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ROCHESTER






       ATHLETICS













       A Message from the Director of Athletics—George VanderZwaag


                           This summer the University reached a momentous   with two floors dedicated to varsity team locker rooms,
                           milestone. After 11 years, our historic fundraising   equipment room, and sports medicine. The work on
                           campaign, The Meliora Challenge, officially came to   Fauver Stadium will upgrade the facility while retaining
                           a close. As a University we surpassed our goals, and   its historic character and charm.
                           within Athletics we have accomplished a great deal. We   Because of your generous support, our athletics
                           are maintaining a positive trajectory as we add to the   facilities have dramatically improved over the past two
                           significant enhancements to our facilities over the past   decades. We thank all of you. Outstanding facilities help
                           20 years.
                                                                         us attract exceptional students and provide them with
                           These enhancements include a new fitness center, new   resources that enrich their overall collegiate experience.
                           squash/racquetball courts, a varsity softball field, an   Everything we do within Athletics focuses on our
                           indoor rowing training center, and the Peter Lyman   students, supports their educational experience, and
                           Outdoor Tennis Center. We’ve renovated many areas,   encourages them to reach for high goals.
                          too, including the Palestra, most of our field space,   Come celebrate with us this Meliora Weekend, October
                          and the pool and its locker rooms, to name just a few.   6–9. Saturday will be an eventful day for athletics—
                          We owe much gratitude to each of you and to Robert   alumni games in the morning, followed by an all-varsity
                          B. Goergen ’60 who made much of our work up to this   pregame tailgate, and our homecoming football game
                          point possible. We thank Brian F. Prince ’86, ’89S (MBA)   versus St. Lawrence in the afternoon. We will also hold
                          for his leadership, which is making the current changes   our Hall of Fame Induction dinner and celebrate the
                          to Fauver Stadium and the surrounding facilities   25th anniversary of the first cross country national
                          possible. We are also grateful to Ed Hajim ’58 for   championship. These and many other events will add
                          establishing the alumni gymnasium in his name.
                                                                         to the celebratory spirit of this year’s weekend, which
                          The current changes include a new residence hall that   will mark our appreciation for our alumni, parents, and
                          will contain the Varsity House at the stadium field level,   friends. I hope to see you there. Meliora!

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