Tom McDavitt '95 has continued his football career by playing professionally, in Germany.
Fall Preview The T:rinity football team,
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despite losing 13 starters and 18 letter-winners, will seek its 16th consecutive winning season. The captain, All-New England linebacker.Ryan Hankard '96, led the team in tackles (132) a year ago. Also returning for the Bantams will be senior offensive linemen Tiger Reardon and John Dugan. Head Coach Don Miller (154-65-5) will have to find a quarterback to replace Steve Mikulski '95, who graduated after two brilliant seasons leading the high-scoring Bantam offense. The season-opener was at Colby on September 23, a game scheduled to be broadcast on New England Sports Network (NESN) the following night, tape-delayed. The men's soccer team will look to replace last season's leading scorer Patrick Bruno '95 with high-scoring forwards Greg Cartin '96, Kevin Kane '96, and Sean McElligott '96. In goal, P.J. Louis, who had a 1.61-goals against average in 1994, returns for his senior season. The team opened up the 1995 season September 13 at Albertus Magnus at 3:30 p.m. The women's soccer team, coming off an appearance in last season's ECAC playoffs, is armed and ready for a big year. Leading the charge
will be Alyson Guild '97, who scored a team-high eight goals in 1994, and Jenny Rogers '96. Susan Lally '96, who set a College record with 207 saves last season, returns for her fourth year in goal for the Bantams. The team's season opener was against Eastern Connecticut at Trinity on September 14 at 4:00p.m. This fall the field hockey team will be coached by former assistant Tanya Meek. Meek assumes the duties for Robin Sheppard, who is on sabbatical leave from the College in the fall semester. The team returns its two leading scorers, forwards Anna Norland '98 and J ory W aidman '97, along with rnidfielder Mali Barkman '96, who is a co-captain along with Heather Morgan '96. The Bantams opened the 1995 season at home on September 14, hosting Elms College at 3:30 p.m. The women's tennis team will be led in 1995 by co-captains Holly Nelson '96 and Anne Chick '96. Also returning after a big year in 1994 will be Carrie Birgbauer '97. The team's 1995 season began at Mount Holyoke on September 14 at 3:30p.m. The men's and women's cross country teams will look to improve their finishes at the NESCACs in 1995. The men's team will be led by Eric
Lavigne '98 and Charles Baker '97, while the women's captain is Meredith Minerd '96. The first meet of the 1995 season was the Quinnipiac Invitational on September 9 at 11:00 a.m. The women's volleyball team returns eight letter-winners; they are led by Stephanie Kupa '96 and Maritza Ubides '97. The Bantams opened the 1995 season at home against Albertus Magnus on September 13 at 7:00p.m. The men's golf team will have to replace Brendan Monahan '95, an All-New England performer in the fall. However, Captain Kevin Donovan '97 will look to improve on his fourth-place finish in the NESCAC Cham.p ionships last year. The first match for the men's golf team was at the Williams Tournamenton September 23.
M.:Davitt plays Pro Football In Ger10any Tom McDavitt '95, an AllNew England wide receiver in 1994 and the College's alltime leader in receiving yards and touchdowns, played football in the German Football League for the Noris Rams. The German League allows eight Americans on a team and only two on the field at the same time. McDavitt, the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1994, played wide
receiver. In four games, he accumulated 11 catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Showing his versatility, McDavitt also saw time at quarterback, punt returner, punter, and free safety for the Rams, who were 4-4 in midJuly. McDavitt, in a phone interview, explained that the German Football League is comparable to Division I-A or IAA collegiate football. "The guys here are big. However, they seem to respect my skills and have confidence in my abilities to make me a big part of the team." The Rams play 12 games in the regular season, with the hope of advancing to the playoffs for the German Bowl, like the American Super Bowl. The fans support football in Germany, even though soccer is also popular there. "Germans love football," said McDavitt. "Even though some of the fans don't really understand some of the plays and concepts, they really are enthusiastic. We have crowds over 5,000." McDavitt will be back in Hartford this fall, working as an assistant coach for the Bantam football team, in charge of the receivers. He still hopes to continue his professional football career. "I may get a shot to play in the Canadian Football League next year. If not, I may return to Germany and play there again."