MEDFORD - For the past three months, the Tufts Universitycampus has been a magnet for athletic success.
- The women's swimming team compiled a record of 10-0 and wonthe New England Division 3 title. It was paced by sophomore MaureenMonahan of Belmont, who owns seven school records.
- The baseball team (20-11) displayed excellent power andpitching as it won the ECAC Division 3 title at Amherst. The Jumbosbeat Wesleyan (10-0), Salem State (6-3) and Plymouth State (9-4)behind the pitching of Kerry Callahan, Chris Juhring and ChrisLamothe, who combined to surrender only three earned runs.
- The defending champion softball team (10-10) reached thefinal of the Northeast Intercollegiate Athletic Conferencetournament before bowing to Trinity, 8-5. Freshman pitcher TracyCleverdon of New Fairfield, Conn., won seven games. Sophomore Katevan Keuren pitched two no-hitters.
- The women's lacrosse team posted a 13-0 record and extendedits winning streak to 30, an NCAA Division 3 record. The team wonthe ECAC Division 3 title for the fifth straight time, beatingColby (16-7) and Williams (13-5). For the season, All-Americagoalie Sheryl Bergstein recorded 146 saves and had a goals-againstaverage of 4.46, second best in school history.
- The men's tennis team won seven of its last eight matches,then captured the New England Small College Athletic Conferencechampionship. No. 1 singles player David Ober was the club'sanchor, freshman Brian Nurenberg of Greenwich, Conn., had an 11-0record, and junior Mark Nevils of Lynnfield posted a 10-2 mark.
- The sailing team will be well represented in the nationals.The women's A team will consist of skipper Jane Kirk of Portsmouth,R.I., and crew Jane Bash of Sunderland, R.I. The B team will beskippered by Julie Easom, and her crew will be April Richards.
- The men's sailing team will compete for the national dinghytitle. Representing Tufts in the A division will be skipper SteveKirkpatrick and crew Kim Ockene from the town of Harvard. The Bteam will consist of skipper Rich Harris of Hingham and crew TaraNelson of Medford.
When the women's swimming team won the New England title, itscored 1,188 points. Monahan accounted for 114.
Monahan, who earned All-America honors in the 200 freestyle,holds school records in the 100 freestyle (53.58), 200 freestyle(1:54.47), 500 freestyle (5:01.70), 1,000 freestyle (10:42.73),1,650 freestyle (17:46.59), 100 butterfly (1:00.00) and 200butterfly (2:09.67)
Honorable mention All-America honors went to the relay team ofJill Desautelle, Monahan, April Levine and Kelly Brown.
In baseball, Tom Walsh of Walpole etched his name into theTufts record book, setting season marks for hits (56), at-bats(126) and runs (38). He batted .444, had 12 doubles and won theGreater Boston batting title with a .548 league average.
Dan O'Neill ended his career with a school-record .410lifetime average. The regional academic All-American also holds therecords for career hits (157) and RBIs (103).
The softball team set school marks for homers (8), shutouts(3) and strikeouts (38). Catcher Kirstin Losert of Shrewsbury wasnamed to the GTE Academic All-America District 1 team. Losert had a.298 average, scored 14 runs, drove in 10 and stole 3 bases.
Six Tufts players were selected to the All-New Englandlacrosse team. First-team selections were Becca Knapp, StephanieBower, Bergstein and Melissa Lowe. Honorable mention went to JeanLee and Catherine Beldotti. Knapp, from Greenfield, was a stalwarton defense, and Lowe, from Greenwich, Conn., set a season scoringrecord with 57 goals and 22 assists. Bower, from Newtonville, had36 goals and 10 assists.
Consistent tennis winners in doubles were Nevils and MichaelWiadro of Westport, Conn., and John Hertzer. MONAHA;05/24 JOBE ;06/10,12:16 TUFTS10
