Spring 2001

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After a 2-6 start to the season, the Rose-Hulman men’s basketball team won 15 of its last 17 games to earn a co-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship this winter.

Head coach Jim Shaw and the Engineers earned their second conference championship in three seasons and finished with a 17-8 overall record. The season highlight occurred at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, when the Engineers rallied from a nine-point deficit to earn an 84-82 triple overtime win.

Juniors Clint Ferguson and Ryan Harris led Rose-Hulman in scoring with averages of 13.6 and 13.1 points per game. Senior T.J. Holmes pitched in 11.6 points per game and team-highs with 72 assists and 63 steals.

Women’s Basketball Rewrites Record Book

First-year head coach Jody Prete helped lift the Rose-Hulman women’s basketball team to new heights, as the Engineers won a school-record five games on the hardwood this season.

Rose-Hulman opened the season with back-to-back wins for the first time in program history (Maryville and Stephens), then earned back-to-back conference victories for the first time ever (Millsaps and Oglethorpe).

Junior Christina Forsyth led the Engineers with a scoring average of 15.3 points per game. Sophomore Carissa Hasselbring paced Rose-Hulman in rebounding (7.3 per game) and blocked shots (49).

The Rose-Hulman rifle team completed the 2000-01 season ranked 18th nationally among Division I, II and III NCAA programs.

The Engineers scored a total of 5,975 out of a possible 6,400 points in an NCAA Qualifying match at Ohio State University last month to earn the ranking and establish a new school record. 

Rose-Hulman also ranked third among NCAA Division III institutions in the poll, trailing only the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (14th) and Norwich University (15th). 

The Engineers broke 10 of their 16 school records during the 2000-01 season.

The Rose-Hulman wrestling team earned its best placement since 1995 at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Regional, placing sixth as a team.

Junior Andy Miesse and senior Joe Boyle placed second in the 157-pound and heavyweight divisions, respectively, while junior Aaron Rausch finished third in the 197-pound weight class.

The Rose-Hulman men's swimming team finished fourth, while the women placed eighth in the final standings at the 2001 SCAC championships at Trinity University.

Freshman David Breiding set school records in the 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley and 400-individual medley to lead Rose-Hulman’s efforts. Sophomore Elizabeth Farquhar led the women with a sixth place in the 100-yard backstroke and an eighth in the 200-backstroke.