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AROUND THE QUADS
Roar, Lion, Roar
HALL OF FAME: The Athletics Department is seeking nominations for its second Hall of Fame class, to be inducted on Thursday, October 2. Interested individuals may submit former student-athletes, coaches or teams for consideration at www.gocolumbialions.com/halloffame. For consideration for the 2008 ballot, nominations must be received by Monday, March 17. For more information, contact Michelle Maguire: mm2688@columbia.edu or 212-854-2781.
VARSITY SQUASH: Columbia will elevate its club squash programs for men and women to begin full varsity competition in fall 2011, raising to 31 the number of intercollegiate sports programs at the University. Columbia is the last Ivy League school to compete in squash at the varsity level.
“Squash is a popular sport in New York City and a program with a rich tradition in the Ivy League,” says Director of Athletics M. Dianne Murphy. “Columbia prides itself on being a truly international campus, so it makes perfect sense to offer a sport that is popular around the globe. That we were able to maintain balance in our athletics opportunities for men and women was a key factor. We are thrilled to be able to offer a larger number of athletics opportunities for both women and men.”
A leadership gift from Geoff Grant ’82 SEAS, a former club squash player at Columbia, and his wife, Annette ’83 Barnard, will help establish an endowment for varsity squash.
TENNIS ENDOWMENT: Columbia has announced the establishment of an endowment for the head coaching position for varsity men’s tennis, to be named The Bidyut K. Goswami Head Coach of Men’s Tennis upon the retirement of Goswami, who has led the Lions to six Ivy League titles in his 26 years as Columbia’s men’s head tennis coach.
The endowment, part of the $100 million Columbia Campaign for Athletics, was made possible through $2 million in gifts from Philip Milstein ’71, Evan Ratner ’85, Steven Kantor ’88, Gary Jacobs ’85, Navroz Udwadia ’97 and several other former Columbia tennis players and friends of the program.
Goswami’s teams have posted a record of 309–128 (.707), making him one of the winningest coaches in Columbia history. He has had 10 former student-athletes go from Columbia to the professional tour, including Jeff Chiang ’90, the 1990 Collegiate Senior Player of the Year, Phil Williamson ’87, the 1987 EITA Player of the Year and Rob Kresberg ’89, who went on to become head women’s tennis coach at Columbia. Goswami also has seen 28 of his student-athletes named first team All-Ivy League in singles during his tenure.
The gift marks the third endowed head coaching position at Columbia; the others are The Patricia and Shepard Alexander [’21] Head Coach of Football and the Andrew F. Barth [’83] Head Coach of Wrestling.
ALL-AMERICAN: Carmen Ballard ’08 earned All-America honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on November 19, placing 23rd overall in her third career trip to nationals. The top 30 finishers among the 253 competitors receive All-American designation. “Carmen ran an outstanding race,” said Columbia head cross country coach Willy Wood. “She beat every other runner from our region and the Ivy League. Carmen shouldered the burden of our tradition of excellence in a remarkable way. This race proved that she is among the nation’s elite.”
SCORES & MORE: For the latest news and complete information on Columbia Athletics, log onto the official Columbia Athletics Web site.
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