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Brown Sports Foundation's 25th Anniversary
January 1, 2008 - Decemeber 31, 2008
Nationwide
The Brown University Sports Foundation and Brown Athletics are both at a critical point in their history and a convergence of events presents a once in a generation opportunity. As the Sports Foundation celebrates its Silver Anniversary, Director of Athletics, Michael Goldberger has also unveiled a bold vision for the future of Brown Athletics that will address Brown Athletics' most pressing needs.
The four pillars of his plan are:
1) Integrating athletics more strongly into the educational mission
2) Having the ability to retain and recruit world class coaches
3) Providing the budget resources for our teams to compete at the highest level
4) Developing facilities that are indicative of Brown's overall commitment to excellence
It will take significant investment to achieve Goldie's objectives and sustain Brown's place among the top athletic programs in the Ivy League. Our goal for the 25th Anniversary year is to raise $25 million that will provide long-term stability and growth for Brown Athletics. These funds will address the four critical issues in Goldie's plan.
We need your help to reach this lofty goal. We ask you to think about what the Brown Athletics experience means to our student-athletes, alumni/ae, and the entire Brown community. To find out more about how you can make an impact on this moment in Brown Athletics history and ensure excellence into the future, please call the Sports Foundation at (401)-863-1900.
Wrestling Alums and Parents Celebrate Alumni/Parent Weekend
Parents of wrestlers and wrestlers of the past returned to College Hill for the annual Alumni/Parent Weekend celebration on February 8th and 9th. Friday, February 8th, was a full day of competition for the wrestling team as they hosted Princeton and Boston University. The support of the alumni and parents helped out a great deal as the Bears were able to sweep their opponents. On Saturday afternoon, Brown hosted #25 Penn for their third match in two days. While it was a great meet, Penn pulled away with the victory.
After the last match, parents, alumni and wrestlers gathered in the Joukowsky Room to catch up and have a warm meal. Head Coach David Amato thanked everyone for returning for the weekend celebration, gave insight into the season and the future of the program. Tri-captains Levon Mock '08, Mike Savino '08 and Jeff Schell '08 thanked all the parents and alums for their ongoing support that has contributed to much of the success of the Wrestling program.
Men's Basketball Alumni Enjoy Alumni Day CelebrationMen's Basketball Alumni Enjoy Alumni Day CelebrationWrestling Alums and Parents Celebrate Annual Parent/Alumni WeekendParents of wrestlers and wrestlers of the past returned to College Hill for the annual Parents/Alumni Weekend celebration on February 8th and 9th. Friday, February 8th, was a full day of competition for the wrestling team as they hosted Princeton University followed by Boston University. The support of the parents and alumni helped a great deal as the Bears were able to sweep their opponents. On Saturday afternoon, Brown hosted #25 Penn for their third match in two days. While it was a great meet, Penn pulled out with the victory.
After the last match, parents and alums gathered in the Joukowsky room to catch up and have a warm dinner. Head Coach Dave Amato thanked everyone for returning for the weekend celebration, gave insight into the season and the future of the program. Tri-Captains Levon Mock ’08, Mike Savino ’08 and Jeff Schell ’08 thanked their parents and all of the alums for the ongoing support that has contributed to much of the team’s success
Men's Basketball Alumni Enjoy Alumni Day Celebration
On January, 26th, many past Brown Men's Basketball players returned to College Hill for the annual alumni day celebration. Around fourteen former players arrived early, laced up their sneakers and hit the hardwood to play in the alumni game. The teams, which were divided up based on positions and talent, played a very competitive game. In front of a crowd that was filled with friends and family, "Team Landau" came out with the win.
After hitting the showers, the alumni reconvened in the Bears Den, had a chance to catch up with each other and enjoyed a nice meal. Following the dinner, the alumni cheered on the Men's Basketball team as they hosted Ivy League opponent Yale. The crowd at the Pizzitola gym was louder than ever as the game was an intense battle for forty minutes. In the end, the Bears won defeating Yale, 77-68.
Head Coach Craig Robinson and the current players got a chance to catch up with the alumni after their victory at the post-game reception. Robinson was very pleased with the outcome of the game as well as with the alumni turnout. He thanked everyone for coming and hoped that the alumni day tradition would continue and grow for many years to come.
Women's Ice Hockey Alumnae Return to College Hill
Women's Ice Hockey Alumnae came back to College Hill and enjoyed the annual alumnae day celebration on Saturday, January 26th. Many brought their families along to enjoy the festivities. Everyone brought their skates so they could enjoy the family skate in Meehan Auditorium. After building up an appetite skating around the rink, the alumnae and their families were treated to a hot lunch at the alumnae reception held in the Davis Lounge. Head Coach Digit Murphy welcomed the alumnae and thanked them for their ongoing support.
Finishing their meals, the alumnae were ready to cheer on the Women's Ice Hockey team as they took on Ivy League opponent Colgate University. The extra support helped the Bears tie, 3-3.
A New Landscape: Transforming Brown's Athletics Facilities
Over the course of the next three years the athletic complex on Hope Street will become unrecognizable to many. As part of the Boldly Brown: Plan for Academic Enrichment, the University has initiated an aggressive plan that will literally transform the landscape of Brown’s athletic facilities and displays the University’s commitment to athletics as an integral part of the education experience.
Construction has already been completed on a new football practice facility that includes two full Field Turf practice fields with lights, measuring 370’ x 380’ and will also be utilized extensively for club sports, intramurals and other varsity teams at Brown. The new complex was made possible by a generous lead gift from John Berylson ’75.
The next phase of that project also includes the installation of more than 700 spectator seats on the existing turf field behind the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center. This additional seating will add greatly to the utility of this facility, providing a high quality early season/bad weather game venue for our men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. The Meister family (Rich ’75, Steve ’76, John ’79, and Charlie ’81) and Bill Kavan ’72, provided the lead gifts that made the field, and now the installation of spectator stands, possible.
In addition, the varsity tennis courts, which had developed cracks in recent years, we completely resurfaced over the summer, giving the men's and women's tennis teams a safer place to practice and compete.
Further, on May 25, 2007 the Corporation of Brown University authorized the design and construction of a new swimming and diving facility on the site of the recently closed Smith Swim Center. The projected $35 million cost includes the demolition of the Smith Swim Center and the construction of a new aquatics facility. The new natatorium will be designed by Robert Stern Architects, the same firm designing the Nelson Fitness Center, and will include an Olympic-sized pool, diving boards, a lobby, locker rooms, dry land training areas, coaches’ offices, and more. Currently, the construction of a temporary training pool for the use of our varsity swimming and water polo teams has until the new building opens, has begun. The temporary pool should take seven to nine months to build and could be completed as early as January 1, 2008.
The varsity tennis courts, which had developed some cracks in recent years, were also completely resurfaced over the summer, giving the men’s and women’s tennis team a safer place to practice and compete.
Finally, a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot varsity strength and conditioning center has been added to the plans for the Nelson Fitness Center. This $5 million addition now makes the Nelson Center an 80,000 square foot, $50 million project that will become the centerpiece of Brown’s athletic facilities. The new strength and conditioning center will serve the University’s 900+ varsity student-athletes and provide among the best facilities in the Ivy League.
Parents Reception 2007
Providence, RI
October 27, 2007
On Saturday, October 27th, The Brown Sports Foundation held a reception, which was a part of the Parent's Weekend celebration, for all athletic parents. While some teams were away on game trips, more than 300 parents and athletes enjoyed food and refreshments. The parents, many which had come directly from the football team's 31-17 victory over Penn, were able to interact with one another and share their experiences with other parents of student-athletes.
The Sports Foundation's Executive Director Steve King '91 kicked off the speaking program by thanking everyone for coming and sharing their children with Brown while also educating the group on the Sports Foundation and its core mission. Next, Rick Robb '76 P'08, who was a water polo player himself and whose son is the current captain of the Men's Water Polo Team, spoke of the importance of contributing to the Brown Sports Foundation and how much each contribution impacts every athlete's experience at Brown. Athletic Director Mike Goldberger also spoke and recognized the many coaches that were able to attend including Women's Gymnastic Coach Sara Carver-Milne, Men's Golf Coach Mike Harbour, Diving Coach Guy Pollino, Men's and Women's Water Polo Coach Felix Mercado, Men's Basketball Coach Craig Robinson, Men's and Women's Squash Coach Stuart LeGassick and Men's and Women's Swimming Coach Peter Brown.
Every parent who attended was provided with a brochure about how parent involvement directly enhances the student-athlete experience at Brown. For a copy of that brochure, please click here.
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Providence, RI
October 13, 2007
Homecoming 2007 was another great success for all Brown faithful! In addition to the hundred of people gathered at the Alumni Relations Tent and Pub at Brown Stadium, the Sports Foundation also hosted a number of other events. On Friday, October 12th the Friends of Men's Lacrosse braved a little rain to celebrate the 14th Annual George Joelson '43 Memorial Golf Outing at the Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, RI. The same group also had a mentoring breakfast on October 13th, followed by the 2007 Season Commemoration at a tent adjacent to Brown Stadium.
Over 20 women's lacrosse alums took the field for their annual alumnae game on the turf behing the OMAC before heading over the the football game for joint tailgate with the men's lacrosse alumni. The day culminated at the Hilton Providence where these alums joined in the celebration of Carolan Norris' coaching career. The following morning, the current team celebrated their 2007 Season Commemoration.
Brown Baseball NCAA Regionals in TexasBrown Baseball RegionaCelebration of the Coaching Career of Carolan Norris
Hilton Povidence Hotel
October 13, 2007
On October 13, 2007 over 200 guests gathered at the Hilton Providence to celebrate the 24 year coaching career of Carolan Norris. Carolan has held many roles at Brown including Assistant Coach and Head Coach of both field hockey and lacrosse. She arrived on College Hill after captaining the 1982 NCAA Championship Field Hockey squad from UCONN.
The evening included a speaking program with remarks from Ron Dalgliesh '91, Associate Vice President for Regional and Athletic Development; Arlene Gorton '52 former Associate Athletic Director and Professor Emerita of Physical Education; Kerri Whitaker '96 and Lauren Becker Rubin '87, both former field hockey and lacrosse players. In addition, the evening included a video presentation which can be viewed below:
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