The Day After

Carmel Catholic (Mundelein, Ill.) linebackers Ryan Hrabak, left, and Tommy Patek, center, "sign" with Dartmouth Wednesday. Teammate Jake Sinkovec is headed to Boston College. (Courtesy photo)

Signing Day is over, but the names will continue to trickle in as they appear in the media. Scroll down the page for info on a few previously uncommitted recruits.

UPDATE: Honolulu Advertiser confirms Kastner is heading to Dartmouth.

Still nothing official from Hawaii on lineman Elliot Kastner, who was reported to be signing with Dartmouth yesterday, but do check out his web page with highlight videos, stats and more.

Across the state, the University of New Hampshire recruiting class includes just one player who grew up in the state, but another of note who prepped in the state. Kevin Gangelhoff is from that noted football powerhouse Denmark. (Being the son of a Dane I can joke like that ;-). The 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker played for an old friend the last two years at Kimball Union Academy just 25 minutes or so from Dartmouth. From the Manchester Union Leader:

"As he's learned the game and learned how to play lower and roll his hips and things like that, he's become very physical," said John Lyons, the former Dartmouth coach now at KUA. "He has real good body control for a kid that big."

While Dartmouth athletic director Josie Harper was pledging that no sports will be cut because of the current economic climate, the Columbia Campaign for Athletics is forging ahead. A story in the Spectator says:

"... (T)he Columbia Athletics Department is making headway in the Columbia Campaign for Athletics—the $100-million fundraising campaign launched in October 2007. According to Dianne Murphy, director of intercollegiate athletics and physical education, the campaign has already netted the department just over $53 million since its inception."

Dartmouth women's basketball guard Koren Schram is one of 10 finalists nationwide – and the only Ivy Leaguer – for 2008-09 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Find the Dartmouth release here. To learn more about her and/or vote for her, click here. (You can vote once a day, so vote early and often ...)

Speaking of academic achievers, Colgate tailback Jordan Scott has made headlines on and off the field and now he's made some in the classroom. The senior NFL hopeful and English major has been selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

The Dartmouth Outing Club, the oldest of its kind in the country, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Learn about the club and the celebration here.

The Columbia Spectator has a look at something unusual that has been going on out at Brigham Young University. Failing to gain varsity recognition, the school's perennially successful men's soccer club punted and went in another direction completely. Interesting stuff.