Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Athletics

Tompson's Drive Lifts Herons to 3-2 Win

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First-year Sarah Tompson scored on a penalty corner in the 58th minute to propel 14th-ranked William Smith to a 3-2 win at Hamilton in a non-conference field hockey match. Her fifth tally of the season broke a 2-all tie and sent the Herons to their third straight win. Tompson's game winner came with just 12:49 remaining in the match. Junior Annie Kietzman played the corner to sopho...

Peak Performance Kickoff

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Kendra Fletcher, professional soccer player with N.J. Sky Blue, will serve as the keynote speaker as William Smith athletics kicks off the Peak Performance Plan for the current academic year on Sunday, Sept. 11. Peak Performance is a comprehensive educational initiative to enhance the lives of Heron student-athletes and coaches. This program emphasizes leadership and life skills development of our student-athletes. "We are very excited to kick off another great year with our Peak Performance Pro...

Calder '79 to Discuss Lax Book

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Author Jim Calder '79 will return to campus on Friday, Sept. 16, to discuss his new book, "Lacrosse - The Ancient Game." The book looks at the sport of lacrosse from the perspective of the cultural significance of the game within the culture of the Cayuga Nation, explores the impact exposure to Europeans had on the game, and describes the holistic relationship between the stickmak...

Statesmen Close Season at Henley

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In a thrilling end to a successful season, the Hobart Rowing varsity eight raced along the Thames, neck and neck with the University of London – one of the United Kingdom’s top teams. Vying for the Temple Challenge Cup in the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England for the first time since 1994, the rowing team proved to be fierce competition. The Henley Royal Regatta is ...

Hobart's LAX teams to be honored

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart's first 14 NCAA national championship lacrosse teams will be honored on Memorial Day Weekend at the 2011 men's lacrosse national championships in Baltimore. The 1976 and 1977 Statesmen will be recognized at halftime of the Division II championship game, while the Hobart's unprecedented championship streak that ran from 1980 through 1991 will be honored at the half of the Div...

Higgins '93 named Trinity Coach

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Michael Higgins '93, a former All-American lacrosse player for the Statesman, has been appointed head men's lacrosse coach for Trinity College. Prior to his new position, Higgins served as the head coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass., and acted as defensive coordinator at Tufts University for 5 years. "Michael Higgins has had championship experience as a player at Hobart, ...

HWS Athletes Cheer on Special Olympians

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Izzi Metz, head coach of the Statesmen basketball team, took members of the Colleges' basketball, squash and hockey teams to the opening ceremony of New York's Special Olympics to cheer on the Special Olympic athletes. On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2, the Special Olympic Games were held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. This was one of three games held each year throughout New York; Speci...

The Caird Center Debut

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation made its debut for fall sports media day on Aug. 19, the newest addition to campus received rave reviews. "I think the stadium's awesome," says John Kelliher '11, "I got to watch it progress [over the summer]. It came out really great." A captain and defensive back for the football team, Kelliher and his teammates got their first look...

HWS win Arrigan Memorial Regatta

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart and William Smith Colleges sailing team placed first overall in the nine-team Arrigan Memorial Regatta at Georgetown over the weekend. HWS was also in action in the Boston Dinghy Cup (7th of 18) and the Admiral Moore Team Race at Kings Point (5th of 10). In the Arrigan Memorial Regatta, junior Sam Padnos and senior Jen Crupnick sailed to a second-place finish with ...

Soccer Teams End Season

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This weekend both the Hobart and William Smith soccer teams showed an outstanding performance in NCAA Division III Soccer first round and a solid performance throughout their season and in their final two games on Sunday. The Statesmen travelled to Swarthmore, Pa., and the Herons played at home on Cozzens Field. Both teams won their games in the first round on Saturday, which allo...