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, February 7, 2010

Blazek Earns First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Honors


ONEONTA, NY - Sophomore guard Mark Blazek (Erie, PA/Erie Cathedral Prep) of the Hartwick College men's basketball team has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).


Blazek is one of only five men's basketball players who were selected to the first team in the College Division, which is comprised of NCAA Division II and III and NAIA programs in New England, New York and Canada. With his all-district selection, Blazek now will be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.


Blazek, the reigning Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and a key factor in the Hawks' run to the ECAC Upstate title, has led Hartwick to an 8-11 overall record and 5-6 mark in the Empire 8 standings this season. He is averaging 20.2 points per game which ranks 2nd in the Empire 8 and 43rd in Division III. Blazek also ranks 1st in the conference in free throw percentage (.836), 3rd in 3-pointers made (46), and 9th in assists (3.11 apg).


A Student Athletic Advisory Board (SAAB) member and Oneonta YMCA Phone-a-thon volunteer, Blazek has a cumulative grade-point average of 3.97, which is tied for the highest GPA among all District 1 award winners. He is a Biology major and an Admissions volunteer at 'Wick.
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