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SCHOOL OF
ARTS & SCIENCES ATHLETICS
• Charitable gifts through the George Eastman Circle • Due to COVID-19 – the Fall teams did not play any outside
continue to help defray costs for students and assist our competition during their regular season. They all completed a
undergraduate and graduate students through highly productive fall training program including strength
designated scholarships as well as other forms of training, positional and individual skill work, yoga, team
student and financial aid. training and intra-squad scrimmages. Cross Country did hold
a few virtual meets. Men’s & Women’s Soccer, Field Hockey
• Members provide support for diversity programming and Volleyball played exhibition games in the spring.
in the School of Arts & Sciences, including a series of • The winter sports all managed shortened seasons played in
workshops in Restorative Justice to help both faculty February and March. Ryan Algier ’21 was named both an
and students repair harm and rebuild trust and Academic All-American and athletic All-American for Men's
enhance our efforts toward transparency, open Basketball. Four Swimmers and divers earned All-American
communication, as well as equity and inclusion. honors: Jose Corredor Alvarez ’23, and divers David
• Funding helps to ensure research opportunities across Robinson ’24, Adam Hopson ’23, and Sophie Lever ’23.
all spectrums of study are available for our • The Spring Sports all enjoyed full schedules. Softball won
undergraduate students. Be it in the lab, at the both the Liberty League regular season and playoffs to qualify
medical center, in the community or through virtual for the NCAA Championships, making it all the way to the
means; the ability for our undergraduates to research Elite 8. Baseball also qualified for the NCAA Championships
side by side with the faculty and their peers provides after winning the Liberty League regular season and playoff
an experience that is uniquely Rochester. titles. Track and Field had a great year with a total of nine
athletes (three women and three men) qualifying for the
• Member contributions provide support for initiatives NCAA Championships. They had two 3rd place finishes with
in various departments and programs within the Jordan Hurlbut ’20 in the 1500M and in the 4x400M relay
School of Arts & Sciences. These include team of Michaela Burrell ’21, Kristin Hardy ’23, Eileen
interdisciplinary funding for many different projects Bequette ’21 and Susan Bansbach ’23. Golf 's Declan Hickton
across the whole of the School. ’21 was one of six individuals, nation-wide, to qualify for the
NCAA Championships.
• A total of 13 All-Americans were named along with 10 Phi
Beta Kappa honorees during the ’20-’21 year.
