College to Celebrate 50 Years of Athletics

Joseph Gartner ’78 will be honored at the Athletics 50 Anniversary event on April 7, 2018, for his 42 years of service to the College.

Dominican College is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its athletic program on April 7, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Hennessy Center.  Alumni, coaches, and friends of the College are invited to join in the celebration.  At the event, Joseph Gartner, ’78, will be honored for more than 40 years of service to the College as a statistician with the athletics department.  In addition, the following six teams will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame:

  • 1983 Men’s Soccer Team
  • 1988 Baseball Team
  • 1995-96 Men’s Basketball Team
  • 1997-1998 Men’s Golf Team
  • 2007-08 Women’s Basketball Team
  • 2010 Softball

There will also be a Special Recognition for the 2003 Inaugural Men’s Lacrosse Team.

The event will be a wonderful opportunity for alumni to tour the newly expanded Hennessy Center, including the state-of-the art fitness room, and a new recruiting/ conference room.  To register, visit: www.duny.edu/50th-anniversary/  The cost of the event is $50 per person.  All proceeds will go toward a new turf field for the soccer and lacrosse teams.