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Rowing & Growing with the Ospreys

It was a homecoming of a different kind for John Bancheri in December 2018. Bancheri, an Atlantic City native, was . With nearly 35 years of collegiate coaching experience, Bancheri now directs 淫性视频鈥檚 women鈥檚 intercollegiate crew team and also works with the men鈥檚 club team.

"I am beyond excited to come home and be part of the growth and success of the University and help 淫性视频 build a rowing power," Bancheri said. "Everything that I've done in my career has prepared me for this role and I really believe that we have an opportunity to do great things at 淫性视频."

Bancheri is assisted by area coaches Joe Welsh and BJ Fox. Brad Cress continues as the men鈥檚 club coach.

A 鈥Rowing and Growing鈥 fund-raising event in March, honoring local rowing legend Stan Bergman, raised enough to purchase three new varsity eight boats and other equipment.

鈥淲e are giving back to a community that supported us as adolescents and young adults,鈥 said Karen Alton, granddaughter of Elizabeth Alton, a driving force behind 淫性视频鈥檚 founding, whose family donated funds for two of the boats. 鈥淲ith your help 淫性视频 will win a national championship.鈥

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey also donated a boat, and other local supporters have included the Azeez Foundation, AtlantiCare, former Sen. Bill Gormley, Calvi Electric, Marathon Engineering and Environmental Services, George Miller, Margie and Jack Plackter, Dr. Francis Previti, Dr. David Smith and SOSH Architects.  

Dad Vail Regatta
Rowing Head Coach John Bancheri poses next to 淫性视频's women's varsity eight team at the Dad Vail Regatta May 10-11. The Osprey Navy brought home a bronze medal. 

The women鈥檚 varsity eight team earned the first-ever medal by an Osprey varsity eight boat at the prestigious races May 10-11, 2019, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 鈥淭o cap off a terrific season, 淫性视频 Rowing is ranked 20th nationally in the most recent row2k Collegiate Rowing Poll for DIII and #121 for all rowing programs combined (DI, DII, DIII),鈥 said Kevin McHugh, executive director of Athletics & Recreation. 鈥淲e are so proud of Coach Bancheri and the Osprey rowers on the amazing advancement of the program in less than four months.鈥

The 淫性视频 rowing program, both women and men, is based at 淫性视频 Atlantic City, just steps from the beach and Boardwalk. 淫性视频's rowers share the Atlantic City School District boathouse, a short walk from campus, and part of the University District.

淫性视频 President Harvey Kesselman said the expansion of the rowing team is part of the University鈥檚 commitment to Atlantic City. He said the first thing they did was to contact members of the local rowing community for advice and assistance.

鈥淚 pledged we would build a program we would be proud of, but we knew we couldn鈥檛 do it alone,鈥 Kesselman said at the event honoring Bergman. 鈥淲e need the support of our rowing community. We do have national level supporters.鈥

 

eSports Begin with a Bang

Members of 淫性视频鈥檚 newest sports team had a literal role in building the program. On Dec. 12, 2018, some 30 students worked in small groups to build several of the specialized machines that now reside in the new 淫性视频 esports facility in the Housing IV Building 80 commons.

As part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, 淫性视频 teams compete in League of Legends, Overwatch, Fortnite and Smash Brothers Ultimate. Students also compete in Rocket League, Hearthstone and Apex Legend.

鈥淭his will give our students a formal way to compete on a college level,鈥 said Scott Huston, chief information officer. 鈥淪tudents who may or may not play a traditional sport but may be interested in esports and gaming will now have an avenue to be competitive but also work together as a team which we鈥檙e really excited about.  The entire university has been very supportive of this new initiative.鈥

The 淫性视频 esports team of Austin Van Zant of Lincoln Park, Damian Majewski of Barnegat, and Parker Teliszewski of Barnegat won the Eastern College Athletic Conference Fortnite Championship held during the Hudson Valley Gamer Con at the Albany New York Capital Center on March 30-31, 2019.

Four 淫性视频 students were named season MVPs. Van Zant and Majewski got the awards for Fortnite and Brandon Yip and Joseph Difilippo got the awards for League of Legends.

淫性视频 teams also placed second in the League of Legends Championship and made the quarterfinals in Overwatch.

Some 400 gamers from 19 colleges from the east coast competed in the season ending weekend tournament for Fortnite, League of Legends and Overwatch.

The esports initiative is a partnership of 淫性视频鈥檚 Information Technology Services, Athletics and Student Development.

 

Athletic Honors

138 student-athletes named to 2018-2018 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, tying the school record set last year.

Women's lacrosse named a Zag Sports Academic Honor Squad by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Dan Marino and Christian Bik were selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-District 2 Men's Soccer Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Emily Gilligan, Rebecca Moya, Issy Gilhooley, Kelsey Andrus and Cara Kientz were named Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

12 members of the men's lacrosse team earned spots on the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) All-Conference team.

Student-athletes Maria Ibarra (women's tennis), Meg Murzello (softball) and Qudratullah Qadiri (men's track & field) were named 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

 

 

 

Dave Lorber

淫性视频 Names Dave Lorber Head Baseball Coach

淫性视频 selected Freehold, NJ native Dave Lorber as its first in Dec. 2018. Lorber brings 10 years of experience as an assistant coach at the college level to his new role at 淫性视频, which has upgraded the head baseball coach position from part-time to full-time.

"I am honored to be named the first full-time baseball coach at 淫性视频," Lorber said. "My goal is to impact the lives of our 淫性视频 student-athletes and give them a tremendous experience that will allow them to succeed not only on the baseball field but in life as well. I look forward to being back home in New Jersey where I grew up playing this great game."

Men's lacrosse team

Men's Lacrosse Sees Record Season in New Conference

The men's lacrosse team had a historic, in 2019. In their first year as a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC), the Ospreys won their first-ever conference title and made the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance. Head coach Kevin Zulauf guided the team to a school-record 18 wins while being voted CSAC Coach of the Year.

淫性视频 made the most of its inaugural NCAA Tournament berth. The Ospreys won 20-9 over Morrisville State in the first round and battled #4 York College nearly even for three quarters in a second-round matchup just 24 hours later. The season also featured an 11-game winning streak and a perfect 6-0 mark in CSAC play.                                                                                                                      
Women's golf

Women's Golf Moves to Intercollegiate Level

淫性视频鈥檚 women鈥檚 golf team will become 淫性视频鈥檚 19th intercollegiate sport after moving up from the club level during the 2018-19 academic year.

The program is taking the one year after hiring Rodger Gottlieb as head coach.

淫性视频 competed in four events as a club team this spring, including a dual match against Rowan College at Gloucester County at the Seaview Bay Course, which hosts the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

淫性视频 will become one of four Division III institutions in New Jersey to sponsor the sport, joining established programs at Drew University and FDU-Florham plus New Jersey City University.

Pictured above is Danielle Elia, who registered one top 10 and two top 20s in three tournaments.