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1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2005 Season Preview: Page 2 Head Coach Matt Smith: Page Season Review: Pages Table of Contents 1...Quick Facts Directions Credits Season Preview 3... Coaching Staff 4... Player Bios 9...Class of Season Review Statistics/Records Johns Hopkins Record Book 15...Athletic Facilities 16...Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Quick Facts Location...Baltimore, MD Founded Enrollment...4,300 Nickname...Blue Jays Colors...Columbia Blue and Black Affiliations... NCAA Division III Conference...Centennial Conference President...Dr. William R. Brody Athletic Director... Tom Calder Athletic Department Phone... (410) Home Field...Homewood Field Surface... Sportexe Momentum 151 Capacity...8,500 Press Box Phone... (410) Head Coach...Matt Smith Career Record/Years (.819)/12 years Record at Hopkins/Years (.819)/12 years Assistant Coaches... Winston Earle, Adam Hack, Rob Layton, Nick Morris Office Phone... (410) Athletic Trainer...Sarah Ritchie 2004 Record (9-0 CC) 2004 Postseason...NCAA Sectional Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost... 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/8 All-Time Record/Years (.540)/70 years Associate Director of Athletics/SID... Ernie Larossa Assistant SID (Men s Soccer Contact)...Kim Milardo SID Office Phone... (410) SID Fax... (410) SID ...kmilardo@jhu.edu Internet Address... Directions To Homewood Field Credits From the Northwest: Take I-83 South to Cold Spring Lane Exit. Go left off of the exit ramp, heading east onto Cold Spring. At the third light, turn right onto Roland Avenue. After about 1/2 mile, bear left at the fork in the road onto University Parkway. Homewood Field is about one mile ahead on the right. From the South: Take I-95 North to I-395 (Downtown Baltimore). Exit onto Martin Luther King Boulevard and follow until street narrows to two lanes. Turn left onto Howard Street and follow until the road forks. Bear right at the fork onto Art Museum Drive (the Baltimore Museum of Art will be on your left). Follow Art Museum Drive until it ends at Charles Street. Go left onto Charles Street. At the third light, make a left onto University Parkway. Homewood Field is a block ahead on your left. From the Northeast: Take I-95 South to I-695 West. Exit at I-83 South and follow I-83 to Cold Spring Lane Exit. Go left off of the exit ramp, heading east onto Cold Spring. At the third light, turn right onto Roland Avenue. After about 1/2 mile, bear left at the fork in the road onto University Parkway. Homewood Field is about one mile ahead on the right. From the West: Take I-70 East to 695 North (towards Towson). Exit at I-83 South and follow I-83 to Cold Spring Lane Exit. Go left off of the exit ramp, heading east onto Cold Spring. At the third light, turn right onto Roland Avenue. After about 1/2 mile, bear left at the fork in the road onto University Parkway. Homewood Field is about one mile ahead on the right. The 2005 Johns Hopkins men s soccer guide is a publication of the JHU Sports Information Office. The inside was written and designed by Kim Milardo, Assistant Sports Information Director, with assistance from Associate Director of Athletics/SID Ernie Larossa and Sports Information intern Patrick Reed. Cover design by Kim Milardo. Printing by PS Graphics. Photography by Jay Van Rensselear and Will Kirk.

2 2005 Season Preview Quest For Back-to-Back Titles Hopkins has won five conference championships, all in even-numbered years and never in back-to-back seasons. Can the Blue Jays defend their Centennial Conference title in 2005? T he Blue Jays return seven starters and enter the season ranked first in the Centennial Conference and 11th in the nation, which is exactly where they left off last November. But the 2005 season, and whether Johns Hopkins can clinch a consecutive Centennial Conference title for the first time in history, will be decided more by what is new than by what remains the same from last year. The major changes to the team include a new goalkeeper who will replace All-America Gary Kane, Jr., eight rookies, and a renovated playing surface at the Blue Jays Homewood Field. Last year s team was defined by defense and, more specifically, Kane, Jr., who boasted a 0.25 goals against average throughout all 20 games. The Blue Jays have two junior goalkeepers, Dan Coble and Ryan Bradley, who will compete for the starting position. Fortunately, the 2004 defense that allowed just six goals all season relied on much more than just its keeper. Jeff Grosser returns for his senior year after earning first-team allconference and allregion honors last season. However, the Blue Jays must fill the void left by the graduation of Chris Brown, another all-conference and all-region back. Smith intends to move several returnees as well as newcomers to defensive positions at the start of the season. With a new Sportexe Momentum 151 playing surface at Homewood Field, Smith is waiting to see how the returnees will adjust, and he will base many starting decisions on such adjustments. One of the biggest strengths of this year s team is its experience, with eight seniors and seven juniors leading the 2005 campaign. Two-time captain Traver Davis started all 20 games last year, as did leading scorer Steve Read, who tallied eight goals and two assists and earned firstteam all-conference honors. Two players expected to shine this year are senior Manbaj Gill and junior Ben McAbee. Gill transferred to Hopkins in 2003 and immediately earned a starting role in the midfield. Last year, he was the team s secondhighest scorer with three goals, five assists, one game-winner, and the tying goal in the 88th minute against Elizabethtown in the NCAA Second Round. Gill earned 2004 firstteam all-conference and all-region honors and was named second-team All-America. McAbee, who scored four goals and four assists as a freshman midfielder, returns to the lineup after missing all of last season with an injury. In total, the Blue Jays return eight players who started at least half of the games last year. Junior Blaine Phillips returns on defense after starting 12 of 16 games in Junior Joe Pinero played all 20 games, started 10, and finished fourth in scoring with four goals and two assists. Senior Adam Simon started 11 games and tallied two goals and two assists despite missing six games with an injury. Seniors Aaron Blynn, Jeremy Jacobson, and Edmond Wybaillie were also consistent starters in 2004 who are expected to contribute even more this year. Blynn started seven of the 16 games he played, and will be relied on defensively to replace Brown. Jacobson started 15 of the 16 games he played, recorded one goal and one assist, and was named to two all-tournament teams in September. Junior Trip Neil and sophomores Brendan Kittredge and Nate Ford also return to add depth to the squad, but junior Moath Hamzeh, Steve Read who started 11 games last year, will sit this season out after injuring his knee in the offseason. This year s class of newcomers is one of the largest and most talented in the program s history. According to Smith, several freshman can step right into the starting lineup. Connecticut native Matthew Carlson and New Jersey standout Ethan Mulligan highlight the group of 14 rookies. Carlson played at Loomis Chaffee prep school, where his team won the Founders League and WNEPSSA championships and was the NEPSSA runner up. A midfielder, Carlson earned all-star honors by both the WNEPSSA and NEPSSA. Mulligan was a second-team all-state player for Kearny High School, where he helped the team win two state championships. The defender was also selected for the Y-League ODP national pool. Nicolas Gauna was an all-state and all-midwest midfielder for Evanston High School in Illinois, and coming to Johns Hopkins from across the country is Malcom Stewart, the team MVP and an all-league selection from California s Montgomery High School. The Blue Jays open their season by hosting the annual Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic at Homewood Field. On September 3, Johns Hopkins will face the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which received votes in the national preseason poll after finishing 19-3 last year. The next day, the Blue Jays meet Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the final game of the tournament. Claremont returns seven starters from its 2004 team that finished Hopkins will also play local opponent Saint Mary s College and will travel to Maryville, Tennessee, for a two-day tournament before starting Centennial Conference play against Muhlenberg on September 17. The Mules were picked second in the preseason conference poll and should be one of Hopkins toughest Centennial opponents this season. In last year s conference tournament semifinals, the two teams battled to a scoreless tie before Hopkins advanced on penalty kicks. After Muhlenberg, the Blue Jays host their instate rival McDaniel, which finished second in the conference with a 1-0 loss to Hopkins in the title game last year. In between their next few conference games, the Blue Jays will play some tough non-conference competition, including Drew on September 24, Montclair State on October 5, and Arcadia on October 12. Drew and Montclair State are consistenly among the top regional teams, while Arcadia finished last year and is ranked 17th in the preseason national poll. The non-conference competition should prepare the Blue Jays for the Centennial tournament, where their goal is to be seeded first with a second straight undefeated conference record. After Hopkins preseason workouts, Smith has no doubt his team has the potential to do what no other Blue Jay men s soccer team has done win back-to-back Centennial Conference titles and advance deep into the NCAA tournament. 2

3 Coaching Staff Matt Smith Head Coach 13th Season Winston Earle Assistant 14th Season The winningest coach in school history, Matt Smith finished his 12th season at Johns Hopkins with a record, the best winning percentage in Blue Jay men s soccer history. Smith has elevated the Blue Jays into a perennial national power and has taken seven teams to the NCAA tournament, most recently to a Sweet 16 finish in Smith has also guided five teams to Centennial Conference Championships and led four teams to the ECAC tournament, including the 1999, 2001, and 2003 squads that captured the titles. In 1998, on the way to an record and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals, Smith earned his 80th career victory, making him the all-time leader in career wins at Hopkins. After guiding Hopkins to a school record in wins and to the Centennial Conference Championship, Smith was named the 1998 Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Inheriting a team that had won only three games and scored just 12 goals in the prior season, Smith guided the 1993 Blue Jays to their first winning record in three years. The following season, Johns Hopkins came within one goal of winning the national championship, falling in overtime in the NCAA Final. In 1995, Matt Smith s Career Coaching Record (all at Johns Hopkins) Year Record Postseason NCAA Finals ECAC Final Centennial Champions NCAA First Round NCAA Regional Semifinals Centennial Champions NCAA Quarterfinals ECAC Champions Centennial Champions NCAA Regional Finals ECAC Champions Centennial Champions NCAA First Round ECAC Champions Centennial Champions NCAA Sectional Semifinals Total (.819) the Blue Jays reached the ECAC Final, and the following year, Hopkins captured its first Centennial Conference title and won 15 straight matches before losing in the NCAA tournament. The 1997 season saw the Blue Jays climb to a #2 national ranking and advance to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. The next year, which was thought to be a rebuilding year, Hopkins started 10-0 and set a school record with 79 goals before losing in overtime of the NCAA Quarterfinals. Smith led the 1999 Blue Jays to their sixth straight 15-win season and to the ECAC Championship, and he then guided the 2000 team to a record and another NCAA tournament berth. In 2001, the Blue Jays went 17-3 with 9-0 mark in the league and won the ECAC Championship for the second time in three seasons. The Blue Jays again went 17-3 in 2002, winning the conference and advancing to the NCAA tournament. In 2003, Hopkins tied the school record for wins in a season by finishing and winning another ECAC Championship in the process. Smith has now guided JHU to ten consecutive 15-win seasons after Hopkins attained the mark just once in the program s first 59 years. A 1988 graduate of Towson University, where he was the Tigers leading scorer twice and the team MVP his senior year, Smith later spent two years as the first assistant coach at his alma mater before moving to Hopkins. Smith is a co-founder and co-director of the Elite 300 Soccer Academy, a camp that attracts players from across the nation. He is also successful as a coach in the Maryland Olympic Development Program, where his current team won the U.S. regionals and will play in the national tournament this February. He has also served as director of the Maryland ODP. Winston Earle enters his 14th season as an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins. He began coaching in 1977 for the Bay College of Maryland and later set numerous junior college coaching records as the head coach of the Community College of Baltimore from 1980 through Earle moved to Division I the following season, serving as the head coach at Morgan State in 1983 and 1984, and at Coppin State from A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Earle was a standout player in his home country. He played at Division I Santos in Jamaica. Rob Layton Assistant Sixth Season Rob Layton enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Hopkins. He has coached in the Maryland ODP and was formerly the head coach of the Shakedowns, a successful club team in Maryland. Layton was a standout midfielder and defender on the Blue Jay soccer team from , starting all four seasons. He led Hopkins to the NCAA Finals in 1994, and captained the 1996 team that won the first Centennial Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Layton is currently President of KEL Group, Inc., after serving as Vice President for The Evans Consulting Group, Inc. and as Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Johns Hopkins. His wife, Kate, played soccer at Hopkins from 1996 through 1999 and is the school s career saves leader. Adam Hack Assistant Third Season After graduating from Hopkins three years ago, Adam Hack immediately began coaching his former team. He will again serve as an assistant coach this year while working for Dr. Josh Reiter, the faculty liason for the men s soccer team. Hack was a third-team All-America, first-team All- Mid-Atlantic Region, and first-team All-Centennial Conference selection. He was also named to the NSCAA/adidas Scholar All- America First Team and the Verizon Academic All-District II Second Team. Nick Morris Assistant Second Season Nick Morris enters his second year on the men s soccer staff while studying medicine at Johns Hopkins. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale in 2003 with a degree in psychology and with four varsity letters in soccer. He helped the Bulldogs reach the second round of the NCAA tournament in 1999, and he was named the team s unsung hero in Prior to arriving at Hopkins, Morris worked at the Institute of Living in Connecticut and served as an assistant coach at Wesleyan. 3

4 2005 Player Bios Aaron Blynn Dan Coble Senior Midfield Winston-Salem, NC #17 Junior Goalkeeper Fremont, CA #1 Forsyth Country Day Bellarmine 2004: Played 16 games and started seven took four shots tallied only assist in a 2-1 Hopkins win at Franklin & Marshall. 2003: Played 14 games and started three took two shots against Dickinson. 2002: Appeared in 11 matches and started two had a goal and an assist in 6-1 win over Goucher also had assists in wins over Centenary and McDaniel. Personal: Aaron S. Blynn son of Guy Blynn born January 23, 1984 political science major earned all-conference, all-region and all-state honors at Forsyth Country Day led teams to North Carolina State Cup Championship and Sun Bowl Championship State Cup MVP. Blynn s Career Stats / / / Career 41/ Ryan Bradley Junior Goalkeeper Washington Twp, NJ Washington Twp 2004: Backed up All-America goalkeeper Gary Kane, Jr. 2003: Appeared in three games and played 36 minutes allowed one goal for a 2.50 goals against average played 15 minutes in the 7-0 win over Villa Julie gave up one goal in 15 minutes in the 9-2 victory over DeSales did not allow a goal in six minutes during the 6-0 ECAC Championship win over McDaniel. Personal: Ryan R. Bradley son of Robert and Kathleen Bradley born December 19, 1984 chemical engineering major Bloomberg Scholar secondteam all-conference in high school earned NJSIAA State Scholar Athlete and Olympic Conference Scholar Athlete honors plays club volleyball USSF certified referee sister, Lauren, was an All-Atlantic-10 goalkeeper at St. Joseph s. Bradley s Career Stats #0 Year GP/GS Min Sv Sv% GA GAA SO / / Career 3/ : Backed up All-America goalkeeper Gary Kane, Jr. Played 13 minutes in 3-1 win over Guilford made one save and allowed one goal. 2003: Appeared in six matches and played 135 minutes made two saves and allowed one goal in 30 minutes in Hopkins 9-2 win over DeSales allowed a goal in 4-1 win over Haverford played the second half of 1-0 win over Franklin & Marshall. Personal: Daniel J. Coble son of Ronald and Drew Coble born April 14, 1985 applied mathematics and statistics major with minors in economics and business earned Billy Schmidt Sportsmanship award in high school led Bellarmine to 2002 high school national championship also swam at Bellarmine and was team captain as a senior swim team was four-time section champion brother, Christopher, swam at USC and is a current triathlete. Coble s Career Stats Year GP/GS Min Sv Sv% GA GAA SO / / Career 7/ Traver Davis Senior Midfield South Orange, NJ Seton Hall Prep #4 2004: Co-captain played and started all 20 games Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team took nine shots. 2003: Played 21 games and started 20 scored game-tying goal in 3-1 win over McDaniel in the Centennial tournament semifinals scored Hopkins only goal the following night in the championship game also scored a goal in victories over SUNY Farmingdale and Ursinus. 2002: Played 17 games and started six scored a goal in wins over Centenary, McDaniel, and Alvernia. Personal: Traver A. Davis son of Peter and Gail Davis born February 13, 1984 public health major president of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity named to All-North Jersey Second Team and All-Essex County First Team led 2001 Seton Hall Prep team to conference championship and state sectional finals also played basketball and golf in high school. 4

5 2005 Player Bios Davis s Career Stats / / / Career 58/ Nate Ford Sophomore Midfield/Defense Bethesda, MD Landon #24 the 6-0 win over McDaniel in the final named to Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team (at Lehigh): Appeared in 20 matches and started 19 for Lehigh, which was ranked as high as No. 14 and advanced to the NCAA tournament scored a goal against Virginia Commonwealth and had an assist against Charleston. Personal: Manbaj S. Gill son of Balraj and Sony Gill born August 21, 1984 double major in economics and applied math, and minor in entrepreneurship and management second team all-state in high school led East Brunswick to the Central Jersey Group IV Championship. Gill s Career Stats / / Career 42/ Jeff Grosser 2004: Played six games took one shot in 3-1 win over Guilford. Personal: Nathan W. Ford son of Gary and Lisa Ford born February 9, 1986 has not declared a major all-league, all-county, and all-met selection in high school captained team during senior season member of 1998 Maryland State Cup and 1999 Virginia State Cup Championship teams. Ford s Career Stats Senior Defense Beach Haven, NJ Shawnee # / Career 6/ Manbaj Gill Senior Midfield East Brunswick, NJ East Brunswick # : Played and started all 20 games Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All- Tournament Team first-team All-Centennial Conference first-team NSCAA All-Region second-team NSCAA All-America Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll scored three goals and added five assists for 11 points finished second on the team in points and assists, and fourth in goals scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Gettysburg converted his penalty kick in the Centennial Conference semifinal game against Muhlenberg to help Hopkins advance converted another penalty kick in the Blue Jays first NCAA tournament game, helping them advance past Elizabethtown in the second round scored the game-tying goal with 1:15 remaining to force overtime against Elizabethtown. 2003: Played all 22 matches and started 21 all seven points (two goals, three assists) came in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament scored one goal and assisted two others in the 9-2 win over DeSales in the quarterfinals scored a goal in the 2-0 victory over Wesley in the semifinals and assisted on a goal in 2004: Co-captain Played and started 19 games missed one game with an injury first-team All-Centennial Conference first-team NSCAA All-Region Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic Defensive MVP tallied one goal and one assist took seven shots scored the game-winning goal in Hopkins 3-1 win at Lincoln tallied an assist in 3-1 win over Guilford converted a penalty kick in the Centennial Conference semifinal game against Muhlenberg to help Hopkins advance converted another penalty kick in the Blue Jays first NCAA tournament game, leading Hopkins past Elizabethtown in the second round. 2003: Appeared in 21 matches and started 20 on the Hopkins backline second-team All-Centennial Conference scored the game-winning goal in JHU s 2-0 win over Dickinson also scored in the 3-0 shutout of Ursinus anchored a Hopkins defense that tied the school record with 14 shutouts. 2002: Played and started all 20 games Johns Hopkins Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team and Defensive MVP selection scored one goal against Goucher, Centenary, and Gettysburg. Personal: Jeffrey C. Grosser son of Richard and Susan Grosser born November 19, 1983 public health major with a minor in social science was junior class senator last year first-team All-America and New Jersey Player of the Year as a senior two-time South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year led Shawnee to the 2001 Group IV State Championship and to the conference championship in three straight seasons captained team as a senior. Grosser s Career Stats / / / Career 60/

6 2005 Player Bios Moath Hamzeh Junior Midfield/Forward Clarksville, MD River Hill * Will not play in 2005 due to injury * 2004: Played 17 games and started 12 Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic Offensive MVP Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll scored two goals, both game-winners first goal came in the second game of the year, a 1-0 win over Grove City second goal came in a 1-0 win over Johnson & Wales converted his penalty kick in Hopkins first NCAA tournament game, helping the Blue Jays advance past Elizabethtown. 2003: Saw action in 18 matches with six starts scored a goal in his first collegiate game, an 8-0 win over SUNY Farmingdale on August 29 scored the only goal of the match in JHU s 1-0 win over Arcadia on October 11 also scored in the 3-2 victory at Washington College on October 29. Personal: Moath F. Hamzeh son of Fayez and Suhair Hamzeh public health major with a minor in business first-team all-county, all-met and all-state, and state player of the year in high school named the county player of the year in 2002 led River Hill to the 1999 and 2002 state championship. Hamzeh s Career Stats / / Career 35/ Jeremy Jacobson Senior Midfield Bethesda, MD Walter Johnson #2 2002: Played five games and started four missed most of year due to injury. Personal: Jeremy D. Jacobson son of Howard and Susan Jacobson born August 1, 1984 public health major and pre-med led Walter Johnson to 2000 state championship earned scholar-athlete award during first three years of high school National Honor Society member secretary of Latin Honor Society first trombone in Walter Johnson concert and symphonic band coached boys and girls youth soccer teams for two seasons. Jacobson s Career Stats / / / Career 42/ Brendan Kittredge Sophomore Midfield Derry, NH Saint Paul s 2004: Played five games and started one, a 2-0 win over Dickinson Personal: Brendan E. Kittredge son of John and Dorrie Kittredge born November 14, 1985 has not declared a major All-New England and two-time All-Independent School League honoree New England senior all-star earned Saint Paul s Male Scholar-Athlete Award also wrestled and played lacrosse. Kittredge s Career Stats Ben McAbee # / Career 5/ : Played 16 games and started 15 Dr. Al Tucci Classic All-Tournament Team Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All-Tournament Team tallied 12 shots, one goal, and one assist assisted the game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Johnson & Wales scored his only goal in a 2-0 win over William Paterson. 2003: Appeared in and started all but one match only goal of the season was the game-winner against McDaniel in the Centennial Conference tournament semifinals assisted on a goal in the season-opening win over SUNY Farmingdale Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic Defensive MVP member of the JHU defense that tied the school record with 14 shutouts. Junior Midfield Hagerstown, MD North Hagerstown 2004: Missed entire season with an injury. #7 6

7 2005 Player Bios 2003: Played and started all 22 matches second-team All-Centennial Conference Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All-Tournament Team third on the team with four assists and 12 points, and tied for third with four goals scored two goals and assisted another in his first collegiate game, an 8-0 win over SUNY Farmingdale scored a goal in the 7-0 victory over Villa Julie the following day tallied an assist in JHU s 4-1 win over Bridgewater scored the game s only goal in the 1-0 win over #6 Montclair State tallied assists in wins over Scranton and DeSales. Personal: Benjamin D. McAbee son of Douglas and Grazyna McAbee born June 9, 1985 majoring in economics and applied math and statistics, with a minor in business Dean s List first-team all-state in high school led North Hagerstown to the Washington County Championship captained team as a senior three-time member of Maryland ODP also wrestled in high school. McAbee s Career Stats / / Career 22/ Blaine Phillips Junior Midfield/Defense Mechanicsburg, PA Cumberland Valley # : Played 16 games and started 12 recorded two goals off 14 shots scored game-winning goal in Hopkins 1-0 win over Ursinus also scored in 2-0 win over Dickinson. 2003: Started first three matches before suffering a season-ending foot injury. Personal: Blaine T. Phillips son of Peter and Mary Phillips born August 27, 1984 double major in biology and psychology Latin Club vice president volunteer at local hospital, schools, and food bank biology mentor named to Harrisburg Patriot-News Big 11 Team in 2002 Central Pennsylvania All-Star led team to District III Championship and state quarterfinals in 2000 and Trip Neil Junior Midfield Dallas, TX #6 Phillips s Career Stats / / Career 19/ Joe Pinero St. Mark s 2004: Played two games and took one shot saw action and took one shot in Hopkins 2-0 win over Dickinson also played in 1-0 win at Ursinus. 2003: Appeared in 12 matches posted only shot of the year in the seasonopener against SUNY Farmingdale. Personal: Francis J. Neil son of Jim and Jean Neil born August 5, 1984 economics major with an entrepreneurship and management minor Dean s List works for WJHU radio high school team captain and most valuable player as a senior led St. Mark s to the Division II championship in 2002 earned 2003 All-SPC honors member of baseball team that won SPC Division I championship father played soccer at Yale. Neil s Career Stats / / Career 14/ Junior Forward Smithtown, NY Smithtown #9 2004: Played all 20 games and started 10 finished third on the team in goals (four), assists (two), and points (10) took 24 shots scored game-winning goals in 3-1 win over Guilford and in 1-0 win over McDaniel in the conference championship game had one goal and one assist in 2-0 win at Haverford. 2003: Appeared in two games assisted a goal in the 9-2 win over DeSales in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals. Personal: Joseph R. Pinero son of Rick Pinero and Maria Jacobs born December 20, 1984 pre-med with a minor in economics Dean s List named Suffolk County Offensive MVP in high school all-conference selection led Smithtown to Suffolk County and Long Island Championships also played lacrosse, tennis, and basketball, and ran track in high school. Pinero s Career Stats / / Career 22/

8 2005 Player Bios Steve Read Senior Forward Skillman, NJ Lawrenceville # : Played and started all 20 games Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All- Tournament Team first-team All-Centennial Conference Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll Academic All-District led team in goals (eight) and points (18) scored game-winning goals against William Paterson, Drew, Dickinson, and Swarthmore named Centennial Player of the Week on September 27 after scoring two goals in wins over McDaniel and Drew. 2003: Played all but one game and started two Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll fifth on the team in points (nine) scored two goals in the 9-2 win over DeSales in the ECAC tournament also scored in the 7-0 win over Villa Julie assisted both goals in 2-0 win at Gettysburg also had an assist in the win over SUNY Farmingdale. 2002: Played 19 games and started 11 Centennial Conference Honorable Mention had eight goals and four assists for 20 points, fourth-highest on the team had a goal and an assist against Alvernia and Haverford. fensive MVP Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All-Tournament Team tied for the team lead in assists (seven), and ranked second in goals (eight) and points (23) third in the conference in assists, sixth in points, and ninth in goals per game had two goals and two assists in 4-1 win over Bridgewater had one goal and two assists in 7-0 win over Villa Julie tallied a goal and an assist in ECAC wins over DeSales and McDaniel. 2002: Played 11 games and started five scored a goal in wins over Washington College and Alvernia. Personal: Adam B. Simon son of Jonathan and Sandra Simon born January 26, 1984 political science major with a minor in entrepreneurship and management rush chairman of Phi Gamma Delta honor society first-team allcounty and Montgomery Journal All-Star senior all-star led team to 2000 state championship member of under-16 club team that won 2000 state championship also played lacrosse at Walter Johnson. Simon s Career Stats / / / Career 43/ Edmond Wybaillie Personal: Stephen M. Read son of Steve Read and Elizabeth Clemente born June 8, 1984 international relations major with a minor in entrepreneurship and management teaching assistant member of international relations honor society Dean s List National Society of Collegiate Scholars allleague, all-area, and all-state prep selection in high school led team to three state championships team MVP as a senior three-time leading scorer for Alabama ODP team also played ice hockey and ran track in high school brother, Christian, played hockey at Princeton father played hockey at St. Lawrence. Senior Midfield Great Falls, VA Langley #26 Read s Career Stats / / / Career 58/ Adam Simon Senior Forward Bethesda, MD Walter Johnson # : Played 14 games and started 11 tallied two goals and two assists for six points scored game-winning goal in overtime of a 2-1 win over Muhlenberg also scored in 2-1 win at Franklin & Marshall. 2003: Appeared in 18 matches and started 15 Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic Of- 2004: Played all 20 games and started nine Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic All- Tournament Team led team in assists with six tallied an assist in the three of the first four games of the year assisted the game-winning goal against Swarthmore added an assist in 2-0 win at McDaniel and in 2-1 win at F&M. 2003: Did not play. 2002: Appeared in all but one game and started seven Johns Hopkins Alumni Invitational All-Tournament Team scored five goals and added two assists for 12 points scored two goals in 8-0 win at McDaniel also scored against Villa Julie, Centenary, and Swarthmore had assists against Ursinus and Haverford. Personal: Edmond C. Wybaillie son of Edmond and Fran Wybaillie born December 4, 1983 economics major with a minor in business Dean s List high school team captain member of Virginia State ODP team that won threeclub state championship member of high school state championship golf team also played basketball. Wybaillie s Career Stats / DNP / Career 39/

9 The Class of 2009 Matthew Carlson Ethan Mulligan Freshman Midfield Bristol, CT Loomis Chaffee #23 Personal: Matthew J. Carlson son of Mark and Judy Gauvain born February 18, 1986 intends to major in economics high school team was Founders League and WNEPPSA champion and NEPSSA runner-up WNEPSSA and NEPSSA All-Star Senior Bowl All-Star captain of soccer and baseball teams at Loomis Chaffee All-Founders League in baseball baseball team was 2005 Founders League champion resident assistant at Loomis Chaffee. Nicolas Gauna Freshman Defense Kearny, NJ Kearny Personal: Ethan Mulligan son of Ray and Marsha Mulligan born July 21, 1987 undecided major high school valedictorian National Honor Society member of math and science leagues involved in R.E.A.C.H peer leadership program second-team all-state selection by Star-Ledger, AP, and High School Coaches Association first-team all-group, all-county, all-section, and all-league team captain led Kearny to 2002 and 2004 Group IV State Championship Y-League ODP national pool. Malcom Stewart #20 Freshman Midfield/Forward Evanston, IL Evanston #11 Freshman Midfield Santa Rosa, CA Montgomery #19 Personal: Nicholas T. Gauna son of Timothy and Susan Gauna born February 3, 1987 intends to major in French all-midwest, all-sectional, all-state, and team captain at Evanston involved in community service. Personal: Malcom W. Stewart son of Craig and Betsy Stewart born June 6, 1987 undecided major received International Baccalaureate Diploma and USMC Academic Excellence awards high school all-league, team captain, and team most valuable player YMCA youth sports coordinator Reserve Squad Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School Alex Artaki M Fr. Doylestown, PA/George School Gunnar Barcomb D Fr. Sarasota, FL/Sarasota Robert Carper D Fr. Ellicott City, MD/Mt. Hebron Nick Giuliano D Fr. Columbia, CT/Loomis Chaffee John Lapides GK Fr. Walpole, MA/Noble & Greenough Josh Kuhlman M Fr. Advance, NC/Forsyth Country Akash Naik F Fr. Simpsonville, SC/Hillcrest John Scheuch M/D Fr. Ridgewood, NJ/Delbarton Jason Wink M/D Fr. Edison, NJ/Rutgers Prep Shadee Yassin D So. West Milford, NJ/West Milford 9

10 2004 Season Review Defense Wins Championships Johns Hopkins wins Centennial Conference title and advances to NCAA Sectional Semifinals behind its national record-breaking defense T he Blue Jay men s soccer tradition of success under head coach Matt Smith continues. In 2004, Johns Hopkins went and advanced to the third round of t h e NCAA tournament while rewriting the program s all-time record book. The Blue Jays finished with the best winning percentage (.900) and fewest number of losses in school history, and set the program records for winning streak (19), unbeaten streak (22) and best start to a season (16-0). Manbaj Gill The story of the year was defense, as Johns Hopkins allowed just six goals, won eight 1-0 decisions and never allowed more than one goal in a game. The Blue Jays finished second in the nation in team goals against average with a 0.30 mark, the eighth best average all-time in NCAA Division III. With 14 shutouts, which t i e d t h e s c h o o l record, J H U s shutout percenta g e o f 0.70 was third in the nation and the second best ever by the Blue Jays. Anchoring this stingy defense was senior first-team All-America pick Gary Kane, Jr., who started all 20 games and allowed just five goals in 1,810 minutes between the posts. His 0.25 goals against average was a school and conference record, second in the nation in 2004 and fourth all-time for the NCAA Division III single-season record. But he couldn t do it alone. Kane, Jr. played behind a line of defenders that included senior Chris Brown and junior Jeff Grosser, both first-team All-Centennial Conference picks and two of the three backs selected as first-team NSCAA All-Region in the Mid-Atlantic. While the defense was their strength, the Blue Jays held their own offensively behind junior Steve Read s team-high 18 points and junior Manbaj Gill s play in the midfield. Gill, a 2004 second-team All-America selection, recorded three goals, five assists, one game-winner, and the tying goal in the 88th minute against Elizabethtown in the NCAA Second Round, where Hopkins eventually advanced on penalty kicks. Read added two assists to his conference-high eight goals, and finished second in the conference in goals per game (.444) and points per game (1.00). Read and Gill were both named first-team All-Centennial Conference while Gill also earned first-team All-Region honors. Senior Doug Pollack added five goals, all game-winners, en route to second-team all-conference honors while junior Edmond Wybaillie tallied a teamhigh six assists. The Blue Jays opened their season hosting the Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic, where they registered three straight shutouts over William Paterson (2-0), Grove City (1-0), and Washington & Jefferson (2-0). Sophomore Moath Hamzeh scored the game-winner against Grove City to earn the tournament s offensive MVP award while Grosser was named the defensive MVP. Juniors Traver Davis and Jeremy Jacobson along with Wybaillie and Pollack were selected to the alltournament team. Hopkins allowed its first goal of the season a week later but Read scored twice and sophomore Joe Pinero tallied another for a 3-1 Blue Jay win over Guilford at the JHU Alumni Invitational. The next day Hamzeh netted his second goal of the year and the Hopkins defense did the rest in a 1-0 win over Johnson & Wales. Kane, Jr., who did not allow a goal in the tournament, was named the defensive MVP while Jacobson, Read, and Gill were all-tournament selections. The 5-0 start, which included four shutouts, helped Johns Hopkins jump seven spots from #18 to #11 in the NSCAA/adidas Division III National Poll. Unranked in the preseason, the Blue Jays were also second in the Week 3 Mid-Atlantic Region Poll behind Messiah. Johns Hopkins then kicked off its Centennial Conference season against Muhlenberg in the Blue Jays sixth home game of the year. Hopkins was the preseason favorite to win the Centennial but the Mules, the 2003 conference champion, were right behind with just one fewer point in the poll than the Blue Jays. In a rematch of the 2003 conference final, Read scored once and Kane, Jr. let in his first goal of the season for a 1-1 score at halftime. Neither team scored in the second period but Hopkins put the game away early in overtime when junior Adam Simon scored just 29 seconds in. The quality win pushed Johns Hopkins to a firstplace regional ranking and #4 spot in the national poll on September 21. The Blue Jays then chalked up four straight shutouts a 1-0 win over 2003 national champion Drew and three 2-0 conference wins over the McDaniel, Dickinson, and Haverford to jump another two spots to #2, tying the highest Hopkins had ever been ranked in the 70-year history of the men s soccer program. Read scored two goals in the 2004 Results (17-1-2, 9-0 CC) September 1 William Paterson W/2-0 3 Grove City # W/1-0 4 Washington & Jefferson # W/ Guilford! W/ Johnson & Wales! W/ Muhlenberg * W/2-1 (OT) McDaniel * W/2-0 Drew W/1-0 Montclair State cancelled October 2 Dickinson * W/2-0 Haverford * W/2-0 Lincoln W/ Gettysburg * W/ Swarthmore * W/1-0 Ursinus * W/ Washington * W/1-0 Franklin & Marshall * W/2-1 November 5 Muhlenberg $ T/0-0 6 McDaniel $ W/1-0 Elizabethtown % T/1-1 Salisbury ^ L/1-0 Home games in bold # Dr. Al Tucci Kickoff Classic! JHU Alumni Invitational * Centennial Conference games $ Centennial Conference Tournament % NCAA Second Round ^ NCAA Sectionals 10

11 2004 Season Review Gary Kane, Jr. wins over McDaniel and Drew to earn the Centennial Conference Player of the Week honor. With a 2-0 win at Haverford, the Blue Jays improved to 10-0 and tied the school record for wins to start a season, which was set in Pinero recorded a goal and an assist and Pollack added a goal in the win, which gave Hopkins its fourth conference victory and fourth straight shutout. The shutout streak ended but the winning streak did not as Hopkins traveled to Lincoln for an intense non-conference matchup and defeated the Lions 3-1. Gill, G ro s s e r and Pinero all scored in a game that saw 21 Lincoln fouls and was cut short after violence erupted from a Lion red card in the 71st minute. The 11th-straight win broke the school record for best start and helped Hopkins remain at #2 in the national poll behind Trinity (Texas), which held the top spot since preseason. The Blue Jays then won four 1-0 conference games over Gettysburg, Swarthmore, Ursinus, and Washington to clinch the top seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament. A 2-1 win over Franklin & Marshall in its final regularseason game of the year gave Hopkins a perfect 16-0 overall record and 9-0 conference mark while extending its winning streak to 19 games dating back to the 2003 season. The undefeated regular season was the first in Blue Jay men s soccer history. Pollack was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goals against both Washington and F&M. Hosting the conference tournament the following weekend, Johns Hopkins met fifthseeded Muhlenberg in a rematch of the Blue Jays tightest game of the year. This one was even closer as neither team scored in 110 minutes of regulation and two overtimes, thus forcing penalty kicks. Fortunately, Hopkins had arguably the best keeper in all of Division III along with a slew of strong and accurate shooters. Junior Steve Walsh, Grosser and Gill all converted their penalty kicks while Kane, Jr. saved two and forced another one wide, helping the Blue Jays advance 3-0. In the championship game a day later, Pinero scored with 15 minutes remaining and Hopkins recorded its 14th shutout of the year in a 1-0 win over McDaniel. The Blue Jays fifth Centennial Conference Championship gave them an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament and kept them at No. 2 in the national poll for the seventh consecutive week. Johns Hopkins received a first-round bye and met Elizabethtown, the 2-0 winner over Drew in the first round of the NCAAs, on the road in the second round. For the second time in their last three games, the Blue Jays took their opponent into penalty kicks and advanced. But before that, Elizabethtown s leading scorer Brian Healy tallied his 12th goal of the year at 63:42 and Hopkins found itself trailing for the first time all season. With 1:15 remaining in regulation, Walsh set up Gill for a 20-yard shot that zipped past the keeper and forced the game into overtime, tied 1-1. Pollack and Walsh converted the first two Johns Hopkins penalty kicks before Elizabethtown tied it, 2-2. Grosser, Gill and Hamzeh then nailed three straight and Kane, Jr. held off Etown for the 5-3 Hopkins advantage. The #2 Blue Jays would travel to #3 Salisbury in a state showdown the following weekend. Tied in their last five meetings, Johns Hopkins and Salisbury both entered the NCAA Sectional game with undefeated season records on the line. The Seagulls out-shot the Blue Jays 6-3 in the first half but Kane, Jr. made three early saves for a 0-0 score at the half. Salisbury s Bill Whittington, averaging just under a goal per game, scored his 16th goal of the year at 67:58, handing Johns Hopkins the 1-0 season-ending loss. The goal was just the fifth allowed by Kane, Jr. and the sixth by Hopkins in its 20 games. Salisbury eventually lost 1-0 to Messiah, which went on to win the NCAA Championship. Hopkins ended its season ranked #11. NSCAA/adidas National Final Poll (Nov. 30, 2004) School W-L-T Prev. 1. Messiah UC Santa Cruz Salisbury SUNY - Geneseo NR 5. Williams Gustavus Adolphus Stevens Tech Trinity (Texas) Wartburg NR 10. Richard Stockton Johns Hopkins St. Lawrence Wilmington Saint Norbert Wheaton RV 16. Calvin Arcadia Keene State Allegheny NR 20. N. Carolina Wesleyan Whitworth Elizabethtown RV 23. Wheaton RV 24. Babson Carnegie Mellon RV Also receiving votes: Rochester, Hamilton, Chicago, Redlands, Kings Point, Ohio Wesleyan, Emory, Middlebury Mid-Atlantic Region Final Poll (Nov. 9, 2004) 1. Johns Hopkins Messiah Arcadia Elizabethtown Carnegie Mellon Drew Westminster Pittsburgh - Greensburg NR 9. McDaniel Franklin & Marshall Also receiving votes: Lebanon Valley, Swarthmore, Washington & Jefferson, Penn State-Altoona Centennial Standings Conference Overall Team W-L-T Pts W-L-T Johns Hopkins McDaniel Swarthmore Franklin & Marshall Muhlenberg Gettysburg Dickinson Haverford Washington Ursinus

12 2004 Statistics/Records Overall Name GP-GS S G A Pts GW Steve Read Manbaj Gill Doug Pollack Joe Pinero Adam Simon Edmond Wybaillie Moath Hamzeh Blaine Phillips Jeremy Jacobson Jeff Grosser Matt LeBoeuf Chris Brown Stephen Walsh Aaron Blynn Traver Davis Jason DeLeon Gary Kane, Jr John Berggren Nate Ford Trip Neil Dan Coble Brendan Kittredge Ben McAbee Johns Hopkins Opponents Centennial GP-GS S G A Pts GW Career GP-GS S G A Pts GW 58/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Goalkeeping GP-GS Min Sv Sv% GA GAA Sho Gary Kane, Jr Dan Coble Johns Hopkins Opponents Goalkeeping - Career GP-GS Min Sv Sv% GA GAA Sho Gary Kane, Jr Dan Coble Ryan Bradley Records Set In 2004 Season Individual Records: Gary Kane, Jr. (school and Centennial Conference records) Single Season Records Goals Allowed... five Shutouts...14 Goals Against Average * * second in NCAA DIII in 2004, fifth all-time Career Records Minutes Played... 6,745 Shutouts...34 Goals Against Average Team Records: Winning %: (17-1-2) Fewest Losses:...1 Shutouts: (also in 99, 03) Unbeaten Streak: (11/12/03-11/20/04) Overall Winning Streak: (11/12/03-10/30/04) Highest National Rank:...2nd (also in 97) 2004 NCAA Leaders (Team) Team Goals Against Average Gustavus Adolphus Johns Hopkins (eighth all-time) Shutout Percentage Gustavus Adolphus Calvin Johns Hopkins (tenth all-time) Winning Percentage Trinity (Texas) Salisbury Messiah Johns Hopkins St. Norbert Gary Kane, Jr. (left) and Jeff Grosser pose with the 2004 Centennial Conference championship trophy. 12

13 Johns Hopkins Record Book Career Goal Leaders Rank Name Years G 1. Eric West Matt Doran Chad Tarabolous Ted Zingman Peter Quin Greg Cunningham Paul Galli T8. Grenville Jones Ryan Kitzen T10. Pablo Drobny James Hutchins Aerik Williams Career Assists Leaders Rank Name Years A 1. Aerik Williams T2. Matt Doran Eric West T4. Chad Tarabolous Ted Zingman Paul Galli T7. Warren Jones Ryan Kitzen Craig Weinstein John Del Monaco Career Scoring Leaders Rank Name Years G A P 1. Eric West Matt Doran Chad Tarabolous Ted Zingman Peter Quin Aerik Williams Paul Galli Ryan Kitzen Greg Cunningham Craig Weinstein Career GAA Leaders Rank Name Year GAA 1. Gary Kane, Jr Matt Doran ( 02) ranks second in career goals (70), assists (28), and points (168) on Johns Hopkins all-time list. Individual Records Single-Season Goal Leaders Rank Name Year G 1. Matt Doran Chad Tarabolous Ted Zingman T4. Chad Tarabolous Eric West Eric West T7. Greg Cunningham Matt Doran Peter Quin Eric West Single-Season Assist Leaders Rk. Name Year A 1. Aerik Williams T2. Matt Doran Aerik Williams Daniel Brienza T5. Paul Galli Craig Weinstein T7. Rosario Chiarenza Warren Jones Eric West Single-Season GAA Rank Name Year GAA 1. Gary Kane, Jr Goals Game Pablo Drobny vs. Dickinson, 10/3/64 Chad Tarabolous vs. Alvernia, 10/16/02 Season Matt Doran, 2000 Career Eric West, Assists Game Ted Zingman vs. Stevens Tech, 11/12/99 Bob Teasdall vs. F&M, 1978 Season Aerik Williams, 2000 Career Aerik Williams, Points Game Chad Tarabolous vs. Alvernia, 10/16/02 Season Matt Doran (27g, 8a), 2000 Career Eric West (72g, 28a), Team Records The 2004 Blue Jays celebrate after defeating McDaniel 1-0 in the conference title game at Homewood Field and earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Goals (Game) vs. Centenary, 9/8/02 Goals (Season) (regular season) (including postseason) Winning % (17-1-2) Most Wins , 2003 Most Losses , 1992 Fewest Losses Ties , 1981, 1991, 1994 Shutouts , 2003, 2004 Consecutive Shutouts /28/96-10/27/96 Unbeaten Streak /12/03-11/20/04 Overall Winning Streak /12/03-10/30/04 Reg. Season Winning Streak /14/96-9/27/97 Highest National Rank...2nd , 2004 Highest Preseason Rank...7th

14 Johns Hopkins Record Book Johns Hopkins Men s Soccer Coaching History Year W L T Head Coach Frank Dotterweich Frank Dotterweich Bobby Lyons Bobby Lyons Bobby Lyons Bobby Lyons Bobby Lyons Dick Hoover Gardner Mallonee Gardner Mallonee Bill Logan George Wackenhut George Wackenhut George Wackenhut George Wackenhut Fred Smith Fred Smith Wilson Fewster Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Jim Williamson Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Cornelius Cochrane Gary Barrette Gary Barrette Gary Barrette Gary Barrette Gary Barrette Robert Knauff Robert Knauff Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Robert Oliver Don Zimmerman Bill Tierney Bill Tierney Bill Tierney John Haus John Haus John Haus Mark Butler Mark Butler Mark Butler Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Matt Smith Totals (.519) 70 Seasons Johns Hopkins All-Time Best Seasons # $ % $ $ ^ % $ ECAC Mid-Atlantic Region Champions % NCAA Tournament First NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals # NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals ^ NCAA Tournament Semifinals Coaching Summary Head Coach Years W L T Pct. Frank Dotterweich (2) Bobby Lyons (5) Dick Hoover 1942 (1) Garner Mallonee (2) Bill Logan 1945 (1) George Wackenhut (4) Fred Smith (2) Wilson Fewster 1952 (1) Cornelius Cochrane , (10) Jim Williamson 1956 (1) Gary Barrette (5) Robert Knauff (2) Robert Oliver (12) Don Zimmerman 1983 (1) Bill Tierney (3) John Haus (3) Mark Butler (3) Matt Smith 1993-Present (12) Totals 1935-Present (70)

15 Athletic Facilities Homewood Gets A Facelift A fter the crowds cleared from Homewood Field following Johns Hopkins 2005 NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship season, and just days after the year s commencement, construction crews arrived and worked throughout the summer to resurface and revamp the historic stadium. The most outstanding improvement was the replacement of the astroturf with a state-of-the-art playing surface, Sportexe Momentum 151, which is the same surface used by the NFL s Baltimore Ravens and numerous other professional, college, and high school teams. A committee of Johns Hopkins athletic administrators and coaches selected the surface after comparing it with several others. The infill system of sand and shredded tires serves as the base, and synthetic grass-like fibers provide the closest option to a natural grass field. An identical surface was installed on the varsity practice field. The stadium s facelift also included the widening of the playing surface, the elimination of the track surrounding it, an increase in the size of the walkways around the field, and the addition of flag poles for the the official class flags that hang in the stadium. The widening of the playing surface will allow the successful Johns Hopkins men s and women s soccer teams to be considered as hosts for games in the NCAA tournament. Future plans for Homewood Field include additional stands in the end-zone area opposite the scoreboard, permanent concessions and merchandising stands, and banners commemorating the championships won by Hopkins teams that play at Homewood Field (football, men s soccer, women s soccer, field hockey, men s lacrosse, and women s lacrosse). A new playing surface, Sportex Momentum 151, was installed on Homewood Field (above) and on the Johns Hopkins varsity practice field (below) during the 2005 summer. The surface combines natural sand, tires, and synthetic grass. Last summer, the varsity weight room (above) received new training equipment, as well as new air conditioning, lights, painting, and a new ceiling and floor. While some construction crews worked outside at Homewood Field, others were busy indoors in the Johns Hopkins varsity weight room. The weight room received new equipment, including Power Lift racks, Sorinex benches, Ivanko plates and dumbells, Woodway treadmills, and HammerStrengh machines. A new ceiling and floor, along with new lights, painting, and air conditioning, were among the additional enhancements to the varsity weight room. Corresponding with the physical changes were improvements in the weight room operating hours and accessibility. The Johns Hopkins Athletics and Recreation Department organized a new operating schedule to accomodate varsity team and individual workouts, while changing the locks and hiring more monitors to maintain the safety and condition of the room. 15