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.

Friday, February 12, 2010

SENIOR BLOG- MIKE TRACY


I've been a part of a lot of great memories in my time at Hartwick College. I've met amazing people and have created lifelong friendships with a lot of people. I've spent most of my life at Hartwick being as my dad was a football coach here for 15 years before taking a coaching job at Hamilton College. During those years, I was able to see how college athletics were which the average kid doesn't get to do. Also during those years, I was able to treat Binder as a sort of playground which again not many kids get to do, so I like to believe there's a special connection I have with Binder and the whole Hartwick campus.

As for reflecting on my years attending Hartwick, many things come to mind as memorable. From the beginning as a freshman being able to go to Las Vegas and compete with other colleges in basketball from around the country and also in the same year playing baseball doing the same thing in Arizona for my spring break.

Another big part of my athletic career is playing football and being part of an Empire 8 championship team. Without playing in high school it was something challenging and also a good feeling to know that with dedication many things are possible.

Academically completing two majors in Physics and Business have been an even more important accomplishment. The hard work put into that has been just as challenging as participating in three different sports.

Overall I have met many important influences at Hartwick from my football coach Mark Carr, basketball coaches Paul Culpo and Todd McGuinness, and business professors Penny Wightman and Scott Dalrymple to name a few. I could go on about the good memories I've accumulated from this school but I'll try to save some for myself.