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News & NotesWith only four players available for the Bucknell Fall Classic, the Women’sGolf team’s “Fab Four” responded by shooting 321 the first day of competition,the third best score of the day, and finished with 348 on the second day to placefourth out of 17 teams with a team score of 669. Freshman Blythe Crane(Chelsea, MI) was solid with a two-day 161 (80-81) to lead the Brown scorersand place ninth individually.Inclement weather didn’t deter the Men’s Golf team as theBears responded with a 6 th place finish out of 46 teams atthe New England Championship, played in rainy and nearunplayable conditions on the second day of competition.Junior Donny Mowlds (Sacramento, CA) and sophomoreAaron Telch (Palo Alto, CA) each placed 24 th overall.The Men’s Crew team recently finished the fall seasonat the Tail of the Charles Regatta in Boston. Facing strongcompetition, the Bears bettered many of the times theyposted just a month earlier at the Head of the Charles.Brown also performed well at the Head of the ConnecticutDonny Mowlds ‘06where they won the collegiate novice eight race with awinning time of 16:33.05.The Women’s Crew team already looks strong coming off their 2004 NationalChampionship run. Brown had a solid outing at the Head of the ConnecticutRegatta. In the championship eight race, the Bears “A” boat finished secondto Riverside Boat Club with a time of 20:11.33. In the intermediate eight race,(Continued from Page1; Women’s Basketball)teach the game they love to kids who are more than willingto learn,” said Burr.“For myself, I didn’t start playing basketball until highschool and if I had gotten a foundation like we give thesekids, it would have helped me in the long term,” Idehensaid. “These kid are trying to learn and I want to give ahand to help them.”Burr, who was a standout player at New Hampshire andalso played professionally for the New Jersey Gems ofthe Women’s Basketball League, knows the value of goodbasketball players serving as coaches. She also recognizes that the qualitycharacter of her players helps in the teaching process.(Continued from Page 1; Honorable Mention)Dimitri Gavriel: PART IIOn September 11, 2001 Dimitri Gavriel’s life changed without warning and withouthesitation. Dimitri lost a few close friends in the attacks on the World TradeCenter, among them were two other former Brown athletes, Paul Sloan ‘97 andRay Rocha ‘95, and their deaths haunted him. From that point forward, hespoke of fighting the war on terrorism. “He just felt it was his duty,” said MattMcClelland ‘99, a close friend. “He told me, ‘If I don’t do this now, I’m goingto regret it for the rest of my life.’ After 9/11, he looked at his banking job andhe thought there were so many more importantthings he could have been doing.”Because of the unfortunate tragedy ofSeptember 11 th , the true calling Dimitri Gavrielalways felt burning inside now had a reason tocome to the surface. In an instant, the guy whoseemed to have everything wanted nothing morethan a chance…a chance to be a Marine.While initially apprehensive about his decisionto join the military after 9/11, Dimitri’s familywas not surprised by his decision. For one, heloved all things military as a child. As a 13 yearold, he not only loved paintballing and archery,Gavriel as a Brown Wrestlerhe had a subscription to military magazines. “Wethought it was something that he got over,” hissister said. ‘But to him, it was something more than that. It was coursingthrough his blood.” His life-changing decision also came as no surprise to hisfamily because of the type of person he was. Dimitri was the epitome ofunselfishness and persistence. While he knew that running off to join the war onterrorism wasn’t the most popular thing to do, he simply felt that it was the rightthing to do.After Dimitri made the decision to join the Marines and fight for his country, littledid he know that his steadfast persistence would be put to the test before evenputting on a uniform. When Dimitri first went to enlist in the Marine Corps in2003, he was rejected. They told him that his old wrestling injuries were toomuch of a liability.In Dimitri’s eyes, this was just unacceptable and he told them, “I know I’m alittle bruised and a little older than the other guys, but I can do anything they cando.” At the time, he was 28, a little out of shape, and nursing a torn ligament ineach knee. Most people in his position wouldn’t even apply for the military, letalone keep trying after being turned away. Dimitri was not about to give up onwhat he felt was his duty. Maybe he felt like he owed it to his friends who werekilled in the World Trade Center or maybe he felt like he owed it to himself.Brown placed first with a time of 21:17.23, over 17 secondsfaster than second place finisher Fordham.The Equestrian team finished its fall season by placing secondat the Connecticut College Show. Senior Leila Ledsinger‘04.5 competed in the final show of her Brown career at theUniversity of Connecticut. The Bears find themselves sixpoints behind Connecticut for the lead in the regional rankings.Amanda Forte ‘02 placed 5th in the Metropolitan ClassicNational Horse Show in Manhattan on November 4th.The Men’s Tennis team wrapped up fall competition at theITA Northeast Regionals in October. Senior Nick Goldberg(Albuquerque, NM), the third seed in the Tournament, advanced to the quarterfinals,before getting defeated by #13 Martin Wetzel, of Harvard. In doubles action, theduo of sophomore Eric Thomas (Cincinnati, OH) and freshman Saurabh Kohli(Colaba Mumbai, India) advanced to the semi-finals, defeatingthe #3 seeded pair from Penn in quarterfinal action, beforegetting eliminated. Goldberg led the Bears in the fall, finishingwith a 12-2 singles record, while Thomas finished with a 10-3 singles mark.Amanda Saiontz ‘07The Women’s Tennis team concluded its fall season at theDartmouth Invitational. Two Bears, sophomore AmandaSaiontz (Miami, FL) and freshman Anita Ivancevic (DelrayBeach, FL) advanced in their brackets before falling to the#1 seed in their respective brackets in the semifinals.Sophomore Michelle Pautler (Kamuela, HI) led the Bearsin the fall, finishing with a 9-3 singles record.“We’ll never know the impact that our players have on some of the kids,” Burr said.“We have a lot of talent in a pretty popular game. The clinics are real quality time.”Even when the Bears hit the road for tournaments, they find some time to imparttheir basketball knowledge to aspiring college players. Last year during winter break,the team traveled down to Birmingham, Alabama to play in the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Lady Blazer Invitational. While there, the Bears held a clinic at theformer high school of Nyema Mitchell ’04.With the Bears winning an early season tournament, the Time-Warner ClassicChampionship, the team chemistry that Burr preaches is apparent. While the secondgraders watch from the stands, the Bears hope to win their sixth Ivy Championship.Regardless of the Bears record this year, they will continue to earn new fans.Written by Ian Cropp ‘05, Brown Daily HeraldWhatever his reasoning, he decided taking “no” for an answer was not an option.After being rejected by the Marine Corps, Dimitri refocused his life, doing everythingpossible to gain acceptance into the military. For months he took on a strict exerciseroutine, often running up to 10 miles a day. He even wrote a letter to the MarineCorps recruitment officer, pleading his case asto why he was good enough to be a Marine.Finally, after losing 40 pounds and proving hisrelentless dedication, persistence paid off forDimitri and he got his chance.After basic training, Dimy was shipped out toIraq. He was five months into his rotatation whenIraqi and US forces decided to take back thecity of Fallujah. Tragically, this is where LanceCorporal Dimitri Gavriel’s ’98 story comes toan end. He was killed in action on the battlefieldnear Fallujah on November 19th; Dimy was 29years old. He served his country, his family, hisfriends, and his university with pride and honor,and for that, he will never be forgotten.Jason Wargin ‘00Recently, two other Brown graduates havefollowed Dimitri’s path to military service. We hope and pray that their stories endmuch differently. Former captain of the Brown Football team, Jason Wargin ’00 iscurrently enlisted in the Marine Corps. Like Dimitri, Jason was a highly successfultrader working in the European markets division for West L.B. He too lost friendson 9/11. He too left his job and family behindbecause he felt it was his duty to serve hiscountry.Tony Hatala ’04, captain of the track teamlast year, was committed to the Marine Corpsfrom almost the moment he got to Brown. Heenlisted in a deferred officer’s training programand is currently in Marine Corps flight school,where he will learn to be a fighter pilot.On the field of competition, we often hear talkof sacrifices made and battles fought. Theexperience of these three recent Browngraduates puts those cliches into perspective.Their commitment to country defines truesacrifice and they play for a team where “thegame” is truly a matter of life and death.Written by Kris Goddard ‘04, Brown SportsFoundation InternLeila Ledsinger ‘04.5Tony Hatala ‘04 with PresidentSimmons at Commencement2THE BROWN BEAR -- ATHLETIC NEWS FROM COLLEGE HILL

New “Field-Turf” Project CompletedGreat New Enhancement to Brown Athletic ComplexBrown Athletics has just completed the installation of a new artificial surface (“Field-Turf ”) field in the Aldrich-Dexter Athletic Complex. The $1.16 million projectincluded significant site preparation (field leveling, installation of new drainage,and construction of a retaining wall), as well as a number of physical enhancements(new fencing, landscaping, and a new scoreboard).One of the most significant challenges facing the Department of Athletics, both interms of varsity, club sports and intramural programming, is the University’s limitedfield space. The installation of this new “Field-Turf ” will add enormous versatilityand increased utility. Brown’s new artificial surface field will look and play muchlike real grass, dramatically decreasing the high risk of injury associated withtraditional turf fields. The surface is state of the art in turf field technology andover the last few years “Field-Turf ” has been installed in a number of professionaland Division I college football stadiums.The new field is located just behind the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center anddiagonally adjacent to Stevenson Field. The surface is large enough to accommodatea full regulation-sized lacrosse field for both men and women, serving as the backup/earlyseason practice and game field for both teams. The field will be mostheavily utilized for club and intramural sports activities. This fantastic new facilitywill serve hundreds of students and student-athletes each year.The Sports Foundation and the Department of Athletics extend its deepest gratitudeto the donors listed below, whose generosity made this project possible:Laurence W. Cohen ‘78 P’08Thomas H. Draper ’64 P’93Kenneth R. Fitzsimmons Jr. ‘68Philip Gaffney P’91 ’05 ’07Suzanne Helen P’04William C. Kavan ‘72Charles P. Meister ‘81John H. Meister ’79Julie Liddicoet Meister ’75 andRichard W. Meister ’75 P’03 ’06Stephen J. Meister ‘76Anonymous DonorParentsSpotlightDuring this holiday season, the Sports Foundation would like to take thisopportunity to thank all of our great parents for their amazing supporteach and every year! We hope you and your student-athletes have a happyand healthy New Year. Go Bears!!!Squash team parents hosted a reception for the Men’s &Women’s teams following their matches against Princeton.Parents of the Football Team got together with the players andcoaches after the Columbia game for their annual Potluck Dinner.Listen to Brown Hockey and Basketball games around the CountryAlumni/ae, Parents, and Friends can listen to the majority of men’s hockey, women’s hockey, and women’sbasketball games for free this winter by visiting www.brownbears.com and clicking on the “audio broadcasts”link on the left side. The broadcast schedule is currently listed at http://brownbears.collegesports.com/multimedia/brow-multimedia.html and fans just need to click on the “listen” link. Brown alumnus Mike Rubin ’00 will againserve as the voice for the men’s and women’s hockey teams while The Score’s Mid-Day Talk Show Host SteveHyder will be the voice of the Brown women’s basketball team for the second consecutive season.Berman/Cordischi PhotoIn addition, you can listen to all Brown Men’s Basketball games and the majority of the Glen Miller Shows on theweb by subscribing to the College Sports Pass. For a mere $6.95 a month or $44.95 for the year, you can followthe high-octane Brown offense and All-American point guard Jason Forte ’05. Scott Cordischi will return as thevoice of the Brown men’s basketball team.Finally, we’ve implemented a new enhancement for those following the broadcasts online. We are introducingGametracker this year for our hockey and basketball internet broadcasts. Gametracker is a live stats presentationthat allows fans to follow the action on the court and on the ice as plays are actually happening and there is noneed to refresh or reload. If you have any comments about the broadcasts or new features, please contact MikeKohler, Assistant AD for Marketing, at Michael_Kohler@brown.edu .Brown Athletics and Cox Sports TV Announce Basketball andHockey Broadcast ScheduleBrown sports fans can follow the Bears’ winter teams on TV this winter with six events being televised on CoxSports TV (available in southeastern New England). Coach Roger Grillo’s men’s ice hockey team, an ECAC topfour team a year ago, will be featured on February 4 at home against Vermont.Coach Glen Miller’s men’s basketball team, coming off a second place finish in the Ivy standings and its fourthstraight winning season, will have three games televised on Cox Sports TV. The Bears will tip-off its Cox Sports TVschedule with intra-city rival Providence College on January 3 at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The men’s basketballteam will also appear on Cox Sports TV on February 11 against Harvard, March 4 vs. Columbia, and March 8 vs.Yale at the Pizzitola Sports Center.The Brown women’s basketball team, coached by Jean Marie Burr, also finished second in the Ivy standings a yearago, and will be featured on Cox Sports TV on February 25th against Dartmouth at the Pizzitola Sports Center.Scott Cordischi (right) pictured with ChrisBerman ‘77 returns for another season as thevoice of Brown BasketballBrown Winter Sports TV ScheduleMen’s BasketballMonday, 1/3/04 at Providence Cox Sports TVFriday, 2/11/05 vs. Harvard Cox Sports TVSaturday, 2/12/04 vs. Dartmouth YES NetworkFriday, 2/18/04 vs. Penn YES NetworkFriday, 3/4/05 vs. Columbia Cox Sports TVTuesday, 3/8/05 vs. Yale Cox Sports TVWomen’s BasketballFriday 2/25/05 vs. Dartmouth Cox Sports TVMen’s Ice HockeyFriday 2/04/05 vs. Vermont Cox Sports TVGREAT STUDENTS. GREAT ATHLETES. GREAT DONORS. 3