Princeton University Athletics
News & notes
September 20, 2001 | General
Julia Allison won the Ivy League women's golf individual championship, while Peter McWhorter and James Milam were part of a three-way tie for the individual men's title at the end of regulation before being defeated on the first playoff hole.
The women's lacrosse All-America first team included Rachel Becker and Julie Shaner. Lauren Simone was on the second team, while Kim Smith was on the third team. Shaner also was one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy, which is given to the top player in the country.
Brie Galicinao became the first softball player in history to be named both the Ivy League Player and Pitcher of the Year in the same season. Galicinao's 0.64 ERA placed her in the nation's top 10. She also led Princeton with a .364 batting average.
Jeff Halpern '99 was a member of the U.S. national team that competed at the 2001 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship, in Hannover, Cologne, and Nuremburg, Germany.
Tora Harris earned All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing fourth with a height of 7' 4.25". He was also the Most Outstanding Performer at outdoor Heps.
Jesse Hubbard '98 has been reunited with teammates Jon Hess '98 and Christian Cook '98 on the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse, the new outdoor professional league. Hubbard scored seven goals in the Pride's first game.
John Johnston, Princeton's wrestling coach for 29 years (1964-93), was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the N.J. Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Johnston compiled a 382-199-9 record and led the Tigers to 10 Ivy League championships and the 1978 EIWA title.
Mickey Martin was named to the NCAA all-tournament team at the Columbia, S.C., baseball regional. The centerfielder went 8 for 16, scored four runs, had three RBIs and hit a home run in three games. The Tigers won the second game against The Citadel 11-6.
Sophomore Adele McCarthy-Beauvais, who led the water polo team with 83 goals, received All-America honors for the second time in her career. One of five finalists for the national player of the year award, she was recently featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd (June 18).
Three of Princeton's five offensive linemen from the 2000 season signed NFL contracts. Dennis Norman was a seventh-round draft choice by the Seattle Seahawks, while Ross Tucker (Washington Redskins) and John Raveche (New York Giants) signed as free agents.
Ryan Quillian was named the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, the first Tiger to win the award in its 24-year history.
Lacrosse's Trevor Tierney, a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy that is given to the top player in the country, was named the top goalie by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, while Ryan Mollett won the top defenseman award. Tierney, Mollett and Matt Striebel were also named USILA scholar All-Americas. Mollett (Rochester) and Tierney (New Jersey) were the top two selections in the first MLL draft. Two other Princeton players were drafted as well: Rob Torti (New Jersey) and Striebel (Bridgewater).
Clark Webb, a starter at cornerback on the football team for part of last year, will miss this season while studying at Oxford University in England as part of a University exchange program.
In late May, Erik Weihenmayer, son of Ed Weihenmayer '62 (football), a blind mountaineer, stood on top of the world at 29,035' on Mount Everest. Erik, the first blind person to make a serious attempt on Everest, spoke by satellite phone with President Bush.