Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Athletics

LAX Herons Lend a Helping Hand

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This summer, girls from across the country are jumping at the opportunity to practice and improve their lacrosse skills with the William Smith Herons at the 12th annual girls' overnight lacrosse camp. As always, Pat Genovese, William Smith lacrosse head coach, is in charge of running and organizing the camp. Helping out Genovese are assistant coaches Mimi Schatz and Lindsey Breese. In addition, a...

Top Heron Athletes Honored

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Heron Society and the William Smith Department of Athletics honored the top student-athletes of 2008-09 at the annual Heron Awards Banquet this evening. Swimmer Lynn Cutter was presented with the Winn-Seeley Award for being an outstanding senior athlete and for her achievements in service, leadership, athletics, and academics, while senior soccer defender Ali Art was honored with the Marion Ha...

Hobart honors top athletes of 2008-09

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart Athletics Department and the Statesmen Athletic Association honored the top athletes of 2008-09 tonight at the annual Block H Awards Banquet. Senior Keith Longo took home top honors as the Francis L. “Babe” Kraus ’24 Memorial Award winner. The Kraus Award is presented to Hobart’s most outstanding senior athlete. Senior Anthony Hobaica was presented with the Willi...

Cairds Commit Additional $4.4 Million

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gift will be used to create the ‘Caird Center for Sports and Recreation' In a remarkable display of dedication to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, James F. '56 and Cynthia L. Caird have committed an additional $4.4 million to Campaign for the Colleges, bringing their total contribution to the Campaign to well over $8 million. "This is a tremendous gift, one that demonstrates the Cairds' ...

Hobart hockey holds at No. 6 in Division III

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart College hockey team is ranked sixth in Division III for the second straight week, according to the latest USCHO.com poll. The Statesmen improved to 18-5-0 overall and 9-4-0 in the ECAC West after splitting two games with Neumann over the weekend. Several Hobart hockey records were tied or broken in Saturday’s 6-2 victory vs. the Knights. Junior Nick DeCroo, sophomore Matt Wallace ...

6 Statesmen honored for academic achievement

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart squash team recently had six of its student-athletes named to the 2008-09 Liberty League All-Academic Team.To achieve this honor, student-athletes must have a full year of residence at their institution and carry at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average at the start of the season. The following Statesmen were named to the squad: Junior Teddy Desloge, economics major Sophomore Wi...

Advancing Athletes

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Eddie '55 and Joanne Froelich make financial commitment to HWS athletics When Eddie Froelich '55 entered Hobart College in the fall of 1951, he knew he wanted to be involved with the athletics program. "I had always been interested in sports," Froelich recalls. "But I lacked the athleticability to be competitive in all but intramural events, and even there, I was far from stellar." It didn't take long for Froelich to find his niche at the Colleges. In the spring of his first year, at the urgin...

Llewellyn breaks theft record, Statesmen steal a victory

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart sophomore guard Tim Llewellyn broke the Hobart single game record for steals, helping the Statesmen steal a 69-66 Liberty League Men’s Basketball victory from Clarkson. Hobart used an 18-0 second half run to wipe out a 15-point deficit and take the lead for good.Llewellyn appeared to be everywhere this afternoon, picking pockets in one-on-one defense, in help defense, and from behind ...

Strong 2nd half sends Herons past Knights

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The William Smith basketball team rode a hot shooting second half to a 75-52 Liberty League win over Clarkson this afternoon. On Senior Day, first-year forward Kristen Kush stole the spotlight with a game-high 18 points.Senior guards Latasha Coney and Paige Myers were honored prior to the start of the contest and were productive in the final regular season home game of their careers. Coney posted ...

Hobart Squash Splits Matches

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart College squash team split two more matches today, moving to 2-2 on the season. The Statesmen fell to host Navy 9-0, before defeating Columbia 9-0 later in the day.Recording wins for Hobart against the Lions was senior Cale Forgues, senior Peter Hansen, sophomore Luke Esselen, first-year Corey Kabot, sophomore Grant Palermo, junior Craig Chircop, first-year Kevin Kent, and sophomore Carl...