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The Hawks won their second National Championship in Pom, and their fourth overall. PHOTO COURTESY SJU DANCE

St. Joe’s Dance Team wins Division I Pom National Championship

Mia Messina January 25, 2023

On Jan. 15, in Orlando, Florida, the SJU Dance Team won the UDA College National Championship in Division I Pom for the first time in eight years.  Alyssa Doyle ’23, captain of the SJU Dance...

A Minute With McCloskey: Building from the ground up

A Minute With McCloskey: Building from the ground up

James McCloskey, Jr. January 30, 2020

The St. Joe’s men’s basketball team has played seven games since the start of winter break on Dec. 17. During this stretch, the Hawks went 2-5. You may look at that record and be content, especially...

Daniel “Shaggs” Yarusso (far left) celebrates with the St. Joe’s rugby team after winning the Jesuit Cup in 2018. PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU RUGBY

Beloved rugby coach steps down

Luke Malanga January 28, 2020

“Shaggs” to leave St. Joe’s after seven years as head coach After leading the St. Joe’s rugby team to two National Championship appearances and eight conference championships, Daniel Yarusso...

Freshman Luca Scheuten drives the ball down the field during their season ending game against the University of Maryland. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM CONNELLY

Hawks’ season comes to an end

Sam Britt November 19, 2019

Field hockey falls in the first round of the NCAA Tournament The St. Joe’s field hockey team saw a season in which they finished 14th in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Coach’s...

The men’s soccer team poses during the unveiling ceremony. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20/THE HAWK

Athletic department unveils new wrapped bus

Mitchell Shields October 22, 2019

The department of athletics unveiled new branding on a bus used to transport athletes to events and away games. The 54-seater VanHool coach bus, which is wrapped in a design incorporating “Saint Joseph’s...

Lane holds the career assists record at St. Joe’s with 84 assists through 54 games. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Former Hawk returns to coach women’s lacrosse

Christopher Kline October 22, 2019

After four successful seasons as a player, Rebecca Lane, former St. Joe’s women’s lacrosse player returns to her alma mater and join her old coach and teammates to take on a new role.  Lane was...

Miles helped lead the Hawks to the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and 2016. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Former Hawk looks to earn roster spot with 76ers

Ryan Mulligan October 22, 2019

Former St. Joe’s forward Isaiah Miles returned to Philadelphia for NBA training camp, as he competed for a roster spot on the Philadelphia 76ers before being waived by the team on Oct. 19. He will likely...

Paying college athletes is both the right and fair thing to do

Paying college athletes is both the right and fair thing to do

Sam Britt October 8, 2019

In the wake of California passing a bill to allow student athletes to make money off of their likeness through things like endorsements, other states have rushed to the drawing board to draft their own...

Paying student athletes is bad news for college sports

Paying student athletes is bad news for college sports

Matt Mikesic October 8, 2019

On Sept. 16, New York Sen. Kevin Parker proposed a bill that would allow college athletes to sell the right to their names, images, and likenesses to advertisers. This bill would be revolutionary in the...

Alec Kerr had to adjust the costume to fit his 6'7" frame. PHOTO: Luke Malanga '20

Becoming the Hawk

Sam Britt September 24, 2019

For senior golfer Alec Kerr, becoming the Hawk for the men's basketball team has been a dream for almost three years. Ever since he saw a promotional video during his Accepted Students Day, from the...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

A Division I experience

Ryan Mulligan April 24, 2018

St. Joe's basketball and tennis teams host summer camps  As the calendar turns to summer, a campus bustling with college students empties to make way for the hundreds of kids who attend athletic camps...

Lodge competes in the high jump (Photo by Rose O’Brien ’18).

Jumping to new heights

Alex Hargrave April 23, 2018

Basketball player Markell Lodge tries his hand at track and field Junior Markell Lodge has spent his three years on campus as a St. Joe’s basketball player, but this athlete has chosen to expand his...

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