Skidmore College - Scope Magazine Fall 2018

13 SKIDMORE COLLEGE T E A M S As of Jan. 1, Skidmore property will be tobacco- free, indoors and out. An all-campus committee con- ducted community meetings and surveys, and examined tobacco rules at other top liberal arts colleges nation- ally, before recommending the new policy, which was approved unanimously by the Institutional Policy and Planning Committee last fall. The goal is “to provide the community with a healthy, respectful working and learning environment by limiting the potential expo- sure of students, faculty, staff and visitors to the effects of secondhand smoke and by reducing the risk of fires on campus.” For the first time in Skidmore history, smoking will be prohibited for every- one not just inside buildings but also on walkways, in parking lots, around playing fields and anywhere else on or in College property. The ban includes e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. A working group is now finalizing plans for introduc- ing and implementing the new policy, which will include health and education ser- vices thanks to a partnership forged with nearby Glens Falls Hospital. Champs. The riding team won its eighth IHSA national championship this spring, beating Stanford and Boston Uni- versity among others. Firsts went to Alison Santucci ’19 (walk- trot-canter), Sheriden Beard ’20  (novice over fences) and Maeve Foley ’19 (intermediate on the flat). Postseason berths. Women’s basketball went 18-10, beating RIT for the Liberty League championship before falling to Farleigh Dickinson-Florham in the NCAA first round. Women’s tennis took its eighth consecutive league champi- onship, went 17-6 and advanced to NCAA regionals before losing to No. 4-ranked Middlebury. All-Americans. Kelly Donnelly ’18 (who is staying on this fall as an assistant women’s basketball coach) was an honorable mention to the D3hoops.com All-America squad and won her third All-America honor from the Women’s Bas- ketball Coaches Association. For the men, Edvinas Rupkus ’19 earned second-team All-American status from the Na- tional Association of Basketball Coaches. In tennis, Michelle Fuca ’18 and Risa Fukushige ’21 went ITA All-American in doubles, as did Steven Koulouris ’18 and JT Wynne ’20 ; Wynne also got an All-American nod in singles. And field- hockey standout Marissa Folts ’19 made the Longstreth/ NFHCA All-American third team. Milestones. Volleyball coach Hilda Arrechea notched her 500th career victory when the Thoroughbreds defeated Plattsburgh, 3-1, last fall. She starts the 2018 season with a career record of 504-303 and ranking 29th in wins among Division III coaches nationwide. To honor his longtime service, expertise and good humor, Bill Jones, Skidmore’s athletics communications manager (and parent of Zack ’18), was inducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America into its Hall of Fame. New leadership. Joe Martin,  formerly an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, has become Skidmore’s new head men’s lacrosse coach. Jessica Turner, a five-season assistant coach at Middlebury, is now at the helm of the Thoroughbred women’s basketball team. Fresh air Skidmore varsity equestrians celebrate their national championship. Under veteran coach Cindy Ford, the team won it all eight times. TEAM TRIUMPHS WE ARE A SMOKE-FREE AND TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS