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April 2003

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Phil Estes first met Dave Zucconi nine years ago. Estes was an assistant football coach at Brown then. And Zucconi? How do you describeDave Zucconi?

At one level, Zucconi was the kid who came to Brown in the fall of 1951 to play football and essentially never left. Along the way he worked inadmissions, fundraising, alumni relations and he started the school's Sports Foundation. But that was just the resume.

In many ways he became the university's heart. He was the one whowent to all the games, through all the years, and remembered all of them.

He was the one who seemed to remembereveryone who ever played for Brown, andmade them feel important for doing so. Hewas the one constant in a sea of change,came to be as much a part of Brown as theivy clinging to the walls. And somewherealong the way he became the school'sunofficial institutional memory, the one who linked the generations.

"When I first met him, he did what Davealways did," Estes said. "He made me feel a part of things."

That was Zucconi's great gift. He madeeveryone he came in contact with feel important. He went to all the events.He shook all the hands. He listened to all the stories. He laughed at all thejokes. He always was the life of the party in the very best sense of the term.

Estes was the recruiting coordinator in his first years at Brown and often he and Zucconi would be on the road together. Their friendshipcontinued to grow, to the point that when Estes became the head football coach in 1998, Zucconi had become his unofficial mentor.

"I'd be speaking somewhere and Dave would be in the back of the roomgiving me hand signals," Estes says. "He'd be driving me crazy. But that'swhat I loved about him. He ended up being like a father to me."

So when Zucconi was told by a doctor last May that he had threemonths to a year to live, Estes was devastated, too. But Zucconi wouldn'tlet the people around him be devastated. Not for every long, anyway.

"I try not to think about the cancer," Zucconi said in October. "I havework to do. I have friends to see. I have games to go to. A life to live."

So began his amazing journey through his illness.He went to his class reunion last June. He went to many functions that

weekend. Yet by commencement morning he wasn't feeling well, and hewould soon be in the hospital with an infection. It was the first Browncommencement he'd missed in 40 years.

But Zucconi wasn't going to let cancer change his lifestyle. Last summer,he emceed two reunions. One was for the Providence Steamroller footballteam, the semi-pro team back in the '60s of which Zucconi was a charter member. The other was his 50th reunion at Cardinal Hayes in the Bronx, the high school that once sent the son of Italian immigrants to the Ivy League and a life he never could have envisioned.

This past fall he still went to Brown events, still kept working as afundraiser, even as he began to fail. About a month ago he was back in thehospital. He was even in a coma for a while. It didn't look like he'd evercome out of it, but he did. And one of the first things he did when he leftthe hospital was to go to the Brown- Rider basketball game, back to his life.

In October, Zucconi said how he was fortunate he didn't have tonavigate his illness alone. That his wife, Nancy, and countless friendsbuoyed his spirits.

But he had that wrong.Periodically, Zucconi would write a personal newsletter to his friends,

his way of telling everyone how he was doing. What emerged throughthose notes is a triumph of the human spirit Zucconi's remarkable ability to remain upbeat, to keep going in the worst of times.

"He fought it to the end," Estes said. "He never gave in. He taught me so much about courage, about loyalty, about never giving up. And I'm justone of the countlesspeople whose lifehe touched over the years."

Estes tells about the times hedrove Zucconi tochemotherapytreatments atMiriam Hospital.How Zucconi nevercomplained.How they wouldtalk about Brown,the upcomingfootball season,everything. Andhow, afterwards,Zucconi would make Estes drive him back to his office because he had work to do, because that's the other thing Zucconi had come to learn about his illness: you have to carry on. No matter what.

Carry on, he did. Until Wednesday night [January 22nd]. When one of themost unique people in Brown's long sports history died at 69.

"There will never be anyone like Dave Zucconi at Brown ever again," says Estes. Amen.

ZUCCONI WAS TRULY ONE OF A KINDBy Bill Reynolds ’68, Providence Journal Sports

Dave Zucconi’s regular seat in the Pizzitola Sports Center was adorned with flowers at the January 24th game againstYale. Zucconi’s widow, Nancy, was in attendance for a specialpre-game moment of silence. To remember and honor Dave,his seat remained empty for the balance of the season.

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Bobby Deeb '04

Jon Thompson '03

Laurel Pierpont '04

Uchenna Omokara '05

S P O R T SBASEBALLRecord: 2-9-1, 0-0 Ivy LeagueRecent Scores: Campbell 7, Brown 6; Old Dominion 10, Brown 3; Brown 11, Old Dominion 3After a long winter hibernation, the Bears looked forward to their annual Southern Spring Breaktrip. Brown defeated Radford, 7-4, in Durham, North Carolina for it's first win of the season, andgrabbed an 11-8 victory over Old Dominion University for its second win. Junior Bobby Deeb(West St. Paul, MN) has scored eight runs and hit one of Brown's three home runs. Heís alsodriven in four runs. Sophomore Bobby Wiginton (Fresno, CA) has driven in five runs, with threedouble and a triple, and is 4-4 in stolen bases. Jeff Nichols (Medford, NJ) has driven in two runsand has seven doubles. Junior Matt Kutler (Omaha, NE) leads the team in RBI with 11, and hasone of the Bear's three home runs. Sophomore James Lowe (Asheboro, NC), who crushed agrand slam in Brown's win over ODU, is second on the team in RBI with nine, and has hit threedoubles and a triple.

MEN’S LACROSSERecord: 2-2Recent Results: Brown 13, Hartford 5; Loyola 16, Brown 8Senior Jon Thompson (Freeport, ME) scored 5 goals and had two assists in a win over Hartford,and had two goals and three assists vs. 9th ranked Loyola…Sophomore Chris Mucciolo(Manhasset, NY), who missed all of last season, had a big week for the Bears, scoring three goalsand an assist vs. Hartford, and two goals and two assists vs. Loyola. He scored 10 seconds intothe Loyola game to give Brown the early lead…Sophomore Chazz Woodson (St. George, VA) hada strong game against Hartford with two goals and an assist…Junior Rich Tuohey (Annapolis,MD) netted two goals, equaling his career scoring high, and added an assist againstLoyola…Sophomore Kirk Teatom (Massapequa, NY) won 13 of 20 face-offs vs. Hartford whilepicking up 7 ground balls…Freshman Rob Cotter (New Canaan, CT), a long stick middie, picked-up 7 ground balls against Hartford.

WOMEN’S LACROSSERecord: 1-3, 1-0 Ivy LeagueMost Recent Scores: Brown 7, Harvard 5; #18 Stanford 16, Brown 7After dropping two tough games to teams ranked in the top-20, Northwestern and Maryland,the Bears picked up their first win of the season, defeating Harvard in their home-opener, 7-5.Brown was led by junior Christine Anneberg (Denver, CO), who notched two goals and an assistin the win, while sophomore Sarah Passano (Baltimore, MD) also pitched in two goals. JuniorLaurel Pierpont (Jacksonville, FL), who is tied with Anneberg for the team lead with nine points,added a goal and an assist in the win. Several other Bears have contributed to the offense,including junior Katie Russell (San Francisco, CA), senior Maggie Connolly (Manhasset, NY),senior Bekah Rottenberg (Colrain, MA), freshman Kate Staley (Needham, MA), junior EmilyBlanton (Shaker Heights, OH), and sophomore Laura Tilghman (Bethesda, MD).

SOFTBALLRecord: 4-7Recent Results: Binghamton 6, Brown 4; Brown 6, George Mason 0; Brown 10, St. Francis 2Head Coach Pam McCreesh’s softball team is currently 4-7 overall. After a slow start, the Bearshave come on strong, winning four of their last six games. The team took part in the GeorgeMason Patriots Classic on Mar. 21-23 and finished tied for third place. Brown avenged a 3-1 lossto Iona earlier in the season with a 9-3 defeat over the Gaels on the opening day of competition.Leading the way for Brown was freshman Jamie Wirkowski (Edison, NJ) with four RBI. Wirkowskiwent 3-4 on the day, including a home run. Sophomore Uchenna Omokaro (Hercules, CA), theIvy League's first Pitcher of the Week for the 2003 season, picked up the win, allowing just threehits and striking out six. The following day, the Bears went 1-1 with a 10-2 win over St. Francisand an 8-0 loss to Stony Brook. Brown recorded a season-high 13 hits, with Leonetti contributingthree in the win. Senior Lauren Wong (Mountain View, CA), sophomore Marissa Berkes (ElSegundo, CA), freshmen Mary Seid (Spring Valley, CA) and Wirkowski all added two hits each aswell. The Bears advanced to the semifinals of the tournament, but fell to Binghamton 6-4.

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Chris Drake '03

Kerry Meath '05

Jackie Parente '04

H I G H L I G H T SMEN’S TENNISRecord: 11-2, 0-0 Ivy LeagueRecent Results: Brown 4, Fresno St. 3; Virginia Commonwealth 4, Brown 1; Brown 4, MiddleTennessee St. 1; Brown 4, New Mexico 3.The #33-ranked Brown men’s tennis team had a strong showing at the Annual Blue-Gray CollegeClassic, finishing 5th overall with its only loss coming to 17th ranked Virginia Commonwealth. TheBears, who are now 11-2 overall, are the highest ranked Ivy League team in the nation. The Blue GrayClassic is the most prestigious college tennis tournament in the country, other than the NCAAChampionship. Coach Jay Harris’ team defeated Fresno State, 4-3, lost to number 17 VirginiaCommonwealth, 4-1, and defeated Middle Tennessee State, 4-1. The Bears earned a 4-1 win againstMiddle Tennessee State, winning the doubles point, and earning singles wins at number two, threeand four. Senior captain Chris Drake (Needham, MA) came away with a 6-4, 6-4 win at number two,while sophomore Adil Shamasdin (Pickering, Ont.) came from behind for a 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory atnumber three. Junior Nick Goldberg’s (Albuquerque, NM) 6-1, 6-2 victory at number three clinchedthe win for the Bears. Brown’s Spring Trip began with a 4-3 win the University of New Mexico inAlbuquerque, NM. The Bears went on to California for the UC Irvine Anteater Classic, March 27-30.

WOMEN’S TENNISRecord: 10-4, 0-0 Ivy LeagueRecent Scores: Brown 5, UC Santa Barbara 2; Brown 5, Cal Poly SLO 2After posting a 6-3 record in their winter season, the Bears have started their spring schedule withtwo wins in California, defeating UC Santa Barbara, 5-2, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 5-2. Currently,junior Bridget Barbera (Pelham, NY) leads the Bears with an 8-2 singles record and a 5-0 mark indoubles action. Freshman Kim Singer (Newport Beach, CA) has been the Bears most consistentperformer and boasts a 14-2 mark in singles competition with a 10-0 singles record in dual matches,mostly at #4 and #5. Her doubles mark stands at 12-4, mostly at #3 with freshman Mariana Lee(Honolulu, HI). Freshman Stephanie Falconi (New York, NY) has also been impressive as she has a 14-7 singles record with a 9-3 singles mark in dual matches, mostly at #3 and #4. In doubles action, shehas combined with junior Victoria Beck (Wellington, New Zealand) for a 5-1 record in dualcompetition at #2. Her overall doubles record stands at 12-5. In addition, sophomore Kerry Meath(St. Paul, MN) has faced some tough competition at the top four singles spots and #1 doublesposition. She is 10-5 in singles, with an 8-2 mark in dual matches, mostly at #2 and #3. In doublesaction, Meath and sophomore Alex Arlak (Leonia, NJ) have posted a 10-4 record in dual matches,mostly at #1.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO Record: 7-3, 2-0 CWPAMost Recent Scores: #6 San Diego State 11, #18 Brown 6; #18 Brown 5, #19 Cal Baptist 4 (ot)The women’s water polo team is off to a strong start with just three loses in 10 games, includingtwo by just one goal, all to ranked opponents, including Princeton and Indiana, in addition to #6San Diego State. Leading scorer Sonia Lamel (Lafayette, CA), who has 15 goals, has tallied at leasttwo goals in five different games. Junior Jackie Parente (Los Angeles, CA) is second on the team with12 goals, and has had three multiple-goal games, while freshman Jamie Relth (Carlsbad, CA) hasscored 10 goals. Freshman Allison Biner (Moraga, CA) and sophomore Diana Livermore (Menlo Park,CA) have each tallied nine goals for the Bears. In net, junior Keira Heggie (Miami, FL) has 82 saves,including a season-high 23-save game against Cal Baptist.

For a wrap-up of our Winter Sports Season,see articles on pages 4, 5, and 10.

THE POWER OFPARTICIPATION

N E W U N I F O R M S

“At times, the difference between winning and losing can be razor thin. In order to continue competing for Ivy and National Championships, we need your consistent participation in our fundraising efforts.”

Coach “Digit” Murphy / Women’s Ice Hockey

75 GIFTS OF $50 =

S P E C I A L T E A M T R I P

100 GIFTS OF $100 =

Last year, 3,700 individuals made a gift to Brown Athletics. However,7,500 unique donors have supported our student-athletes over thepast four years. Imagine the powerful impact on the quality of ourprogram if all 7,500 contributors made a gift, of any size, this year!

Make a gift online at: www.sportsfoundation.brown.edu

Senior All-American Paul Friedman (San Marino, CA) placedsecond at the NCAA Regional Fencing Championships, advancinghim to Nationals where he placed 16th overall…Nationally rankedfreshman Ruth Schneider (Rochester, NY) placed fourth at the NCAAFencing Regional Championship. Schneider ended an excellent rookiecampaign with a 12th place finish at the NCAA Championship...SeniorChad Buechel (Upper St. Clair, PA) came away with the 2003 IndoorHeptagonal title in the mile with a time of 4:07.14. Senior Sean

Thomas (Wallkill, NY) also took home the Heps triple jump crown forthe Bears with a leap of 14.82 meters… Sophomore Jill Lynch (Racine,WI) captured the Heptagonal women's shot put championship witha throw of 13.82 meters…Sophomore Lillian Rosenthal (Weston, MA)was named a first team All-American in women’s squash, one of nineAll-Americans named. She was also a first team All-Ivy selection…Forthe second time in our history, the Brown men’s squash teamcaptured the prestigious Hoehn Cup at the 2003 National CollegiateMen’s Squash Championships to finish ninth in the nation. Senior BenOliner (Brooklyn, NY), who played number one for the Bears, was anhonorable mention All-America...Brown’s wrestling team finishedseventh at the EIWA Championship as senior Clint Frease (Clearwater,FL) grappled his way to second place at 141 and junior Nick Ciarcia(Berlin, CT) gained fourth at 184. Frease and Ciarcia were both NCAAqualifiers for the second straight year for the Bears…Coach KarenFinocchio’s women’s ski team finished in fourth place overall at theUSCSA National Championship. Senior Doria DiBona (Waterville Valley,NH) grabbed 10th place overall, and freshman Hilary Swaffield(Wolfeboro, NH) was right behind in 13th place. Both DiBona andSwaffield were named second team All-Americans. Swaffield wasnamed a first team Academic All-American, and DiBona was namedto the second team…Junior Liz Daniels (Pittsburgh, PA), ranked 10thnationally in the 50 free, finished in 17th in the 50 free at NCAASwimming & Diving Championship. Daniels took 14th in the 100 freewith a lifetime best performance time of 49.84 in the prelims. Her14th place finish in 100 free earned her Honorable Mention All-America status and three points for the Bears (40th place in theNational Team Standings)…Junior Jayne Finst (Delray Beach, FL),Brown’s all-around record holder with 39.175, broke the Brown vaultrecord with 9.775, and tied the Bears’ floor record with 9.90. Finst wasnamed ECAC Gymnast of the Week twice this season and won thevault at the Ivy Classic. Freshman Amber Smith (Ft. Myers, FL) broke10-year old bars record with 9.875. Brown set new overall team scoreof 192.00, new team record on floor with 48.80...Two current athletesand two former athletes at Brown were recently named to U.S.National Teams. Senior goalkeeper Pam Dreyer and seniorforward/defender Kim Insalaco were both named to the U.S. NationalWomen's Hockey Team. Former Brown star and two-time OlympianKatie King '97 was also named to the team. Brown soccer alumnusCory Gibbs '01, the 2000 Ivy League Player of the year and First-TeamAll-American, was added to the U.S. National Men's Soccer Team'sJanuary roster.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTS AMAZING TURNAROUNDCoach Jeanie Burr’s women’s basketball team was one of the most

improved teams in the country, posting a 15-12 overall mark afterwinning five games a year ago. Brown climbed to a second place finishin the Ivy standings with a 9-4 league mark, and its 15 wins were themost since the 1996-1997 season. The future looks extremely brightwith everyone returning to next year’s team.

Freshman Sarah Hayes (Beaufort, SC) headlined the list of Brown’sAll-Ivy selections when she became the eighth player in Brown historyto be named the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year. An honorable mentionAll-Ivy selection, Hayes earned Ivy Rookie of the Week honors five timesafter averaging 10 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. She was third inthe Ivy League in steals, fourth in field goal percentage (51 percent) andninth in rebounding.

Joining Hayes on the Ivy League’s All-Rookie team was freshmanColleen Kelly (Rochester, NY), who ranked third in the Ivy League in threepoint baskets (55), while averaging 10.7 points per game, second best onthis year’s team.

Junior Nyema Mitchell (Birmingham, AL) was selected to the All-Ivysecond team after leading the Bears and the Ivy League in blocked shotsfor the second consecutive season, averaging 2.15 blocks per game. Shealso led this year’s squad in scoring with 13.3 points per game.

With junior Tanara Golson, Brown’s leader in assists (124) and secondtop scorer (12.3 ppg), also returning, the Bears are in a good position tochallenge for the Ivy title next season.

Sarah Hayes '06 Jayne Finst '04

Winter Notes . . .

WOMEN’S HOCKEY EARNS ECAC SEMIFINAL BERTHThe women’s hockey team closed out the 2002-03 with a loss to top-

ranked Harvard in the ECAC Semifinals at Brown on March 15. The Bearsfinished the season with a 9-6-1 ECAC record and a 14-14-4 overall mark.

Brown advanced to the ECAC Final Four with a come-from-behindseries win at St. Lawrence the week before on Mar. 7-9. The Bears lostthe first game of the series 4-1 but bounced back to win the next twogames, 3-1. It was the first time ever an ECAC women’s quarterfinalseries went to three games.

Six members of the team earned All-Conference honors and ninewere named to the All-Academic Team. Senior defender Cassie Turner(Campbellford, ONT), senior goaltender Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, AK) andsophomore forward Jessica Link (Clifton Park, NY) were all namedSecond Team All-ECAC.

Sophomore defender Amy McLaughlin (Berlin, MA) earnedHonorable Mention ECAC honors and freshman forward Karen Thatcher(Franklin, MA) and freshman defender Myria Heinhuis (Chatham, ONT)were named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team.

Turner and Dreyer also earned Second Team All-Ivy honors whileLink, Thatcher and senior Kim Insalaco (Rochester, NY) receivedHonorable Mention All-Ivy honors.

Link led the Bears with 20 goals and 19 assists for 39 points. Thatcherwas second with 12 goals and 23 assists for 35 points. Her 12 goals tiedher for second on the team with senior Courtney Johnson (Falmouth,MA) and her 23 assists tied her for the team lead with Insalaco.

Insalaco closed out her Brown career as the ninth all-time leadingscorer with 127 points. Senior Courtney Johnson (Falmouth, MA) reachedthe 100-point milestone as she leaves Brown tied for 16th place all-timewith 100 points. Johnson also broke the school record for games played,playing in 128 games through her four-year career. Dreyer finished hercareer with 1,747 saves and 40 wins.

Under the guidance of Head Coach Roger Grillo, who just completed hissixth season, the Bears have made steady progress back toward the upperechelon of the ECAC over the past few seasons. Brown finished the 2002-2003 campaign fifth (out of twelve teams) in the ECAC and just two pointsout of third.

In the first round of the ECAC playoffs, Brown hosted Princeton anddispatched the Tigers in two games. The Bears then traveled to New Havento take on the fourth seeded Elis. The hard fought series got off to a thrilling

start as Brown edged Yale 4-3 (in overtime) in an exciting, wide openhockey game. After a 2-1 defeat on Saturday, the Bears turned in adominating 4-0 performance in the final game to clinch the series andthe team’s first ECAC Final Four berth in nearly a decade.

Brown was led by junior Brent Robinson (Pointe Claire, QUE), a SecondTeam All-Ivy selection, who finished the season with 38 points, becomingBrown’s first 30-point scorer since Damian Prescott ’98 posted a 39-pointseason in 1998. More impressively, the Bears had a second 30-point scorerin sophomore Les Haggett (Norwood, NY), who notched 33 points. Brownhas not had two players with 30 or more points since 1995.

Senior defenseman Paul Esdale (Edmonton, ALB), an Honorable MentionAll-Ivy selection for the second straight year, made an impact on both endsof the ice. He helped the Bears post the seventh-best team defense in thecountry, and added 26 points this season. He is one of the highest scoringdefenseman in Brown history with 67 career points.

Assisting Esdale along the blueline were several veterans, includingjunior Scott Ford (Fort St. John, BC), who notched 17 points on the season, andjunior Vince Macri (Durham, NH), who led all Bears with a “+13” rating.

The backbone of the Bears’ powerfuldefense is junior goalie Yann Danis (Saint-Jerome, QUE), who set a single-season Brownrecord with 1,043 saves. He finished with a .929save percentage, 3rd in the country, a 2.31 goalsagainst average, 9th best in the nation. Danisposted five shutouts this year, 3rd best in thenation, establishing new Brown records forshutouts in a season and career (8). A SecondTeam All-ECAC and All-Ivy performer, Danis alsoearned a spot on the ECAC All-TournamentTeam, after breaking both the single-seasonTournament save record (243), and the careerTournament record (340).

& N O T E S

Men's Ice Hockey Ends Stellar Year with ECAC Final Four Appearance

Nick Ciarcia '04 Brent Robinson '04Cassandra Turner '03

DRIVE FORFIVE

L E A D E R S H I P M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E

In the fall of 2001 the Sports Foundation's Boardlaunched the "Drive for Five",a fundraising initiativewith a goal of doubling the number of donors atthe $5,000+ level from 125 to 250 each year. Theprogram aims to build a leadership corps of donorsthat will maintain and enhance our ability toprovide an unparalleled athletic and educationalexperience for our student-athletes.

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A Tribute to Dave Zucconi '55

View a video tribute to Dave Zucconi '55 atwww.sportsfoundation.brown.edu/video_clips.html

By Kristen DiChiaro

Sometimes a last minute decision ends up being the right decision.This is especially true for Brown senior Brad Bowery, a member of themen’s track team. If it wasn’t for a visit to the campus of BrownUniversity, Bowery would have been clearing new heights in the polevault in a green uniform at that other Ivy League school. He also wouldn’thave had the chance to meet his friend DaveZucconi, Brown Class of 1955, an icon on theBrown campus for more than 50 years, and oneof Brown Athletics greatest supporters.

“A week after I committed to Dartmouth, Ivisited Brown and realized I made a hugemistake,” says Bowery, who was drawn to Brownmainly because of the open curriculum. “I had agreat time during my visit and I really liked thecoaching staff.” With that, Bowery opted forBrown and thus began a period of ups anddowns for the Hamden, CT native.

Bowery first began vaulting at Hamden HighSchool when he tried out for the track teamafter giving up baseball. “My mother told me Ihad to do something so she encouraged me togo out for the track team,” says Bowery. “Iwasn’t as fast as the other runners and Icouldn’t jump as far as the other jumpers. Oneday my coach said ‘who wants to try the polevault’ so I volunteered and from there I fell inlove with it.”

Before Bowery saw any competition as afreshman in 1998-99, a knee injury sidelined himfor the entire indoor season. He returned,however, for the outdoor season andconsistently jumped 14’0”. During his sophomoreoutdoor campaign in 2000, Bowery smashed hispersonal record by fifteen inches to 15’3”.

That summer, Bowery began working forZucconi at the Brown Sports Foundation. “I hadheard a lot about Dave and was kind ofintimidated by him when I first started workingfor him. But he was just so approachable I wasamazed,” says Bowery.

Bowery had already established himself as aleader for the team by his third year, beingnamed a co-captain. Going into his juniorcampaign the Ivy League featured some of thebest vaulters it had seen in some time. Boweryresponded by continuing to reach new personalrecords as the season went on. In just a three-week span, Bowery went from vaulting 15’9” atthe Armory Collegiate to 16’6” at the URIInvitational, breaking the school indoor record.He continued to shatter records during the outdoor season, breaking theBrown outdoor record with a 16’8.75” clearance at the UConn Invitationalon April 21, 2001.

His success didn’t stop there. At the 2001 Outdoor HeptagonalChampionships, Bowery came in as an underdog. He and four competitorsattempted to clear 16'6.75" and all four vaulters missed their threeattempts. Since Bowery had more misses at earlier heights than threecompetitors, he would finish fourth if he, too, missed the height. On histhird and final attempt, Bowery soared over the bar, winning the Heps Title.

“Winning Heps that year really set the stage for everything else forme. I showed up that day, having not established myself as a dominantvaulter, and that day I pulled it out and beat all the best vaulters in theleague,” says Bowery. “Ever since then I’ve had the confidence that I cando something like that.”

Initially, Bowery’s plan was to take the fall 2001 semester off in orderto make up his freshman indoor season that he had missed due to his

knee injury. Bowery spent three months inMiami training and was in great shape tobegin the indoor season. After a month and ahalf of strong competition, Bowery was thefavorite for the 2002 Indoor Heps. However,Bowery never made it to the field and insteadspent the weekend in the hospital aftersuffering complications from a previousappendix rupture and was required to haveabdominal surgery. Bowery was forced to missthe rest of the spring semester along with theoutdoor track season.

It was when Bowery was recovering athome in Connecticut last May that he receiveda call from former Brown track coach BobRothenberg.

“Bob told me Dave (Zucconi) had cancerand that he was looking for someone to doresearch for him. I came back to Providence andDave convinced me to work for him again. Thebest thing was seeing Dave smile even whenhe was going through all that.”

Like he has in the past, Bowery has bouncedback this season and continues to breakrecords, establishing himself as one of the bestvaulters in the Ivy League. At the URI MegaMeet on Feb. 8, Bowery broke a personal recordand his own school record, clearing 16’10”. Therecord did not last long. One week later on Feb.14 at the Armory Collegiate, he cleared 17’1”.Once again, Bowery, along with Cornell’s TravisOffner and Mike Harbeck, were favored to winthe Outdoor Heps Championship. Harbeckedged out Bowery at the 2003 Indoor Hepswith fewer misses.

“I think the key for any athlete isconfidence. In an event like the pole vaultespecially, I always say it is 90% mental and10% physical talent.”

“Brad is driven, absolutely driven to winand to succeed,” says Brown jumping coachAnne Rothenberg. “He had a lot of physicalsetbacks along the way and he’s doneeverything possible to come back. He alwaysfinds a way to get it done. He is a very loyal and

committed person.”“I’m so grateful to Coach Rothenberg. She’s always understood what

I’ve needed and has always known what to say to me to get me where Iam,” says Bowery.

Bowery is also grateful to another person; Dave Zucconi, who passedaway on Jan. 22 at the age of 69 after his long and valiant fight withcancer. “I was so sad when he passed away because I really lookedforward to some day being able to come back to Brown and give moneyto Dave,” says Bowery. “One thing I learned from Dave is how importantit is for alumni to give to Brown. I hope that is a message that all of ourstudent-athletes get at some point because I know it was reallyimportant to Dave.”

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Brad Bowery '03

STUDENT-ATHLETE JOBS PROGRAMThere is a new way for the thousands of loyal supporters of Brown

Athletics to play a key role in further developing the lives and careers ofBrown athletes.

Each year, hundreds of our student-athletes seek internships, summerjobs, permanent jobs, and overall career guidance/advice. We havedeveloped an online form that allows you to inform us of job or internshipopportunities that may be available with your company. Additionally, thisprogram allows you the chance to make yourself available for students tocontact for career guidance and advice.

We hope that many of you will want to play a positive role in helpingour student-athletes succeed in their professional endeavors. Take thefirst step today by printing and filling out the Student-Athlete JobsProgram form on-line at:

http://www.brownbears.ocsn.com/compliance/jobsprogram.html

Join us for one of our upcoming Brown Athletics Golf Outings

10th Annual Women’s Athletics Golf InvitationalTuesday, May 20, 2003

Agawam Hunt ClubHonoring Brown Women’s Athletes of the 1970’s

12th Annual Brown Football Association Golf ClassicMonday, June 9, 2003

Rhode Island Country ClubLaunching the 125th Anniversary Celebration of Brown Football

12thAnnual Brown Hockey Golf TournamentTuesday, August 19, 2003

Agawam Hunt Club

For more information about the tournaments and sponsorshipopportunities, contact Chris Humm, Director of Sports Information at

401-863-1095, or e-mail Christopher_Humm@Brown.edu

N C A A C o m p l i a n c e C o r n e rAn Ongoing Feature for Friends of Brown AthleticsFrequently Asked Questions… • May a team stay at the house of an alumnus during a training trip?Yes, as long as the trip is permissible and the students would be receivinglodging from the institution for the trip, then a representative of athleticsinterest may donate the use of the house to the institution.

• May an alumnus take a team out to dinner while they are in Florida forspring break? Yes, as long as it is for the whole team, and it is considered a donation tothe athletic department.

• Can a team stop on the way to a game and have dinner at the home ofa representative of athletics interest? Can the meal be paid for by thealumnus, or must the institution pay for it?Yes, the team can have dinner at the house of the alumnus, and thealumnus can pay for it.

• May an alumnus take a team out on his boat during a team trip toFlorida?An alumnus may provide the team with “reasonable” entertainment thattakes place within 100 miles of the competition site. It is up to theinstitution to determine whether this boat trip is in fact “reasonable.”

• Is it permissible for a representative of athletic interest to buy hats as agift for team members?No, buying gifts would be considered an extra benefit.

For further information on NCAA rules, especially those relating tocontact between alumni and student-athletes or prospective student-athletes, please contact:

Heena Trivedi / Assistant Athletic Director for ComplianceBrown UniversityBox 1932Providence, RI 02912Phone: (401) 863-7584Fax (401) 863-7449Heena_Shah@brown.edu

Club Sports CornerSAILING

The Brown women’s team and coed team are off to strong startsthis season with top finishes in all spring events to date. Thewomen finished fourth at both the Navy Women's Intersectionaland the St. Mary's Women's Intersectional in early March and weresecond at the President's Trophy at Brown. The Brown women arecurrently ranked third in the nation and will play host to the NewEngland Women's Championship, April 19-20.

The coed team finished fifth at both the Southern NewEngland Team Race Intersectional at Connecticut College and theBoston Dinghy Cup on the Charles River. The coed team iscurrently ranked tenth in the latest rankings.

Brown Sailing will host its annual Alumni Regatta, Saturday,May 10 at the Edgewood Yacht Club. Report time is at noon. ToRSVP, please e-mail John_Mollicone@brown.edu or call 401-413-1439. For more information on sailing including the team’s springschedule, go to the team’s new website atwww.brown.edu/Students/Sailing_Club/.

MEN’S SKIINGThe 2002-2003 men’s ski team closed out its regular season

competition in sixth overall in the MacConnell Division. The teamwas led by senior captain, James Maher ’03 (New York, NY) andnewcomers Jacob Colognesi ’05.5 (Charleton City, MA) andCharles Cummings ’06 (Brewster, MA). This, coupled with strongdepth from the Bears’ veterans, Chris Palmisano ’04, AlexanderPetalas ’04, Greg Hanyen ’05, and Jon Hastings ’05, gave the Bearsthe edge over their competition. Doug Grutzmacher ’04 and AlexBernstein ’05 were rewarded for their tremendous efforts byscoring several times in team standings.

Colognesi was the men’s MacConnell Division individualchampion, a first for Brown. This top position secured a berth toECSC Regional Championship, the only individual selection for thedivision. With the opening slalom, Colognesi immediatelydominated the field. Colognesi won the first run by nearly 0.8seconds and held on for the victory. Solid skiing secured third forColognesi in giant slalom. At the series’ conclusion, Colognesi hasset a new standard for Brown, second overall and Brown’s firstmale qualifier to nationals. Nationals proved just as successful.Colognesi secured seventh in slalom, eighth in giant slalom, andseventh combined. These top results collectively with hisacademic performance earned three second team All-Americanand Academic All-American titles, a first in the history of themen’s squad.

MEN’S ULTIMATEThe men’s ultimate A team was at college Easterns over the

weekend of March 22-23. In the first game on Saturday, Browntook it to a weak Duke team, winning 13-9. In the second gameBrown was matched up against a William and Mary team thathad beaten the Bears this fall. This time Brown got its revenge,winning 13-8. After a bye, Brown played Kansas and dropped aclose game. The last game of the day was against Texas.Demoralized from the defeat at the hands of Kansas, Browntrailed 2-0 early, but cut the lead to 12-11, game to thirteen. TheBrown defense came up with the stop and then the score. Doublegame point. With the defense on the field, the Bears had a chancefor the win. Brown got a turnover and advanced the disc to theTexas goal line only to turn it over. The Longhorns took it fromthere and got the win.

In Sunday’s round of sixteen Brown was pitted againstCarleton. Carleton and Brown have great histories, with Brownhaving won the national championship in 2000 and Carleton in2001. The game was intense and neither team could get an edgeand again it came down to double game point at 12-12. This timeBrown pulled it out. In the semifinals Brown played againstStanford. The Bears were tired and Stanford seemed to havesprings in their legs as the Cardinal won, 15-7.

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Dear Friend of Brown Athletics,

It has been a winter filled with emotion on College Hill. Wewere deeply saddened by the loss of Dave Zucconi ’55 on January22. There is certainly a major void in the Brown family.

I want to start by thanking all of you for your thoughtfulnessand prayers. For Dave’s wife, Nancy, and all of us at Brown whoknew and worked with him, the amazing outpouring of support– hundreds of letters, calls, and e-mails; the countless mournersat Dave’s wake, funeral, and memorial service – has been someaningful and uplifting.

It is an incredible tribute to Dave, that even at his death he could bring comfortand even joy. Whether it was in the hospital during his final valiant days or at anygathering of his friends since, the conversation always led to a “Dave story.” Thesemagical memories from his life always brought smiles or even laughter. This is oneof the things that I will remember so fondly about Dave.

Working with him over the past seven years, I always marveled at how he wouldbring a smile to everyone he met. Dave had a child-like enthusiasm for life and forBrown, his energy was contagious and he always managed to make everyone feelgood about his or her involvement.

He was a special person who was a great friend and mentor to me. I will certainlymiss him, but feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with Dave soclosely over the past several years. While it is difficult at times, we must, as Davewould say, move “onward and upward.”

As we try to move forward, I do so with a renewed sense of obligation andcommitment. I feel strongly that we can best serve Dave’s memory by enhancingthose things at Brown that he cared about most. Dave poured sixteen years of hisheart and soul into developing the Sports Foundation into a critical supportstructure for our coaches, student-athletes, and the entire athletic program. I amdetermined to work with you to build on this legacy.

This year, in this difficult environment, we face many challenges. Most urgently,we need to raise an additional $1.5 million in Annual Use funds by June 30, 2003 tomaintain our budget support of each program. I can’t stress enough the criticalnature of this particular goal. We have had such great success in recent years, basedlargely on the work we have all done to provide a level playing field from a resourcestandpoint. We simply cannot take a step backwards.

I hope we can continue to count on you to help us meet this challenge and buildon our recent tradition of excellence. The winter season provided a wonderfulexample of what we can accomplish together. I couldn’t help but think that Davewas watching over our teams with special interest and enthusiasm in the last fewmonths.

Men’s Basketball led the way with a 12-2 Ivy record, becoming the first team otherthan Penn or Princeton to have 12 league wins since Columbia in 1968. We beatPrinceton twice for the first time ever, and made our third post-season appearance(NIT) in our history.

Women’s Basketball also had a great season, finishing second in the Ivy League.With no seniors, this team has real Ivy title aspirations for next winter. Coach RogerGrillo continues to re-establish a winning tradition in Men’s Ice Hockey. The Bearsfinished 5th out of 12 teams in the ECAC (two points out of 3rd) and won playoffseries against Princeton and Yale to qualify for the ECAC Final Four for the first timein nearly a decade.

Women’s Skiing had a fantastic fourth place finish at nationals, while Men’sSquash won the Hoehn Cup to finish 9th in the country. On the individual side, wehad student-athletes from Wrestling, Women’s Swimming, and Fencing whoqualified for the NCAA Championships. Simply put, it was a great winter season forthe Bears!

While it seemed at times like it was never going to come, spring is finally hereand our teams are well into their seasons. I hope to see you soon on a warm, sunnyday in Providence, cheering on your favorite Brown team. Go Bears!

Warm regards,

Ron Dalgliesh '91Executive Director

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contact us:Bill Pollard '50 is joined by the captains from Brown (Tye Korbl '03)and Clarkson in a pre-game puck-dropping ceremony on March 1,2003. During the day's festivities, Brown dedicated the PollardFamily Rink in Meehan Auditorium and honored all the donors whomade the $4.3 million rink renovation possible. The final fundraisingis ongoing for this project.

UPCOMING EVENTSApril

6 Sun 12 noon Men's Soccer Alumni Games 7 Mon 11:30 am Men's Soccer Golf Tournament

(Potowomut Golf Club, East Greenwich, RI) 12 Sat Women's Water Polo Reception26 Sat 9:45 am BUSF Board of Directors Meeting26 Sat 2:00 pm Men's Lacrosse vs. Cornell (Alumni Day)

May3 Sat 12 noon Brown Football Spring Game5 Mon 5:00 pm Brown Athletics All-Sports Banquet

(Pizzitola Sports Center)11 Sun Men's Crew at Eastern Sprints (Worcester, MA)18 Sun Women's Crew at Eastern

Sprints/IvyChampionship (Camden, NJ)20 Tues Women's Athletics Golf Outing

(Agawam Hunt Club, East Providence, RI)24 Sat Baseball Alumni Game24 Sat Rugby Alumni Game29-31 Men's Crew at IRAs (Camden, NJ)30 Fri Women's Crew at NCAA Championships*

(Indianapolis, IN)31 Sat Women's Crew at NCAA Championships*

(Indianapolis, IN)June

1 Sun Women's Crew at NCAA Championships* (Indianapolis, IN)

9 Mon Brown Football Golf Outing (Rhode Island Country Club, Barrington, RI)

*Must qualify

This is not a complete listing of Brown athletic events; it only includesthose games where a BUSF/Friends Association alumni/ae event isplanned. For a complete schedule of all Brown teams go towww.brownbears.com.

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Coach Glen Miller’s men’s basketball team capped off an outstandingseason by earning a berth in the 66th Annual National InvitationalTournament. The Bears played the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,VA, and fell to the Cavaliers, 89-73, in a hard-fought game.

Brown trailed 44-40 at the half and drew to within one point of theCavaliers, 47-46, on a jump shot by Earl Hunt with 17:39 remaining. Virginiaoutscored the Bears 10-0 over the next 1:50, pulling away with a stronginside game. Junior Pat Powers (Stamford, CT) led the Bears with 18 points.

Brown’s basketball team made its first NIT appearance after playing inthe NCAA Tournament twice before. The Bears played in the first-everNCAA Tournament in 1939, losing to Villanova, 42-30. Brown captured theIvy League title and an NCAA Playoff berth in 1986, but lost in the firstround to Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.

Miller was named the collegeinsider.com Ivy League Coach of the Yearafter guiding the Bears to a second place finish in the Ivy League standingswith a 12-2 league mark, setting a new school record for Ivy wins in aseason. Brown’s 17-12 overall mark matched the school record for victoriesfor the second straight season. This year’s team also set a new schoolrecord for victories in a four-year period with 57 wins.

This year’s team featured a trio of first team All-Ivy selections – seniorguard Earl Hunt (Rockville, MD), senior forward Alai Nuualiitia (Philadelphia,PA) and sophomore point guard Jason Forte (Rockville, MD). Brown becamethe first team in Ivy League history other than Penn or Princeton to havethree first-team All-Ivy selections, as well as the first non-champion togarner that many first-teamers.

Hunt is the 23rd Ivy Leaguer and second Brown player to be named firstteam All-Ivy three times. Hunt, who scored 2,041 career points, 4th best inIvy League basketball history, led the Ivy League in scoring for the thirdstraight season, averaging 19.1 points per game.

Nuualiitia started a record 110 consecutive games for the Bears,representing every game in his Brown career, and ranks 3rd on Brown's all-time scoring list with 1,344 career points. He led the Ivy League in field goalpercentage for the third straight year, shooting 62 percent from the field(123 of 199).

Forte, who exploded for a career high 30 points against Princeton,ranked second in the Ivy League in assists (5.3 per game) and steals (2.0 pergame). He set a single season Brown record with 155 assists.

First Team All-Ivy point guard Jason Forte '05

MEN’S BASKETBALL WRAPS UPHISTORIC SEASON WITH NIT APPEARANCE

A sellout crowd of 2,800 at the Pizzitola SportsCenter watched Brown battle Penn for first place in the Ivy standings on February 28th, along withESPN's Chris Berman '77 who revved up the crowd."Are you ready for some Ivy basketball?" exclaimedBerman, as he did the starting lineups for bothteams. Patrick "Austin" Powers '04 received atrademark Berman nickname.