Hamline Athletic News Headlines

August 4
Vaccaro named head men's, women's swimming and diving coach
Frank Vaccaro, a former head coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach at Hamline University, athletic department officials announced on Monday. >More

July 15
Piper women's basketball earns WBCA honor
The Hamline University women's basketball team, under the direction of head coach Melissa Young-Kruse, has made the 2007-08 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, the association announced. >More

July 7
Pipers' Kaczrowski earns summer league honors
Piper infielder Dan Kaczrowski (Jr., St. Anthony, Minn.), who is playing for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League, was named the Player of the First Half, the league announced on Sunday. >More

June 11
Robert Beeman Named Athletic Director
Hamline University is pleased to announce that Robert Beeman has been named as the university’s new athletic director, bringing 32 years of  leadership in higher education athletics to the position. He will begin his duties at Hamline in mid-July. >More

June 10
Knutson resigns as assistant football coach
Inside linebackers coach Bob Knutson is ending his 32-year tenure as an assistant football coach with the Pipers, but will continue to remain close to the program, head football coach Jim Good announced on Tuesday. >More

May 30
Four Pipers earn All-Region honors
Dan Kaczrowski (Jr., St. Anthony, Minn.) and Josh Roiger (Sr., West St. Paul, Minn.)  earned first team All-Region honors, while Andrew Bennett (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) and Ben Smith (Jr., Orono, Minn.) garnered third team honors, as the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region team was announced. >More

August 4
Vaccaro named head swimming and diving coach
Frank Vaccaro, a former head coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach at Hamline University, athletic department officials announced on Monday.
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July 7
Pipers to host the 2008 Football Alumni Golf Tournament
Join the End Zone Club at the 2008 Piper Football Alumni Golf Tournament, to be held on August 5, at the Pheasant Acres Golf Club.
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May 24
Synan-Peterson competes at nationals
Sophomore thrower Derek Synan-Peterson (Forest Lake, Minn.) made his nationals debut in the shot put, competing in the 2008 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field championships on Saturday.
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May 22
Helm competes at nationals
Sophomore discus thrower Jon Helm's (Roseville, Minn.) first NCAA nationals experience found him competing in the first individual event scheduled for opening day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field meet on Thursday afternoon.
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May 22
Kaczrowski named D3baseball.com All-American
Dan Kaczrowski (Jr., St. Anthony, Minn.) can now add "All-American" to the list of honors he earned as a member of the 2008 Hamline University baseball team, as D3baseball.com named him All-American third team.
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