Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Athletics
April 10, 2001 | General
Julia Beaver won the Betty Richey Award for ability, court demeanor, sportsmanship and contribution to the game of squash. Beaver, Rebecca Gutner and Courtenay Green were named squash academic All-Americas.
Wrestling at 165 pounds, Ryan Bonfiglio scored a 3-2 decision over Illinois' Matt Lackey, who was ranked No. 9 in the nation.
Kate Conroy, Chrissy Holland, Molly Seto and Sangeeta Puri set a Princeton and pool record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:43.13 at the Princeton Invitational. The previous record was 1:44.42 set last year by Conroy, Holland, Seto and Yen Tay '00.
Coach Mike Brady's men's cross country team was named an academic All-America team with distinction after its 31 athletes compiled a cumulative 3.30 grade-point average.
Scott Denbo provisionally qualified for the indoor NCAAs in the shot put with a throw of 57' 7" at the National Open.
Jesse Gage, Mike Salerno, Nathan Rebuck and Jaimie Leahy set Princeton records in the 200 freestyle relay (1:19.79) and the 400 freestyle relay (2:57.47) at the H-Y-P meet.
Carl Hessler established Princeton and DeNunzio Pool records in the 200 fly with a time of 1:45.22, shaving more than a second off of the previous Princeton mark (1:47.10, set in 1999 by J.P. Norvell '99)
Andrea Kilbourne is one of 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier (Princeton Class of 1986) Award recognizing the accomplishments of the most outstanding player in women's collegiate hockey.
Valeria Kukla set a Princeton record in the 500 free with a time of 4:53.78 at the Princeton Invitational. She owned the previous mark of 4:54.32. She also broke her own record in the 1,000 free by more than six seconds at the H-Y-P with at time of 10:00.98.
With a throw of 67' 6.75", freshman Josh McCaughey won the weight throw at the H-Y-P meet, breaking the 18-year-old record that was held by Princeton's Dave Pelligrini '83. Pelligrini was the NCAA weight throw champion in 1980. McCaughey's throw provisionally qualified him for the NCAAs.
Goalie Nate Nomeland stopped 60 shots in a 5-4 loss to No.3-ranked North Dakota at the Badger Hockey Showdown. Nomeland, a North Dakota native, fell one short of Walter McDonough '84's Princeton record of 61 saves in a game. Sports Illustrated senior writer E.M. Swift '73 also stopped 60 shots in a game.
Dennis Norman, a three-time first-team All-Ivy League offensive tackle in Princeton's football team, played in the annual Blue-Gray all-star game Christmas Day in Mobile, Ala.
Erik Weihenmayer, the 32-year-old son of Ed Weihenmayer '62 ("Climbing Against All Odds," PVC News April 2000) stood on top of Antarctica's Vinson Massif in January with a friend and climbing partner. Weihenmayer moves one step closer to achieving a remarkable dream, reaching the highest point on each of the seven land continents. Fewer than 100 climbers, including 28 Americans, have accomplished this feat. Erik Weihenmayer is blind.
Princeton's fall academic All-Ivy League selections were: Emily Brown (volleyball), Jenny Lankford (soccer), Kellie Maul (field hockey), Melanie Meerschwam (field hockey), Kristi Rosso (cross country), Geoff Gasperini (sprint football), Chris Gratian (water polo), Michael Higgins (football), Mike Piazza (sprint football) and Marshall Roslyn (water polo).