Welcome to Going Green

- Chris Wielgus, Head Coach

Dartmouth College is one of the world's most endearing institutions — an elite academic school and a proud member of the Ivy League. Okay, all that is true, just check out the website at Dartmouth.edu. For 240+ years this College has done an outstanding job educating some of the brightest students in the world. There is a lot of history and excellence in this beautiful place.

But there is a very big story looming right below the surface of all that is Dartmouth. It is the story of the Women's Basketball program. The purpose of this blog is to bust through that surface and let our remarkable story float about the internet for all b-ball junkies and Dartmouth fans to enjoy.

Our story cannot be told in one sitting or by one person. The remarkable success of our program — 17 Ivy League Championships in 33 years — is the by-product of generations of dedicated players, coaches and staff members determined to leave our program and this college better than they found it. Along the way they learned the value of teamwork, fair play and the meaning of hard work. Our tradition of excellence in Ivy League women's basketball is unparalleled. We have won. We have banners, rings and trophies. We have played on the national level and we have graduated from a great school. In many regards, we have had it all.

The key to our success and the big reason why I love this program is that all these accomplishments have been done with a sense of fun. We compete, have fun and we enjoy each others' company. Sure we go to class, have lots of friends, graduate on time and move onto very productive lives in the real world — but this journey is very special and something to be treasured for a lifetime.

As for me, Coach Wielgus, I have been custodian of this program for a very long time. My career has spanned four decades: the 70's, 80's, 90's and now 2000's. No need to check out my picture on the website - after a certain point we all avoid cameras. But trust me when I say it's been a while.

After all these years the bottom line for me is that I love going to work everyday and I love coaching our players. This will not get me on ESPN, but I don't think life can get much better than this. I am very blessed to be the Dartmouth Women's Basketball Coach.

Stay tuned as we chronicle our journey through the 2009-2010 season.