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A Message from the Director of Athletics—
                                               George VanderZwaag



                                                                                   We held reunions for our women’s
                                                                                   lacrosse, field hockey, and rowing teams
                                                                                   over Meliora Weekend. In February, we
                                                                                   will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
                                                                                   women’s basketball at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é, and
                                                                                   in April we mark the 40th anniversary
                                                                                   of women’s lacrosse. I’m proud of the
                                                                                   strength and longevity of our women’s
                                                                                   programs. Our rich history provides the
                                                                                   foundation to build strong programs,
                                                                                   attract great students, and stay
                                               Every semester, I attend as many    connected to our alumnae.
                                               games, matches, and races as possible.
                                               The opportunity to see our students   Our excellent facilities help us build
                                               compete provides me with a sense    success, and we continue to make
                                               of purpose. Even after 30 years in this   strides here. We are further enhancing
                                               profession, it continues to inspire me.  the Brian F. Prince Athletic Center
                                                                                   with investments in Fauver Stadium
                                               This past fall season, our students   and Towers Field. Our baseball and
                                               excelled on and off the field. A few of our   softball facilities will each have a new
                                               teams earned special distinction. Field   grandstand and press box by next year,
                                               hockey received an automatic bid to   which will add to the overall quality of
                                               the NCAA Championship after winning   these facilities.
                                               the Liberty League Conference title. The
                                               men’s soccer and women’s cross country   All of us in Athletics are grateful for your
                                               and field teams advanced to the NCAA   support. Your participation matters, and
                                               Championship as at-large selections.   we hope that you will join us this spring
                                               This is the product of being among the   during March Matchness, an annual
                                               very strongest teams in the country,   fund campaign that will span nine days
                                               regardless of conference affiliation.  and will rally ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é athletes, alumni,
                                                                                   parents, and fans. Every dollar given will
                                               Our football team continues to work   help us recruit top students by building
                                               hard, building on smaller successes   strong programs and providing our
                                               along the way. While the team is made   teams a first-rate experience.
                                               up of a large group of committed,
                                               energetic first-year and sophomore   In the coming months, I will look forward
                                               students, I am especially proud of the   to watching our students find success on
                                               smaller group of upperclassmen who   the court, in the pool, on the field, and
                                               exhibited strong leadership skills and   in the classroom. I hope to see you at
                                               fostered a positive attitude within the   some events here in ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é or around
                                               program.                            the country. Thank you for all you do for
          Mark Westman ’20                                                         ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é Athletics.

                                                                                   Meliora!


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