Colorado Lineman Set For Green

It didn't take long to track down the name of the previously unnamed 6-foot-6, 290-pound lineman headed to Dartmouth. Actually an inch taller and slightly lighter than listed, he is Thomas Prewitt of Brighton, Colo. His commitment was mentioned here, and there's a photo of him from "signing day," in a PDF file here. The signing-day story mentions that he also plays basketball and does track.

Prewitt is listed at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds in several places, although in this humorous blog entry about visiting Washington, D.C., for the inauguration he says he's 6-7 (and that he has a broken foot). Ram Nation says Colorado State and Northern Colorado were also in the running for his services.

Prewitt was a second-team, North Metro League pick as reported in the Rocky Mountain News. Find a photo of him towering over a Brighton High girl here.

Kudos to the University of Pennsylvania for an absolutely terrific video about the George A. Weiss Pavilion, a $25.7 million adaptive reuse of the north side of Franklin Field. From a release that accompanied the video:

Inside the archways that form the stadium’s outer core on that side, the Pavilion will feature an intercollegiate strength and conditioning center; the Robert A. Fox Fitness Center for general University use; a retail outlet; and more than 8,000 square feet that will be available for future athletic development.

Ultimately, the Pavilion project will reach all the way around the East end of the stadium, and include renovations to the current weight room as well as the Munger Complex (football locker room, training room, etc.).

Overall, the construction job will entail approximately 55,000 square feet.

A good quote from a Manchester Union Leader story on Chip Kelly, the former Manchester Central High School and UNH assistant coach who is the new head coach at Oregon:

"The big time is where you're at. If you don't consider it big-time, whether it's Central, New Hampshire or Oregon, you're not doing it justice."

A reader sent along a reminder that Colin Wilson, the Boston University sophomore skater who scored two goals – including the gamewinner – that knocked Vermont out of the Frozen Four, is the son of Cary Wilson '83. The elder Wilson, you may recall, left Dartmouth early to play professionally in Europe before returning to this side of the pond to play for the '84 Canadian Olympic team and star for the New York Rangers. Cary Wilson did return to earn his degree from Dartmouth.

Colin Wilson was the seventh pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft as noted in this Winnipeg Sun story.

Dartmouth baseball takes on Brown today in a showdown of the teams at the top of the Red Rolfe Division standings. The Big Green is 8-0 and the Bears are 7-1. Should be a fun time at the new "yard" this afternoon. Find a preview here.