Men’s and Women’s Track & Field
The outdoor track and field season has officially begun for the Continentals men’s and women’s teams. The indoor season included many standout performances; Lucas Wright ’21 (800 meters), Cat Berry ’19 (200 and 400 meters), and Mary Lundin ’19 (800 meters) all represented Hamilton at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston, M.A. Berry competed in the National Outdoor Championships in 2017 and 2018 and set program records in both the 200- and 400-meter races. Ty Kunzman ’20 broke his own program record in the 35-pound weight throw three times during the indoor season (18.02 meters). The women’s team has brought in ten first-years, and the men’s team added four. Both teams begin outdoor competition on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 at Widener’s Danny Curran Invitational meet in Chester, P.A.
Softball
The softball team made changes to their coaching staff in the past offseason. The program’s assistant coach of two years, Stephanie Hartquist, was promoted to head coach in September 2018 and Emily Seidel was brought in as the assistant coach January 2019. The team brings back some of their most impactful players from last season, including Caitlin Berreitter ’20, who posted a .371 bat- ting average and slugged .552; Emily Fraser ’20, who led the team in runs batted in (25); and pitcher Helen Lin ’19, who had the highest number of strikeouts (20). The team’s first games of the season are a home doubleheader against Houghton College on Thursday, March 14. They then play 14 games, including one against NESCAC opponent Colby College, over spring break in Florida.
Baseball
The baseball team is coming off a 17–17 record in the 2018 season (4–8 NESCAC) and are preparing to face eight teams over the two weeks of spring break in Florida.
All of the opponents are non-conference except for Middlebury College, who they will face on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30.
Five seniors graduated in 2018, but the team has brought in nine first-years. They are returning one of last year’s captains, David Braverman ’19, and two 2018 All-NESCAC players, Matt Zaffino ’21 and pitcher Ian Nish ’19. Zaffino ended his first season with a .359 batting average and slugged .620, leading the team in home runs (3) and earning the program’s first NESCAC Rookie of the Year honor.
The team will play Southern Vermont College at home on Thursday, March 14 at 4:00 PM.
Women’s Lacrosse
Last spring, women’s lacrosse posted a 5–11 overall record (3–7 NESCAC), eventually falling to nationally-ranked Middlebury College in the NESCAC Championship quarterfinals. They are returning last season’s leading point scorer Kara Pooley ’19 (33 total points on the season with 25 goals) and goal- keeper Hannah Burrall ’19, who was fourth in the NESCAC with 134 saves. The team also welcomes five new first- year players who are expected to make an immediate impact. Women’s lacrosse has one more conference home game on Steuben Field before they leave for Florida; they will go up against Bowdoin College on Saturday, March 16 at 12:00 PM.
Men’s Lacrosse
The men’s lacrosse team has started the season strong and looks to build on their early momentum. The team graduated 11 seniors last season, during which they went 2–13 overall (0–10 NESCAC). However, their two leading point scorers of 2018, Chad Morse ’19 (26 goals, 7 assists) and Chris Conley ’20 (16 goals, 10 assists) are back for this season.
Men’s lacrosse already has a 1–1 NESCAC record this season after two home matches, including a 17–9 win over Colby College. They’ve seen contributions across the board from a variety of players.
Ten of the 13 first years have al- ready appeared in at least one of the two games.
The team’s next home contest is against Nazareth College on Wednesday, March 20 at 4:00 PM on Steuben Field.
Men’s and Women’s Golf
Hamilton golf is currently preparing for their spring break trip to Florida. Both teams had impressive fall seasons, coming in either first, second, or third place in six of their respective tournaments. The women’s team came in 4th place in the NESCAC Championship. Although the men graduated one of their two 2018 All-NESCAC selections, they still have the other, Bobby Osborn ’20, and have added eight first years to the roster. The women’s team had two 2018 All-NESCAC selections and have also returned one, Celia Lau ’21. There are also three first-years on the women’s team. Both teams’ next competitions will be against St. Lawrence University (as well as Williams College for the men’s team) in Florida.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Both teams start the season with promise after rebuilding seasons in past years. Last season, the men’s tennis team finished with a 5–11 record (1–5 NESCAC) while the women’s team went 4–10 (0–6 NESCAC).
They have officially started their full spring seasons, both having added six first-years to their rosters.
Many of these first-years have already had impressive performances during their shorter fall seasons. Both Sarah Bargamian ’22 and Kat Roberts ’22 have a 5–1 overall singles record for the women’s team, Joe Reiner ’22 has a 8–1 singles record, and Danny Tsyvin ’22 has individually gone 7–3 in doubles competitions.
Both tennis teams will challenge Colby College at home in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Saturday, March 16 before leaving for Florida for spring break competitions.
Men’s and Women’s Rowing
The Hamilton rowing teams have started the season after recently hiring a new coach, Jim Lister, who previously coached at Syracuse University.
There are 13 first-years on the women’s team and 11 on the men’s team. The Hamilton rowers will head to Clemson, S.C. for spring break for training before they return to start regattas. Their first competitions of the season are on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 on Lake Quinsigamond.
Both teams have three home races this spring; the first is against Rochester Institute of Technology (as well as William Smith College and Smith College for the women’s team) on Saturday, April 13 in the Erie Canal in Rome, N.Y.
