2014-15 Saint Joseph's University Women's Rowing Media Guide by Saint Joseph's Athletics

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2014-‐15 WOMEN’S ROWING TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Head Coach Gerry Quinlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Robert Gillin, Jr. Boathouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2014-‐15 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2014-‐15 Hawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-‐10 2013-‐14 Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Atlantic 10 Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Dad Vail Regatta Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Jesuit Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 A Proud Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-‐16 All-‐Time Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 All-‐Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Administration/The Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Saint Joseph’s University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

The University Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1851 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,650 Denomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawks Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and Gray Athletic Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schuylkill River The Team Head Coach . . . . . Gerry Quinlan (Notre Dame ‘91) – 16th Season Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gquinlan@sju.edu Rowing Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1730 Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1700 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Quinlan (Loyola, Md. ‘00) -‐ 15th Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brianna Kearns (Saint Joseph’s ‘06) -‐ 5th Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patti Scinto (Saint Joseph’s ‘98) -‐ 2nd Season Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Communications Associate Athletic Director/Communications . . . . . Marie Wozniak (Rowing Contact) Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mwozniak@sju.edu Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1727 Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1724

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CREDITS The 2014-‐15 Saint Joseph's University Women’s Rowing Media Guide was designed by Joe Greenwich and Jack Jumper and was written and edited by Marie Wozniak, with editorial assistance from Jack Jumper, Joe Greenwich and Nikki Philpot. Photos by Greg Carroccio of Sideline Photos, Robert MacTurk, Colin P. Varga, Will Schneekloth, Douglas Stewart, and U.S. Rowing.

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HEAD COACH GERRY QUINLAN

Head Coach Notre Dame ‘91 -‐ 16th Season Gerry Quinlan is in his 16th season as head women’s rowing coach at Saint Joseph’s University and has developed the Hawks into one of the East’s most competitive programs. Including his tenure at Saint Joseph’s, Quinlan has amassed more than two decades of collegiate head coaching experience. For the past two seasons, the Hawks have continued to post solid results and at the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championships, earned a bronze medal in the Varsity 8 as well as the Third Varsity 8. Saint Joseph’s medaled in three events at the 2012 Atlantic 10 Championships, and at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta,the defending champion Second Varsity 8 earned a bronze medal for its third consecutive medal in the pres-‐ tigious event. At the 2012 Dad Vails, Quinlan was presented with the Matthew Ledwith Coach’s Award, which is given to the outstanding coach from the previous year’s regatta. Quinlan’s 2011 crew had one of the best seasons in school history, highlighted by two firsts for the program -‐ a gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and the team title in the Atlantic 10 Championships. The Hawks’ Second Varsity 8 captured the program’s first Dad Vail gold medal and the Varsity 4 took home a silver, to help SJU finish sec-‐ ond in the team standings. Saint Joseph’s won the Freshman 8 at the conference meet, and earned top-‐three finish-‐ QUINLAN’S RÉSUMÉ es in three other events to give the Hawks the league’s team crown for the first time ever. In 2010, the Hawks main-‐ tained their status as one of the top teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, turned in medal-‐winning performances (one Head Rowing Coach silver, two bronze) at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, and ended the year with a trip to the prestigious Henley Royal Saint Joseph’s (W) 1999-‐Present Regatta for the second time in school history. SJU’s Varsity 8 also set a record in becoming the only team to advance La Salle (M&W) 1997-‐98 to the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta for six consecutive years. Northwestern (M&W) 1991-‐97 The 2009 Hawks earned a number of firsts for the program. Saint Joseph’s won its first-‐ever Atlantic 10 titles as the Notre Dame (W) 1989-‐91 Varsity 8 and Quad boats earned the gold medals at the conference championships. Quinlan was recognized as the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the first time in his career, while the Hawks matched their best-‐ever team result with Assistant Rowing Coach a third-‐place finish. The Hawks earned a bronze medal, which gave them the most medals of any team in the previous Saint Joseph’s (M&W) 1998-‐99 four years. SJU’s Freshman 8 also advanced to the Grand Final for the seventh consecutive season. In 2008, Quinlan’s charges placed a then best-‐ever third as a team at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Varsity 8 boat earned its first-‐ever medal at A-‐10s, placing second, while also taking first at the Jesuit Invitational and the Kelly Cup. The rest of the Hawks also dominated at the city-‐wide Kelly Cup races, taking first place in every contest. Quinlan guided the Hawks to victory in the Varsity 8 at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta while that crew earned the school’s first-‐ever trip to the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The Hawks rowed to a silver-‐medal finish in the Dad Vail Varsity 8 in 2007 while the Freshman 8 took silver in 2008. During his tenure the Hawks have won three gold medals, six silvers, and five bronze medals at the Dad Vail Regatta. SJU has finished second in the women’s point trophy standings twice and combined with the Hawks’ men’s team to win the Dad Vail Overall Points Trophy in 2005, 2006 and 2010. Since his arrival at SJU in 1999, Quinlan has been one of the driving forces behind the growth of both the women’s and men’s rowing programs, nearly doubling participation during his tenure. Quinlan has been active in the development of the Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse, which opened in 2002, while main-‐ taining alumni support and coordinating several local regattas, including the Jesuit Invitational Regatta. Quinlan’s résumé includes a six-‐year stint as the head coach of Northwestern University’s men’s and women’s programs and a three-‐year stretch as the head women’s coach at the University of Notre Dame. His teams have won medals at the Dad Vail Regatta, the Champion International Collegiate Regatta and the Head of the Charles, and have competed in the Henley Royal Regatta and the Mexico City International Championships. A 1991 graduate of Notre Dame, Quinlan spent his prep career rowing at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa. He and his wife Linda, a Hawks’ assistant coach, reside in Philadelphia with their daughters, Maeve and Tess.

Gerry Quinlan was named the 2009 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after guiding the Hawks to wins in the Varsity 8 and the Quad at the league championship.

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ASSISTANT COACHES LINDA QUINLAN

Assistant Coach Loyola (Md.) ‘00 -‐ 15th Season Linda Quinlan is in her 15th season as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s and works primarily with the freshman squad. Under her guidance, the Hawks’ Freshman 8 has experienced great success, most recently with a gold-‐medal winning performance in the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championships. Over the years, the Freshman 8 has earned four silvers and two bronze medals at the Dad Vail Regatta, as well as gold medals at the ECAC Meet and the Jesuit Invitational. Quinlan, a 2000 graduate of Loyola College, teaches math and science at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and is completing her master’s of education at Saint Joseph's. She and husband, Gerry, the Hawks’ head coach, reside in Philadelphia with their daughters, Maeve and Tess.

BRIANNA LAMPMAN

Assistant Coach Saint Joseph’s ‘06 -‐ 5th Season Former Saint Joseph’s standout Brianna Kearns Lampman, a 2006 graduate, is in her fifth season as assistant coach with the Hawks’ staff. Lampman was a member of the Varsity 8 for three years, including the boat which won the gold medal at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta and made the Hawks’ first-‐ever trip to the Henley Royal Regatta. In 2003, she rowed for the Freshman 8 that earned silver medals at both the Atlantic 10 Championships and the Dad Vail Regatta. She returned to SJU after serving as an assistant coach at Barry University for two seasons and prior to that, worked on the staff at Philadelphia University. Lampman, a native of Northfield, N.J. who rowed for Mainland Regional High School, earned a master’s of science degree from Barry University in 2010. She and her husband, Russ, a former SJU rower and 2006 graduate, live in Conshohocken, Pa.

PATTI SCINTO

Assistant Coach Saint Joseph’s ‘98 -‐ 2nd Season Former SJU rower and assistant coach Patti Scinto is in her second season with the Hawks after having returned to the Saint Joseph's coaching staff in 2013-‐14. Scinto previously worked as an assistant coach with the Hawks from 1999 to 2008. A four-‐year rower at Saint Joseph's, Scinto (nee Kryst) served as the Hawks' team captain in 1997-‐98. She earned her master's degree in education from Saint Joseph's in 1999. Scinto currently resides in Drexel Hill, Pa., with her husband, Sal, and their three children.

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GILLIN BOATHOUSE The Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse was dedicated in June 2002 as the home of the Saint Joseph’s University men’s and women’s rowing teams. The 15,540 square foot state-‐of-‐the-‐art boathouse includes four heated boat bays with capacity for 42 eights, 14 fours/quads, and 14 small boats. The boathouse sits on 20,381 square feet of land at the 1,000-‐meter mark of the famed Schuylkill River race course. The boathouse serves as SJU’s home base for all of its home regattas, including the Dad Vail Regatta, Murphy Cup, and various dual races. The 750-‐square foot deck is a perfect viewing area for families, fans, and alumni. The second floor of the boathouse includes locker rooms, showers, etc as well as a large common area for ergs, team meetings, and video review. The Gillin Boat Club joined the Schuylkill Navy on September 20, 2004, by unanimous vote of the delegates of the Schuylkill Navy's 10 member clubs. In addition to serving as the home of Hawk rowing, the Gillin Boathouse also hosts several summer camps including the Saint Joseph’s University/Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program. The first floor: • 8,860 square feet • four bays • access to the floating dock • adjoining 270 square foot veranda

DIRECTIONS TO GILLIN BOATHOUSE (2200 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia)

The second floor: • 6,680 square feet • common areas for meeting and out-‐of-‐water instruction • wireless internet / satellite television • locker and bathroom facilities • 750 square foot second-‐floor deck • large windows • elevator

From the East: Follow I-‐76 West to Exit 340 (Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive) on the right. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, following signs for Kelly Drive. Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first parking lot on the right. The boathouse is located at the end of the parking lot.

From the Northeast or South: Follow I-‐95 to I-‐76 West to Exit 340 (Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive) on the right. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, fol-‐ lowing signs for Kelly Drive. Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first parking lot on the right. The boathouse is located at the end of the park-‐ Fairmount Park Community Rowing Program In addition to serving as the home of Hawk rowing, the Gillin Boathouse ing lot. also hosts the Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program. The first step in a long-‐term partnership between the University and the From the West: Follow I-‐76 East to Exit 340 (Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive) on the Fairmount Park Commission, the program is designed to provide an experi-‐ left. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, following signs for Kelly Drive. ence for youth in the city of Philadelphia who have not had the opportunity Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first parking lot on the right. to experience the sport of rowing. The boathouse is located at the end of the parking lot.

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2014-‐15 ROSTER Name Maria Biancaniello Taylor Biesiada Anna Birmingham Caroline Buckley Emma Callahan Emily Coldren Erin Coleman Katie Comerer Maura Daly Sarah Donahue Mary Kate Gibbons Anjelica Grebenschikoff Natalie Krebsbach Maura Mahoney Nazel Malhani Nicole Marchese Myra McCann Cailin McCully Amanda McEvoy Delaney McGuire Margot Merrill Megan Michaels Dominique Millilio Maggie Mueller Jess Pareja Elizabeth Parker Briege Pilch Katherine Robb Kerri Roman Emer Ryle Emily Serkes Natalie Simms Lauren Slattery Angela Smith Brittany Stokes Alana Storr Maddie Szabo Colleen Tritt Alyssa Vanni Ashley Varghese Bridget Welsh Eileen Welsh Margaret Whiteman

Year Freshman Senior Freshman Freshman Sophomore Senior Freshman Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore Freshman Junior Sophomore Freshman Graduate Student Freshman Senior Junior Sophomore Senior Freshman Junior Freshman Senior Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman

Hometown Newtown Square, Pa. Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. Avondale, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Elkridge, Md. Pottstown, Pa. Carbondale, Pa. Glenolden, Pa. Broomall, Pa. Sewell, N.J. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Margate City, N.J. Glendale, Calif. Los Altos, Calif. Potomac, Md. Media, Pa. Ocean City, N.J. Northfield, N.J. San Francisco, Calif. Phoenixville, Pa. Westhampton, N.J. Sewell, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Bel Air, Md. Odenton, Md. Westmont, N.J. Manhasset, N.Y. Roswell, Ga. Galloway, N.J. Paoli, Pa. Canonsburg, Pa. Ambler, Pa. Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Ellicott City, Md. Philadelphia, Pa. Brigantine, N.J. Ocean City, N.J. Haddonfield, N.J. Newtown, Pa. Drexel Hill, Pa. Lafayette Hill, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.

High School Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Egg Harbor Township Kennett Saint Basil Academy Mount De Sales Academy Owen J. Roberts Scranton Preparatory School Merion Mercy Academy Archbishop Carroll Bishop Eustace Prep Merion Mercy Academy Atlantic City Cresenta Valley Los Altos Winston Churchill Merion Mercy Academy Holy Spirit Holy Spirit Saint Ignatius College Prep Archbishop Carroll Rancocas Valley Regional Washington Township John W. Hallahan Catholic Notre Dame Prep Archbishop Spalding Merion Mercy Academy Our Lady of Mercy Academy Marist School Absegami Conestoga Oakland Catholic Mount Saint Joseph Academy Holy Spirit Notre Dame Prep Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Atlantic City Ocean City Haddonfield Council Rock North Upper Darby Mount Saint Joseph Academy Nazareth Academy Saint Andrews School

Head Coach: Gerry Quinlan (Notre Dame ‘91) – 16th season Assistant Coach: Linda Quinlan (Loyola-‐Md. ‘00) – 15th season Assistant Coach: Brianna Kearns (Saint Joseph’s ‘06) – 5th season Assistant Coach: Patti Scinto (Saint Joseph’s ‘98) – 2nd season Captains: Taylor Biesiada, Amanda McEvoy

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UPPERCLASSMEN Taylor Biesiada

Myra McCann

Senior Egg Harbor Township, N.J. • Egg Harbor Township

Graduate Student • Coxswain Ocean City, N.J. • Holy Spirit

2014-‐15: Team co-‐captain for the second year... 2013-‐14: Served as team co-‐captain...Member of the Varsity 8 that earned a bronze medal at the A-‐10 Championships and took second at the Kelly Cup... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 8 that took third in the Kelly Cup and second at the Jesuit Invitational...Competed for the Varsity 8 at the San Diego Crew Classic... 2011-‐12: Member of the Freshman 4 that placed first at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Helped the Freshman 8 win at the Kelly Cup...Also rowed for the Varsity 8... Personal: Member of 2010 Egg Harbor crew that turned in an undefeated season with five gold medals, including the SRAA Nationals and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta...Team took second place overall and was a final-‐ ist at the Royal Henley Regatta...Chemical biology major.

Emily Coldren Senior Pottstown, Pa. • Owen J. Roberts 2013-‐14: Helped the Hawks finish first in the Varsity 4B at the Kelly Cup... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 8 that took third in the Kelly Cup and earned second place at the Jesuit Invitational... 2011-‐12: Member of both the Freshman 8 and Freshman 4 that won the Kelly Cup... Personal: Rowed for Owen J. Roberts team which took a first-‐place finish in the Manny Flick Series...Named to A-‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...Criminal justice major.

Katie Comerer Senior Glenolden, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy 2013-‐14: Helped the Hawks finish first in the Varsity 4B at the Kelly Cup... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 4 at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Rowed for Merion Mercy’s Varsity 4 which won at the Henley Royal Regatta and earned the national championship...In 2009, was a member of the crew that placed second in the city championship and first at the Head of the Christiana...Business major.

Mary Kate Gibbons Senior Plymouth Meeting, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy 2013-‐14: Member of the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup...Rowed for the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed fourth at the A-‐10 Championships... 2012-‐13: Member of Second Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup... 2011-‐12: Coxswain for the Freshman 4 that placed first at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Personal: Member of Merion Mercy’s crew that took a gold (Varsity 4) and a silver (Varsity 8) in the Miami International Regatta... Lightweight 8 placed fifth in the City Championship and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta...Team captain her senior year...Communications major.

2013-‐14: Chosen to the Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference First Team... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 at the meet with GW and Penn... Personal: Helped Holy Spirit win the state title in the Varsity 8 as a sophomore...Earned the team’s Coach’s Award in 2010...Letterwinner in diving... Elementary/special education major.

Amanda McEvoy Senior San Francisco, Calif. • Saint Ignatius College Prep 2014-‐15: Team co-‐captain for the second consecutive year... 2013-‐14: A-‐10 All-‐Conference First Team selection...Team co-‐ captain...Chosen as the team's Most Outstanding Performer...Member of the Varsity 8 that earned a bronze medal at the A-‐10 Championships and took second at the Kelly Cup... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 8 that took third in the Kelly Cup and placed second at the Jesuit Invitational...Competed for the Varsity 8 at the San Diego Crew Classic... 2011-‐12: Member of the Freshman 4 earned gold at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Rowed for the Freshman 8 that placed first at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Member of Saint Ignatius crew that captured fourth place at the state championships...Interdisciplinary health services major.

Megan Michaels Senior Sewell, N.J. • Washington Township 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 4 at the Kelly Cup... 2011-‐12: Received the team’s Academic Award for the highest GPA... Personal: Earned mention on both the A-‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...Biology major.

Elizabeth Parker Senior Westmont, N.J. • Merion Mercy Academy 2013-‐14: Rowed for 2nd Varsity 8 that placed fourth at the A-‐ 10 Championships...Helped 2nd Varsity 8 to third-‐place fini-‐ ash at the Kelly Cup... 2012-‐13: On 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup... 2011-‐12: Member of the Freshman 8 and the Freshman 4 that each placed first at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Member of Lightweight 8 that took fifth at Philadelphia Championships, fifth at Stotesbury Cup and sixth at Scholastic Nationals...Competed at the US Rowing Youth Nationals...Named to both the A-‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...Biology major.

Angela Smith Senior Ellicott City, Md. • Notre Dame Prep 2013-‐14: Member of the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup...Rowed for the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships... 2012-‐13: Member of the Second Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Ran cross country/track at Notre Dame Prep...Named to A-‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...Food marketing major.

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UPPERCLASSMEN Maura Mahoney

Junior Los Altos, Calif. • Los Altos

2013-‐14: Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference Second Team... 2012-‐13: Rowed for the Varsity 4 in the meet with Penn and GW... Personal: Helped Los Altos crew to two gold medals in the Southwest Regattas in the Quad and V4+...Took fourth in the Lightweight 8 at the San Diego Crew Classic... Named Most Inspirational as a senior...Voted the Most Improved in both sophomore and freshman seasons...Grandfather, Jerome Sheehan, played minor league baseball for the Grand Island A's...Father Richard was a member of the rowing teams at both Drexel and Cambridge... Business major.

Delaney McGuire

Junior Phoenixville, Pa. • Archbishop Carroll 2013-‐14: Member of the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup...Rowed for the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships... 2012-‐13: Member of Freshman 4 that took second at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Helped Archbishop Carroll to a silver medal in the Philadelphia City championship in 2012...Placed seventh overall in the Second Varsity 8 at the Stotesbury Regatta...Was team's MVP as a senior...Also let-‐ tered in basketball...Named to the A-‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Art edu-‐ cation major.

Maggie Mueller

Junior Bel Air, Md. • Notre Dame Prep

services major.

2013-‐14: On 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup... Helped 2nd Varsity 8 to fourth-‐place finish at A-‐10 Championship... 2012-‐13: Member of Freshman 4 that took second at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Interdisciplinary health

Brittany Stokes

Junior Philadelphia, Pa. • Academy of Notre Dame de Namur 2013-‐14: Member of bronze-‐medal winning Varsity 8 at the A-‐10 Championship...Helped the Varsity 8 to second place at the Kelly Cup...On Varsity 8 that competed at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... 2012-‐13 (at Marietta College): Team won Division III Mid-‐Atlantic Championship...Member of Marietta’s gold-‐medal crew at the Knecht Cup...Earned a spot on the Mid-‐Atlantic Conference All-‐Novice Team... Personal: Lettered in rowing at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur...Interdisciplinary health services major.

Emma Callahan

Sophomore Elkridge, Md. • Mount De Sales Academy 2013-‐14: Earned a bronze medal in the Atlantic 10 Championship as a member of the Hawks' 3rd Varsity 8... Rowed for the Freshman 8 at the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta...Member of the Varsity 4 that placed fourth at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Two-‐year letterwinner in swimming at Mount de Sales Academy...Team captain her senior year...Social sciences major.

Maura Daly

Sophomore Broomall, Pa. • Archbishop Carroll

2013-‐14: Earned bronze medal in the A-‐10 Championships a a member of the Varsity 8... Rowed for Varsity 8 that took second at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Helped Archbishop Carroll to Catholic League title...Member of Varsity 8 that placed fifth at Stotesbury Regatta Cup in 2013...Rowed for the Varsity 8 on Carroll's inaugural crew team in 2012...Boat took second at the City Championships...Two-‐year letterwinner in crew...Also earned three letters in swimming...Accounting major.

Sarah Donahue

Sophomore Sewell, N.J. • Bishop Eustace Prep

2013-‐14: Earned a bronze medal in the Atlantic 10 Championship as a member of the Hawks' 3rd Varsity 8... Rowed for the Freshman 8 at the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Member of Bishop Eustace crew that took silver at both the Philadelphia City Championships and the Garden State Championships in 2013...Crew earned gold at the Garden State meet her junior year...Accounting major.

Anjelica Grebenschikoff

Sophomore Margate City, N.J. • Atlantic City 2013-‐14: Member of the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed third at the Kelly Cup...Rowed for the 2nd Varsity 8 that placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Personal: Three-‐ year letterwinner at Atlantic City High School...Team fin-‐ ished third at Greenhead Sprints in 2011...Also earned two letters in swim-‐ ming...Majoring in communication studies.

Nazel Malhani

Sophomore • Sophomore Coxswain Potomac, Md. • Winston Churchill

2013-‐14: Coxswain of the Freshman 8 at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta...Also was the cox for the Varsity 4 “B” boat in its win over Duquesne at the GW Invitational... Personal: Rowed and also served as coxswain for Churchill crew...International business major.

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UPPERCLASSMEN Margot Merrill

Sophomore Westhampton, N.J. • Rancocas Valley Regional 2013-‐14: Earned a bronze medal in the A-‐10 Championship as a member of the 3rd Varsity 8...Rowed for the Freshman 8 at the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Served as captain of the field hockey and swimming teams at Rancocas Valley Regional...Was the field hockey team's Rookie of the Year...Food marketing major.

Colleen Tritt

Sophomore Haddonfield, N.J. • Haddonfield

2013-‐14: Earned a bronze medal in the Atlantic 10 Championship as a member of the Hawks' 3rd Varsity 8... Rowed for the Freshman 8 at the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta...Member of the Varsity 4 that placed fourth at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Social science major.

Ashley Varghese

Emily Serkes

Sophomore Canonsburg, Pa. • Oakland Catholic 2013-‐14: Member of bronze medalist Varsity 8 at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Helped the Varsity 8 to second place at the Kelly Cup...Rowed for the Varsity 8 in the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Rowed for the First Varsity 8 at Oakland Catholic for three years...Member of boat that placed third at the Midwest Championships in 2013 and took fourth place in both 2011 and 2012...Team captain as senior...Earned four varsity letters...Elementary/special education major.

Alana Stoor

Sophomore • Sophomore Coxswain Brigantine, N.J. • Atlantic City 2013-‐14: Coxswain for the Freshman 8 at the Kelly Cup... Cox for the 3rd Varsity 8 that defeated MIT in the GW Invitational... Personal: Member of Atlantic City's Varsity 8 that posted a third-‐place finish at the Atlantic County Championships...Crew qualified for SRRA Nationals...Team earned a first-‐ place finish in the Greenhead Sprints...Two-‐year letterwinner in rowing... Earned four letters in field hockey and three in swimming...All-‐Cape Atlantic League Honorable Mention in field hockey...Scored 20 career goals...Captained the team as a senior...Finance major.

Sophomore Drexel Hill, Pa. • Upper Darby

Bridget Welsh

Sophomore Lafayette Hill, Pa. • Mount Saint Joseph

First year with the Hawks in 2014-‐15... Personal: Psychology major.

Eileen Welsh

Sophomore Philadelphia, Pa. • Nazareth Academy 2013-‐14: Earned a bronze medal in the Atlantic 10 Championship as a member of the Hawks' 3rd Varsity 8... Rowed for the Freshman 8 at the Abderdeen Dad Vail Regatta...Member of the Varsity 4 that placed fourth at the Kelly Cup... Personal: Business major.

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FRESHMEN Maria Biancaniello

Freshman Newtown Sq., Pa. • Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Personal: Two-‐year team captain at Notre Dame de Namur...Rowed for the Senior Double which took thrird place at both the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and the SRAA Nationals and was an invitee to the US Rowing Youth Nationals...Member of JV Quad that took second at the SRAA Nationals... Rowed for the Freshman Quad that took fourth at Stotesbury and third at the PSRA National Championships...Chemistry major.

Anna Birmingham

Freshman • Freshman Coxswain Avondale,Pa. • Kennett

Nicole Marchese

Freshman • Freshman Coxswain Media, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy

Personal: Rowed for Merion Mercy Academy, which cap-‐ tured second at the state championship in 2014...Crew placed second at the City Championships for two consecu-‐ tive years...Captured the SRAA title in 2013...Member of the swim team...Elementary education major.

Cailin McCully

Freshman Northfield, N.J. • Holy Spirit

Personal: Humanities major.

Personal: Business major.

Caroline Buckley

Freshman Philadelphia, Pa. • Saint Basil Academy

Personal: Food marketing major.

Erin Coleman

Freshman Carbondale, Pa. • Scranton Preparatory School Personal: Food marketing major.

Natalie Krebsbach

Freshman Glendale, Calif. • Cresenta Valley Personal: Four-‐year letterwinner in water polo and swim-‐ ming at Cresenta Valley High School in California...Won the league championship in both sports all four years...Captured the state title in water polo in 2013...Marketing major.

Dominique Millilio

Freshman Philadelphia, Pa. • John W. Hallahan Catholic

Personal: English major.

Jess Pareja

Freshman Odenton, Md. • Archbishop Spalding

Personal: Lettered in soccer and ice hockey at Archbishop Spalding...Business major.

Briege Pilch

Freshman • Freshman Coxswain Manhasset, N.Y. • Our Lady of Mercy

Personal: Served as coxswain for all four years at Our Lady of Mercy...Member of varsity boat that placed sixth in the state in 2014, and fifth in 2013...Humanities major.

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FRESHMEN Katherine Robb

Lauren Slattery

Freshman Roswell, Ga. • Marist School

2014-‐15: Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Personal: Accounting major.

Freshman Egg Harbor Township, N.J. • Holy Spirit

Personal: Rowed for Holy Spirit's crew that captured titles at the Stotesbury Regatta, SRAA Nationals, Garden State Championship, the Philadelphia City Championship and the Atlantic County Championship in 2014...Team was four-‐time county champion...Took third place in the Philadelphia Youth Regatta in 2014... Elementary education major.

Kerri Roman

Freshman Galloway,N.J. • Absegami Personal: Interdisciplinary health services major.

Emer Ryle

Freshman Paoli, Pa. • Conestoga Personal: Rowed for Conestoga's Varsity 4 that took first place at the the Stotesbury Cup Regatta and the Philadelphia City Championships...Also member of the Quad that took first at the SRAA Nationals and placed fifth in the B final at the 2014 US Rowing Nationals...Four-‐year letterwinner in cross country...Participates in the Dean’s Leadership Program at SJU...Psychology major.

Maddie Szabo

Freshman Ocean City, N.J. • Ocean City

Personal: Spanish major.

Alyssa Vanni

Freshman Newtown, Pa. • Council Rock North

Personal: Business major.

Margaret Whiteman

Natalie Simms

Freshman Ambler, Pa. • Mount Saint Joseph Academy

Personal: Psychology major.

Freshman Philadelphia, Pa. • Saint Andrews School

Personal: International relations major.

The Hawks travel to Miami every January for their winter training trip.

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2013-‐14 YEAR IN REVIEW • Saint Joseph’s placed third in the team standings at the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championships, its highest finish since winning the league crown in 2011.

DATE 3/8

• SJU’s Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8 each earned bronze medals at the A-‐10 Championships, held for the first time on the Occoquan River in Virginia. The Second Varsity 8 placed fourth and the Varsity 4 took first in the Petite Final.

EVENT Delaware, La Salle # Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Varsity 4

3/8

• Senior Myra McCann and junior Amanda McEvoy earned Atlantic 10 All-‐ Conference First Team honors, while Maura Mahoney was named to the All-‐ Conference Second Team.

TIME

FINISH

7:11.8 7:20.5 8:11.5

1st 1st 2nd

Drexel # Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8 Varsity 4

6:57.79 7:08.3 7:16.5 8:08.7

1st 1st 1st 2nd

3/15

Jesuit Invitational % Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8 Varsity 4 4th Varsity 8

7:00.4 7:14.4 7:38.0 8:33.2 8:34.73

2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd

3/23

• At the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, the Varsity 8 and Freshman 8 both advanced to the semifinals. The Varsity 8 would finish second in the Petite Finals.

George Washington, Penn # Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8 Varsity 4

7:31.75 7:16.24 7:30.11 8:36.64

3rd 2nd 3rd 4th

3/29

• Senior Alexa Lawson, junior Angela Smith and Mahoney were named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-‐Area Team.

Murphy Cup # 2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8

8:18.8 9:00.4

2nd 5th

4/5-‐6

San Diego Crew Classic Varsity 8 (Petite Final)

7:08.92

3rd

4/11

ATLANTIC 10 MEDALISTS Varsity 8 (Bronze): Myra McCann, Amanda McEvoy, Taylor Biesiada, Maura Mahoney, Brittany Stokes, Emily Serkes, Maura Daly, Nicola ODonnell, Alexa Lawson

GW Invitational vs. MIT Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 3rd Varsity 8 Varsity 4

6:58.47 7:09.68 7:22.50 8:13.52

2nd 2nd 1st 2nd

4/12

3rd Varsity 8 (Bronze): Paige Cesky, Ashley Varghese, Colleen Tritt, Emma Callahan, Eileen Welsh, Johanna McGovern, Margot Merrill, Emily Hicken, Sarah Donahue

GW Invitational vs. Georgetown Varsity 8 6:55.40 2nd Varsity 8 (A) 6:49.80 2nd Varsity 8 (B) 7:17.70 Varsity 4 7:50.70

2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd

4/12

GW Invitational vs. Duquesne Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Varsity 4 Varsity 4B

6:44.66 6:49.20 7:45.58 7:50.20

2nd 1st 2nd 1st

4/19

Navy, Rutgers # Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 3rd Varsity 8 Varsity 4 2nd Varsity 4

6:24.97 6:39.31 6:52.75 7:33.99 8:42.31

2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th

4/26

Kelly Cup # Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8 Varsity 4 Varsity 4B

6:56.3 7:05.2 7:09.9 7:56.6 7:35.6

2nd 3rd 4th 4th 1st

5/4

Atlantic 10 Championships ^ Varsity 8 2nd Varsity 8 3rd Varsity 8 Varsity 4 (Petite Final)

7:33.78 7:53.61 8:09.53 9:05.5

3rd 4th 3rd 1st

5/10-‐11

Dad Vail Regatta # Varsity 8 (Petite Final) Freshman 8

` 2nd Advanced to semifinal

• The Hawks captured their 10th consecutive opening day race when the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 each defeated Delaware, Drexel and La Salle. • The Varsity 8 earned a second-‐place finish at the Kelly Cup while the Second Varsity 8 finished third.

• The team earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rates scores for the fifth consecutive year.

2013-‐14 HONORS Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference First Team: Myra McCann, Amanda McEvoy Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference Second Team: Maura Mahoney Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-‐Area Team: Alexa Lawson, Maura Mahoney, Angela Smith NCAA Public Recognition Award: Team TEAM AWARDS Most Outstanding Performer: Amanda McEvoy Vasquez Award: Nicola O’Donnell Dorie Leahy Award: Alexa Lawson Scholar-‐Athlete Award: Kelly Rupert Academic Award: Angela Smith

5/4

TEAM FINISHES Atlantic 10 Championships ^

# Schuylkill River (Philadelphia, Pa.) % Cooper River (Pennsauken, N.J.) ^ Occoquan River (Fairfax Station, Va.)

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3rd

40 YEARS OF HAWK ROWING The Saint Joseph’s women’s rowing program celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2015. Organized in the spring of 1975, the Hawks were the only women’s crew team in the city other than Penn at that time. Saint Joseph’s rowed out of the Vesper Boat Club and competed in its first Dad Vail Regatta in 1975. The program has grown tremendously over the 40 years and owns a proud tradition. In addition to having its own boathouse-‐ the Gillin Boathouse -‐ Saint Joseph’s competes nationally and has twice participated in the Royal Henley Regatta in England.

The 1978 Hawks at Philadelphia’s famed Boathouse Row on their home course, the Schuylkill River.

Saint Joseph’s first women’s rowing team.

The 1996 Hawks were the first Saint Joseph’s team to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championships.

The Varsity 8 celebrates its gold medal at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta.

Saint Joseph’s captured its first-‐ever team title at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 2011.

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ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Past Atlantic 10 Championship Results

2014 Atlantic 10 Championship May 4 Cooper River Park -‐ Pennsauken, N.J. Team Standings 1. Massachusetts 2. Rhode Island 3. Saint Joseph’s 4. George Washington 5. Fordham 6. Duqusene 7. Dayton 8. George Mason 9. La Salle

52 50 36 35 27 26 21 17 6

Varsity 8 1. Massachusetts 2. Rhode Island 3. Saint Joseph’s 4. George Washington 5. Dayton 6. Duquesne

7:26.00 7:31.13 7:33.78 7:34.89 7:46.23 7:49.76

Second Varsity 8 1. Rhode Island 2. Massachusetts 3. Fordham 4. Saint Joseph’s 5. George Washington 6. Duquesne

7:30.30 7:47.93 7:51.61 7:53.61 8:00.48 8:12.43

Third Varsity 8 (non-‐scoring) 1. Rhode Island 7:46.80 2. George Washington 7:58.07 3. Saint Joseph’s 8:09.53 4. Fordham 8:23.79 Varsity 4 1. Massachusetts 2. Rhode Island 3. George Washington 4. Duquesne 5. George Mason 6. Fordham

8:23.50 8:38.45 8:48.12 9:05.01 9:06.76 9:15.20

Varsity 4 Petite Final 1. Saint Joseph’s 2. Dayton 3. La Salle

9:05.50 9:39.51 9:50.97

Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference First Team Amanda McEvoy Myra McCann Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference Second Team Maura Mahoney

Team Standings Year Finish Location 2014 3rd Cooper River 2013 7th Cooper River 2012 6th Cooper River 2011 1st Cooper River 2010 3rd-‐T Cooper River 2009 3rd Cooper River 2008 3rd Cooper River 2007 4th Cooper River 2006 2nd Cooper River 2005 5th-‐T Cooper River 2004 3rd Cooper River 2003 4th Cooper River 2002 6th Cooper River 2001 3rd Cooper River 2000 3rd Cooper River 1999 3rd Cooper River 1998 6th Cooper River 1997 5th Cooper River 1996 5th-‐T Schuylkill RIver Varsity 8 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997

3rd 6th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 5th 4th 4th 5th 1st (Petite) 5th 5th 4th 6th

Pts 36 18 30 45 39 110 113 24 33 23 24 28 15 23 26 19 14 15 10

7:33.78 7:31.8 7:15.3 8:04.4 6:42.4 6:42.0 7:11.9 6:52.5 8:14.1 7:05.6 7:02.7 7:38.1 7:30.17 7:46.08 7:16.8 7:16.44 7:45.10

Second Varsity 8 2014 4th 2013 2nd (Petite) 2012 6th 2011 3rd 2010 5th 2009 2nd 2008 3rd 2007 5th 2006 5th 2005 1st (Petite) 2004 3rd 2003 5th 2002 4th 2000 3rd 1999 3rd

7:53.61 7:52.3 7:29.27 8:46.0 6:58.0 6:58.8 7:20.2 7:16.1 9:21.8 8:17.6 7:04.2 7:57.4 7:25.05 7:58.5 7:31.62

Lightweight 8 2001 1st 2000 1st 1998 3rd 1996 4th

7:25.15 7:32.80 7:03.51 7:21.66

Saint Joseph’s Varsity 8 earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championships.

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Lightweight 4 2009 2nd 2008 3rd 2006 3rd 2003 2nd 1997 1st

8:10.4 8:34.7 11:14.2 8:23.9 8:06.97

Novice 8 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997 1996

8:39.8 7:18.08 7:22.6 7:20.8 7:34.0 9:02.9 8:11.1 7:36.4 7:28.9 7:38.00 7:31.81 7:56.0 7:53.57 7:30.07 7:24.03

1st 2nd 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 5th 3rd 5th 4th 4th

Second Novice 8 2005 3rd 2003 2nd 1998 5th

8:01.1 8:05.8 8:45.18

Quad 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 5th 4th 3rd

7:14.06 7:20.0 8:42.1 7:50.0 9:32.0 8:21.5 8:09.0 8:15.6 8:29.38 8:05.77 8:27.9 8:28.87 8:27.60

Varsity 4 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004 2001 1998

2nd (Petite) 3rd 3rd 1st (Petite) 4th 2nd (Petite) 1st 2nd 6th 4th

9:07.6 8:25.08 10:03.3 8:37.5 8:49.0 8:43.9 9:44.0 8:17.1 9:05.05 7:58.56

Novice 4 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002

2nd 2nd 1st 1st 4th

8:48.1 8:15.3 9:33.0 8:32.9 8:59.23

1996

4th

8:49.30

DAD VAIL REGATTA Saint Joseph’s All-‐Time Dad Vail Results Dad Vail M/W Overall Points Trophy 2010 1st 2007 2nd 2006 1st 2005 1st 2004 2nd 2000 T-‐2nd 1999 2nd

45 31 47 40 48 32 41

Women’s Points Trophy 2011 2nd 2010 2nd 2009 4th 2008 4th 2007 T-‐3rd 2006 2nd 2005 3rd 2004 2nd

17 20 16 14 17 16 13 20

Varsity 8 Finals 2011 4th 2010 2nd 2009 3rd 2008 6th

6:45.10 7:05.77 6:46.77 6:45.45

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2000 1999

2nd 1st 2nd (Petite) 4th 1st (Petite) 5th 5th

6:34.49 6:40.02 7:25.02 7:02.40 6:47.10 6:51.62 7:01.02

Lightweight Varsity 8 Finals 2001 4th 2000 3rd 1998 2nd

7:41.00 7:03.60 4:33.99

Second Varsity 8 Finals 2012 3rd 2011 1st 2010 3rd 2008 5th 2007 5th 2004 2nd 2003 5th 2002 4th 2000 4th 1999 3rd

7:13.47 6:49.10 8:14.38 6:50.62 7:05.93 7:07.30 7:18.60 7:04.37 7:07.05 7:57.16

Freshman 8 Finals 2010 3rd 2009 6th 2008 2nd 2007 4th 2006 3rd 2005 4th 2004 2nd 2003 2nd 2002 2nd 1998 5th

7:06.72 7:43.90 6:44.32 7:15.21 7:08.59 7:54.41 6:54.40 6:52.20 7:08.00 n/a

Lightweight Freshman 8 Finals 2005 1st 8:05.47 1998 5th 4:40.54 Varsity 4+ Finals 2011 3rd

7:30.33

Lightweight 4 Finals 1998 3rd

5:10.17

The Hawks advanced all of their eights to the Grand Finals at the 2010 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. SJU owns the regatta record for reaching the Varsity 8 Grand Final for six consecutive years.

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JESUIT INVITATIONAL Saint Joseph’s Rowing established the Jesuit Invitational in 1999 and it has become a major race in the collegiate rowing season, featuring solely Jesuit col-‐ leges. The Jesuit Invitational is held every year in March on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. The Casey Ferrone Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Men’s Varsity 8 champion, while the Robert Gillin, Jr., Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Women’s Varsity 8 winner. The Cannonball Trophy is given to the overall team champion. It is named in honor of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, who had his leg shattered by a cannonball while defending Spain from an attack by France. The Cannonball Trophy serves as a reminder that all good things start with pain. The glory of winning is only possible by withstanding the mental and physical pain of the 2000-‐meter race course. The trophy is awarded to the school with the highest combined points in the day’s races. It is a traveling trophy which the winner returns every year. The winning team receives a small cannonball that is theirs to keep as a reminder of their championship performance.

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Casey Ferrone Memorial Trophy (Men’s V8 Champion) Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Race Cancelled Georgetown Georgetown Saint Joseph’s Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown

Robert Gillin, Jr. Memorial Trophy (Women’s V8 Champion) Fordham Saint Joseph’s Boston College Holy Cross Boston College Boston College Boston College Boston College -‐ -‐ -‐ Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Boston College Boston College Boston College

Cannonball Trophy (Team Champion) Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown -‐ -‐ -‐ Georgetown Georgetown Saint Joseph’s Georgetown Boston College Boston College Boston College

2014 Jesuit Invitational -‐ March 15 -‐ Cooper River, Pennsauken, N.J. Varsity 8 1. 2.

Varsity 4 1. Boston College A 2. Boston College B 3. Saint Joseph’s 4. Loyola Freshman 8 1. Boston College 2. Saint Joseph’s 3. Loyola

Boston College Saint Joseph’s

2nd Varsity 8 1. Boston College 2. Saint Joseph’s

4th Varsity 8 1. Boston College 2. Saint Joseph’s

The Hawks’ Varsity 8 crew cap-‐ tured the Jesuit Invitational in 2008 and started a run of four consecutive Jesuit titles.

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A PROUD TRADITION The Saint Joseph’s rowing programs have a proud history of success on the water, but a number of alums have achieved a great amount of post-‐grad-‐ uate success in the sport as well. Mike Teti ’78, Teresa Zarzeczny Bell ’88 and Renee Hykel ’01 are three SJU legends that have gone on to even greater suc-‐ cesses since their days on Hawk Hill. All three have taken their rowing careers to the highest levels of international competition, making the SJU rowing pro-‐ gram a cradle of champions. Arguably the best-‐known oarsman in America, Mike Teti was a top Hawk rower, graduating from SJU with a sociology degree in 1978. “Saint Joseph’s gave me the opportunity to compete and also the oppor-‐ tunity for a great education,” Teti says. “I owe SJU a great debt for all of the opportunities I received.” From 1977-‐93, Teti rowed on 11 national teams, including three trips to the Olympic Games. He won 24 national championships, a gold medal in the men’s eight at the 1987 World Championships and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1988 Olympics. He was named the 1987 United States Rowing Male Athlete of the Year. Teti achieved even greater notoriety as a coach, guiding the U.S. men’s open eight squad to an unprecedented three straight world championships. He also coached the men’s four with coxswain to world championship gold. In 1996 he led the lightweight men’s four to an Olympic bronze medal before being named USRowing’s Head Men’s Sweep Coach, the highest coaching honor in the country, in October of that year. Teti became the U.S. Olympic coach following the 2000 Games, and led the men’s eight boat to gold in Athens in 2004, a feat that the United States had not achieved since 1964 when another coach with Hawk ties, Al Rosenberg, led the Americans to victory. He also guided the U.S. Men to the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Teti is currently the head coach of the men’s crew team at the University of California and was inducted into the National Rowing Federation’s Hall of Fame in 2010. Teresa Bell is no stranger to success on the international level, either. Her Olympic dream began in the fall of 1992 when the International Olympic Committee announced that her event, the lightweight double sculls, would be a part of the Olympic Games in 1996. In truth, Bell’s journey really began back in 1985. In that year the soph-‐ omore joined the Saint Joseph’s women’s rowing club team. By 1988, she was a part-‐time member of the varsity squad, and her Hawk Hill career culminat-‐ ed in victory in the women’s singles event at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta. Bell later went on to be a member of both the Crescent Boat Club and the Fairmount Rowing Club, for whom she still rows when she is in Philadelphia. In 1996, Bell was preparing for Olympic competition with intense work-‐ outs three times a day. She put in most of her work in Tennessee, the home

of the United States Women’s Rowing Center. She also spent time training in Georgia in preparation for the Olympic Trials. Before the Olympic Games, she spent a month rowing in Europe before returning home for the Atlanta games. This exhausting routine helped pre-‐ pare Bell for the rigors of the highest level of international competition, but all of the work paid off in the end as Bell and her partner, Lindsay Burns, took the silver medal in the lightweight double sculls. From Hawk Hill to the Olympic medal stand, Bell never forgot her roots. “I enjoyed my experience at Saint Joseph’s,” Bell says. “It made me who I am today. Teresa Bell was a silver medalist Besides rowing, Saint Joseph’s taught me to in the 1996 Olympic Games. be open-‐minded and that has really helped me.” Following the Olympics, Bell placed fifth in the same event at the 1997 World Championships. She was inducted, along with Teti, as a member of the inaugural class on the Saint Joseph’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999. SJU’s influence is still being felt in the rowing community as Class of one of the top names in the sport. She is a five-‐time member of the U.S. National Team and competed at the World Championships every year from 2003 to 2006. In 2005, the former Saint Joseph’s walk-‐on took silver in the light-‐ weight double sculls at the World Championships in Gifu, Japan. In 2007, Hykel was the U.S. National Champion in the lightweight single sculls. The year 2008 marked Hykel’s first trip to the Olympic Games as she traveled to Beijing to compete in the lightweight double sculls event, the same event Teresa Bell took silver in at the 1996 Games. Hykel and her part-‐ ner, former SJU assistant rowing coach Jen Goldsack, just missed the medal final after reaching the A/B semifinal. Teti, Bell and Hykel are just three of more than a dozen Hawks to com-‐ pete internationally, as athletes such as Sean Drea and the Flanigan brothers, Donald and Richard, have done Saint Joseph’s proud at the highest levels of the sport. In addition to these individuals, the Saint Joseph’s rowing program con-‐ tinues to write new chapters in its ever-‐expanding legacy. Since 1999, the Hawk men’s and women’s teams have combined to finish first or second in the race for the coveted Jack Bratton Trophy, awarded to the Dad Vail Regatta’s overall points champion, four times, most recently in 2010. The women’s program, meanwhile, has developed into one of the region’s most formidable. The 2006 season was a banner one for the Hawk program as a whole, as SJU turned in its then-‐best-‐ever finishes at the San Diego Crew Classic and Atlantic 10 Championships, and winning gold in the Varsity 8 at the Dad Vail Regatta. The 2006 team also competed in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom, a first for Saint Joseph’s. In 2009, the Hawks’ Varsity 8 set a record in becoming the only team to advance to the Grand Final of the Dad Vail Regatta for five consecutive years and increased that mark to six straight in 2010. SJU’s Freshman 8 also advanced to the Grand Final for eight years in a row. The 2010 season culmi-‐ nated with Saint Joseph’s competing at Henley for the second time in school history, while in 2011, the Hawks won their first Atlantic 10 Conference team championship.

The Hawks have made two trips to the Henley Royal Regatta, with the most recent being in 2010.

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A PROUD TRADITION (Left) Saint Joseph’s took first place in the Varsity 8 at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta. The Hawks also won the men’s and women’s com-‐ bined overall points trophy in 2005, 2006 and 2010.

(Middle) The Hawks competed at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in 2006 (pictured) and then again in 2010. (Bottom left) Saint Joseph’s Varsity 8 took the Cal Cup at the 2008 San Diego Crew Classic for the first time in school history.

(Above) Saint Joseph’s alum Renee Hykel ‘01 has had great success at the international level and rowed for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was inducted into the Saint Joseph’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

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ALL-‐TIME HONORS NATIONAL/REGIONAL Atlantic 10 All-‐Conference 2014 Myra McCann (1st Team) Amanda McEvoy (1st Team) Maura Mahoney (2nd Team) 2013 Brittany Roth (1st Team) 2012 Ariana McDevitt (1st Team) 2011 Danielle Brady (1st Team) Brianne Kammerman (1st Team) Colleen Smith (1st Team) Clare Burns (2nd Team) 2010 Christina DiSanto (1st Team) Colleen Greway (1st Team) Tina Regan (2nd Team) 2009 Debbie Bateman (1st Team) Lauren Sysol (1st Team) Colleen Greway (2nd Team) 2008 Alicia Easby-‐Smith (1st Team) Liz Sauter (1st Team) Debbie Bateman (2nd Team)

Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-‐Area Team 2014 Alexa Lawson, Maura Mahoney, Angela Smith 2013 Brittany Roth 2012 Bridge Dempsey, Ariana McDevitt 2011 Angela Acuña, Danielle Brady, Alex Karls 2010 Colleen Greway, Katie Herdmann, Lauren Rozsits 2009 Debbie Bateman, Danielle Brady, Colleen Greway, Katie Herdmann, Lauren Rozsits 2008 Debbie Bateman, Kristen Bonnici, Colleen Greway, Caitlin Twaddell 2007 Debbie Bateman 2006 Brianna Kearns, Katie Parry, Elise Tosatti

Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2009 Gerry Quinlan

UNIVERSITY/TEAM Athletics Hall of Fame 2013 Laura Barry ‘79 2010 Renee Hykel ‘01 2000 Anne Gallagher ‘78 1999 Teresa Zarzeczny Bell ‘88

Atlantic 10 Rowing Student-‐Athlete of the Year 2009 Debbie Bateman 2008 Debbie Bateman

Class of 1950 Award 2011 Danielle Brady 2010 Colleen Greway 2009 Debbie Bateman

Atlantic 10 Academic All-‐Conference 2013 Brittany Roth 2011 Danielle Brady 2010 Danielle Brady, Colleen Greway, Katie Herdmann, Lauren Rozsits 2009 Debbie Bateman, Colleen Greway 2008 Debbie Bateman 2007 Debbie Bateman 2006 Katie Parry 2005 Katie Parry

Most Outstanding Performer* 2014 Amanda McEvoy 2013 Brittany Roth 2012 Ariana McDevitt 2011 Danielle Brady 2010 Colleen Greway 2009 Debbie Bateman 2008 Liz Sauter 2007 Debbie Bateman 2006 Amanda Holland & Jenn Linck 2005 Amanda Holland 2004 Megan Nechanicky 2003 Amy Platt 2002 Lauren Sumser 2001 Renee Hykel 2000 Erin Brown

Dad Vail Regatta Matthew Ledwith Coaches Award 2012 Gerry Quinlan Collegiate Rowing Coaches of America All-‐Mid Atlantic Region 2009 Debbie Bateman (1st Team) Collegiate Rowing Coaches of America Scholar-‐Athlete 2006 Katie Parry Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-‐Area Performer of the Year 2013 Brittany Roth 2011 Danielle Brady 2009 Debbie Bateman 2008 Debbie Bateman 2007 Debbie Bateman

Vasquez Award (Jesuit Values)* 2014 Nicola O’Donnell 2013 Gabriella Parker 2012 Brittany Roth 2011 Angela Acuña 2010 Tina Regan 2009 Lauren Sysol 2008 Alicia Easby-‐Smith 2007 Meghan Henry 2006 Maureen Owston 2005 Jenn Linck 2004 Bernice McPherson 2003 Laurie Sparano 2002 Karen Rensman 2001 Megan McLaughlin Leahy Award (Loyalty)* 2014 Alexa Lawson 2013 Katie Messina 2012 Bridget Dempsey 2011 Brianne Kammerman 2010 Christina DiSanto 2009 Liz Golden 2008 Kelly McKinley 2007 Alicia Easby-‐Smith 2000 Renee Hykel Academic Award* 2014 Angela Smith 2013 Brittany Roth 2012 Megan Michaels 2011 Alex Karls 2010 Erin Butler & Katie Herdmann 2008 Katie Herdmann 2002 Karen Rensman 2001 Cheryl Maslanek 2000 Cheryl Maslanek * lists incomplete

Scholar-‐Athlete Award* 2014 Kelly Rupert 2013 Angeline Nocella 2012 Bridget Dempsey 2011 Colleen Smith 2010 Danielle Brady 2009 Colleen Greway 2008 Tina Sadowski 2007 Debbie Bateman 2006 Elise Tosatti 2005 Elise Tosatti 2004 Katie Parry 2003 Stephanie Smith 2002 Karen Rensman Debbie Bateman ‘09 (left) earned a host of honors for excel-‐ lence in the classroom and was a two-‐time Atlantic 10 Scholar-‐Athlete of the Year for women’s rowing.

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ALL-‐TIME ROSTER A Angela Acuña Carissa Adams Marci Armetta. Hilary Armstrong B Lauren Bair Sarah Banfer Gina Barbone Jessica Barsky Debbie Bateman Sarah Bell Kara Beres Catherine Best Taylor Biesieda Deanna Bigford Kaitlin Bonaskiewich Kristen Bonnici Danielle Brady Carrianne Brogan Jenni Broring Erin Brown Clare Burns Erin Butler Jess Buzas C Kim Caccese Emma Callahan Madeleine Campbell Jackie Castorino Corey Cella Rebecca Celotto Paige Cesky Jennfer Ciglar Megan Coakley Emily Coldren Katie Comerer Julie Conroy Colleen Cooney Debbie Cosmetis Melissa Craig Dawn Critchfield Courtney Cronauer Rachel Cruse Jen Cunningham Sarah Curran D Elizabeth Daly Maura Daly Stephane D’Angelo Jane Day Lisa DeBerardinis Shannon Deegan Maureen Demer Tracy Demorest Bridget Dempsey Jen DiBona Maria DiGiacomo Christina DiSanto Sarah Donahue Melissa Doyle Jennifer Drum E Alicia Easby-‐Smith Laken Ethun Deanna Ettore F Kristen Fiorino Kate Fratantoro Rachel Fonorow Jordan Foster Mary Cate Fox Heather Franz Danielle Frolow

2008-‐11 1995 2001-‐04 2005-‐08 2002-‐03 2001-‐03 2006 2005-‐07 2006-‐08 2010 2001 2005-‐07 2012-‐ 2008 2006 2006-‐08 2008-‐11 1993-‐94 2010-‐13 1997-‐2000 2008-‐11 2009-‐10 2000-‐01 1997 2014-‐ 1996-‐97 2009-‐12 2007 2001-‐04 2011-‐14 1998-‐99 2001-‐02 2012-‐ 2012-‐ 2001-‐02 1996 1998-‐99 2008 1997-‐99 2003-‐04 1992-‐93 1994-‐95 1996-‐99 2003-‐06 2014-‐ 2007 1993 1995-‐97 2001-‐03 2002-‐04 1995-‐96 2009-‐12 1995-‐97 2014-‐ 2007-‐10 2014-‐ 1998-‐2001 1992 2005-‐08 2011-‐12 2001 1998 2001 2003-‐04 1999-‐2001 2008-‐10 1999-‐2001 1996-‐99

G Allison Gallagher 2006-‐08 Lauren Gallagher 2002-‐04 Tara Garrett 1994, 1996 Maria Gaudio 2007 Shelly Germana 1999 Kristin Giacchino 1997 Mary Kate Gibbons 2012-‐ Samantha Gitman 2004 Ashley Glidden 2007 Liz Golden 2006-‐08 Felicia Gojmerac 2011-‐12 Anjelica Grebenschikoff 2014-‐ Kristin Greenbaum 2004-‐05 Colleen Greway 2007-‐10 H Tai Haluszka 2007 Emma Harmon 2007-‐08 Kate Harron 2002-‐03 Andi Hartfield 2007-‐10 Erin Hartshorn 1995 Caroline Hatten 1992-‐93 Marie Haughton 1993-‐94 Gabby Hazzouri 2007-‐08 Karen Hellberg 1992-‐94 Meghan Henry 2004-‐07 Katie Herdmann 2008-‐10 Emily Hicken 2014-‐ Laura Hill 2003-‐04 Cynthia Hoffman 1995 Amanda Holland 2003-‐06 Tracey Howard 1992 Renee Hykel 1998-‐2001 J Sharon Jacob 1999 Alison Jacobs 2009-‐11 Mary Jameson 2001-‐04 Diana Janik 2001 Molly Johnson 1999-‐2000 K Brianne Kammerman 2008-‐11 Brianna Kearns 2003-‐06 Kelly Koritko 1997-‐2000 Patti Kryst 1995-‐98 L Stephanie Lang 2006 Kelsely Larzelere 2011-‐12 Kristen Lauber 2005-‐06 Molly Lawrence 2011-‐12 Alexa Lawson 2011-‐14 Juliet Lee 2008-‐10 Martha Limbach 2001-‐04 Jenn Linck 2003-‐06 Anissa Liska 1993 Kim Lonergan 1996-‐97 Jessica Lytle 2001 Genevieve Lynch 1992-‐94 M Katie MacTurk 2006-‐09 Shannon Maguire 1992 Maura Mahoney 2013-‐ Nazel Malhani 2014-‐ Jenn Malsbury 1996-‐98 Carolyn Manion 1995-‐97 Emily Martin 2003-‐04 Anna Martucci 2009-‐10 Lauren Marvello 2000-‐02 Cheryl Maslanek 1998-‐2001 Taylor Mason 2013-‐14 Marissa Mazza 2005-‐07 Jennifer McBreaty 1999-‐2000 Meg McCabe 2010-‐11 Myra McCann 2012-‐ Maria McCann 2000-‐01 Carolyn McCloskey 1997, 1999

Ariana McDevitt Amanda McEvoy Johanna McGovern Delaney McGuire Kathleen McHugh Kelly McKinley Tara McLaren Meghan McLaughlin Cheryl McNamara Bernice McPherson Emily McVan Margot Merrill Katie Messina Megan Michaels Sue Migliaccio Elise Miller Ashley Milspaw Natalia Molina Kerry Moore Erin Moran Allison Morrison Ashley Morrison Brigid Morrison Bonnie Mueller Maggie Mueller Molly Murray N Melisa Nagurny Joanne Nasife Sonia Navarro Megan Nechanicky Nancy Neves Dina Nicolosi Angeline Nocella O Debra Occhipinti. Corrinne O’Connell Honora O’Connell Nicola O’Donnell Erin O’Hanlon Carrie O’Rourke Jennifer Olbrich Maureen Owston P Elizabeth Parker Gabriella Parker Katie Parry Theresa Penetar Jill Perkins Suzanne Phillips Amy Platt R Kathleen Radebaugh Kaitlin Reehill Tina Regan Karen Rensman Meredith Richter Rebecca Riegert Rebecca Roberts Jess Romano Brittany Roth Lauren Rozsits Beth Ruiz Kelly Rupert Dominique Russo Erin Ryan S Jamie Sabella Tina Sadowski Mary Sangemino Liz Sauter Moira Schanne Kaitlin Scher Meaghan Scher Jennifer Schorn

2009-‐12 2012-‐ 2014 2013-‐ 1999-‐2001 2005-‐08 1997 1998-‐2001 1993-‐95 2002-‐04 2010 2014-‐ 2010-‐13 2012-‐ 1996-‐97 2010 2002-‐03 1994 2001 1996 2007-‐08 2006 2003-‐04 1991-‐92 2013-‐ 2010-‐11 1994 1997 1994 2002-‐04 1996-‐99 1992 2012-‐14 1997-‐2000 1995-‐96 1992-‐94 2011-‐14 2003-‐06 1996-‐97 1992-‐93 2003-‐06 2012-‐ 2010-‐13 2003-‐06 2008 2011-‐13 2000-‐03 2000-‐03 2005-‐08 2006-‐07 2007-‐10 1999-‐2002 2003-‐04 1998-‐2000 1993 2010-‐12 2010-‐13 2007-‐10 2000-‐01 2012-‐14 2007 1994 1998-‐2001 2005-‐08 1996-‐97 2005-‐08 2010-‐11 2010 2010-‐12 1992-‐94

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MaryBeth Schulte Kelsey Schranze Christina Scollin Mary Seery Faith Seher Emily Serkes Julianne Shillington Rachel Shustack Caterina Silvestrini Francesca Simms Angela Smith Colleen Smith Janine Smith Stephanie Smith Tara Smith Laurie Sparano Jamie Speranzo Meaghan Stanton Jennifer Steel Victoria Stewart Brittany Stokes Amanda Stooks Alana Storr Christine Stopyra Lauren Sumser Christie Sweet Lauren Sysol T Michelle Tacconelli Dawn Tancredi Kate Tarpey Claire Tedesco Sue Telesca Carla Tesoro Sheryl Tharp Megan Thomas Betsy Thompson Kelly Thompson Lindsay Thompson Laura Thornton Kathleen Tierney Raelene Tiz Sarah Toman Allison Toner Elisa Tosatti Donna Tozer Sarah Trainer Caitlin Twaddell V Ashley Varghese Allison Vaughn W Jeanne Wells Eileen Welsh Kathleen Welsh Kaitlyn Weston Beth Whelan Jenn Wilson Samantha Wilson Rebecca Wintz Jen Wolfe Ashley Wollman Marrisa Woodland Y Aleena Yobbi Z Tori Zunino

1996 2012 2005-‐06 2006 1999-‐2002 2014-‐ 2009-‐12 2009-‐12 2002-‐03 2014-‐ 2012-‐ 2008-‐11 1997-‐2000 2000-‐03 2002-‐03 2000-‐03 2005-‐06 2005-‐07 2001-‐03 2011-‐12 2014-‐ 2008 2014-‐ 2008 1999-‐2002 1999-‐2001 2006-‐09 1998-‐2001 1994-‐96 2004-‐06 2012-‐14 1994 1996-‐97 1998 1997-‐2000 2009-‐11 1999 2005-‐06 2007-‐08 1996-‐98 1996-‐97 1999 2006-‐07 2005-‐07 1994-‐97 2008 2005-‐08 2014-‐ 2002-‐04 2005-‐08 2014-‐ 2010 2005-‐07 1995-‐97 2001-‐04 2008 2001 1996-‐97 2008-‐10 1999 2012-‐14 2002-‐03

• Years listed are spring seasons; for exam-‐ ple, “2013” indicates 2012-‐13 academic year • All athletes listed have earned at least one varsity letter

ADMINISTRATION

C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. University President

John W. Smithson Senior Vice President

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY Vice President for Athletics/Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don DiJulia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1707 Senior Associate Athletic DIrector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1726 Associate Vice President/Athletic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1231 Associate Athletic Director/Varsity Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renie Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐2584 Associate Athletic Director/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Pendleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐3292 Associate Athletic Director/Marketing/Corporate Partnerships . . Tim Curran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1702 Associate Athletic Director/Communications (Rowing Contact) . . Marie Wozniak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1727 Assistant AD/Recreation & Intramurals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corey Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐3052 Assistant Athletic Director/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe DeLacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1720 Director of Educational Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Greder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1728 Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Sweeney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1699 Athletics Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1707 Athletics Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-‐660-‐1716

THE HAWK

Don DiJulia Vice President for Athletics Athletic Director

SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the Athletics Department at Saint Joseph’s University reflects the Mission of the University by using the programs within Athletics as a way to develop the whole person and preparing men and women for others. • To educate the whole person by complementing the academic experience with athletic and recreational programs and activities outside the classroom. • To create an environment for personal growth through openness, respect, and a concern for others. • To communicate the value of community and family through team work and sportsmanship. • To provide opportunities for students to learn self-‐discipline, responsibility, decision-‐making, and attainment of goals. • To provide opportunities for students to participate and compete in a first-‐class manner. • To provide equitable opportunities for all students and staff, including women and minorities. • To advance the University regionally and nationally through intercollegiate athletics.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawk mascot has been flapping its wings for more than a half a century. One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph’s motto, “The Hawk Will Never Die”. Saint Joseph’s athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname “Hawks” since 1929. At that time, the school’s yearbook editor initiated a contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed, with “Hawks” winning out over “Grenadiers” by a slim margin. The name was appropriate because it typified “the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football team famous.” Football, ironically, was discontinued at SJU following the 1939 season. The Hawk mascot has garnered numerous accolades in its 57-‐year history, and in 2013, it was named “College Basketball’s Best Tradition” by NCAA.com. . It has been selected as the nation’s top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith’s Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine and was a nominee for the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame.

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THE UNIVERSITY Founded in 1851, Saint Joseph’s is an independent, Catholic, Jesuit university teaching disciplined reasoning, effective communication and a love of learning. From Willings Alley in Old City Philadelphia to Stiles Street in North Philadelphia to its current location on City Avenue, Saint Joseph’s has continued to grow and change with the times. The University combines the Jesuit tra-‐ dition of academic excellence, a history of service and an ideal campus location to pro-‐ duce successful students who strive to make a good world even better. Full-‐time, undergraduate day enrollment comprises approximately 4,650 students. Graduate, evening and executive programs push total enrollment to more than 8,000 students. THE JESUIT TRADITION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Saint Joseph’s nationally-‐recognized aca-‐ demic reputation is confirmed by ongoing acknowledgment in Barron’s, U.S. News & World Report and Peterson’s. The Jesuit tra-‐ dition of intellectual inquiry and personal concern manifests itself in small, challenging classes taught by a caring faculty. Graduate assistants do not teach, so undergraduates can be sure they are receiving the very best educational experience from trained experts. One-‐on-‐one interaction between students and faculty is a reality at Saint Joseph’s. A solid liberal arts curriculum provides across-‐the-‐board learning for every student. Supporting that curriculum are comprehen-‐ sive academic majors and learning facilities. The result is a broad education that prepares students not only for employment and grad-‐ uate school, but for life itself. In the fall of 1998, SJU opened the $25 million Owen A. Mandeville Hall, which hous-‐ es the Erivan K. Haub School of Business, the Center for Food Marketing and the region's first "Teletorium" and "Moot Boardrooms." An 87,000-‐square-‐foot international academ-‐ ic center featuring state-‐of-‐the-‐art distance learning technology, it is located near the corner of 54th Street and City Avenue. A HISTORY OF SERVICE The students of Saint Joseph’s University are dedicated to making today’s world even better. A natural spirit of volunteerism has enabled the University’s community service programs to become the most popular extracurricular activities on campus. In addi-‐ tion, a Service Learning program allows stu-‐

dents to receive academic credit for their work outside the classroom. SJU offers local, national and interna-‐ tional opportunities for student service. From North Philadelphia to Camden, N.J.; from New Orleans to the Appalachian Mountains, Saint Joseph’s students embrace the Jesuit mission of serving those in need. The Thanksgiving Dinner Dance for area sen-‐ ior citizens and the Hand-‐in-‐Hand Festival for the handicapped are two annual student-‐run events that draw thousands of special visitors to campus for fun and friendship. IDEAL CAMPUS LOCATION SJU’s City Avenue location combines the best of dynamic Philadelphia with the subur-‐ ban, residential setting of the elegant Main Line. Saint Joseph’s 65 acres span two coun-‐ ties, allowing students to literally enjoy the best of both worlds. The city of Philadelphia, with its tremendous wealth of historical, cul-‐ tural, social and athletic attractions, is easily accessible, while the safety, serenity and greenery of a suburban campus are right at hand. The friendly atmosphere and close-‐knit campus ensure that students don’t get lost in either the literal or the figurative sense at Saint Joseph’s. Expanded library, computer and athletic facilities add a big-‐time “feel” to this growing university. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS Men and women leave Saint Joseph’s prepared. The University boasts an excellent record of placing its graduates in first-‐time

jobs, professional schools and other advanced degree programs. Part-‐time work and internships provide real-‐world experi-‐ ences, the kind which delight future employ-‐ ers. And with its many diverse student organ-‐ izations, SJU offers ample opportunities to assume leadership positions. An extensive on-‐campus recruitment program provides graduates with a head start in their employment search. Regular meetings with faculty advisors, along with advisory programs in the health professions and in pre-‐law, assist students who wish to further their schooling. PHILADELPHIA SJU’s Philadelphia location gives stu-‐ dents access to two worlds. The campus resembles a park, surrounded by the stately homes of Philadelphia’s historic Main Line suburbs. Yet students have access to the cul-‐ tural, commercial and recreational activities of downtown Philadelphia -‐– only a short ride away. SJU students take frequent advantage of the artistic and cultural resources Philadelphia offers, as well. They visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Franklin Institute Science Museum; the Academy of Music, which houses ballet and opera; and the new Kimmel Center, home to the Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition, SJU students enjoy rooting for Philadelphia’s teams in the four major professional sports leagues.

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