Student-Athletes Shine at the PVC Fall Coaches Luncheon

On Tuesday, October 9th, Princeton coaches, student-athletes, faculty members, and the “Team Around the Team” joined together for this year’s fall edition of the PVC Coaches Luncheon series hosted by the Princeton Varsity Club. The event featured four Princeton head coaches, four Princeton student-athletes, two PNC Bank student-athlete achiever award winners, and Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91.

Featured Fall Head Coaches:
Brad Hunt (women’s cross country)
Dustin Litvak (men’s water polo)
Bob Surace ’90 (football)
Carla Tagliente (field hockey)

Featured Fall Student-Athletes:
Grace Baylis ’20 (field hockey)
Tom Johnson ’19 (football)
Brighie Leach ’19 (women’s cross country)
Ryan Wilson ’19 (men’s water polo)

The event kicked off with an Athletic Department update from Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 about the progress and success of our fall sports so far this season, updates on facilities projects, and information pertaining to ongoing Athletic Department initiatives. She then announced the PNC Bank Student-Athlete Achiever Award recipients: Jesper Horsted ’19 (football) & Sophia Tornetta ’19 (field hockey). This award identifies two student-athletes per season who have excelled not only in their competitive landscape, but in their overall achievement as a member of the Princeton University Community.

Next, we heard from the four featured head coaches (listed above) who all have had successful starts to this fall season. The coaches spoke about the importance of team culture, how competitions have gone so far and what is coming up in their schedules, and how grateful they are for the support from Princeton’s “Team Around the Team”. Lastly, the luncheon ended with a student-athlete Q&A panel moderated by Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91. The four student-athletes (listed above) that were featured on the panel were asked many questions about their paths to Princeton and what their time thus far as Tigers. All four student-athletes spoke about the importance of achieving, serving and leading and how their experience as Princeton student-athletes has equipped them with skills, memories and lessons that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Upcoming Events

06apr7:30 pm8:45 pmJake McCandless '51 PVC Speaker Series: Jeff Ingold '90 & Ted Price '90Open to the entire Princeton community

Event Details

The Princeton community is invited to join us in McCosh 10 on Thursday, April 6th for a conversation with Jeff Ingold ’90 and Ted Price ’90 as part of the Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series. Ingold and Price are former Princeton squash teammates who have gone on to very unique careers in the entertainment industry, producing some of the most recognizable television shows and video games in the world.

Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series
Conversation with Entertainment Executives Jeff Ingold ’90 & Ted Price ’90

The conversation will be moderated by Ford Family Director of Athletics, John Mack ’00. The speaker series event is free and open to the general public (no advanced registration required). The Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series was endowed in the name of J.L. “Jake” McCandless ’51, who coached Princeton to the 1969 Ivy League football championship during the Tigers’ centennial year of football. Click here to learn more about the series and past featured speakers.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FEATURED SPEAKERS
Jeff Ingold ’90, is the President of Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions at Warner Bros. Television. He just wrapped production on the third season of the two-time Emmy award winning series Ted Lasso, as well as Shrinking (starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford) and Bad Monkey (starring Vince Vaughn), both for Apple TV+.

Prior to joining Doozer Productions, Ingold was the longtime comedy head at NBC. After rising through the ranks as a current executive on such hit NBC shows as Just Shoot Me, Will & Grace, and Scrubs, Ingold transitioned to the development team where he oversaw The Office. In 2006, Ingold was promoted to the head of NBC comedy under then President, Kevin Reilly. During the rest of his tenure, which included expanded oversight of Universal Television comedies in addition to NBC, Ingold supervised the critically acclaimed series 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, And Community. When he left in 2011, Ingold’s title was Executive Vice President, NBC and Universal Comedy Series.

Ingold is a graduate of Princeton University and the USC Marshall School of Business. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Ted Price ’90 is President and Founder of Insomniac Games – a videogame developer with over 500 employees located across US and Canada, working remotely and onsite in its bi-coastal offices. In 2019 Insomniac was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Since 1994 Insomniac has created high profile game franchises in the console, VR, AR and mobile spaces. Some of its more popular creations include the Spyro the Dragon series, the Ratchet and Clank series, the Resistance: Fall of Man series, Sunset Overdrive and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Upcoming games include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Wolverine for the PlayStation 5.

Insomniac’s games have sold over 100 million units worldwide since the company’s inception. Insomniac has also won numerous local, state and national workplace awards for its unique culture.

Price’s responsibilities at Insomniac include directing the company’s strategic planning and helping shape its culture as well as contributing to its projects. Price is also the Vice Chairman of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in English.