Men`s and Women`s Soccer Program 2004

2004
men’s & women’s
soccer program
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Hudson Valley Community College
Quick Facts
Founded
1953
Enrollment
12,000
Colors
Dartmouth Green and White
Nickname
Vikings
President
Dr. Marco J. Silvestri
Athletics Director
Drew Marrochello
(518) 629-7328
Sports Information
Steve Mullen
(518) 629-8063
Hudson Valley Web Site
www.hvcc.edu
Home Field
Hudson Valley Soccer Field
Affiliations
Mountain Valley Conference
National Junior College Athletic
Association Region III
2003 Men’s Record
10-7
Men’s Head Coach
John Meehan
Career Record
43-21-1, fifth year
Office Phone
(518) 629-8130
2003 Women’s Record
10-7
Women’s Head Coach
Kim Lockman
Career Record
0-0 at Hudson Valley/23-18-1 overall
Office Phone
(518) 629-7328
How to reach
Athletic Department Staff Members
Sport
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball/Cross Country
Men’s and Women’s Bowling
Football
Ice Hockey/Lacrosse
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Softball
Women’s Tennis
Women’s Volleyball
Coach
Tom Reinisch
Andre Cook
Colleen Ferris
Joe Prest
Bob Jojo
Matt Alvey
John Meehan
Kim Lockman
Jeff Beyer
Sandy Wimmer
Christina Kelly
Office Phone
(518) 629-7415
(518) 629-7367
(518) 629-7366
(518) 629-7328
(518) 629-7196
(518) 629-7574
(518) 629-8130
(518) 629-7328
(518) 629-7328
(518) 629-7197
(518) 629-7328
A message from the
Viking Club
Dear Friends:
Yes! I want to join Hudson Valley Community College’s
quest for success on the field and in the classroom.
As Hudson Valley Community College observes
its 50th anniversary, we celebrate the tradition
of Hudson Valley athletics and look forward to
an even brighter future. In the past five years, 11
of our 14 teams have won conference, regional
or national titles. Over the last two years alone,
an astonishing 20 of our student-athletes have
been named as an NJCAA All-American.
With the construction of Joseph L. Bruno
Stadium – clearly the crown jewel of on-campus
baseball facilities – Hudson Valley developed a
new outdoor athletic complex, unmatched on
any two-year college campus across the country.
We are excited about our new home and recent
success, and I am asking for your support to
ensure that the future of Hudson Valley athletics
will mirror the past.
Your tax-deductible donation to the Viking Club
will directly impact our 250 student-athletes,
assisting with academic retention initiatives,
program enhancements, community endeavors,
recruiting, and facility development.
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Membership in the Viking Club is simple. Your
contribution can be paid in one lump sum or
spread out over five years. For a gift of more
than $500, your name will be permanently displayed on a plaque in the Hudson Valley Athletic
Hall of Fame.
I am sure that you will be proud of the studentathletes on our 14 teams. I hope that we can
count on you to be a member of the 15th team –
the Viking Club.
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Men’s
Women’s
❒ Baseball
❒ Basketball
❒ Basketball ❒ Bowling
❒ Bowling
❒ Cross Country
❒ Football
❒ Soccer
❒ Ice Hockey ❒ Softball
❒ Lacrosse
❒ Tennis
❒ Soccer
❒ Volleyball
❒ Athletic Training
Please mail your contribution with this form to: Hudson Valley Community College Foundation, 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, New York 12180
2004
Men’s Soccer Schedule
Day
Saturday
Sunday
Wednesday
Saturday
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Wednesday
Saturday
Thursday
Saturday
Wednesday
Friday
Sunday
Wednesday
Saturday-Sunday
Date
August 28
August 29
September 8
September 11
September 15
September 18
September 19
September 25
September 29
October 2
October 7
October 9
October 13
October 15
October 17
October 20
October 30-31
Opponent
Dutchess
Holyoke
Morrisville
Herkimer
Cobleskill
Clinton
North Country
Cayuga
Adirondack
Broome
Fulton Montgomery
Mohawk Valley
Delhi
Genesee
Erie
Ulster
Regional Tournament
Location
Away (TC3)
Away (TC3)
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
TC3
Time
1 p.m.
noon
4:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
noon
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
TBA
Location
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Jefferson
Time
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
4 p.m.
noon
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
TBA
2004
Women’s Soccer Schedule
Date
September 9
September 11
September 15
September 18
Sepember 19
September 21
September 25
September 27
September 30
October 2
October 7
October 9
October 16
October 17
October 19
October 30-31
Day
Thursday
Saturday
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Saturday
Monday
Thursday
Saturday
Thursday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Saturday-Sunday
Opponent
North Country
Herkimer
Morrisville
Cobleskill
Canton
Delhi
Clinton
Albany Pharmacy
Adirondack
Broome
Fulton Montgomery
Mohawk Valley
Cayuga
Finger Lakes
Columbia Greene
Regional Tournament
Home games in bold.
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Office of Athletics
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80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, New York 12180-6096 / (518) 629-HVCC / athletics.hvcc.edu
Sponsored by Rensselaer County / Part of the State University of New York
About
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College has grown significantly since
its founding more than 50 years ago. In addition to the 12,000 credit
and 2,500 non-credit students the college serves, more than 10,000
individuals benefit each year from the college’s off-campus programs
and training programs, which are conducted at high schools, businesses and government agencies.
The college is sponsored by Rensselaer County and is part of
the State University of New York system. Currently the second largest
college or university in the Capital Region, Hudson Valley Community
College offers more than 50 degree and certificate programs through
its four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies;
Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The college employs 500 full- and part-time faculty members,
and has a $240 million annual economic impact on the Capital
Region, according to a recent analysis by the Capital District
Regional Planning Commission.
While 80 percent of Hudson Valley’s students come from the
Capital Region, the overall student population includes students
from nearly all of the counties in New York State, many other states,
and dozens of foreign countries. The college is ranked 60th nationally in the number of associate degrees awarded annually, and has
more than 59,000 graduates.
The college is accredited by the Commission on Higher
Education and is a member of the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools. All of Hudson Valley’s programs are registered
and approved by the New York State Department of Education with
the authority to award associate degrees in arts, science, applied
science and occupational studies, as well as occupation-specific certificates. In addition, several of the academic programs are accredited by specialized national professional accrediting associations,
such as the National League for Nursing, the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences and the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology.
The mission of Hudson Valley Community College is to provide
dynamic, student-centered, comprehensive, and accessible educational opportunities that address the diverse needs of the community.
The college’s Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S) and
Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) programs lead to immediate employment in industry, business, government and health
agencies. The college’s Associate in Arts (A.A.) and Associate in
Science (A.S.) programs lead to transfer opportunities at four-year
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colleges and universities. In addition, the college sponsors a number of certificate programs that prepare students for selected occupational specialties.
The college, through its Workforce Development Institute,
coordinates training programs and contracts for many area business and government agencies. The Office of Continuing Education
offers credit-bearing courses at convenient times and places, while
the Office of Community and Professional Education offers a wide
variety of non-credit and short-term courses that serve a wide
range of community and professional needs and interests.
The campus provides extensive, state-of-the-art facilities to
support its academic programs, including the Bulmer
Telecommunications Center, which encompasses the latest innovations in multimedia presentation, videoconferencing, teleconferencing, distance learning, and instructional technology, and the
McDonough Sports Complex, a 126,000-square-foot recreational
facility that contains a field house and ice rink.
As a comprehensive, full-service community college, Hudson
Valley is committed to meeting the educational and training needs
of diverse constituencies. Within a year of graduation, 92 percent
of Hudson Valley graduates find immediate employment in their
field or successfully transfer directly to a four-year institution following graduation.
The college’s academic programs are designed to be consistent with those offered by other two-year institutions within the
SUNY system, and they are designed to promote compatibility and
transferability to four-year institutions. The college maintains joint
admission and transfer agreements with dozens of four-year colleges and universities.
Hudson Valley Community College offers many distinctive programs, including vocational apprenticeship programs, unique
health science programs, and a General Education Certificate. For
example, Hudson Valley’s Dental Hygiene program is the only one
of its kind within an approximate 150-mile radius.
The college also provides distinctive student support services to
ensure success, including the Collegiate Academic Support Program,
the Learning Assistance Center, the Minority Mentoring Program, the
Minority Orientation Program, the Disability Resource Center, the Peer
Tutoring Program, the Smart Start Program, and the Viking Child Care
Center. These services are available to all students.
Hudson Valley Community College
Administration
DR. MARCO J. SILVESTRI
President
Dr. Marco J. Silvestri is serving as president of Hudson Valley Community College on
an interim basis until the college’s Board of
Trustees selects a permanent president.
Dr. Silvestri, who has been the college's vice
president for administration since 1984, has
more than 25 years of experience in the
areas of postsecondary education, finance, capital construction planning, human resources administration, academic planning and evaluation, program registration, institutional and program accreditation,
and government relations.
Prior to working at Hudson Valley, Dr. Silvestri served as dean of
academic affairs and dean of administrative affairs at Niagara County
Community College. He received his bachelor's degree in business
administration, his M.B.A., and his Ph.D. in higher education all from
the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Silvestri will return to the position of vice president for
administration upon the trustees' naming of a new permanent
president.
LOUIS B. COPLIN, II
Vice President for Student Services
Louis B. Coplin II, an administrator with
more than 17 years experience at Hudson
Valley Community College, is the college’s
interim vice president for student services.
In that role, Coplin oversees 13 different
departments at the college, including intercollegiate athletics, admissions, registration,
disabled student services and the Center for Careers and
Employment.
Coplin has a bachelor’s degree in communications and political
science from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a master’s degree in social policy from Empire State College.
He received the Hudson Valley Community College Student
Government Association Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and
the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in
Professional Service in 2001.
DREW MARROCHELLO
Director of Athletics
In his 11th year at Hudson Valley
Community College, Drew Marrochello is in
his eighth year at the helm of the college’s
athletic department. Marrochello graduated
from Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s
degree in government in 1991 and received a
master’s degree in education administration from the University at
Albany in 2000.
Prior to becoming Hudson Valley’s athletic director, Marrochello
served as the college’s coordinator of athletics, academic coordinator and assistant director of athletics. He also has coached football
at Hudson Valley, Union College and RPI.
Hudson Valley’s athletic programs have benefited from
Marrochello’s tenure. In addition to winning numerous regional
championships, Hudson Valley’s football, baseball, men’s and
women’s basketball, bowling, soccer and tennis teams have all been
nationally ranked in the past five years. In fact, in 2001, Hudson
Valley’s hockey team won its first national title and the college’s
baseball squad competed in the junior college World Series for the
first time in 19 years. Additionally, Hudson Valley’s women’s basketball team competed at the NJCAA Division III national championship
tournament in 2002, and Hudson Valley’s softball squad finished second in the nation in 2002.
Marrochello is the president of the Mountain Valley Conference,
and commissioner of the Northeast Football Conference. He also is a
member of the National Women’s Basketball Committee and the
Region III Board of Directors. Additionally, he is the Region III chairman for ice hockey, women’s basketball and softball.
He resides in Brunswick with his wife, Monica, their daughters,
Olivia and Grace, and son Dominic.
STEVE HLADIO
Assistant to the Director of Athletics
Steve Hladio began his career at Hudson
Valley in 2002, when he was hired as the
assistant to the director of athletics.
Prior to joining Hudson Valley’s staff, Hladio
served as an assistant football coach at
UAlbany from 1996 to 2001. At UAlbany, he
served as camp coordinator for the NFL’s New York Giants.
During Hladio’s time as an offensive line coach at UAlbany, the
Great Danes compiled a 40-13 record. He attended Shippensburg
University on a football scholarship where he received a bachelor’s
degree in education in 1991.
Hladio lives in Albany with his wife, Michele, their daughter,
Emily, and son, Jack.
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2003 Women’s
2003 Women’s
Results
September 11
September 13
September 14
September 17
September 20
September 22
September 23
September 27
September 29
October 1
October 4
October 9
October 11
October 13
October 15
October 18
October 22
Awards
at North Country
Herkimer
Canton
at Morrisville
at Cobleskill
at Cayuga
Delhi
Clinton
at Paul Smith’s
Adirondack
at Broome
Fulton-Montgomery
at Mohawk Valley
Finger Lakes
Columbia-Greene
at Morrisville+
at Herkimer+
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
6-0
5-2
5-1
4-3
4-0
4-3
3-0
7-0
3-0
6-1
3-1
7-0
3-1
5-1
4-1
7-2
1-0
Points
59
27
11
10
10
9
4
2
2
+Region III Tournament
2003 Women’s
Statistics
Player
Liz O’Brien
Angela Cazzato
Kim Etman
Candra Scott
Alicia Kozilsky
Zenia Skalij
Desiree Devine
Amy Trowbridge
Christina Codner
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Games
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
Goals
24
10
3
4
5
4
2
1
1
Assists
11
7
5
2
0
1
0
0
0
Goalkeeper Statistics
Games
Player
Kayla Froelich
15
Amy Trowbridge
1
Saves
227
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GA
33
1
Kayla Froelich
Region III First Team
Liz O’Brien
Mountain Valley Conference First Team
Amy Trowbridge
Mountain Valley Conference First Team
SARAH McMILLEN
KAYLA O’CONNOR
Freshman
Freshman
Altamont
Guilderland High School
Major: Physical Education
Waterford
Waterford-Halfmoon High School
Major: Individual Studies
Sarah transferred to Hudson
Valley from the Rochester Institute
of Technology. She enjoys downhill
skiing and volunteers at a camp for
blind children. Her father, Michael, played and coached football at
Hudson Valley.
MARISSA MILLER
DANA PORCELLO
Freshman
Freshman
Schodack
Maple Hill High School
Major: Computer Information
Systems
Waterford
Waterford-Halfmoon High School
Major: Physical Education
Marissa was a member of several
championship soccer teams at
Maple Hill High School. The
Wildcats were the Section II Class C-CC champions from 2000 to
2002. She finished with 12 goals and five assists to help lead
Maple Hill to a 19-1-1 record as a senior.
Dana was a three-time Central
Hudson Valley League All-Star performer at Waterford-Halfmoon High
School, and twice won the award for
track and field. She contributed five goals and seven assists her
senior year in high school. Dana also was a member of the
Waterford United Soccer Team that went undefeated four consecutive seasons. Her sister, Jackie, was a member of the 2002
Hudson Valley women’s soccer team.
LIZ O’BRIEN
BRIDGET RAGOSTA
Sophomore
Sophomore
Lansingburgh
Lansingburgh High School
Major: Business Administration
Troy
Troy High School
Major: Physical Education
Liz earned First Team AllMountain Valley Conference Honors
a year ago after leading Hudson
Valley with 24 goals and 11 assists.
Her 24 goals are the most by an individual at Hudson Valley since
1992 and ranks fourth on the college’s all-time single season list.
She played soccer and softball at Lansingburgh High School, earning First Team All-State honors in Class B.
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Kayla was a two-time Central
Hudson Valley League All-Star at
Waterford-Halfmoon High School.
She also ran track in high school.
Kayla was a member of the Waterford United Soccer Team that
went undefeated four consecutive seasons. Her brother, Austin,
played on Hudson Valley’s men’s soccer team in 2000 and 2002.
Bridget is one of only three players returning this year for the Lady
Vikings. She played four years of
varsity soccer at Troy High School,
where she was a member of the National Honor Society and vice
president of the Student Council.
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Women’s Soccer Team
KATIE COLE
KELLEY KING
Sophomore
Freshman
Voorheesville
Voorheesville High School
Major: Criminal Justice
Watervliet
Watervliet High School
Major: Criminal Justice
Katie played three years of
varsity soccer at Voorheesville
High School. She attended The
College of Saint Rose a year ago. Katie won several academic awards at Voorheesville, including National Honor
Roll, the Professional Women’s Business Award, and Who’s
Who in High School.
Kelley played soccer and basketball at Watervliet High
School. She was a Third Team
All-Star defender in the Colonial Council for the Cannoneers
in 2003. She won the 2004 Police Benevolent Award for the
student with the highest average interested in criminal justice.
ERYN HOCKLER
KRISTIN LAWLER
Sophomore
Freshman
Troy
Troy High School
Major: Individual Studies
Waterford
Shenendehowa High School
Major: Physical Education
Eryn transferred to Hudson
Valley after playing soccer at
SUNY Delhi last year. She
played soccer and basketball at Troy High School, and was
elected to participate in the Senior All-Star game for both
sports.
Kristin played three years of
varsity soccer at Shenendehowa
High School. She also played
with the 2002 Alleycat team that finished second in the
state’s Under 16 Tournament and on the Select Capital
District Team from 2000 to 2002. Kristin also has danced
tap for 14 years.
KATIE HOWELL
AMY LOGAN
Freshman
Freshman
Scotia
Scotia-Glenville High School
Major: Individual Studies
Menands
Shaker High School
Major: Criminal Justice
Katie was a Second Team AllStar on defense for the ScotiaGlenville girl’s soccer team that
finished 13-7-1 last year. Katie has been a dancer since she
was three years old and volunteered with GIVE at ScotiaGlenville.
Amy plays in goal and on
defense. In the 2002 Shaker
Tournament, she stopped four
out of five penalty kicks to help the Blue Bison to the tournament win. Amy is a ballet dancer and loves dogs.
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2004
Women’s Roster
No.
1
4
5
8
9
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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Name
Lawler, Kristin
Porcello, Dana
O'Connor, Kayla
Stevens, Danielle
Ragosta, Bridget
Hockler, Eryn
O'Brien, Elizabeth
McMillen, Sarah
Wilday, Courtney
Logan, Amy
Scott, Candra
King, Kelley
Miller, Marissa
Howell, Kathleen
Cole, Katie
Year
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Position
GK
F/M
D
D/M
D
D
F
D
M
GK
M
D/M
F
D
M
High School
Shenendehowa
Waterford
Waterford Halfmoon
Ichabod Crane
Troy
Troy
Lansingburgh
Guilderland
Galway
Shaker
Catholic Central
Watervliet
Maple Hill
Scotia Glenville
Voorheesville
Hometown
Waterford
Waterford
Waterford
Valatie
Troy
Troy
Lansingburgh
Altamont
Galway
Menands
Stillwater
Watervliet
Schodack
Scotia
Voorheesville
Curriculum
Physical Education
Individual Studies
Individual Studies
Individual Studies
Physical Education
Individual Studies
Business Administration
Physical Education
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Physical Education
Criminal Justice
Computer Information Systems
Individual Studies
Criminal Justice
2004
Coaches Profiles - Women’s
KIM LOCKMAN
Women’s Head Coach
TRUDY BEICHT
Assistant Coach
Kim Lockman is in her first season at Hudson Valley Community
College. She was a four-year letter winner at Rutgers University,
where she earned a bachelor's
degree in exercise physiology in
1997.
Lockman coached women's
soccer and women's basketball at
Middlesex County Community
College in Edison, N.J., from 1998 to 2000. She posted a 2318-1 record as the coach of the Lady Colts' soccer team. She
also led the Middlesex women's basketball team to a 25-20
record over two years.
Lockman played soccer at Rutgers from 1992 to 1995.
She helped the Scarlet Knights to an ECAC championship in
1992.
Lockman lives in Valatie.
Trudy Beicht is in her first year
at Hudson Valley. She assisted
Coach Lockman at Middlesex
County Community College in
2000 and 2001, was the head
modified girl’s basketball coach
at Doane Stuart School in 200304, and coaches youth soccer
and softball for the town of
Kinderhook.
Beicht received her bachelor’s degree in marketing from
Kean College and an associate’s degree in physical education
from Hudson Valley.
Beicht lives in Valatie.
MELISSA TRAVIS
Assistant Coach
Melissa Travis is in her first year at Hudson Valley. She was a starting goalkeeper at SUNY
Fredonia from 1999-2001, where she studied Music Education.
Travis was the assistant junior varsity soccer coach at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School
in 2003.
She lives in Ballston Spa.
*These records have been compiled from available archival information.
Please contact the Sports Information Office at (518) 629-8063 with any additions or corrections.
Women’s
Soccer Records
Individual Records
Goals in a game
5 (Liz O’Brien, 2003)
Goals in a season
28 (Kris Bowles, 1992)
27 (Melissa Lynch, 1990)
25 (Shelly Nickles, 1992)
24 (Liz O’Brien, 2003)
24 (Danielle Christian, 1989)
Assists in a season 20 (Stacy Call, 1990)
18 (Shelly Nickles, 1992)
Points in a season
70 (Shelly Nickles, 1992)
68 (Kris Bowles, 1992)
Year
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Record
7-6-1
11-4-0
10-6-1
n/a
13-2-0
n/a
n/a
15-3-0
12-7-0
n/a
7-9-1
n/a
7-7-3
4-11-0
5-9-0
8-5-1
7-6-0
4-7-0
10-7-0
Coach
John Pastore
John Pastore
John Pastore
n/a
Carole Selner
Roger Seymour
Jorge Aguilar
Jennifer Morrell
Jennifer Morrell
Jennifer Morrell
Jennifer Morrell
Joerg Siemann
Randee McArdle
Jaime Trudeau &
Hope Niles
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Hudson Valley Alumnus Among
America’s Top Soccer Coaches
Tom Fitzgerald, along with his wife Debbie, in front
of a portrait of John F. Kennedy at the White House.
In the world of American soccer, Tom Fitzgerald ’72 is at the top of his game.
He has accomplished more on the field than many soccer coaches ever
dreamed of achieving.
His crowning moment came in 2002 when, in only his first season at
University of California at Los Angeles, he led the Bruins men’s soccer team
to the NCAA national championship and was named the National Coach of
the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
“Winning the championship in my first year at UCLA was an amazing experience,” Fitzgerald said.
“It all got
jump-started
at Hudson
Valley.”
Prior to taking the job at UCLA, Fitzgerald served as the head coach of Major
League Soccer’s Columbus Crew from 1996 to 2001 and led his team to three
consecutive Eastern Conference finals (1997-99) and to the 1998 United States Open Cup finals.
He is fifth on the MLS all-time coaching wins list with 70.
It wasn’t all glamour for Fitzgerald. He came to Hudson Valley from Lake Luzerne High School. Not
a great student in high school, Fitzgerald followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Sam, who
had played baseball and soccer for the Vikings a few years earlier.
“Tom wasn’t a great student when he came here but after playing his freshman year he realized
that he was someone to be recognized and that he needed to take a leadership role,” said former Hudson Valley coach Tom Rogan. “Although he was a slender kid, he was very tough.”
Fitzgerald played soccer and ran track under Rogan, who is currently a professor in Hudson
Valley’s Physical Education department. He also played basketball at Hudson Valley.
After graduating from Hudson Valley, Fitzgerald earned a soccer scholarship to the University of
South Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from South Florida in 1974
and began teaching at Minerva (NY) High School.
Three years later, Fitzgerald wanted to coach soccer and began coaching at Tampa Catholic High
School. He eventually moved on to be an assistant and then was the head coach at the University
of Tampa from 1987 to 1996 where he led the Spartans to three NCAA final four appearances and
the 1994 NCAA Division II Championship.
On February 24, 2003, Fitzgerald’s Bruins were recognized for their accomplishments by
President George W. Bush at the White House and received a proclamation from Congress honoring their achievements.
“President Bush was a very gracious host,” said Fitzgerald. “It was a great experience for the
entire team.”
Even with all of his success, Fitzgerald will never forget where it all began. “It all got jump-started at Hudson Valley.”
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Men’s
Soccer Records
Year
Record
Coach
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1-7-2
9-3-0
5-3-3
8-3-1
8-3-1
9-2-0
11-2-0
8-3-1
11-3-0
8-5-2
9-4-0
8-4-0
10-3-1
8-4-2
8-5-1
4-7-0
5-6-1
6-6-2
9-5-1
10-4-1
5-6-4
10-6-0
Edwin Daub
Rudy Wurtemberger
Rudy Wurtemberger
Rudy Wurtemberger
Rudy Wurtemberger
Rudy Wurtemberger
Rudy Wurtemberger
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Tom Rogan
Team Records
Year-by-Year Win-Loss Record
Year
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Total
Record
Coach
8-7-2
Tom Rogan
5-10-0
Tom Rogan
6-6-1
Tom Rogan
8-7-1
Tom Rogan
10-5-0
Tom Rogan
12-5-0
Tom Rogan
10-8-0
Tom Rogan
9-6-2
Tom Rogan
6-6-3
Tom Rogan
13-5-0
Tom Rogan
3-12-1
Tom Rogan
8-9-0
Tom Rogan
12-5-1
Tom Rogan
10-5-2
Tom Rogan
13-4-2
Tom Rogan
12-6-1
Tom Rogan
7-8-1
Adam Clinton
10-4-0
John Meehan
12-3-1
John Meehan
11-7-0
John Meehan
10-7-0
John Meehan
365-229-41 (.607)
Coaching Records
Most wins in a season
Most losses in a season
Fewest losses in a season
Consecutive games without a loss
Most goals in a season
Fewest goals allowed
Most shutouts
13 (1992, 1997)
12 (1993)
2 (1966, 1967)
17 (1972-1973)
62 (1967)
9 (1997)
11 (1997)
Coach
Edwin Daub
Rudy Wurtemberger
Tom Rogan
Adam Clinton
John Meehan
Record
1-7-2 (.200)
50-16-5 (.739)
264-177-32 (592)
7-8-1 (.469)
43-21-1 (.669)
Years
1961
1962-1967
1968-1998
1999
2000-2003
Individual Records
Goals in a game
Goals in a season
Goals in a career
Consecutive games scoring
Assists in a season
Assists in a career
Shutouts in a season
Saves in a game
Saves in a season
Saves in a career
5
5
5
27
28
6
12
19
8
7
30
201
311
(Eli Nguma vs. Clinton, 1992)
(Matt Hayes vs. Schenectady, 1984)
(Fred Campbell vs. Leicester, 1969)
(Fred Campbell, 1969)
(Fred Campbell, 1968-69)
(Tony Nelson, 1988)
(Mike Vooris, 2003)
(Rafael Luna, 2002-03)
(Mike Sapsai, 1995)
(Keith Claire, 1973)
(Bielowski vs. Mitchell, 1963)
(Messier, 1980)
(Messier, 1980-81)
*These records have been compiled from available archival
information. Please contact the Sports Information Office at
(518) 629-8063 with any additions or corrections.
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2003 Men’s
2003 Men’s
Awards
Results
September 6
September 7
September 10
September 13
September 17
September 20
September 21
September 25
September 27
September 28
October 1
October 4
October 5
October 9
October 11
October 15
October 18
Springfield Tech*
Fulton-Montgomery*
at Morrisville
at Herkimer
Cobleskill
Clinton
North Country
Ulster
at Tompkins-Cortland
at Cayuga
at Adirondack
at Broome
at Erie
at Fulton-Montgomery
Mohawk Valley
at Delhi
Alfred State+
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
3-0
6-2
2-0
2-1
4-2
5-0
2-0
2-1
1-0
2-1
2-0
3-1
2-1
3-0
3-2
2-0
1-0
Dan Farrell
Mountain Valley Conference First Team
Region III Second Team
Rafael Luna
Mountain Valley Conference First Team
Region III Second Team
Jacob Stevens
Mountain Valley Conference First Team
*Hudson Valley Invitational
+Region III Tournament
2003 Men’s
Statistics
Player
Mike Vooris
Rafael Luna
Dan Farrell
Roberto Besso
Ryan Clair
Chris Jakubiak
Robert DiFiore
Javan Moore
Lindon Paul
Jacob Stevens
Donald Govel
Kyle Jubie
Don Feldmaier
Keith Kennedy
Ryan Legere
James Prock
10
Games
16
14
14
16
14
17
17
10
10
17
17
8
12
14
15
7
Goals
8
7
5
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Assists
12
8
6
3
5
4
5
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
Points
28
22
16
11
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
DAN VOORIS
MIKE VOORIS
Freshman
Sophomore
Castleton
Maple Hill High School
Major: Environmental Studies
Castleton
Maple Hill High School
Major: Environmental Studies
Dan played soccer and ran
track at Maple Hill High School.
He led the Wildcats to three
consecutive Section II, Class C championships from 1997 to
1999. He was named a Section II All-Star in 1998 and 1999.
Dan’s younger brother, Mike, also is on this year’s team.
Mike led Hudson Valley with
28 points (eight goals and 12
assists) a year ago. Mike
totaled more than 60 goals in his three-year varsity career
at Maple Hill High School, helping the Wildcats to three
consecutive Section II titles from 2000 to 2002. He was a
member of the 2000 Maple Hill state championship team,
and was named First Team All-State as a senior.
Mike’s older brother, Dan, also is on this year’s team.
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NICK LYNCH
RYAN SAVERY
Freshman
Freshman
Colonie
Colonie High School
Major: Individual Studies
East Greenbush
Columbia High School
Major: Criminal Justice
Nick scored two goals as a
senior at Colonie High School,
including the game-winning
goal against Albany High School in the championship game
of the Colonie Tournament. He was named a Suburban
Council Senior All-Star Scholar Athlete.
SEAN NASH
JOE SIMON
Freshman
Sophomore
Grafton
Berlin High School
Major: Individual Studies
Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield High School
Major: Construction Technology
Sean played baseball and
soccer at Berlin High School.
He scored 17 goals as a junior,
and was selected to play for People to People’s Sports
Ambassador Team, which traveled to New Zealand and
played in the Kiwi Cup.
Joe recorded six shutouts as
Hudson Valley’s starting keeper
a year ago. He played soccer
and basketball at Pittsfield High School, and was his soccer
team’s captain as a junior and senior. Joe received the New
England Tech Scholarship and the Homebuilder Scholarship.
JOHN O’HANLON
ERIC USHER
Sophomore
Freshman
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa High School
Major: Individual Studies
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs High School
Major: Computer Information
Systems
John was a member of
Shenendehowa’s soccer and ski
team. He enjoys freestyle skiing.
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Ryan earned several awards,
including First Team All-Area by
The Record and Second Team
All-Suburban Council, after leading Columbia High School to
the Section II championship as a senior. He only allowed 10
goals in 16 games and shutout Shenendehowa High School,
1-0, in the Section II championship game.
Eric played three years of varsity soccer at Saratoga Springs
High School, helping the Blue Streaks to a 13-5-1 record a
year ago.
DON GOVEL
KEITH KENNEDY
Sophomore
Sophomore
Guilderland
Guilderland High School
Major: Business Administration
Waterford
Waterford-Halfmoon
High School
Major: Individual Studies
Don had a goal and two assists
for the Vikings a year ago. He also
was a member of the bowling team
in 2003-04, and posted a 194 average score. Don was named to
the President’s List in each of his first two semesters at Hudson
Valley. In 2002-03, Don was ranked fourth in the country in junior bowling. He has bowled four 300 games.
Keith had an assist in 14
games for Hudson Valley last
year. He played four years of varsity soccer at WaterfordHalfmoon High School, helping the Fordians to a Section II,
Class D title in 2000, and a Central Hudson Valley League
championship in 2002. Keith was named to the Dean’s List
in each of his first two semesters at Hudson Valley. He has
been playing guitar for five years.
CRAIG HOUCK
Freshman
Altamont
Berne-Knox-Westerlo
High School
Major: Manufacturing
Technology
Craig was named the Most
Valuable Player of the Western Athletic Conference after
leading Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School to a share of the
conference crown last year. He led the club with 11 goals,
and had five assists. Also a basketball player in high school,
Craig scored a career-high 46 points in a game against
Sharon Springs High School.
OLU KUFORIJI
Freshman
Canaan
Berkshire High School
Major: Computer Information
Systems
Olu came to the United States
from Nigeria when he was 15
years old. He was named to the President’s List last spring.
KYLE JUBIE
MATTHEW LATHROP
Sophomore
Freshman
Kingston
Kingston High School
Major: Electrical Engineering
Albany
Albany High School
Major: Liberal Arts
Kyle scored one goal for
Hudson Valley last year. He
played two years of varsity soccer at Kingston High School, serving as team captain during his senior year. Kyle earned a Presidential Scholarship
to Hudson Valley.
A Second Team Section II AllStar as a senior, Matthew had
four goals and three assists in
helping lead Albany High School to a 12-3-1 record and its
second consecutive Big Ten Conference championship.
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2004
Men’s Soccer Team
ALI AL-JABI
NICK DICARLO
Freshman
Freshman
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa High School
Major: Business Administration
Ballston Lake
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
High School
Major: Business Administration
Ali was a member of the 2003
Shenendehowa High School varsity
soccer team that advanced to the
Section II Class A finals. He earned
the Most Improved Student award as a senior in high school. Ali
holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do.
ENRIQUE CÁCERES
BOB DIFIORE
Sophomore
Sophomore
Schenectady
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
High School
Major: Individual Studies
Wynantskill
Averill Park High School
Major: Electrical Engineering
Enrique should challenge for
more playing time at the midfield this year. He played soccer and ran track at Bishop
Gibbons High School and was named the soccer team’s
Most Valuable Player twice. His father, Enrique, played professional soccer with Sporting Cristal in Lima, Peru.
Bob had a goal and five
assists for Hudson Valley in
2003. He played soccer and ran
track at Averill Park High School and was a Suburban
Council All-Star his senior season. His brother, Dan, played
soccer at Hudson Valley in 2000 and 2001. Bob is looking to
pursue a career in electrical engineering after graduating
from Hudson Valley.
RYAN CLAIR
TONY EATON
Sophomore
Freshman
Schenectady
Schenectady High School
Major: Business Administration
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa High School
Major: Physical Education
Ryan had two goals and five
assists from the midfield position
for the Vikings a year ago. He
helped lead Schenectady High School to a Big 10 championship
his senior year and was named a Section II All-Star.
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Nick played two years of varsity soccer at Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake High School, helping his
team reach the Section II semifinals his senior year. Nick is
looking to pursue a career in the music industry.
Tony played soccer and ran
track as a junior at
Shenendehowa High School.
His future plans include teaching physical education and
coaching.
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Govel, Don
Houck, Craig
Lathrop, Matthew
Lynch, Nick
DiCarlo, Nicholas
Kuforiji, Oluseyi
Savery, Ryan
Vooris, Michael
Kennedy, Keith
Vooris, Daniel
Usher, Eric
Eaton, Tony
Clair, Ryan
O'Hanlon, John
Al-Jabi, Ali
Caceres, Enrique
DiFiore, Bob
Jubie, Kyle
Nash, Sean
Simon, Joseph
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High School
Guilderland
Berne Knox Westerlo
Albany
Colonie
Burnt Hills
Berkshire
Columbia
Maple Hill
Waterford Halfmoon
Maple Hill
Saratoga Springs
Shenendehowa
Schenectady
Shenendehowa
Shenendehowa
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons
Averill Park
Kingston
Berlin
Pittsfield
Hometown
Guilderland
Altamont
Albany
Albany
Ballston Lake
Canaan
East Greenbush
Castleton
Waterford
Castleton
Saratoga Springs
Latham
Schenectady
Clifton Park
Clifton Park
Schenectady
Averill Park
Kingston
Grafton
Pittsfield, MA
Curriculum
Business Administration
Manufacturing Technology
Liberal Arts
Individual Studies
Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice
Individual Studies
Individual Studies
Environmental Studies
Computer Information Systems
Physical Education
Business Administration
Individual Studies
Business Administration
Individual Studies
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Individual Studies
Construction Technology
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2004
Coaches Profiles - Men’s
JOHN MEEHAN
Men’s Head Coach
Under John Meehan's tutelage,
the Hudson Valley men's soccer
team is once again among the top
teams in Region III. Since coming
to Hudson Valley in 2000, Meehan
has led the Vikings to four consecutive winning seasons, including a
10-7 mark in 2003. His overall
record is 43-21-1.
Meehan was named the
Region III Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to a 13-4
record in 2001.
Prior to coming to Hudson Valley, Meehan was named the
Coach of the Year by the Port Huron Times Herald for steering
Michigan’s St. Clair High School to its first league title.
Meehan grew up in Mercer County, N.J., but spent summers with his grandmother in Grafton. A four-year starter at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Meehan is involved locally
with the Brunswick Soccer Club and the Capital District Youth
Soccer League.
MICKEY LEVERNOIS
Assistant Coach
Mickey Levernois has served
as an assistant men’s soccer
coach at Hudson Valley since
1998, helping guide the Vikings
to six Region III tournament
appearances.
Levernois played three years of
varsity soccer at Clarkson
University. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Clarkson in 1990 and currently is a
project engineer for the New York State Office of General
Services.
Levernois lives in Guilderland with his wife, Cindy, and
their daughter, Alena.
JARAD PENNISI
Assistant Coach
Jarad Pennisi is in his second season as an assistant coach. He played two years at midfield for
the Vikings in 1998 and 1999, serving as team captain during his second season.
Pennisi received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University in 2002.
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Athletic
Facilities
Hudson Valley Community College boasts some of the finest
athletic facilities found on any two-year college campus in the
country. Among the varsity sports held on the Troy campus are:
men’s and women’s basketball; ice hockey; football; women’s
cross country; women’s tennis; men’s and women’s soccer; men’s
lacrosse; and baseball. The college also hosts physical education
classes and intramural competitions on its indoor and outdoor
facilities.
All of Hudson Valley’s athletic teams enjoy the benefits of the
McDonough Sports Complex, a 126,000-square-foot recreation
facility that is home to a 4,000-seat gymnasium and the first oncampus ice rink at any American community college. The complex
also has a weight room, indoor track, racquetball courts and a fitness room with integrative adaptive equipment.
The baseball team plays at the newly-constructed Joseph L.
Bruno Stadium, which is a 4,500-seat on-campus baseball stadium that plays host to the New York-Penn League’s Tri-City
ValleyCats, a Houston Astros-affiliated Class A baseball team. The
stadium also houses one of the most complete exercise physiology labs in the Northeast and is accessible to physical education
students through classes.
Several other new outdoor fields were recently built adjacent
to the baseball stadium. The football, soccer, softball and tennis
teams all have new homes on the Hudson Valley campus.
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DR. RICHARD ALFRED
Team Physician and
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Richard Alfred has been the team
physician and orthopedic surgeon for Hudson
Valley Community College athletics since
1988. He is a partner in The Orthopedic
Group, which is based in Albany.
Originally from the Albany area, Dr. Alfred obtained his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and attended Albany Medical College.
After completing an orthopedic surgery residency at Albany Medical
Center, he completed a prestigious fellowship in sports medicine at
the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Alfred currently is an assistant clinical professor of
surgery/orthopedics at Albany Medical College and serves as the
medical director for the New York Giants during their pre-season
training camp in Albany.
STUART BALTER
Athletic Trainer
Stuart Balter has been an athletic trainer
at Hudson Valley Community College for 19
years. He is responsible for the prevention,
treatment and rehabilitation of injuries to
Hudson Valley athletes. He also teaches
physical education at Hudson Valley.
In addition to his duties at the college, he
serves as the head athletic trainer and coordinator of sports medicine for the Empire State Games, where he is in charge of 130 volunteer athletic trainers who must be prepared to treat more than 7,000
athletes. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers
Association.
Balter received his bachelor’s degree from UAlbany and his master’s degree in physical education and sports medicine from Western
Michigan University. He resides in Averill Park with his wife, Karen,
and their children, Matthew, Megan and Connor.
STEVE MULLEN
Sports Information
Steve Mullen is in his third year at Hudson
Valley Community College. He came to
Hudson Valley after spending two seasons as
the director of public relations for the
Adirondack Wildcats. Mullen earned a master’s degree in sport management from
Georgia Southern University in 2000 and a
bachelor’s degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland in 1996.
While at Georgia Southern, Mullen was a graduate assistant in the
Athletic Media Relations Office. He then completed his master’s
degree with a sports information internship at The College of Saint
Rose.
Mullen also serves as the sports information director for the
Northeast Football Conference, and compiles the national weekly
report for NJCAA ice hockey.
He currently lives in Troy with his wife, Danielle, and daughter,
Bella.
DARIN STEVER
Athletic and Recreation
Program Supervisor
Darin Stever is in his first year at Hudson
Valley.
A 2004 graduate of SUNY Cortland’s Sport
Management program, Stever interned with
the A-League’s Syracuse Salty Dogs in the
spring of 2004. He worked in the sales and
marketing department where he sold tickets, designed game programs and advertisements, and updated the club’s Web site. He lives
in Castleton
TIM WILSON,
Assistant Supervisor of
Athletics and Recreation
Tim Wilson joined the Hudson Valley athletic staff in 2002. A 1999 graduate of Troy
High School, Wilson is currently pursuing an
associate’s degree in Liberal Arts and
Science at Hudson Valley. He lives in
Wynantskill.
ANDY BLANCHARD
Academic Advisor
Andy Blanchard, who also serves as a
Physical Education instructor, is in his sixth
year at Hudson Valley Community College.
He graduated from Hudson Valley in 1990
and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree
from SUNY Cortland. Blanchard later earned
a master’s degree in health education from
Sage Graduate School. He and his wife, Nuala, live in Guilderland.
Viking Club Members
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($2,500)
Douglas Baldrey
Fred and Anita Nero
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000)
Capital Region Orthopedic Associates P.C.
Linda Jojo and the general Electric Foundation
Andrew Marrochello
Thomas Reinisch
COACH’S CIRCLE ($500)
Stuart Balter
Michael DiPiazza
Terrance Kenny
Teresa Lewandusky
CHAMPION ($250)
Dawn Beaham
Stephanie Constantine
VARSITY ($100)
Jill Alix
Matthew Kupic
Barry Bruno
Paul Mastroianni
Charles and Sandy Ferris
Joseph Montone
John Fisher
Steven Mullen
Rocco Fragomeni
Linda Sayre
Jeremy Gulich
James Talarico
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