6/29/2010

Stony Brook Student-Athletes Post GPA Over 3.0 For Fourth Straight Year

Stony Brook University's student-athletes posted a combined GPA of 3.03 during the 2009-10 academic year, its fourth straight year with an overall GPA above 3.0. SBU, which had 12 of its 19 America East sponsored teams post GPAs above a 3.0, also excelled on the playing fields, finishing second in the recently announced 2010 America East Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup final standings, its best finish ever. [+]

06/10/2010 Stony Brook Finishes Second In Commissioner's Cup Behind a combination of six regular season and championship titles, Stony Brook finished second, its best finish ever, in the 2010 America East Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup final standings. The conference announced the final standings at the Lake Placid Club Golf House earlier this week as part of its annual meetings. The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in the America East Conference as determined by a scoring system which rewards an institution for success during both the regular season and championship competition in the conference's 20 sports. [+]

06/07/2010 Coach's Corner - A Note From the Desk Of Coach Alexander The other night I had this strange dream (true story). In the dream, we have an outdoor 50 meter pool with stadium seating. We are getting ready for practice and the team is putting in lane markers and I look down into the water and there is Nathan French. The next morning I mention to Moira that Kansas lost in basketball to Northern Iowa and that Matt Hanson must be real upset when the phone rings (true story) and it's Dan Berzansky calling for our mailing address. He says he is engaged (and Matt is married) - neither are verifiable let alone possible. I get to the office and I get a call from Kirill Alekseyev who says that he is in med school in Aruba. The question is, am I awake yet? [+]