2021 Andover Athletics Hall of Honor
CLASS OF 2021 INDUCTION CEREMONY Thursday, June 10, 2021 7 p.m.
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Virtual Induction Ceremony Welcome & Opening Remarks Susan Jenkins Warren ’79, P’18, ’22, and Amanda Q. Adams ’93 2021 Alumni Council Athletics Committee Co-Chairs
Class of 2021 Inductees Introduced by members of the Athletics Committee Lewis Brown Jr. ’99—Christopher D. Barraza ’95 Elizabeth C. Kent ’73—Susan Jenkins Warren ’79, P’18, ’22 Kristin Kinney McDonald ’77—Kiersten E. Todt ’90
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Kanu M. Okike ’97—Bret D. Asbury ’96 Hunter D. Washburn ’00—Oriekose E. Idah ’11
Closing Remarks Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, P’24, Head of School
This year’s virtual ceremony honors Andover’s 2020 and 2021 inductees.
1936 Abbot Academy field hockey team 1
1999
Lewis Brown Jr.
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ransitioning from Memphis, Tennessee, to New England as a lower was a big adjustment for Lewis Brown. Although a little homesick at first, his athleticism and ability to make friends on the field and track quickly helped to turn things around. Brown played just two JV football games before being pulled up to the varsity squad. He had never competed in a track meet until Andover’s winter season, but he began to dominate the ranks of prep school sprinters that very first year—starting with indoor track and then easing into spring track. Captain of boys’ indoor track his senior year, Brown was undefeated in the 50-yard dash, breaking the school record with a time of 5.3 seconds vs. Exeter. At the Wheaton Invitational, Brown won both the 55-meter and 200-meter sprints, earning the team’s vote of most valuable performer. In spring 1999, Brown took first place in both the 100 and 200, breaking PA’s record
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in the 200, leading Big Blue to victory, and garnering MVP at Interschols. Brown also anchored the 4x100 meter relay team, which won an Interschols championship. He was named Athlete of the Year for 1998–1999 by The Phillipian. Brown continued his track career at Emory University, helping win University Athletic team championships at the 2000, 2001, and 2003 indoor conference championships as well as the 2001 and 2002 outdoor conference championships. Brown continues to hold Emory’s record in the outdoor 4x100 and is currently ranked second all-time in the indoor 55, sixth in the indoor 60, and sixth in the outdoor 100. Brown earned a law degree at Georgetown University and is currently a lawyer and public policy advocate focusing on tax policy, housing justice, and criminal justice reform. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife, Lauren Henderson ’00, and their 18-month-old daughter Bella.
1999 boys’ track team: Brown is front row, center.
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1973
Elizabeth C. Kent
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lizabeth “Bets” Kent was a four-year day student at Abbot Academy and a member of the school’s final graduating class. She competed in field hockey and tennis and was co-captain of varsity tennis her senior-mid and senior years. At Dartmouth College, Bets decided to check out the boathouse and the river, inspired by younger sister Margot Kent Timbel ’75’s infectious enthusiasm for rowing at Phillips Academy. Bets joined the nascent women’s crew program during sophomore year and competed on the varsity the next two seasons. As a senior she received the award given to “the woman who has made the most significant contribution to rowing.” After graduation in 1977, Bets moved to Philadelphia to row with Vesper Boat Club and pursue her dream of making the National Team. She won the national championship in the four in 1978, competed in Europe that summer, and raced
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in Moscow in a pair in 1979. Her rowing career highlight was making the 1980 Olympic Team, but that team was unable to compete in Moscow due to the U.S. boycott. Post-Olympics, Bets earned an MBA from the Wharton School and pursued a career in investments. She later joined Cambridge Associates in Boston, where she worked in endowment consulting and management for numerous nonprofit organizations, including Phillips Academy. Bets has been a member of the investment committees for the U.S. Olympic Committee and the National Rowing Foundation and is currently on the board of the Cambridge Boat Club. Bets has a long affiliation with the Head of the Charles Regatta as a volunteer, co-chair in the 1990s, and competitor for some 35 years. She trains on the water, on a bike, or on mountain hikes, always looking forward to getting to the HOCR starting (and finish!) line with her former teammates.
1980 Women’s Olympic Rowing Team: Bets Kent is fourth row, fourth from right. 5
1977
Kristin Kinney McDonald
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ristin Kinney McDonald came to Andover as an upper. In her two years at PA, wrote The Phillipian, “Kinney proved to be one of the most talented racket sports players in school history.” Squash’s No. 1 seed as an upper, Kinney helped lead the girls’ team to an undefeated season and domination in New England Interschols competition. Senior year, she led three varsity sports to successful seasons—field hockey, squash, and tennis. Kinney tallied a team high of 11 goals for field hockey. As squash captain, she led the team to an undefeated season and a second consecutive win at Interschols. The tennis team’s No. 1 seed, Kinney won 48 games out of 53 in singles competition. The Phillipian named Kinney Athlete of the Year her senior year as well as fall and spring Athlete of the Term. She was co-winner of the Abbot Athletic Award and winner of the Women’s Squash Award.
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At Princeton, Kinney excelled at tennis and squash, earning All-Ivy selection for both sports. Freshman year, she was the number-three ranked college squash player in the country. As team captain her senior year, she led Princeton to an undefeated season. In 1980 she was named First Team All-Ivy for singles tennis; in 1979 and 1980 she was named First Team All-Ivy for doubles tennis. Kinney became a professional tennis player at age 23, achieving a singles world ranking of 117. Her best performance on the WTA tour was a quarter-final appearance in the 1986 Northern California Open; she also made it to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships before falling to top seed Martina Navratilova. A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Kinney currently lives in Florida with her husband, James, and continues to play tennis regularly.
1977 girls’ tennis team: Kinney is fourth from right.
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1997
1997 boys’ basketball team: Okike is third from left.
Kanu M. Okike
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anu Okike first learned of Phillips Academy while searching for summer programs. After visiting campus, he quickly realized that Andover offered an environment with strong academic and athletic opportunities. Okike ran varsity cross-country all four years. Lower year he added varsity basketball and varsity lacrosse to his schedule; those teams’ records were particularly strong his upper year. As a senior, Okike was captain of the boys’ cross-country and basketball teams. Known as a hard-working team player and a motivating captain, Okike anchored his cross-country team to a second consecutive New England Interschols championship. “Kanu Okike exemplifies what the Andover-athlete is supposed to be. An honors student as well as the captain of two varsity sports, Kanu has established himself as a leader and role model both in the classroom and on the athletic field,” wrote The Phillipian. Okike was named to the Academic
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All-American Lacrosse Team, named Athlete of the Year in 1997, and received the Schubert Key award and Yale Bowl. Okike continued to play lacrosse at Harvard University and was named to the Academic All-American Lacrosse (third team) in 2001. He received the John P. Reardon ’60 Men’s Award, which is presented annually to the senior varsity male athlete who exemplifies the qualities of excellent scholarship, character, leadership, and athletic ability—in short, the top male scholar-athlete. Okike continued on to Harvard Medical School, following in his parents’ footsteps: his mother is a primary care pediatrician and his father is a cardiothoracic surgeon. Okike chose orthopaedic surgery as his specialty after an injury sustained while playing college lacrosse. Dr. Okike currently lives in Honolulu with his wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters. He continues to show his non sibi spirit via overseas volunteer work in sub-Saharan Africa. 9
2000
Hunter D. Washburn
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he eldest of nine children (eight of whom attended Phillips Academy), Hunter Washburn was no stranger to Andover’s athletic fields; he grew up on campus in Johnson Hall. Earning 12 varsity letters, Washburn captained three teams his senior year: cross-country, swimming, and crew. During his four years at Andover, Washburn led an undefeated cross-country team to a New England championship, setting a course record in the process. When Washburn was captain of the boys’ swimming squad, their near-perfect season culminated in a close second-place finish to Exeter at the New England Interschols tournament. Under the seasoned eye of his father, Pete, Washburn led boys’ crew, which included siblings Spencer ’01 and Taylor ’03, to a 5–2 season and a second-place finish at Interschols. Washburn went on to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with a BS in history and earning an MBA in
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financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School. Washburn was a four-year member of the Naval Academy’s lightweight rowing team. Senior year, he captained the 2004 squad and stroked the varsity boat to an undefeated regular season, winning both the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship, and competed at Henley Regatta, making it to the semifinal round of the Temple Challenge Cup. Cmdr. Washburn currently serves as executive officer on the USS Gravely (DDG-107) stationed in Norfolk, Virginia; he previously had command of the USS Monsoon (PC-4), stationed in Bahrain, during which time his crew twice earned the Battle Efficiency Award. Washburn’s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal. When not at sea, Washburn lives in northern Virginia with wife Jenni, and their children Ellison, Maren, Hagan, and Linden.
2000 boys’ swim team: Washburn is front row, center.
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Past Inductees 2008
2010
2013
2016
2020
George H.W. Bush ’42 Becky Dowling Calder ’94 H. Richard Duden ’43 Fred H. Harrison ’38 (d) Frank Hinkey, Class of 1891 (d) Sarah E. Mleczko Kasten ’76 Aisha Jorge Massengill ’88 John L. Morrison ’63 Richard J. Phelps ’46 Shirley J. Ritchie, faculty emerita Natalie Ware Ryherd ’63 (d) 1948 Varsity Swim Team
John F. Bronk, athletic trainer (d) William H. Brown ’34 (d) Archibald M. Bush, Class of 1867 (d) Joseph V. Cavanagh Jr. ’67 Ashley A. Harmeling ’00 Gerard E. Jones ’55 Harvey M. Kelsey Jr. ’41 Carter Marsh Abbott ’93 Arthur K. Moher ’45
Lee S. Apgar ’78 Judy Morton Bramhall ’78 Laurie N. Coffey ’95 Richard J. Collins ’49 Zackary R. DeOssie ’03 Thomas H. Harvey Jr. ’54 Robert P. Hulburd, coach Macauley L. Smith ’23 (d) Jonathan A. Stableford ’63
Charles E. Borah, Class of 1925 (d) Christopher J. Gurry ’66 James F. Herberich ’81 Mary W. Hulbert ’81 Titus L. Ivory ’96 John H. Turco ’66
Alison Coughlin Averill ’95 Hope Barnes ’76 (d) John G. Clark ’69 Christopher J. Kreider ’10 Charles R.H. Miers ’75 James L. Shea ’70 1965 Varsity Lacrosse Team
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2014
William S. Belichick ’71 Arthur R.T. Hillebrand, Class of 1896 (d) Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ’43 Meredith Hudson Johnston ’01 Paul Kalkstein ’61 Raymond A. Lamontagne ’53 Thomas E. Pollock III ’61 William S. Smoyer ’63 (d)
Gilbert R. Bamford ’58 Douglas W. Brown ’64 J. Dana Eastham ’49 (d) Jeanne E. Ficociello ’96 Henry G. Higdon III ’94 Dianne P. Hurley ’80 Kenneth W. Keuffel ’42 (d) Alan G. Schwartz ’48 David B. Smoyer ’59
2009 Daniel G. Bolduc ’72 Frank F. DiClemente, coach (d) Martha Hill Gaskill ’78 William C. Matthews, Class of 1901 (d) John P. McBride ’56 James P. McLane Jr. ’49 C. Anthony Pittman ’90 Robert W. Sides ’34 Stephen S. Sorota, coach (d) Eleanor Tydings Gollob ’86 1952 Varsity Football Team
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Ensuring Competitive Excellence at Andover
2012 James H.H. Carrington ’42 (d) John G. Clayton ’47 Thomas F. Fleming ’72 Henry G. Higdon II ’59 Edward W. Mahan, Class of 1912 (d) Michael A. Moonves ’62 Julia Trotman Brady ’85 Joseph B. Wennik ’52 Randolph B. Wood ’82
2015 Aimionoizomo O. Akade ’00 Hee-Jin Chang ’05 Ford M. Fraker ’67 Todd A. Harris ’95 Edwin G. Quattlebaum ’60 Cory F. Schneider ’04 Theodore B. Thorndike ’70 (d)
2017
Alumni and students often describe their Andover athletic experiences as formative—and even transformative. The Department of Athletics, student-athletes, and coaches would like to thank the following donors for establishing Athletic Bench endowments and student-athlete full scholarships. • George Ireland ’74, P’05, ’09 Ireland Search and Rescue Bench • Scott Mead ’73, P’18, ’18 (in honor of his father) James M. Mead ’47 Football Bench
Samuel C. Butler ’72 John R. Kilpatrick, Class of 1907 (d) Caroline M. Lind ’02 John G. Noll ’66 William E. Stevenson, Class of 1918 (d)
• Donald J. Sutherland ’49, P’77, ’06 Sutherland Bench for Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
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• The Watling Family (in honor of John W. Watling Jr., Class of 1926) John W. Watling Jr. Golf Bench
Jonathon J. Coleman ’93 Heather E. Gotha ’98 Bruce G. Hearey ’68 William B. Kaplan ’73 Alison Wheeler Kennedy ’93 Barbara W. Trafton ’78 Walter J. Whitehouse ’58
• Richard J. Phelps ’46, P’73, ’89, GP’14 Richard J. Phelps ’46 Scholarships for Athletes
2019 Michael H. Bassett ’59 Richard L. Gelb ’41 (d) Catharine von Klemperer Utzschneider ’73 Julie H. Wadland ’06 1948 Varsity Football Team
(d) = deceased at time of induction
1986 baseball
Would you like to create an enduring legacy on campus? An Athletic Bench ensures a solid foundation for your favorite program by endowing critical operating expenses, while an athletic scholarship supports our most talented studentathletes—and need-blind admission as well. To learn more, please contact Nicole Cherubini, director of development, at 978-749-4288 or ncherubini@andover.edu. 13
The Andover Athletics Hall of Honor celebrates members of the Phillips and Abbot academy communities who, based on their experiences and affiliations with athletics either while at school or after graduation, have demonstrated the highest levels of sportsmanship, teamwork, and competitive excellence. Those recognized include superior athletes as well as those who took what they learned on the field and applied it in inspirational ways to other aspects of their lives.
2021 Alumni Council Athletics Committee Amanda Q. Adams ’93, Co-Chair Bret D. Asbury ’96 Christopher D. Barraza ’95 Brian M. Burke ’75 Hee Jin Chang ’05 Maria L. Elias ’82 Dianne Hurley ’80 Oriekose E. Idah ’11 Terrell L. Ivory ’00 Katherine T. Kreider ’14
Nominations for 2022 The Alumni Council Athletics Committee will accept nominations of individual alumni, teams, and coaches for the 2022 induction year until September 1, 2021. Please note that previously submitted nominations stand for consideration in future years. Email nominations to Mary Corcoran in the Office of Alumni Engagement at mcorcoran@andover.edu.
Tafarii H. McKenzie ’12 George S.K. Rider ’51, P’86, GP’22 Jonathan H. Talcott ’80, P’12, ’14 Kiersten E. Todt ’90 Susan Jenkins Warren ’79, P’18, ’22, Co-Chair