Vassar Quarterly - Fall 2017 - 53

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Rugby Roundup
After coaching Vassar Rugby for 25 years, Tony Brown could
be forgiven for forgetting some of the names of the men and
women in whom he's imbued his knowledge, love, and respect
of the game. But his influence on a generation of Vassar Rugby
players was clear to those who joined Big Pink, the alumnae/i
team participating in the 44th Annual Can-Am Rugby Tournament July 28-30 in Lake Placid, NY.
A first-time tournament entrant, Big Pink advanced to the
quarterfinals of the venerable tournament, which drew 100
teams from throughout North America.
A core group of Coach Brown's players almost flawlessly
executed the game he has taught to hundreds of Vassar
Ruggers. Over three games (more than 100 minutes of rugby),
led by Coach Tom Weishaupt '07 and Captain Brett Anker '12,
Big Pink outscored their opponents 80-27. One bad bounce
nixed Big Pink's chance to advance to the semifinal match in
the tournament's most competitive Men's Social Division.
Aside from Anker and Weishaupt, Big Pink team members
include Kevin Frodell '09, Garrett Montgomery '11, Jerry
Dieudonne '14, Jake Sheehy '15, Myles Lafleur Jarrett '12, Nic
Mason '08, Geoff Matthes '15, and Bruce Mendelsohn '90.
The team plans to compete in the 45th Annual Can-Am
Rugby Tournament in 2018; any and all Vassar Rugby alumnae/i
are encouraged to join the team. -Bruce Mendelsohn '90

A Brooklyn Gathering

Members of the classes of 1990-95 enjoyed an intimate
gathering at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
in late July. Hosted by the President's Advisory Council,
the evening was a chance for area alums to meet
Vassar's new president, Elizabeth Bradley, and other
administrative leaders at the college.

Giving Back
In late July, volunteers from the Vassar Club of DC
joined forces to help the Capital Area Food Bank
package food for those in need. The event organizer,
Sandra lee '99, says, "Separating and sorting canned
goods and condiments, making boxes, lifting and
packing boxes, and taping boxes in a warehouse on a
hot July summer day is not necessarily what would be
on the top of someone's list to do on a Saturday. But
[volunteers] came out and showed the spirit of giving
back and contributing to the community."
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