Stonehill Wins President's Cup!!!

Hi Everyone,

As you can see by the title (3 exclamation points) we are all very excited to have won the President's Cup this year. The Presidents Cup is given out every year to the school with the most success across the board in the Northeast 10 Conference. The President's Cup is something we try to win every year, so when everything comes together the way it did this year schools across the country take notice.

Director of Athletics Brendan Sullivan accepts the award

So why did we win this award? Because we're awesome (of course), but also because a number of teams had outstanding seasons. The baseball team won the NE10 Championship defeating Franklin Pierce on their home field. Our Skyhawk Field Hockey team also won their NE10 Championship right here on campus. The Men's and Women's Cross Country teams each won the NE10 Championship, and our Men's Basketball team had another great year capturing the NE10 Championship as well.

Our Athletics Program can also boast about 10 All Americans (and counting). So all things considered our Skyhawks had a fantastic year. Congratulations to all of our student-athletes. Aside from the obvious joy and excitement over winning the President's Cup (the last time we won was 4 years ago) I think the campus should be incredibly excited about me wearing the Ace Costume.

I know what you're all thinking, and I'm sorry for breaking your hearts, but yes Ace the Skyhawk is a costume (correction: a smelly costume). While Ace may not be physically real, he is real in each of our hearts.

Orientation 2010

To all of the students in the clas sof 2014, we can't wait to have you on campus for orientation. Enjoy it! There is no reason to be nervous, you will have fun, you will learn, and you will make connections that will make your transition to college a lot easier. If you see a crazy person running around with a Flip taking video of the events, that is probably me. Feel free to flag me down and say hi.

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Stonehill Baseball win NE10 Championship

I know that my blog posts are generally not very serious. So why change now:

In case you didn't know, Stonehill College plays Division II athletics in the Northeast 10 Conference. This Sunday the baseball team achieved something that does not happen often, a Conference Championship! I'm lucky enough to be an assistant coach on the team.

The team came together at the right time, we have won 11 straight. The tournament was hosted at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge New Hampshire. They have a great turf field up there which really helped with all the rain we had in the Northeast Saturday. The NE10 Championship is a grueling schedule. We played 4 games in 4 days, the weather ranged from hot and sunny at the beginning to cold and raining towards the end.

The guys on the team gave a great effort everyday, we ended up defeating Franklin Pierce in the Championship game on May 9. The title is the 3rd for the baseball team.

I think at this high level of competition, the winner usually ends up being the team with the best assistant coaches (kidding). In all seriousness, I don't think I can describe just how excited everyone was so instead I'll just put a link up to the YouTube video we have been watching non-stop.

Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the year! Now it's on to the NCAA tournament and our regional games in New Haven. For game schedule and updates please check our varsity athletics website http://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/

On a completely different note, I would like to welcome all of our great students entering Stonehill in the fall. The Class of 2014 will be one of the most competitive we have ever seen.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

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