2005-06 Breakthroughs

In the spirit of both looking back on the 2005-06 year and looking ahead to 2006-07, let's take a look at some of the breakthrough performers of the past year. Here are some second- or third-year student-athletes from this past season who made a big leap on the field this past year and will be back in 2006-07.

Amanda Garbart ('08), Field Hockey - After playing in one game as a freshman two years ago, Garbart played in 16 games and made four starts last fall. She scored her first two collegiate goals and recorded her first collegiate assist.

Melanie Ruppert ('07), Field Hockey - A starting midfielder on the women's lacrosse team, Rupperts playing time in field hockey was limited her first two seasons. Last fall, she made 16 starts and scored her first collegiate goal.

Josh Todd ('07), Men's Soccer - An important part of the Shoremen's offense for his first two seasons, Todd exploded for 10 goals, tied for second-most in the Centennial Conference, last fall. He also notched a pair of assists.

Kimmy Kraeer ('07), Women's Swimming - Kraeer had her best season in the pool, finishing the season as the Shorewomen's second-fastest swimmer in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events. She placed 10th in the 50 freestyle at the Centennial Conference Championships to become the Shorewomen's sixth-fastest swimmer ever in that event.

Darren Colananni ('07), Baseball - Colannani entered the 2006 season with just two career pitching appearances in two seasons. He ended up leading his team in ERA this season with a 3.15 mark. He went 2-0 in 11 relief appearances this year.

James Tidwell ('08), Baseball - Tidwell had five at bats in 11 games as a freshman in 2005. This spring, he hit .321 in 30 games (27 starts) with 14 runs scored, 10 RBI, and eight stolen bases.

Mike Sutter ('08), Men's Lacrosse - After playing six games as a freshman, Sutter earned a starting spot this spring and finished the season with 14 goals and nine assists in 16 games.

Matt Sparks ('07) & Dan MacDonald ('07), Men's Lacrosse - Sparks & MacDonald played in the shadows of other great defensemen for two years. As juniors this spring, they helped lead a defense that allowed held their opponents to under 10 goals in 18 of the season's 19 games.

Caitlin Beane ('07), Women's Lacrosse - Beane has stepped up a level each season. After playing in just two games as a freshman, she scored her first six collegiate goals as a sophomore in 2005. This past spring, she fired in 24 goals and assisted on five others, while starting 15 of her 17 games played.

Lindsay Fox ('08), Women's Lacrosse & Women's Soccer - Fox had a solid freshman year on the lacrosse field, but missed her entire freshman soccer season with an injury. As a sophomore, Fox led the women's lacrosse team in both ground balls (60) and caused turnovers (32), and made 16 starts in soccer.

Hugh McAdam ('08), Men's Rowing - After rowing as a novice last year, McAdam sat stroke in the Shoremen's varsity four, which enjoyed one of its best seasons in recent years and qualified for the ECAC Championships.

Erin Jones ('07), Women's Rowing - Jones joined the rowing team as a sophomore and competed as a novice. This year, she was a member of the Shorewomen's first varsity eight - the top-ranked boat in the Mid-Atlantic region. She also continued her strong performances in distance for the WC women's swimming team.

Tricia Carroll ('08), Softball - Carroll made just five appearances in the circle as a freshman, but led the Shorewomen with a 2.65 ERA in 15 appearances this past spring.