2008 Woodie Awards
Winter Sports Preview
Sports Staff
Issue date: 11/16/06 Section: Sports
"I think the main thing that is keeping us focused this year is that we realize how much talent our squad has right now," said Captain Wil Hyatt '07. "We know that this should be a big year for us to dominate and then get busy in the NESCAC."
Beyond talent, this year's group has experience - only two members of the team are rookies. Hyatt believes that has helped the team's cohesiveness and overall play.
"We are still putting things together," he said, "but with so many returning players it has been easier to make the transition from fall-ball to the actual season."
The team will emphasize the transition game in particular, as the players will look to push the ball against slower, tired opponents and get easy buckets.
"Our biggest strength this year is our depth," Hyatt said. "We will look to push the ball in transition more than we have in the past and really wear teams down. It should be a style that scores a lot of points and is exciting to watch."
Hyatt teams up with fellow seniors Evan Thompson '07, Bobby Marcoux '07 and Chris Dowd '07, a talented group that will provide veteran leadership to the young guys.
- Jeff Klein
Swimming and Diving
Coach: Peter Solomon (Swimming) and Lisa Gibbs (Diving)
Captains: Rebecca Reingold, Barbara Van der Veer, Liz Rice, Robert Collier, Tim Lux, Michael Young
Event to Watch: Middlebury Invitational, Nov. 18 at 1:00 p.m.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams are eager to jump in and get the season started. The women, coming off an eighth place finish at the NCAA championships last year, seem poised for another strong season. They return a group of seasoned veterans, including All-Americans Marika Ross '08 and Sara Cowie '08, and have added four promising first-years to the team. This exceptional mix has Captain Liz Rice '07 excited.
"The team is the strongest it has ever been in my four years at Middlebury, and we are going to surprise the teams that have traditionally been our toughest opponents," she said. "Our most important strength is our depth."
Beyond talent, this year's group has experience - only two members of the team are rookies. Hyatt believes that has helped the team's cohesiveness and overall play.
"We are still putting things together," he said, "but with so many returning players it has been easier to make the transition from fall-ball to the actual season."
The team will emphasize the transition game in particular, as the players will look to push the ball against slower, tired opponents and get easy buckets.
"Our biggest strength this year is our depth," Hyatt said. "We will look to push the ball in transition more than we have in the past and really wear teams down. It should be a style that scores a lot of points and is exciting to watch."
Hyatt teams up with fellow seniors Evan Thompson '07, Bobby Marcoux '07 and Chris Dowd '07, a talented group that will provide veteran leadership to the young guys.
- Jeff Klein
Swimming and Diving
Coach: Peter Solomon (Swimming) and Lisa Gibbs (Diving)
Captains: Rebecca Reingold, Barbara Van der Veer, Liz Rice, Robert Collier, Tim Lux, Michael Young
Event to Watch: Middlebury Invitational, Nov. 18 at 1:00 p.m.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams are eager to jump in and get the season started. The women, coming off an eighth place finish at the NCAA championships last year, seem poised for another strong season. They return a group of seasoned veterans, including All-Americans Marika Ross '08 and Sara Cowie '08, and have added four promising first-years to the team. This exceptional mix has Captain Liz Rice '07 excited.
"The team is the strongest it has ever been in my four years at Middlebury, and we are going to surprise the teams that have traditionally been our toughest opponents," she said. "Our most important strength is our depth."
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