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'99 Fact Sheet

For Further info on Swathmore, contact Coach Pat Gress: [email protected]

As you continue to investigate Swarthmore College, please be aware of the following facts and suggestions:
Important telephone numbers:

•         Lacrosse Office        610-328-8208
•         Admissions    800-328-8300
•         Financial Aid610-328-8358

An admission's interview, although not mandatory, is suggested.

Please send a videotape and an unofficial transcript at your earliest convenience. Both items are very helpful in determining how competitive a prospective student-athlete might be for admission.

Application deadlines:

•         November 15   Fall Early Decision
•         January 1     Winter Early Decision
•         January 1     Regular Decision
•         **5 of the 6 freshmen on this year's squad applied early decision

Swarthmore College requires the SAT I and three (3) SAT II tests (one of which must be writing).

Three players on the 1999 roster are multiple-sport athletes. Athletic participation in a varsity sport other than lacrosse is accepted and encouraged as a vehicle to a fuller collegiate experience.

•         Football/Basketball   1
•         Football      1
•         Soccer         1

Student-Athletes playing only lacrosse participate in an five week Fall Ball program and a six week weight training program.

The Sports Medicine department has one of the finest Division III facilities in the country with a newly renovated clinic and three full time Certified Athletic Trainers. The head trainer, Doug Weiss, would be happy to discuss any particular questions you might have regarding athletic training and injury rehabilitation. His office telephone number is 610-328-8223.

A day or overnight visit is encouraged as a valuable learning tool in the college selection process. Please call the lacrosse office at least two weeks in advance to schedule an overnight visit to campus. Swarthmore College is fortunate to have a train station just off campus that provides access to all major metropolitan centers.

•         telephone #   215-580-7800
•         internet       http://www.septa.org

The players on the 1999 roster have a variety of interesting and challenging majors.

•         Economics     5
•         Engineering   4
•         Biology        3
•         Philosophy    2
•         Political Science     2
•         PsychoBiology2
•         Pre Med        1
•         BioChemistry  1
•         English        1

The players on this year's roster also represent a number of different states.

•         Maryland      6
•         New Jersey    4
•         New York      3
•         Colorado      2
•         Maine2
•         Massachusetts2
•         Connecticut   1
•         Ohio   1
•         Pennsylvania  1
•         Virginia      1
•         Washington    1

Swarthmore has the unique distinction of having six alumni in the lacrosse Hall of Fame and two alumni who currently hold NCAA records.

•         Ferris Thomsen        goals in a game (14)  1928
•         Orville Wright        assists in a game (14)         1953

Swarthmore College has been ranked among the top 3 liberal arts colleges by U.S. New and World Report magazine in each of the last twenty years that the magazine has rated colleges.        

1999 Schedule

Saturday, February 20   @ Mary Washington College - scrimmage2:00

Wednesday, February 24  Eastern College - scrimmage     tba     (@ St. Joseph's University)

Wednesday, March 3       Widener University  tba          (@ St. Joseph's University)

Spring Break Trip to Duke University, Durham, NC (Friday March 5 to Thursday, March 11)

Sunday, March 7          Kenyon College         1:00          (@ Duke University)

Thursday, March 11       @ Guilford College1:00

Wednesday, March 17     Villa Julie College4:00

Saturday, March 20       Nichols College     12:30         

Wednesday, March 24      Goucher College     4:00

Saturday, March 27       University of Scranton      1:30        

Saturday, April 3        Western Maryland College*1:30     

Sunday, April 11         Bates College          12:00        (@ U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY)         

Wednesday, April 14      Franklin & Marshall College*         4:00 

Saturday, April 17       @ Dickinson College*         1:00

Wednesday, April 21     @ Washington College*       4:00      

Saturday, April 24       Gettysburg College*1:30    

Saturday, May 1@ Haverford College*      1:30       

Saturday, May 8Alumni   1:30 

*Centennial Conference games

tentative as of 10/16/98

Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397 610-328-8208

[email protected] fax 610-328-7798

Swarthmore Lacrosse Information Sheet

Name ______________________

Address _____________________City __________State _______

Zip Code ___________ Telephone # (____) __________

Email address _____________________________

High School _________________

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Zip Code ___________

Coach ______________________Telephone # (____) ____________

Academic Interests _______________________________________

Class Rank _____/_____  Weighted GPA _____/_____

SAT verbal_____ math _____       Unweighted GPA _____/_____

SAT II _____, _____, _____       Year of graduation _____

Height/weight_____/_____         Position _______________

Jersey # _____

Other varsity sports __________________________________

Other sports in college ________________________________

Honors ____________________________________________

Camps ____________________________________________

Please send: (a) video (b) unofficial transcript

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