Big splash
The women’s swimming and diving team won its second-straight Patriot League title, breaking numerous school, pool, and league records along the way. Thirteen members of the team were recognized with all-league honors, and head coach Steve Jungbluth was honored as the league’s Women’s Coach of the Year. Emily Murphy ’09, Caren Guyett ’11, Erin McGraw ’11, Beverly Walker ’09, Ashley Bottger ’09, Lisa Marchi ’09, Emily Kelly ’11, Erica Derlath ’12, and Caitlin Curran ’10 garnered first team recognition. Second team members were Emily Peck ’12, Courtney Callahan ’12, Jenna Daly ’12, and Sarah Button ’12.


The women’s swimming and diving team captured its second consecutive Patriot League Championship title.  (Photo by Andrew Daddio)

Off to NCAAs
A last-minute decision to travel to Athens, Ga., turned out to be a smart idea for Emily Murphy ’09. She swam a new school and league record of 1:00.86 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the University of Georgia Bulldog Last Chance Meet to become the first-ever Colgate women’s swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships.
    In the Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships, Murphy won six titles. She set three school records, plus pool, league, and meet records by winning the 200-yard breaststroke and 200 IM, while tying for the league title in the 100-yard breaststroke.

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Daniel Kerley ’09 of the men’s soccer team has been selected as an alternate for an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
    Kerley, who is a two-time Academic All-America, is working toward a degree in economics. The second team all-Patriot League performer was selected as Colgate’s Male-Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2007–2008.


David McIntyre ’10 (#26) scored twice, including the game winner in overtime as Colgate rallied from behind to defeat visiting Rensselaer 2-1.  (Photo by Luke Connolly '09)

Fit to be tied
The men’s hockey team set an NCAA Division I record with 19 overtime games during 2008-2009, finishing with seven-straight extra session games. They also tied the NCAA record for overtime victories, with six wins.
    After finishing 10th in division standings, the Raiders took seventh-seeded Quinnipiac to the third game of a best-of-three series in the first round of the ECAC hockey playoffs.  Dave McIntyre ’10 was Colgate’s leading scorer this year, with 21 goals and 22 assists for 43 points. That is the highest total since Andy McDonald ’00 tallied 58 points during his final season. McIntyre made first team all-ECAC Hockey.

Women’s ice hockey
The women’s ice hockey team wrapped up a record-breaking season that saw the Raiders win a school-record 19 games. They finished fifth in the ECACH standings, before losing a best-of-three series in the playoffs at Dartmouth.
    Goaltender Kimberly Sass ’12 and defenseman Kiira Dosdall ’09 earned all-ECAC Hockey honors. Sass was the Goaltender of the Year, first team all-league, and named to the all-rookie team. Dosdall was named to the all-league second team, while finishing her career second among Colgate defenders in scoring, with 63 points.
    Sam Hunt ’09 participated in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge on April 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. She is the first player to represent Colgate in the skills challenge since Allison Paiano ’06 in 2006. Hunt finished her career as Colgate’s all-time Division I scoring leader, with 141 points.


Alex Woodhouse ’10 (#2, shooting) had nine points, eight rebounds, and six blocked shots as Colgate held off Army for a 55-53 Patriot League win.  (Photo by Luke Connolly '09)

Once around and in
Yaw Gyawu ’12 and Tricia Oakes ’12 were named to the Patriot League all-rookie teams in men’s and women’s basketball, respectively.
    Tucker Gniewek ’11 was first team all-league in swimming, while Devon Healy ’11 received second team recognition. Gniewek established a school record in the 50-yard and 100-yard free, and the 100-yard backstroke.
    Curry Knox ’09 and Michele Miller ’11 captured titles at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships. Knox won the 60-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 8.80, and took home second in the 60- and 200-meter dashes. Miller won the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.08.
    Colgate’s distance medley relay team of Ed Boulat ’11, Jon Knowlton ’11, Dan Gleason ’11, and Graham Tooker ’12 set a school-record time of 10:00.20 while competing at the IC4A Championships in Boston.

Club sports highlights
Following a fall semester operating at full capacity — with more than 600 students involved in 40 club sports — several spring-semester teams have had much to celebrate.
    The men’s alpine ski racing team qualified for the top collegiate race in the country for the first time ever (as far as on-campus memory serves). At the 2009 USCSA Alpine Skiing National Championships, they combined their results in the slalom and giant slalom runs to achieve 17th place overall. Pat Hughes ’10 came in 41st out of more than 100 racers in giant slalom, and Tim Silver ’10 came in 36th in slalom. The women’s team just missed qualifying for the nationals by one place at regionals in February.
    The men’s squash team moved up one slot, from 33 to 32, which placed Colgate in a higher competitive bracket this year, at the national tournament. Colgate’s top-ranked player, Rob McCary ’10, won all 3 of his matches at the number 1 spot. Overall, the men lost to Georgetown 2-7 and Hobart 1-8, and beat UVA 6-3. MCary also represented Colgate in the extremely competitive College Squash Association Individuals Tournament at Williams College.
    The Figure Skating Club provided what is believed to be the club’s first on-campus show — primarily as inspiration for the children enrolled in Colgate’s Learn to Skate program and their parents.
    Both equestrian teams had a stellar fall: the English team came in second at Cornell’s home horse show, beating Cornell on their home turf, and maintained third place in five shows; and the Western team maintained a second-place standing, with several individual firsts. As of press time, in winter/spring competition, five members of the Western team had competed in regionals, two of whom then qualified for the stock seat semi-finals in Findlay, Ohio, and several riders on the English team had qualified for regionals at Skidmore earlier in the regular season. The club also celebrated the creation of an endowment that allows the team to accept horse donations.


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Raider Nation
Fan spotlights with Vicky Chun ’91, senior associate athletic director

Jesse Winchester ’08
Hometown: Long Sault, Ontario

Game: Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Yale 1/24/2009 (This team has played in at least 14 overtime games — a school record)

What are you doing now?
Playing professional hockey for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL

What would you consider Colgate’s biggest sports rival?
Cornell (he didn’t hesitate on this one)

Was there a special reason you came back for this game?
We had a break in our NHL schedule, so I wanted to visit the team and connect with old friends.

Paul “Skull Crusher” Kasabian ’10
Hometown: Wyckoff, N.J.

Game: Women’s Ice Hockey vs. #4 St. Lawrence 1/31/2009 (The female Raiders upset the 4th-ranked team in the nation, 3-1)

Do you come to a lot of sporting events?
Is the Pope Catholic? Yes, I go to a ton.

Which team is your favorite?
Men’s basketball will always be one of my favorites. It’s my Colgate sports dream to see them beat a school like UConn or Duke in the NCAA Tournament on CBS.

What is your favorite Colgate sports moment?
The Men’s Basketball Patriot League semifinal game against Bucknell at Cotterell Court last year when we won 54-40. We rushed the court at the end of the game. It doesn’t get a whole lot better than that!

Debbie Rhyde
Hometown: Hamilton, N.Y.

Occupation: Administrative assistant for the football program for 28 years (spanning 4 head coaches, 52 assistant coaches, 6 conference championships, 1 NCAA championship finalist, and a record of 177-139-1)
Game: Men’s Basketball vs. Holy Cross 2/25/2009

What is your favorite Colgate sports moment?
When we hosted the second round of NCAA in 2003 and beat Western Illinois. It was snowing, the stands were completely filled, and they took down the goal posts and paraded them down Broad Street. It was one of the greatest displays of school spirit I’ve ever seen.

Favorite varsity player:
Steve Hansen ’10, for his perseverance (playing football despite his injuries)

What is it like working for Colgate’s winningest football coach, Dick Biddle?
I admire his respect and love for his players — they always come first.