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Athletics Metzger and Weidman to Be Honored at the Hofstra Alumni From: Jim B. Sheehan [email protected] Subject: Athletics: Metzger and Weidman To Be Honored At The Hofstra Alumni Awards Dinner Date: September 9, 2016 at 11:04 AM To: Jim B. Sheehan [email protected] Athletics: Metzger and Weidman To Be Honored At The Hofstra Alumni Awards Dinner Courtesy: Hofstra Athletic Communications For Release: Friday, September 9, 2016 Hempstead, NY – Former Hofstra student-athletes, James C. Metzger, ’83 and Chris Weidman, ’07, will be two of the featured guests of honor at the 2016 Hofstra Alumni Awards Dinner later this month. The Hofstra Alumni Dinner will be held at the Garden City Hotel on Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. Metzger, a two-year member of the Hofstra Lacrosse team who earned All-American honors in 1980, will receive the 2016 Hofstra Alumnus of the Year Award while Weidman, a two-time All-American wrestler and former UFC champion, will receive the Hofstra Young Alumnus Award. To make your reservations online for the 2016 Hofstra Alumni Awards Dinner, please visit hofstra.edu/alumniawardsdinner or contact Stephanie Adomavicius in the Office for Development and Alumni Affairs at 516-463-5284 or [email protected]. “On behalf of the entire Hofstra Department of Athletics, I would like to congratulate Jim and Chris on their prestigious honors from Hofstra University,” Hofstra Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway states. “Many Hofstra alumni have gone on to achieve outstanding success in their professional careers. Jim founded The Whitmore Group and created one of the leading insurance brokerage and financial services firm on Long Island while also becoming one of the most civic-minded, community-engaged philanthropists in the Metropolitan area. Chris’ rise to the top of the UFC while presenting one of the most honorable images in professional sports has made him one of the most popular athletes in the fight game. We are extremely proud of Jim’s and Chris’ achievements in their professions and how they represent both Hofstra Athletics and Hofstra University with the highest degree of distinction.” As a student-athlete at Hofstra, Metzger led the Pride in assists in 1979 (12) and 1980 (28), and in points per game in 1980 (4.9). His points per game average that year ranks fifth all-time in program history. Metzger has been an ardent supporter of Hofstra for the better part of the last decade and through his efforts and generosity, Hofstra has been able to make significant facility improvements. The Lou DiBlasi-Michael D'Amato Traditions Project in Margiotta Hall, which recognizes the achievements of the men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse and football programs at Hofstra, was created through his involvement, while he also initiated renovations to the men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse locker rooms and the lacrosse offices. The men's lacrosse locker room was rededicated as the Harry Royle-Vinny Sombrotto Locker Room, while the lacrosse offices were named after him. In 2012 he committed $1.5 million to support Hofstra Athletics, marking the largest gift in the history of Hofstra Athletics. His contribution established a men's lacrosse program endowment as well as supported the capital improvement fund, which benefits all 17 sports, and was renamed in his honor. In addition, James C. Metzger Hall at James M. Shuart Stadium was dedicated April 7, 2015. Metzger was the recipient of the 2011 Joseph M. Margiotta Pride Club Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his extraordinary dedication, generosity and service to the Hofstra Athletics Pride Club and Hofstra Athletics. He has also lent his support to the academic side of campus by funding the James C. Metzger-Michael D'Innocenzo Endowed Summer Internship for the Center for Civic Engagement. In 2012 he was the recipient of a Hofstra University Alumni Achievement Award. In addition to his support of Hofstra, Metzger has been a major supporter of other charities in the area including the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island. In 2010 Metzger was the BBBSLI Presidential Honoree as the organization's Man of the Year. In addition, he and fellow alumnus and former Hofstra Athletics Pride Club President E. David Woycik joined together to make the largest single donation in BBBSLI history and create the Metzger-Woycik BBBSLI Endowment Fund. In 2013 he was the recipient of the George Young create the Metzger-Woycik BBBSLI Endowment Fund. In 2013 he was the recipient of the George Young Award from the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. In 1989 Metzger formed the Whitmore Group, a leading Long Island insurance brokerage and financial services firm. Now Chairman and CEO of the company, the Whitmore Group employs more than 70 people and provides a full range of insurance products and services. Chris Weidman, known to fans as “The All-American,” is a mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. A Baldwin, New York native and the second of three children, he attended Baldwin Senior High School, where he became a Nassau County and New York State wrestling champion. Weidman earned All-American wrestling honors twice at Nassau Community College and became the first junior college wrestler in history to become a champion at the NYS Collegiate Championship. He transferred to Hofstra University and became a two-time Division I All-American wrestler, placing sixth as a junior and third as a senior at the NCAA Championships. Weidman, who earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2007, was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Silver Anniversary Wrestling Team in 2009, along with seven other Hofstra grapplers. On February 20, 2009 Weidman made his pro MMA debut against Reubem Lopes at Ring of Combat (ROC) 23. On March 3, 2011 Weidman made his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara and won the fight by way of a unanimous decision. Weidman (13-1 Mixed Martial Arts, 9-1 UFC), who grabbed the UFC middleweight title on July 6, 2013 with a second round knockout of Anderson Silva in UFC 162, defended his title for the first time on December 28, 2013 with a second round TKO by injury of Silva in UFC 168. He would win a unanimous decision over former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida in UFC 175 on July 5, 2014. Of his first 13 professional victories, nine have come via knockout or submission, and he has finished six opponents in the first round. Weidman and his wife Marivi reside on Long Island with their three children, Cassidy, Chris Jr. and Colten. In addition to Metzger and Weidman, six more guests of honor will receive Alumni Achievement Award recognition including Renwyck “Bob” Baker, ’84, President and CEO of SynchoNet; Doron Milstein, ’89 and ’91, Associate Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences in the School of Health Professions and Human Services at Hofstra University; Steve Salbu ’77, Cecil B. Day Chair in Business Ethics at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Institute of Technology; Kathleen Stanley, ’91, Senior Vice President at City National Bank; Carol Greene Vincent, ’92, Partner, Financial Services at Price WaterhouseCooper; and Karl Weiler, ’60, Chairman, Weiler Corporation. ! ! Jim!Sheehan Sports!Informa1on!Director Hofstra!University 1000!Hempstead!Turnpike Hempstead,!NY!!11550 516C463C6764!–!Office 516C523C6692!–!Cell 516C463C5033!–!Fax www.GoHofstra.com [email protected].
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