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The 2006-2007 Annual Report

Athletics Teams Compete in Postseason Play

Eldred Chimowitz and Yonathan Shapir

The University's softball team was one of nine sports to play in the NCAA Division III championships. The team, which was also an Eastern College Athletic Conference champion, had success with a relatively young team led by a handful of upperclassmen like cocaptain Jena Robertson '07.

Individual Rochester athletes or teams in 12 sports took part in postseason play in 2006-07.

Nine sports were represented in the NCAA Division III championships: men's soccer, women's soccer, men's cross country, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's swimming and diving, men's indoor track and field, golf, and softball. Three sports competed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships: women's volleyball, field hockey, and football. The football team broke 10 individual or team offensive records and made its first postseason appearance in 19 years by competing in the ECAC.

The men's swimming and diving, golf, softball, and cross-country teams were all conference champions.

The University's coaching staff also had season and career highlights last year. Men's basketball coach Mike Neer earned his 500th career victory on January 4. He has 510 wins through 31 seasons. First-year football coach Scott Greene took his team to postseason play. Pete Thompson, the coach of men's and women's swimming, guided the Yellowjacket men to the Liberty League championship, Rochester's first Liberty League title in that sport.


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