Experience. Financial Aid Checklist THE LAFAYETTE EXPERIENCE. Regular Admissions Candidates: Early Decision Candidates: January Transfer Students:

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1 Experience A small college community with large college resources. Major financial resources make superb facilities and exceptional academic programs available to all students. Lafayette s close-knit residential campus, which is consistently referred to as one of the most beautiful in the nation, creates an atmosphere conducive to learning and achieving one s goals. Also integral to The Lafayette Experience is the strong support the College receives from its global network of loyal alumni. Financial Aid Checklist Regular Admissions Candidates: January 1 Application deadline February 1 Mail the completed Profile to assure full consideration for aid. February 1 Mail FAFSA. March 1 Mail applicable supplemental forms. March 15 Mail signed copies of prior year federal tax returns along with schedules and W-2s for student and parent(s). THE LAFAYETTE EXPERIENCE A friendly residential community offering an exciting social life with a broad spectrum of extracurricular activities. Whether you are a campus visitor or a member of the Lafayette family, friendliness and civility characterize the campus scene. Lafayette s diverse student body provides an enriching social and cultural experience. With more than 200 student groups and special activities, students can explore new areas of interest and numerous opportunities for leadership and personal growth, including participation in 23 Division I intercollegiate sports as well as intramurals, a variety of on-campus cultural enrichment programs, a broad range of living groups marked by special-interests, and fraternities and sororities. Early Decision Candidates: Submit completed Profile and supplemental forms as early as November 1 but no later than two weeks after filing admissions application.prior year tax returns and W-2s are required for initial determination of need. Follow other steps as above. January Transfer Students: November 1 Submit FAFSA, profile, copies of prior year federal tax returns, schedules, and W-2s for student and parent(s), and applicable supplemental forms. September Transfer Students: May 1 FAFSA, profile, copies of prior year federal tax returns, schedules, and W-2s for student and parent(s), and supplemental forms. 1

2 Lafayette Facilities LAFAYETTE FACILITIES 2 Allan P. Kirby Sports Center Dedicated on June 2, 2000, the $35 million Allan P. Kirby Sports Center gives Lafayette the finest athletic complex of any college of its size in the country. It includes a new, 110,000-square-foot intramural and recreational sports facility attached to the previously existing Kirby Field House. The field house itself has received a $2.5 million facelift and interior renovations. The new portion of the center, featuring a distinctive atrium overlooking Fisher Field, includes the Kamine Gymnasium, which includes three 50-by-84-foot courts for basketball and other sports and an elevated 1/10-mile jogging track. The Buck Courts include six courts for racquet sports, two for squash and four that can be configured for squash or racquetball. A 6,600-square-foot fitness center and weight room includes a full strengthtraining circuit, spacious free-weight area, and more than 30 cardiovascular machines. There is also a 35-foot climbing wall, an aerobics area and several offices. Built in 1973, the original field house, which contains Ruef Natatorium, is home to several varsity sports teams. It has been enhanced to include a new sports medicine area and a new equipment room and renovated locker rooms and administrative offices. The lobby and Athletic Hall of Fame exhibitry have been completely modernized. Major support for the sports center was provided by the F.M. Kirby Foundation, which made a $32.5 million gift to Lafayette, the largest gift ever received by a college, university or other non-profit organization in the Lehigh Valley. The $32.5 million contribution, which Lafayette has received in full, includes $26.25 million for the sports complex and an additional $6.25 million in support of other objectives in the Lafayette Leadership Campaign. The total cost of the Allan P. Kirby Sports Center is $35 million. This includes $26.5 million in construction and renovation costs and $8.5 million in endowment for operation and maintenance of the facility. Approximately 75 percent of Lafayette students participate in varsity, junior varsity, club, intramural or other recreational sports. The intramural program includes some three dozen sports. There are 15 club sports. The Kirby Foundation is the family foundation of the Fred Morgan Kirby family, which has been prominent in the life of Lafayette for nearly a century. Seven family members are alumni, four have served as trustees and three received honorary doctorates from Lafayette. Northampton Country Club The Lafayette College golf team practices and plays all of its home matches at Northampton Country Club (NCC), located in Palmer Township, Pa. A challenging 6,542-yard course, Northampton Country Club was chartered in 1899, and holds the distinction of being one of the oldest private country clubs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Spanning 190 acres, the fairways are comprised of rye grass, while the challenging greens are a composite bent grass. The site of several local section championships and tournament qualifiers, Northampton Country Club has been the home of the Lafayette golf team since Included for player convenience is a spacious club house with modernized locker rooms, showers, club storage and repair. Northampton Country Club also features a first-class pro shop, stocked with the finest golf apparel and equipment. Practice facilities include range, short range and putting greens. HOW TO GET TO NORTHAMPTON COUNTRY CLUB From Lafayette College, take Route 22 West to the 25th Street exit. Take a left onto 248 South and then make a right onto William Penn Highway. Northampton Country Club is approximately 3.5 miles down William Penn Highway on the right. The country club entrance is marked by stone pillars. From Route 33, take Route 22 East to the 25th Street exit. From there, follow directions above.

3 Coaching Staff Jim Hutnik 78 Head Coach Jim Hutnik was named Lafayette s head golf coach in August of Hutnik resigned as Bethlehem Catholic High School s golf coach, but remains head coach of the high school s men s basketball squad. In his nine years at Bethlehem Catholic, Hutnik guided the golf team to two East Penn League Championships, while earning Coach of the Year honors in Bethlehem Catholic finished the 2001 season with a 16-3 record. As head coach of the basketball team, Hutnik has compiled a career record of including 11 consecutive winning seasons. He led his team to five appearances in the district championship, winning the title three times. Hutnik was voted Coach of the Year four times and was nominated for Pennsylvania s Coach of the Year in Prior to his stint at Bethlehem Catholic, Hutnik coached the Allentown College men s basketball squad, where he tallied an career mark over six seasons. He coached the team to its first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship and its first 20-win season. While at Allentown, Hutnik also served as head golf coach, assistant baseball coach and athletic recruiting coordinator. Hutnik spent six years as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Maine ( ) following one season at Brandeis University where he was an assistant coach of the baseball and men s basketball teams. He also spent two years as the junior varsity basketball coach at Lafayette from Hutnik received his bachelor of arts degree in history from Lafayette in 1978 and was a member of the Leopards golf team. Hutnik was also a member of the Lafayette basketball team from He currently teaches American Government and U.S. and World History at Bethlehem Catholic High School. A native of Easton, Hutnik is the sixth coach of the Lafayette golf program. COACHING STAFF 3

4 SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview After the completion of one of the most successful fall seasons in Lafayette golf history, the Leopard squad is looking forward to the spring championship season and a chance to display its talent on the golf course. Lafayette head coach Jim Hutnik, in his second year at the helm of the program, is looking for the team to continue on its upswing from the fall season, carrying momentum into the spring. We were third at Hofstra and placed second and third in other tournaments, Hutnik said. We want to continue to build on that and are looking for another couple players to step up. Four of the eight-member squad averaged under 80 for the fall season, led by junior Jeremiah O Neil, who averaged a Sophomore Mike Aarts finished the fall with a 76.6 average, while freshman Paul Burke became an impact player from his arrival on College Hill, averaging 77.0 in his first season. Senior Brad Rock rounds out the top four, ending his final fall season as a Leopard with a 79.0 average. As the team embarks on its spring season, Hutnik will look to these four to help pace the team, but is expecting the remaining members of the team to improve on their fall seasons. Senior Derek Downing is expected to make important contributions to the team through experience and leadership, while junior Garrett Copp will add depth to the Lafayette lineup. Freshmen Dave Rahal and Billy Simmermacher will be looking to gain experience for the Leopards in their first spring season on College Hill. The team will open its season with a spring break trip to the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. on March This trip will give us an opportunity to hone our swings and play a few matches with some other Northern teams that will be down there at the same time, Hutnik said. After returning to College Hill, the Leopards will travel to Maryland for two tournaments at Swan Point Golf Club. The first, hosted by George Washington, will be held Golf Quick Facts Head Coach Jim Hutnik (Lafayette 78) Record at Lafayette / Seasons: 2nd Season Career Seasons: 7th Season Golf Office Phone: Coach Kinney s hutnikj@lafayette.edu College Website: Home Course Northampton Country Club on March The second tournament will be held on April 4-5, hosted by Navy. The team will then host two of its own tournaments, the first on April 6 at Northampton Country Club and the other on April 9-10 at Center Valley Golf Club. After taking on Monmouth at the Diamond Country Club in West Long Branch, N.J. on April 15, the Leopards will visit the Saucon Valley Country Club on April 20 for Lehigh s quad match. At Saucon Valley s Weyhill Course, Lafayette will take on three teams from the Lehigh Valley, Moravian and Muhlenberg. The Leopards will then compete in the Patriot League Championships on April before playing in the Ivy-Patriot League Dartmouth Invitational at Green Bay Country Club in Atlantic City, N.J. to close out the season Schedule Fri. March 26-Sun. March 28 Sat. April 3- Sun. April 4 Tues. April 6 Fri. April 9-Sat. April 10 Thurs. April 15 Tues. April 20 Sat. April 24-Sun. April 25 Sat. May 1-Sun. May 2 George Washington Swan Point, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Md. Lafayette Quad Northampton Country Club Lafayette Center Valley Monmouth Quad Diamond Country Club, W. Long Branch, N.J. Lehigh Valley Quad Weyhill vs. Lehigh, Muhlenberg & Moravian Patriot League Championships Dartmouth Invitational, Ivy-Patriot Great Bay Country Club, Atlantic City, N.J. 4

5 2004 Leopards Jeremiah O Neil Junior North Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover Mechanical Engineering High School: Four-year letterwinner at Phillips Academy. Mike Aarts Sophomore Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane Economics & Business High School: Four-year All Conference Named to All-Section team as a senior Scholar Athlete in both junior and senior years LEOPARDS Paul Burke Freshman Andover, Mass./Middlesex School Undeclared Brad Rock Senior Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown Economics General: Named to the 2003 All-Patriot League team as a junior after an 11th place finish at the Patriot League tournament. Derek Downing Senior St. James, N.Y./Smithtown English High School: Three-year letterwinner Named to All-League team as a senior. Garrett Copp Junior Mechanic Falls, Maine/Poland Regional History High School: Four-year letterwinner Named All-State as a senior. Jesse Morgan Junior Amherst, Mass./Williston Northampton Art Dave Rahal Freshman Mahwah, N.J./Bergen Catholic Economics Billy Simmermacher Freshman Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale Economics & Business Mike Troxell Junior New York, N.Y./Loyola School Economics & Business 5

6 Roster ROSTER Name Year Hometown/High School Michael Aarts Sophomore Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane Paul Burke Freshman Andover, Mass./Middlesex School Garrett Copp Junior Mechanic Falls, Maine/Poland Regional Derek Downing Senior St. James, N.Y./Smithtown Jeremiah O Neill Junior North Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover David Rahal Freshman Mahwah, N.J./Bergen Catholic Bradley Rock Senior Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown Billy Simmermacher Freshman Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale Jesse Morgan Junior Amherst, Mass./Williston Northampton Mike Troxell Junior New York, N.Y./Loyola School 6

7 Year-By-Year Results Year Record Coach George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson George Davidson Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Lou Guida Bob Hippauf James Ott John Brown John Brown Jim Hutnik YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS *Coaching records do not include tournament or invitational play. 7

8 The Patriot League PATRIOT LEAGUE In its second decade of academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League continues to focus on its founding principles. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education. Patriot League scholar-athletes are academically representative of their class. Those high standards are widely recognized on the national level. The origins of Patriot League excellence date back to 1986 with the inception of a successful Division I-AA football conference. In 1990, the Patriot League expanded to an all-sports conference, featuring 22 championship sports. Full League members include American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy. Associate members include Fairfield (field hockey), Fordham (football), Georgetown (football), Hobart (men s lacrosse), Towson (football) and Villanova (women s lacrosse). These member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Alumni from Patriot League colleges and universities have played a leadership role in the shaping of our country. League members annually rank among the top Division I programs in the NCAA Graduation Rates Report. Every full-member institution ranked among the Top 20 nationally in each of the last two years. The Patriot League also ranked first among all Division I conferences in student-athlete graduation rates for the fourthstraight year and second in overall student graduation rates. Twenty student-athletes representing seven institutions have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Leading the Nation In the latest NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the Patriot League ranked first in overall student-athlete Graduation Rate. The Patriot League boasts a conference-leading 84.8 percent student-athlete graduation rate, and an overall student body graduation rate of 86 percent which ranked second overall to the Ivy League. The top five student-athlete graduation rates, by conference follow based on the last NCAA graduation rate report: Conference Percent 1 Patriot League MAAC Atlantic Big East West Coast 69.5 Patriot League studentathletes have also earned two Fulbright Scholarships, a Luce Foundation Scholarship, a Marshall Scholarship, two NACDA/ Disney Scholarships and three National Football Foundation Scholarships among their many accomplishments. Excellence has not been confined to the classroom. Among the many achievements on the field are: Three Patriot League men s soccer teams were awarded bids to the 2002 NCAA Tournament, the highest total in Patriot League history. For the fourth time in the last five years, the Patriot League football champion upset a higher-seeded team in the opening round and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Eight Patriot League basketball teams have competed in NCAA, NIT or pre-season NIT tournaments in the last three seasons. Opening-round victories in the NCAA baseball and softball tournaments, as well as individual All-America recognition in track & field, lacrosse, field hockey and football, are now regular occurrences for Patriot League teams and student-athletes. Individual achievement is continually recognized as the League averages approximately a dozen Academic All-Americans each year. American s Karla Kucerkova was named the 2002 Verizon Volleyball Academic All-American of the Year, becoming the first Patriot League student-athlete to be named Academic All-American of the Year in any sport. Excellence flourishes in the Patriot League, providing true meaning to The Patriot League Today s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow s Leaders. 8