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K euka is off to an auspicious start in its bid to retain the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) President’s Cup. Keuka’s fall teams won three regular season and a trio of tournament titles. Here’s a recap: Men’s Soccer Follows NEAC Title With ECAC Bid There was some icing on the cake for Coach Chris Condron’s men’s soccer team in 2002. After repeating as regular season and tournament NEAC champions, the Storm earned a first-ever bid to the ECAC Division III Northeast Region tournament. Despite losing to eventual champion University of Rochester in the first round, Keuka finished the season at 12-5-1, the best in College annals. Junior Loreto Barbone was named NEAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season while senior Kurt Bastian, sophomore Phil Blatner, and junior Eric Holler earned spots on the all-conference team. Barbone led the Storm with 17 goals and 36 points, while Bastian finished second in goals (12) and points (30). Bastian led the Storm with 6 assists while his 88 career points puts him No. 1 on the Keuka list. Blatner notched 5 goals and 4 assists while Holler, a defensive specialist, chipped in 2 goals and an assist. Volleyball Sets Record for Wins After defeating Medaille to claim a share of the regular season NEAC title, the Storm defeated the Mavericks in S PORTS Storm Continues NEAC Dominance Kurt Bastian the conference tournament final at Medaille. Coach Dave Sweet’s spikers set a new school record for wins en route to a 19-6 campaign. Four players received conference honors: seniors Michelle Kress and Kerstin Lindholm-Davis, as well as freshman Cori Hept were named to the All-NEAC first team, while freshman Janice Mars was named to the second team. Kress, the NEAC tourney MVP, made the all-conference first team for the second consecutive season. She put together a terrific campaign in all aspects, recording 171 kills, 34 service aces, 159 digs, and 28 blocks to go along with a .229 hitting percentage. Women’s Soccer Claims Regular Season Crown After dominating NEAC opponents all season long, the regular season conference champion Storm failed to put away Hilbert in the NEAC tournament championship game, losing on penalty kicks. KEUKA MAGAZINE 14 WINTER 2003 Keuka finished 10-7-1 in Coach Jeff Cleanthes’ first year at the helm. Sophomore forward Donna Maltagliati, who led the team with 14 goals, 6 assists, and 34 points, was named NEAC Player of the Year. Fellow Keuka booters Tessa Pozzi, Liz Ryan, and Ardath Mockovicak were rewarded for solid performances by being named to the All-NEAC team. Women Runners Win Inaugural NEAC Meet Keuka placed six runners in the top 10 en route to capturing the inaugural NEAC championship. Thirty-one NEAC runners competed in the meet, held at Hilbert College. The Storm finished 10 points ahead of second place D’Youville College. Angela Burchill led Keuka runners with a third place finish, covering the 3.1-mile course in 24:22. Lanora Larkin finished fourth in 24:24. Jana Benedict, Amanda DeSio,Tabby Hurd, and Nicole Stackpoole finished sixth, seventh, eighth and 10th respectively. . A number of former laxers returned to campus for the alumni lacrosse game last year. Back row, from left: Mike Horsington, Joe Cantanzaro, Chuck Lovejoy, Chris Stack, Dan Miller, Dave Prince, Hans Stelmach, Mark Halik, Phil Elliott (former assistant coach), Chad Granowski, Scott Maloney, Marc Marasco, Chip Bryant, Jeremy Ring. Front row, from left: Joe Caraher, Dan Kempney, Greg DelGaudio, Mike McMahon, Todd Buchko, Bill Hamrich, Pat Eustace, Todd Morgan, Pieter Van Horn. Missing: Mark Henderson. The 2003 game will be held Saturday, May 3 at 11 a.m.
It’s early January 2003 and Leslie is halfway through her senior year. She wanted to be an occupational therapist since she was 12-years-old.As I watch her leave at 7 a.m. for her short drive to the rehab center where she is doing her final Field Period, I realize just how close to that dream she is. She is wearing scrubs and her name badge reads: “Leslie Meistrich, Occupational Therapist, Student.” I remember back to that summer almost four years ago when friends asked us why we had chosen Keuka.There were so many reasons; it was hard to explain how we both knew it was the right choice from our very first visit. My daughter and I had different perspectives. She responded with descriptions of the campus and the reputation of the OT program. I was more practical. I told everyone that Keuka had a unique outlook on the college experience: not only would they educate my daughter for the next four years, but the College believed that its students should be prepared to get a job when they graduated. On one hand, Leslie had a distinct advantage as a high school senior in her college search efforts. She knew exactly what direction she wanted to pursue, which narrowed the field for potential college choices. On the other hand, this narrower focus also presented a distinct disadvantage.The occupational therapy curriculum was so specific, how would we ever make a distinction between schools? Together we visited nine colleges, hoping to find an answer to that question as we made our rounds. “Levels” would be a part of her occupational therapy program wherever she studied. During and after her senior year, she would be working and learning in the field.We both realized from the very beginning that Field Period set Keuka apart from the other colleges that we visited. By Addie Meistrich, chair of the Parents Association P ARENTS P ERSPECTIVE Field Period Sets Keuka Apart The experiential education program would provide Leslie with hands-on, work place-based exposure right from her freshman year. She could make choices for Field Periods those first three years based on similar or other interests, explore related professions, or choose something totally different to try out. She could go to Europe and experience an entirely different culture and lifestyle. By the time her senior year and her required levels rolled around, she would have a realistic outlook on what it would be like in the “real world.” She would either be totally secure with her choice to pursue occupational therapy, or she would have had a chance to change her mind and pursue another career before she made educational and professional commitments. It seems like yesterday when we arrived on campus for New Student Orientation, mother and daughter, entering a new stage in our relationship as I prepared to send my youngest child away to a college that was more than 300 miles away. She had chosen wisely. I know this was the right place for her, but I was still nervous.We both loved Keuka—before she started classes—but our expectations were not the same. I knew that her next four years at Keuka would shape the rest of her life. She was excited about getting away from home and being on her own. During her freshman year, Leslie spent her first Field Period working with a speech therapist in a state day program. She worked one-on-one with a young man with multiple disabilities, setting up a new experimental communications system for his use. During her sophomore year, she went to Italy with Professor Diamond, an experience that she will remember for the rest of her life. KEUKA MAGAZINE 15 WINTER 2003 Since Leslie’s passion has always been to work with children, she did her junioryear Field Period in an assisted living facility, working in geriatrics to be sure that she had a good perspective on the opposite side of the life cycle. Now, in her senior year, her Field Period is more focused; actually, it’s the first level of her occupational therapy internships.This is the real thing, what she has chosen to do with her life. It is almost 10 years since she spent “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” with a friend who is an occupational therapist. She has not wavered in her choices; this is what she wants to do. Keuka has proved to be a good match for both mom Addie and daughter Leslie Meistrich. Leslie chose to stay with her original program, but several of her friends changed their majors after being exposed to other options during their Field Periods. I cannot help but think what would have happened to these young adults without those options. Many college programs do not require anything like internships or student teaching. How do our children know what they really want to do with their lives unless they have the chance to try it out? What options will they have in the “real world” to see where a different path might take them? What a great opportunity Keuka’s Field Period program gives them to explore these options.Then, they can settle down in an area of study that will not only educate them, but also prepare them to get a job and become successful and independent. I guess Leslie’s and my expectations were the same.
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