Hawkins Named National Rifle Association Distinguished College CoachPosted: Mar 18, 2020
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Dr. Richard Hawkins, Coast Guard Academy's Collegiate Competitive Shooting Sports Coach has been named the 2020 National Rifle Association Distinguished College Coach announced by Tori Taylor, National Rifle Association (NRA) National Manager of Collegiate and Schools Programs.
He was selected from a national field which encompasses all collegiate rifle and pistol coaches in both National Trio Win Regional Championship; Record Six Qualify for NCAA ChampionshipPosted: Mar 01, 2020PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Coast Guard, ranked 10th nationally, will send a record six wrestlers to the NCAA Championship led by a trio of Bears won captured regional titles leading the team to a second place finish for the second straight season at the NCAA Division III Northeast Wrestling Regional at Rhode Island College.
Philip Rogers (165), Paul Detwiler (184) and Jon Wagner (197) all won regional championships. AJ Academy’s partnership with Eversource and Ameresco delivers $39 million in capital improvements, significant cost savings, and resiliency benefits
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and partners Eversource and Ameresco recently celebrated the completion of a holistic energy management project that brought $39 million in capital improvements to the United States Coast Guard Academy. Local, state and federal officials last week toured several academy buildings to see the improvements implemented over the Women's Indoor Track & Field Cracks National Top TenPosted: Feb 12, 2020
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Academy women's indoor track and field team has cracked the Top 10 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Division III national poll as the Bears checked in at number 10.
The Bears, were 15th in the preseason poll before moving up five spots this week. Coast Guard is one of three New England teams in the Top 10 as Williams is first and MIT is Continuing the Conversation on Race Presented by
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DATE: Wednesday, February 12, Bears Earn Top Ranking in New EnglandPosted: Oct 31, 2019
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Coast Guard is the top team in the New England Wrestling Coaches Association (NEWCA) Preseason poll and the Bears are the only team to have a wrestler ranked in all 10 weight classes.
Coast Guard which earlier in the week earned its highest ever national ranking, tied for 10th nationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Preseason poll, was 9-3 in dual meets last season and placed 2nd at the NCAA AJ AeberliPosted: Oct 28, 2019
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Academy wrestling team has its highest ever national ranking as the Bears are tied for 10th nationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Preseason poll.
The Bears, who were 9-3 in dual meets last season and placed 2nd at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional a year ago, are only team from New England in the preseason poll which ranks the top 15 teams in the country.
Coast Guard also has four wrestlers with Abbott Named Roger O. Walther (Class of '58) Assistant Football CoachDerik Abbott has been named the first Roger O. Walther (Class of '58) assistant football coach.
Abbott is a 2016 graduate of Robert Morris University with a BA in Communications and earned a Master's degree in Communications from Lindenwood University where was as the offensive quality control coach in 2018. He was the co-offensive coordinator at Olympia High School in Olrando for six months before arriving at the Academy.
Abbott was a 2019 Football PreviewAug 26, 2019
Coast Guard is coming off its most successful season in over a decade as the Bears finished 7-3 overall and tied for second in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) with a 5-2 record. It was the most wins for the Bears since the team went 8-2 in 2007. Head coach Bill George, who begins his 21st season with a program record 70 wins, and the Bears welcome back 14 starters, seven on each side of the ball.
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U.S. Coast Guard LTJG Nikole Barnes has teamed with Lara Dallman-Weiss to chase the dream of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Barnes and Dallman-Weiss, Team Perfect Vision Sailing, will next compete August 17-22 in Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Japan, which is the host venue for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The duo qualified in the Women's 470 by finishing 20th out of a 45 boat fleet at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar regatta in Spain in April. The duo placed 15,16 and 25 The Coast Guard Academy was named the recipient of the June Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative in the NCAA Division III July 2019 monthly publication.
The Diversity Spotlight Initiative recognizes and promotes outstanding diversity-related projects, programming and initiatives occurring on Division III campuses and conference offices.
To foster a more inclusive environment, the members of the Academy's Office of Diversity and Inclusion attended a seven-day Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity The Coast Guard Academy Athletics Division has named Richelle Johnson the Academy's first NCAA Inclusion and Diversity Designee.
Johnson is a civilian staff member within the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, who has partnered with Athletics on several diversity initiatives. In her new position she will be charged with serving as the primary contact and conduit for diversity and inclusion-related information.
She graduated from the Academy in 1991, serving over seven years of active duty and 16 Kim and Oh's Olympic Quest featured in The DayJun 24, 2019
Two recent graduates of the Coast Guard Academy are putting their military careers on hold to vie for the chance to compete in pistol shooting in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
TO VIEW THE STORY -- CLICK HERE The women's 800 freestyle relay broke the school record and become the first women's relay in program history to earn All-America honors while Chasse Sodemann earned All-America honors in the 100 breaststroke for the second time in his career to lead Coast Guard during the third day of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
The women's 800 freestyle relay of Sarah Passilla, Kristen Durham-Young, Emily Benson and Josie McGuireplaced seventh with the school record time of 7:29.60 to earn Joe Rodriguez
Greensboro, NC – Joe Rodriguez broke the school record in the 50 freestyle and earned a pair of All-America honors to highlight the first day of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
Rodriguez placed third in the 50 freestyle with a school record time of 19.88 and was part of the 200 medley relay team with Patrick Jackson, Chasse Sodemann and Tyler Dominick which finished in eighth with a time of 1:29.98 to earn All-America honors.
It was the first two All-America honors AJ AeberliRoanoke, VA – U.S. Coast Guard Academy Junior AJ Aeberli earned All-America honors with a sixth place finish at 174 pounds at the Division III Wrestling Championship.
Aeberli, the fifth seed at 174, was appearing in his second straight NCAA Championship. He went 2-1 on March 8 to assure himself a top eight finish and the first All-America honors of his career.
On March 9, he beat Jacob Krakow from Lora 5-3, before falling to Kyle Briggs from Warburg 6-5 in the consolation semfinal to fall to the
Davis Earns All-America Honors in 800 Meters; Women Place Best Ever 10th
Boston, MA – Sophomore Josiah Davis placed eighth in the 800 meters to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Davis, making his NCAA Championship debut placed third his heat with time if 1:53.32 to earn a spot in the today's final where he ran a 1:54.80 to become an All-American.
On the women's side with Kaitlyn Mooney winning the national championship in Mooney Wins National Championship in 5,000 Meters With DIII Record Time
Boston, MA – Sophomore Kaitlyn Mooney ran the fastest time ever recorded in Division III history to win the National Championship in the 5,000 meters and was the anchor of the DMR team which earned All-America honors with a third place finish at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Mooney, who becomes the first CGA female athlete to win a track national championship, blew away the FT BENNING, Ga. – Coast Guard won the open aggregate national championship for the first time in school history on the final day of the NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships.
Senior Helen Oh won the women's Air Pistol national championship for the fourth straight year and the open all-around national championship for the second straight season. She is the only shooter to ever win the women's and open national championship in the same season and accomplishes the feat for the second straight time.
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New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy women's rowing team is ranked 12th nationally in the USRowing/CRCA Preseason Division III Poll.
The Bears are the fourth highest New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) team ranked behind WPI (3rd), Smith (5th) and Wellesley (8th).
Coast Guard will be led by junior co-captain Marissa Marsh and the returning stern pair of senior Jacquelyn Dilley and sophomore Katherine Long. Newcomers senior Addisen Rutkoske and freshman Karin Maher will also New London, CT – Coast Guard will look to defend several national championships at the 2019 NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships on in Fort Benning, Ga. beginning on Saturday.
The Bears will be looking to bring home some hardware once again led by senior Helen Oh during the four day championship.
Oh is the three-time defending national champion in women's Air Pistol and defending champion in the women's All-Around and the Open All-Around Championship.
Last year was the first time ever at the
New London, CT – Coast Guard will send a record 11 swimmers to the NCAA Division III Championships as seven men and four women will represent the Academy in Greensboro, N.C. on March 20-23.
The 200 medley relay of senior Patrick Jackson, senior Chasse Sodemann, sophomore Tyler Dominick and junior Joe Rodriguez posted the 10th fastest time in Division III (1:29.74) to earn a spot at the championship.
The 200 freestyle relay of sophomore Dan Jenkins, Rodriguez, Dominick and junior John Pompay had the
New London, CT – Coast Guard will send six cadet-athletes to the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston this upcoming weekend.
Sophomore All-American Kaitlyn Mooney has the fastest time in Division III this season in both the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters and will be the top seed this weekend and the DMR of Anita Green, Anna Beck, Adora Lawrence and Mooney have the fourth best time entering the championship.
Mooney posted a school-record time of
Westkott Named NEWMAC Men's Co-Coach of the YearNew London, CT – John Westkott has been named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Swimming Co-Coach of the Year.
Westkott, in his 20th season as head coach at the Academy, earns NEWMAC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year honors for fourth straight season and the ninth time in his career. He shares the honor this season with Paul Bennett from WPI.
Coast Guard, ranked 16th nationally, placed second for the third straight season New London, CT – Coast Guard men's lacrosse open the season with a spot on the Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine Division III national rankings. After a dominating 10-1 win over Elizabethtown in the season opener on Saturday, the Bears earned the #20 spot in the rankings.
Senior goalie Trey Johnson backstopped the Bears with 13 saves on 14 shots in the victory. Junior Logan Morin led the Bears offense with a hat trick, while senior Benner Geurtsen and sophomore Will Iorio both scored two goals a piece.
The Bears New London, CT – For the second time this indoor season, sophomore Kaitlyn Mooney has been named the Division III Women's National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Mooney returned to the track this past weekend two weeks after clocking the third fastest time in NCAA DIII history in the indoor 3000. This time, Mooney competed in the 5000 and made sure her name was higher on the record book.
The sophomore from Manahawkin, New Jersey, crossed the New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy women's indoor track and field team has cracked the national Top 15 rankings as the Bears jumped 19 spots to #12 after outstanding performances from All-American Kaitlyn Mooney in the 3,000 meters and the DMR team two weeks ago.
The Bears are the second highest ranked in the NEWMAC and the third highest team in New England as MIT is ranked second and Williams is ranked third nationally.
Mooney has the fastest time in the 3,000 meters in Division III this season as New London, CT – The Coast Guard women's swimming and diving team, which is having its best season in school history, has earned a regional ranking from The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as the Bears checked in at 9th in the Northeast Region.
The Bears are 8-3 in dual meets this season, the most wins in program history, and the first winning dual meet record since 2009-'10 when the team was 6-5 and just the third winning season in program's 20-year history.
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Zarlengo Breaks School Record and Qualified for National Championship at Wheaton Invitational
Norton, MA – Junior Ben Zarlengo broke the school record in the weight throw, also qualifying for the National Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Wheaton Invitational. Coast Guard men's indoor track also had six DIII New England qualifiers.
Zarlengo had a first place finish in the weight throw at 18.36m to break the school record and qualify for the national championships.
James Duren had a second Money raised will help the local and national Coast Guard community affected by the shutdown.
New London, CT – The USCGA Alumni Association launched a $150,000 crowdfunding campaign to support U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets, local Coast Guard personnel, and Coast Guard personnel throughout the country affected by the shutdown. Money raised will be evenly split between providing financial support to the USCG Southeastern Connecticut Chief Petty Officers Association and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, as New London, CT – Coast Guard Academy Director of Athletics Tim Fitzpatrick announced he is stepping down to become President of the New York Youth Baseball Foundation. He will assume his new role in February.
Fitzpatrick was in his seventh year as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and on his watch the athletic program has seen growth in several key areas.
The Bears have won four straight Superintendent's Trophies against the Merchant Marine Academy and are well on their way to a Bears to Open 2019-20 Season at Armed Forces Classic in AlaskaNew London, CT – The Coast Guard men's basketball team will take part in the 2019 Armed Forces Classic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
The Bears will open the 2019-2020 season against Division II Alaska-Anchorage while Baylor will take on Washington in the second game of the doubleheader. The Armed Forces Classic is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN.
This will be the second time that the Coast Guard The Coast Guard Academy held its eighth annual Women's LeadHERship Symposium on Monday in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall. The event saw over 130 women in attendance, ranging from Division III to Division I.
Janet Judge, a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP gave the keynote address to begin the symposium. Judge is a higher education and employment law attorney who focuses her practice in the area of sports and civil rights law. Based in Boston, she has more than 30 years of
New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy women's rugby team will be playing in the 2018 USA Rugby Fall College Championships in Charlotte, N.C. Coast Guard has an undefeated record of 10-0 for their season.
Coast Guard competed this past weekend in round 16/8 at Vassar. The Bears defeated Fairfield University, 61-5 and moved on to win, 60-7 over Bloomsburg. The final four teams will compete for the championship on December 1-2. Coast Guard will face Vassar in the semifinals. The winner of that game will ResultsMooney Places 4th at NCAA ChampionshipOSHKOSH, Wis. – Sophomore Kaitlyn Mooney finished fourth overall in the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Division III National Championship in Oshkosh, Wis. Mooney crossed the finish line in 21:04 earning All-America honors for the second straight season with a fourth place finish.
Junior Paige Lawler from Washington University won with a time of 20:55, senior Claire Lamb from Otterbein was second in 20:58.7 and senior Annie Rodenfels from Centre was third in
Delaney Named Assistant Sports Information Director and Director of New MediaNew London, CT – Bridget Delaney has been named the Assistant Sports Information Director and Director of New Media for the Coast Guard Academy Athletic Department.
Delaney comes to the Academy after spending the 2017-18 academic year and the Fall of 2018 as an Athletic Communications assistant at Wellesley College.
She graduated from Lasell College in 2017 with a degree in Sport Management and a minor in Sport New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy wrestling team which sent a record four cadet-athletes to the NCAA Division III Championships last season with two earning All-America honors are tied for 11thnationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Preseason Rankings.
The Bears are the second highest team ranked from New England as Johnson & Wales was third.
Senior Nick Remke, who earned All-America honors last season with a fifth place finish at 165 pounds, is ranked second Members of the 1963 Football team
The Coast Guard Academy added five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame last night at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet held in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall to kickoff Homecoming Weekend.
The Class of 2011 had a pair of honorees in Carl Luxhoj (track and field) and Amanda (Frederick) Montour (softball) as well as swimmer Richard Howes ('95), men's basketball player Jeff Prebeck ('08) and the first ever team will be inducted, the 1963 Kyle Devitte from Inside Lacrosse spent an entire day at the Coast Guard Academy during the first week of October featuring the rise of the Coast Guard men's lacrosse program in The DIII Life.
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NEW LONDON, Conn. — On March 6, 2018, the Coast Guard men’s lacrosse team defeated Wesleyan College, 10-9, in overtime. At the time, the Cardinals were the No. 2 team in Division III. It was the most impactful victory in the history of the Coast Guard lacrosse team, and the biggest upset of
Bears Earn First National RankingNew London, CT – The Coast Guard women's cross country team has earned a national ranking for the first time in school history from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) as the Bears check in this week at 28th nationally as well as seventh in New England.
The Bears ran to an impressive sixth place finish at the Paul Short Run last week.
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Coast Guard is back in action on Oct. 13th at the Conn. College Cambridge, MA – Coast Guard sophomore wide receiver Justin Moffatt has won the prestigious New England Football Writers' Gold Helmet, sponsored by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation as he did a little bit of everything and finished with 290 yards of total offense in the Bears 38-35 win over Norwich to retain The Mug.
The Gold Helmet is presented to the Division I (FBS and FCS) and II/III football players who have established himself for outstanding New Orleans, LA – After a strong showing at the Purple Valley Invitational, the Coast Guard women's cross country team is now ranked eighth in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) New England Region poll.
The Bears finished seventh as a team topping Amherst, who was previously ranked eighth in the region, and New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe WPI.
Coast Guard is off to a great start this season with a team sweep to open the season at the
New London, CT – The 2019 men's lacrosse season is fast approaching which means it is time for the fourth annual Coast Guard Men's Lacrosse "Fall Fest". In conjunction with Homecoming Weekend, on October 14th the Bears will close out the celebration and their fall season with games against Division II Franklin Pierce University and Western New England.
Schedule:
10:00 Coast Guard vs. Franklin Pierce
11:30 Admissions Briefing in Billard Hall
11:50 Campus Tour New London, CT – Long-time Assistant Coach Greg Ahnrud has been named interim head coach for both the men's and women's cross country team for the 2018 season.
Ahnrud takes over for Ethan Brown who will be out this season on paternity leave and will return for the indoor track & field season.
"When we brought Coach Ahnrud on board in 2012, he helped establish a sound training program that was mindful of the challenges our cadet-athletes encounter," commented Brown. "Having Greg take the lead this season The ordinary summer day of a college athlete would probably consist of sleeping late, getting in a workout, and heading to the beach with some friends.
At the Coast Guard Academy however, summer is a busy time for cadets and this summer for senior Bryce Schroeder, a member of the men's basketball team, was anything but ordinary.
Schroeder and three of his classmates spent eight weeks in the Middle East after having attended pre-deployment training for three weeks in North Carolina where they would learn
Schroeher Named Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach
New London, CT – The Coast Guard Athletic Department announces the hiring of Kayla Schroeher as the women's lacrosse assistant coach for the 2019 season.
Schroeher joins the Bears after playing four years at Springfield College where she helped the Pride to four straight NEWMAC Championship games and two NCAA appearances including the programs first ever trip to the Sweet 16 in 2016.
Schroeher finished her career with 85 goals, 24 assists and 109 New London, CT – The Coast Guard Athletic Department announces the hiring of Emily O'Donnell as the women's basketball assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.
O'Donnell joins a team that earned an appearence in the NEWMAC tournament for the sixth straight year after completing the 2017-18 season with a 13-13 record.
O'Donell spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Misericordia University. She earned her Masters Degree in Organizational Management Health
Henry Named Women's Volleyball Assistant CoachNew London, CT – The Coast Guard Athletic Department announces the hiring of Allie Henry as the women's volleyball assistant coach for the 2018 season.
Henry joins a team that posted its ninth straight winning season with a record of 16-14 and 5-5 in the NEWMAC and their 17 straight season of a .500 record or better in conference play.
A 2014 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, Henry was the setter and only senior for a team which made the
Day One: Football Opens 2018 Training CampNew London, CT – The Coast Guard Football team opened up 2018 yesterday with the first day of practice. The New London Day reporter Vickie Fulkerson was on hand to cover the team's first day and catch up with the Bears as they head into their 95th season.
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Spartanburg, SC – Coast Guard head strength & conditioning coach Shaakira Hassell enters her second week of working with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Earliers this summer, Hassell was selected for the Bill Walsh Minority and Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Carolina Panthers. The NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is proud to celebrate 30 years of helping outstanding coaches gain exposure to NFL training camps and offseason workout programs.
The Panthers New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy will add five new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 11th at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet held in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall as part of Homecoming Weekend.
The Class of 2011 has a pair of honorees in Carl Luxhoj (track and field) and Amanda (Frederick) Mountour (softball) as well as swimmer Richard Howes ('95), men's basketball player Jeff Prebeck ('08) and the first ever team will be inducted, the 1963 football New London, CT – Shaakira Hassell, the Coast Guard Academy head strength and conditioning coach, has been selected for the Bill Walsh Minority and Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Carolina Panthers.
The NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is proud to celebrate 30 years of helping outstanding coaches gain exposure to NFL training camps and offseason workout programs.
The Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship uses NFL Clubs' annual training camps and minicamps to give talented minority New London, CT – The United States Coast Guard Academy swore in 281 cadets plus 11 international cadets, this afternoon into the Class of 2022 and 139 of those are athletes, including 13 two-sport athletes, coming from 35 different states.
Monday marked the first day for Swab Summer for the Class of 2022. Swab Summer is a seven-week traditional military indoctrination. It is designed to help young civilian students transition into the lifestyle of Coast Guard Academy cadets. The training process starts Dear Bear football fans:
The 2018 schedule features five home games and just one home opponent, Maine Maritime, that has played here in New London in the last 13 years. Coast Guard will host Union for the first time since 2004 and Norwich and WPI for the first time since 2005.
The Bears will open the season with back-to-back home games. The season begins on a Thursday at home hosting new football program University of New England, in its inaugural game, on August 30th at 7 p.m. Coast Guard will then
La Crosse, Wisconsin – Freshman Kaitlyn Mooney closed out her brilliant freshman season by placing tenth in the extreme heat at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The freshman phenom finished in 17:42.76 with temperatures in the mid 90's. She had the 15th fastest time in Division III this season in the 5K heading into the championship with a school-record time of 16:53.70 which she ran at the Silfen Invitational in April.
Mooney earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division
Mooney Qualifies for Outdoor Division III National ChampionshipIndianapolis, IN – For the third time this year, freshman Kaitlyn Mooney has qualified for the Division III National Championship announced by the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee this past weekend.
Mooney will compete in the 5K after running a school record time of 16:53.70 at the Silfen Invitational in April. Her time is the 15thfastest time in division III this season.
For each women's individual event Consumers and Businesses to have Access to Comcast’s Advanced Network and Suite of Innovative Products and Services
New London, CT – Comcast announced it is expanding its network to the City of New London giving residents and businesses a new choice for TV, internet, voice, home automation and wireless services.
The buildout will benefit New London’s residents and the city's growing business community. New London is home to many of the country’s leading liberal arts colleges; a nationally recognized New London, CT – Sports Information Director Jason Southard has been acknowledged for his 25 years of service as a sports information director, 23 years at Coast Guard, by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
He will be acknowledged at next month's national convention.
FOR THE ENTIRE STORY -- CLICK HERE. New London, CT – After one of the greatest winter sports seasons in Coast Guard Academy history, the Bears are ranked 65th nationally in the Learfield Directors' Cup Division III standings heading into the spring championship season.
There are 451 Division III schools in the country, which places the Bears in the top 15 percent of the Division III Learfield Cup standings this season.
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The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National
Bears Climb Back Into Nike/US Lacrosse National Rankings
New London, CT – The Coast Guard men's lacrosse team moved back to number 20 in the US Lacrosse Magazine Division III Top 20 presented by Nike.
This is the second time this season that the Bears have been ranked 20 by US Lacrosse Magazine this season. Coast Guard won their 10th game of the season this past weekend against Merchant Marine. It is the fastest that the Bears have reached 10 wins in a single season.
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Fort Benning, GA – Junior Helen Oh and sophomore Kevin Bennett each won a national championship and the women's team won the Air Pistol National Championship to highlight the first day of shooting at the NRA Collegiate Pistol Championship.
Oh won Women's Air Pistol for the third straight season while Bennett won Men's Air Pistol for the first time.
The opening match was the Women's Air Pistol Match as well as the Men's 40 shot Air Pistol Match. In the team match, the Bears took an early lead and never
WORCESTER, Mass. – No. 24 Coast Guard sends a program record four wrestlers to the NCAA National Championship as the Bears finished up competition at the Northeast Regional Sunday afternoon at WPI.
Heading to the National Championship and earning All-Region honors for Coast Guard are sophomore Owen McClave (133), junior Nick Remke (165), sophomore AJ Aeberli (174) and freshman Jonathan Wagner (197). Senior Chris Sullivan (157) took fourth place and earned All-Region honors for the second year in a
The Coast Guard Academy held its seventh annual Women's LeadHERship Symposium on Tuesday in the Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence in Billard Hall and even the snow storm which blanketed Southeastern Connecticut didn't but a damper on the day as close to 100 women were in attendance.
Pam Borton, the winningest women's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota and now an ICF Senior Executive Coach gave the keynote address to begin the symposium.
"It means a lot to get the opportunity to speak
New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy Athletics Division has selected Crist Holveck to be its first ever Director of Rugby, Director of Athletics Tim Fitzpatrick announced.
Holveck, who retired from the Coast Guard in the spring of 2017 as a Lieutenant Commander, has achieved considerable success during his tenure as the head coach of the men's rugby club team at CGA - leading the Bears to national tournament appearances on four occasions since assuming the reigns in 2014. In addition to his It was another outstanding Fall for the women's rugby club team as the Bears advanced to the USA Rugby Division II Fall Championship for the second straight season.
Last spring, the Bears won their fifth straight New England Wide Collegiate Rugby Conference (NEWCRC) championship advancing to the USA Rugby National Championship.
"There isn't a better teacher then experience and in last year's Final Four we learned a lot about what it takes to get there and to enjoy the journey," said Coast Guard head coach The United States Coast Guard Academy, Division of Athletics, prepares to host its 7th Annual Women’s LeadHERship Symposium on January 30, 2018.
This day-long interactive event for women working in collegiate athletics will be held in CGA’s Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence, New London, CT. The symposium features a keynote address by Pam Borton; ICF Senior Executive Coach, Leadership & Teams Expert, and Author. It also includes a guided group discussion led by Louise McCleary, Director of DIII for
New London, CT – The Secretaries' Cup football Game on Nov. 11th between the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine will be streamed live from Cadet Memorial Field on ESPN3, beginning at noon.
For the first time since 2005 the Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy will meet for the Secretaries' Cup on the final week of the season.
The two schools met in the final game of the regular season from 1991-2005 until Coast Guard joined the New England Football Conference, a two division conference New London, CT – The Coast Guard Academy Athletic Department held the fifth annual Celebrate New London Day this past weekend during the Coast Guard, Springfield football game Saturday afternoon.
The Coast Guard Academy enjoys this opportunity each year to celebrate the New London community and highlight a number of the students and youth groups in the city.
"I think this one of the more remarkable traditions that has started in the last four or five years," commented New London Mayor Michael Passero The Coast Guard Academy Division of Athletics is happy to announce that is has partnered with Stretch Internet as it's live streaming provider starting with the 2017-18 school year.
The first live stream took place on 8/31 @ 7 p.m. when the football team took on Alfred State to win their home opener.
The live streams are brought to you by First Command Financial Services, The Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association and the Coast Guard Academy Parents Association.
Stretch Internet, based in Gilbert, Ariz., New London, CT – In a monumental announcement, beginning this season, ESPN will visibly extend and deepen its commitment to honoring America's veterans with live coverage of the annual Secretaries Cup football game between the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy during Veterans Day weekend.
"As Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, and as a former football player, I'm thrilled that ESPN will be broadcasting the Secretaries Cup games," said Rear Admiral James E. Rendon. "As
The United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association will host the Otto Graham Golf Classic on September 20, 2017 on Fisher’s Island.
This annual golf tournament, named in honor of football Hall of Famer and former Academy Athletic Director Otto Graham, supports Coast Guard Academy Athletics. Since 2008, the tournament has been held at Fishers Island Club in New York, Pinehurst in North Carolina, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Florida, Arnold Palmer's Latrobe Country Club in New London, CT – Director of Athletics Tim Fitzpatrick has announced the appointment of Tamara McKenna as the Associate Athletic Director for Finance, Facilities and Logistics. A 1987 graduate of CGA with a B.S degree in Management, she most recently served in the academy's Admissions Division as Associate Director of Admissions for Volunteer Programs from 2006 to present. She holds a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University.
McKenna's selection marks a significant milestone in By Casey McGarvey, USCGA Assistant Sports Information Director
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The Coast Guard Academy Athletic and Health & Physical Education Departments are preparing for the imminent construction of a state of the art Cadet Strength & Conditioning Center to be built on the terrace outside of Roland Hall’s main gymnasium. This new facility will expand the department’s limited workout space and provide a better environment for the Cadets to Coach Kevin Bratland has brought a winning culture to the Coast Guard Academy wrestling program, which is ranked nationally (No. 16 in the latest Division III poll) for the first time in recent memory.
This article was originally published in The Day on February 02. 2017 8:41PM | Updated February 02. 2017 9:13PM
By Gavin Keefe Day staff writer
New London, CT – During his first practice as Coast Guard Academy wrestling coach, Kevin Bratland served up a sneak peek of the future. The Bears were
The Coast Guard Academy held its sixth annual Women's LeadHERship Symposium on Tuesday in Billard Hall with over 120 women in attendance.
Patti Phillips, the CEO of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) gave the keynote address to begin the symposium.
"Anytime we can get out and connect with women leaders throughout the country is super exciting," said Phillips. "I give Tim (Fitzpatrick) so much credit for putting this on and giving women in the region an Courtesy of Vickie Fulkerson, The Day
New London, CT – Coast Guard Academy men's lacrosse coach Ray LaForte talks to his team about grit on a daily basis. LaForte refers to both the straight-up definition of grit: courage and resolve, strength of character. He also refers to GRIT as an acronym standing for greatness, respect, intensity and team. And then Wednesday afternoon, 13-year-old Joe Kolashuk of Oakdale walked into the Otto Graham Hall of Excellence on the Coast Guard campus, embodying the whole The Otto Graham Hall of Athletic Excellence opened on Sept. 29, 2016 in the renovated Billard Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The Hall is named after Otto Graham who was the Academy’s former CGA Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, as well as inductee to both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
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Old Saybrook, CT – The Southeastern Connecticut chapter of SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to the success of small businesses, will present a free Small Business Workshop on "How to Quick Start Your Business Plan."
Do you want to start a business, but find the detailed New London, CT – SCORE members from Southeastern Conn.,, who are part of a national organization of small business volunteers and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, teamed up this spring with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to provide business management coaching to junior and senior cadets enrolled in the Department of Management.
Lt. Nicholas Zieser and Capt. Kevin Lopes, working with other CGA instructors in the Management Department, invited SCORE to work with their students Seeking runners, walkers, sponsors, and volunteers
The sixteenth annual Twilight Trail Run to benefit Safe Futures will take place on Friday, June 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at Bluff Point State Park and Haley Farm in Groton, CT. More information, application, and a link to on-line registration can be found at www.TwilightTrailRun.com.
The Twilight Trail Run accommodates everyone from serious runners through walkers, while supporting an important cause in southeastern Connecticut. Runners can participate in a timed Mike's Famous Harley Davidson & Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation/Foxwoods to be Recognized at Nov. 13, 2015 Military Appreciation BreakfastEastern CT – The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT’s Military Affairs Council has selected Mike’s Famous Harley Davidson of New London and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation/Foxwoods Resort Casino of Mashantucket as the recipients of the 2015 Military Community Support Award. Both businesses will be recognized at the Chamber’s 6th Annual Military Appreciation Annual event to be held November 7 at Coast Guard football game at Cadet Memorial Field.
New London, CT – The United States Coast Guard Academy and the City of New London will celebrate their special relationship with the annual “Celebrate New London” football game on November 7th. The Academy will host New London public school students and their families when the Coast Guard Academy Bears take on Western New England at 1:00pm at Cadet Field. The goal of the event is to expose the Academy to public Harley-Davidson® and Mike’s Famous® Partner with Wounded Warrior Project® on Operation Personal Freedom to Teach Current and Former U.S. Military Personnel to Learn to Ride for Free
New London, CT – To thank the people who have courageously defended our country and everyone’s personal freedom to ride, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company® of Milwaukee, WI and Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson of New London, CT are offering a free Harley-Davidson Riding Academy ® Beginners Rider Course for all current and former 15th Annual Twilight Trail Run to Take Place May 29, Safe Futures to BenefitSeeking runners, walkers, sponsors, and volunteers
Groton, CT – The fifteenth annual Twilight Trail Run to benefit Safe Futures (formerly the Women’s Center of Southeastern CT) will take place on Friday, May 29th at 6:00 p.m. at Bluff Point State Park and Haley Farm in Groton, CT. More information, application, and a link to on-line registration can be found at www.TwilightTrailRun.com.
The Twilight Trail Run accommodates
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