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Francisco Marcos Forty-First Inductee, Oct. 14, 2000 |
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Francisco Marcos was a soccer leader and trailblazer at Hartwick and has kept up those ways since his graduation in 1968. He has become one of the most powerful soccer leaders in the United States as president and chief executive officer of the United Soccer Leagues. The USL has nearly 140 teams in five different leagues. He also is the commissioner of the A-League, ranked the second division of soccer behind Major League Soccer. Marcos was on the Board of Directors for U.S. Soccer, the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the National Soccer Coaches of America, the National Soccer Hall of Fame and he serves on U.S. Soccer's Women's Professional Soccer Development Committee at the time of his induction. He played three years of varsity soccer at Hartwick, helping the team to a 25-6-2 record. During his time in Oneonta, he started the Empire State Soccer League, helped start the Oneonta youth soccer leagues, hosted his own local television show on soccer and started a business setting up European tours for high school and college soccer teams. |
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Christy Sapone Forty-Second Inductee, Oct. 14, 2000 |
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Christy Sapone is the only Hartwick woman to be All-American in field hockey and lacrosse at the time of her induction. She was a field hockey All-American in 1991 and picked up lacrosse All-American honors in 1992. She ranks third all-time in scoring with 139 points in field hockey and second in career goals with 58. Her 60 points and 25 goals in 1991 were both single-season records at the time of induction. Sapone was a major reason why the field hockey and lacrosse teams each made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearances during her time at the College. She is 10th in career scoring in lacrosse with 173 points and ninth in career goals with 144. She was the first Hartwick woman to play in both the field hockey and lacrosse North/South All-Star Games. Sapone also was Hartwick's Female Athlete of the Year in 1992. |
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David Long Forty-Third Inductee, Oct. 14, 2000 |
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David Long received All-American honors twice at Hartwick. Just nine players in the program's prestigious history have received the honor twice or more. He was a versatile player for Hartwick, starting on defense in his first two years and then becoming a major scoring threat on offense in his junior and senior seasons. Long was honored as an All-American in 1981 and 1982. Long's 32 career goals ranked 10th on the all-time list at the time of his induction. He also ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 32 goals and 15 assists for 79 points. Long led the 1982 team in scoring with 16 goals and six assists. He helped Hartwick to a 49-21-8 record and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament from 1979-82. Long was a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar in 1982. He also was awarded the President's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award in 1983. |
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Karen Cassidy Forty-Fourth Inductee, Oct. 14, 2000 |
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Karen Cassidy was the greatest female long distance runner at Hartwick at the time of her induction. As a 1985 graduate, she still holds eight individual school records. She was an All-American twice in the outdoor 10,000 meters, taking fourth place in 1985 and sixth in 1984 at the NCAA meet. Cassidy qualified for four events in the NCAA meet during her senior season. Cassidy has outdoor records in the 1,500 meters (4:47.7), 3,000 meters (10:16.94), 5,000 meters (17:41.1) and 10,000 meters (36:36.69). She has indoor records in the 1,500 meters (4:48.7), the mile (5:18.2), 3,000 meters (10:23.2), 5,000 meters (18:01.9) and was on the school record holding distance medley relay team. Cassidy also qualified for the NCAA Division III meet in cross country in 1982-83. She was team MVP all four years at Hartwick. She was the Hartwick Outstanding Freshman Athlete in 1981-82. |
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Gregory Moss-Brown Forty-Fifth Inductee, Oct. 14, 2000 |
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Gregory Moss-Brown is one of nine soccer players to receive All-American honors twice. His play in the center of the midfield helped the 1984 and 1985 teams reach the NCAA Final Four. He was named an All-American in 1984 and 1985. Moss-Brown finished his career with 21 goals and 13 assists for 55 points. He scored eight goals and had three assists for the 1984 team. Moss-Brown helped Hartwick to a 59-17-4 record and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament during his four years. He was named an assistant soccer coach at Hartwick in fall of 1996 and was still active in that position at the time of his induction. |
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