Hartford Hawks

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Hartford Hawks
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UniversityUniversity of Hartford
ConferenceCommonwealth Coast Conference (primary)
NCAADivision III[a]
Athletic directorSharon Beverly
LocationWest Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Varsity teams17
Basketball arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
Baseball stadiumFiondella Field Dunkin' Park
Soccer stadiumAl-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
Lacrosse stadiumAl-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
MascotHowie the Hawk
NicknameHawks
Fight song"Fly High"
ColorsScarlet and white[2]
   
Websitewww.hartfordhawks.com

The Hartford Hawks are the NCAA Division III athletic teams of the University of Hartford, located in West Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[3] The men's and women's tennis teams were discontinued at the end of the 2016 season, and women's lacrosse was added.[4]

Overview[edit]

On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to Division III. This plan will start with the university's formal application to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022. Starting in 2022–23, Hartford would no longer award athletic scholarships to incoming students, and begin playing as a Division I independent. In 2023–24, the school plans to become a provisional member of a Division III conference, and transition all remaining student-athletes off athletic aid by the end of that school year. It was later announced on June 21, 2022, that the Hawks would be joining the Commonwealth Coast Conference. Hartford would become a full D-III member on September 1, 2025.[5]

Sports sponsored[edit]

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Field hockey (2024)
Golf Golf
Ice hockey (TBA) Ice hockey (TBA)
Lacrosse Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Tennis (2024) Tennis (2024)
Track and field Softball
Track and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Men's golf[edit]

America East Champions 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007

Women's golf[edit]

America East Champions 2005

Men's soccer[edit]

NCAA Tournament appearances 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999
America East Tournament Champions 1989, 1991, 1992, 1999
America East Regular Season Champions 1996, 1999

Women's soccer[edit]

College Cup appearances 1992
NCAA Tournament appearances 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
America East Tournament Champions 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006
America East Regular Season Champions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

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Volleyball[edit]

America East Tournament Champions 1993
America East Regular Season Champions 1993

Discontinued sports[edit]

Men's tennis[edit]

America East Champions 1989, 1990, 1994–1995, 2001–2002

Athletic facilities[edit]

Sport Facility[7] Capacity
Baseball Dunkin' Park
Fiondella Field
6,121
1,000
Basketball Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 4,017
Cross Country Elizabeth Park, Hartford
Golf Men–Gillette Ridge Golf Club
Women–Wampanoag Country Club
Lacrosse Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium 2,500
Soccer Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium 2,500
Softball Hartford Softball Field 1,000
Track & Field (Indoor) No home field house
Track & Field (Outdoor) opening in 2024 [8]
Volleyball Hartford Volleyball Arena 500

Academics[edit]

From Hartford's athletic website: "Hartford, which has posted a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher in each of the last 15 semesters, saw an average of 70 percent of its student-athletes record a 3.0 in one or both semesters last year. In addition, 43 percent of Hawk student-athletes notched at least a 3.5 while five percent registered perfect 4.0 GPA's for the 2012–13 academic year."[9] "The University of Hartford clinched its second-straight America East Academic Cup in 2012–13 after posting the highest grade-point average of any school in the 18-year history of the award. Compiling a 3.24 GPA in 2012–13, the Hawks won their third Academic Cup all-time."[9]

Mascot and nickname[edit]

From Hartford's athletic website: "Howie is well known among the University of Hartford community and fans, and has been known for his on court antics during basketball games. The current version of Howie the Hawk began its tenure during the winter of 2008–09."[10] "The nickname originated in the late 1940s when the school competed as Hillyer College. It is believed that the nickname stemmed from spectators having to climb four flights of stairs in the old Chauncey Harris School on Hudson Street in Hartford to the "Hawk's Nest" to watch basketball and wrestling events."[10]

Notable Hawks[edit]

Athletic directors[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Scheduled to drop to Division III no later than September 1, 2025.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "University of Hartford Votes to Drop Athletic Department to Division III". Sports Illustrated. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ University of Hartford Brand Identity Guide. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hartford Hawks". University of Hartford Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "University of Hartford Athletics Adds Women's Lacrosse, Discontinues Men's and Women's Tennis". Hartford Courant. October 29, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "CCC Grants Full Membership to University of Hartford, Beginning Competition in 2023-24" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Another Title For Hartford Women's Soccer". Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Facilities". hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "New Track and Field: Scheduled Opening for Late 2024". hartford.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Hartford Hawks".
  10. ^ a b "Hartford Hawks".
  11. ^ "A. Peter LoMaglio Honored with Memorial Highway". we-ha.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "Hartford's Meiser-McKnett Receives Regional AD of the Year Award at NACDA Convention". Hartford Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "UHart's Meiser to retire; One Of Just 30 Female Division I ADs". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "Goff Leaving Hartford To Become Athletic Director At St. John's". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Mary Ellen Gillespie resigns as Hartford athletic director". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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