Stopping by the sports information office the other day I picked up a 2008 men's lacrosse media guide -- in hopes of stirring up a few freelance writing assignments covering visiting teams for their local papers -- and found something that brought a smile to my face. The guide revealed that senior midfielder Chad Gaudet '08 is one of the Big Green's lax captains this spring.
Gaudet, many of you remember, was a tailback who exploded on the football scene midway through his freshman year. After seeing no action in the first four games, he made the most of it when he finally got his shot, running for 102 yards against Harvard, 137 against Brown and 95 against Princeton. Talking with one of his former teammates a while back, I found out I wasn't the only one expecting him to challenge the college's admittedly modest career rushing mark with a combination of power, good speed and terrific running instincts. Unfortunately, he suffered a terrible injury when he took a helmet to the knee on the first carry of his sophomore season against Colgate that ended his career.
Although walking without a limp or pain is a victory for many who suffer the type of injury Gaudet incurred, he's battled back enough not only to play lacrosse, but to appear in 14 of 15 games with seven starts last spring, and to be chosen a captain as a senior.
If you flip through the lacrosse media guide you'll also find sophomore wide receiver Ian Ferrell, a high school All-American who is out for the first time and playing in the midfield, as well as former longsnapper Ryan Danehy '06, who returned to Hanover this year as an assistant coach.
Dartmouth is slated to open the season Feb. 23 against Hartford on the new FieldTurf at Scully-Fahey Field. Because of the continuing snow this winter, installation of the FieldTurf has been delayed and there's a chance the opener may be moved to Memorial Field where Gaudet, Ferrell and Danehy would be right at home.
An "Alert" reader has passed along a recruiting update. Switch 6-2, 275 Andy Altman of La Jolla, Calif., from offensive line to defensive tackle. With that there are six offensive line recruits and two interior defensive line recruits identified at this point.
Today's Yale Daily News has a revealing story about Yale and Ivy League recruits who decide to stop playing sports. Some -- as Chris Lincoln wrote in his book on Ivy recruiting, Playing The Game (Q&A with Lincoln) -- use sports simply as a help getting into school. Others find playing time in short supply while still others lament having a "normal" college experience. Ironically, on the same day that the Yale piece ran, the Daily Dartmouth had a more informal column on two Dartmouth women who are no longer playing their sports.
Dartmouth’s new vice president for communications comes from Martha Stewart Media Living Omnimedia where she was senior vice president for corporate communications and media relations. The Dartmouth has the story. The college's release is here.
And finally, it's a-n-o-t-h-e-r snow day for school kids in Hanover and the Upper Valley. Even walking down the driveway to get the paper this morning it was hard to tell how much snow we got because of the howling wind and drifting. While it appears we didn't get as much of the white stuff as predicted, with an icy mix expected as the day goes on this snow day was probably a good idea.
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