At this year’s NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, three Big Red wrestlers captured national titles: Kyle Dake ’13 (157 lbs.), Steve Bosak ’12 (184 lbs.), and Cam Simaz ’12 (197 lbs.). For Dake, it was his third straight national title—all in different weight classes, a feat that had never been accomplished before. (He competed at 141 pounds as a freshman and 147 pounds as a sophomore.) In the championship final, Dake defeated Derek St. John of Iowa 3-1—the only point he surrendered in the entire competition. Five Cornell wrestlers were named All- Americans; earning that distinction along with Dake, Bosak, and Simaz were Frank Perrelli ’11 (fourth at 125 lbs.) and Mike Nevinger ’13 (seventh at 141 lbs.). The overall team title was won by Penn State, with Cornell placing fourth.
Sports Shorts
NAIL BITERS Lynah Rink has seen a lot of hockey in its 55-year history, but nothing like what transpired on the weekend of March 9–10. On Friday, Sean Whitney ’12 scored with 2:30 left in the second overtime to lift the men’s team to a 4-3 win over Dartmouth in Game 1 of an ECAC quarterfinal series. It was the longest game in Lynah history at 97:40—but the record would stand for less than 24 hours. The next day, the women’s team needed almost three full overtime periods to beat Boston University 8-7 in an NCAA opening-round game. Lauriane Rougeau ’13 scored with just 10 seconds left in the third OT, ending a contest that saw each team surrender a three-goal lead. At 119:50, the game not only set a Lynah record, it was the longest in program history and the fourth longest in NCAA history.
LAX LEGEND Former lacrosse star Eamon McEneaney ’77 was named the second recipient of the Tewaaraton Legend Award, which is presented annually to a former college lacrosse player who finished his career before the Tewaaraton Award was established in 2001. McEneaney was a three-time All-American and helped lead Cornell to two national titles and back-toback undefeated seasons in 1976 and 1977. His wife, Bonnie McEneaney, MPS ’78, will accept the award on May 31. McEneaney was killed in the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
GRAND FINALE The women’s ice hockey team made its third straight appearance in the Frozen Four before losing to Minnesota 3-1 in the national semifinal. The Big Red will say goodbye to six seniors who helped turn around a program that hadn’t had a winning season since 1997–98. Led by first-team All-American Rebecca Johnston ’12, the seniors won a school-record 94 games. Johnston, who missed the 2009–10 season while playing for the Canadian national team that won an Olympic gold medal, finished her career with a schoolrecord 97 goals. Laura Fortino ’13 earned first-team All-American honors for the third straight season after leading the Cornell blue-liners with eight goals and 29 assists.
STRONG START The Big Red baseball team opened the season with six straight wins. After a four-game sweep of Maryland- Eastern Shore by a total score of 42-9, they took a doubleheader from George Washington University before losing the first game of a twin bill the next day. Connor Kaufmann ’14 provided another highlight when he tossed a no-hitter against Dartmouth in a seven-inning 2-0 win on April 1. It was the Big Red’s first solo no-hitter since 1979.
CALLED UP When Jeff Foote ’10 took the floor for the New Orleans Hornets against the Denver Nuggets on March 9, he became the fourth Cornell basketball player to play in the NBA—and the first since Ed Peterson ’48 in 1950. Foote scored four points and collected four rebounds in 23 minutes during the Hornets’ 110-97 loss. The sevenfooter played only 16 minutes in three subsequent games before returning to the Springfield Armor in the NBA Development League, where he was averaging 14.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
IVY HONORS Forward Shonn Miller ’15 was named the Ivy League men’s basketball Rookie of the Year for 2012, marking the fourth time a Big Red player has won the award in the past seven seasons. Miller averaged 8.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while setting Cornell freshman records for rebounds (170) and blocked shots (70). Chris Wroblewski ’12, who was Rookie of the Year in 2009, closed his career by being named first-team All-Ivy. Wroblewski finished as Cornell’s all-time leader in assists with 482.
UP AND DOWN A roller-coaster season for the men’s hockey team finished that way, as Cornell upset second-ranked Michigan 3- 2 in overtime during the first round of the NCAA playoffs before losing to Ferris State 2-1 the next night. A 19th appearance in the NCAA playoffs appeared to be in jeopardy after Cornell fell to Harvard 6-1 in the ECAC semifinals, but the squad bounced back to beat Colgate the next night 3-0 and earn its third NCAA playoff bid in the past four seasons. The Big Red won its 19th Ivy League title with a 7-1-2 league mark while finishing second in the ECAC regular-season standings. Brian Ferlin ’15 was named the ECAC and Ivy League Rookie of the Year after scoring eight goals and 13 assists in 26 games.
Winter Teams
Final Records
| Men’s Basketball | 12-16; 7-7 Ivy (5th) |
| Women’s Basketball | 12-16; 6-8 Ivy (T-5th) |
| Fencing | 13-10; 0-6 Ivy (7th) |
| Gymnastics | 7-13 |
| Men’s Hockey | 19-9-7; 12-4-6 ECAC (2nd) |
| Women’s Hockey | 30-5; 20-2 ECAC (1st) |
| Men’s Polo | 10-7 |
| Women’s Polo | 12-5 |
| Men’s Squash | 13-7; 4-3 Ivy (4th) |
| Women’s Squash | 12-8; 3-4 Ivy (5th) |
| Men’s Swimming | 1-7; 0-7 Ivy (8th) |
| Women’s Swimming | 2-6; 1-6 Ivy (T-7th) |
| Wrestling | 11-1; 5-0 Ivy (1st) |