Widener University Athletics Visitors Guide Chester, Pennsylvania Athletics Directory Senior Administration Athletic Director Jack Shafer 610-499-4437 Senior Woman Admin./Asst. AD Larissa Gillespie 610-499-4434 Assistant Athletic Director Chris Carideo 610-499-4454 Sports Information Director Derek Crudele 610-499-4436 Graduate Assistant Sports Info. Dir. Matt Judge 610-499-4487 Head Athletic Trainer A.J. Duffy 610-499-4445 Assistant Athletic Trainer Amy Richmond 610-499-4451 Equipment Manager Charlie Evans 610-499-4452 Equipment Manager Nader Kawash 610-499-4661 Football Admin. Assistant Peggie Corey 610-499-4444 Head Coaches / Full-Time Assistants Baseball Mike LaRosa 610-499-4446 Men’s Basketball Chris Carideo 610-499-4454 Women’s Basketball Alisa Kintner 610-499-4428 Cheerleading Megan Herlihy 610-499-4441 Men’s Cross Country Vince Touey 610-499-4453 Women’s Cross Country Kevin Cunningham 610-499-4427 Field Hockey Larissa Gillespie 610-499-4434 Football Mike Kelly 610-499-4444 Assistant Football Coach Bill Shuey 610-499-1361 Assistant Football Coach Brian Picucci 610-499-1362 Golf Frex Baxter 610-499-1365 Men’s Lacrosse Brendan Dawson 610-499-4455 Women’s Lacrosse Julie Mazer 610-499-4541 Men’s Soccer Brent Jacquette 610-499-4542 Women’s Soccer Todd Wawrousek 610-499-4449 Softball Fred Dohrmann 610-499-4450 Men’s and Women’s Swimming Katy Peterson 610-499-4448 Men’s Track and Field Vince Touey 610-499-4453 Women’s Track & Field Kevin Cunningham 610-499-4427 Volleyball Donovan Anglin 610-499-4571 Fax Numbers Athletic Department 610-499-4481 Athletic Training Room 610-499-1313 Sports Information Hotline 610-499-4600 (2) Web Site www.WidenerPride.com Directions From Philadelphia Take I-95 South to I-476 North and MacDade Boulevard. Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener Uni- versity sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the University. From Western and Northern Pennsylvania Follow the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 331A, I-476. Take I-476 South toward Chester to Exit 1 (Mac- Dade Boulevard). Turn west onto MacDade Boulevard and follow the Widener University sign. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Avenue, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Turn left onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the University. From Delaware, Maryland and Washington DC Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 and 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over the bridge. Bear right at the fork on the other side of the bridge. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the University. From Harrisburg Follow I-76 East (exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge) to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 South to Exit 1 (MacDade Boulevard). Go right off the exit onto MacDade Boulevard West and fol- low the signs for Widener University. After three traffic lights, MacDade Boulevard becomes East 22nd Street. At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Providence Road, Route 320 South, and follow the Widener University sign. Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the University. From New York, Northern New Jersey and New England Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 2. Proceed on Route 322 West across the Commodore Barry Bridge. Coming off the bridge, follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 and 352). At first traffic light, turn left over the bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the Uni- versity. From Southern New Jersey Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-295 South to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Follow signs for I-95 North and Philadelphia. Take I-95 North to Exit 6 (Routes 320 and 352). At the first traffic light, turn left over bridge. Bear right at the fork on other side of bridge. Go to first traffic light and turn right onto East 14th Street into the main entrance of the University. Facilities Information / Bus Parking Schwartz Athletic Center is home to our men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s swimming, and men’s and women’s indoor track teams. It also houses Widener’s ath- letic administration and coaching staff in a third-floor suite. Schwartz Center offers members of the Widener community access to a gymnasium, weight room, multi-purpose field house with a new re- surfaced floor and a championship size eight-lane swimming pool. The center is open from noon-8:00 pm Monday through Friday and from noon-5:00 pm on weekends. The facility is closed Saturdays of home football games and the Borislow Weight Room and swimming pool are subject to proper staff- ing. Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium is home to our football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams. Quick Stadium, which opened in 1994 and seats over 4,000 spectators, also sports Field Turf and lights. Encircling the turf is the George A. Han- sell Track, an eight-lane, synthetic-surfaced track which has served as home for multiple conference championship meets. Edith R. Dixon Field is home to our field hockey and women’s lacrosse squads. Equipped with arti- ficial turf, lights, and a new scoreboard, the field is easily accessible for fans and students. Opened in 2005, the field also serves as home for our intramural teams. The baseball team plays its home game at a on-campus field that opened in 2006 adjacent to Schwartz Center. The facility sports dugouts, bleachers, scoreboard, press box, three batting cages, four pitchers mounds and the same grass used by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The field is one of the finest college baseball facilities in the Philadelphia area. The softball team plays its home games on a beautiful field which opened in 2006 just off Bullens Lane. The facility features dugouts and a scoreboard as well as ample seating area for spectators. The Wellness Center, opened in April 2006, resonates with Widener’s school spirit and pride, provid- ing an inviting and motivating atmosphere that promotes better health. The state-of-the-art 20,000 square-foot facility is located adjacent to Schwartz Center. The center also houses our athletic trainers and provides student-athletes the opportunity to rehabilitate and condition in one of the area’s finest collegiate facilities. Buses are asked to park either against the field house behind the fence or on Sun Drive located next to the old baseball field. Campus Safety will direct the buses to their appropriate spots. Hotels Best Western at Widener 1450 Providence Ave Chester, PA 19013 (610) 872-8100 (The following hotels are located within a 10-minute drive of Widener University) Comfort Inn Ramada Inn 53 Industrial Highway 76 Industrial Highway Essington, PA 19029 Essington, PA 19029 610-521-9800 610-521-9600 Holiday Inn Airport Hilton 45 Industrial Highway 4509 Island Avenue Essington, PA 19029 Philadelphia, PA 19153 610-521-2400 215-365-4150 Red Roof Inn Courtyard Marriott I-95 & Route 420 8900 Bartram Avenue Essington, PA 19029 Philadelphia, PA 19153 610-521-5090 215-365-2200 Marriott Philadelphia Airport Embassy Suites 1 Arrivals Road 9000 Bartram Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19153 Philadelphia, PA 19153 215-492-9000 215-365-4500 Fairfield Inn by Marriott Sheraton Suites 8800 Bartram Avenue 4101 Island Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19153 Philadelphia, PA 19153 215-365-2254 215-220-4628 (The following hotels are not located near the airport) Days Inn Best Western Inn 1300 Providence Avenue Routes 322 & 1 Chester, PA 19013 Concordville, PA 19331 610-876-7211 610-358-9400 MacIntosh Inn Renaissance Hotel Routes 1 & 352 500 Stevens Drive Media, PA 19063 Lester, PA 19113 610-565-5800 610-521-5900 Food / Hospital McDonald’s Italian Village Restaurant 1576 Chester Pike 902 W. MacDade Blvd. Eddystone, PA 19022 Milmont Park, PA 610-237-0200 Trio’s (Italian Subs) Kentucky Fried Chicken 1248 MacDade Blvd. 1252 MacDade Blvd. Woodlyn, PA 19094 Woodlyn, PA 19094 610-833-9987 610-833-2638 LaSpada’s Steaks & Hoagies Applebee’s 1002 MacDade Blvd. 320 MacDade Blvd. Ridley, PA Folsom, PA 19033 610-461-9023 610-461-7179 610-461-4055 (fax) 610-461-8387 (fax) Wendy’s 310 MacDade Blvd. Folsom, PA 19033 610-461-2257 McDonald’s 1253 MacDade Blvd. Woodlyn, PA 19094 Crozer Chester Medical Center One Medical Center Boulevard Upland, PA 19013 610-447-2000 610-447-2262 TDD Dressing Rooms Visiting teams are permitted to use the open locker rooms in the first floor of Schwartz Center. Football teams are permitted to change on the first floor at Schwartz Center. They will be directed to the appropriate locker rooms by University personnel. Football teams are permitted to use the visitors locker room at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium at halftime and after the game. Officials are permitted to use the men’s locker room on the first floor of Schwartz Center and the women’s locker room on the second floor. Both can be accessed by using the main entrance to Schwartz Center...