Michelle Coombs (Newburgh) was selected the Division III ECAC Swimmer of the week after leading the Hawks to a fifth place finish at the Winter Championships this past weekend. Coombs finished first in three individual events, in addition to taking first as a member of three relay squads. The senior…
Read moreMonth: December 2007
NSCAA Recognizes Women’s Soccer with Academic Honor
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced the recipients of the NSCAA/adidas Team Academic Awards and the SUNY New Paltz women’s team received recognition. A total of 295 women’s teams achieved the minimum grade point average of 3.00 for recognition. SUNY New Paltz was one of three SUNYAC institutions on…
Read moreWilliams Leads Hawks Past Norwich, 68-58
NORWICH, VT — The women’s basketball team traveled to Norwich tonight and fought back to claim a 68-58 win. The Hawks trailed by ten early in the game before a 13-0 run gave them their first lead of the game with 11:30 remaining in the first stanza. New Paltz was…
Read moreEd Carroll Offers 7 Tips to Success for Students
Ed Carroll, a 1985 graduate of the college who is now the president of a major cable television network, gave students seven tips to a path to success in a recent visit to New Paltz. And his first tip was one all of the students had already acted on: he…
Read moreNew Communication Professor Truly Enjoys Researching
Jason Wrench, the newest Communication and Media professor at SUNY New Paltz, says he always wanted to be a teacher. He was born in San Jose, California and raised mostly in Lubbock, Texas. There was a lot of traveling in Professor Wrench’s youth because his parents were in the Navy. But…
Read moreDecember commencement returns to campus
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its December Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Exercises on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15, in the Athletic and Wellness Center. This will be first time the ceremonies, which recognize the achievements of August and December graduates,…
Read moreSwimming at ECAC Winter Championships – Coombs Leads Women’s Team
The SUNY New Paltz swimming teams competed at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Nassau Aquatics Center in Eisenhower Park, located in East Meadow, NY. The women’s team finished fifth with 395.5 points and the men’s team placed 11th. Senior Michelle Coombs claimed thee individual…
Read moreNYU Clips Women’s Basketball 87-82
NEW YORK, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to #4 NYU tonight and fell to the Violets 87-82. The Hawks (2-3) jumped out to an early 8-0 lead before NYU battled back to tie the game at 15 all. The Violets then used an 8-0 run and advantage of…
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