Aug. 27, 2002
Colonials Round-Up
Soccers Warner, Kain Earn Preseason Honors
Junior Kim Warner received an Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference team
selection, and freshman center midfielder Ina Kain was named to the
A-10 Preseason All-Rookie team.
Warner, the 2001 team MVP, was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference
second team and to the All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team last season.
She led the Colonials in goals scored (eight), assists (four), points
(20), shots (45), and game winning goals (three). Warners 20 points
ranked her third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring and her nine points during
conference play ranked her 10th in conference scoring. This season,
Warner will lead the team of 14 returning players and five outstanding
freshmen.
Kain was a member of the U-15 Olympic Development Program National Team
in 1999. She also was a member of the regional team and participated
in the US National All-Star Team International Competition (Texas, 2000).
She was a standout player for the Southern California Blues Soccer Club,
helping them to capture one US National Championship (Florida, 2000),
back-to-back US Western Regional Championships (2001 and 2000), back-to-back
Cal-South State Championships (2001 and 2000) and several other regional
titles.
The team kicks off its season at Mt. Vernon against Wagner Sept. 6 at
4 pm.
Preseason Conference Kudos for Three
Colonials
Atlantic 10 mens soccer coaches selected three Colonials to the
2002 Preseason Mens Soccer All-Conference team.
Midfielder Michael Goldman earned his honors coming off of a strong
junior year with the Colonials. Goldman scored two goals and notched
seven assists. Goldman ranks eighth in GW history in career assists
entering the 2002 season.
High school All-American Steve Brown and Florida All-State team member
forward Frank Ambrosio received 2002 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie
team selections.
Brown was a four-year starter for North Rockland High School in Thiells,
NY, leading the team in scoring two of his four seasons and garnering
All-League recognition each year.
Ambrosio scored 106 career goals, adding 83 assists in his four-year
career as a starter for Bishop Moore High School.
GW begins its 2002 regular season versus cross-town rival Georgetown
in the DC Classic, on Friday, August 30, in a noon match.
GW Bouyed by Boyle
Director of GW rowing and womens varsity coach Steve Peterson
named mens novice rowing coach Matt Boyle the new head coach for
mens rowing, replacing Gene Kininmonth.
Boyle, who graduated from GW in 2000, spent the past two years coaching
the Colonials mens novice crew. Last season he guided the novice
crew to one of its most successful seasons, advancing to the grand finals
of both the San Diego Crew Classic and the Dad Vails, capturing the
Atlantic 10 Invitational title.
Rowing Adds Olympic Flare
Former Olympian Helen Betancourt will join The George Washington University
rowing staff as the assistant coach for womens crew and will be
responsible for coaching the novice team.
A 1998 graduate of Brown University, Betancourt comes to GW after serving
as an assistant coach at Episcopal Academy in Merion, PA. Prior to that,
she was the assistant womens rowing coach at San Diego State University.
Betancourt was an alternate on the US Rowing team in the 2000 Olympic
games in Sydney, Australia, and represented the United States at the
World Championships in Croatia, Canada, Germany, and France.
Nominations Sought for Athletic Hall
of Fame
The Department of Athletics and Recreation is seeking nominations for
GWs Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations may be made by letter-winners,
alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the University.
The criteria for eligibility includes:
Earning a varsity letter, serving as a past distinguished varsity
coach, or intercollegiate administrator at the University;
Excelling in at least one sport, if being nominated as an athlete
(student managers and freshman numeral winners are not eligible);
Earning a final letter at least five years ago (prior to 199798);
Agreeing to be present for induction ceremonies on a designated
weekend in February, 2003. (If a deceased letter winner is elected,
an appropriate person shall be chosen by the selection committee to
receive the award in absentia. The committee will consider extenuating
circumstances.)
Earning a letter and distinguished themselves with outstanding
success in a profession or avocation and have exhibited extraordinary
service, support and loyalty to GW.
Nominations should be received by Sept. 16. For more information call
or E-mail Ed McKee, director of sports media and campus/community relations
(994-5778 or edmckee@gwu.edu).
Alumnus Harrington To Head Mens
Squash
Simon Harrington has been named GWs mens squash head coach,
Associate Athletic Director Mary Jo Warner announced.
Harrington graduated from the Colombian College of Arts and Sciences
in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in journalism, and was a member of the
club squash team during his four years at GW. He has been the junior
varsity tennis and squash coach at the Potomac School of McLean since
1998. In addition, he is a certified United States Professional Tennis
Association and United States Tennis Registry instructor.
Harrington will be the first head coach of the mens squash team,
which starts its inaugural season this winter. The Colonials will play
home squash matches at the Learner Health and Wellness Center.
GWs New Joy in Academic Support
Joy A. Bauer has been hired as an academic support assistant in the
Department of Athletics and Recreation, joining Head Academic Coordinator
Karen Ercoles accomplished team of educators. Bauer will work
with student-athletes in the softball and mens and womens
squash programs as well as working with freshmen student-athletes from
all sports.
Bauer comes to GW after serving as a conference assistant sports information
director at the Middle Atlantic Corporation last year.
Pumping Up GW Basketball
The GW mens and womens basketball teams will have some extra
muscle in the paint this season if Mark Bearden has anything to say
about. Bearden, the former assistant strength and conditioning coach
at Oklahoma State University for the past four years, has been named
the new strength and conditioning coach for GWs mens and
womens basketball programs.
Looking for the Links to Success
The Department of Athletics and Recreation will sponsor the fourth annual
Coca-Cola Colonials Athletic Club Golf Tournament on Thursday, Oct.
10, at Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, VA. Proceeds from the
tournament benefit GW athletics.
The entry fee is $165 per person. Individual sponsorship is $500 per
hole. Entry fee includes prizes and gifts for all golfers and individual
winners. Prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, closest to the
pin, and a putting contest. Every Par 3 will be a Hole-in-One
contest with prizes for an ace.
For more information, contact Dom Perno at 994-9005 or via E-mail to
dperno@gwu.edu.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu