As of Sunday, a total of eight Big Green athletes from three sports have been recognized as All-Ivy performers.
Dartmouth softball landed two players on the All-Ivy teams. Leading the way is second-team All-Ivy choice utility player Christy Autin '10. Autin led the Big Green with a .258 batting average and appeared in all 38 games. Autin added to her numbers on offense with two doubles and one home run.
Outfielder Katie Chifcian '09 picked up her second consecutive honorable mention All-Ivy distinction. Chifcian, who missed just two games this year, was second to Autin on the Big Green with a .235 average and led the team in extra base hits, runs scored and runs batted in.
Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania dominated the first team selections for softball, as the schools combined had eight out of twelve players represented on the list. Penn shortstop Christina Khosravi and Princeton first baseman Jamie Lettire were named Ivy League co-players of the year.
Dartmouth (13-25, 9-11 Ivy) finished the year in second place in the North Division of the league, five games behind division champion Harvard (25-22, 14-6 Ivy).
For men's lacrosse, attackman Ari Sussman '10 earned a place on the All-Ivy first team, adding another honor to his impressive collegiate athletic resume. Sussman, the Ivy League rookie of the year in 2007, led the Big Green in scoring with 27 goals and 20 assists. He ranked second in the Ivy League in points per game with 3.15.
"Obviously, I am excited about the recognition but I'm disappointed to have our season over and see some of my teammates left off the list," Sussman said in an e-mail message to The Dartmouth. "Despite our mediocre record, I believe we deserved more recognition and credit among the Ivy league."
Close defenseman Casey Hingtgen '10 was tabbed as a second-team choice, and captain Chad Gaudet '08, midfielder and faceoff specialist, was named honorable mention.
Hingtgen started all 14 games on defense for the Big Green, picking up 35 ground balls and causing seven turnovers, both the second-highest on the team. He scored his first collegiate goal in Dartmouth's 17-14 victory over Yale on April 16 in Hanover.
Gaudet led the team in faceoffs, winning .560 of his draws from midfield and scooping up a team-high 81 groundballs. He also chipped in on offense, notching three goals and three assists.
Brown goalie Jordan Burke was named the Ivy League player of the year after leading the Bears to a share of the conference title. Burke, also a unanimous first-team choice, led all Division I netminders with a .674 save percentage and led the league with a 6.43 goals-against average.
Princeton attack Jack McBride garnered the rookie of the year distinction after finishing the season with 19 goals, the sixth all-time goals scored by a freshman in Princeton history. McBride was also tabbed as All-Ivy honorable mention on attack alongside Yale's Brendan Gibson.
The Big Green (7-7, 3-3 Ivy) ended 2008 in fourth place in the conference. Cornell (11-3, 5-1 Ivy) and Brown (11-3, 5-1 Ivy) split the Ancient Eight title, but the Big Red moved on to the NCAA tournament based on tiebreakers. Cornell fell to Ohio State, 15-7, in first-round play Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y.
For Sussman, being named All-Ivy does not diminish his disappointment in the Big Green's season.
"Although I appreciate the individual recognition, it does not compensate for the fact that we aren't still playing right now in the playoffs," he said.
Dartmouth women's lacrosse also placed a trio of players on the All-Ivy teams.
Captain Kristen Barry '08 earned her second consecutive first-team All-Ivy distinction. Barry led the team with 49 points scored off of 37 goals and 12 assists, and will graduate as the Big Green's fourth-leading scorer all-time in both points and goals. She has been named All-Ivy all four years of her college career.
Freshmen Greta Meyer '11 and Kat Collins '11 were each recognized for their standout first-year performances on the field. Meyer, a second-team All-Ivy performer, started all 16 games for Dartmouth, leading the Big Green with 41 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers.
Collins, an honorable mention All-Ivy selection, ended the season second to Barry with 44 points. Collins perhaps had her biggest game in Dartmouth's 13-12 upset of then second-ranked Princeton on April 19 in Princeton, N.J., in which she tore up the Tigers' defense with five goals and seven points overall.
Penn netminder Sarah Waxman was named player of the year and a unanimous first-team All-Ivy choice after leading the Quaker defense to a national-best 6.00 team goals against average. Harvard's Jess Halpern earned rookie of the year honors.
Dartmouth (7-9, 3-4 Ivy) closed the season in fifth place in the Ancient Eight. Penn (14-1, 7-0 Ivy) won the league title and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, while Princeton (12-4, 5-2 Ivy) earned an at-large bid to the playoffs.
