Table of Contents 2002 Roster .......................... IFC 2002 Outlook ......................... 2-3
The Volleyball Staff Christie Jackson, Head Coach ............... 4 Steve Loeswick, Assistant Coach ............. 6 Tom Howley, Strength Coach ............... 6 Dr. Robert Babcock, Faculty Advisor .......... 7 Rose Howland, Athletic Trainer .............. 7 Administration — President/Athletic Director ... 8 Student Services/Chris Wlosinski ............. 9 The Friedman Center .................... 10
Junior Debbie Quibell
Meet the Big Red
Cornell Quick Facts
Captains Mary Margaret Moore ................. 12 Rachel Rice .......................... 13 Veterans Angela Barbera ...................... 14 Kathryn Conrad ...................... 15 Jamie Lugo .......................... 16 Debbie Quibell ...................... 17 Ashely Stover ........................ 18 Newcomers Rachel Adomat/Whitney Fair/Hayley Grieve . 19 Kristen Hughes/Kelly Kramer/Heather Young 20
Location ........ Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 Founded ................... 1865 Enrollment ............... 13,600 President ..... Hunter R. Rawlings III Colors .... Carnelian Red and White Affiliation ................ NCAA I Conference ............ Ivy League Home Court ....... Newman Arena
Cornell Volleyball History 2001 Final Statistics and Results ............ 21 2001 Season Review ..................... 22 Cornell Volleyball Tradition ............ 23-24 All-Time Letter Winners .................. 25 Individual Records ...................... 26 Team Records .......................... 27
The Ivy League The Ivy League ......................... 28 2001 Standings, Past Champions and Players of the Year .................... 29 2001 Ivy League Statistics ................. 30
This is Cornell Admissions Info ......................... 31 Cornell University/Realizing a Bold Dream . 32-33 Cornell Athletics ..................... 34-35 Prominent Alumni ...................... 36 2002 Schedule ........................ B C This guide was written and designed by Jeremy Hartigan, assistant director of athletic communications. Edited by Elli Harkness. Photography by Tim McKinney and Jerry Cross.
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Athletics Administration AthleticDirector ... J. Andrew Noel Jr. Associate AD/SWA .... Anita Brenner Associate AD ....... Bob Chaddock Compliance Coordinator Patty Weldon Alumni Affairs & Devel. John Webster Director of Ticketing . Gene Nighman Sports Marketing ......... JeffHall Volleyball Staff Head Coach ....... ChristieJackson e-mail ......... cj32@cornell.edu phone ........... (607) 255-3813 Assistant Coach ..... Steve Loeswick e-mail ........ sl157@cornell.edu phone ........... (607) 254-4971 AthleticTrainer ..... Rose Howland Strength Coach ....... Tom Howley Faculty Advisor ... Dr. Robert Babcock Student-AthleteServices . ChrisWlosinski Athletic Communications Staff Director ............ Laura Stange Assistant (VB Contact) Jeremy Hartigan e-mail ........ jh295@cornell.edu office phone ...... (607) 255-9788 home phone ...... (607) 257-7146 FAX ............. (607) 255-9791 Assistant .............. Brian Kelley Intern ...................... TBA AdministrativeAssistant . ElliHarkness Accounts Rep. .... Marlene Crockford Big Red Hotline ..... (607) 255-2385 Internet ... www.CornellBigRed.com
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Season Outlook Big Red Looks For Many Happy Returns In 2002 Three All-Ivy players, four starters and eight letter winners back on East Hill The Big Red continues to inch closer to an Ivy League title. And with the nucleus of contributors returning from a team that has gone 37-18 the past two seasons, Cornell is ready to make its move. Each season under head coach Christie Jackson, the Big Red has climbed closer to its goal of an Ivy championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In 2000, it was a trip to the finals of the Ivy tournament. In 2001, Cornell jumped out to a 5-1 conference start for sole possession of first place before splitting its last eight games to finish third in the new double round robin format. This season, a relatively young, yet extremely experienced, team will attempt to win its fourth Ivy crown and first since 1993. With two all-conference outside hitters back on East Hill, combined with the healthy return of the league’s top setter from two years ago and two middle blockers that ranked in the top 10 in blocks in 2001, Cornell has that opportunity. With the addition of the Big Red’s six freshmen, Jackson’s squad is the deepest and most talented in recent memory. Cornell will again rely on a balanced and exciting attack, which last year saw five players record at least 190 kills. Leading the way on the outside will be senior Angela Barbera and junior Debbie Quibell, while the middle attack will feature juniors Jamie Lugo and Ashely Stover. Directing the offense will be junior setter Rachel Rice, who missed all of her sophomore season with injuries after earning an all-conference nod as a rookie. With the anticipation that Cornell will challenge for an Ivy title, Jackson put together one of the strongest schedules in school history. Along with the treacherous 14-game conference slate, the squad will compete in three tournaments, including its own Big Red Invitational. Cornell will open the season by participating in tournaments at Robert Morris and at Georgia Tech, both of whom reached the NCAA tournament a season ago, facing the host schools as well as a pair of 20-match winners in 2001, Florida International and Alabama. Jackson’s team will also be challenged by teams from the Big East, SEC, ACC, Mountain West and WAC conferences. Rice Returns To Lead Offense After a 2001 season filled with injury and
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disappointment, junior setter Rachel Rice’s highly anticipated return to the court will play an important part of regaining the team’s quick-strike offensive capability. Rice will attempt to get back into the form that saw her lead the conference in assists and setting a Cornell season record as a freshman. A quick decision maker who can adapt to the flow of a match, Rice can distribRachel Rice ute anywhere on the court with equal precision. At 510, she adds the dimension of being one of the team’s top obstacles at the net. She ranked third on the team with 64 blocks as a rookie. Senior Mary Margaret Moore and freshman Whitney Fair will serve as the team’s backup setters. Moore has ranked second on the team in assists each of the last two years, while Fair is versatile enough to play on the right side as well as set. Barbera, Quibell Form Top Outside Duo With senior Angela Barbera and junior Debbie Quibell penciled in on the outside, the Big Red attack has a pair of top attackers earning swings. Also competing for time on the outside will be sophomore Kathryn Conrad and freshmen Rachel Adomat and Hayley Grieve. Barbera is an explosive attacker with tremendous athletic ability. A second team All-Ivy selection in 2001, the Boise State transfer came on in the second half of the season and led the squad in kills in league games. Barbera posted 2.80 kills and 2.24 digs per game on the year, both good for third on the team, but raised those numbers to 3.59 kills and 2.86 digs in Ivy matches. Quibell, a first-team all-conference pick a season ago, led the squad in kills for the second straight year. One of the top allaround hitters in the league, Quibell ranked
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among the league leaders in digs (3.42) and aces (0.41). A heady player who can terminate attacks with her power, Quibell’s talents complement Barbera’s abilities. The junior also provides a consistent effort, recording double figure kill efforts in 21 of 26 matches and double digit digs 16 times, including a career best 33 at Harvard. Quibell is also utilized as the team’s primary passer. Conrad is an athletic hitter who will also see time as the libero/defensive specialist. Her development in the spring has her squarely in the mix on the outside. Adomat has great size on the outside at 6-1 and will improve as she gains strength. Grieve is a talented athlete with unlimited potential on the outside. Big Blockers Highlight Play In The Middle One of the question marks of the 2001 season has become a major strength going into 2002 as the Big Red middle blockers have arrived. Juniors Jamie Lugo and Ashely Stover, who both finished among the league’s top 10 in blocks, will have to fight off challenges from freshmen Kristen Hughes and Heather Young. Lugo made great strides as a sophomore, averaging 2.12
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kills and 1.24 blocks per game after seeing spot time as a rookie. The Long Beach, Calif., native was an efficient attacker as evidenced by her team-leading .242 hitting percentage, and displayed an all-around game not seen as a freshman. She posted one of the top efforts in school history in last season’s opener against La Salle, recording 11 kills, 10 digs, six blocks and six service aces in a five-game win over the Explorers. Stover may have been the most improved player since the end of last season and will look to become a bigger part of the attack with her improvements. She already stands eighth on the school’s career blocks list with 186 after just two seasons. Possessing keen timing on the block and her ability to read offenses, Stover is expected to continue to be the team’s enforcer at the net. She added more than two kills per game as well a season ago. The freshman duo of Hughes and Young will also attempt to break into the rotation. Back Row Players Face Heavy Competition Cornell’sfall practice will feature an interesting battle for playing time for back row positions, as Moore, Conrad and freshman Angela Barbera Kelli Kramer attempt (top, left) and Jamie to earn court time. Lugo return after Moore is in her second season as team helping the 2001 captain and has been squad set a school one of the most record for block assists in a season. consistent defensive players in the program, averaging nearly 150 digs per season during her career. A vocal leader on and off the court, Moore had six double-figure dig matches in 2001 and will also continue in her role as the team’s backup setter. Conrad will use her athletic ability to compete for time on the outside. A quick player who will serve as a primary passer, she recovered from a high school knee injury to play in 11 of 14 Ivy matches in 2001. Kramer is another athletic back row player whose toughness, strength and passing ability will help her quest for playing time as a freshman. www.CornellBigRed.com • 3
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Volleyball Staff Christie Jackson The Wendy Schaenen ‘79 Head Coach of Volleyball Christie Jackson,the Wendy Schaenen ‘79 Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball,begins her fourth season at Cornell. The position was endowed by Nelson Schaenen Jr. ‘50 in March 2002. Jackson has volleyball program back to its rightful place — the top of the Ivy League standings. Jackson has helped the Big Red put together back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1992-93. The team’s 37 wins over the past two years are also the most in a two-year span since the 1991-92 seasons. Despite a rash of injuries, including a season-ending one to the only setter on the roster, Jackson led Cornell to a 17-9 record in 2001 and a program-best nine Ivy League wins. The team finished in third place for the second straight year after finishing fifth or below the previous four years. Jackson led the 2000 team to a 20-9 record and advanced to within three points of the NCAA tournament. The Ivy League championship appearance was the first for Cornell since 1993. Included in that run was an 11game improvement over the 1999 campaign (9-14), the fourth largest turnaround in program history. The squad led the Ivy League and set school records for kills and assists, while ranking second in the circuit in block assists to establish a school mark. During the 2000 season, Jackson tutored Ivy League Player of the Year Robin Moore and helped develop the skills of second team allleague picks Jennifer Borncamp and Debbie Quibell. Her experience as a collegiate setter was also instrumental in developing freshman Rachel Rice, the league’s statistical leader in assists and an honorable mention All-Ivy pick. Jackson has earned the reputation as a strong recruiter and the proof has been in the results of the Big Red’s underclassmen. All three of Cornell’s returning all-league players (Angela Barbera, Quibell and Rice) were recruited to Ithaca by Jackson. Add in Jamie Lugo and Ashely Stover, who led the team in blocks per game last season and ranked fourth and fifth in kills per game, and you have a young, but match-tested, roster. After joining the Big Red staff as an assis-
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tant in 1997, Jackson was promoted to the head job in December 1998 after taking over late in October 1998 as interim head coach. Jackson’s team went 3-6 over the final nine games with Jackson in charge after opening the season 5-14. Each year members of the team opt to stay in Ithaca over the summer to work out under the guidance of Tom Howley, the head coach of the Big Red’s strength and conditioning program. Jackson works closely with Howley to develop challenging workout programs that will help the athletes make an impact on the court. “We not only have access to one of the finest weight training facilities in the East, Cornell volleyball also has one of the top strength coaches working directly with our program.” Practice sessions with Jackson are competitive and prepare the athletes mentally for the rigors of a regular-season match and
The Jackson File Education Mount Hood College University of Idaho B.S., Elementary Education, 1993 Coaching Experience Cal Poly, 1992, 1995-96 San Luis Volleyball Club, 1993-95 Cambria Youth Athletic Assoc., 1996-98 Cornell University, 1997-present Playing Experience Mount Hood, 1988-89 •1988 - Second-Team All-Conference •1988 - Team MVP •1989 - Team Captain •1989 - First-Team All-Conference •1989 - First-Team All-Region •1989 - Regional MVP •1989 - Team MVP Idaho, 1990-92 •1991 - Team Captain •1992 - Scholar-Athlete Award Winner •1992 - Outstanding Senior Nominee
At Cornell
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 1998-01
W 3 9 20 17 49
L 6 14 9 9 38
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Why Cornell? “Cornell, as an educational institution, has a lot to offer. With its seven undergraduate colleges, a student can choose what is truly the best fit for her — from taking classes in the world renowned School of Hotel Administration to conducting hands-on research in what could be the next medical breakthrough! “The athletic department understands the demands of being a Division I athlete at an Ivy League institution and provides top-rate academic support. Cornell athletics is a proactive environment which encourages its athletes to do well in the classroom. It even provides additional academic support with its own student support services specialist — the first position of its kind in the Ivy League.” —Coach Jackson
let the staff know who can be counted on when the game is on the line. Practices focus on game situations with an emphasis on position training and one-on-one work. Most drills require you to “win” your way off the court, but also encourages teamwork. “As we prepare for matches, we do not hold back, we give it all that we have every minute of the day. Each member of the team knows that the effort we put in during practice will pay dividends during our matches.” Jackson knows what it takes, as she was an all-conference setter in each of her two seasons at Mt. Hood Junior College in Portland, Ore. She was twice named team MVP and received all-region honors as a sophomore while guiding the Saints to the regional championship. She continued her career at the University of Idaho, where she set a school record in assists while serving as captain for the Vandals as a senior. Jackson is also familiar with working hard in the classroom, as she was recognized as a University of Idaho Scholar-Athlete. A 1993 graduate of the University of Idaho, Jackson joined the Big Red after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where she also directed the Cambria Youth Volleyball Association. A proven teacher, Jackson has served as an instructor at numerous camps, clinics and with several club programs. She served as head coach of the San Luis Obispo Juniors volleyball club and coached at the Cal Poly camps. She currently serves as the director of the NIKE volleyball camps at Cornell. Jackson resides in Ithaca with her son, Davis, and daughter, Brooks.
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What they’re saying about Christie Jackson
Christie was a super competitor who figured out how to win no matter what the game was. She was a small player in a big player’s game who survived by playing smarter and harder than everyone else. It doesn’t surprise me that she is such a successful coach because she will coach smarter and out-work all of her opponents.
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— Tom Hilbert, Colorado State head coach
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Coach Jackson is incredibly dedicated to her job, which to her means helping her athletes develop into the best volleyball players, leaders, and students that they can be. She did just that for me during my four years at Cornell. She was much more than a volleyball coach to me. She was a mentor, a teacher, and a role model. Her passion for the game is undying. In season or out, if I wanted to work after practice she would stay late. If I had time in between classes to come and hit or pass it was never a question that she would find the time for me. I have no doubt that she and Coach Loeswick have the capability of developing the best volleyball program in the Ivy League—they are already well on their way.
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— Robin Moore ‘01, 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year
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Christie is a very competitive person who brings an unbelievable amount of energy and commitment to the Cornell program. She is dedicated to making her athletes the the very best people and players they can be.
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— Steve Schlick, Cal Poly head coach
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Volleyball Staff Steve Loeswick Assistant Coach Steve Loeswick begins his third season as an assistant coach at Cornell, working side-by-side with head coach Christie Jackson in rebuilding the Big Red volleyball program to regional prominence. Loeswick has responsibilities in all aspects of the program, from recruiting and scouting to practice and match preparation. He has been instrumental in the development of 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year Robin Moore, as well as nine All-Ivy selections during his time as assistant coach. Cornell has posted a 37-18 record in his first two years working with Jackson. After serving as assistant coach for Martinus Club, a professional women's team in Holland, the former standout setter joined the Cornell program in 1998. A four-year starter at setter at the University of Southern California, Loeswick became only the third Trojan player to start at that spot all four years, joining brothers Dusty and Rudy Dvorak. He ranked 10th nationally with a 15.86 assist-per-game average. A 1996 graduate of USC with a degree in exercise science, Loeswick, who was named to the 1993 Volleyball Monthly All-Freshman team, was named to the Mountain Pacific Sport Federation All-Academic team following his senior year. Loeswick participated in the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1993 and 1994, serving as captain of the squad that captured the silver medal. In 1998, he played for the Moers Sports Club, which competes in the men's professional volleyball league in Germany, after coaching the Valley Thunder 18s, a prep volleyball program in Northridge, Calif., in 1997. A native of North Tonawanda, N.Y., Loeswick made Volleyball Monthly's Fabulous 50 Preps list as a senior in 1992. In the summer of 1991, Loeswick was a member of the gold medal team at the Empire State Games. He twice participated on the U.S. Junior Elite team and also played for the Rochester Pace Bootlegger club team, where he was an AAU All-America selection.
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Howley has been the Strength and Conditioning coach at Cornell University since July 1995. In that role, he oversees the design and implementation of athletic performance programs for Cornell’s 36 varsity sports. The comprehensive, year-round programs include strength and power development, mobility skill training and conditioning, and are implemented in a motivating, team-oriented environment. Prior to his arrival at Cornell, Howley was the assistant director of strength and conditioning at East Carolina University from 1991-1995. While there, the Pirates participated in two bowl games (1992 Peach Bowl and 1995 Liberty Bowl), qualified for the NCAA baseball regional tournament (1994) and played in the NCAA basketball tournament (1993). Howley was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Auburn University from 1989-91, where he earned his master’s degree in exercise physiology. The Tigers, the 1989 Southeastern Conference co-champions, were the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1991 Peach Bowl champions, as Howley also served as an assistant coach with the special teams. A 1988 graduate of Tulane, Howley earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and was a three-year letterman and two year starting offensive lineman on the football team. The Green Wave played in the 1987 Independence Bowl his senior year. He was the recipient of the New Orleans Quarterback Club Student-Athlete Award as a senior. Howley is an active participant in the Cornell University/Ithaca College chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He and his wife, Amanda, reside in Ithaca. 6 • www.CornellBigRed.com
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Dr. Robert Babcock Faculty Advisor Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Babcock, who is in the College of Human Ecology's department of policy analysis and management, is beginning his eighth season as the volleyball program's faculty advisor. Some of Dr. Babcock's duties as faculty advisor include assisting the volleyball staff in coordinating university academic support resources, academic and career advising for the volleyball student-athletes and serving as a liaison between the coaching staff and the faculty. He can be seen at nearly every match and has also travelled to select tournaments with the team. The time he spends with the program allows him to give more personalized attention to each player. Dr. Babcock holds a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, a master's degree from New York University and a doctorate from Cornell. His academic interests include organizational behavior, conflict management and career development. He received both the College of Human Ecology Distinguished Teaching Award and the Human Service Studies Department Teaching Award. Although he is professor emeritus, he is in the office daily and continues with many of his academic duties, especially those which are student oriented. Dr. Babcock’s love for athletics and the student-athletes goes beyond the volleyball program, as he also serves as a member of the athletic department’s faculty committee. An avid runner, Dr. Babcock has participated in several marathons, including competitions in Hawaii and Italy.
Rose Howland Athletic Trainer Rose Howland is in her first year as a member of the athletic training staff at Cornell as a graduate assistant. She is the primary trainer for the Cornell women’s volleyball and softball teams, while assisting with several other of the Big Red’s 36 varsity sports. Howland spent last year as the head student athletic trainer for the University of Vermont men’s ice hockey squad. She has worked as the head student trainer at South Burlington High School covering various spring sports. As a student, Howland also worked with the Catamount’s men’s and women’s gymnastics, the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field and women’s basketball teams. A 2002 graduate of the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical eduation, Howland has worked the Cornell University Sport School camps each of the past four summers, including the last two as a trainer. Her camp experience also includes serving as an athletic trainer at the prestigious Five-Star basketball camp this past summer. In the spring of 2002, Howland worked as a student teaching intern at a Vermont elemantary and high school, teaching among other things, nutrition and weight training. A native of Candor, N.Y., Howland is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (EATA) and the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). She is currently in the process of attaining her master’s degree in excercise physiology from Ithaca College. 2002 Cornell Volleyball
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Administration Hunter Rawlings III President of the University Hunter Rawlings, Cornell’s 10th president, is a classics scholar who was the starting center on the Haverford basketball team during his undergraduate days and later had a pitching tryout with the Baltimore Orioles. “There is nothing better than a vigorous combination of academic and athletic life,” says Rawlings. “My own college experience had a healthy measure of both and taught me the value of competition. My best friends continue to be my basketball and baseball teammates. “At Cornell, we strive for excellence in athletics as an important endeavor in its own right and as part of our commitment to the undergraduate education. The opportunity to earn an Ivy League degree and to be part of an intercollegiate team is a great reason to attend Cornell University.” Rawlings, who earned his doctorate at Princeton University, came to Cornell in 1995 from the University of Iowa, where he was president and professor of classics from 1988 until 1995. Before that, he served for four years as vice president for academic affairs and research and as dean of the graduate school at the University of Colorado. At the end of the 2002-03 academic year, he will return to full-time research and teaching as a professor of classics at Cornell. Rawlings was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995. He has served on the board of directors of the American Council on Education and is now serving a second term on the executive committee of the Association of American Universities. He is chair of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents and a member of the Council on the Financing of Higher Education (COFHE). He is also a member of the National Academy Foundation, the Partnership for Public Service Governors, the Board of Managers of Haverford College and the National Advisory Committee of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
J. Andrew Noel Jr. Director of Athletics and Physical Education After serving three years as an associate director of athletics at Cornell University, Andy Noel was named the university’s director of athletics and physical education in 1999. Noel was the Big Red’s head wrestling coach from 1974 to 1988 and then served two years as an assistant director in the department’s public affairs office, implementing the athletics annual giving program. A native of Lancaster, Pa., he graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1972 with a bachelor of arts degree in history and received his master of arts degree in counseling and guidance from Colgate University in 1973. At Cornell, his wrestling teams won four Ivy League championships and placed second four times. Under Noel’s direction, the wrestling team established a strong network of support from alumni and friends. In 1990, he was recognized at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships for his distinguished coaching career at Cornell, and in 1992 he was inducted into the New York State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Franklin and Marshall Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to his coaching and administrative career, Noel served on the wrestling committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1997-2001. He is a past chairman of the Ivy League athletic directors’ committee on administration. 8 • www.CornellBigRed.com
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Chris Wlosinski Andrew ‘78 and Margaret Paul Director of Student-Athlete Support Services Chris Wlosinski became Cornell’s student-athlete support services specialist in August 2001. Wlosinski works as an available and reliable advisor who understands the lifestyle student-athletes lead and assists them in balancing their academic, athletic and personal challenges. In this capacity she also serves as a liaison with the colleges and directs student-athletes to appropriate campus-wide resources for academic and personal needs. Wlosinski came to Cornell in August 1999 and worked in compliance, student services and event management. In June 2000, she accepted the position of associate director of alumni affairs and development for athletics where she served until assuming her current position. Prior to joining the Cornell staff, Wlosinski spent a year each as an athletics administrative intern at both Bates College and Plymouth State College. She also served as a special education teacher for the learning disabled for seven years in Lancaster, Pa. Wlosinski graduated from Millersville University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in special education and from Plymouth State College in 1999 with a master’s degree in education.
Student-Athlete Support Services The primary mission of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office is to support the effortsofeveryathleteinbalancinghis/heracademicandathleticgoals. Theservices listed below have been designed to support the academic and personal objectives of the student-athlete and are based on the philosophy that the development of the whole personisofprimaryinterest. AtCornell,varsityathletesarefirstandforemoststudents, who are highly committed to both their academic and athletic pursuits. Christine Wlosinski, the Andrew ’78 and Margaret Paul Director of Student-Athlete Support Services, maintains contact with the athletic department’s administration, coaches, and university faculty and personnel regarding the academic progress of student-athletes. She also serves as the coordinator of the NCAA CHAMPS/Lifeskills Program. The university was accepted into this exciting program beginning in 1999. The NCAA CHAMPS/Lifeskills program’s mission is to enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience within the university setting and to support the development of student-athletes in five areas: academics, athletics, personal development, career development and community service.
Class of ‘44 Study Room Student-athletes at Cornell have access to the Class of ’44 Study Room. The room is furnished with study tables and chairs to comfortably accommodate 1520 people in addition to the computers that are all equipped with internet access. Members of Cornell’s Class of 1944 contributed to the project, covering the expense of new furniture, computers, a printer, a lectern and a coat rack. The space is conveniently located in Bartels Hall and is accessible to student-athletes between classes and before and after practice. The room is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Friedman Center Champions are crowned during the season, but championships are earned long before competition begins. Cornell’s 1,100 varsity athletes have exclusive access to one of the newest and best training facilities in the nation, the 8,000-square-foot Friedman Strength & Conditioning Center. Completed in June of 1997, this impressive $2 million addition to Bartels Hall reflects the university’s strong commitment to athletic excellence. Coaches and team members credit the center and its tireless staff with increasing the sense of teamwork that characterizes Big Red athletics. The Friedman Center contains free-weight, selectorized, plyometric, and cardiovascular equipment and has been designed to meet the diverse training needs of Cornell’s athletes. The center can accommodate up to 100 users at a time without compromising safety or function. Its unique features include airconditioning, a 175-watt stereo system, and damage-resistant flooring. Cornell’s varsity strength and conditioning program— nicknamed “Big Red Power”— focuses on enhancing performance and preventing injury. The new facility and equipment enable the staff to prescribe year-round sport-specific programs with variety and precision. Injury prevention is also a key consideration with any strength and conditioning work done. By assessing all players frequently, and learning about them when they are freshmen, the number and severity of injuries are reduced. Because the strength and conditioning coaches emphasize muscular skill development, there is an important focus on all body movements and the versatility of each athlete. If an injury does occur, the strength and conditioning staff works closely with the sports medicine staff to ensure a safe and thorough rehabilitation with an eye toward returning an athlete to full participation as soon as possible. 10 • www.CornellBigRed.com
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Meet The Big Red
Senior Angela Barbera (left) and junior Ashely Stover look to help lead Cornell to its first outright Ivy League title since 1993.
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The 2002 Big Red
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Big Red Captain Mary Margaret Moore***
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Senior • 5-6• DS/S • Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Acad.) Major: History of Art
At Cornell A natural leader on and off the court, Moore will contribute to the squad as team captain for the second straight season while seeing action in the back row as a defensive specialist/ libero. Also the team’s backup setter, Moore understands the nuances of defensive positioning Moore’s Match Highs and is an important weapon in the service and Kills: 1, seven times, most recently passing games. Last season, Moore averaged a at Harvard, 11/16/01 career-best 1.96 digs per game, ranking fifth on the Digs: 19, vs. Robert Morris, 9/8/01 squad. She added 16 aces and 76 assists in helping Assists: 26, vs. Albany, 11/6/00 Cornell to its second consecutive winning season. 26, at Harvard, 11/16/01 She recorded a career-high 19 digs in a win over Aces: 4, vs. Rider, 9/11/99 Robert Morris, one of six double-digit dig contests. As a sophomore, Moore ranked fifth on the team in digs (1.85) with a career-high total of 202, and added 19 aces. She stepped in to run the offense against Albany and registered a personal-best 26 assists. Moore played an important role in the Big Red’s run to the Ivy League tournament final, averaging 2.76 digs per game with double-figure dig matches in the semifinal against Penn (14) and in the final against Princeton (13). As a freshman, Moore saw time in 45 games and recorded 52 digs. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. At Albuquerque Academy Moore was a three-sport star at Albuquerque Academy, participating in volleyball, basketball and track and field. Her volleyball team won the 1996 and 1998 state titles, the latter coming with Moore serving as team captain. She was named to the all-district and all-state first teams as a senior after having been a second-team selection as a junior. Moore was also a three-time All-America scholar-athlete in volleyball. Personal Mary Margaret Moore is the daughter of Robert and Brenda Moore, and she has an older sister, Robin, who is Cornell’s all-time leader in kills and was the 2000 Ivy League Player of the Year, and a younger brother. Born: 12-4-80.
MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 1999 2000 2001 Career
GP 45 109 93 247
Kills 0 4 3 7
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K/G 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.03
Att. 4 40 35 79
Pct. .000 -.150 -.200 -.165
Ast. 36 64 76 176
Aces 9 19 16 44
Digs 52 202 182 436
Blks. 0 0 0 0
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Rachel Rice ** Junior • 5-10 • S • Westlake, Ohio (Magnificat) Major: Hotel Administration
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At Cornell Rice returns to the court after an injury-plagued 2001 season that saw her miss the entire campaign with a variety of injuries. One of the top setters in the Ivy League as a freshman, Rice paced the circuit in assists and was an honorable mention allleague selection. With improved health and Rice’s Match Highs conditioning, Rice is expected to grow into Kills: 7, vs. San Diego State, 9/16/00 the role even more as a junior while Digs: 14, vs. Brown, 11/10/00 spending her second season as assistant Assists: 71, vs. Penn, 11/11/00 captain. Possessing the court sense and Aces: 4, at Siena, 9/23/00 decision-making ability to run Cornell’s quick Blocks: 5, at St. Peter’s, 9/29/00 strike offense, Rice also has the size and 5, at Yale, 10/7/00 athleticism to be effective in the team’s blocking schemes. Her ability to jump-set also poses challenges to the opposing defense with her ability to attack effectively, punctuated by her .326 hitting percentage. Rice posted a school record for single-season assists (1,280) and assists per game (11.96) and helped the Big Red offense break season records for both kills (1,656) and kills per game (15.05). Showing her all-around skills, Rice ranked among the team leaders in blocks (third, 64) and service aces (fourth, 21). Rice had 11 matches where she passed for at least 50 assists, including backto-back season-highs of 66 and 71 in the first two matches at the Ivy League tournament. She is enrolled in Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration. At Magnificat Rice was a two-time, first-team all-county selection and led her Magnificat High School team to the Ohio Division I finals last fall. The team’s captain, she received the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Best of the Best Award. She was a member of the varsity squad for four years, earning three letters at the setter and outside hitter positions. Her club team placed fifth at the 1999 junior nationals. Personal Rachel Anne Rice is the daughter of Thomas and Rosemary Rice and has a younger brother. Born: 10-11-82.
RICE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2000 2001 Career
GP 107
Kills K/G 76 0.71 Did not play - injured 107 76 0.71
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Att. 184
Pct. .326
Ast. 1280
Aces 21
Digs 189
Blks. 64
184
.326
1280
21
189
64
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2002 Big Red Captain
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Big Red Veterans Angela Barbera * Senior • 5-9 • OH • Emmett, Idaho (Emmett) Major: Communication
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At Cornell Barbera will be counted upon to form the league’s top outside duo along with Debbie Quibell. A second-team All-Ivy pick as a junior, Barbera ranked second on the squad in hitting percentage (.234) and third in kills (255), kills per game (2.80) and digs (204). Barbera’s Match Highs She added 21 aces and 48 blocks in her first Kills: 20, vs. Dartmouth, 10/19/01 season on East Hill after transferring from Digs: 18, at Harvard, 11/16/01 Boise State. After seeing limited action on Assists: 5, vs. Yale, 11/9/01 the outside in her first seven matches for the Aces: 4, vs. Dartmouth, 10/19/01 Big Red, she exploded for 12 double-figure 4, at Harvard, 11/16/01 kill matches in her last 17 outings. Included Blocks: 6, at Dartmouth, 11/17/01 was a 20-kill, 15-dig effort against Dartmouth and an 18-kill match against Harvard, helping her earn Ivy League Player of the Week for Oct. 22. She led the squad in kills (3.59) and attack percentage (.243) during Ivy games, helping the squad to a school-record nine conference victories. Barbera is a gifted athlete who, at 5-9, has explosive leaping ability and an abundance of natural talent. A strong defensive player, she possesses quick feet and good lateral movement. She has also developed into a primary passer and a weapon in the team’s service game. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. At Boise State A two-year letter winner for the Broncos, she ranked fifth on the squad in digs as a sophomore (1.64). Barbera excelled in limited time on the outside, earning the 2000 Boise State Tournament MVP award after hitting .833 with 10 kills on 12 attempts against Eastern Washington. As a sophomore, she set career highs in every statistical category, hitting .198 with 33 kills and 144 digs while seeing action in 88 games. At Emmett A first-team all-state selection as a senior at Emmett High School, Barbera helped her team to four consecutive district crowns and a state title as a sophomore. A twotime all-conference pick, she also served as captain as a senior. Barbera also lettered in basketball and track and field, helping her hoops team to two conference titles and earning all-state honors in the 100-meter hurdles and the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay events in track. Personal Angela Marie Barbera is the daughter of Steve and Judy Barbera, and she has two brothers. Born: 12-21-80.
BARBERA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP 1999* 61 2000* 88 2001 91 Career 240 at Cornell 91
Kills 3 33 255 291 255
K/G 0.05 0.38 2.80 1.21 2.80
Att. 22 96 629 747 629
Pct. -.136 .198 .234 .218 .234
Ast. 1 4 32 37 32
Aces 0 6 21 27 21
Digs 55 144 204 403 204
Blks. 0 1 48 49 48
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Kathryn Conrad *
Sophomore • 5-9 • DS/OH • Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Watterson) Major: Communication
At Cornell After missing half of her freshman season recovering from a high school ACL tear, Conrad showed promise as a defensive specialist and outside hitter. The Dublin, Ohio, native saw action in 14 matches, recording 61 digs and six aces while seeing a majority of her time in the Conrad’s Match Highs back row. She played her best volleyball at Kills: 1, three times, most recently the end of the season, averaging 2.92 digs vs. Yale, 11/9/01 per game in the team’s final three matches, Digs: 18, at Harvard, 11/16/01 including a season-best 18 at Harvard. Assists: 2, vs. Yale, 11/9/01 Conrad will continue to battle for playing Aces: 3, at Wagner, 9/28/01 time on the outside as a sophomore. A determined athlete, she plays much bigger than her 5-9 frame would indicate. At Bishop Watterson The Central District Player of the Year as a senior, Conrad earned three letters in volleyball at Bishop Watterson High School. Conrad was named all-state as a senior after earning all-league and all-district honors her final two seasons. She served as a team captain as a senior and earned AAU All-America status while playing club volleyball. Personal Kathryn Mary Conrad is the daughter of Michael and Nanette Conrad, and she has a brother and sister. Born: 10-7-82.
CONRAD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2001 Career
GP 38 38
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Kills 3 3
K/G 0.08 0.08
Att. 17 17
Pct. .118 .118
Ast. 5 5
Aces 6 6
Digs 61 61
Blks. 0 0
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2002 Big Red Veterans
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Big Red Veterans Jamie Lugo * Junior • 5-11 • MB • Long Beach, Calif. (Millikan) Major: History of Art
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At Cornell Lugo had a breakout sophomore campaign after backing up Ivy League Player of the Year Robin Moore as a rookie, leading the team with 117 blocks, including a school-record 101 block assists, and in hitting percentage (.242). She also ranked fourth on the team Lugo’s Match Highs in kills (199) and was one of five players Kills: 16, vs. Boston College, 9/29/01 who averaged more than two kills per Digs: 10, vs. La Salle, 9/7/01 game in Ivy play. Lugo posted six matches Assists: 2, vs. Boston College, 9/29/01 with double figure kills, including a careerAces: 6, vs. La Salle, 9/7/01 best 16 against Boston College, and had 13 Blocks: 10, vs. Boston College, 9/29/01 matches with at least five blocks. As a freshman, Lugo blocked 15 attacks in just 25 games while posting 23 kills on .362 hitting in limited action. Lugo posted five kills and two blocks in a win over Wagner and had three kills and three blocks in a victory over Colgate. A highly competitive athlete, she is an outstanding leaper who also adds good height at the net. She possesses the timing and lateral movement needed to be a dominant factor in the team’s blocking scheme. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. At Millikan Jamie was a two-year starter for the volleyball team at Robert A. Millikan High School. She earned three varsity letters at the middle blocker position. Jamie was also a national Hispanic scholar at Millikan. Personal Jamie Marie Lugo is the daughter of Steve and Janet Lugo and has a younger sister. Born: 123-81.
LUGO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2000 2001 Career
GP 25 94 119
Kills 23 199 222
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K/G 0.92 2.12 1.87
Att. 47 472 519
Pct. .362 .242 .252
Ast. 2 5 7
Aces 0 8 8
Digs 2 36 38
Blks. 15 117 132
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Debbie Quibell ** Junior • 5-11 • OH • Atlanta, Ga. (Marist) Major: Rural Sociology
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At Cornell Quibell proved to be one of the top attackers in the Ivy League as a sophomore, earning first-team all-league honors and leading the Big Red in kills (332), digs (318) and aces (38). Quibell reached double figures in kills in 21 of the team’s 26 matches, Quibell’s Match Highs including a 23-kill performance Yale. She Kills: 29, vs. Harvard, 10/13/00 also posted career match highs in digs Digs: 33, at Harvard, 11/16/01 (33), assists (3), aces (7) and blocks (7) Assists: 3, vs. Duquesne, 9/8/00 during the season. She earned her first Ivy 3, at Colgate, 9/18/01 League Player of the Week award after Aces: 7, vs. Harvard, 10/20/01 averaging 4.62 kills on .320 hitting and Blocks: 7, vs. Manhattan, 9/22/01 adding 3.75 digs per game in a weekend sweep of Brown and Yale. She also ended the season on a high note, averaging 3.78 kills and 4.72 digs as the Big Red ended the year on a four-game win streak. Quibell burst onto the scene with one of the top freshman seasons ever at Cornell, putting up near-record numbers en route to earning second team All-Ivy League honors in 2000. She led the team and ranked third in the conference with her 400 kills, good for a 3.77 average. Her total set a school freshman record and fell just five shy of the overall mark, while her kills per game average ranked third all-time at Cornell. She also set a school record with 1,094 attempts. An all-around talent with a still-developing game, she ranked among the conference leaders in service aces (second, 48) and finished third on the team in digs (304). Quibell reached double figures in kills in 22 of her 29 matches, posting a career-high 29 kills against Harvard. She also notched 16 double-doubles, including in each of Cornell’s three Ivy League tournament matches. A dominating attacker, Quibell has added a variety of shots to complement her already powerful attack. A competitive player who hates to lose, Quibell has helped lead Cornell to back-to-back winning seasons. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. At Marist A three-year starter at the outside hitter position, Quibell helped her Marist High School team to state titles in 1997, 1998 and 1999. She was named the most valuable player of the 1999 state championship match. A two-time all-area and all-state first-team selection, Quibell led her team in both digs and kills and is the career kills record holder at Marist. She was captain of her club team, Volleyball Atlanta, which won the regional championships in 2000. Personal Deborah Anne Quibell is the daughter of Edward and Lana Quibell and has two sisters. Born: 4-10-82.
QUIBELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2000 2001 Career
GP 106 93 199
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Kills 400 332 732
K/G 3.77 3.57 3.68
Att. 1094 917 2011
Pct. .165 .188 .176
Ast. 15 14 29
Aces 48 38 86
Digs 304 318 622
Blks. 34 35 69
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2002 Big Red Veterans
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Ashely Stover **
Junior • 5-10 • MB • College Park, Ga. (Woodward Academy) Major: Government
At Cornell Stover showed vast improvement as a sophomore to become one of the league’s most feared middle blockers. The College Park, Ga., native continued to work on her game in the offseason and again will be one of the team’s most improved players. She ranked second on Stover’s Match Highs the club in blocks (99), including a team-high Kills: 13, vs. Yale, 11/9/01 24 solo stops, and fifth in kills (193). Stover had Digs: 8, at Yale, 10/7/00 seven matches with at least five blocks, Assists: 3, at Colgate, 9/18/01 including matching her personal mark with a Aces: 1, at Yale, 10/7/00 10-block effort against Brown. She posted seven 1, vs. Harvard, 10/13/00 matches with double figures in kills, including Blocks: 10, vs. Dartmouth, 10/14/00 terminating a career-high 13 attacks vs. Yale. 10, vs. Brown, 11/10/01 An athletic player with a powerful arm swing, Stover will continue to play a large part in the team’s offensive strategies this season. Stover ended her freshman campaign ranked first on the team and seventh in the conference with her 1.00 blocks per game average. She was fifth on the team in kills (121) while hitting .271. The College Park, Ga., native hit .727 (8-0-11) with five blocks in her first collegiate match against Duquesne and followed that with 11 kills and five blocks in her next match against Stetson. Stover blocked 10 attacks against Dartmouth, one of nine matches on the season with at least five blocks. Like many of her teammates, Stover peaked at the end of the season in time for the Ivy League tournament, where she upped her averages to 1.92 kills on .333 hitting and 1.38 blocks per game during the run to the final. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. At Woodward Stover was a three-year starter at middle blocker, earning all-state honors as a senior at Woodward Academy. She led her squad to the Georgia state finals as a junior and senior, earning mention on the senior all-star team. Stover also earned two letters on the basketball squad. Personal Ashely Michelle Stover is the daughter of Michael Stover and Doris Smith. Born: 3-10-82.
STOVER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2000 2001 Career
GP 87 94 181
Kills 121 193 314
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K/G 1.39 2.05 1.73
Att. 291 503 794
Pct. .271 .177 .212
Ast. 12 13 25
Aces 2 0 2
Digs 33 25 58
Blks. 87 99 186
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Rachel Adomat
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Freshman • 6-1 • OH/RS • Houston, Texas (Westfield) Major: Engineering
At Westfield A two-time all-district selection at Westfield High School, Adomat also started for two years on her Texas Elite club squad. Adomat earned Westfield’s top newcomer award as a sophomore and helped her squad to a district title. She was named the best offensive player at the University of Massachusetts summer camp each of the last two seasons. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Engineering.
Personal Rachel Nicole Adomat is the daughter of Marty and Lasha Adomat, and she has a twin sister, Larissa, who plays volleyball at Northeastern. Born: 9-29-83.
Whitney Fair
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Freshman • 6-0 • RS/S • Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas) Major: Human Development
At Calabasas Fair was a three-time all-league pick, including a first-team selection each of her final two years, and two-year most valuable player at Calabasas High. She also served as captain for two years. She earned the team’s Coaches Award as a sophomore. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology.
Personal Whitney Ellen Fair is the daughter of Don and Cheryl Fair, and she has a younger sister. Born: 522-84.
Hayley Grieve
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Freshman • 5-11 • OH • Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) Major: Textiles & Apparel At La Costa Canyon A four-year letter winner at La Costa Canyon High, Grieve was the team’s most valuable player as a senior. A team captain her final year, Grieve was named first-team all-league and earned county allacademic honors. Grieve was a high school rival and club teammate of classmate Kristen Hughes. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology.
Personal Jennifer Hayley Grieve is the daughter of Jeff Grieve and Janet Gribble. She has an older brother, Garren, who played baseball at UC Riverside, and an older sister, Julie, who played volleyball at St. Mary’s (Calif.). Born: 12-20-83.
2002 Cornell Volleyball
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Big Red Veterans
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2002 Big Red Newcomers
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Kristen Hughes
Freshman • 6-0 • MB • Fallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook Union) Major: Communication At Fallbrook Union Hughes was named league most valuable player as a senior at Fallbrook Union High. A San Diego Tribune Athlete of the Month, she also was named team captain and earned county all-academic accolades. Hughes was a high school rival and club teammate of classmate Hayley Grieve. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Personal Kristen Nicole Hughes is the daughter of Bill and Lori Hughes, and she has a younger brother and sister. Her father played volleyball at Long Beach State, while her mother was a tennis player at Cal-Santa Barbara. Born: 5-13-84.
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Kelly Kramer
Freshman • 5-8 • DS/L • San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep) Major: Communication
At St. Ignatius Prep Kramer was a first-team all-league selection as a senior at St. Ignatius Prep. A two-year captain, she earned all-tournament honors at two inseason events and was given the school’s highest award for a studentathlete—the Fighting Spirit Award. Her club team competed in the Junior Olympics each of the past four years. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Personal Kelly Marie Kramer is the daughter of Richard and Susan Kramer. A former ski racer, Kramer finished 14th in the Super-G in the 1999 USSA/Rolex Junior Olympics in Bogus Basin, Idaho. Born: 7-4-84.
Heather Young
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Freshman • 6-2 • MB • Sycamore, Ill. (Sycamore) Major: Animal Sciences
At Sycamore A three-time all-conference pick, Young was named league most valuable player as a senior at Sycamore High. An honorable mention all-state pick this past season, Young helped lead her club team to a fifth-place finish at the nationals in 2000. She is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Personal Heather Anne Young is the daughter of Richard and Barbara Young, and she has two older brothers. Born: 9-16-83.
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2002 Cornell Volleyball
Statistics Name Debbie Quibell Jennifer Borncamp Angela Barbera Jamie Lugo Ashely Stover Sharon Erickson Jaimee Reynolds Kathryn Conrad Liz Condon Mary Margaret Moore Jennifer McHarg
G 93 93 91 94 94 33 94 38 93 93 2
K 332 265 255 199 193 43 78 3 6 3 0
K/G 3.57 2.85 2.80 2.12 2.05 1.30 0.83 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.00
CORNELL OPPONENTS
9 4 1377 14.65 9 4 1199 12.76
E 160 86 108 85 104 17 41 1 4 10 0
TA 917 802 629 472 503 115 220 17 23 35 2
616 3735 653 3589
Pct .188 .223 .234 .242 .177 .226 .168 .118 .087 -.200 .000
Ast. 14 36 32 5 13 5 1023 5 17 76 0
SA 38 34 21 8 0 3 32 6 30 16 0
Digs 318 260 204 36 25 9 178 61 203 182 0
BS B A 3 32 6 61 1 47 16 101 24 75 1 10 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
.204 1226 .152 1062
188 175
1476 1450
5 4 360 4 9 229
returning players in bold
Results (17-9, 9-5 Ivy League) Date 9/7 9/7 9/8 9/8 9/18 9/22 9/22 9/23 9/23 9/28 9/29 9/29 10/5 10/7 10/12 10/13 10/19 10/20 10/26 10/27 11/2 11/3 11/9 11/10 11/16 11/17
& & & & + + + + % % % * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Opponent vs. LaSalle at Kent State vs. Robert Morris vs. Memphis at Colgate FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MANHATTAN ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) STONY BROOK at Wagner vs. Long Island vs. Boston College at Columbia COLUMBIA at Princeton at Pennsylvania DARTMOUTH HARVARD at Brown at Yale PENNSYLVANIA PRINCETON YALE BROWN at Harvard at Dartmouth
Result W L L L W W L W W W W W L W W W W W L L L L W W W W
Game Scores 3-2 (30-20, 27-30, 24-30, 30-25, 15-9) 0-3 (27-30, 23-30, 26-30) 2-3 (30-23, 19-30, 23-30, 30-26, 10-15) 0-3 (24-30, 22-30, 13-30) 3-0 (30-28, 30-23, 30-27) 3-0 (30-20, 30-22, 30-27) 2-3 (30-19, 25-30, 30-16, 16-30, 10-15) 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 30-25) 3-0 (30-24, 30-17, 30-24) 3-0 (30-15, 30-15, 31-29) 3-0 (30-17, 30-9, 30-23) 3-1 (30-27, 31-33, 30-27, 31-29) 0-3 (25-30, 27-30, 33-35) 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-26) 3-2 (21-30, 30-28, 31-29, 17-30, 15-8) 3-0 (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) 3-1 (30-23, 30-32, 30-16, 30-18) 3-0 (30-27, 30-22, 30-24) 0-3 (23-30, 23-30, 16-30) 0-3 (23-30, 25-30, 25-30) 0-3 (27-30, 25-30, 28-30) 0-3 (18-30, 22-30, 26-30) 3-2 (26-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-21, 15-10) 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 31-29) 3-2 (26-30, 13-30, 30-19, 30-22, 15-13) 3-2 (30-26, 30-19, 23-30, 30-32, 15-11)
* - Ivy League match & - at Kent State Invitational (Kent, Ohio); + - Big Red Invitational (Ithaca, N.Y.); % - at Wagner Invitational (Staten Island, N.Y.)
DID YOU KNOW? Jamie Lugo’s 101 block assists last season established a new season record, previously held by Carol DeZwarte ‘97. Lugo and Ashely Stover (75) finished second and third in the conference in block assists, respectively. Her total also lifted the team’s score to 360, erasing the 2000 team’s total of 349. In all, six different players recorded at least 30 block assists on the season
2002 Cornell Volleyball
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2001 Statistics and Results
2001: Continuing The Rise Cornell volleyball continued its ascent to the top of the Ivy League standings, winning 17 matches and earning regional recognition.
TEAM A CCOMPLISHMENTS • Notched a 17-9 record for the program’s second straight winning season..
• Posted three winning streaks of at least four matches.
• The nine Ivy League wins established a school record.
• 8-3 record at home, giving the Big Red a 13-6 mark in Ithaca under head coach Christie Jackson.
• Set a school mark for block assists (360).
• Regular season wins over Ivy cochampions Brown and Penn.
• Won the 2001 Wagner Invitational.
• Runner-up finish at 2001 Big Red Invitational.
For the first time in school history, the Big Red had five different players record 190 kills in a season, led by Debbie Quibell’s 332. Six different Big Red players totaled at least 200 swings, and the team’s .204 hitting percentage was bettered by three of the team’s top four hitters. Additionally, five different players led the squad in kills in at least one match.
QUIBELL QUICKEST TO 500 KILLS, 500 DIGS Debbie Quibell became the quickest Cornell player to reach 500 career kills, needing just 37 matches to reach the mark. That shattered Robin Moore’s ‘00 total of 63 matches, the previous best mark to the milestone. She also surpassed the 500-dig mark after just 48 matches, three quicker than Jen Strazza ‘92. Quibell is one of just 10 Cornell players to reach 500 kills and digs in a career.
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The Big Red’s All-Ivy Selections Two Big Red players earned All-Ivy League honors in a vote by the league’s coaches. Debbie Quibell makes her inaugural appearance on the first team.
Debbie Quibell
Second Team
BALANCED OFFENSE
First Team
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
2001 Season Review
Angela Barbera
Jaimee Reynolds accepts the 2001 Richie Moran Red Key Leadership Award from Richie Moran. The twosport star also was named the school’s top senior athlete. Reynolds moved from middle blocker to setter in 2001 and ranked third in the Ivy League in totalassists.
2002 Cornell Volleyball
Cornell Volleyball: A Story Of Success
Cornell Volleyball By The Numbers . . . .576 Ivy League Winning Percentage .627 All-Time Winning Percentage 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance 2 Eastern District Tournament Titles 2 Undefeated Ivy League Seasons 3 Ivy League Tournament Titles 4 Ivy League Players of the Year 5 Ivy League Regular Season Titles 6 New York State Tourney Titles 23 Winning Seasons 31 Seasons of Volleyball at Cornell 578 All-Time Wins - 18.6 wins per year
Volleyball, which has been a varsity sport at Cornell for 31 years, is one of the university’s most decorated women’s programs. Since hitting the hardwood in 1972, the Big Red has posted a 578-343-7 record, with three Ivy League tournament titles, five first-place finishes during the regular season, six New York state crowns and a pair of Eastern championships. The Big Red made history in 1993 when it became the first Ivy League volleyball team to participate in the NCAA championship tournament. It all began when Sue Nattrass guided the Big Red to a 2-2 slate back Pickup From Page 24of last in 1972. After dropping the first two year’s VB Guide matches, the spikers downed Colgate in five games and swept Eisenhower College in three. The 1993 squad made the program’s first NCAA Debbie Nelson took over the program Pickup From tournament appearance. the following year, Page 24 of as the Big Red went went 41-4 to conclude a string of three straight 7-5 and placed sixth last year’s VB 40-win campaigns. Dutcher led her squad to at the New York two more New York state titles before ushering Guide state tournament. in Ivy League play in 1986 — the first year for The Andrea round robin competition in the league. Dutcher era began in In 1988, Jolene Nagel was hired to replace 1974 and lasted 14 Dutcher, who retired from the coaching ranks, years, with the Red and led the Big Red to a 25-9 campaign and a posting 346 victories against only 158 losses with New York state title. The following year, seven ties. In just her third season, Dutcher Cornell went 25-8 on the year, won its second guided the spikers to a 24-11 season and consecutive New York state crown and went 7second-place finishes at the New York state, 0 against Ivy competition. In Nagel’s final year, EAIAW and Ivy the Big Red won its first Ivy League championLeague ship and qualified for the National Invitational tournaments. In Volleyball Championship. Nagel finished her 1981, Cornell Cornell career with an 85-40 slate. posted a school In 1992, Merja Connolly took over the record 47 wins program and guided the Red to consecutive with only six Ivy League championships. Her 1992 squad losses. The went 19-11 and participated in the NIVC, following year, while the 1993 team went 17-10 and earned Dutcher led the a berth to the NCAA championship, losing to squadtoitsfirst Nebraska in the first round. offourstraight Sue Medley took over the reins of the Big New York state Red in 1994 and guided the squad to a 20-10 tournament mark — its first 20-win campaign since 1989 — championships, and a first-place finish in the Ivy regular season while posting a in just her second year. Medley ended her 40-8 campaign. tenure during the 1998 season and was That team also replaced by current head coach Christie Jackson. wonitsfirst In her short tenure, Jackson has guided the Big EAIAW Red to a runner-up finish in the 2000 Ivy League 2000 Ivy League Player of the championship. tournament, helped develop 2000 Ivy League Year and Cornell’s all-time kills The 1983 team Player of the Year Robin Moore and has directed leader Robin Moore. nine All-Ivy League players. 2002 Cornell Volleyball
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Volleyball At Cornell
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Volleyball At Cornell Cornell Volleyball Year-By-Year Year W
L
T
Pct.
NYS Eastern Dist. Tourney Tourney
Ivy Ivy Regular Season Tourney Record/Finish
Sue Nattrass (1972, 1 year, 2-2, .500) 1972 2 2 0 .500 —
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Debbie Nelson (1973, 1 year, 7-5, .583) 1973 7 5 0 .583 6th
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Andrea Dutcher (1974-87, 14 years, 346-158-7, .684) 4 New York StateTourney Titles, 2 Eastern District Titles 1974 14 10 2 .577 — — — 1975 9 11 0 .450 — 5th — 1976 24 11 0 .686 2nd 2nd 2nd 1977 18 9 0 .667 2nd 3rd 3rd 1978 15 21 2 .421 12th 3rd 4th 1979 17 16 1 .515 — — 5th 1980 20 20 1 .500 — — t-3rd 1981 47 6 1 .880 2nd — 2nd 1982 40 8 0 .833 1st 1st 3rd 1983 41 4 0 .911 1st 3rd 3rd 1984 28 10 0 .737 1st 1st t-3rd 1985 30 9 0 .769 1st 3rd 3rd 1986 22 11 0 .667 — — 3rd 1987 21 12 0 .636 DNPL DNPL 4th
2-4 5-2/t-2nd
Jolene Nagel (1988-91, 4 years, 85-40, .680) 2 New York StateTourney Titles, 1 Ivy League Title 1988 25 9 0 .735 1st DNPL 1989 25 8 0 .758 1st 3rd 1990 17 11 0 .607 — — 1991 18 12 0 .600 — —
4th 4th — 1st*
4-3/t-4th 7-0/1st 5-2/t-1st 7-0/1st
Merja Connolly (1992-93, 2 years, 36-21, .632) 2 Ivy League Titles 1992 19 11 0 .633 — — 1993 17 10 0 .630 — —
1st* 1st*
6-1/t-1st 5-2/t-3rd
DNPL DNPL DNPL DNPL DNPL
3-4/t-4th 6-1/t-1st 1-6/7th 2-5/t-5th 1-6/7th
DNPL 2nd —
1-6/t-7th 4-3/t-3rd 9-5/t-3rd
3 titles
5 titles
Sue Medley 1994 8 1995 20 1996 9 1997 11 1998+ 8
(1994-98, 4+ years, 53-79, .402) 17 0 .320 — 10 0 .667 — 20 0 .310 — 18 0 .379 — 20 0 .286 —
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Christie Jackson (1999-pr, 2+ years, 49-38, .563) 1999 9 14 0 .391 — — 2000 20 9 0 .690 — — 2001 17 9 0 .654 — — Totals 578 343 7
.627
6 titles
2 titles
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+ - Christie Jackson took over as head coach on Oct. 22, 1998; she compiled a 3-6 overall record, 1-2 in Ivy League; Sue Medley was 5-14 overall and 0-4 in Ivy League. * - Ivy League champions NOTE: The Ivy League champion was determined at the Ivy League tournament, not regular season play, prior to the 2001 season. Starting in 1993, the tournament champion automatically qualified for the NCAA tournament. Beginning in 2001, the regular season champion will advance to the NCAA tournament. Beginning in 2001, the Ivy League tournament was replaced by a double round robin regualr season format.
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A Albright, Jodi — 1983-85 Askia, Ilham — 1996-98 B Barbera, Angela — 2001 Bateman, Brenda — 1980 Belt, Cindy — 1978-81 Berzups, Sandra — 1983-84, 86-87 Boeheim, Julie — 1990-91 Borncamp, Jennifer — 1998-01 Burke, Pamela — 1985-88 Buss, Mary — 1982-83 C Campbell, Sarah — 1998, 2000 Champion, Stacey — 1993-96 Collins, Brenda — 1985 Condon, Liz — 1998-01 Conrad, Kathryn — 2001 Cross, Lindsey — 1997-00 Curry, Maggie — 1979-82 D DeZwarte, Carol — 1994-96 Doughty, Meredith — 1989-92 Dowd, Meghan — 1987 Downs, Liz — 1989-90, 92 Drais, Jenn — 1990-93 Drugan, Barb — 1986-88 Duran, Tere — 1985-88 E Erickson, Sharon — 2001 F Fajardo, Ana — 1986
M Jennifer McHarg — 2000-01 Merchant, Becky — 1986-89 Migliore, Erika — 1995-97 Mizoguchi, Traci — 1996 Moens, Jamille — 1985-86 Moore, Mary Margaret — 1999-01 Moore, Robin — 1997-00 N Neal, Michele — 1991 Nirk, Lena — 1979-81 O Olshein, Leah — 1989 O’Neill, Brynn — 1988 Orsi, Pam — 1982-84
Q Quibell, Debbie — 2000-01 R Ready, Jen — 1996 Reynolds, Jaimee — 1999-01 Rice, Rachel — 2000-01 Richlin, Vanessa — 1997-99 Riddle, Anita — 1981-82 Roth, Julie — 1993-95 Rothschild, Jessica — 1984 Ryan, Jeanette — 1978-81
G Gonzalez, Marta — 1991 Gonzalez-Vinas, Vanessa — 1999 Gotko, Leesa — 1995-98 Gottesfeld, Karen — 1988 Gould, Juli — 1978-81 Greve, Adrienne — 1992-95 Griffin, Amy — 1994-97 Gross, Alexandra — 1988-90 H Harland, Jessica — 1988-89 Hazen, Judy — 1978 Hoerup, Jennifer — 1984-85 Howell, Mary — 1981-83
T Takeguchi, Julie — 1997 Thomas, Sara — 1992-94 Tinkler, Stacy — 1989 Turner, Lisa — 1996
J Jackson, Julie — 1982-83
V Vasers, Ruta — 1978 Vasudev, Priya — 1993-95
L Lee, Gloria — 1978-79 Lincoln, Elise — 1981-84 Lugo, Jamie — 2001
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P Pagano, Liz — 1990-91 Patterson, Nina — 1981-84 Payne, Anne — 1978-80
S Sanchez, Zayda — 1978 Scherer, Michele — 1987-88 Schmidt, Vicky — 1991, 94 Simitch, Andrea — 1978 Sivertson, Laura — 1994 Snow, Laura — 1997-98 Stiles, Jennifer — 1984-85 Stover, Ashely — 2000-01 Stratton, Jane — 1980-81 Strazza, Jen — 1989-92
K Kenny, Janelle — 1992-95 Kizorek, Michele — 1990-93 Klein, Kathy — 1985-86 Korakis, Joanne — 1986 Korioth, Ann — 1988-89
Jennifer Borncamp
Meredith Doughty
Jenn Drais
Mary Howell
W Westbrook, Blythe — 1991-94 Wiiest, Leah — 1996-97 Wilson, Lauren — 1998 Wright, Yvonne — 1978
Michelle Kizorek
Y Youngs, Lori — 1979-80, 82-83 Z Zierhut, Shelley — 1989, 91-93
Shelley Zierhut
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All-Time Letter Winners
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Individual Records Games Played
- Season
121
- Career
413
Kills
- Match - Season - Career
32 405 1190
Robin Moore, at Colgate, 10-25-99 Becky Merchant, 1987 Robin Moore, 1997-00
Kills Per Game
- Season - Career
4.18 3.11
Robin Moore (355 kills, 85 games), 1999 Robin Moore (1190/383), 1997-00
Attempts
- Match
75
- Season - Career
1094 3073
Alexandra Gross vs. Harvard, 10-12-90; Alexandra Gross vs. Yale, 11-10-90 Debbie Quibell, 2000 Robin Moore, 1997-00
Hitting Percentage - Season - Career
.330 .315
Shelley Zierhut (219-65/466), 1991 Becky Merchant (1052-307/2365), 1987-89
Service Aces
- Season - Career
8 Jennifer Borncamp vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 11-4-00 Liz Downs vs. Lehigh, 10-6-90 Ann Korioth vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 10-8-88 66 Ann Korioth, 1988 139 Jen Strazza, 1989-92
Total Blocks
- Match - Season - Career
12 149 404
Carol DeZwarte (3-9) vs. Princeton, 10-27-95 Becky Merchant (67-82), 1988 Becky Merchant (199-205), 1987-89
Blocks Per Game
- Season - Career
1.26 1.17
Becky Merchant (149/118), 1988 Becky Merchant (44/344), 1987-89
Solo Blocks
- Match
8 Carol DeZwarte vs. Morgan State, 9-13-96 Becky Merchant vs. Harvard, 10-14-88; Becky Merchant vs. Colgate, 9-16-88 71 Becky Merchant, 1987 199 Becky Merchant, 1987-89
- Match
- Season - Career BlockAssists
- Match - Season - Career
Tere Duran, 1988 Ann Korioth, 1988 Jen Strazza, 1989-92
9 Carol DeZwarte vs. Princeton, 10-27-95; Becky Merchant vs. LIU-Southampton, 11-5-88 Becky Merchant vs. Colgate, 10-22-88 101 Jamie Lugo, 2001 205 Becky Merchant, 1987-89
Digs
- Match - Season - Career
36 403 1271
Meredith Doughty vs. Syracuse, 10-13-92 Tere Duran, 1988 Jen Strazza, 1989-92
Assists
- Match - Season - Career
85 1280 3572
Jen Strazza vs. St. Bonaventure, 9-26-91 Rachel Rice, 2000 Jen Strazza, 1989-92
Becky Merchant
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Jen Strazza
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Kills
-Match -Season -Per Game
98 1656 15.05
vs. Brown, 11-10-00 by 2000 team by 2000 team (1656 kills, 110 games)
Attempts
-Match -Season
285 4422
vs. Brown, 11-10-00 by 2000 team
Hitting Percentage -Match -Season
.508 .247
vs. Vermont, 9-8-95 (35-4/61) by 1995 team (1468-487/3970)
Service Aces
-Match -Season
24 367
vs. St. Francis (Pa.), 10-8-88 by 1988 team
Total Blocks
-Match -Season -Per Game
20 290 2.50
vs. Princeton, 9-23-95 (6 BS, 28 BA) by 1995 team (132 BS, 316 BA) by 1995 team (132 BS, 316 BA, 116 games) by 1996 team (148 BS, 238 BA, 107 games)
Solo Blocks
-Match -Season
17 148
vs. Morgan State, 9-13-96 by 1996 team
BlockAssists
-Match -Season
28 360
vs. Princeton, 9-23-95, vs. Brown, 11/10/01 by 2001 team
Digs
-Match -Season -Per Game
Assists
-Match
(total=solo+1/2 assists)
-Season -Per Game Miscellaneous
133 2260 18.68
vs. Syracuse, 10-13-92 by 1988 team by 1988 team (2260 digs, 121 games)
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vs. St. Bonaventure, 9-26-91 vs. Yale, 11-10-90 by 2000 team by 2000 team (1499 assists, 110 games)
1499 13.63
-Most Matches -Most Wins -Most Losses -Most Ties
54 47 21 2
-Win Streak -Unbeaten Streak -Losing Streak
20 21 8
by 1981 team (47-6-1) by 1981 team (47-6-1) by 1978 team (15-21-2) 1978 (15-21-2) 1974 (14-10-2) Oct. 4-Nov. 5, 1983 Sept. 19-Oct. 10, 1981 Oct. 3-Oct. 17, 1998
The 2001 squad set a school records for block assists (360) and Ivy League wins (nine) en route to a 17-9 season.
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Team Records
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
The Ivy League The designation “Ivy League” first appeared at the typewriter of Caswell Adams of the New York Tribune in 1937. The tag, premature of any formal agreement, was immediately adopted by the press as a foreshadowing of an eastern football league which, at the time, was big news to everyone except the athletic directors involved. For years, the Ivy members had already been allied in leagues in basketball, ice hockey, baseball and swimming. Further common competition was found in the Heptagonal Games Association, which included Army and Navy, in the sports of baseball, track and field, and swimming. Through these other scheduling arrangements, the Ivy athletic directors were used to dealing with each other in matters of administration or the exchange of calculated confidences. As a result of these dealings, and through extensive presidential meetings and discussions, the first “Ivy Group Agreement”— addressing only football—was signed in 1945. While the 1945 statement did not address any scheduling issues, it did affirm the observance at the eight institutions of common practices in academic standards, eligibility requirements and the administration of financial aid for athletes. These tenets are what still bind the Ivies together today and all continue to be based on the desire to secure competition with others having like philosophies. The athletic directors, at the direction of the presidents, were then more formally organized as a committee for cooperative endeavor in the details of athletic administration and a dean from each school was appointed as a committee to exchange information on eligibility and to act for the presidents in cooperation with the athletic directors. In February 1954, what is more commonly accepted as the founding date for the Ivy League, the Ivy Group Agreement was reissued to extend its philosophical jurisdiction to all sports and to foster, insofar as
IVY FAST FACTS Founded—1956; 46th season Student Population—51,525 Members—Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale Ivy-Sponsored Championships—33
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possible, intra-group competition. In layman’s terms, that meant a complete round robin schedule in football, beginning with the 1956 season. Such an agreement—assuring seven spots on an eight- to 10-game schedule to Ivy opponents—required numerous concessions from each institution and marked a high point in intercollegiate cooperation. The basic intent of the original Ivy agreement was to improve and foster intercollegiate athletics while keeping the emphasis on such competition in harmony with the educational purpose of the institutions. While football is where it started, the Ivy League today is nationally recognized for its level of success -- absent of athletic scholarships -while rigorously maintaining its self-imposed high academic standards. The Ivy League has demonstrated a rare willingness and ability, given the current national pressures on intercollegiate success, to abide by these rules and still compete successfullyin DivisionIathletics. Cheering on Brown's soccer teams; the precision and artistry of Columbia's national powerhouse fencers; the speed and stamina of Cornell's cross country The Andrea J. Dutcher runners; the 16 Ivy League Volleyball league football Trophy, dedicated in titles won by 1999 and named after Dartmouth; an early the former Big Red morning workout on head coach, is the Charles River for awarded each year to Harvard's crews; the winner of the Ivy basketball games at League championship. Pennsylvania's storied Palestra; Princeton's lacrosse teams; and the beauty of and challenge posed by the Yale golf club. These are just some of the elements that have helped the Ivies foster a wonderful, rare spirit of competition, excellence and camaraderie for athletes, spectators and alumni. Located on the campus of Princeton University, the Ivy League (still known officially as the Council of Ivy Group Presidents) continues to grow under the leadership and direction of Executive Director Jeffrey H. Orleans. Since taking the post in 1984, Orleans has become a respected voice on the national scene of intercollegiate athletics. (Editor's Note: Portions of this text appeared in the first Ivy League Football Guide in 1954 and were written by William H. McCarter, Director of Athletics at Dartmouth College from 1937-54.)
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2001 Ivy League Standings Team Ivy Penn* 11-3 Brown 11-3 Cornell 9-5 Princeton 9-5 Columbia 8-6 Harvard 3-11 Yale 3-11 Dartmouth 2-12 * - won in playoff
Pct. .786 .786 .643 .643 .571 .214 .214 .143
Overall 18-7 14-11 17-9 15-9 14-9 10-14 9-14 7-17
2001 All-Ivy League First Team
Pct. .720 .560 .654 .625 .609 .417 .391 .292
Kellie Cramm, Princeton Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Penn Kathy Lavold, Columbia Corre Myer, Brown Debbie Quibell, Cornell Kelly Szczerba, Penn
Second Team
Player of the Year: Corre Myer, Brown Rookie of the Year: Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard
Carissa Abbott, Yale Angela Barbera, Cornell Jessica Cooper, Brown Ashley Dean, Dartmouth Erin Denniston, Harvard Madia Willis, Columbia
IvyLeagueSports.com Player of the Week Sept. 11 .... Erin Denniston, Harvard Sept. 25 .... Kathy Lavold, Columbia Oct. 2 ...... Kathy Lavold, Columbia Oct. 9 ...... Mindy Jellin, Harvard Oct. 16 ..... Jessica Cooper, Brown Oct. 23 .... Angela Barbera, Cornell Oct. 30 ..... Kathy Lavold, Columbia Nov. 6 ...... Ceneca Calvert, Brown Nov. 13 ..... Stacey Carter, Pennsylvania Debbie Quibell, Cornell Nov. 20 ..... Madia Willis, Columbia IvyLeagueSports.com Rookie of the Week Sept. 11 .... Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard Sept. 25 .... Jana Freeman, Yale Oct. 2 ...... Pernilla Schweitzer, Harvard Oct. 9 ...... Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard Oct. 16 ..... Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard
Honorable Mention Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard; Stacey Carter, Penn; Abby Studer, Princeton; Diane Schneider, Brown.
Oct. 23 ..... Oct. 30 ..... Nov. 6 ...... Nov. 13 ..... Nov. 20 .....
Alex Brown, Princeton Ashley Webber, Princeton Kelly McAlerney, Yale Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard Alex Brown, Princeton
Ivy League Champions 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Pennsylvania Yale Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Pennsylvania Princeton Princeton
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Pennsylvania Princeton Brown Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Cornell Cornell Cornell Princeton
Princeton Brown Princeton Brown Princeton Princeton Pennsylvania
Ivy League Player of the Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Melissa Ingalls, Pennsylvania Melissa Ingalls, Pennsylvania Cathy Bell, Yale Kristi Hakman, Princeton Jen Strazza, Cornell Jen Strazza, Cornell Michele Kizorek, Cornell; Pauline Mu, Yale Cathy Luke, Brown
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Kristin Spataro, Princeton Rosie Wustrack, Yale Rosie Wustrack, Yale Tomo Nakanishi, Brown Sabrina King, Princeton Robin Moore, Cornell Corre Myer, Brown
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The Ivy League
Kills Kathy Lavold, Columbia Madia Willis, Columbia Erin Kwak-Hefferan, Penn Erin Denniston, Harvard Jessica Cooper, Brown Kellie Cramm, Princeton Ashley Dean, Dartmouth Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard
G 84 81 83 89 98 85 90 87
Kills 417 353 322 338 372 321 335 323
K/G 4.96 4.36 3.88 3.80 3.80 3.78 3.72 3.71
Assists Mindy Jellin, Harvard Corre Myer, Brown Julia Topik, Columbia Jodie Antypas, Penn Jaimee Reynolds, Cornell Chelsea Morgan, Dartmouth Alison Lungstrum, Yale Ana Yoerg, Princeton
G 88 87 80 79 94 88 91 87
Asts. 1110 1052 918 904 1023 936 934 883
A/G 12.61 12.09 11.48 11.44 10.88 10.64 10.26 10.15
Digs Ashley Dean, Dartmouth Stephanie Horan, Penn Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Penn Katie Beauregard, Columbia Debbie Quibell, Cornell Kellie Cramm, Princeton Jana Freeman, Yale Dana Loberg, Yale
G Digs 90 430 85 363 83 316 83 309 93 318 85 281 54 173 83 264
D/G 4.78 4.27 3.81 3.72 3.42 3.31 3.20 3.18
Service Aces Stephanie Horan, Penn Alison Lungstrum, Yale Debbie Quibell, Cornell Jana Freeman, Yale Diane Schneider, Brown Dana Loberg, Yale Allison Bendush, Harvard Ana Yoergm Princeton
G 85 91 93 54 98 83 87 87
SA 40 39 38 21 38 32 33 33
SA/G 0.47 0.43 0.41 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.38
Hitting Pct. Kathy Lavold, Columbia Abby Studer, Princeton Lauren Burke, Yale Natalie Francis, Penn Madia Willis, Columbia Stacey Carter, Penn Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Penn Heather Janssen, Penn
G 84 91 93 45 81 74 83 63
K 417 239 192 67 353 233 322 160
E 114 54 60 20 128 64 81 60
TA 974 533 453 173 850 641 923 387
Pct. .347 .347 .291 .272 .265 .264 .261 .258
Blocks Carissa Abbott, Yale Kelly Szczerba, Penn Kathy Lavold, Columbia Jamie Lugo, Cornell Abby Studer, Princeton Kaego Ogbechie, Harvard Lauren Burke, Yale Ashely Stover, Cornell
G 93 61 84 84 91 87 93 94
BS 33 30 64 16 50 28 23 24
BA 117 62 44 101 56 67 75 75
TB 150 92 108 117 106 95 98 99
B/G 1.61 1.51 1.29 1.24 1.16 1.09 1.05 1.05
G 95 89 90 84 94 91 93 90
Kills 1502 1391 1367 1273 1377 1294 1285 1228
K/G 15.81 15.63 15.19 15.15 14.65 14.22 13.82 13.64
Assists Brown Harvard Pennsylvania Columbia Cornell Yale Princeton Dartmouth
G 95 89 90 84 94 93 91 90
Asts. 1380 1290 1251 1156 1226 1148 1115 1089
A/G 14.53 14.49 13.90 13.76 13.04 12.34 12.25 12.10
Digs Pennsylvania Brown Princeton Dartmouth Harvard Yale Cornell Columbia
G 90 95 91 90 89 93 94 84
Digs 1862 1745 1625 1600 1549 1533 1476 1313
D/G 20.69 18.37 17.86 17.78 17.40 16.48 15.70 15.63
Service Aces Princeton Cornell Yale Pennsylvania Dartmouth Columbia Brown Harvard
G 91 94 93 90 90 84 95 89
SA 193 188 178 163 156 136 140 125
SA/G 2.12 2.00 1.91 1.81 1.73 1.62 1.47 1.40
Blocks Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Cornell Harvard Columbia Dartmouth Brown
G 93 91 90 94 89 84 90 95
BS 81 143 91 54 61 99 53 55
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BA 395 209 304 360 274 167 207 202
Total 278.5 247.5 243.0 234.0 198.0 182.5 156.5 156.0
B/G 2.99 2.72 2.70 2.49 2.22 2.17 1.74 1.64
Hitting Pct. Columbia Princeton Pennsylvania Harvard Cornell Brown Yale Dartmouth
G 84 91 90 89 93 95 93 90
Kills 1273 1294 1367 1391 1377 1502 1285 1228
Err. 520 497 488 592 616 740 634 720
Total 3336 3676 4133 3879 3735 4140 3726 3740
Team Stats
Kills Brown Harvard Pennsylvania Columbia Cornell Princeton Yale Dartmouth
Individual Stats
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
The Ivy League
Pct. .226 .217 .213 .206 .204 .184 .175 .136
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Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Cornell University ... In the mid 1800s, two New York state senators, Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, shared the bold dream of founding a “trulygreatuniversity.”Cornell,aplainspoken inventor, wanted “an institution where any person can find instruction in any study,” including the mechanical arts and agriculture. White,ascholarly graduate of Oxford and Yale, yearned to establish a university where “truth shall be taught for truth’ssake”intheartsandsciences. Together they created a nonsectarian universitythatwasthefirstintheeastern United States to admit women and that pioneered the concept of elective courses. Theiregalitarianvisionandinnovativeideas, which set Cornell apart at its opening in 1868, continue to guide the university today. Cornell includes 13 colleges and schools. On the Ithaca campus are the seven undergraduate units—the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; the School of Hotel Administration; the College of Human Ecology; and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations—as well as four graduate and professional units: the Graduate School, the Law School, the Johnson Graduate School of Management and the College of Veterinary Medicine. (The Weill Medical College and the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences are in New York City.)AnIvyLeagueuniversitythatisalsothe land-grant institution of New York State,
Cornell is a unique combination of public and private divisions committed to teaching, research and public service. Cornell’s 13,600 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate and professional students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.Interdisciplinarystudyand researchareCornellhallmarks,asisattention to undergraduate education. The university’s 2,200 faculty members are active teachers as well as researchers—Nobel laureates often conduct introductory courses—and the lines oftraditionaldisciplinesareeasilycrossed. Engineering students dabble in photography; theatre arts students explore the world of
Cornell Facts • Founded: In 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. • Opened: October 7, 1868. Morrill Hall was the first building constructed on the main Ithaca campus, which today includes 260 major buildings on 745 acres. • Affiliations: Cornell is a private endowed university and the federal land-grant institution of New York state. It is a member of the Ivy League and a partner of the State University of New York. • Colleges and Schools: Thirteen—seven undergraduate units and four graduate and professional units in Ithaca, and two medical graduate and professional units in NYC. For more information on gaining admission to Cornell University, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office Cornell University, 410 Thurston Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850-2488. Telephone: 607-255-5241.
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• Undergraduate Colleges and Schools: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering School of Hotel Administration College of Human Ecology School of Industrial and Labor Relations • Graduate/Professional Colleges and Schools: Graduate School Law School Johnson Graduate School of Management Weill Medical College (NYC) Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences (NYC) College of Veterinary Medicine • Other Academic Units Division of Nutritional Sciences School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
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computers; physics majors learn landscape architecture. National Science Foundation studies on programs in research and development at U.S.universitiesconsistentlyrankCornell among the top 10 or 11 in total research and development expenditures, and in federally financed expenditures. Cornell ranks second among U.S. universities in funds allocated by the National Science Foundation for programs in academic science and engineering. Cornellhasfivenationalresearchcenters: the Center for High Energy Synchrotron Studies, the Floyd R. Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (which operates the world’slargestradio-radartelescope,in Arecibo, Puerto Rico), theCornell Nanofabrication Facility, and the National Science and Technology Center for ComputerGraphicsandScientificVisualization. Theuniversityalsohasfournationalresource centers: the Latin American Studies Program, the East Asia Program, the South Asia Program and the Southeast Asia Program. CornellUniversityLibrary’s17Ithacacampus units provide an array of reference, informationandinstructionalservices.Atthe southeast edge of the Arts Quad, Olin and
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Cornell Notes • Cornell awarded the nation’s first university degree in veterinary medicine and first doctorates in electrical engineering and industrial engineering. • Cornell established the first four-year schools of hotel administration and industrial and labor relations. • Cornell endowed the nation’s first university chairs in American literature, musicology and American history. • Cornell University Press was the first university publishing enterprise in the United States and is one of the country’s largest university presses. • Cornell ranked first in gifts from alumni and second in total support among institutions in the nation reporting voluntary gift support received in 1998–99 (the mostrecent data available). • Cornell ranked 11th among the nation’s top universities in terms of total research and development expenditures, and 16th in federally financed research and development expenditures. It ranked fifth in funds allocated by the National Science Foundation for programs in academic science and engineering in 1997–98 (the most-recent data available). In 1999–2000 Cornell received $236.5 million in federal research grants. • Twenty-seven Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Cornell as faculty members or students. The 2000–01 Cornell faculty includes four Nobel laureates, one Crafoord Prize winner, five National Medal of Science winners, one Wolf Prize winner, two MacArthur fellows, three Pulitzer Prize winners, six Presidential Early Career Award winners, 12 National Science Foundation CAREER grant winners, four Packard Foundation grant winners, two Carnegie Scholars and one Keck Distinguished Young Scholar. • Cornell teaches more than 30 languages and was the first university to teach modern Far Eastern languages. The unique Full-Year Asian Language Concentration (FALCON) provides intensive one-year study of Chinese, Indonesian or Japanese.
Kroch Libraries house the largest concentrationofresourcesinthehumanities,social sciences and area studies, including extensive Asia collections, and rare books, manuscripts and archival materials. Mann Library, on the Ag Quad, has materials in agriculture, biology, biotechnology and related fields. OtherlibrariesspecializeinAfricanand African American studies, engineering, entomology, the fine arts, hotel management,industrialandlaborrelations,law, management, mathematics, music, the physical sciences and veterinary medicine. The 745-acre main campus is on a hilltop overlookingIthaca,alivelycityofabout30,000 situated atthesouthern endof44-mile-long Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. Campus attractions of special interest include the Johnson Museum of Art, CornellPlantationsandtheCornellLabof Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods wildlife sanctuary. The heart of New York state’s winegrowing region is less than an hour away, as are the Corning Glass Center and Museum and theWatkins Glenautocircuit. NewYorkCityis aboutafour-hourdrivefromIthaca. www.CornellBigRed.com • 33
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... Realizing A Bold Dream
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Cornell Athletics ... World Class Student-Athletes Those who seek an undergraduate education at an Ivy League school do so because of the promise of academic challenge, of quality teaching and of diverse and plentiful resources. It was a shared perspective on the proper balance of athletics and academics that led to the creation of the Ivy League in 1954. When the member schools formally united, it was agreed that athletes are admitted as students and should be awarded financial aid only on the basis of economic need. As a result, students today are not bound to their sports because of athletic scholarships, rather they choose to participate in athletics because they relish competition and physical challenges. Cornell is especially attractive to those who seek a school committed to both academic and athletic excellence. With 36 varsity sports, the university’s athletic department is one of the most comprehensive in the country. Along with a schedule that pits Cornell against its Ancient Eight rivals, Big Red teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and the ECAC. An impressive staff of coaches leads the Big Red teams and recruits some of the finest student-athletes from a national and international pool of accomplished young men and women. The coaches demonstrate a commitment to teaching and a willingness to share their own competitive experiences with their teams. Their individual achievements and accomplishments include playing and coaching time in the professional and international ranks as well as numerous all-star performances during their own collegiate careers. Cornellians have been national champions in ice hockey, lacrosse, polo, rowing, track and field and wrestling. They have also earned spots in halls of fame, on All-America teams, on the Olympic medal podium and have written their names in record books as Wimbledon tennis champions and major league players in baseball, basketball, football and hockey. Four years ago, Seth Payne ’97 joined the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL after being selected in the fourth round of the draft and is now with the Houston Texans. Ken Dryden ’69, former star goalie of the Montreal Canadiens and current president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Joe Nieuwendyk ’88, a 2002 Olympic gold medalist and current player for the New Jersey Devils, are Cornell hockey alumni. Last year a number of teams and individuals competed in NCAA tournament action, 34 • www.CornellBigRed.com
Cornell’s 36 Varsity Teams Women Basketball Cross Country Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Ice Hockey Lacrosse Polo Rowing Soccer Softball Squash Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Volleyball
Men Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Polo Rowing, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Soccer Sprint Football Squash Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Wrestling
including women’s cross country, men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse. The men’s hockey team was ranked among the top 10 in the nation for most of the year, while the women’s lacrosse team advanced to its first-ever final four. Two gymnasts earned All-America honors at the USA Gymnastics National Championships, while in polo, Melissa Riggs ’02 was honored as the nation’s top collegiate player for the second straight year. Doug Murray ’03 was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, the highest honor in men’s collegiate hockey, and Ryan McClay ’03 helped the United States capture top honors at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in Perth, Australia, earning tournament most valuable defensive player honors. Cornellisproudthat,asagroup,varsity athletes regularly match or exceed the student body’s overall GPA for academic performance. The University is especially proud that every semester a number of undergraduates — more than 30 on average — achieve a 4.0 GPA while participating in varsitysports. Thesescholar-athletesareinducted into the athletic department’s 400 Club at a semiannual breakfast given by President Hunter Rawlings, Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy and Director of Athletics Andy Noel. These dedicated student-athletes demonstratethattheidealisachievable,thatitis possible to excel both in the classroom and in the sporting arena. In 2001-02, a number of student-athletes were named to Verizon Academic All-America teams, including a repeat first-team selection by Jaimee Reynolds ’02. The collegiate experience at Cornell is a rich one for varsity athletes because the University supports their passion to excel. 2002 Cornell Volleyball
World Class Facilities Set against a backdrop of the natural beauty of Cayuga Lake and the surrounding hills, an extensive array of facilities provides a tremendous environment for practice and competition for Cornell’s varsity teams. Schoellkopf Field and its distinctive crescentshaped football and field hockey stadium may be Cornell’s most familiar sports venue, but since the mid-’90s, The football, field hockey and a number of new facilities have lacrosse teams call Schoellkopf become landmarks as well. Field home. • The newest addition is the • The Friedman Strength Friedman Wrestling Center, and Conditioning Center, a scheduled to be completed in state-of-the-artfacility October. The 15,000-squareNewman Arena plays host to dedicated to the support foot free-standing facility several contests each year as the and improvement of stands next to Bartels Hall home court for the volleyball and athletes’ performances, is a and will seat 1,100 fans. basketball teams. place where all teams • Spacious and historic Barton gather to train. Hall is home to the indoor track and field • The Kane Sports Complex, with its Berman teams. The volleyball and basketball teams Field for soccer and the Simon Track, and the compete in Bartel Hall’s 4,473-seat Newman Niemand•Robison Softball Field are also Arena and the fencing team’s home, the Stifel impressive facilities. Fencing Salle, is located on the lower level of thefacility. • The Reis Tennis Center and the Oxley Equestrian Center, home of the equestrian and polo teams, are part of an expanding complex that provide new homes for other teams as Cornell continues to realize its plan for renovation and building of athletic facilities.
The Reis Tennis Center, the Niemand•Robison Softball Field and the Belkin International Squash Courts, as well as the Oxley Equestrian Center (not seen).
• Adjacent to Bartels Hall is famed Lynah Rink, where the Big Red hockey teams perform before sellout crowds for most home games. • The gymnastics and swimming teams are housed in Teagle Hall, where Cornell crews also train during the winter months. • Just down the hill from campus are the Collyer Boat House and the Doris Robison Shell House, which are scheduled for renovation and expansion.
Department of Athletics and Physical Education Mission Statement The Department of Athletics and Physical Education strives to provide students with powerful and meaningful participatory experiences that forge enduring bonds with Cornell, and to provide for the well-being of members of the faculty, staff, and community. We offer a diverse program of physical and outdoor education, recreational services, and intercollegiate athletic competition, equitably adminstered with special attention to the needs of women and members of under-represented minority groups. We foster the values of physical fitness, total well-being, and enduring participation in athletics; teach leadership skills, teamwork, responsibility, and accountability; and administer programs that can be critical to the educational and personal development of students in keeping with the high standards of Cornell, the Ivy League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The department promotes pride and unity within the university community and provides opportunities to develop, strengthen and maintain ties to external audiences such as alumni, friends, the educational community, and the general public by attracting interest, recognition and support.
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... A Commitment To Excellence
Ivy League Regular Season Champs 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 • Ivy League Tournament Champs 1991, 1992, 1993 • 4 Ivy Players of the Year • 6 New York State Titles
Prominent Cornell Alumni ARTS Robert A. Moog PhD ‘65 Musician and inventor of the Moog music synthesizer Susan Rothenberg ‘67 Painter Jennifer Tipton ‘58 Award-winning theatre and dance lighting designer Peter Yarrow ‘59 Musician; Peter, Paul & Mary
BUSINESS Adolph ‘07 and Joseph Coors ‘39 Founder/executives of the nation‘s largest single brewery Leroy R. Grumman ME ‘16 Founder of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation Herbert F. ‘22 and Samuel C. Johnson ‘50 Founder/executives of Johnson Wax Company Sanford I. Weill ‘55 Financier
EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES Jerome H. Holland ‘39, MS ‘41 Former Ambassador to Sweden; former president of Hampton Institute and Delaware State University; businessman Flemmie Kittrell MS ‘30, PhD ‘36 Educator; early advocate of preschool education programs William Strunk PhD 1896 Educator and editor; co-author of Elements of Style
ENTERTAINMENT Arthur Laurents ‘37 Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and author; wrote West Side Story and directed La Cage Aux Folles Bill Maher ‘78 Comedian, author; host of Politically Incorrect panel show on ABC Christopher Reeve ‘74 Actor, Superman I, II and III movies; director; activist for medical research Jimmy Smits MFA ‘82 Actor, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue
GOVERNMENT Samuel (Sandy) R. Berger ‘67 National Security Advisor, Clinton Administration Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘54 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Janet Reno ‘60 U.S. attorney general, Clinton Administration
LITERATURE Pearl S. Buck M.A. ‘25 Novelist; winner of 1932 Pulitzer Prize & 1938 Nobel Prizeforliterature Toni Morrison ‘55 Author and winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 Nobel Prize for literature Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ‘44 Author (Cats Cradle, Slaughter House Five); prisoner of war in Germany during World War II E. B. White ‘21 Author (Charlotte‘s Web, Stuart Little) and editor; co-author of Elements of Style
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Cornell Volleyball Alumni Where are they now? Eldy Dale ’85 — Physician Meredith Doughty ’93 — Medical Student at the University of Texas Anne Payne Fessler ’81 DVM ’84 — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Jennifer Strazza Knill ’93 — Regional Planner Elise Lincoln ’85 — Director of University of California-Santa Barbara Physics Computer Labs Mitzi Young Lucas ’77 — Attorney with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vanessa Richlin ’00 — Ph.D. candidate at UCLA Jean Roggencamp ’79 — Air Quality Control Manager for the City of San Francisco Wendy Schaenen ’79, MD ’83 — Physician
MEDIA
Jane Brody ‘62 Science reporter and author Frank Gannett 1898 Newspaper publisher; founder of the Gannett chain Bill Nye ‘77 Award-winning popular-science media host and author Dick Schaap ‘55 Emmy Award-winning television sports commentator, ABC and ESPN; host of ESPN’s The Sports Reporters; author of 28 books Sheryl WuDunn ‘81 Journalist; 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing
SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH Joyce Brothers ‘47 Psychologist, author, and media personality Wilson Greatbatch ‘50 Inventor of the cardiac pacemaker; NASA biomedical equipment designer; member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Helen Lewis Irlen ‘67 Developer of a treatment for dyslexia C. Everett Koop MD ‘41 U.S. surgeon general 1981-89 Philip Levine MD ‘23 Immunohematologist; discovered the Rh factor in blood in 1939
SPORTS Bruce Arena ‘73 Coach of U.S. World Cup soccer team; coached 1996 U.S. Olympic team; former coach of D.C. United and University of Virginia Gary Bettman ‘74 First National Hockey League commissioner Robert Trent Jones ‘30 Golf course architect; constructed over 450 courses around the world; inducted into PGA World Golf Hall of Fame, 1987 Joe Nieuwendyk ‘88 Drafted in second round by NHL Calgary Flames, 1985; currently plays for the New Jersey Devils; 1998 Olympian; 2002 Gold Medalist with Team Canada Seth Payne ‘97 Drafted in fourth round by Jacksonville Jaguars, 1997; currently a defensive lineman with the Houston Texans
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