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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
The 1999 Brown Women’s Crew team will be remembered for beginning the greatest dynasty in Brown Athletics history. The 1999 squad captured the NCAA Team Championship – marking the first of seven Championships for Brown over a 13-year span. A nucleus of sophomores and juniors led the way, in a season which saw Brown end Washington’s 33 consecutive race win streak.
At the NCAA Championship, Brown’s Varsity 8 crew clocked a time of 6:46.89 for a 3.5-second victory over Virginia. The JV Eight finished second to Virginia and the Varsity 4 crew took third. Brown and Virginia tied for the team lead with 56 points, but Brown’s first-place finish in the V8 lifted them to their first NCAA National Championship.
The Bears also captured the Charles G. Willing, Jr. Team Trophy at the 1999 Eastern Sprints as well as the Ivy League title.
Perhaps even more impressive than the National Championships, not one of Brown’s boats – the Varsity 8, Junior Varsity 8, and the Novice 8 – lost a dual race in the 1999 season.
Head Coach John Murphy noted that “what is not in the record is the chemistry and humor of this group of individuals... they got the speed rolling in 1999 when the Varsity won.”
John Murphy was honored as the 1999 EAWRC Coach of the Year while Phoebe Murphy was honored as the 1999 EAWRC Novice Coach of the Year.
1999 Women’s Crew Team:
Coaches - Loyalty Chair for Women’s Crew John Murphy, Associate Head Coach Phoebe Murphy ‘82, Assistant Margaret Garde. Boatman. Mark Schofer
Team - Anda M. Adams, Rachel E. Anderson, Anne H. Carter, Eleanor H. D’Ambrosio, Morgan Foster, Chandra N. Glick, Caroline G. Grogan, Nina F. Hanlon, Nina K. Carter Hitchen, Liane M. Keister, Emily Z. Kontos, Amanda C. Lease, Portia J. McGee, Robyn C. Meeks, Hadley Hosea Michalowski, Lucy C. Nguyen, Jessica D. Rome, Molly C. Russo, Katherine R. Saul, Erin K. Schoneveld, Kelly E. Turley, Kristen F. Van Hull, Kellie L. Walker, Sheila M. Walsh, Amy M. Wickman
