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(04/22/09 12:00pm)
Updated Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 1:33 p.m. EST
Dorm life is, for the most part, a very good experience. Unfortunately, high noise levels can ruin an entire year.
Many students have reoccurring noise issues at the College that go unnoticed or are improperly addressed by the department of Residence Education and Housing (ResEd) staff.
Noise in dorms is a given at any college, but a college's residence life staff is responsible for handling situations properly.
Quiet hours at the College are from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. According to an anonymous survey conducted for a class project, some students feel the quiet hours duration is fine, but is not enforced by ResEd members.
Of all survey participants, 65 percent reported that "noise levels have made it difficult" for them to sleep, and 62 percent find studying difficult.
"In general, people do not observe the quiet hours at all. People are screaming and playing loud music even at 3 a.m. on Monday nights. ResEd does little to handle the situation. It has been like this my entire experience here at the College," a female elementary education major and New Residence Hall resident said in he survey.
ResEd should practice what it preaches. According to ResEd's Web page, it accomplishes its goals by "encouraging social responsibility and civic awareness," and developing staff who "respond to student needs and concerns."
Some ResEd members are too relaxed about enforcing policies, and some members are too harsh.
"If students are experiencing issues with a staff member being too strict or too relaxed they should speak with the staff member. This conversation should not occur during a confrontation but perhaps scheduling a time to speak with the staff member," said Sean Stallings, Director of Housing Operations. "If speaking with the staff member is not an option, students can also speak with the Residence Director of the building about any concerns about staff behavior, community issues, etc."
A ResEd member in the townhouses complex said more related training in the summer could help ResEd members find consistency.
"I feel consistency with ResEd members following procedure in regards to noise issues among others can only be reached through strong communication among all members," the ResEd member said. "More summer training pertaining to issues they will encounter in their position could also potentially help with the consistency."
Other students said some ResEd members do not take noise policies seriously and that they don't take their job seriously.
"The seriousness of how they take their job, sometimes they want to be more of a friend (to their residents) than their (ResEd Member). Some take it really seriously and follow the rules. There's no middle ground," said Katie Hespe, Student Government Association Vice President of Equity and Diversity and former office assistant.
"Everyone gets the same training," Hespe said. "It's their attitude."
It's really about accountability. Many residents are allowed to violate quiet hour policies by several lazy and lackadaisical ResEd members. I apologize to and commend those ResEd members that follow quiet hour policies and enforce them
According to The Signal's survey, some students are dissatisfied with ResEd's handling of noise complaints. Students were asked to rate "I am satisfied with how ResEd handles noise complaints" on a scale from one (strongly disagree) through five (strongly agree)., and "not applicable."
12.5 percent of students are very dissatisfied with ResEd's handling of noise complaints, 20 percent are dissatisfied. 18.8 percent are satisfied, and 4.4 percent very satisfied. 21.9 percent are neutral. 3.8 percent did not answer.
"If students have reoccurring noise issues they should speak with the violators. Oftentimes, members of our community are not intentionally trying to be disruptive and when requested are quite compliant," said Stallings. "However, should the behavior continue or becomes habitual, students should alert the Community Advisor and follow up with the professional Residence Director for their building for ongoing issues."
Jenn Wenger, a senior health and exercise science major, moved off campus due to the noise issues she experienced two years ago in Norsworthy. The people in her dorm "ran through the halls, broke walls."
"I moved off campus as soon as I could because I didn't want to have to deal with neighbors like them," Wenger said.
In the townhouse complexes, several major noise complaints were improperly handled by Community Coordinators (CC).
A female business major who lives in Townhouses East said she had constant noise issues with her downstairs housemates. According to the student, "when (the CC on duty) did come, he literally said to them 'I've received four calls from the girls upstairs, you should quiet down.'"
"The CC made it worse because the housemate and his friends began looking for a fight and it caused a very heated argument in the house," the student said. "The CC handled it completely wrong, and I've heard that this is not the first time it happened that way," the student said.
Irene Ning, a senior physics and secondary education major who lives in Townhouses South, said the neighboring townhouse would blast music to the point that her walls and desk would shake, sometimes even at 4 a.m.
"I am more upset with ResEd's terrible way of handling the situation. They actually made my problem worse," Ning said. "They kept just giving my neighbors warnings. In not fixing the problem from the start, they kept irritating my neighbors and of course, letting the noise continue."
Ning met with the CC responsible for her house and said the CC told her he wanted to avoid writing a report because it "makes a lot of work for everyone."
According to Ning, Seth Zolin, the Complex Coordinator of Townhouses, e-mailed her and offered her a room in another complex.
If handling noise issues properly "makes a lot of work for everyone," and upperclassmen should handle their own situations, they why do we even have ResEd? Why are certain members not fulfilling ResEd's philosophies and goals?
Zolin did not reply to an interview request sent via e-mail.
According to a ResEd member in the townhouses complex, noise complaints and issues are logged depending on the situation.
Other colleges around the area, including Rutgers University and Rowan University, have more stringent policies on noise violations.
"We enforce quiet hours very strictly," said Maria Bernardo, a Resident Advisor (RA) at Rutgers in Judson Suite, "It's important to us that our students can wind down at the end of the day without the added stress of noise, so we work hard to ensure this can happen."
According to Amore Bute, another RA in Silvers Apartments at Rutgers, residents who regularly violate noise policies are warned, then documented and contacted by the ResLife coordinator. The hall director will be contacted if they continue the offense on the same night.
According to Rowan's Web site, quiet hours at Rowan University are from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Angelina Irizarry, an RA in Willow Hall at Rowan, said Residence Life follows a strict procedure.
"If students continue to be noisy and fail to adhere to our quiet hour policy, we approach these residents and write them up by taking their name and I.D. number," Irizarry said. "We fill out an incident report and email it to our resident director, assistant director of residence learning, as well as the dean of student affairs. A judicial letter is sent to their room shortly after, letting them know that they must meet with the resident director (RD) and discuss this issue. They will then speak to the dean of students."
ResLife at Rutgers and Rowan take noise issues and their quiet hours very seriously. What makes our ResEd staff different?
It's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause. Hopefully more students realize this is a major issue that needs to be resolved immediately.
(10/10/07 12:00pm)
A Trenton teenager was arrested early Sunday evening in connection with a hoax 911 call to Campus Police reporting a shooting in Travers Hall that morning.
Michael Larkin, 19, was arrested by Campus Police and has been charged with False Public Alarm. He is being held in the Mercer County Corrections Center in Hopewell. Larkin's bail is set at $25,000.
College President R. Barbara Gitenstein notified the campus community about the arrest via e-mail at 7:16 p.m.
Gitenstein said in the e-mail, "In the event that Larkin, who is known by police to have a gang affiliation, is able to post bail, he has been ordered to have no contact with the College."
During a meeting with Travers Hall residents, Sgt. Michael Bell said that the campus community will be notified in the event that Larkin is released and that necessary security measures will be taken.
Patrolman Jim Lopez said that the state's gang task force is "keeping (Campus Police) in the loop."
According to Matt Golden, director of communications and media relations, Larkin has not posted bail as of press time.
The prosecutor's office could not be reached for comment as of press time.
It was learned at Residence Education & Housing staff and general meetings that Larkin made three 911 calls from his personal cell phone and had a past romantic relationship with a female resident of the seventh floor of Travers Hall. Larkin was an uninvited guest to the campus and was not signed in as a guest by a resident. Campus Police did not comment on Larkin's intent due to the ongoing investigation.
At 12:45 p.m. an e-mail was sent confirming that the 911 call was a hoax and a message appeared on the College's main Web site.
According to Golden, Campus Police received a 911 call shortly before 6 a.m. Golden was informed at 6:25 a.m. and sent out an e-mail to the campus community at 6:38 a.m.
Another e-mail, sent at 7:43 a.m., confirmed that Campus Police were looking into the situation and urged residents to stay in their current locations. At 8:01 a.m., a third e-mail said the reported shooting took place at Travers Hall. A fourth e-mail, sent at 10:01 a.m., said Campus Police could not confirm if a shooting had occurred.
Another e-mail sent at 12:09 p.m. said law enforcement "thus far found no evidence to corroborate that a shooting took place. Investigation of the matter continues aggressively, and (the College) has implemented additional security measures, but the investigating agencies believe the original report may have been inaccurate."
"I felt good about the overall handling of the situation, but as is true in every such circumstance, we have learned other ways to improve our processes," Gitenstein said, via e-mail interview.
According to Golden, the College achieved its goal of informing people that a shooting was reported.
The College has not yet implemented a new campus notification system and is still working with NJEdge to select a system from a list of vendors, Golden said. The new notification system will send emergency alerts via cell phone text messaging.
"I will be glad when we have the electronic messaging system up and going just as another method of communicating with campus members," Gitenstein said. "It should be fully operational during this semester." She also commended residence hall staff, students and Campus Police in dealing with the situation.
The College's campus was not on lockdown but Campus Police urged students to be vigilant and safe. Building Services employees were allowed inside Travers/Wolfe halls to work.
Campus Police officers were checking students' bags at the Towers security desks as students entered and left the building on Sunday.
According to a student who did not want to be named, he was woken up around 6 a.m. by six law enforcement officers armed with shotguns.
According to Kristen Randolph, freshman psychology major who lives in Cromwell but was staying in a friend's room in Travers, the police knocked on her door and warned her about the reported shooting while giving her safety instructions.
Campus Police also accounted for Travers Hall residents, asking them the whereabouts of their roommates if they were not present during Campus Police's rounds.
Another resident of Travers Hall detailed Campus Police's warning.
"They came pounding on my door at 7:45 a.m. and said there was a possible shooting," Katie Ryan, freshman open options major in the school of Culture and Society, said
On Monday, Campus Police and College administrators held a forum with Travers Hall residents and answered questions about the incident. Jim Norfleet, vice president of Student Affairs; Magda Manetas, assistant vice president of Student Services; Bell; Lopez; Armond Harris and Wayne Evans, senior security officers; Melanie Hinds, residence director of the Towers; and Kawanna Leggett, assistance residence director of the Towers held the forum with Travers Hall residents.
Students were concerned about the security in the Towers and said Campus Police officers should still be stationed at the Travers Hall security desk. Students also said Campus Police officers should be roving residents' floors and that hall security workers should check student identification cards along with room keys.
Campus Police officers and College administrators listened to students' concerns and have considered further security implementations. They also urged students to be vigilant and stressed locking room doors to prevent unwanted visitors.
According to Campus Police officers, Lt. Jim Lopez, no relation to patrolman Lopez, left orders to make hourly checks around the floor on Monday night.
- Additional reporting by Kelly Duncan, Joseph Hannan, Kristen Lord and Allison Singer
(09/19/07 12:00pm)
About 100,000 anti-war protesters marched through Washington, D.C. on Saturday, resulting in over 200 arrests, including three students from the College, as many demonstrators crossed police barricades.
Twenty four students from the College attended the demonstration as part of a community adviser event.
The protesters, which included students, parents of soldiers, the Answer Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), Iraq Veterans Against the War and Code Pink among others, marched from the White House to the Capitol calling for an end to the Iraq War. The crowd covered more than 10 blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue as they marched.
"Personally, I wanted to improve political activity on campus," Todd Stoner, senior political science and international studies double major, said. Stoner is a community adviser and a Bonner Community Scholar but protested on his own accord. He also was one of the students arrested for crossing police barricades.
The other students arrested are also Bonner Community Scholars but protested on their own accord: Neil Hartmann Jr., senior communication studies major, and Marc Williams, freshman political science major.
"We knew we were going to be arrested," Stoner said.
Cindy Sheehan, co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, Malik Rahim, founder of the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans, and Ralph Nader were some of the speakers at the rally.
"Tell me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!" protesters shouted while brandishing anti-war signs.
Counter-protesters filled sidewalks behind barricades, resulting in shouting matches between the two sides.
After marching from the White House, the demonstrators held a "die-in" in front of the Capitol.
The "die-in" was a mock funeral for fallen soldiers in Iraq and included a 21-gun salute, American flag-covered caskets and a mourning siren. Over 5,000 protesters laid motionless and silent on the steps and grass in front of the Capitol for over an hour to represent soldiers who have died in Iraq. Many protesters wore military clothing during the "die-in."
A father of a fallen soldier pulled a casket adorned with an American flag. His child's military jacket and a pair of boots with a red rose inside were on top of the casket.
"It was truly unbelievable to be able to march with veterans and women over 50, and parents with sons and daughters serving in Iraq," Stoner said.
Over 200 participants began to climb a waist-high police barricade and were immediately arrested with plastic handcuffs for crossing a police barricade. Stoner, Hartmann Jr. and Williams were all taken to the top of the Capitol's steps. Many were arrested without struggle but others became aggressive toward police equipped with shields and riot gear.
Those who were arrested were forced to pay a $100 fine. Those who could not pay the fine must return to Washington for a court hearing to pay the fine.
Stoner, Hartmann Jr. and Williams gave money to other students at the College before the "die-in" to bring to them so they could pay the fine. However, Capitol Police did not allow the other students to give money to the arrested trio.
"I think (being arrested) was an important part of the protest and I strongly believe in civil disobedience," Hartmann Jr. said.
According to Stoner, those who were arrested were held in police custody from about 4 p.m. until early morning the next day. Inside the police station, prisoners chanted "Tell me what bureaucracy looks like! This is what bureaucracy looks like!"
"Actions speak louder than words," Hartmann Jr. said. "It's important to educate people about this issue but it's even more important to mobilize yourself."
According to United for Peace & Justice's Web site, a National Mobilization to End the War in Iraq will be held Oct. 27, when 10 massive demonstrations for peace across the United States will take place. Stoner plans to attend a rally in New York or Philadelphia.
"There's no timetable for withdrawal," Stoner said, "which is perpetuating the war and that's illegal."
(09/12/07 12:00pm)
L. Dee Fink, a national consultant in higher education, re-examined traditional teaching in his lecture "The Joy and Responsibility of Teaching Well" to faculty and students of the College on Wednesday afternoon in Kendall Hall.
"What we're doing is critically important," Fink, who earned his doctorate in geography from the University of Chicago in 1976, said.
Fink taught as an adjunct professor of geography at the University of Oklahoma and was the founding director of the school's Instructional Development Program from 1979 to 2005.
According to Fink, four issues in higher education need to be re-examined: "What we teach, how we teach, how we gear up to teach and who we are."
Fink said educators "are the most important profession in the 21st Century" because they teach people who can change the world.
A key component of Fink's higher education principles is the "taxonomy of significant learning." Fink explained how "learning how to learn, foundational knowledge, caring, application, human dimension (students learning life lessons) and interaction" are intertwined with significant learning.
Fink emphasized fundamentals of teaching, which are "subject matter, interaction, design, learning experience and management of the course."
According to Fink, a significant learning course allows a student to understand and remember the material, use the content in the real world, relate to the course, have the course affect personal and social events, value information covered in the course and continue learning the subject.
"We've got to rethink, as American higher educators, how we gear up as teachers," Fink said.
He also said if airline reservation agents spend 48 hours on extra training a year, then educators can do the same.
"If the best teachers get better," Fink said, "you better believe all of us can."
(09/05/07 12:00pm)
Junior and senior nursing students in clinical courses are now required to purchase individual student liability insurance as part of the re-accreditation process for the undergraduate nursing program.
The New Jersey State Board of Nursing regulations require students to have individual liability insurance policies.
Susan Bakewell-Sachs, dean of the School of Nursing, Health & Exercise Science, and Marcia Blicharz, chair of the undergraduate nursing program, notified all junior and senior nursing students via e-mail.
According to Bakewell-Sachs and Blicharz's e-mail, the College is not able to purchase insurance that will provide the required coverage, which has resulted in the new policy beginning this semester.
"Having to buy personal liability insurance is certainly an unexpected inconvenience this year, but apparently the state requires it now, so it just has to be done," Meredith Burgin, senior nursing major, said.
Students who do not have proof of policy will not be able to start clinical practice until documentation is given to the clinical instructor and assistant dean of the School of Nursing, Health & Exercise Science, Antonino Scarpati.
Clinical courses started on Aug. 28.
"It's unfortunate that society is so sue-happy that these measures are necessary," Allie Ravell, junior nursing major, said.
Students are being offered policies from Healthcare Providers Service Organization (www.hpso.com) and Nurses Service Organization (www.nso.com). These policies will cost about $28 per year, according to Bakewell-Sachs and Blicharz.
According to a document attached to Bakewell-Sachs and Blicharz's e-mail, "The (College) has always carried a Student Professional Blanket Liability policy, a shared aggregate policy purchased by the College through Healthcare Providers Service Organization." Nursing students in clinical practice will no longer be included in this.
"I have not personally received any questions or concerns from students or parents about this policy thus far," Scarpati said. "I assume that our students understand that our undergraduate nursing program must comply with the regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Nursing."
"Moreover," he continued, "by purchasing individual liability insurance, nursing students acquire added personal coverage to protect them at clinical practice sites."
(08/29/07 12:00pm)
Students will no longer be charged automatically for residential parking fees.
For the past three years, the office of Student Accounts has automatically billed students for parking permits, regardless of whether they have a car on campus or not. Students would have to fill out a waiver to avoid being charged. However, many students who did not have cars on campus did not fill out the waiver.
"This year we tried a different process," Dionne Hallback, associate director of Student Accounts, said. "People who don't want a car on campus don't have to take extra steps."
Students who have cars on campus had to pay for a permit by Aug. 20.
"I think it's great because filling out the waiver was kind of annoying and if people didn't know about it, they would be paying a lot of money for nothing," Brian Glaz, junior interactive multimedia major, said. Glaz does not have a car on campus.
This year, a residential full-year permit costs $246.50. Last year, it cost $230.
"I think it's a very good idea that they're doing it this year," Alex Emr, sophomore psychology major, said. "It doesn't make sense to charge people automatically." Emr has a car on campus.
According to Hallback, student accounts has received e-mails and phone calls in the past regarding the extra charge.
This semester, student accounts has not received any complaints about the parking charge, Hallback said.
"I like it because for those who don't want it, they don't have to worry about it," Genghis Tan, senior English and secondary education major, said. Tan has a car on campus.
"It's a better process and we're trying something different," Hallback said.
Hallback also noted that the new procedure is easier for students and for student accounts to process.
(08/29/07 12:00pm)
The College is undergoing a transformation of three major campus administrative organizations.
As of July 1, the Division of Student Life has been renamed the Division of Student Affairs. This change has affected Residential and Community Development and Campus Activities.
Residential and Community Development, or ResLife, is now the Department of Residential Education and Housing. Campus Activities is now the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development.
This reorganization process is part of a three-step plan that includes reorganization, realignment and renewal. This plan involves restructuring the office of the vice president and "creating a more coherent, synergistic administrative structure," according to the student life Web site.
The College hired Kathleen Manning, a nationally-acclaimed expert in student affairs, to help with the new model.
According to James Norfleet, vice president of Student Affairs, Manning earned a $1,500 honorarium and $196.68 for travel expenses.
In a campus-wide e-mail, Norfleet said the Division of Student Life is changing "in response to (College) President (R. Barbara) Gitenstein's charge to transform the division and refocus its energies and resources on the College's educational mission." Another reason for the transformation is president Gitenstein encouraging a campus environment that "values student life professionals as essential partners in the learning process."
The Division of Student Affairs has a new mission statement that goes beyond the classroom. The College hopes to "develop globally conscious citizens whose character will be distinguished by an appreciation for the range of human experience, a commitment to act and lead with integrity and a self-directed call to lifelong learning and service to their communities."
Reorganization includes a closer relationship between offices, programs, services and functions, and addresses staffing needs in student affairs.
The following staff and faculty members have received new leadership roles under the reorganization.
Director of Student Activities and Leadership Development - Tim Asher
Director of the Center for Academic Success - Ann DeGennaro
Assistant Director of Housing Assignments - Ryan Farnkopf
Assistant vice president for Student Services - Magda Manetas
Director of Housing Operations - Sean Stallings
According to the Student Life Web site, these are the steps that are being taken in Strategic Reorganization Phase 1:
The office of the vice president is creating two new positions, Program Coordinator and director of Planning and Administration, to focus on policy, planning, budgeting, resource management, assessment and research, crisis response and general administration of Student Affairs.
Programs, services and other organizations will be grouped into the dean of students and the Student Services "clusters." The classifications are based on "student learning and development concepts and models" according to the Student Life Web site.
After a national search to fill their positions, the associate vice president and dean of students will lead a "cluster" focusing on student learning and development and a strong campus community. In the meantime, Norfleet will serve as acting dean of students.
Magda Manetas, the recently appointed assistant vice president for Student Services, will lead a "cluster" that includes programs and organizations such as the Alcohol and Drug Education Program, Anti-Violence Initiatives, Differing Abilities Services, Health Services, Parent and Family Programs, Psychological Counseling Services and ROTC.
Academic Support Programs and Career Services have joined Student Affairs. These offices will report directly to Norfleet and will assist in the Student Affairs mission.
"As for immediate changes on the student staff level, the changes have been negligible," Stallings said.
According to Stallings, the Travers/Wolfe Security Assistant Residence Director position has been eliminated and the Assistant Residence Director position in the Off Campus Houses has been downgraded to a Community Coordinator position. Also, another Community Advisor position has been added to the Sophomore Year Experience program.
"Both changes have occurred to more accurately reflect departmental needs and responsibilities of the positions," Stalling said.
He added, "We still maintain the same proportionality of staff to students."
(05/02/07 4:00pm)
The College's club tennis team participated in the United States Tennis Association National Campus Championship in Cary, N.C., last week.
The tournament was held April 26-28 and featured 64 teams throughout the nation. Competition featured singles, doubles and mixed-doubles play, using the World Team Tennis format.
Several Division I schools participated and had teams that play at an extremely high level. "Some of these players could have been on a varsity team," team captain Adam Mamawala said.
On Thursday, the College faced off against Simon Fraser University (a school in British Columbia), University of Michigan and Clemson University in the bracket qualifying rounds. The Lions lost tight matches to Simon Fraser and Michigan but beat Clemson, placing into the bronze category.
"You could just see our improvement within the first day," Mamawala said. "It's good to see that progression from one match to the next."
In the bronze pool, the College defeated Portland State University 23-19 but was then defeated by Villanova University 25-18 to fall out of contention for the bronze title.
"To be completely honest, it's more of an expectation of getting experience," Mamawala said. "There are going to be a lot of teams that are extremely talented. A lot of teams can compete with varsity teams across the nation."
Club sports are an intermediate level between intramural and varsity teams. The club tennis national tournament was created in 1999 and the College has been a participant three times, including this year.
The Lions are part of the Middle States region, which includes teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
Now ranked No. 39 in the nation, the Lions went 4-0 last semester.
Without a coach, president, captain and co-founder Elyse Tanner and Mamawala hold practices during the semester and are the leaders of the team.
"This year we have a much stronger team than in past years," Tanner said. "I do believe we have a lot of team spirit and a lot of practices under our belts."
(03/07/07 5:00pm)
Sophomore center Hillary Klimowicz made it to the cover of Sports Illustrated. She is not being drafted by the WNBA or posing for the swimsuit issue; instead, Klimowicz is on the cover as a Lions athlete.
Klimowicz is part of the feature "Big Changes in College Sports," written by SI women's college basketball reporter Kelli Anderson in the March 5 issue. The article focuses on the changes in Division I sports and what causes student athletes to leave those programs.
The College's low-post terror is a featured athlete because of her decision to transfer from Division I St. Joseph's University to the College. Klimowicz's decision was based on education and extracurricular activities, not athletics.
"I'm big on extracurriculars and I couldn't do that at St. Joseph's," she said. "I spent so much time on basketball in a day and did not concentrate in school enough."
Klimowicz said that St. Joseph's did not focus on education and extracurricular programs as much as the College. Division I schools like St. Joseph's put so much importance on athletic programs that the true concept of the student-athlete is sometimes forgotten.
"There is so much wear and tear on your body I don't think I could've lasted," Klimowicz said about if she had stayed at St. Joseph's to play basketball.
As a freshman at St. Joseph's, Klimowicz started as a freshman and averaged 9.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and two blocks a game for the Hawks. With the Hawks, she was named the Atlantic 10 and Big Five Rookie of the Year. That same year, Candice Dupree from Temple University, currently in the WNBA, won Player of the Year honors in the same conference.
Had Klimowicz stayed at St. Joseph's, she could be following Dupree to the WNBA, but Klimowicz hasn't even considered reaching that level.
Since basketball does not dominate her life as it once did, the psychology major and former Division I prospect is looking to explore other options for a future career. The Scotch Plains native hopes to receive a Ph.D. in psychology, coach college basketball or even join the Peace Corps.
(02/14/07 5:00pm)
Sophomore Stephanie Herrick set a College record in the 800 meters at the Rider-Lafayette Invitational at the Armory in New York City.
Herrick completed the race in 2:12.97 and recorded an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. Herrick also earned an NCAA provisional cut of 4.00.10 with the 4x400 team that included junior Jessica Bonelli, freshman Jianna Spadaccini and freshman Kristen Tricocci.
"I think it has a lot to do with the base I built over the summer and during cross country by running lots of miles and doing longer workouts," Herrick said about her success in the 800 meters. "I also tried to work out hard during winter break in order to help me run faster. I also think that (assistant coach) Phil (Jennings) puts together workouts that really help and make you feel confident."
"Steph has come a long way in terms of her training," Jennings said. "This past summer she put a lot of work into it and improved her endurance, and that's helped her in the 800."
Bonelli also had an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) mark in the 400 meters in a time of 58.99, while freshman Priscilla Senya grabbed ECAC marks in the 60-meter high hurdles (9.59) and the 200 meters (26.99).
The Lions piled up on ECAC qualifying marks as Spadaccini continued to turn in a solid performance in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.41. The 4x800 relay team recorded an ECAC qualifying mark of 10:06.89 with a team of sophomore Megan Donovan, freshman Justine Carneval, freshman Valerie Bonczek and senior Allyson Krayl.
Both sophomore Nicole Ullmeyer and senior Jenna Prendergast recorded ECAC qualifying times in the 3,000 meters. Ullmeyer finished second in 10:37.64 and Prendergast was seventh in 10:41.18.
The College also had a pair of runners grab ECAC qualifiers in the 500 meters, as freshman Meghan Miller was 10th in 1:21.70 and junior Susan Crum was 14th in 1:23.56.
For the men, sophomore Rob McGowan won the 400 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 49.21.
In the one-mile run, sophomore Chris Guerriero finished third in 4:19.57 and junior Galen Johnson was sixth in 4:21.08, as both runners recorded ECAC qualifying times.
Freshman Lee Jones and junior Wes Friedman earned ECAC times in the 200 meters as Jones placed eighth in 22.26 and Friedman took 10th in 22.50. Both also picked up ECAC times in the 60 meters, as Jones finished in 7.10 for sixth place and Friedman was eighth in 7.16.
The ECAC qualifiers also included junior Steve Kinney and freshman Brandon Rodkewitz, who finished the 3,000 meters in 8:59.36 and 9.00.06, respectively.
The 4x800 relay team of sophomore Josh Krowicki, Johnson, freshman Brian Toms and sophomore Greg Bull ran for an ECAC time of 8:03.61.
Sophomores Megan O'Leary and Martine McGrath both posted ECAC qualifying times in the 5K at the St. Valentine's Invitational at Boston University on Saturday. O'Leary finished in 17:54.14, while McGrath completed the race in 18:34.01.
Next up for the Lions is the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships in Toms River, N.J., on Feb. 19 at 3 p.m.
(02/14/07 12:00pm)
For three straight weeks The Signal has published an article that involves mold at the College. This week's issue features the sprinkler pipe break at the New Residence dorms, which has kept several students out of their rooms because of mold.
This situation has been poorly handled by the College.
My room was right next to the pipe that broke on the third floor. At the time, I was in my room and felt a wall start to rumble as the fire alarm rang. I ran out of my room only to see water flushing out of the room next door and spilling from the ceiling.
Eventually we were allowed to go back into our rooms to grab any belongings that we needed. My room was flooded and everything from my bed to the bathroom was saturated with sprinkler water. My computer, monitor, Playstation 2 and books were all drenched. Hopefully, the College will properly reimburse those affected by the flood.
Students affected by the flooding had to find somewhere else to sleep last Tuesday night. The College supplied room 202 in Brower Student Center for students to stay. Students were given bare mattresses to sleep on (see page 3) - nothing else, not even a couch from a lounge. Only a handful took the College's offer; most like myself found a friend's room to stay in for a night or two.
The College should have offered to put students in lounges, where a couch is much more comfortable to sleep on than a mattress without sheets or pillows.
How could a water pipe that is in the hallway ceiling freeze and cause such havoc? There must be something wrong with the way the pipes were installed and the temperature was maintained.
It seems like a lot of the maintenance jobs in buildings are shoddy and not thorough. It was explained that dehumidifiers would be used to dry the rooms so mold would not grow. Students were also told to keep the dehumidifiers on because the concrete under the carpets stays wet and carpets would grow mold if proper care was not taken.
Unfortunately, when I came back to my room, it smelled like sour milk and the carpet was still damp. After gathering my stuff in the room for about five minutes, I began to sneeze and cough and my breathing worsened. I do not even have asthma. The smell did not come from garbage or wet clothes because I had disposed or washed those items. However, the smell came from the carpet right under my bed. If the College was so worried about the mold issues in affected rooms, it would rip out the carpet and properly clean the rooms that were badly affected. My room will probably grow mold because of the warmth and saturated state of the carpet.
They said that it was okay to live in my room again but if the living conditions were too horrible I could find another room on campus. Luckily, I was given another room where the air did not affect my breathing.
But what happens if mold does grow in the room, especially when the weather becomes warmer and summer vacation sets in? Will students who move into that room breathe in toxic mold from the carpets?
In this case, severely affected rooms should be treated like the Metzger Drive apartments before it becomes a huge health issue.
(02/07/07 5:00pm)
The College's indoor track and field teams recorded four NCAA qualifiers at the Seventh Annual New Balance Invitational over the weekend.
Both the men's and women's distance medley teams recorded NCAA qualifying times and placed in the top five at the invitational.
"I thought we had an excellent meet," head coach Eric Mobley said. "Some of the greatest track and field teams were there, including DI and DII."
The men's team of sophomore Chris Guerriero, junior Brian Kopnicki, sophomore Rob McGowan and senior Matt Randal finished the race in 10:05.88, taking second in the college division. East Stroudsburg University, a Division II school, won the race with a time of 10:03.51.
The women's team placed fifth in the 17-team field and was the only Division III team in the top eight. Sophomore Stephanie Herrick, junior Jessica Bonelli, senior Angela Tecco and sophomore Martine McGrath recorded a time of 12:11.46.
In the weight throw, Donatelli tossed for a distance of 16.56 meters, while the 4x400 team of freshman Kristen Tricocci, Tecco, freshman Jianna Spadaccini and Bonelli finished in 3:57.93.
The men's 4x400 team of sophomore Woodrow Prevard, freshman Steve Murray, freshman DeShard Stevens and McGowan recorded an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying time of 3:26.72.
Sophomore Megan O'Leary recorded an ECAC qualifying time of 10:17.10 in the 3,000 meters, while freshman Priscilla Senyah finished the 60-meter high hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time of 9.54. O'Leary won this week's New Jersey Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the week.
Next up for the Lions are the Rider-Lafayette Winter Classic and the Boston University St. Valentine's Invitational, both on Friday.
(02/07/07 12:00pm)
The College's men's swimming team can credit its success this season to more intense practices and not "shaving down" in December.
"For the METs (Metropolitan Conference Championships) we literally shave our bodies and rest so we can do our fastest times of the year," junior captain Liam Gallagher said. "But this year for the ECACs (Eastern College Athletic Conference) in December, we did not do this so we could keep our intense training for our ultimate goal of winning the METs and finishing top 10 at the NCAAs."
By not "shaving down," swimmers have more resistance in the water and are forced to exert more energy. By keeping their hair, the men's team improved to 6-3 with a 111-78 win over William Paterson University on Saturday.
"Some of the guys were on the bubble and did a great job today and showed all their hard work that they put in this year," Gallagher said.
Sophomores Mike Molloy and Mike Heaney led the way for the Lions by winning six total events. Molloy won the 200-meter freestyle in 1:48.34, the 100-meter freestyle in 49.23 and the 500-meter freestyle in 4:55.74. Heaney won the 100-meter backstroke in 55.47, the 1,000-meter freestyle in 10:43.62 and the 200-meter backstroke in 2:17.32.
Freshman Herman Chu took first in the 100-meter butterfly in 55.29 and the 200-meter butterfly in 2:04.74.
Gallagher won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:02.03 and also placed second in the 50-meter freestyle in 22.66.
Sophomore Donato Santengelo took first in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:21.22, while junior Ryan Tighe won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:06.81.
After a 4-0 performance last week, sophomore diver Greg Lloyd took this week's ECAC Division III Diver of the Week. Lloyd won the one- and three-meter competitions with scores of 250.10 and 213.0.
The women's team snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 159-78 victory over William Paterson, dominating the Pioneers by winning every event except for the 400-meter freestyle relay.
"We chose to have a tough schedule," women's head coach Jennifer Harnett said. "It gets a little disheartening that we lose so much but it prepares us for the conference championships."
Senior diver Lee Swanson won both the one- and three-meter diving events with scores of 231.60 and 232.20.
Junior Ava Kiss won the 500-meter freestyle in 5:18.61, the 50-meter freestyle in 25.50 and was part of the College's first place 200-meter medley relay team that recorded a time of 1:56.95.
The 200-meter medley relay team had a rotation of Kiss along with juniors Christine Marino, who also won the 100-meter backstroke in 1:04.59, Lauren Pfeifer and Kristin Udicious.
Sophomore Sara Casciano took first in the 1,000-meter freestyle in 11:45.37 and the 200-meter individual medley in 2:24.06.
Sophomore Brittany Collyer captured the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:13.23 and the 100-meter freestyle in 57.6 while senior Kerry Genese won the 200-meter freestyle in 2:04.83.
Sophomore Stacy Delehany won the 200-meter backstroke in 2:22.31, while freshman Christina Falcone took the 100-meter butterfly in 1:02.74. Freshman Julianne Clapp won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:38.07 and finished second in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:28.18, while junior Caitlin Elmendorf captured the 200-meter butterfly in 2:19.97.
Lions' swimming and diving continues on Saturday at the Rutgers Diving Invitational and Feb. 16-18 at the METs at Rutgers University.
(01/31/07 5:00pm)
Sophomore Stephanie Herrick highlighted a solid performance at the Seamus McElligott Invitational for the Lions by establishing a new meet record in the 800 meters and an NCAA provisional cut with a time of 2:16.42 on Saturday.
"She just had an awesome race and looked real strong," head coach Eric Mobley said. "This was her first individual 800 of the year. I just expect greater things from her for the remainder of the season."
The Lions left Haverford College with six first-place winners in total - three each for the men's and women's teams.
"I thought we had a very good weekend," Mobley said. "We're coming together as a team and we're getting ready for the remaining part of the season."
Senior Dan Mitchell won the high jump by clearing 1.82 meters, while junior Brian Donatelli threw the shotput 14.34 meters to win the event.
Junior Brian Kopnicki and sophomore Megan O'Leary both took first in the 5,000 meters with Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying times. Kopnicki crossed the finish line in 15:08.97, while O'Leary finished the race in 18:06.29. Sophomore Martine McGrath also finished with an ECAC qualifying time of 18:21.26 in the 5,000 meters by placing right behind O'Leary.
Sophomore Nicole Ullmeyer was the final Lion to win her event after running the 3,000 meters in 10:58.78.
For the men, 0.03 of a second is what separated freshman Lee Jones from winning the 55 meters, crossing the finish line in 6.69 seconds.
Four Lions earned ECAC qualifying times in the 3,000 meters, led by sophomore Christopher Guerriero with a time of 8:47.43 for fifth place. Also recording qualifying times were sophomore Kyle Alpaugh (8:57.62), junior Galen Johnson (8:58.23) and junior Steve Kinney (8:59.56).
For the women, freshman Priscilla Senya took second in the 55-meter dash (7.59 seconds) and the 55-meter hurdles, with an ECAC qualifying time of 8.76 seconds.
Junior Jessica Bonelli placed second in the 200 meters with an ECAC qualifier of 28.85 seconds.
Lions indoor track and field continues in New York City for the two-day New Balance Collegiate Invitational beginning on Saturday.
(01/31/07 5:00pm)
Senior catcher Gerard Haran accepted his College Baseball Player of the Year award at the 71st Annual New Jersey Sports Writers Association Banquet on Jan. 28, receiving a round of applause from an audience that included the New York Mets' Carlos Delgado, Willie Randolph and Omar Minaya, along with other collegiate and professional sports notables.
"An individual honor is great, but in all honesty it doesn't compare to winning a national championship," Haran said, craving the NCAA Division III Championship that eluded the College last year after losing in the regionals. "Even though it's an individual award, a lot of it has to do with the great people around me."
For Haran, a team concept and winning the national championship is everything.
"If I do my job and the guys on the team do their job, we'll win a national championship," he said. "The individual things will take care of (themselves)."
Haran is Baseball America's best prospect for position players and third best player overall for Division III schools.
Last year, with a .415 batting average, 14 home runs, 64 RBIs, 64 runs, 71 hits and a .807 slugging percentage, Haran became the first Lions player to earn an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)-Rawlings NCAA Division III National Player of the Year honor.
Haran also collected Player of the Year honors from the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association, Eastern College Athletic Conference and the ABCA Atlantic Region. He also won the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division III "Position Player of the Year" award.
For his career, Haran has a .385 batting average with 170 hits, 139 runs scored, 45 doubles, 35 home runs, 162 RBIs and a .735 career slugging percentage in 121 games played over three seasons. The Lions slugger holds school records for the most single-season home runs (15), RBIs (74) and career home runs (35).
During the summer of 2006, the Old Bridge native played for the New Market Rebels in the Valley Baseball League and earned all-league honors as the only Division III player among the league's 16 all-stars.
With these credentials, Haran looks to follow the footsteps of former Lions center fielder and current Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer Charlie Iacono and pursue a career in professional baseball. But that is not his priority for the 2007 season.
"I'm not focusing on that. If it happens it happens," Haran said about playing professional baseball in the future. "I'm mainly focusing on this coming season and winning a national championship."
Haran's constant domination over Division III pitchers has led people to ask, "Why choose (the College) out of all the possible Division I and II baseball schools?"
"Coach (Rick) Dell was the only coach that made it seem like he wanted me to play," Haran said. "It's not fun playing on the bench. You go to a Division I school and you sit there for two years. I'm fortunate enough to come here and meet a lot of good people and play baseball."
Haran feels that the NJAC is a tough division and said the College's baseball team could compete with many Division I and II schools.
"You could put us in one of those conferences. We wouldn't necessarily win the conference, but we wouldn't embarrass ourselves," Haran said about the current Lions team. "We could compete on any level in the Northeast. I believe that from the bottom of my heart."
From the bottom of his heart, Haran made a speech that grabbed the attention of the entire banquet, especially Minaya, the Mets general manager.
Minaya discussed that the Mets organization focuses on character when it selects players for the team, and he guaranteed that an area scout would evaluate the senior prospect.
After the awards banquet was over, fans crowded Haran seeking photographs and autographs.
Maybe he will get used to this, maybe not. For now, he just wants a national championship.
(01/24/07 5:00pm)
Before the end of winter break, the College's men's and women's indoor track and field teams finished in the top four at the Collegeville Classic hosted by Ursinus College on Jan. 19.
The women's team placed third with 76 points, finishing behind Saint Joseph's University (131.50) and Kutztown University (126.50) in the 13-team competition.
The men's team finished nearly as well by placing fourth with 57 points. Cheyney University (138.50) came in first, followed by Kutztown Univeristy (77) and Millersville Univeristy (60.50) in the 12-team competition.
The men's 4 x 200 relay team of freshmen Lee Jones and Mark Gardner and juniors Pat Flinn and Wes Friedman finished second with an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying time of 1:33.98.
The 4 x 400 relay team also took second as sophomore Rob McGowan, junior Otto Kat and freshmen Steve Murray and DeShard Stevens finished in 3:33.29.
The women's 4 x 200 relay team took first with junior Jessica Bonelli, freshmen Priscilla Senyah, Jennifer Caratola and Kristen Tricocci completing an ECAC-qualifying time of 1:39.05.
In the individual track events, sophomore Megan Donovan won the 5K in 19:09.75, while sophomore Nicole Ullmeyer took third in 19:44.85.
Senior Angela Tecco took second in the 400-meter event in 1:02.30, while freshman Jianna Spadaccini was third in 1:02.60.
In the 200-meter race, Bonelli and Tricocci had identical times, 27.22, but Bonelli placed third while Tricocci took fourth.
Senyah had an ECAC-qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.75 seconds to take fourth.
Junior Brian Donatelli was third in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:01.65, while junior Galen Johnson finished third in the 5K in 16:31.79. Jones took third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.68 seconds, barely beating Friedman, who was fourth in 6.69.
In the field events, freshman Ariana Laferlita took fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.27 meters. Donatelli was third in the shot put with a toss of 14.64 meters. Senior Dan Mitchell cleared six feet in the high jump to take fourth place.
On Jan. 12, the Lions competed in the New York City Gotham Cup in Manhattan.
For the women, sophomore Martine McGrath won the 3,000-meter event with a time of 10:31.01, while sophomore Megan O'Leary came in fourth with a time of 10:34.05. Both recorded ECAC-qualifying times.
Sophomore Stephanie Herrick and Senyah earned ECAC-qualifying times. Herrick placed fourth in the one-mile run (5:11.79) and Senyah was 17th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.58).
The distance-medley relay team of Herrick, freshman Jennifer Caratola, Spadaccini and McGrath finished fourth with an ECAC-qualifying time of 12:34.12.
For the men, junior Brian Kopnicki won the 3,000 meters with an ECAC qualifying time of 8:22.73. Teammate sophomore Chris Guerriero finished in 13th with an ECAC-qualifying time of 8:53.45.
Senior Matt Randal finished in 13th place in the 5,000 meters for an ECAC-qualifying time of 15:31.53.
Lions indoor track continues on Jan. 24 at the Ursinus College Pentathlon in Collegeville, Pa.
(01/24/07 5:00pm)
The College's swimming and diving teams hosted Johns Hopkins University and Division II West Chester University in a two-day dual meet event. West Chester recorded a sweep in the dual action, leaving the Lions men's team 3-3 overall and the Lions women to 1-6 overall.
According to women's swimming head coach Jennifer Harnett, the meet was important for the team because this is the time of year when swimmers define their position on the team before the Metropolitan Conference Championships (METs) arrive.
"We have a really competitive schedule and we choose to have a competitive schedule," Harnett said, explaining that the tough schedule would prepare the team for the METs and the NCAA Championships.
"This is the first year we had to actually cut people," Harnett said. "Our new focus over the next two to three years is to gain a higher showing at the NCAA Championships. We're in a restructuring year. We have a lot of talent. I feel that this is one of the strongest teams in the past couple of years."
In diving, senior Lee Swanson won the three-meter event with a score of 283.50, but finished second in the one-meter event with 235.25. Sophomore Greg Lloyd won both the one- and three-meter events with his NCAA qualifying scores of 286.45 and 314.62, respectively.
The Lions women finished second in the 400-meter freestyle relay with a time of 3:42.55. The rotation for that relay was junior Kristin Udicious, freshman Stephanie Seto, senior Kerry Genese and junior Ava Kiss.
The College also took third in the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:42.48 with a rotation of Kiss, freshman Ashley Robb, senior Julie Nami and Genese.
Sophomore Emily Reichard finished third in the 200-meter breast with a time of 2:32.16.
In the 200-meter medley relay, junior Christine Marino, junior Lauren Pfeifer, freshman Christina Falcone and Nami took fourth with a time of 1:55.96.
Another fourth-place finish was recorded in the 800-meter free relay in 8:09.32 behind a team of junior Stefanie Rashti, Kiss, Udicious and Seto. Rashti also picked up fourth in the 400-meter individual medley in 4:57.01.
For the men's team, junior captain Liam Gallagher took second in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:17.16 and finished third in the 200-meter individual medley in 1:59.72.
Junior Josh Forsman finished second in the 100-meter butterfly in 52.94. Sophomore Mike Molloy picked up third in the 200-meter freestyle in 1:46.34, third in the 1,650-meter freestyle in 16:31.13 and placed fourth in the 500-meter freestyle in 4:47.92
Senior captain Kyle King was the runner-up in the 100-meter freestyle in 47.92, placed third in the 50-meter freestyle in 21.98 and fourth in the 200-meter freestyle in 1:46.42.
Freshman Myles O'Connor took third place in the 100-meter breast in 1:01.61 while senior captain George Savulich took third in the 200-meter butterfly in 1:59.53.
Sophomore Mike Heaney picked up fourth in the 200-meter backstroke in 1:59.64.
The Lions also placed second in the 200-meter free relay, the 800-meter free relay and the 400-meter free relay.
In the 200-meter free, the Lions finished in 1:27.75 with a team of Forsman, Gallagher, King and Nawrot. Gallagher, Heaney, King and Molloy finished the 800-meter free relay in 7:07.82. In the 400-meter free, Molloy, Gallagher, Forsman and King finished in 3:12.39.
The College added a fourthplace finish in the 200-meter medley relay in 1:38.71 behind Oliver, O'Connor, Forsman and Nawrot.
Next up, the Lions face Rowan University on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. and host New York University at 1 p.m. on Jan. 28.
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Who knew Lions could swim?
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championships at the Nassau County Aquatic Center was Lions' territory as the College received four individual awards, including a second-place finish for the men's team and a third-place finish for the women.
Junior Ava Kiss was named Female Swimmer of the Meet, while sophomore Greg Lloyd received Diver of the Meet honors. Head coach Brian Bishop was named the Men's Coach of the Meet and diving coach Candice Gottlieb received co-diving Coach of the Meet Honors.
The men's squad placed second behind New York University (NYU), as the Violets totaled 770.5 points compared to 759 points for the Lions in the 14-team competition.
NYU also captured the women's title with a total of 811.5 points, while Gettysburg College finished in second with 460.5 points and the Lions women placed third with 428 points in the 13-team competition.
Lloyd won the one- and three- meter events to earn Diver of the Meet honors. The Lions sophomore received a score of 397.5 to win the three-meter event and won the one-meter event with a score of 440.75.
"I did not know that the ECACs gave out a Diver of the Meet award, so I was excited to receive it," Lloyd said.
"Greg Lloyd is an extremely, naturally talented diver," Gottlieb said. "He has only been diving a little over a year."
Kiss set a meet record with a qualifying time in the 100-meter butterfly in 57.28. She also won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:11.93 and was a key contributor in the Lions' second place 400-meter freestyle relay team and the second place 400-meter medley relay team.
The record-setting Kiss also finished in second place in the 200 freestyle in 1:55.13 and won the 200 butterfly in 2:08.51, while beating a school record of 2:09.15 set in 2002 by Allyson Hafner.
The men's squad won the 400-meter medley relay race in 3:34.23 with a rotation of junior Kevin Oliver, freshman Myles O'Connor, junior Josh Forsman and senior captain Kyle King.
Sophomore Mike Molloy won the 500-meter freestyle in 4:44.27, while also placing sixth in the 200-meter freestyle in 1:47.10.
Forsman placed second in the 100-meter butterfly in 51.68 and took fifth in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:00.64.
King placed third in the 200-meter freestyle in 1:44.92 and sixth in the 50-meter freestyle in 21.82.
Junior captain Liam Gallagher finished second in both the 100-meter backstroke in 54.51 and the 400-meter individual medley in 4:16.14. Gallagher also took third place in the 200-meter individual medley in 1:58.50.
The College's men's squad placed third in both the 200-meter freestyle relay (1:27.17) and the 400-meter freestyle relay (3:09.27). The rotation for the 200-meter free relay included Forsman, King, sophomore Thomas Nawrot and Gallagher. The 400-meter free relay included Nawrot, Gallagher, Forsman and King.
Sophomore Emily Reichard captured third in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:08.82 and took eighth place in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:17.30.
Senior diver Lee Swanson grabbed second place in the three-meter diving event with a score of 378.60.
The Lions women placed third in the 400-meter medley relay in 4:05.92 with a rotation of junior Christine Marino, Kiss, Reichard and senior Kerry Genese.
Freshman Stephanie Seto placed fourth in the 500-meter freestyle in 5:22.31
The College's women's squad also placed sixth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:42.46 with a rotation of sophomore Brittany Collyer, freshman Ashley Robb, senior Julie Nami and Genese.
The Lions women also took second place in the 400-meter freestyle relay in 3:42.30 with Nami, Robb, Genese and Kiss.
Lions swimming and diving continues Jan. 19 as the College hosts West Chester University and Johns Hopkins University at 5 p.m.
(11/08/06 5:00pm)
The College's wrestling team won the 24th Annual Ithaca College Invitational over the weekend and showed plenty of stamina. Ranked No. 19 in the Brute-adidas National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III preseason poll, the Lions overcame a 10-point deficit heading into the second day of the invitational and had three Lions win their respective weight classes.
"I thought we were in better shape than most of the teams up there," head coach David Icenhower said.
With preseason conditioning, buddy carrying and weight room training over the week, the Lions were in shape to wear down opponents and captured the 17-team tournament title. The College finished with 145.5 points while Johnson and Wales University placed second with 136.5. SUNY-Cortland finished in third with 135 points.
"I think people assumed this was a rebuilding year for us and we're not quite ready to lay down yet," Icenhower said. "We're still going to be a strong national team. You just can't be good. You got to believe that you're good. They have to have confidence and do what they are capable of doing."
Junior Ray Sarinelli, senior Joey Galante and sophomore Greg Osgoodby were all champions in their respective weight classes.
In the 133-pound championship, Sarinelli upset top-seeded All-American Sean Cullen of Lycoming College by the count of 5-3. Sarinelli went 5-0 during the tournament. He advanced to the finals match with an 8-3 win over Trevor Vernon of Roger Williams University, after advancing to the semifinals with a 14-6 domination over freshman Chad Wionwich of Ithaca College on Saturday.
"Going into the finals (Icenhower) told me a little bit about the guy I was wrestling, and that (Icenhower) knew I could take him late in the match," Sarinelli said. "He told me to wrestle hard the whole match and wear my opponent down."
Galante, the top seed in the 157-pound weight class, beat senior Mark DeCiccio of Springfield College 11-7 for the title. The Lions captain, ranked eighth nationally in his weight class, beat fourth-seeded sophomore Andrew Goldstein of Gettysburg College 7-2 to head to the finals. Galante swept the opening day rounds by going 3-0 on his way to the semis.
Osgoodby waved goodbye to top-seeded junior Jacob Tyler of Springfield after pinning him in 3:19 for the 174-pound championships. Osgoodby posted a 4-2 win in the semifinals against freshman Jerome Owens of Johnson and Wales University.
"Coach Ice told me I was in better shape then my opponent and to go out, set a tone and wear him down and after I (wear) him down ... my shots will be there to take," Osgoodby said.
Lions senior Mike Guenther advanced to the finals but gave way to top-seeded sophomore Steve Martel of Johnson and Wales by injury default.
Guenther advanced to the finals with a 9-3 win over junior Jared Duffy of Centenary College and finished the day with a 5-0 decision over freshman Mike Ciaburri of Cortland.
Junior Lenny Goduto lost 3-1 in the 149-pound semifinals against Gene Kobilansky. Goduto finished in sixth as he opened up the tournament with a 17-0 shutout and a 16-4 second round victory. Goduto then added a 9-2 victory over senior Chris Wells of Johnson and Wales.
Contributing to the Lions' victory were freshman Dan Dicolo at 157 pounds, junior Jim Tomczuk at 184 and junior Steve Carbone at heavyweight, as each Lions grappler placed third. Freshman Tyler Branham came in fifth at 141 pounds.
"We had eight guys place," Icenhower said. "I thought most of our guys overachieved this weekend tremendously."
Lions wrestling action continues on Friday, Nov. 10 in a pair of dual meets. The College visits Hunter College at 4 p.m., and then will travel to take on New York University at 7 p.m.
(10/11/06 4:00pm)
The Rowan University Profs showed why they have the No. 1 defense in the nation by collecting five sacks and three interceptions against the Lions on Friday night.
In the College's home opener, junior and senior quarterbacks Jeff Struble and Chris Bell could not stand upright. The Profs blitzed from every angle and even got to the quarterback by rushing three linemen. The Lions were held to 102 total yards of offense and committed seven turnovers in the 14-6 defeat.
"They had a really good defense," Struble said. "We tried to stick to the game plan."
"They came after us at the end," head coach Eric Hamilton said. "You live and die by the blitz."
"We came out strong and can't blame our offense," junior defensive lineman Joe King said. "We came up with the short end of the stick."
Struble, who started the game, finished 3-for-11 with five yards passing and three interceptions. Bell relieved Struble in the third quarter and gave a spark to the Lions offense, finishing 5-for-12 on 65 yards passing. Although Struble was replaced by Bell, Hamilton said that Struble is not going to be taken out of the running for starting quarterback.
In the fourth quarter, the Lions came out running the ball, using senior running back Cory Schoonover and junior fullback Dan Dornacker to establish a previously non-existent rushing attack. Schoonover finished with 47 yards on 17 carries while Dornacker had 21 yards on three carries.
Bell followed with a 14-yard completion to junior tight end Chris Opdyke on third-and-12 to move to Rowan's 28-yard line.
On the next play, Bell connected with freshman Mark Gardner in the end zone, but junior free safety Eric Bailey steamrolled Gardner to dislodge the ball for an incompletion. Had Gardner been able to hold on to the ball, the score would have been 14-12 with the Lions going for a two-point conversion to tie.
After the lost opportunity, Bell was hit by junior linebacker Robert Niszczak and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by the Profs. Niszczak wreaked havoc on the Lions' quarterbacks, collecting three sacks and six tackles.
On the ensuing drive, Rowan's senior quarterback Mike Orihel fumbled the ball on his own 45-yard line. The College got the ball back with 4:51 remaining in the game, but Bell lost the ball after a hit by junior defensive back Kelvin Bellamy. Rowan got the ball back and marched down field for a field goal attempt. With 1:34 left on the clock, King blocked the field goal on the 19-yard line.
The Lions had their last chance to score with the clock winding down. On third-and-10, Bell completed a pass to Opdyke for a 17-yard gain. Bell was then sacked twice on the next two plays. On fourth-and-12, his pass was batted down by Bailey to seal the game for the Profs.
In the opening drive of the game, Struble attempted a shovel pass near his own goal line that was intercepted by senior defensive lineman Keith Heimerl and returned for a touchdown to give Rowan a 7-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Rowan sophomore running back Davon Edwards took a handoff on his own 8-yard line and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by the Lions.
The Lions' lone score came on the next drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by Struble, making the score 7-6. The point-after attempt was botched as Bell mishandled the snap.
Following a Struble interception by senior defensive back Tim Harrison, Rowan mounted a drive that ended with a 27-yard touchdown run by Edwards with 9:58 left in the third quarter to make it 14-6.
To lead the nation's No. 1 defense, Bellamy had seven tackles, one forced fumble, four pass deflections and one sack. Senior cornerbacks Dawaine Whetstone and Tim Harrison and Heimerl each intercepted Struble.
"They're a great defense: big, physical, ... tough," Bell said. "We can say the same for our defense as well. They played unbelievable. They kept us in the game."
The Lions defense forced four turnovers with three forced fumbles and an interception by junior defensive back Andrew Larkin.
"We're still a work in progress," Hamilton said. "But we're getting better. With the second home game we need to turn things around and make something happen."
Next up for the Lions is the Homecoming game against William Paterson University on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lions' Stadium.