Princeton University Athletics
Previous Fan Poll Results
April 30, 2001 | General
Q:Who was the Princeton athlete of the week for last week?
Ilvy Friebe, field hockey - five goals and one assist in two games
- 29.4%
Rob Urquhardt, water polo - had 10 goals in win over George Washington - 24.7%
Dave Splithoff, football - completed 31 of 39 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown against Lehigh - 23.5%
Mike Nugent, men's soccer - two goals in Ivy win at Dartmouth - 11.8%
Kristina Fontanez, women's soccer - three goals, including only goal in 1-0 win in key Ivy win over Dartmouth - 10.6%
Q:What song would you like to see played before Princeton sporting events?
Star Spangled Banner - 49.4% (118 votes)
America the Beautiful - 26.8% (64 votes)
God Bless America - 23.8% (57 votes)
Q:In light of the events of the past week, would you have liked to have seen college athletic events for the weekend go on as scheduled or be postponed?
Be postponed - 64.0% (112 votes)
Go on as scheduled - 36.0% (63 votes)
Q:What position will be the strength of Princeton's football team this season?
Running Back - 23.0%
Quarterback - 20.0%
Kicking Game - 16.3%
Wide Receiver - 11.9%
Linebacker - 11.1%
Defensive Line - 9.6%
Offensive Line - 5.2%
Secondary - 3.0%
Q:Princeton's football team has been picked to finish sixth in the Ivy League media poll. Where do you think Princeton will finish?
First - 19.1%
Eighth - 17.3%
Third - 15.4%
Second - 13.6%
Fourth - 11.7%
Seventh - 9.3%
Fifth - 6.8%
Sixth - 6.8%
Q:Where is your favorite place to get Princeton sports news?
Internet - 44.4%
Daily Princetonian - 22.2
Princeton Packet - 15.6%
Trenton Times - 8.9%
Town Topics - 3.3%
Other - 3.3%
Star-Ledger - 2.2%
Trentonian - 0%
Q:Which team that did not win an Ivy League championship this year has the best chance to do so next year?
Football - 32.0%
Men's Outdoor Track and Field - 28.2%
Men's Squash - 18.4%
Men's Swimming and Diving - 9.7%
Softball - 8.7%
Women's Open Crew - 2.9%
Q:What is the best rivalry in Princeton sports?
men's basketball vs. Penn - 48.4% (103 votes)
men's lacrosse vs. Syracuse - 19.2% (41 votes)
football vs. Yale - 13.1% (28 votes)
H-Y-P swimming - 6.6% (14 votes)
men's hockey vs. Cornell - 4.2% (9 votes)
women's lacrosse vs. Dartmouth - 3.3% (7 votes)
heavyweight rowing vs. Harvard - 2.8% (6 votes)
women's open crew vs. Brown - 1.4% (3 votes)
men's squash vs. Harvard - .5% (1 votes)
women's golf vs. Yale - .5% (1 votes)
Q:What was the Princeton athletic Game (Meet, Match, etc.) of the Year?
Men's lacrosse against Syracuse -- B.J. Prager's overtime goal gives Princeton 10-9 win and NCAA championship - 59.9% (121 votes)
Game 3 of Ivy baseball championship series at Dartmouth --?Tigers rally to win in 10 innings on Steve Young's RBI single - 10.9% (22 votes)
Men's basketball against Penn -- Ivy clinching rout sets off huge Jadwin party - 10.9% (22 votes)
Football against Brown --?David Splithoff throws for 289 yards and three touchdowns in 55-27 win - 5.4% (11 votes)
Women's lacrosse vs. Dartmouth -- After dropping 13-5 regular-season meeting, Princeton turns tables, defeating Big Green 10-4 to advance to Final Four - 3.5% (7 votes)
Women's fencing against Yale -- Down 13-8, Tigers rally for 14-13 win and Ivy championship - 2.5% (5 votes)
Women's soccer vs. Penn -- Linley Gober's goal gives Princeton 1-0 win and Ivy League title - 2.0% (4 votes)
Women's volleyball vs. Cornell in Ivy championship match --?Down two games to one, Princeton wins Game 4 and Game 5 to take the crown - 2.0% (4 votes)
Women's lightweight crew at IRA -- Tigers win third straight national title - 2.0% (4 votes)
Men's Basketball at Brown -- Princeton wins key Ivy game in hostile environment - 1.0% (2 votes)
Q: Princeton defeated Syracuse 10-9 Monday to win its sixth NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship, four of which have now come in overtime. Of the four overtime goals, which one is your favorite?
B.J. Prager vs. Syracuse, 2001 - 45.0%
Jesse Hubbard vs. Virginia, 1996 - 27.5%
Andy Moe vs. Syracuse, 1992 - 20.0%
Kevin Lowe vs. Virginia, 1994 - 7.5%
Q: Who is the Princeton Athletic Rookie of the Year?
Gretchen Anderson, women's hockey - 30.2%
Ryan Boyle, men's lacrosse - 26.1%
Theresa Sherry, women's soccer/lacrosse - 14.3%
Konrad Wysocki, men's basketball - 10.7%
David Splithoff, football - 10.0%
Soren Thompson, men's fencing - 5.0%
Q: Of Princeton's 14 Ivy League championships this school year, which one has impressed you the most?
men's basketball - 31.7%
men's lacrosse - 19.5%
baseball - 15.9%
men's heavyweight crew - 7.3%
men's track and field (indoor) - 6.1%
women's soccer - 6.1%
women's lacrosse - 4.9%
women's volleyball - 3.7%
women's swimming - 1.2%
field hockey - 0%
men's fencing - 0%
women's fencing - 0%
men's golf - 0%
Q: Who had Princeton's biggest athletic performance of the past weekend?
Sean McNally - two three-run home runs in Game 2 of the Ivy League baseball
championship series as Princeton was facing elimination - 72.1%
Tora Harris - School record 7-5 high jump to earn Most Outstanding
Performer At Heps - 18.7%
Steve Young - game-winning hit in the bottom of the 10th inning of
Game 3 of the Ivy League baseball championship series - 4.9%
B.J. Prager - eight goals against Hobart as the men's lacrosse team
finished the regular season 11-1 - 4.4%
Q: The men's lacrosse team reached the 19-goal mark in its Ivy-clinching win over Dartmouth April 28, marking the 15th time since 1993 that Princeton has reached 19 goals and stopped scoring. Do you agree with Tiger head coach Bill Tierney's 19-goal rule?
Yes - 84.9%
No - 15.1%
Q: Princeton has had at least one team win a national championship each of the last 14 years. Which spring team do you think has the best chance to continue that streak this year?
men's lacrosse - 64.2%
women's lightweight crew - 12.7%
men's heavyweight crew - 11.2%
men's lightweight crew - 5.2%
women's lacrosse - 3.7%
women's open crew - 3.0%
Q: Who is Princeton's biggest athletic rival?
Pennsylvania - 49.4%
Harvard - 25.1%
Yale - 18.2%
Rutgers - 7.3%
Q: Steve Goodrich, the 1998 Ivy League men's basketball Player of the Year, is currently a member of the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Who was your favorite player on that 1997-98 team, which was ranked as high as seventh nationally?
Mitch Henderson - 36.3%
Brian Earl - 24.4%
Gabe Lewullis - 16.7%
Steve Goodrich - 16.7%
James Mastaglio - 6.0%
Q: Russell Crowe was on campus to make a movie about a professor. About which Princeton athletic personality would you most want to a movie made?
Hobey Baker - 31.5%
Pete Carril - 20.2%
Bill Bradley - 19.7%
Bill Tierney - 10.1%
Chris Young - 6.7%
Dick Kazmaier - 6.2%
Lynn Jennings - 3.4%
Keith Elias - 2.2%
Q: Which Princeton athletic venue has the best atmosphere for an event?
Baker Rink - 29.1%
Princeton Stadium - 23.0%
Jadwin Gymnasium - 15.5%
Class of 1952 Stadium - 13.6%
Clarke Field - 9.1%
DeNunzio Pool - 6.4%
Lourie-Love Field - 3.4%
Q: What would you like to see added to the Princeton Web site?
photo galleries - 34.3%
player features - 22.8%
ask the coach - 13.7%
desktop wallpaper - 13.3%
player diaries - 11.1
postgame audio - 4.7%