Big Green starting quarterback Connor Kempe '12 was arrested for marijuana possession on April 4, according to the Hanover Police Department. Kempe will be charged with a violation on the civil level instead of the criminal level, according to Kempe's attorney George Ostler '77. "They chose to proceed on a civil level, which is not unusual for how the police proceed against young people who have never been involved in the system before," Ostler said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Kempe will appear before the Lebanon District Court in May and will likely be penalized with a $500 fine, according to Ostler. After playing in all 10 games and throwing eight of the team's 10 touchdown passes this fall, Kempe posted a 54.2 completion percentage, throwing for an average 165 yards per game. In the 2009 season, Kempe saw an increase in playing time, starting five consecutive games after quarterback Alex Jenny '10 was injured. Kempe, Athletic Director Harry Sheehy and head football coach Buddy Teevens declined to comment.
John Lyons, the head coach of the Dartmouth football team from 1992-2004, will now serve as the University of New Hampshire's new defensive coordinator, UNHWildcats.com announced on Friday. During his tenure at Dartmouth, Lyons led the Big Green to 60 victories as well as two Ivy League crowns in 1992 and 1996. He ranks second in career wins in Big Green football history and headed the Dartmouth squad that produced a perfect 10-0 season in 1996. After his stint at Dartmouth, Lyons coached the Cologne Centurions in NFL Europe from 2005-2007. Former Wildcats defensive coordinator Sean McGowan vacated the position to serve as assistant defensive coach at Temple University.
After leading the Columbia fencing program for 33 years, head coach George Kolombatovich announced Thursday that he will retire, the Colombia Spectator reported. Kolombatovich started his tenure at Columbia as an assistant coach in 1978 before taking the position of head coach in 1979. During his tenure, he led the Lions to a .715 winning percentage in men's fencing and a .789 winning percentage on the women's side. From 1987 to 1989, the Columbia men's fencers earned three consecutive NCAA Championship titles under Kolombatovich and co-head coach Aladar Kogler. The duo then led the combined men's and women's teams to NCAA titles in 1992 and 1993. Under Kolombatovich, the men have procured 17 Ivy crowns while the women have won eight. Kolombatovich headed the United States fencing team in six Junior World Championships and was a fencing referee in the 1984, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. He is also a former fencing National Masters Champion.