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 31, 2010

Meet the Hawks Freshman Christian Laputka


My name is Christian Laputka. I am a freshman here at Hartwick College. I went to Hazleton Area High School in Pennsylvania. Here at Hartwick I am going to major in biology and hope to attend graduate school and become a physician’s assistant.


I am excited for my first season of college basketball to start. Practice has been going great so far, and I love playing with my new teammates. Everybody gets along and we have a real close group of guys. We definitely have all the elements we need for a successful season.


In my free time I enjoy watching sports and hanging with my friends. I also play NBA 2k11 when I have some down time. Now with basketball starting I don’t have as much free time between that and school work, but when I do I just like to do anything that will help me relax.
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