ROLLINS COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Men's Championship 4+

Rowing

Colleen Reagan (cox), Shawn Tavares, Sklyar Wilson, Eric Fraser, Sean Weigold

 

The men's championship 4+ team of Colleen Reagan, Shawn Tavares, Skylar Wilson, Eric Fraser and Sean Weigold captured first place at the Head of the Tennessee for the first time in school history last Saturday to highlight the Tars opening weekend. In the event, crews are sent off one at a time and are racing against the clock opposed to standard side-by-side racing. Rollins started fourth in the eight-team race and was the second boat to finish as they made up 32 seconds on the team ahead of them. The Tars kicked it into high gear right from the start and stopped the clock at 17:53.29, more than 28 seconds head of runner-up Tennessee-Chattanooga. Emory took third with a time of 18:31.02 while Georgia Southern finished fourth in 18:44.77.  

WILMA WREAKS HAVOC ON TARS SCHEDULES

Due to Hurricane Wilma looming in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend and striking the coast on Monday, the Tars were forced to postpone or cancel many events:

 

Thursday, October 20 - Volleyball vs. Tampa moved to Wednesday November 9 at 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 22 - SSC Cross Country Championships moved to Saturday, October 29

Saturday, October 22 - Volleyball at Barry moved to Sunday, October 30 at 5 p.m.

October 22-23 - Women's Golf at Nova Southeastern Invite moved to Nov. 13-15

Sunday October 23 - Women's Soccer vs. Newberry cancelled and will not be rescheduled

Tuesday, October 25 – Men's Soccer at Palm Beach Atlantic; postponed, no make-up date has been set.

 

For updates and the latest on this week's events, visit www.rollins.edu/athletics

 

 

ROLLINS WELCOMES FOUR STANDOUT ATHLETES INTO SPORTS HALL OF FAME

 

The Rollins Athletic Department enshrined four former student-athletes into the Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the College's reunion weekend. Women's tennis player Stacy Moss Mager '95, men's tennis player Barry Pelts '89 and men's soccer players Steve Bence '94 and Oyvind Klausen '88 were inducted into the Hall of Fame by Tars retired Athletic Director Dr. Phillip Roach at the annual Hall of Fame Breakfast. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND MORE

 

MEN'S SOCCER SPLITS PAIR OF SSC MATCHES

 

Last week:

Rollins 4, Tampa 2

Fla. Tech 5, Rollins 2

 

Record: 9-5, 5-2 SSC

 

The Rollins men's soccer team stayed on pace in the Sunshine State Conference with a big win over Tampa on Tuesday, but were shocked by Florida Tech on Saturday afternoon and dropped just their second conference match of the year.

 

Against Tampa, the Tars spotted the visiting Spartans a pair of goals, but posted four unanswered for the 4-2 victory on Senior Night and Homecoming at Cahall-Sandspur Field and Barker Family Stadium. The game got out to an ominous start for the Tars as they dropped a goal to the Spartans with just 40 seconds having expired from the clock. Twelve minutes later the Spartans reached the scoreboard again on a Tars error as a Rollins defender sent a pass backwards toward goalkeeper Dana Singer (Longwood, Fla.) who misplayed the ball and could only watch as the it rolled into the net. The rare own goal by the Tars put Tampa up 2-0. Despite the score, Rollins continued to fight and scored four consecutive goals to win the game. Ryan Dodds (Windermere, Fla.) notched his first goal of the game off of an assist from freshman Jon Gruenewald (Manlius, N.Y.) and his second goal was a nice header from a Daniell Robertson (Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.) free kick, taken from just outside the goal box. Dodds' eighth goal on the season tied the game at two apiece with 18 minutes left to play in the game. Chris Cerroni (Bexleyheath, UK) maintained his fantastic play as just five minutes later he sent a shot past the Spartans goalkeeper off a feed from Gruenewald. The Tars sealed their victory seven minutes later as Cerroni took a pass from sophomore Leslie Osei (Evanston, Ill.) and was one vs. one with the goalie. Cerroni played a nice shot past the keeper for his seventh goal of the season. The Tars finished the game with 16 shots while the Spartans could only muster five. The Tars also had an 8-0 advantage on corner kicks. Tars goalkeeper Singer finished the game with three saves while surrendering the two scores.

 

Saturday brought a trip to Melbourne to clash with the Panthers of Florida Tech in a rematch of the season's opening tilt. Rollins was victorious in the season opening game by a score of 5-1, but the Panthers got the best of the Tars in the revenge game, downing Rollins 5-2. The loss hurts Rollins' chances of a second straight Sunshine State Conference title as now they have their sights set on the NCAA Regional. Scoring goals for the Tars were seniors Ben Owen (Oakham, UK) and Daniell Robertson (Stockton-on-Tees, UK). Robertson's goal came in the 30th minute off a penalty kick. The Panthers scored the opening goal of the game in the 16th minute when they were awarded a free kick at the top of the penalty box and senior Ramiro Rodriguez sent his kick past Tars goalkeeper Dana Singer (Longwood, Fla.). The Tars score was set up when junior Juan Kusnir (Maitland, Fla.) was brought down in the goal box and the Tars were awarded a penalty kick. Robertson stepped up and put his third PK of the season into the net to tie the game at one. Owen's goal in the 35th minute gave Rollins a 2-1 lead. He took a pass from Kusnir at the top of the goal box and sent a one touch shot past Panthers goalkeeper Cory Collins. The Tars lead was short lived as the Panthers answered with a score of their own 90 seconds later. The two teams went into half-time tied 2-2, with Rollins leading on the shot count 8-4. The two teams battled back and forth in the second half until Al-Sharif struck again in the 65th minute. Ten minutes later the hosts scored on a free kick and sealed up the win in the 84 th minute off of a good penalty kick.

 

Due to the after effects of Hurricane Wilma, the Tars game at Palm Beach Atlantic, which was scheduled for Tuesday, October 25 has been postponed. No make-up date has been set.  

 

ROWING TEAMS OPEN SEASON WITH SUCCESSFUL TRIPS NORTH

 

The Rollins rowing team sent a pair and varsity 4+ to the Head of the Tennessee in Knoxville and came back with a victory while the other varsity 4+ boat took seventh at the prestigious Head of the Charles in Boston.

 

In Tennessee, the men's championship 4+ team of Colleen Reagan, Shawn Tavares, Skylar Wilson, Eric Fraser and Sean Weigold captured the first place trophy for the first time in Rollins history. In the event, crews are sent off one at a time and are racing against the clock opposed to standard side-by-side racing. Rollins started fourth in the eight-team race and was the second boat to finish as they made up 32 seconds on the first boat. The Tars kicked it into high gear right from the start and stopped the clock at 17:53.29, more than 28 seconds head of runner-up Tennessee-Chattanooga. Emory took third with a time of 18:31.02 while Georgia Southern finished fourth in 18:44.77.   The Tars also competed in the men's open pair as Tyler Kartzinel and Barry DeNicola finished in first place with a time of 21:05.79 over second place University of Tennessee.

 

The Tars were almost equally as successful in Boston as the varsity 4+ boat of Lindsay Erdmann (cox), Drew Brodnax, Collin Campbell, Brandon Koch and David Bagby took seventh among 19 schools at the prestigious Head of the Charles. Rollins posted a time of 18:15.60 despite being held up on two different occasions by crews who would not yield the right of way. Colgate won the race with a time of 17:38.47 with Bowdoin taking second in a time of 17:50.60. Rollins finished ahead of many top schools including Florida Tech, Duke and Boston College.

 

The Rollins crew teams continue their Fall season on Saturday, November 5 at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

 

SWIM TEAMS HIT THE WATER THIS WEEK WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR 2005-06

 

Celebrating their 10 th season as an NCAA sport, the Rollins men's and women's swim teams are looking to parlay last season's successes into a banner 2005-06. Head coach Rich Morris is sporting talent and depth on his squads that both finished last season ranked in the nation's top 20 (men 18 th ; women 17 th ).

 

The men's team enters the year with depth in almost every event and boasts may individuals who should make a run to the NCAA Division II National Championships in Indianapolis this spring. Junior Trevor Hughes (Point Lookout, N.Y./Long Beach HS) is coming off a fantastic 2004-05 season in which he posted the 17 th best time in Division II in the 100 fly. Chris Sparks (Greenville, Del./The Tatnal School) made a splash in his freshman campaign last year and comes back as Rollins' top swimmer in the 200 IM. Co-captains   Sean Thomas (Jacksonville, Fla./Stanton College Prep) and Paul Wahbe (Towson, Md./Loyola HS) will anchor the distance events this year and will look to lead the Tars talented freshman class. Newcomer Carson Nicely (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS) was a high school All-American and should make an immediate impact in the freestyle events. Also looking to make his mark early in the freestyle events will be freshman Jonathan Mastin (Miami Fla./Miami Country Day), who was a four-time Florida state qualifier in high school. Fellow freshman Jeff Mueller (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) enters his first season with the Tars this year and will be looked upon to hold his own in the distance races.

 

On the women's side, the Tars return a group of young, talented swimmers that should rank among the nation's best in their events come the end of the season. Sophomore Corie Kelly (Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley) had a stellar freshman year in the 100 fly and comes into this season with high expectations. Fellow sophomore Kymm Dutch (Hopewell, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep) also had a great first year in the pool for Rollins last season and will look to continue her success in the backstroke. The Tars will be without the services of distance swimmer Andrea Bartman (York, Pa./Roland Park Country School) and breaststroker Lauren Totzke (Dalton, Ga./Dalton HS) for the first part of the year as both are studying abroad. Senior Claire Engleman (Marietta, Ga./Alan C. Pope HS) and Totzke are the co-captains this season and will look to set the pace for a solid group of newcomers. Jessica Rothbiend (Pinehurst N.C./The O'Neal School) will be looked upon to make an immediate impact in the breaststroke while fellow freshman Kylene Dey (Dowinington, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) should be a player in the Tars distance crew.

 

As usual, the Tars will be competing against some of the best schools in the South this season. Perennial powerhouse Tampa will bring their usual strong team to the table and along with Florida Southern and Saint Leo, make up some very tough meets for the Tars. Rollins also travels to Atlanta this season to clash with Division III Emory, who regularly places in the nation's top three. The entire season kicks off with a busy weekend, beginning with a meet against Savannah College of Art & Design on Friday, October 28 at 4 p.m. in Winter Park. Rollins then turns around and hosts Saint Leo at the Alfond Pool on Saturday, October 29 at 1 p.m.