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By Jeremy Wessel ’19 Help Support Mundial Club Soccer

Brothers,
My name is Jeremy Wessel and I am a senior member of Del- Unfortunately, I write not only to share my experience, but also
ta Chi and the current president of Cornell Mundial FC, a club to ask for help. For the first time in our 20-plus years of ex-
soccer team on campus. My Cornell experience has very much istence, Cornell University has decided not to fund this club
been shaped by this soccer team, which I joined during my first soccer team. Cornell does not provide us fields to play on, so
week of college. Through it, I met Luke Stella ’17, who first intro- we must rent from the City of Ithaca and Tompkins Cortland
duced me to the house I would later join. Community College and can only accomplish so much out of
our own pockets. We are a team of 46 men, three of whom are
While the team recruits outside of the realms of rush, they are brothers as you now know, and we cover a wide range of aca-
certainly not mutually exclusive. As Luke did for me three years demic, social, and geographical backgrounds.
ago, I have now done for new members Niko Cruz Marsted ’21
and Adam Masters ’21. This decision from Cornell does not only threaten our season,
but it has threatened future events, including our charity tour-
I have been blessed with a great career with Mundial, winning nament, which we do every year for the Ithaca Youth Bureau
two of three Finger Lakes Division titles so far and competing in collaboration with Tri-Council and the Women’s Club Soc-
both regionally in Delaware and nationally in Phoenix, Arizona. cer Team. Please consider donating whatever you can, and
This team has taken me all over the country, and I am thrilled to please reach out to me with any questions about the team at
say we are off to another great season. jnw55@cornell.edu.
Details on how to donate through our tax-deductible Cornell
alumni Account:
• Go to https://tinyurl.com/DXCornellGiving
• Click on GIVE NOW in the upper right.
• Click to make a selection.
• Scroll all the way down to the bottom and choose “Other –
Student & Campus Life.”
• Press Continue.
• Enter “Cornell Mundial FC Men’s Club Soccer, Fund
#0013368” in the “If you’ve selected an ’Other’ option...”
field.
The Mundial Club Soccer team post-match.

Cornell Sprint Football

By Aneesh Agrawal ’21 Agrawal waits behind the senior quar-
terback, preparing to assume the start-
The Cornell Sprint Football team had ing job next year. Finally, juniors Con-
a tremendous 2018 season. With a 4-2 nell Rae ’20 and Brad Cohen ’20 are
record, the team featured a veteran de- hoping to get back on field soon after
fense, an explosive offense with many returning from injury.
young newcomers, and the talent to
challenge for the league champion- Our current brothers greatly enjoy play-
ship. More importantly, the team is ing on the sprint football team. Not
home to seven of our own active broth- only do they continue playing the sport
ers. they love in college, it’s a great bond-
ing experience to spend so much time
Brooks Panhans ’19 is often called the with brothers from all different years.
“Swiss Army knife” for his versatil- Between road trips, practice, and late
ity in the passing and running game. Delta Chi Cornell Sprint Football team members at the alumni game: night dinners, the seven players learn a
He is one of our three captains and a (L to R) Sam Grossman ’21, Joey Welsh ’21, Noah Gonzales ’18, Aneesh lot from each other and become much
Agrawal ’21, Harry Green ’19, and Brooks Panhans ’19.
leader on the field and in the weight closer. Even brothers not on the team
room. On the other side of the ball, Harry enjoy the football season and come to home
Green ’19 sets the tone of the defense from ’21, Sam Grossman ’21, and Aneesh Agraw- games to support as a fraternity.
his middle linebacker position. At the piv- al ’21. Welsh—although in his first year of
otal linebacker position, Green is involved football—has become a starter at the wide Next season will bring challenging oppo-
with many plays and brings his experience receiver position and provides a reliable tar- nents, but we look forward to seeing how
as a fourth-year player. The offense also get on third downs. Grossman is imperative the season turns out and the development
features our three sophomores Joey Welsh in protecting the quarterback’s blind side in of our brothers on the team.
his second year as starting offensive tackle.

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