Ivy Women in Sports

Brown
Anne Brewer, 1971 She played in the first intercollegiate ice hockey game and still plays today. And when Brown graduate Anne Brewer isn't on the ice, she is both a doctor and a reverend.		Ice Hockey
Dawn Chuck, 2002 Her school knew about her before she knew about the school, but in the end, Olympian Dawn Chuck loved her experience and brought distinction to Brown University.		Swimming & Diving
Devon Kennedy, 1999 She would not have changed a thing about her collegiate experience at Brown, but then again, as a four-time All-America squash standout, there wasn't much room for regrets from Devon Kennedy.		Squash
Katie King, 1997 She led her Bears to Ivy hockey titles before becoming a three-time Olympic medalist. Yet if Katie King had never played hockey, she would still be considered one of Brown's greatest athletes.		Ice Hockey Softball
Liane Malcos, 2000 She became so good at balancing academics and athletics at Brown, it should come as no surprise that Liane Malcos has been able to manage a multitude of jobs while training for the Olympics.		Rowing
Martina Jerant, 1995 She was a key member of the Ivy League's first team to receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Martina Jerant's Brown Bears threw a huge scare at eventual champion UConn.		Basketball
Theresa Hirschauer, 1989 At Brown University, her teams dominated as Theresa Hirschauer played for six Ivy Championship squads in soccer and softball. She has been pursuing titles ever since as a high school coach and athletic director.		Soccer Softball
Tomo Nakanishi, 2000 She first made a name for herself in volleyball as a pre-teen in Japan. Tomo Nakanishi wound up earning first-team All-Ivy status four times and turned Brown into a League power.		Volleyball

Columbia
Caitlin Bilodeau, 1987 Her freshman bio in the Columbia fencing media guide put a lot of pressure on Caitlin Bilodeau. But she apparently never felt it, graduating as one of the most successful athletes in school history.		Fencing Soccer
Caroline Bierbaum, 2006 Her team became a League power just before her arrival and when Columbia cross country All-American Caroline Bierbaum graduated in 2006, her Lions had become a national power.		Cross Country Track & Field
Cristina Teuscher, 2000 Her 1996 enrollment at Columbia shocked the swimming establishment and raised questions about her future. Cristina Teuscher answered with Olympic medals, NCAA Championships and a bevy of records at every level.		Swimming & Diving
Jackie Adelfio, 2006 When she came to the Columbia softball program, it was in its infancy. Now former Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Jackie Adelfio holds every major pitching record at the school... and she has returned to campus.		Softball
Liz Cheung, 1998 Her dreams of attending Columbia University were rooted before she became a soccer star. Once she joined the Lions, Liz Cheung became a double threat -- on the field and in the classroom.		Soccer
Pia Clemente, 1993 On the morning after the Academy Awards comes the story of an Ivy League women's tennis player -- Columbia's Pia Clemente -- who was the first Filipina-American woman to be nominated for an Oscar.		Tennis
Stacey Borgman, 1998 She went from Alaska to Manhattan to attend Columbia and became an Olympic rower in the process. And Stacey Borgman has her mother to thank for that.		Rowing
Tosh Forde, 1999 More than a decade ago, she came to Columbia and helped turn the fortunes of the women's soccer program. Now Tosh Forde is back in school in New York, and celebrating the Lions' first Ivy championship.		Soccer

Cornell
Doriane Lambelet Coleman, 1982 She didn't find Cornell right out of high school, but when she did Doriane Lambelet Coleman blazed a trail as an All-American and a national champion before finding the law.		Track & Field
Jaimee Reynolds, 2002 When she was on the field or the court, Jaimee Reynolds was usually beating the opposition. But what wasn't evident was that she was learning more about her future doctoral field of study at the same time.		Lacrosse Volleyball
Laurel Collier, 1988 She joined the Cornell soccer program in its Division I infancy and took some lumps. But before she graduated, Laurel Collier led the Big Red to the Ivy title and earned a place in school history.		Soccer
Lauren May, 2005 Maybe its because she connected on 58 home runs as her Big Red teams won 133 games in her softball career, but Cornell's Lauren May has abandoned her undergraduate major to pursue a career in college sports.		Softball
Megan Shull, 1991 A former hockey-playing girl from Ithaca, N.Y., Megan Shull has become a popular author of the Skye O'Shea series of books, about a hockey-playing girl from Ithaca, N.Y.		Ice Hockey
Peggy Walbridge, 1975 When she first came to Cornell, she helped shape the future of the women's fencing program. Now Peggy Walbridge works to shape the future of the University in the school's Office of Admissions.		Fencing

Dartmouth
Allison Barlow, 1986 She was an All-American lacrosse player at Dartmouth, both a sport and a school with Native American roots. And today Allison Barlow is assistant director of the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.		Lacrosse Field Hockey
Gail Koziara Boudreaux, 1982 She earned more awards at Dartmouth than even a large trophy case could hold, but the lasting legacy in the wake of the amazing basketball career of Gail Koziara Boudreaux are the impressive string of championships.		Basketball Track & Field
Judy Geer, 1976 Rowing has been at the center of her life since she arrived at Dartmouth, but if Judy Geer had had it her way, she'd have been wearing the Green earlier than she did.		Rowing Swimming
Kim Selmore, 1983 Her transition to college was anything but easy, but Dartmouth's Kim Selmore found a home on a basketball team that dominated Ivy League play and helped prepare her for a career after college.		Golf Basketball
Kristin Luckenbill, 2001 The sport of skiing played a large role in her enrollment at Dartmouth, but Kristin Luckenbill wound up with an Olympic gold medal... from the Summer Games.		Soccer Skiing
Maribel Sanchez Souther, 1996 Dartmouth continues to reap the benefits of being the lone Division I school to recruit Maribel Sanchez Souther as an athlete. She was not only an All-American, but now she is the women's cross country coach.		Cross Country Track & Field
Sherryta Freeman, 2001 Just five years ago, she was trying to lead Dartmouth to another Ivy title. Now Sherryta Freeman has quickly risen to a position to make a difference for student-athletes at Temple University.		Basketball

Harvard
Allison Feaster-Strong, 1998 It was the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the only time a No. 1 seed was knocked off by a No. 16. And without the huge performance from Allison Feaster of Harvard, it never could have happened.		Basketball
Angela Ruggiero, 2004 While there is so much to say about her as a hockey player, the legacy Harvard's Angela Ruggiero hopes to leave is one of service and commitment to mankind.		Ice Hockey
Lolita Lopez, 1998 With her ability to rise above big challenges, watching what is in store for former Harvard volleyball standout Lolita Lopez should certainly prove to be exciting.		Volleyball Track & Field
Mary McCagg, 1989 After taking the Radcliffe rowing program to new heights, she began a connection with the Olympic Movement that remains to this day. Two-time Olympian Mary McCagg is now a member of the 11-person USOC Board of Directors.		Rowing
Meredith Rainey Valmon, 1990 Walkons usually don't even dream of winning individual national titles, but Meredith Rainey Valmon was hardly the usual walk-on. Her track career at Harvard took her even further than two NCAA Championships		Track & Field
Sandra Whyte Sweeney, 1992 While she collected a number of them, sport was never about medals, trophies and awards for Harvard's Sandra Whyte Sweeney. Her sporting memories instead focus on relationships and personal experiences.		Ice Hockey Field Hockey
Sarah Sewall, 1984 A varsity lacrosse player on two continents, Sarah Sewall has since spent a career in political policy, first at the Pentagon and now as the Director of the Carr Center of Human Rights Policy at her alma mater.		Lacrosse
Theresa Moore, 1986 If you think she had to be fast to be an Ivy champion sprinter at Harvard, Theresa Moore's career has been moving at light speed since she moved into the sports industry a decade ago.		Track & Field
Tiffany Whitton, 2003 She nearly won the NCAA triple crown as a junior at Harvard, but 'Hard-Hittin' Tiffany Whitton has yet to find her alumni softball team. Obviously, someone doesn't know who they are missing.		Softball

Ivy League
Ivy Women's Hockey, 1964 As women's ice hockey has emerged onto the nation and world stages, the Ivy League and its athletes have been front and center -- first as pioneers; then as Olympic medalists by the dozens.		Ice Hockey
The Taylor Twins, 2001 They were state high school champions together, but twins Brenda and Lindsay Taylor took different paths to different colleges. Yet together they won 23 individual Heps titles.		Track & Field

Penn
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, 2004 She could have taken an easier path, but the former Penn volleyball star Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan elected to embark upon a more difficult journey... and its rewards will last a lifetime.		Volleyball
Ellie Daniel, 1976 Even though she had won three Olympic medals as a high schooler, when star swimmmer Ellie Daniel enrolled at Penn she hadn't been recruited as an athlete... by any college coach.		Swimming & Diving
Jessica DiMauro, 1999 It took some convincing to get her to leave Toronto for the University of Pennsylvania, but four-time squash All-American Jessica DiMauro is now the one trying to convince others to do the same.		Squash
Julie Staver, 1974 After becoming one of the best field hockey players in the United States, Julie Staver of Penn was the captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, which was denied a chance. She made up for it four years later.		Field Hockey Lacrosse
Karen Saah, 1991 Three sports. Dual degrees. When she was at the University of Pennsylvania, Karen Saah kept a schedule that few could have maintained. And she would have had it no other way.		Field Hockey Lacrosse Track & Field
Katina Banks, 1995 When she arrived on campus the basketball coach at Penn didn't even know who she was. But just months later, Katina Banks had broken into the starting lineup en route to a record-breaking career.		Basketball Lacrosse
Laura Staines Giardino, 1975 She discovered that being a spectator couldn't compare with participation and in the early days of women's college athletics, Laura Staines Giardino trained with the Penn men's rowers. It led to the Olympics.		Rowing
Mary Jane O'Neill, 1986 Every time the Ivy League awards the women's fencing trophy to the champion, she is right in the middle of it. That's because the likeness of Penn's Mary Jane O'Neill sits atop the trophy.		Fencing
Mikaelyn Austin, 2004 Two years after celebrating an Ivy Championship at her beloved home court -- The Palestra -- Mikaelyn Austin continues to pursue hoops history. Only now she is doing so with a camera in hand instead of a basketball.		Basketball Track & Field

Princeton
Ann Rodriguez, 1999 She learned about teamwork as a member of Princeton's powerful lacrosse program. Now Ann Rodriguez is applying those lessons as part of a team bringing a professional sports franchise to the Bay Area.		Lacrosse
Esmeralda Negron, 2005 When Princeton's women's soccer team advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final Four in 2004, the Tigers were led by All-American Esmeralda Negron, who envisions a future with much more soccer.		Soccer
Ilvy Friebe, 2003 One of the greatest distance runners in League history is teaching at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where among his students is one of the League's greatest field hockey players — Princeton's Ilvy Friebe.		Field Hockey
Jen Babik, 1995 It might be impossible to find someone so accomplished as a student-athlete as former Princeton softball and field hockey player Jen Babik. That's because she piled up awards for both her athletic and academic skills.		Softball Field Hockey
Lynn Jennings, 1983 She ran in isolation behind the pack while in high school. And Princeton graduate Lynn Jennings continued to run in isolation, but at the front of the pack, on her way to international stardom.		Cross Country Track & Field
Maya Lawrence, 2002 Her sport has taken her around the world and now former Princeton fencing champion Maya Lawrence is now living and working in Paris in preparation for a run for an Olympic medal in Beijing in 2008.		Fencing
Mollie Marcoux, 1991 Mollie Marcoux was a top-notch ice hockey player -- a three-time MVP at Princeton -- who helped create a solid foundation for the dozens of Ivy League women's hockey players who would go on to earn Olympics medals.		Ice Hockey Soccer Lacrosse
Suzanne Perles, 1975 She has a trailblazing past as Suzanne Perles was a member of the first field hockey team in Princeton history before becoming part of the first class of women's Rhodes Scholars in 1976.		Field Hockey

Yale
Catherine Sharkey, 1992 It is easy to be impressed with what she did on the lacrosse field, but Catherine Sharkey was even more talented in the classroom, earning a Rhodes Scholarship and becoming an Ivy League law professor.		Lacrosse
Heather Daly-Donofrio, 1991 She might have been a great swimmer at Yale, but then the game of golf got in her way. Making it all the way to the LPGA is proof that Heather Daly-Donofrio's switch from the pool to the links was a wise one.		Golf Swimming & Diving
Kate O'Neill, 2003 They ran together in high school and at Yale -- literally finishing within a second of one another on numerous occasions. Now Kate O'Neill hopes to run with twin sister Laura once again -- this time at the Olympic Games.		Cross Country Track and Field
Lawrie Mifflin, 1973 She has never been the kind of person to take 'no' for an answer. That's why former Yale field hockey player Lawrie Mifflin was ground-breaking as both an athlete and a journalist.		Field Hockey
Lisa Rosenblum, 1975 She was a standout tennis player for the Bulldogs, but Lisa Rosenblum's greatest contribution to Yale Athletics might simply have come over dinner conversation more than 25 years later.		Tennis
Marcia Cleveland, 1986 When she left Yale, she left the swimming pool behind. That's because Marcia Cleveland found the open water and has become a prolific marathon swimmer.		Swimming & Diving
Michelle Quibell, 2006 It would be reasonable to think that winning two individual national championships would be enough for any athlete, but Yale squash standout Michelle Quibell also played for three national team champions as well.		Squash
Patricia Melton, 1982 The NCAA doesn't hand out very many Silver Anniversary Awards, but former Yale standout Patricia Melton received one in January. And then again, the NCAA doesn't find many former athletes like Melton.		Track & Field
Sada Jacobson, 2005 The first important factor leading to her championship fencing career at Yale came before she was born. It was in the early 1970s, when Sada Jacobson's father, David, took a peek through a door on campus.		Fencing