Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The men’s basketball team enjoyed another highly successful season under fifth-year coach Rod Baker. The team was paced by a corps of seasoned veter¬ ans. Junior Vern Riddick led the Jum¬ bos in scoring and rebounding. Senior tri-captain Andy Pachman and Mike Lippert ’88 provided the Jumbos with tenacious rebounding and hard-nosed defense. Tri-captain Rich McDermott ’88 completed his four-year campaign with a brilliant 87-88 season. Steve Sie¬ gel ’88 and running mate, tri-captain Larry Jacobson ’88 anchored the back- court for the Jumbos. The season was highlighted by games against Dartmouth, Amherst, Trinity, and Clark. Perhaps the most exciting game of the season was a two-point, last-second loss to Upsala College in the Tufts Invitational Tournament. -by Larry Jacobson 174

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4|-Crew- After five years of marked improve¬ ment, and after bringing home bronze (varsity lwt.) and silver (novice lwt.) medals from the Dad-Vail national re¬ gatta in the spring of 1987, Tufts Crew was awarded the status of a varsity sport this year. Again, coach Ken Weinstein called the ’87-’88 season a rebuilding year, even though the team cannot expect to perform better than in any previous years. This is because, as co-captain Marc Greenfield points out, Every year we set higher standards for ourselves and Ken pushes us further with more challenging workouts.” Senior Jim De- Vellis agrees, pointing out that, It used to be that a full tour (running up and down every section of Harvard stadi¬ um) was the workout that we were all afraid of, but now we consider it one of our easier winter training workouts.” When the ice on the Charles finally broke at the end of February, the team was out of the gym and on the river. Again, coach Weinstein pushed them harder at practice and arranged prac¬ tices alongside MIT rowers and boats from other Boston schools. The differ¬ ence is that last year the team wanted medals; this year they want gold. As far as the team’s strong points are concerned, the rowers all depend on each other to be strong and to concen¬ trate on improving individual skill. When people row in eights and fours, they stand out as a boat or not at all. Certainly, however, the team is aided by the two very excellent coxswains, Faith McClure and Eric Fastiff, as well as by the talent of oarsman Mike Reindhardt at stroke. One difference in 1988 is that, while in the past other teams might have said, Who’s Tufts?” and were surprised as Tufts oarsmen rowed past them in competition, this year Tufts will be a team to go after at the Dad-Yail na¬ tional regatta in Philadelphia. -by Pat Timmeny 176