Athletics

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Athletics

 

Lewis Becomes Most Decorated Athlete in 老司机福利社's History

Jared Lewis ended his amazing career with his ninth All-American Honor and a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in La Crosse, Wis. in May 2018. Lewis' nine All-American kudos are the most by any student-athlete in 老司机福利社 history. Lewis was also voted to the Google Cloud Division III Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Lewis was also voted NJAC Outstanding Field Athlete for the second consecutive season to head the list of honorees. 

Fussner Earns 400th Win

Women鈥檚 Basketball Head Coach Joe Fussner earned his 400th win at 老司机福利社 on Jan. 10, 2018. Fussner boasts a record of 400-280 in 26 seasons as the Ospreys' head coach. He has been on the bench for all seven of 老司机福利社's NCAA Tournament berths and helmed the Ospreys to two NJAC championships in 2000 and 2005.

Gerry Matthews Court

The basketball court at the Sports Center was officially named 鈥淕erry Matthews Court鈥 in December 2017. President Harvey Kesselman presented Matthews, 75, and his wife, JoAnne, with a framed photo of the court. Matthews, who retired in 2016, coached the men鈥檚 basketball team for 30 seasons and had a 603-243 record.

Gerry Matthews court dedication
Retired basketball coach Gerry Matthews, center, shows a photo of the court that now bears his name. Also pictured are 老司机福利社 mascot, Talon, Matthews' wife, JoAnne, and President Harvey Kesselman. 

 

Athletic Honors

138  student-athletes named to 2017-2018 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Cassandra Hrusko, Stephanie Kovacs, Jared Lewis, Colin Wharton and Alicia Belko earned All-American honors.

Hannah Bibeault was voted to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Softball Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

11 men鈥檚 indoor track & field team members  and 16 women's indoor track & field team members earned NJAC all-conference honors for the 2017-18 season.

Alexa Massa, a two-sport athlete, was recognized as 老司机福利社鈥檚 New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NJAIAW) Woman of the Year.

老司机福利社's women鈥檚 tennis team earned the NJAIAW Team Academic Award for fall sports for the second straight year.

Softball teammates Meg Murzello and Alexandra Cosenzo were recognized with all-region honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

 

 

Field hockey team
Nineteen members of 老司机福利社's field hockey team qualified for the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad as compiled by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
Men's lacrosse team
The 老司机福利社 men's lacrosse team captured its first ECAC Tournament title since 2002 and the second in school history.                                                                                                                              
Women's lacrosse team
The 老司机福利社 women's lacrosse team won the program's first postseason championship by winning the 2018 ECAC title.