Jaramillo
Places, Women Repeat as Champs
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Jaramillo ’06 finished seventh
in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division
III Swimming and Diving Championships on March
11 to become the first CC swimmer to earn
All-American honors since Beth Olsen ’90
won the 1- and 3-meter boards in 1986, 1989,
and 1991. CC brought home its second consecutive
team title at the Liberal Arts Swimming and
Diving Championships, as well as two individual
awards. Jaramillo, named Female Swimmer of
that meet, won three events; Derek Dalton
’04 also won three events and was named
Co-Male Swimmer.
Bahl Named Student Athlete of the
Month
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Matt Bahl ’04, who helped lead
the CC men’s basketball team to its
first berth in the NCAA tournament since 1992,
was named January’s Male Student-Athlete
of the Month by the Association of Division
III Independents. He is the fourth player
to reach the 1,500-point plateau. Bahl, who
carries a 3.72 GPA, was named to the District
7 All-Academic second team by the College
Sports Information Directors of America.
Macias Earns All-American Honors
Quarterback Jay Macias ’04,
who tied for second in total offense in Division
III football by averaging 366.4 yards per
game, was named a third-team All-American
by d3football.com. Macias became the 14th
player in school history to earn All-American
honors.
Men’s Soccer Earns Academic
Award
The Colorado College men’s soccer team
earned the NSCAA/adidas Team Academic Award
for exceptional classroom performance during
the 2003 season with a collective 3.25 GPA,
the program’s highest ever. Coach Horst
Richardson’s Tigers joined men’s
and women’s swimming, women’s
lacrosse, and volleyball as current recipients
of their sports’ team academic awards.
Water Polo Debuts as Varsity Sport
Women’s water polo made its debut as
a varsity sport at CC on Feb. 28 when the
Tigers opened their inaugural season at Air
Force. CC will compete against Division I
club teams as a member of the College Water
Polo Association.
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Women’s
Soccer Finalizes Recruiting Class
The women’s soccer team received commitments
from three outstanding recruits: midfielder/forward
Jessica Beinlich ’08 of Madison,
Wis.; goalkeeper Megan Currey ’08
of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and forward Amara
Wilson ’08 of Escazu, Costa
Rica, a member of the Costa Rican national
team. Assistant coach Scott Lamphear orchestrated
recruiting this winter while CC continued
a national search for a head coach.
Women’s Lacrosse Ranked No.
14
The women’s lacrosse team, celebrating
its 10th season in 2004, started the campaign
ranked No. 18 by the Intercollegiate Women’s
Lacrosse Coaches Association and No. 14 by
U.S. Lacrosse – their highest spot ever.
The Tigers return five starters from the 2003
squad, which earned a second consecutive berth
in the NCAA tournament. Three All-Americans
lead the way: attacker Cassie Abel
’05, defender Lizzie Franke
’05, and attacker Helen Sneath
’06.
CC Introduces Dance Team
Two students, Josie Tuttle ’06
and Kelly Enright
’06, started a dance team and recruited
Lori Ann Summers, associate director of alumni
relations, as administrative advisor and coach.
After spring tryouts, the Tiger Eyes Dance
Team grew to 15 students. The group performed
at football, women’s volleyball, and
men’s basketball games.
Soriero Named Director
of Athletics
 After
nearly three years of top-level administrative
duties in Colorado College’s athletics
department, including two separate stints
as acting AD, Julie Soriero has the title
she’s earned. Soriero, who had filled
the position in an acting capacity since Joel
Nielsen’s departure in November 2003,
was officially named director of athletics
in February.
“It was clear that Julie was the right
person to direct our athletic programs,”
said President Richard F. Celeste. “Julie
brings great leadership skills and professionalism
to the job, and we’re proud that she
will be at the helm to continue CC’s
long and fine tradition of collegiate sports
and move us forward.”
Soriero came to CC as women’s head basketball
coach in 1999. She retired from coaching two
years later to give full-time attention to
administrative duties after a 21-season coaching
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