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ROCHESTER
ATHLETICS
A Message from the Director of Athletics—George VanderZwaag
This summer the University reached a momentous with two floors dedicated to varsity team locker rooms,
milestone. After 11 years, our historic fundraising equipment room, and sports medicine. The work on
campaign, The Meliora Challenge, officially came to Fauver Stadium will upgrade the facility while retaining
a close. As a University we surpassed our goals, and its historic character and charm.
within Athletics we have accomplished a great deal. We Because of your generous support, our athletics
are maintaining a positive trajectory as we add to the facilities have dramatically improved over the past two
significant enhancements to our facilities over the past decades. We thank all of you. Outstanding facilities help
20 years.
us attract exceptional students and provide them with
These enhancements include a new fitness center, new resources that enrich their overall collegiate experience.
squash/racquetball courts, a varsity softball field, an Everything we do within Athletics focuses on our
indoor rowing training center, and the Peter Lyman students, supports their educational experience, and
Outdoor Tennis Center. We’ve renovated many areas, encourages them to reach for high goals.
too, including the Palestra, most of our field space, Come celebrate with us this Meliora Weekend, October
and the pool and its locker rooms, to name just a few. 6–9. Saturday will be an eventful day for athletics—
We owe much gratitude to each of you and to Robert alumni games in the morning, followed by an all-varsity
B. Goergen ’60 who made much of our work up to this pregame tailgate, and our homecoming football game
point possible. We thank Brian F. Prince ’86, ’89S (MBA) versus St. Lawrence in the afternoon. We will also hold
for his leadership, which is making the current changes our Hall of Fame Induction dinner and celebrate the
to Fauver Stadium and the surrounding facilities 25th anniversary of the first cross country national
possible. We are also grateful to Ed Hajim ’58 for championship. These and many other events will add
establishing the alumni gymnasium in his name.
to the celebratory spirit of this year’s weekend, which
The current changes include a new residence hall that will mark our appreciation for our alumni, parents, and
will contain the Varsity House at the stadium field level, friends. I hope to see you there. Meliora!
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