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Hobart and William Smith College
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Hobart and William Smith College Athletics http://www.hws.edu/athletics William Smith Athletic Director: Susan Bassett (315) 781-3500 Hobart Athletic Director: Mike Hanna (315) 781-3565 NCAA Division III, East Coast Athletic Conference All phone numbers are within the 315 area code Hobart and William Smith Colleges have a unique coordinate system that allows for separate athletic departments - the Hobart Statesmen for men and the William Smith Herons for women. Yet while these two departments are separate and distinct, they share a similar philosophy toward intercollegiate athletics - that athletics is an educational experience that is more than just a game. There is a strong relationship between faculty and coaches, and between coaches and student-athletes.
Both colleges have a distinguished history of achievement and have fielded consistently winning teams. The William Smith soccer team captured the Herons' first NCAA Championship in 1988 and the field hockey team has won three national titles (1992, 1997, 2000). Hobart lacrosse, which captured 16 national championships, including 12 straight from 1980 through 1991, has joined the Division I ranks competing against powerhouse teams from Georgetown, Maryland, and the like.
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