INDUCTION CEREMONY and SENIOR ATHLETE RECOGNITION May 14, 2014
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HUTTON President YoU ARE INVITED to JOIN US FOR A POST-DINNER PUB NIGHT IN THE PIONEER PUB (STREBel) WITH MUSIC BY POOR TIM, FEatURING “BIG SEXY” AS SEEN ON THE LAST SEASON OF “THE VOICE.” JASON POWLES KRISTY (PATCHETT) FISCHMANN ‘03 MASTER OF CEREMONIES WOMEN’S LACROSSE Jason Powles anchors NEWSChannel 2 at Daybreak and Kristy (Patchett) Fischmann laid the ground work for the success Sunrise. Until November 2012, he was the long-time Sports of the Utica College women’s lacrosse program and it is only Director at NEWSChannel 2. fitting that she is now the first women’s lacrosse player to be This will be Jason’s sixth straight year serving as the master inducted into the Pioneer Hall of Fame. of ceremonies for the Pioneer Hall of Fame and Senior All told, she was a three-time Empire 8 Women’s Lacrosse Student-Athlete Recognition. All-Conference selection. In 2003 she was a First Team All- Conference pick and she guided the Pioneers to the New York Jason has been with NEWSChannel 2 since July 1996. During his tenure, Jason State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) has covered the NCAA Tournament, the Orange Bowl, several pro football Lacrosse Championships. As a senior she finished the year camps, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame Ceremonies. He’s also hosted ranked third in the Empire 8 in goals per game (2.79). a continuing series in conjunction with the Hall of Fame called “Heroes of the Game”. Fischmann ranks second on the College’s all-time scoring list with 167 career points on 150 goals and 17 assists. She is one of two players in school-history to score more However, his local coverage is what has made him an invaluable asset to the than 150 career goals. Her average of 4.07 points per game also ranks second all-time NEWSChannel 2 team. He’s hosted the High School Football Preview Show at UC. She is the College’s all-time leader with an average of 3.66 goals per game. Her and created the NEWSChannel 2 High School Football All Star Team as well as 208 career shots ranks second all-time and she ranks fourth on the College’s all-time the High School Boys and Girls Basketball All Star Teams. His work hosting race list with 112 career draw controls. Her 69 points (63 goals, six assists) in 2002 still coverage of the Boilermaker Road Race helped earn WKTV an Associated Press ranks second all-time at UC. Broadcast Award. She helped guide the Pioneers to 17 victories in three seasons under the guidance of Jason is from Rotterdam, New York, and grew up loving television. His mother Head Coach Azure Davie (2001-2002) and Jessica Critchlow (2003). said his first words included “Cronkite!” The interest in the field led him to study public communications at the College of Saint Rose, where he graduated with a As a sophomore in 2002 she was named an Empire 8 All-Conference second teamer bachelor’s degree in May 1992. He’s married to his lovely wife Anne and has two and a NYSWCAA third team selection. In her freshman campaign (2001) she was an wonderful daughters, Rachael and Jillian. Empire 8 Player of the Week and ECAC Player of the Week selection on her way to earning Empire 8 All-Conference second team honors. She was an Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Roll selection after earning a 3.97 overall GPA in the Spring of 2003. She was a Dean’s List student all three years at Utica and earned a prestigious internship with Interpol in Lyon, France after her junior season. Upon graduating from Utica College she pursued her J.D. at Syracuse University College of Law. During her time in law school she maintained a role as the Syracuse Law Review Executive Editor, she was a member of the Justinian Honorary Law Society and she also received her National Security & Counterterrorism Law AME Certificate. She earned Dean’s List honors and also garnered the Syracuse Law F Review Distinguished Service Award. OF Kristy is currently an attorney at Gale, Gale & Hunt, LLC in Fayetteville, NY. She ALL H resides in West Monroe, NY with her Husband Ken, son Kenneth (4) and daughter Kathrynn (1). I NDUCTEES ONEER I P 2014 ASHLEY KAUFMAN ‘09 1987 DIVISION I BASEBALL TEAM WOMEN’S SOCCER, WOMEN’S HOCKEY, SOFTBALL BASEBALL Women’s Soccer The 1987 Utica College baseball team won a school-record 18 consecutive games and its second Ashley Kaufman was a two-time Empire 8 Women’s ECAC Upstate Conference Championship in three years. UC finished the season with Soccer All-Conference First Team selection. Following a school-record 25-7 overall ledger and advanced to the ECAC Regional Tournament her senior campaign she was named the College’s Dick in New Britain, Connecticut. Miller Award winner as the most outstanding female The Pioneers were a national offensive powerhouse, posting a .351 team batting student-athlete. average while scoring 8.9 runs per game. As a team, Utica was 344-for-979 at the In four seasons the three-sport athlete posted a school- plate and finished the year ranked eighth in the country in batting, behind the likes record 18 shut outs on the pitch and compiled a 31-23-3 of Brigham Young, Seton Hall, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. The impressive 8.9 overall record for the women’s soccer team. She holds the school-record with runs per game ranked 13th in the Division I national field. Utica posted 284 runs and 296 saves and she posted an incredible 1.01 career goals against average. She 259 RBIs in 32 games while recording a .528 slugging percentage and an on base led the Pioneers to two straight Empire 8 Conference Tournament appearances percentage of .414. The team registered 108 extra base hits on 67 doubles, 17 triples (2006 & 2007), including a conference championship game appearance in and 24 home runs. 2006. In 2006 she helped the Pioneers earn a second place finish in the ECAC UC placed five players on the ECAC Division I Upstate New York Baseball All-Star Upstate Championships. She helped Utica to double-digit victories in two Team including current Pioneer Hall of Famer Steve LaVallee, who was a designated straight seasons (2005 & 2006). hitter and pitcher, senior outfielder Karl Brenon, senior third baseman Tim Williams, junior shortstop Dave Tedesco and freshman pitcher John Martello. She posted exactly 100 saves and tallied two shut outs in net for the Pioneers Utica had the conference pitcher-of-the-week for the final four weeks of the season in 2007.