President Julia M. McNamara said “We are delighted to welcome Jim Abromaitis to the Albertus Magnus community and campus. He brings to the College a very strong background, which includes economic development, administration, banking, and experience as a player in the world of college and professional athletics.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced the All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 school year. Thirty-six student-athletes from Albertus Magnus College were among the 757 members of the Academic Team from 13 full-time institutions and 12 affiliate member institutions in the conference. The student-athletes selected had to meet the following criteria: maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average, complete at least one full season of competition at a GNAC institution and is of sophomore status academically.
Albertus Magnus College held its 90th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Photos of the ceremony as well as some student-athletes that graduated can be seen here.
On Tuesday, May 7, the Albertus Magnus College Department of Athletics held its annual banquet to honor its student-athletes and coaches as well as the successes from throughout the academic year.
Members of the Albertus Magnus College baseball team, including its pitching staff, spent an afternoon at a Danbury, Connecticut elementary school putting on a baseball clinic for the young students.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team defeated John Jay 6-4 in the Falcons' final game of the 2013 season. Senior Daniel Kmiechick (Barnegat, N.J.) earned the victory for the Falcons to improve to 3-0 on the year, while senior Matthew Finkenzeller (Wolcott, Conn.) picked up the save.
Patrick Dornfried (Berlin, Conn.) and Anthony Pellegrino (Branford, Conn.) have been named to the 2013 GNAC All-Conference Third Team as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team fell to Lasell College 5-3 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night in Waltham, Mass. The loss eliminates the Falcons from tournament action.
Entering the 2013 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Tournament as the fifth seed, the Albertus Magnus Falcons will head north to take on fourth-seeded Lasell in a 6:00 p.m. contest on Wednesday night at Brandeis University.
Suffolk’s JC Collette registered a pinch-hit two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the Rams over the Albertus Magnus baseball team 6-4 in game number two of the Monday night Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader.
With a walk-off game-winning single by Adam Johnson, the Suffolk University Rams slipped past the Albertus Magnus baseball team 9-8 in game one of the Monday evening doubleheader. With the Falcons leading 8-6 heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Rams scored three runs in the final frame to take the league victory.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team cruised to a 9-2 victory at Emerson College on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Falcons secured a berth in the 2013 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship.
With an 8-1 win over Emerson College on Sunday afternoon, Albertus Magnus head coach Brian Leighton earned his 100th career victory at the helm of the Falcons’ baseball program.
Freshman Jordan Kubilus (Cheshire, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus baseball team has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week as announced by the league office earlier this week.
A seven-run first inning lifted the Albertus Magnus baseball team to a 9-5 win over Westfield State on Tuesday night in non-conference action. Senior Daniel Kmiechick (Barnegat, N.J.) picked up his second-straight victory on the hill for the Falcons as he went six innings allowing eight hits and three walks as he faced 27 batters. The win marked the 10th for the Falcons this season, while it also marked the 99th of the career of head coach Brian Leighton.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Saint Joseph’s College on Monday night in game two of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader. With the win, the Monks improve to 20-9 on the year and 10-2 in league play, while the Falcons fall to 9-15 overall and 5-7 in the GNAC.
Rivier edged the Albertus Magnus baseball team 6-5 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Sunday afternoon in the second game of the league doubleheader.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team used an eight-run fourth inning to cruise to a 15-9 win over Rivier University in game one of the Sunday afternoon doubleheader.
The Albertus Magnus baseball games scheduled for Saturday, April 13 have been postponed to Monday, April 15 at West Haven High School. Game one of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader against Saint Joseph's College of Maine will begin at 4:00 p.m.
In game one of the Thursday evening doubleheader, the Albertus Magnus baseball team used a six-run fourth inning to cruise to a 9-5 win over Western Connecticut State University in non-conference action in Danbury. Freshman Jordan Kubilus (Cheshire, Conn.) led the way for the Falcons with two hits and four RBI.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team dropped a 13-2 decision to Western Connecticut State University on Thursday night. Western’s Eastwood improved to 1-1 as he threw a two hitter in seven innings of work.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team recorded 17 runs on 17 hits en route to a 17-5 non-conference victory over Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) on Tuesday night in West Haven.
A sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Anna Maria College a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Albertus Magnus baseball team on Sunday afternoon in game one of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader.
An RBI single by Justin Hyland in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Anna Maria College AMCats a 12-11 walk-off victory over the Albertus Magnus baseball team on Sunday afternoon. The win marked the second-straight walk-off victory for the AMCats over the Falcons.
Lasell College defeated the Albertus Magnus baseball team 6-3 to complete the two-game sweep of the Falcons on Saturday night in West Haven. With the win, Lasell improved to 7-11 overall and 3-3 in GNAC play, while Albertus falls to 6-9 on the year and 4-2 in conference action.
The Albertus Magnus baseball team fell to Lasell College 4-1 in game one of the Saturday evening Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader. With the win, Lasell snaps the Falconsâ five-game winning streak.