Physical Education

New leaders of our packs
The U of C roster of coaches has five new names. Natalie Butler, former head women's tennis and badminton coach at Bryn Mawr College, was named head men's and women's tennis coach; Jennifer Kroll from Ithaca College is now head women's basketball coach; and Ruth Kmak, former assistant softball coach at Loyola University Chicago, is head softball coach. On the football front, Jeff Sokol, a former defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator from Case Western Reserve University, was recently named quarterback coach; and J. B. Hurt, a high school coach from Tennessee, is now an assistant coach for the Maroons.

Pep rally for fall sports
In the University Athletic Association (UAA)'s preseason coaches' poll, the U of C's men's soccer team was forecast to finish third. The UAA also predicted the football team would place third, while the Football Gazette cited Dan Philips, '01, Nick Hannigan, '02, and Roman Natoli, '02, as "Players to Watch." The coaches' poll also predicted first place for women's soccer, which advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship in the 1999-2000 season.

Bartlett bye-bye
Bartlett Gymnasium, once home to recreational and club sport practices, is metamorphosing into a dining hall this year. Until the Ratner Athletics Center opens in 2002, all swimming-recreational and first-year swim tests-will move to Ida Noyes, and the swim team will practice at Chicago State University, says Tom Weingartner, chair of physical education and athletics. Other Bartlett sports move to the Lab School's new gym, which opened this fall.-B.C.