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{{short description|Athletic teams of the University of Hartford}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Hartford Hawks
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| logo_width = 150
| university = [[University of Hartford]]
| conference = [[AmericaCommonwealth EastCoast Conference]] (primary)
| association = NCAA
| division = [[NCAA Division IIII|Division IIII]]{{efn|group=division|Scheduled to drop to [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] no later than September 1, 2025.<ref name=Division>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/2021/05/07/hartford-hawks-athletics-drop-division-iii-ncaa|title=University of Hartford Votes to Drop Athletic Department to Division III|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 6, 2021|accessdate=May 7, 2021}}</ref>}}
| director = Maria[[Sharon Feeley (interim)Beverly]]
| location = [[West Hartford, Connecticut]], U.S.
| teams = 1718
| stadium =
| baseballfield = [[Fiondella Field]]
[[Dunkin' Donuts Park]]
| soccerstadium = [[Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium]]
| lacrossestadium = [[Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium]]
| basketballarena = [[Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion]]
| arena2 = Grant Family Track and Field
| mascot = Howie the Hawk
| nickname = Hawks
| fightsong = "Fly High"
| pageurl = http://www.hartfordhawks.com/
| altlogo = [[File:Hartford Athletics wordmark.svg|250px200px]]
}}
The '''Hartford Hawks''' are the [[NCAA Division IIII]] athletic teams of the [[University of Hartford]], located in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]. A member of the [[America East Conference]], Hartford sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's [[NCAA]] sanctioned sports with the men's golf team competing as an affiliate member of the [[Big Sky Conference]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.standard.net/Sports/2014/06/04/Weber-State-joins-familiar-friends-foes-as-Big-Sky-brings-back-men-s-golf.html |title=WSU joins friends/foes as Big Sky brings back men's golf |publisher=Standard-Examiner |date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> and the women's golf team as an associate member of the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hartfordhawks.com/index.aspx|title=Hartford Hawks |publisher=University of Hartford Athletics |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> The men's and women's tennis teams were discontinued at the end of the 2016 season, and women's lacrosse was added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-hartford-women-lacrosse-added-1030-20151029-story.html |title=University of Hartford Athletics Adds Women’sWomen's Lacrosse, Discontinues Men’sMen's and Women’sWomen's Tennis |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=October 29, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2017 }}</ref>
 
==Overview==
On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. This plan will start with the university's formal application to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022. Starting in 2022–23, Hartford would no longer award athletic scholarships to incoming students. An ESPN story says Hartford's last year in the American East Conference will the 2021-22 season!
 
<ref>https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32855347/college-basketball-realignment-tracker-keeping-track-ncaa-division-conference-changes title=College basketball realignment tracker:||date=May 23, 2022|accessdate=May 24, 2022}</ref> In 2023–24, the school plans to become a provisional member of a D-III conference, and transition all remaining student-athletes off athletic aid by the end of that school year. Hartford would become a full D-III member on September 1, 2025.<ref name=Division/>
On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. This plan will start with the university's formal application to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022. Starting in 2022–23, Hartford would no longer award athletic scholarships to incoming students, and begin playing as a Division I independent. In 2023–24, the school plans to become a provisional member of a Division III conference, and transition all remaining student-athletes off athletic aid by the end of that school year. It was later announced on June 21, 2022, that the Hawks would be joining the [[Commonwealth Coast Conference]]. Hartford would become a full D-III member on September 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.cccathletics.com/sports/general/2021-22/Releases/UHart |title=CCC Grants Full Membership to University of Hartford, Beginning Competition in 2023-24 |publisher=Commonwealth Coast Conference |date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Sports sponsored==
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| [[Hartford Hawks men's basketball|Basketball]] || Cross country
|-
| Cross country || GolfField hockey (2024)
|-
| Golf || Golf
|-
| Ice hockey (TBA) || Ice hockey (TBA)
|-
| [[Hartford Hawks men's lacrosse|Lacrosse]] ||SoccerLacrosse
|-
| GolfSoccer || LacrosseSoccer
|-
|Tennis (2024)|| Tennis (2024)
| [[Hartford Hawks men's lacrosse|Lacrosse]] ||Soccer
|-
| SoccerTrack and field<sup>†</sup> || Softball
|-
| Track and field<sup>†</sup> || Track and field<sup>†</sup>
|-
| || Volleyball
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| colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Hartford Hawks }}" | {{small|† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.}}
|}
[[File:America East logo in Hartford colors.svg|thumb|150px|America East Conference logo in Hartford's colors]]
 
===Men's golf===
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|-
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Hartford Hawks}};"|Sport
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Hartford Hawks}};"|Facility<ref>{{cite nameweb|url="facilities">[httphttps://www.hartfordhawks.com/sports/2008/3/27/341461122.aspx? University of Hartford Athletic facilities|title=Facilities] at |publisher=hartfordhawks.com,|accessdate=March URL accessed October 418, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174637/http://www.hartfordhawks.com/sports/2008/3/27/341461122.aspx Archived] 10/04/092023}}</ref>
! style="{{NCAA color cell|Hartford Hawks}};"|Capacity
|-
| Baseball
| [[Dunkin' Donuts Park]]<br>[[Fiondella Field]]
| 6,121<br>1,000
|-
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|-
| Soccer
| [[Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium]]
| 2,500
|-
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|-
| Track & Field (Outdoor)
| Grant Family Track and Field (opening in 2024)
| ''No home stadium''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hartford.edu/news/press-releases/2024/05/ns-grant-family-track.aspx|title=$1 Million Gift Will Transform Track and Field, Promoting Excellence—and Access—For the Entire UHart Community|publisher=hartford.edu|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
|-
| Volleyball
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*[[Saralyn Smith]]
*[[Earl Snyder]] — Former Hartford first/third baseman (1995–98). Hartford's all-time leader in hits, runs, home runs, runs batted in (RBIs), and total bases.
*[[Sean Newcomb]] — Former Hartford starting pitcher (2012–14). [[Baseball America]] All-American Third Team (2014), [[American Baseball Coaches Association|ABCA]] All-American Second Team (2014), Perfect Game All-American Second Team (2014). [[American Baseball Coaches Association|ABCA]] All-Northeast Region First Team (2014). [[America East Conference|America East]] Pitcher of the Year (2014). Selected 15th overall in the 1st round of the [[2014 Major League Baseball draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] (2014–present2014–2015) before being traded to the [[Atlanta Braves]] whom he would make his MLB debut with in 2017. As of 2023, he is currently a member of the [[San Francisco Giants]].
 
==Athletic directors==
*Peter A. LoMaglio <ref>{{cite web |url=https://we-ha.com/peter-lomaglio-honored-memorial-highway/|title=A. Peter LoMaglio Honored with Memorial Highway|date=24 July 2018 |publisher=we-ha.com|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref>
*Gordon McCullough (1974-19861974–1986)
*[[Pat Meiser]] (1993–2014)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americaeast.com/news/2006/6/20/785739.aspx|title=Hartford's Meiser-McKnett Receives Regional AD of the Year Award at NACDA Convention|publisher=Hartford Athletics|access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.courant.com/2014-02-04/sports/hc-hartford-ad-pat-meiser-leaving-0205-20140204_1_pat-meiser-uhart-jen-rizzotti|title=UHart's Meiser to retire; One Of Just 30 Female Division I ADs|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
*Anton Goff (2014–2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-hartford-athletic-director-leaving-for-st-johns-1114-20161113-story.html|title=Goff Leaving Hartford To Become Athletic Director At St. John's|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Mary Ellen Gillespie]] (2017–2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-sp-uhart-ad-steps-down-20191019-20191019-iic3d2ett5eqljwuirdteswdt4-story.html|title=Mary Ellen Gillespie resigns as Hartford athletic director|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
*Maria Feeley (interim) (2019–present2019–2021)
*[[Sharon Beverly|Dr. Sharon Beverly]] (2021–present)
 
==Notes==
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