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A Message from the Director of Athletics—
George VanderZwaag

We held reunions for our women’s
lacrosse, field hockey, and rowing teams
over Meliora Weekend. In February, we
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
women’s basketball at Rochester, and
in April we mark the 40th anniversary
of women’s lacrosse. I’m proud of the
strength and longevity of our women’s
programs. Our rich history provides the
foundation to build strong programs,
attract great students, and stay
Every semester, I attend as many connected to our alumnae.
games, matches, and races as possible.
The opportunity to see our students Our excellent facilities help us build
compete provides me with a sense success, and we continue to make
of purpose. Even after 30 years in this strides here. We are further enhancing
profession, it continues to inspire me. the Brian F. Prince Athletic Center
with investments in Fauver Stadium
This past fall season, our students and Towers Field. Our baseball and
excelled on and off the field. A few of our softball facilities will each have a new
teams earned special distinction. Field grandstand and press box by next year,
hockey received an automatic bid to which will add to the overall quality of
the NCAA Championship after winning these facilities.
the Liberty League Conference title. The
men’s soccer and women’s cross country All of us in Athletics are grateful for your
and field teams advanced to the NCAA support. Your participation matters, and
Championship as at-large selections. we hope that you will join us this spring
This is the product of being among the during March Matchness, an annual
very strongest teams in the country, fund campaign that will span nine days
regardless of conference affiliation. and will rally Rochester athletes, alumni,
parents, and fans. Every dollar given will
Our football team continues to work help us recruit top students by building
hard, building on smaller successes strong programs and providing our
along the way. While the team is made teams a first-rate experience.
up of a large group of committed,
energetic first-year and sophomore In the coming months, I will look forward
students, I am especially proud of the to watching our students find success on
smaller group of upperclassmen who the court, in the pool, on the field, and
exhibited strong leadership skills and in the classroom. I hope to see you at
fostered a positive attitude within the some events here in Rochester or around
program. the country. Thank you for all you do for
Mark Westman ’20 Rochester Athletics.

Meliora!

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