Most recently, Richardson and his wife, Helen, were honored with the creation of the Horst and Helen Richardson Scholarship fund, which supports coaches serving the soccer community in the region of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, where the Colorado College men’s soccer program regularly conducted philanthropic projects for Native American communities.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Colorado College DIII student-athletes who participate in varsity athletics for two or more years consistently graduate at a higher rate compared to the overall student body.

DIII Student-Athlete Graduates Compared to Student Body 4 Year Graduation Rates 95% 4 year graduation % rate

90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65%

Campus*

60%

DIII Student-Athlete min. 1 yr

55% 50%

DIII Student-Athlete 2+ yrs 20082009

20092010

20102011

20112012

20122013

20132014

Campus*

82%

82%

82%

82%

84%

80%

DIII Student-Athlete min. 1 yr

74%

80%

83%

77%

83%

84%

DIII Student-Athlete 2+ yrs

88%

92%

84%

85%

90%

89%

* 2017-18 Retention & Completion Four-Six-Year Graduation Rates Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness CDS methodology

Entry Cohort

DIII Student-Athlete Graduates Compared to Student Body 6 Year Graduation Rates

6 year graduation % rate

100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%

Campus* DIII Student-Athlete min.1 yr DIII Student-Athlete 2+ yrs 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 20112007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Campus*

90%

87%

86%

88%

87%

88%

DIII Student-Athlete min.1 yr

93%

87%

80%

85%

90%

86%

DIII Student-Athlete 2+ yrs

97%

94%

97%

98%

94%

92%

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MEN'S TEAMS Basketball Cross Country Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field

WOMEN'S TEAMS 3.29 3.44 3.17 3.24 3.41 3.35 3.24 3.41

Basketball Cross Country Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball

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3.13 3.46 3.39 3.43 3.49 3.40 3.50 3.30

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS USILA/Nike Scholar All-America Robbie Stern, MLAX USC Scholar All-America Theo Hooker, MSOC – Second Team Joel Frykholm, MSOC – Second Team Keenan Amer, MSOC – Third Team CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America Mary Rose Donahue, WDIVE Riley Wadehra, WDIVE CoSIDA Academic All-District Keenan Amer, MSOC Theo Hooker, MSOC Joel Frykholm, MSOC Clara Richter, WSOC USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Henry Baldwin, MT&F Max Blackburn, MXC Annabel Driussi, WXC Duranya Freeman, WT&F Samantha Gilbert, WT&F Ayla Loper, WT&F Kelsey Maxwell, WXC Asmeda Spalding, WT&F Leah Veldhuisen, WXC Allysa Warling, WXC ITA Scholar Athlete Michael Bennett, MTEN Adela Burak, WTEN Noah Forman, MTEN Simone Hall, WTEN Sam Hum, MTEN Logan Pepperl, MTEN Annie Zlevor, WTEN

IWLCA Academic Honor Roll Nikki Blair, WLAX Emily Carlson, WLAX Zoe Frolik, WLAX Steph Kelly, WLAX Ellie Meyer, WLAX Jasmine Wallack, WLAX

NCHC Scholar-Athlete Mason Bergh, HOCK Andrew Farny, HOCK Jon Flakne, HOCK Nick Olczyk, HOCK

Mountain West Scholar Athlete Lucia Costanza, WSOC Tanner Haughn, WSOC Molly Hiniker, WSOC Anne-Sophie Lapointe, WSOC Rachael Martino, WSOC Catie McDonald, WSOC Lauren Milliet, WSOC Riley Prillwitz, WSOC Clara Richter, WSOC Kelli Sullivan, WSOC Academic All-Mountain West Team Ali Basom, WSOC Hannah Burgo, WSOC Rae Conlon, WSOC Lucia Costanza, WSOC Johanna Hamblett, WSOC Molly Hiniker, WSOC Anne-Sophie Lapointe, WSOC Rachael Martino, WSOC Catie McDonald, WSOC Lauren Milliet, WSOC Jade Odom, WSOC Riley Prillwitz, WSOC Clara Richter, WSOC Kelli Sullivan, WSOC Camille Weaver, WSOC Tayla Wheeler, WSOC Jenna Wilt, WSOC

NCHC Academic All-Conference Mason Bergh, HOCK Kristian Blumenschein, HOCK Trey Bradley, HOCK Andrew Farny, HOCK Jon Flakne, HOCK McKay Flanagan, HOCK Jack Gates, HOCK Trevor Gooch, HOCK Nick Halloran, HOCK Ben Israel, HOCK Cole Josefchak, HOCK Kade Kehoe, HOCK Nate Kwiecinski, HOCK Alex Leclerc, HOCK Branden Makara, HOCK Cole McCaskill, HOCK Tanner Ockey, HOCK Nick Olczyk, HOCK Alex Pernitsky, HOCK Max St. Pierre, HOCK Bryce Van Horn, HOCK NABC Honors Court John Hatch, MBB Eric Houska, MBB Chris Martin, MBB Edmund Pendleton, MBB Bobby Roth, MBB Ryan Young, MBB

SCAC Academic Honor Roll Keenan Amer, MSOC Isabelle Aragon-Menzel, VB Henry Baldwin, MT&F Michael Bennett, MTEN CooXooEii Black, MBB Max Blackburn, MXC & MT&F Casey Block, MSWIM/DIVE Adela Burak, WTEN Tony Calderon, MXC & MT&F Peter Callan, MT&F Ian Carey, MSWIM/DIVE Baker Casagrande, MSWIM/DIVE Jio Chang, WSWIM/DIVE Peter Chapman, MT&F Hayden Cogswell, MSOC Hannah Cooper, WSWIM/DIVE Lizzy Counts, VB Eric Dallesasse, MSWIM/DIVE Madison Doerre, WTEN Annabel Driussi, WXC & WT&F Aria Dudley, VB Sarah Dunbar, WSWIM /DIVE David Eik, MXC Nabeel Elabdeia, MBB Emily Erickson, WSWIM /DIVE

Henry Fisher, MSWIM/DIVE Sean Fite, MT&F Lani Flagg, WSWIM /DIVE Reagan Folaron, VB Gillian Foley, WXC Noah Forman, MTEN Duranya Freeman, WXC & WT&F Joel Frykholm, MSOC Fisher Gates, MBB Quin Gattey, MT&F Samantha Gilbert, WT&F Anna Gurolnick, VB Kate Guynn, WSWIM /DIVE Ben Hall, MT&F Simone Hall, WTEN Hailey Hampson, WXC & WT&F Damon Hardwick, MXC & MT&F Emily Harrison, WSWIM /DIVE John Hatch, MBB David Hedges, MXC Mike Heinonen, MSWIM/DIVE Sam Heyer, MSOC Theo Hooker, MSOC Eric Houska, MBB Sam Hum, MTEN

Liza Huschle, WT&F Chloe Irving, WSWIM /DIVE Caroline James, WTEN Makena Janssen, VB Alma Jukic, WSWIM /DIVE Selma Jukic, WSWIM /DIVE Payton Katich, WBB Imali Kegode, WSWIM /DIVE Hannah Kip, VB Christian Kitchen, MTEN Sarah Lawton, VB Ayla Loper, WT&F Adam Mahler, MXC & MT&F Alex Makic, MSOC Will Mallory, MSOC Johannes Mansson, MSWIM/DIVE Sam Markin, MSOC Chris Martin, MBB Kelsey Maxwell, WXC Jenna McDonald, WTEN Manuel Meraz, MSOC Kilian Morales-Coskran, MSOC Jordan Mullen, VB Audrey Nelson, WXC & WT&F Justin Nguyen, MT&F

Lily O’Dowd, WXC & WT&F Cory Page, MXC Tessa Park, WXC & WT&F Edmund Pendleton, MBB Ellie Pfeiffer, WSWIM /DIVE India Phillips, WSWIM /DIVE Alexia Preston, WSWIM /DIVE Madison Prince-Judd, WSWIM /DIVE

Emileigh Rafidi, WSWIM /DIVE Josh Raizner, MSOC Mary Rose Donahue, WSWIM /DIVE

Bobby Roth, MBB Tess Rubin, WTEN Claire Sabin, WBB Ian Sanborn, MT&F Ethan Schick, MSWIM/DIVE McKenna Schnack, WT&F Hailey Schramm, WSWIM /DIVE Henry Schuler, MSOC John Schuler, MSOC Noah Shuster, MT&F Ellen Silk, WSWIM /DIVE Jackson Silverstein, MSOC Matt Simons, MSOC Sophia Sither, WT&F

Chaney Skilling, WSWIM /DIVE Morgan Smith, WTEN Marguerite Spaethling, VB Asmeda Spalding, WT&F Myca Steffey-Bean, VB Cam Stopforth, MSOC Fritz Swearingen, MSWIM/DIVE Meghan Tanel, WXC & WT&F Claire Tobin, WXC Leah Veldhuisen, WXC Riley Wadehra, WSWIM /DIVE Abby Walz, WBB Hannah Warden, WSWIM /DIVE Allysa Warling, WXC & WT&F Trey Watmore, MSWIM/DIVE Ethan Weslar, MSOC Griffin Wesley, MSOC Andrew West, MXC & MT&F Jack Williams, MT&F Ryan Young, MBB Brier Youngfleish, WXC & WT&F Annie Zlevor, WTEN Justina Zuckerman, WSWIM /DIVE

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The Colorado College volleyball team capped its sensational 2017-18 academic year by earning the Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. CC was one of 173 Division III programs nationwide and the only one in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference to record a minimum 3.30 GPA on a 4.0 scale, or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

The Colorado College swimming and diving teams once again demonstrated their excellence in the classroom by earning Team Scholar All-America honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters. The award is presented twice annually to intercollegiate swimming and diving squads that achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The Colorado College men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams repeated as recipients of Team All-Academic honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2017-18 seasons. To qualify, a team must collectively post a grade-point average of 3.10 or greater.

The Colorado College men’s and women’s tennis teams were among 227 Division III squads to be honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as All-Academic Teams for the 2017-18 season. The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any member program that has a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale).

For the eighth year in a row as well as the 13th time since the award was established in 2004, Colorado College was named a Zag Sports Academic Honor Squad by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association for maintaining a combined grade-point average of 3.37 during the 2017-18 academic year.

For the fourth year in a row and the fifth time in six years, the Colorado College men’s basketball team received the Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. CC was one of three teams from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and one of only 186 nationwide from the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as the NAIA and NJCAA, to be recognized for posting a combined grade-point average of 3.0 or higher of all student-athletes who competed during the 2017-18 season.

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The Colorado College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee strives to uphold the mission of the National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while representing the student-athlete and continuing to uphold the academic goals of Colorado College.

The Colorado College SAAC aims to positively influence the CC community as well as the Colorado Springs community.

In our effort to unite with groups outside of athletics, we strive to become a recognizable and influential organization.

The SAAC will continue to be a liaison for student-athletes for their athletic and academic endeavors.

Officers Emily Harrison Year: Senior Major: Mathematical Economics Sport: Swimming & Diving Hometown: Paradise Valley, AZ

Ian Carey Year: Senior Major: Psychology Sport: Swimming & Diving Hometown: Allentown, PA

Sam Mathai Year: Senior Major: Biology Sport: Lacrosse Hometown: San Marcos, CA

Justin Nguyen Year: Senior Major: Economics & Molecular Biology Sport: Track & Field Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

Anna Gurolnick Year: Sophomore Major: Biochemistry Sport: Volleyball Hometown: Chicago, IL

Robbie Stern Year: Senior Major: Political Science Sport: Lacrosse Hometown: Lafayette, CA

Representatives Mason Bergh (Hockey) Nikki Blair (Lacrosse) Tony Calderon (Cross Country/Track & Field) Madison Doerre (Tennis) Aria Dudley (Volleyball) David Eik (Cross Country/Track & Field) Quin Gattey (Track & Field) Kate Guynn (Swimming & Diving) Ben Hall (Track & Field) Simone Hall (Tennis) Michael Heinonen (Swimming & Diving) Robin Hilderman (Lacrosse) Molly Hiniker (Soccer)

Nina Holley (Basketball) Theo Hooker (Soccer) Eric Houska (Basketball) Liza Huschle (Track & Field) Cherry Jones (Lacrosse) Christian Kitchen (Tennis) Daniel Krueger (Soccer) Kate Loy (Basketball) Rachael Martino (Soccer) Cole McCaskill (Hockey) Ellie Meyer (Lacrosse) Julia Moore (Basketball) Coby Petau (Lacrosse)

Henry Schuler (Soccer) Sam Sheridan (Lacrosse) Olivia Steiner (Lacrosse) Max St. Pierre (Hockey) Kelli Sullivan (Soccer) Meghan Tanel (Cross Country/Track & Field) Casey Torbet (Basketball) Cole Vanacore (Lacrosse) Remy Wells (Lacrosse) Ryan Young (Basketball) Annie Zlevor (Tennis)

SAAC Golden Awards Male Athlete of the Year: Theo Hooker (Men’s Soccer) Female Athlete of the Year: Steph Kelly (Women’s Lacrosse) Chris M. Quon Award: Chris Martin (Men’s Basketball) Coach of the Year: Rick Swan – Women’s Volleyball

Best Game in a Team Sport: Women’s Volleyball rallied from a two-set deficit and down 4-0 in the fifth set to defeat Trinity in the SCAC Championship Match.

Best Upset in a Team Sport: Tiger Hockey defeated No. 2-ranked Denver, 1-0, in Denver on February 17.

Best Moment: Women’s Lacrosse senior Annie DeFrino broke CC’s career goals record with her 181st against Chapman University on April 8.

Best Play in a Team Sport: The women’s 4x400 meter relay team of Duranya Freeman, Ayla Loper, Samantha Gilbert and Asmeda Spalding defended the SCAC title and lowered their school record by six seconds and the conference championship record by more than three seconds.

Best Performance in an Individual Sport: Three-way tie Lizzy Counts (Women’s Volleyball): First-team All-American; SCAC Player of he Year; National Player of the Week.

Max Blackburn (Men’s Cross Country): SCAC Runner of the Year; Captured SCAC Cross Country title.

Henry Baldwin (Men’s Track & Field): Captured third straight SCAC high jump title; Qualified for Division III National Meet with CC-record of 6’9”.

Best Team: The women’s volleyball team achieved the No. 1 spot in the country for the first time in program history and captured the SCAC Championship for the first time since 2012.

Community Service Award: Noah Hirshorn (Men’s Lacrosse) spearheaded a lacrosse gear drive and fundraiser for Harlem Lacrosse Los Angeles.

Sportsmanship Award: Rachael Martino (Women’s Soccer) Newcomer of the Year: Camille Weaver (Women’s Soccer / Women’s Track & Field) - Captured CC’s first-ever women’s high jump title at the SCAC Track & Field Championships and shares part of the school’s 4x100-meter relay record. She also started 18 of 19 games for women’s soccer.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Quony Cup Quony Cup made its annual return to campus on Saturday, May 5. The event, sponsored by CC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in conjunction with the Christopher Quon Foundation, honors two late CC alums, Chris Quon ‘09 and Evan Spirito ‘10, and serves as a campus-wide fundraiser. The 2018 event raised a total of $7,200 for the American Cancer Society.

Creek Week Many Tigers spent Ocotber 4th cleaning Fountain Creek as part of the 2017 CC Creek Week Cleanup. Over the course of three 2-hour shifts, volunteers picked up trash along the stretch of creek running from Uintah to Bijou.

Winter Basketball Clinic The Colorado College basketball teams offered a free youth clinic on January 3. The gyms were packed the day before classes resumed for local elementary and middle schools.

Soccer Fun Day The Colorado College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, led by the women’s and men’s soccer teams, welcomed Special Olympics Colorado for the seventh annual Soccer Fun Day on Sunday, April 29.

Team Impact Graduations Colorado College celebrated the graduation of two amazing teammates during 2017-18. Men’s Basketball’s 6th man, Carter Gates signed with the Tigers in 2014 during his battle with leukemia and Women’s Lacrosse’s Cheyenne Dyess signed her ‘letter of intent’ in the spring of 2016. Both Carter and Cheyenne were matched with the Tigers through Team Impact, which pairs college sports teams with local children who are fighting a serious illness. Team IMPACT’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing lifethreatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team.

Women’s Basketball and Ronald McDonald House The women’s basketball team continued its work with the Ronald McDonald House during the 2017-18 season.

Pictured is a dinner served by the team on October 1.

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National Girls and Women In Sports Day The Tigers celebrated NGWSD on Sunday, February 11, in conjunction with the women’s basketball game versus Trinity University. Children of all ages joined CC student-athletes and representatives from local sports organizations for a free interactive sports clinic and some SCAC basketball.

Teddy Bear Toss This year’s Teddy Bear Toss was held on Sunday, Dec. 17, during the first intermission of the hockey game versus Arizona State. All stuffed animals were donated to the Bob Telmosse Foundation. The foundation is focused on keeping alive both the Christmas spirit and the commitment to improving the lives of children and families in the Pikes Peak Region.

Skate in the Park with the Tigers In conjunction with the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, members of the hockey team visited Acacia Park on December 3 for CC Tigers Day! They skated with Tiger fans of all ages in an outdoor skating session on a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the high-60s.

Hour of Power On Nov. 14, the Colorado College swimming and diving team participated in the 12th annual Ted Mullin “Leave it in the Pool” Hour of Power Relay for sarcoma research.

Festival of Lights Family Fun Day On Saturday, Dec. 2, members of the women’s soccer team visited the Festival of Lights Family Fun Day, hosted by the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Prowler joined them for this event as they interacted with fans of all ages.

Tigers Care and Share During the hockey game versus Arizona State on Dec. 16, the Tigers hosted a food drive to benefit the Care and Share Food Bank of Colorado.

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CLUB SPORTS

Club Sport

Colorado College maintains a budget for the operation of recognized club sports on campus. Funding is provided to cover team association dues, tournament fees, referee/official expenses, venue rental fees for competition, first aid kits and intra-oral safety devices. All other expenses are expected to be paid in full by the club team and its members. Special funding for coaching fees and post-season competition is determined on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Club Sports and the Director of Athletics.

Colorado College supported 14 club sports during the 2017-18 academic year. The club sports programs place a high degree of emphasis on student initiative, organization, leadership, decision making and team management. These program elements allow participants to shape their own experience to a much greater degree than any other athletic program at the College.

Participation

Baseball

19

Climbing

27

Cycling (Road & Mountain)

45

Equestrian

16

Figure Skating

12

Ice Hockey, Men

15

Ice Hockey, Women

13

Indoor Track & Field (Men)

14

Nordic Skiing

27

Rugby, Men

32

Rugby, Women

37

Soccer, Women

23

Ultimate Frisbee, Men

31

Ultimate Frisbee, Women

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Total Participation

318

2017-18 Club Sports Highlights At the end of the academic year, the program recognized Climbing and Men’s Soccer as new clubs within the program after they fulfilled the two-year process of achieving recognition.

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee held seed and placed fourth at SC Regionals in Tulsa, OK. Women’s Rugby attended NSCRO Nationals in Pittsburgh, PA and member, Nora Holmes, was named an NSCRO All-American.

Hayley Bates represented CC at Mountain Biking Nationals in Missoula, MT and Road Bike Nationals in Grand Junction, CO. Nordic Ski had five individuals qualify for Nationals.

Climbing sent seven representatives to Nationals in Houston, TX.

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INTRAMURALS

The Colorado College intramural sports program provides opportunities for all students, faculty and staff to participate in enjoyable, organized recreational activities. Diverse programming is geared towards promoting healthy lifestyles through physical fitness, social contacts, skill development and competitive situations. Active participation is encouraged with the goal that the individual will develop an appreciation of the worthy use of leisure time and a wholesome attitude toward physical activity for recreational purposes throughout life.

Colorado College has been placed as one of the top colleges with the best intramural sports programs according to The Princeton Review (“Everyone Plays Intramural Sports� - 2018 - #2).

Program

Participation

Basketball League

204

Basketball (Holiday Tournament)

258

Dodgeball

116

Flag Football

155

Futsal

218

Futsal (Holiday Tournament)

239

Ice Hockey

288

Ice Broomball

408

Inner Tube Water Polo

236

Ping Pong

28

Soccer (Outdoor-Spring)

187

Soccer (Outdoor-Fall)

345

Softball

319

Squash

5

Ultimate Frisbee

114

Volleyball

219

Total Participation

3,330

Total Unduplicated

1,405

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AT H L E T I C FA C I L I T I E S

El Pomar Sports Center The El Pomar Sports Center houses the athletics department offices as well as J. Juan Reid Arena, home court for the CC basketball and volleyball teams, and Schlessman Natatorium. The building also is equipped with an auxiliary gym, climbing wall space, hockey shooting room, a state-ofthe art training area, modern exercise-physiology and biomechanics labs, a weight room exclusively for varsity athletes and the fitness center for use by the entire campus community. After 15 months of construction, improvements to the tune of $27 million at the athletic and recreation facilities in Colorado College’s El Pomar Sports Center were completed in spring of 2013. The facility originally opened on Dec. 29, 1970.

Reid Arena Named after the late J. Juan Reid, longtime faculty member, historian and Director of Athletics at Colorado College, Reid Arena is the home court for CC’s volleyball and basketball teams.

The facility features seating for approximately 1,000 spectators with stands on both sides of the main surface as well as above the east end zone. It is equipped with courtside internet access, as well as telephone service for visiting radio broadasts and six retractable backboards.

Schlessman Natatorium Still one of the finest facilities of its type in the Rocky Mountain Region after half a century of existence, Schlessman Natatorium serves as the home for Colorado College’s varsity swimming and diving teams as well as a recreational facility for the campus community. CC’s aquatic complex features 1- and 3-meter maxiflex diving boards above a 14-feet-deep diving well along with the pool’s eight racing lanes. Recent renovations include a new vestibule entrance, new bleachers and renovated locker rooms.

Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym Completed early in 2013 as part of a $27 million renovation and expansion project of the El Pomar Sports Center and now 27 feet high, this state-of-the-art facility features 3,500 square feet of climbing surface, 24 rope stations, bouldering caves, natural cracks and a chimney/off-width area. The space is named after the late Ritt Kellogg, who graduated from Colorado College in 1990 with a degree in philosophy.

Jerry Carle Varsity Strength & Conditioning Center The Jerry Carle Varsity Strength & Conditioning Center, which opened in December 2012, is a varsity-only facility located on the first floor of the El Pomar Sports Center. The expanded training accommodations, which occupy the spaces formerly housing the Carle Weight Room and the Turf Room, contain state-of the-art cardio machines and free weights, as well as a plyometric training area and hockey shooting room.

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Washburn Field Washburn Field, full-time stomping ground for the men’s lacrosse team at Colorado College, also serves as part-time home venue for the men’s and women’s soccer squads, as well as a practice/training facility for track and field.

The historic site has been a fixture on the CC campus for more than a century.

The Frank Flood Memorial Track, named after a longtime CC football assistant and track coach, was resurfaced and improved as part of the project during the summer of 2013. The world-famous summit of Pikes Peak, 14,115 feet above sea level, still dominates the landscape as viewed from the grandstand on the east sideline. Named after Rev. Phillip Washburn, rector at Grace Episcopal Church and an avid CC football fan, it is formerly known as the oldest of its type west of the MIssissippi River.

Adam F. Press Fitness Center The Adam F. Press Fitness Center provides a safe, healthy, diverse and invigorating workout experience for members of the Colorado College community. The Fitness Center features the 3,500-square-foot Smith Cardio Center, a 4,500-square-foot strength training room, the 1,000-square-foot Louis Multi-Purpose Room, a group exercise studio for yoga and other fitness classes, a full-sized (94’ X 50’) recreational gym, the 27-foot high Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, one squash court and one convertible squash/racquetball court.

Stewart Field Stewart Field has served the needs of baseball, football, lacrosse and soccer at CC, and has undergone many changes en route to become the current home turf for men’s and women’s varsity soccer as well as the women’s lacrosse team.

The natural-grass playing surface accommodates a regulation-size soccer field.

An enclosed two-story press box, which houses a medical trainers’ room on its lower level, was built at midfield along the west sideline in the late 1990s, and covered benches were added in 2003.

Honnen Ice Arena The facility, located just east of the El Pomar Sports Center and the Schlessman Natatorium, was built in 1963 at a cost of $750,000 by architects Lusk & Wallace of Colorado Springs. It opened on Feb. 5, 1966. It was named for the main donors: the Edward H. Honnen family of Denver. Both hockey and figure skating are featured at the rink. An individual can find a program to suit their needs from learning to skate to hockey pick-up games and adult league games.

The Broadmoor World Arena One of the finest college hockey facilities anywhere, The Broadmoor World Arena has been on national display as the site for the NCAA West Regional in 2004 and 2008. It opened its doors as CC’s new home in January of 1998. Ever since, the Tigers have strived to take full advantage of their state-of-the-art surroundings. Everything about the facility is first class, and the Colorado College program is a major benefactor of the amenities. Part of a $58.8 million complex located in the southern end of the city’s business district off Interstate 25, the main arena features an Olympic-size sheet of ice (100 by 200 feet) and officially seats 7,380 spectators for hockey.

Burghart Tennis Courts The Burghart Courts, located adjacent to Washburn Field on the Colorado College campus, provide a home competition site for the Colorado College men’s and women’s tennis teams. The complex can accommodate as many as six matches at once, with convenient entrances to all courts and easy access to locker rooms. In addition to serving as the home facility for varsity competition, the courts are available for use by the entire campus community. Burghart Tennis Courts are named after longtime CC supporters Bob and Yolanda Burghart, who both graduated from the College in the 1920s.

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M E D I A R E L AT I O N S & M A R K E T I N G

visitors overview (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018) 484,499 total visits 237,980 visitors to the site 2,716,965 pages viewed

4,670 fans follow CC Tigers Athletics on Facebook 47% of fans are male 52% of fans are female 67% of followers are between the ages of 18-44

3,781 followers on Twitter

1,309 followers on Instagram

37 Men’s Hockey games were broadcast live on the radio during the 2017-18 season KRDO Radio 105.5 FM/92.5FM/1240 AM is the official Flagship Station of CC Tiger Hockey And KSBV 93.7- West of Pikes Peak 10 Men’s Hockey games were televised on either CBS Sports Network, CET, or Altitude during the 2017-18 season

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Hockey ticket sales generated $713,746.

Endowments allocated to Athletics generated $483,271.

The Department of Athletics raised $253,261 through the Tiger Pride Fund and $35,775 through the Center Ice Club program. $505,767 was generated through sponsorships, licensing and The Broadmoor World Arena Skybox rentals.

Gifts in-kind are not included in this figure.

Gifts in-kind and valuable advertising credit totaled over $400,000.

This included: - 600 meals for home teams - 120 hotel rooms for home and visiting teams

Top Level Corporate Partners for Colorado College Athletics

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TIGER PRIDE FUND & ANNUAL GIVING

Colorado College Athletics would like to thank all the alumni, parents and friends that made 2017-18 such a great success. Donors like these help make our student-athletes dreams come true as they strive for excellence at the highest levels in competition, in the classroom and in the community. This Donor Honor Roll features a listing of all of the supporters from the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Marsha and Robert Aiken Kathi Alexander Melanie Alexander Cydney and Chris Allison Bill and Carlyn Altman Lee and Mark Ammons Ken and Donna Anderson Andrew M. Paul Family Foundation Anya Arndt John and Tracy Atkinson Judi and Kris Austin-Strohbehn Matt Avila Kim and Rick Avila David Bailey Alma Bair and Allan Weiss Bruce and Susan Baird Harold and Katherine Baldwin Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund David and Adrienne Banks Ellen and Heinz Bareiss Keena Barth Carolyn and Robert Bauer Peter Baumann and Victoria Eichinger Christian Baumann Ben Beadle-Ryby Danielle Bean Isaac Becker David Beckstrom and Justine Shepherd

Tamara Begley Geoff and Jessica Bennett Chris Benz Erica and Herb Bergamini Art and Charlotte Berglund Alan and Rahab Berkowitz Jillian and Malcolm Binks Melinda Binks Smay Bishop Burchell and Chris Burchell

Kristyn Blahnik Smed and Jamie Blair Wiley and Brandy Bland Jill Block and Wade Rubinstein William Bowers and Marie Kohler Helen and Paul Bowlin Linda Boyles David and Gale Braswell Peter Bresnan and Annie Canby Claire Bresnan Nate Brodman George Brown Jim and Nancy Brummett Bob and Jane Buchanan John and Lucy Buck James and Sau Buika Chuck and Vicky Bush-Joseph Beth and Doug Campbell Susan Canby Dee Dee Carlson and Michael Goldman

Brian and Margaret Carlson Amy Carter John and Michelle Caruana Caryll M. & Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Judith Cassel-Mamet and Sam Mamet Ted and Clarianne Castaneda Max and Ramey Caulkins Caulkins Family Foundation Christen C. Garrett & Ben H. Garrett Family Foundation

Gavin and Tricia Christensen Christopher Quon Foundation Sue Clavin

Catherine Clifford Hilary and David Coffey Four and Michele Cogswell Andrea and Bryan Coleman Jim and Virginia Collins Francis Connelly and Shannon Maher Kiera Connelly Jack Connors Tom and Katie Coogan Currey and Lisa Cornelius Marlene Cosgrove Ian Coughlan Annette and Tom Counts Rory Cowie Kevin and Ashley Cronin Jerry and Anne Cross Justine Crowley Jayme and Mark Cullen John and Susan Curtis Jill Dalby Carrie Dasbach Bruce and Barbara Davis Barbara and Steven Davis Julie and Joe Davis Janet and Peter DeFrino Elizabeth DeLana Kathleen Delaney Dee and William Dern Greg Deroeck Dorothy Diggs Daniel and Lynnette Dinell Jed Doane and Christina Maruyama Matthew Douglas and Jennifer Mulhdland

Bruce Dunbar Donn and Megan Duplain Brandon Duplain Renee Duplain Buckley and Linda Eckert Ainin and Tom Edman El Pomar Foundation Joe and Ann Ellis A. and CeCe Ely Cathy and Patrick Emery Amy and John Ende R.J. Enga and Jessica Grafton Anna Euser William and Constance Evans Siri and Ralph Everett Peter and Jan Fairchild Richard Farrer Paul Feil Maggie Feil and Gaby Garcia Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Stephen Fink and Maria Palmisano Mary Jane and John Fitzpatrick Nate Flint and Kirsten Gosch Wayne Forman and Elizabeth Wald Matt Frances and Shara Kaufman Frederick and Meg Franko Kayla Fratt Jana French Julie and Phillip Gardner Steve and Bonnye Garman Noah Garrett Jeff and Susan Garrison Doug and Robin Garrison John and Annakatrine Gates David and Stephanie Gaw GE Foundation Nicholas and Tamara Gellert

Vanessa Gemignani Lucy Gerrity Charles and Micaela Gibbs Charles Gibbs Joyce Gibson Dana Gillespie and Mark Engman Mike Giunta Curtis Glesmann Charles Gold and Heather Terns Kenneth and Roni Goldberg Bill Goodacre and Chris Kushner Jon and Mimi Goodman Susanna Gotsch and Kris Hartner Ian Grant Liza Grant David and Rory Green Judy Green Kelly Greene Schuyler and Sarah Grey Devan Griffin Marshall Griffith Evan and Emily Griswold Denise and John Grogan Thomas Grossinger Robin Grossman Jenny Grossman David Gumner Jon and Staci Gustafson Tom Hackett and Kim Soffer Stanley Hadden Jeffrey and Diane Hagerty Henri Halle Spud Hamilton Katie Hamilton-Gewirz and Steven Gewirz

David Hammer Michael Hamp Hamp Family Fund Harbor Lights Foundation Rebecca Harburg and Ben Taber Will Harris Andrew and Kristin Harwood John Hatch Mike Haviland and Kristin Farrell Bill and Nancy Hay Ian Hay Leon Hayward Colleen and Eric Hegg Helen and William Mazer Foundation Mark and Sheila Hemeon-Heyer Brian and Catherine Henninger Gary Herbert Patrizia Herminjard and Ted Smith Peter Hershberger and Jill Martindale Rachel Hess and Eric Westerkamp Bob and Judy Hiester Mara Hilderman Jim Hill David and Kristina Hill Anne and Eric Hinds Betsy and Jay Hiniker Carla and Ronen Hirshorn Nancy and Bill Hochman Gregory and Georgia Hock Thora Hodge Anthony J Hoffman, DMD Brenna Hokanson Mary and Thomas Holley Nora Holmes Lucy Holtsnider and Zion Klos Horejsi Charitable Foundation, Inc.

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Holly and Alexander Horn Lamis Madeline and Paul Houska Lorraine and Ron Howlett Anne Hughes Kris Hulse Betsy and Chris Hunt Sonia ImMasche Anne James Jonathan James and Laura Bailey Bill and Debbie Jankowski Mimi and Joe Jannetty Joe Jannetty Tom and Mary Jeffery Rob Jenkins Steve Johnson and Patricia Avolio Robert and Carol Johnson Cinda Johnson Collins Amy and Daniel Jolly Craig and Seanna Jonas Kenneth and Marilyn Jones Jeffery and Kim Jones Craig and Sue Jones Jones Jones Maria Jones Staaf and William Jones Jane and Bob Justis Jeff and Julie Kaplan Peter and Penny Kast Mike Kelly and Rebecca Johnson Kenneth and Roni Goldberg Family Foundation

Bruce Kerns and Candis Cousins David and Jaiun Kim Kindred Healthcare Diane King and Scott Wesley Patricia and Timothy Kingston Ken Kinsley Benjamin and Margaret Kitchen Megan Klish Fibbe and Ben Klish Paul and Tiffany Koch Andy Kohel James Komie and Debora Osgood Nobuyuki Kondo and Yvette Morrill Laura Kopald Michael Kornblau Wes Kosel Carolyn and Harald Krause Jeffery and Sarah Krueger Elaine Lambert David and Heather Lang Ann Lang David and Sona Laurence Barbara Lavin Ned and Dianna Lawrence Sharon Lee Kim and Sam Lee Leo Hill Charitable Trust Jeremy and Vee Lew Josh Lew Steve Lewis and Barbara Brown Kirby Leyshon Ann Lindsey and Peter Montesano Kimberley Lockett and David Oline Lisi Lohre James Lonergan Chimene Longwater and Biff Bermingham

Jan and Eric Lord Desiree Lovato Gil Lucero Brad and Nancy Lundberg Jeanine and Joe Lunghamer Carol Lutes

TIGER PRIDE FUND & ANNUAL GIVING Diane and James Lynch Pat Lyon Betsy and Chris Lyons Lisa and Stephen MacKenzie Robert and Marilyn Magie Mary Beth and Zlatko Makic Joan and Warren Malkerson Steve Mann and Deborah MacWilliams Jenn Marra Henry and Pam Martensen Pit Martin and Nadine Sage Christopher Martin AliciaRose Martinez Diahn Martins Karl and Mandy Maruyama Caroline and Jeff Mason Jon and Kari Mattes-Ritz Becky McAlpine Rebecca McCue Robert and Marilyn McCusker Bob McKendry and Julia Cheney Buck McKenna and Anna Woodsmall Tom and Thayer McKenzie Kathy McKewon Mixmaster McLeod and Cupcake Behrns

Ken and Eydie Mellin Jaime Meltzer Allan Meltzer Katherine Menendez Mary and William Merrigan Erin Merrigan Christopher Meyer Skyler Meyer and Michal Varga Joan and Robert Meyjes Sam Meyjes Microsoft Giving Campaign John and Melinda Middleton Alison and Mark Miller Jayne and Steve Miller Charlie and Janis Milliet Elizabeth and Jeffrey Mills Tyler and Heather Mingst Elizabeth and Sean Mitchell Thomas Mitchell Alison and Paul Mittelstadt Laura Mock Sara Mohn and William Schultz Peter Monson and Rebecca Lloyd CJ Monson Donald and Raelene Moore Donald Moore Jeff and Sally Moore Rachel Moreland Scott and Misha Morioka Chris and Jeff Morrison Bliven Pete Morse Madeline Moviel Amy and Jeff Mow Paul Munsch Dan and Caitlin Murray Becky and Dean Myers Matt Nadel National Christian Foundation Twin Cities Audrey Nelson Jane Newberry Sally and Thomas Newhall Cynthia and Mark Newton Gary Nichols Alex Nichols Susan Nickerson Joan Nickerson Andrea Nicolaisen Lara and Sean Nolan Craig Norberg

Stephanie Norville Charley Novack Andy Obringer Rebecca Oline Richard Oline Shawna and Blaine Olsen Molly and Russ Omizo Therese O’Neill Peters and Elliot Peters Louis Orenstein Cory Orofino and Jen Bobich Alex Osmond Hank Otto Gary and Mary Page Scott and Melissa Palguta Debby Palmisano Jennifer and Lars Parkin Andy Partee Patricia A. Lyon Charitable Fund Andy and Margaret Paul Taylor Paul Steve and Janice Paul Lloyd and Jean-Marie Peirce Edmund and Laura Pendleton Eric Pepperl and Christine Murphy Joy Peria and Don Divine Richard and Robyn Petau Jamie and Jean Peters Petey Peterson Jeff Pfeifer Heather and Erik Pilmanis David Pinto-Carpenter Margaret Platter Patricia Pleasance Dawn and Thomas Poehls Joan Popowics Sergio Portesan Colorado College President Archie Prestayko David and Diane Quon Jeff and Susie Raizner Albert and Andrea Raizner Victor Reckmeyer Rob Redwine Dave and Gerri Anne Reed William Reid James Reohr Craig Rice and Beverlee French Horst and Helen Richardson Jessica and Scott Richmond Suzanne Ridings Stuart and Mindy Rifkin David and Laura Roe Boyd Rooney Tony and Laura Rosendo Jan Rosenfeld and Michael Catania Roy A. Hunt Foundation Diana and Jonathan Ruhl Mercy Russell Mary Russell Pete and Paula Ryan Casey and Bev Ryan Charles and Helen Ryder William Sabin Sam Lee Family Donald and Sharon Sanborn Bill and Lori Sandberg Kirsten and J.D. Sandfort Antonio Sandoval and Mimi Aledo-Sandoval

Nicoline and Stuart Sawabini Matt Schenck Allyson and Andrew Schneider Fred and Jenny Schuler Dick and Susan Schulte Wayne Schwaeber Amy and Mark Schwantes

Becca Schwartz Chuck and Susan Schweiss SDA, Inc. Michelle and Jeff Secor Kathy and Lawrence Seidman Shelley Separovich Bob Sheldon Jennie and James Sheldon Matt Sheldon Douglas Shelton James Shepard Ilja and Silke Siepmann Anne and Casey Sills Mary Silva Doctor Kornel Simons and Coleen Reedy Colin and Debbie Simpson Dan and Louise Smith Cody Smith Liesa and Scott Smith Brent Smith Caleigh Smith Mark Smith and Karen Tanner-Smith Craig and Patsy Smith Kathleen Smythe Molly Snell Judy Sondermann Marsha and Philip Song Jim and Maureen Soran Tom and Shannon Southall Susan Spencer Joey and Kim Spinelli Tony and Susan Spirito Jeremiah and Rebecca Splaine Andrea and Jon Sprole Bella Staal Mack and Mary Staton Steadman Hawkins Clinic Jen and Jon Steiner Hank and Kim Stern Steve and Julia Steury Matthew Stoneking Marge Stoneking Randy Stoneking Olivia Stoneking Donald and Marilyn Stouffer Dave and Deborah Strawn Laura and Cristian Streeter Susan “Stuey” Stuart Jean and Robert Sudduth Charlie and Mandy Sulfrian Gary and Patricia Summers Ann and Stephen Sutro Rick and Elizabeth Swan Ted and Deb Swan David and Lisa Sweet Joan and Randal Swift Ben Taber and Rebecca Harburg Dallas Tarkenton Nathan and Emily Tarver Nancy and Timothy Taussig Beale Tejada Liz Thayer The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Coca-Cola Foundation The Hadden Family Trust The J.K. Sprole Family Fund

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Verizon Foundation Kerri and Lee Vierling Marty Wakelyn Jake Walden Jeffrey and Lisa Walz Betty Walz Frederick Wang Andi Wang David Ward Arlene and Jacque Ward Jim and Sandy Warner Monica Weindling Fred and Rosemary Weintz Blake Werner and Ellie Meyers John and Karen Weslar Andrea and Brian Weslar Mark and Martina Weslar Bob and Linda Wessen Emily and Brent West Suzanne and Lee White Lawrence White and Chris Pfaff Madellen White Brian and Coleman Whittier David Willett Lyrae Williams Karen Willoughby and Eric Dahlin Ilona Wilson Hilary Witt Bob Wohlfeil Susan and Rick Wold Robyn Wolf-Eagle Karen and Randall Woo Nancy and Ken Woodrow Kristina and Thomas Woods Sara Woods Sean Woods Steven Woodworth Bill Wotkyns and Sara Flitner Robert Young and Kathy van Leuwen YourCause

The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

The Song Charitable Fund The WANG Foundation Gary and Renee Thomason Dan and Joan Thorndike Jill Tiefenthaler and Kevin Rask John and Marsha Torbet Tortimaki Foundation Joel and Mikako Trachtenberg

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SPORTS MEDICINE

354 athletes went through pre-participation exams prior to the start of their respective seasons. These exams include review of current injury status, coordination of physician visits when necessary, and any further testing deemed appropriate by team physicians.

Neuropsychological baseline tests were performed on all new first-year and junior student-athletes.

Since injuries occur in varying complexity, each injury must be thoroughly evaluated to determine the severity, how it will affect sport participation and need for referral to other medical professionals.

313 medical referrals resulted in a physician office visit.

35 in-house clinic opportunities were available for an athlete to see a physician on campus.

491 medical appointments were completed on campus-free of charge to the student athlete. This is of great value due to the cost savings from not having co-pay responsibilities, no bills generated to insurance and the secondary insurance policy and less time and travel required by student-athlete and sports medicine staff.

Over 1,000 Physical Therapy evaluations and rehabilitation appointments were performed during the 2016-2017 academic year.

135 injury prevention screenings were performed in an effort to reduce the number of significant injuries sustained by athletes.

Team physicians, which include all specialty areas of care, rotate through the Sports Medicine facility on a weekly basis to provide pro bono work at a conservative value of greater than $100,000 per year.

To insure optimum communication and continuum of care, each athlete is accompanied by a member of the sports medicine staff to his/her appointment with team physicians and specialists.

Sports Medicine continues to attract quality students who have an interest in pursuing careers in the medical and allied health fields and help prepare them for successful admission into MD, DO, PA, PT and RN/NP post graduate schools.

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CONFERENCE HONORS First Team Patty Atkinson, WXC – All-SCAC Henry Baldwin, MT&F – All-SCAC Max Blackburn, MXC & MT&F – All-SCAC Adela Burak, WTEN – All-SCAC Tony Calderon, MXC & MT&F – All-SCAC Ian Carey, MSWIM – All-SCAC Baker Casagrande, MSWIM – All-SCAC Jio Chang, WSWIM – All-SCAC Lizzy Counts, VB – All-SCAC Eric Dallesasse, MSWIM – All-SCAC Annie DeFrino, WLAX – All-IWLS* Mary Rose Donahue, WDIVE – All-SCAC Annabel Driussi, WXC – All-SCAC Aria Dudley, VB – All-SCAC Sarah Dunbar, WSWIM – All-SCAC Andrew Edds, MT&F – All-SCAC David Eik, MXC – All-SCAC Emilly Erickson, WSWIM – All-SCAC Noah Forman, MTEN – All-SCAC Duranya Freeman, WT&F & WXC – All-SCAC Joel Frykholm, MSOC – All-SCAC Quin Gattey, MT&F – All-SCAC Samantha Gilbert, WT&F – All-SCAC Nick Halloran, HOCK – NCHC All-conference Damon Hardwick, MT&F – All-SCAC Emily Harrison, WSWIM – All-SCAC David Hedges, MXC – All-SCAC

Theo Hooker, MSOC – All-SCAC Eric Houska, MBB – All-SCAC Sam Hum, MTEN – All-SCAC Selma Jukic, WSWIM – All-SCAC Steph Kelly, WLAX – All-IWLS* Ayla Loper, WT&F – All-SCAC Johannes Mansson, MSWIM – All-SCAC Kelsey Maxwell, WXC – All-SCAC Lauren Milliet, WSOC – All-Mountain West Justin Nguyen, MT&F – All-SCAC Paul Olsen, MT&F – All-SCAC India Phillips, WSWIM – All-SCAC Emileigh Rafidi, WSWIM – All-SCAC Ethan Schick, MSWIM – All-SCAC McKenna Schnack, WT&F – All-SCAC Ellen Silk, WSWIM – All-SCAC Asmeda Spalding, WT&F – All-SCAC Claire Tobin, WT&F – All-SCAC Cole Vanacore, WLAX – All-IWLS* Leah Veldhuisen, WXC – All-SCAC Riley Wadehra, WDIVE – All-SCAC Martin Walker, MSWIM – All-SCAC Allysa Warling, WXC – All-SCAC Camille Weaver, WT&F – All-SCAC Griffin Wesley, MSOC – All-SCAC Michael Wright, MSWIM – All-SCAC Justina Zuckerman, WSWIM – All-SCAC

Second Team

Third Team

CooXooEii Black, MBB – All-SCAC Haley Harris, VB – All-SCAC Henry Schuler, MSOC – All-SCAC Sam Markin, MSOC – All-SCAC Jordan Mullen, VB – All-SCAC Ellie Meyer, WLAX – All-IWLS* Lauren Pejza, WLAX – All-IWLS* Casey Torbet, WBB – All-SCAC Glenna Yancey, VB – All-SCAC

McKenzee Gertz, WBB – All-SCAC

Pejza, King, Vanacore, Kelly, DeFrino, Meyer & Schafer

Markin, Wesley, Hooker, Frykholm & Schuler

Yancey, Harris, Counts, Swan, Mullen & Dudley

Player of the Month Nick Halloran, HOCK –December and January

Honorable Mention Keenan Amer, MSOC – All-SCAC Mason Bergh, HOCK – NCHC All-Conference John Hatch, MBB – All-SCAC Eva King, WLAX – All-IWLS* Jenna McDonald, WTEN – All-SCAC Cassis Schafer, WLAX – All-IWLS*

Torbet

Berg

* IWLS: Women’s Independent Lacrosse Schools

Athlete/Player of the Week Mason Bergh, HOCK – NCHC Weeks 2 & 6 CooXooEii Black, MBB – SCAC Week 13 Max Blackburn, MXC – SCAC Week 7 Adela Burak, WTEN – SCAC Week 7 Jio Chang, WSWIM – SCAC Week 9 Troy Conzo, HOCK – NCHC Week 17 Mary Rose Donahue, WDIVE – SCAC Weeks 4, 8 & 9 Annie DeFrino, IWLS Weeks 7 & 10 Joel Frykholm, MSOC – SCAC Week 2 McKenzee Gertz, WBB – SCAC Week 5 Nick Halloran, HOCK – NCHC Week 11 Theo Hooker, MSOC – SCAC Weeks 2, 5, 8 & 9

Steph Kelly, IWLS Weeks 2, 3 & 6 Eva King, IWLS Weeks 7 & 10 Alex Leclerc, HOCK – NCHC Week 10 Walker Martin, WSWIM – SCAC Week 12 Catie McDonald, WSOC – MW Week 11 Jenna McDonald, WTEN – SCAC Week 7 Lauren Milliet, WSOC – MW Week 4 Kelli Sullivan, WSOC – MW Week 4 Riley Wadehra, WDIVE– SCAC Weeks 2 & 12 Alyssa Warling, WXC – SCAC Weeks 1 & 2 Griffin Wesley, MSOC – SCAC Week 4 Justina Zuckerman, WSWIM – SCAC Week 8 Colorado College Athletics | 2017-18 Annual Report

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CONFERENCE HONORS

Conference Awards Max Blackburn, MXC – SCAC Runner of the Year Lizzy Counts, VB – SCAC Player of the Year Theo Hooker, MSOC – SCAC Defensive Co-Player of the Year McKenzee Gertz, WBB – SCAC Newcomer of the Year Nick Halloran, HOCK – NCHC Three Stars Award Steph Kelly, WLAX – IWLS Player of the Year Jordan Mullen, VB – SCAC Tournament MVP Max Blackburn

McKenzee Gertz

Conference All-Tournament

Theo Hooker

Adela Burak, WTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team Brian Chen, MTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team Lizzy Counts, VB – SCAC All-Tournament Team Noah Forman, MTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team Haley Harris, VB – SCAC All-Tournament Team Caroline James, WTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team Jenna McDonald, WTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team Casey Torbet, WBB – SCAC All-Tournament Team Jordan Mullen, VB – SCAC All-Tournament Team Annie Zlevor, WTEN – SCAC All-Tournament Team

Ellen Silk

Conference Champions Henry Baldwin, MT&F – High Jump Champion Max Blackburn, MXC – SCAC Championships Individual Champion Tony Calderon, MT&F – 10,000 meter champion Eric Dallesasse, MSWIM – 100 Butterfly Champion Henry Baldwin McDonald & Burak Ellen Silk, WSWIM – 100 Butterfly Champion Camille Weaver, WT&F – High Jump Champion 1,600-Meter Relay Champions, WT&F – Duranya Freeman, Ayla Loper, Samantha Gilbert and Asmeda Spalding Women’s Volleyball

Tony Calderon

Eric Dallesasse

Camile Weaver

SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team Noah Forman, MTEN Emily Harrison, WSWIM&DIVE Nina Holley, WBB Sarah Lawton, VB Adam Mahler, MXC Edmond Pendleton, MBB Jon Roddy, MSWIM&DIVE Ian Sanborn, MT&F McKenna Schnack, WT&F Henry Schuler, MSOC Meghan Tanel, WXC Annie Zlevor, WTEN Colorado College Athletics | 2017-18 Annual Report

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SCAC Character & Community Student Athlete of the Week Theo Hooker – Oct. 26 Sarah Lawton – Nov. 16 Jasmine Wallack – Apr. 20 Trey Watmore – Jan. 24

SCAC Team Sportsmanship Award Women’s Basketball Men’s Tennis

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First Team All-American Lizzy Counts, VB

Second Team All-American Nick Halloran, HOCK Steph Kelly, WLAX Honorable Mention All-American Aria Dudley, VB Jordan Mullen, VB Robbie Stern, MLAX

National Player of the Week Lizzy Counts, VB – Sports Imports/AVCA week of Oct. 3 Aria Dudley, VB – Sports Imports/AVCA week of Oct. 24 National Team of the Week Tyler Borko, MLAX – USILA week of Apr. 3 Coby Petau, MLAX – USILA week of Mar. 20 Robbie Stern, MLAX – USILA week of Mar. 13

Lizzy Counts

Blackburn Nick Halloran

Steph Kelly

Aria Dudley

Jordan Mullen

Robbie Stern

All-Region Honors Keenan Amer, MSOC – USC All-West Region Henry Baldwin, MT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Max Blackburn, MT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Tyler Borko, MLAX – IMLCA Honorable Mention West Region Lizzy Counts, VB – AVCA All-West Region First Team Annie DeFrino, WLAX – IWLCA All-West Region Second Team Annabel Driussi, WCC – USTFCCCA All-West Region Aria Dudley, VB – AVCA All-West Region First Team Duranya Freeman, WT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Joel Frykholm, MSOC – USC All-West Region Samantha Gilbert, WT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Riley Hoffman, MLAX – IMLCA Honorable Mention West Region Theo Hooker, MSOC – USC All-West Region

Eric Houska, MBB – D3Hoops.com All-West Region Third Team Steph Kelly, WLAX – IWLCA All-West Region First Team Ayla Loper, WT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Kelsey Maxwell, WCC – USTFCCCA All-West Region Lauren Milliet, WSOC – USC All-West Region Jordan Mullen, VB – AVCA All-West Region First Team Cassis Schafer, WLAX – IWLCA All-West Region Second Team Asmeda Spalding, WT&F – USTFCCCA All-West Region Robbie Stern, MLAX – IMLCA Second Team West Region Cole Vanacore, WLAX – IWLCA All-West Region First Team Leah Veldhuisen, WCC – USTFCCCA All-West Region Allysa Warling, WCC – USTFCCCA All-West Region

Colorado College Athletics | 2017-18 Annual Report

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