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July 4, 2003

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LeNeveu Leaves Cornell for NHL

By wpengine | July 4, 2003

After making a trip to the Frozen Four for the first time in 23 years this past season, the men’s hockey team looked to duplicate the feat this coming winter. That task was made all the more difficult yesterday, as the Red’s netminder from a season ago, David LeNeveu ’05 agreed to a multi-year contract with the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes, thereby forfeiting his remaining two seasons of college eligibility. LeNeveu, the country’s top goalie during the 2002-2003 campaign, was a second round selection and 46th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Sitting between the pipes for the Red this season, LeNeveu broke numerous Cornell and NCAA records. In his sophomore year, LeNeveu set the ECAC and Red record for shutouts in a season with nine, breaking the mark previously set by the legendary Ken Dryden ’69. Backstopping the nation’s top defense, he also set the NCAA record for the lowest single-season goals-against-average at 1.20.

For his efforts in net, LeNeveu earned a laundry list of accolades. After the regular season, LeNeveu was named the ECAC co-Player of the Year and also won the Ken Dryden Award as the conference’s top goalie. The awards kept piling up for LeNeveu during the postseason, as he was honored as the ECAC Tournament MVP, a first-team All-American, and a Hobey Hat Trick finalist.

During the Winter Recess last season, LeNeveu was also the only player selected to the Canadian Junior National Team, which won the silver medal at the World Championships held in December.

LeNeveu, who would have been a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the fall semester, leaves Cornell after having played 46 games and posting a GAA of 1.29 and a record of 39-5-2 during that stretch.

With LeNeveu’s departure, the Red will turn to the duo of senior Todd Marr and sophomore Louis Chabot. Marr, who saw action in four games last season while LeNeveu was competing in the World Junior Championships, posted a 2-2 mark in his four starts in net while allowing just 1.76 goals per game. Meanwhile, Chabot played just three minutes during his rookie season on the East Hill.

Archived article by Alex Ip

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The Official, Unofficial Guide to Cornell University Athletics

By wpengine July 16, 2003

About five weeks from the time you read this, you will arrive on the Cornell campus for the beginning of “the best four years of your life.” If you’re not at least a little scared yet, you will be soon. But don’t worry. If you’re a sports fan, you’ll feel right at home in your new home on the Hill. With one of the largest athletic programs in the nation, there is a flavor to satisfy every taste. Whether you choose to take in the action at storied Lynah Rink or the intimate, inviting setting of the Oxley Equestrian Center, you’re sure to find your very own way to bask in the Red’s glory. But where to start? With 36 varsity teams, finding one’s way around Cornell’s athletic landscape can be a little daunting. So consider this your official, unofficial guide to Cornell Athletics. At the risk of regurgitating from the Big Red Book, you should start your venture into Red fandom with Freshmen on the Field. This annual tradition plays out at the completion of the first home football game of the season, which is on Sept. 20. Aside from being an experience that you will get to share with your new classmates, attending the season-opening game will give you a look at the football team, which will attempt to continue its climb up the Ivy standings during the third year of the Tim Pendergast era. Cornell also boasts two of the more successful soccer teams in the Ivy League. Head coach Berhane Andeberhan’s women’s soccer team compiled an undefeated non-conference record in 2002, thus earning a berth in the ECAC tournament. This year’s squad is poised for a run to the NCAA tournament. Of course, the event of the fall that absolutely must not be missed is the always-entertaining hockey ticket line. Season tickets to Lynah Rink will go on sale in early October, an event rivaled only by the tent city of Krzyzewskiville at Duke. Fans will set up camp outside of Bartels Hall well in advance of the opening of the official line, as they vie for the right to obtain seats in the coveted Section B to cheer on the Red icers. The Red’s football season will conclude Nov. 22 with the renewal of one of the oldest rivalries in college sports, when Cornell plays Penn at Franklin Field. Even though the season-ending contest is away this year, there’s no need to miss it, as it will be aired as part of the YES Network’s Ivy League football package. That same weekend, Cornell’s Oxley Equestrian Center will play host to the top collegiate polo teams in the country in the annual Bill Field Tournament. It will mark the beginning of the women’s polo team’s quest for a fifth straight national title. What would college be without a road trip or two? With December comes the start of the basketball season, and the Red’s annual trip to the Carrier Dome. Always a well-attended event, this year’s trip will be all the more special following Syracuse’s national championship of this past April. In last year’s contest, the Red even had a brief lead, causing the Syracuse bench (and fans) to remain standing for the first two minutes into the game. Any Cornell-Syracuse event, for that matter, should not be missed. Even though the Red’s Central New York neighbor has dominated this rivalry in recent years, there have been plenty of memorable moments. For example, in last season’s field hockey game between the two foes, controversy abounded, as what would have been the game-tying goal was waived off and an assistant coach was thrown out of the game — all by an official who was later banned for life due to head coach Michelle Tambroni’s protest. And in the spring of 2002, the men’s lacrosse team upset the then top-ranked Orange on a rainy Schoellkopf Field. Syracuse returns to Ithaca this year in what will undoubtedly be one of the most crucial contests of the season. On Dec. 6, the hated Crimson will favor us with a visit to Ithaca in what will be the most anticipated event of the fall semester. The fans will be frenzied, fish will fly, and some outstanding hockey will take place. Years from now, you will still remember your first Harvard game at Lynah. It’s the experience of a lifetime. And just a few weeks later you can return the favor in person, as the men’s hockey team will visit archrival Harvard at the Bright Hockey Center in Boston, known affectionately as “Lynah East.” This annual pilgrimage is a must for the most fanatical of Cornell fans and is certainly worth the trip. The winter season will begin to heat up towards the end of January, when the wrestling team hosts the Body Bar Invitational in the brand-new Friedman Wrestling Center. This will be among your first opportunities of the season to see junior Travis Lee in action. Lee is coming off a national championship in the 125-pound weight class, the seventh Cornellian to accomplish the feat. The spring season will begin in early March, when some of Cornell’s most successful teams take to the fields. Men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, track and field, and crew have all ranked favorably with the top squads in the East over the past several years. As the weather gets warmer, the competition will get stronger. So welcome to Cornell. There’s much to look forward to in the world of Cornell sports. And if you’re still nervous, don’t worry. The Sun will provide previews every season, so let us be your guide. Good luck! — Owen Bochner is a Sun Assistant Sports Editor. In the O-Zone will appear every other Wednesday this semester.Archived article by Owen Bochner
Arecibo Students Drown

By wpengine July 16, 2003

Late last month rescuers recovered the bodies of two American college students, several days after they disappeared in the jungle near Cornell’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Colin Mike Ewers, 21, and Kristopher Reilly, 24, were believed to have drowned in the treacherous Tanama River during a hike with a third student, Coral Wheeler, 23, on Saturday, June 21st.