About Hartwick Basketball

Oneonta, New York, United States
Hartwick is among the North East’s elite liberal art colleges both academically and athletically. Hartwick has a reputation of academic excellence and offers a most diverse selection of degree programs, with a strong emphasis on a liberal arts education. Our campus is truly beautiful. We are located on a scenic 425-acre site on the northern slopes of New York’s Catskill Mountains, in Oneonta, a town considered by some experts to be among the top ten best college towns in America. Hartwick offers a small college atmosphere; as the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1, and the average classroom size is 15. Yet we are only 70 minutes from the state capital, Albany, and two and a half hours from New York City. This setting provides an ideal atmosphere academically, athletically, and socially for the aspiring student-athlete. Combine these facts with tremendous facilities, a great schedule, and a major commitment to the basketball program, and you can see why Hartwick basketball has made the final four and is a true Division III Giant! As a member of the Empire 8 Conference, Hartwick competes successfully in one of the premier Division III conferences in the country.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Meet the Hartwick Hawks- Freshman AARON LAING


My name is Aaron Laing and I am a freshman here at Hartwick College. I am very excited to begin my four years here and hope it will be an enjoyable experience. My schedule includes classes such as Introduction to Business, Business Computing, and English Composition. So far I have found all my professors incredibly friendly and look forward to getting to know them better throughout the year. As far as basketball, it goes without saying that I am extremely eager to see what the season brings. We have a great group of guys and it will be a lot of fun I’m sure

I grew up in Laurens New York which is just a few miles away from the Hartwick campus. I was a three sport athlete in high school but basketball has always been a passion of mine. I am ecstatic that I’m able to continue playing throughout college. My family has always been very supportive of me throughout the years, they are great.

I can’t what to see what happens on and off the court in the next few years that I spend at Hartwick. It should be quite an adventure.
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