"General Release - 2003-04 Fickes, Rowe, Rice Hires" - Guilford College

• GUILFORD ADDS THREE TO ATHLETICS STAFF

Greensboro, NC (10/29/03) -- Guilford College Athletic Director Marion Kirby announced the appointment of three assistant coaches to the Quakers' staff Thursday: Will Fickes (assistant men's basketball), Andy Rowe (assistant men's lacrosse), and Katie Rice (assistant women's lacrosse).

Fickes comes to Guilford from Methodist where he served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach for the Monarchs' 2003 regular-season Dixie Conference championship team. The Raleigh native coached the girls' basketball team at Broughton High School, his alma mater, in 2000-01 and assisted the boys' basketball team at Apex High School from 1998-2000. After starting his college career at UNC Wilmington, Fickes graduated from Emory and Henry in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He played two seasons with the Wasps' basketball team and captained the soccer team for a year. Fickes' list of instructional experiences includes college basketball camps at UNC Chapel Hill, Utah, UNC Wilmington and High Point. He will assist Guilford's first-year men's basketball coach Tom Palombo.

Rowe graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in May, 2003, with a bachelor's degree in government and politics. A two-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) honorable mention All-America pick, Rowe helped the Battling Bishops to a 45-14 record in his four seasons and led the midfielders in scoring his last three years. His teams won three North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) titles and reached the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2000 and 2003. He played in the 2003 STX/USILA North-South All-Star Game, netting a goal for the winning South side. Rowe earned First-Team All-NCAC honors in 2002 and 2003 and placed second among the league's goal scorers in 2003. He tallied 100 goals and 24 assists in his career. Rowe tied Ohio Wesleyan's record for goals in a game with a seven-goal outburst in the Bishops' win over Stevens Tech March 12, 2003. He had a career-high 44 goals and eight helpers for a personal-best 52 points as a junior. The St. Louis, MO, native Rowe graduated from Penfield (NY) High School in 1999 and will assist Guilford's first-year head coach John Burke.

Rice, who will assist Tara Caminiti-Raggett, graduated from Guilford in May, 2003, with a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology. The Chestertown, MD, native earned four varsity letters for the Quakers and captained the team her final two years. A 2003 honorable mention All-ODAC pick, she began her career as a defender, but moved to the midfield and attack for her last two seasons. Rice started all 53 contests in her career and compiled 37 points on 27 goals and 10 assists. Her 119 career ground balls rank fourth on Guilford's all-time list. She made three appearances on Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll and earned a spot on the 2002-03 Academic All-ODAC Team. Rice graduated from Kent County High School where she lettered in four sports, including four years with the lacrosse team.

- Eric Levin-Hatz '07