Spring 2010 is expected to be a winning season for Connecticut College’s spring sports teams. Men and Women’s lacrosse, rowing, tennis and track and field will be representing the Camels this spring, and each time is planning to have success in the NESCAC conference.
Coming off of a 6-8 season (1-8 in NESCAC) last spring, the men’s lacrosse team is expecting to show an improved, ready-to-win team that will make a statement in the NESCAC this year. Their season will kick off on Saturday, March 13, at Trinity College, who they lost to last year by a 4-point deficit.
This year, tri-captains, Steve Dachille ’10, Will Schumann ’10 and Sean Driscoll ’10 hope to lead the Camels to victory.
Women’s lacrosse also had a tough time in the NESCAC conference last spring with no league wins and completing their season with a 4-10 overall record. The women look to their season-opener against Trinity College on Saturday, March 13 to start the 2010 season with a new spark.
Last year, the Camels lost to Trinity by 9 with an overall score of 9-18 in favor of the Bantams.
This season, the Camels are led by tri-captains Kylee Yam ’10, Cookie Smith ’10, and Abby Hill ’11.
The men and women’s rowing teams are also expecting a successful spring season after getting off to a good start this fall at the Head of the Charles Regatta, where they finished in tenth place out of 29 teams.
The 2010 season will kick off on April 3 for the women in their regatta against Simmons, Amherst and Clark on Lake Quinsigamond in Mass. Last year, the women’s rowing team ended up with two wins and the men finished second at this regatta. This season, the Camels expect to do even better, and place well in all of their regattas.
The tennis teams will kick off their matches in mid-March. Coming off of a tough season in 2009, going 3-12 (1-7 in NESCAC), the women will face Skidmore College on Sunday, March 14, for their first match of the season. As an out of conference game, the lady Camels are expected to win, and will be led by captains Caroline Barone ’11, and Rebecca Heupel ’11. The men’s team will face Roger Williams University on Tuesday, March 16 during their spring trip to Orlando, FL.
With an 8-9 record last year, 1-7 in NESCAC, the men expect to win their match against RWU, and improve their NESCAC record this season.
The Camel track and field team has been working hard out at Silfen Field despite adverse weather conditions this semester. Both the men and women will officially kick off their seasons at the Widener University Invitational on March 26, and are expecting to perform well. Captains Tommy Howd ’11, and Alex Samma ’12 lead the men this season, while tri-captains Devon Butler ’10, Joann O’Brien ’11 and Margaret Thayer ’10 lead the women.
Alex Samma ’12 is expected to be a strong presence again this season after winning the NCAA triple-jump event last season. Rob Webb ’11 and Brian Gooch ’13 are also expected to be strong competitors for the men’s team this season.
Margaret Thayer ’10 has already proven she is a force to be reckoned during the winter indoor track season as she set a new school record in the long jump with a distance of 16 feet, 5 inches during the Valentine’s Day Invitational at MIT.
The women’s outdoor team is expecting big things from Devon Butler ’10, Joann O’Brien ’11, Merry Byrne ’13 and Cara Hass ’12 for the women.
