06-19-2020, 12:57 PM. 203-932-7023. Zenger moved to Branford when he took the job but closed on a home in West Haven in April. The New Haven Chargers are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Haven, located in West Haven, Connecticut, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. Additionally, he said, there is a yin and yang with the university and the neighborhood and people in the neighborhood, and further development would need to be addressed appropriately. I enjoy living a block from the beach. He joined Hearst in February 2021 after 21 years at The Hartford Courant, including three as the lead sports columnist. Mays said he expects that starting this summer when teams move into the Peterson Performance Center that it'll become "likely the most-trafficked facility on campus.". Three trips into the red zone resulted in just three points for Shepherd. He sounds very committed to moving all sports to D-1 and has the backing of New Haven's Board of Governors. However, that won't be all that he takes out of his final game for the Chargers. "It was a challenge to come up here and finish the season after what we accomplished last week, making a long trip and playing in this environment," Pincince said. Shepherd answered back on Ronnie Brown's 61-yard scoring run and the successful PAT gave the Rams the one-point lead. The site is the future home of the Peterson Performance Center, a state of the art facility that will house strength and condition, sports medicine, a new football locker room and meetings space with the ability to be tailored for the many different needs of all 18 varsity Charger athletic teams. "Obviously, we didn't play our best football game but I am excited that we got the win.". New Haven had the ball for nearly 18 of the 30 minutes in the first half. Men's ice hockey played under Division II regulations in the Northeast-10 Conference before the school's move to Division I. Since September 2015, he has worked for the Register, where he has spent most of his time writing about schools and education. After another field goal brought the Ravens within seven points, Christopher Ais' (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) blocked punt late in the first half led to Conlan's 6-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left after he bounced off a would-be tackler at the line of scrimmage to give the Chargers a 20-6 lead. The Horizon League does not sponsor football. The Chargers lost their season opener 27-20 on a Bowie State touchdown in the final 10 seconds, then lost 14-13 to NE-10 rival Assumption. Through experiences such as an archaeological dig in Hungary, working in a Congressional press office in Washington, D.C., leading a fundraising effort as part of a student group or interning at Nickelodeon in LA, students are personally and professionally transformed. The Chargers are looking for their second-straight opening round victory on Saturday, while Bentley makes its first appearance in the national tournament since 2004. What recruits and families want to know is whether your program is committed to performing at the highest level.. For the first time since 2004 and the third time in program history, the Falcons are in the Division II football playoffs, earning one of seven spots from Super Region One. I am just happy we were able to come out as undefeated conference champs, it has a nice ring to it. 93 Team Members. A sack by Jack Quander (Gainsville, Va./Patriot) and a fourth-down tackle by Onyemem kept the Rams from adding to what was a 10-point lead. These sports currently compete as independents; men's volleyball will join the. [1], These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The lead donor is Dave Peterson, a former New Haven football player, Class of 1988. It wasn't an artistic masterpiece but New Haven, ranked 19th in the American Football Coaches Association Division II poll, picked up the 34-20 win to finish the regular season at 9-1 and 8-0 in conference play. 11/19/2021 9:00:00 AM. Shepherd appeared ready to add to the lead. Oklahoma and Texas will join the Southeastern Conference in 2024. However, back-to-back plays in the end zone by Giye Jenkins (West Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) and Christian Ais (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) led to the Rams trying a short field goal that was no good. We did not do our job on offense enough, but defensively we did a wonderful job trying to take away some of the things that they do. New Hampshire competes in the second tier of Division I, which is called the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division !-AA). A the second project, the 61,000-square-foot Park View, has leased out its apartments but still is seeking commercial tenants, Rossi has said. Eichhorn said the universitys planned athletic expansion would also come with further development. Since September 2015, he has worked for the Register, where he has spent most of his time writing about schools and education. Though the Chargers had to sweat out the announcement a bit. The initial appearance three weeks ago for the Blue and Gold was the first since ending the 2018 season among the top-25 in the nation. Jon Mays, the university's interim athletics director, said university officials are "observing the landscape" of college athletics before making any commitments to another athletic conference. This isn't something that's going to happen overnight. He sounds very committed to moving all sports to D-1 and has the backing of New Haven's Board of Governors. Transitional D-I member St. Thomas plays in the Pioneer Football League. April 25, 2023 Men's Lacrosse. We weren't able to put the ball in the end zone enough times and that falls on me. "He has been here for eight/nine years now, the first time he won the conference and went undefeated. The athletic department has reinvented itself after a university financial crisis led to the cancellation of the football program following the 2003 season. Starting in the 2023 season, most football-sponsoring members of the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference will play that sport in the, The West Coast Conference does not sponsor football. There's sort of a sweetness to that. Lindsay Giovannone is a senior majoring in history and minoring in criminal justice. Brian covers all things West Haven. They are last in the National League, a . D1 teams have requested a four year moratorium on teams reclassifying into their division. Now our athletes dont have to share equipment, they only have to share music, he said. Women's equestrian, part of the Emerging Sports for Women program, competed as an independent before Stonehill's D-I move. The teams of one university, Hartford, are in the process of departing for Division III, but compete in Division I for 202223. The America East Conference does not sponsor football. Kyle Smith led Shepherd with two sacks and he was close to a couple of others. Zenger, whose parents were farmers before they were professors, was raised in Hays, Kansas, population of about 20,000 and once the home of Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok and George Custer. 10 North Branford remain undefeated, top Coginchaug, E. Haven school board OKs policy revision for extracurriculars, Kevin Anderson introduced as new SCSU men's soccer coach, Xavier boys, Shelton girls win SCC indoor track team titles, Unbeaten No. The parking lot where the University of New Haven will break ground for a new building for locker rooms and training facilities next to the Charger Athletics Center (background) in West Haven photographed on June 22, 2021. The New Haven football team celebrates a touchdown against Assumption College. The process of becoming a D1 school is not one that occurs overnight but may take three or four years to complete. 17 Saint Anselm 14-10; Johnson Hits 100 Career Points. It's an enormousstep for us from where we were, he said. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Duquesne plays in the Northeast Conference. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The entire facility will measure 7,000 square feet and house 20 Olympic style weightlifting racks and a 60-yard turf agility and conditioning area. 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(The Northeast Conference offers football, for instance, while the America East does not.). New Haven's two losses this season were both close. Zenger said the executive search firm that contacted him for the role he took at UNH communicated that the universitys priority would be exploring whether it should move up a division. However, with New Haven needing a stop to have a chance to complete the comeback, last year's Division II player of the year hit a deep pass to Rodney Dorsey to keep the Chargers from getting one last possession. 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WEST HAVEN When University of New Haven officials embarked on the construction of its $10 million, 30,000-square-foot athletic performance center about two years ago, university officials had clear ambitions of competing against big-name opponents in college sports. The Peterson Performance Center will be the 30,000-plus square-foot centerpiece to the future of athletics at the University of New Haven, which isnt married to the idea of upgrading from Division II to Division I but is operating in ways to prepare for the opportunity. Oct. 30, West Haven. In 2029, there is an expected enrollment cliff among colleges; because of the declining U.S. birth rate post-2008 recession, fewer students will be attending institutions of higher education. then host Texas A&M University-Commerce on Sept. 23. . Generator vs power station: Which one is right for you? "It is a different game if we are able to move the football there, we were across the 50-yard line and we had a chance to go in and score again. There are currently seven Division I athletic programs in the state UConn, Central Connecticut, Fairfield, Yale, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart and Hartford. Its two football schools, BYU and San Diego, respectively play as an FBS independent and in the FCS. What are your thoughts about a potential move? As we have gone through the season, we played better football as the year went on. Hopefully, we will watch the film of this one and we were a little bit better. 18 in the nation on the AFCA Coaches Poll. Were not trying to be a UConn or a Notre Dame or something like that. AUM is a fast-growing university with a department of athletics that currently supports 11 NCAA sponsored sports. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. The University of New Haven football team is headed to the NCAA Division II playoffs. Shepherd, which opened its season with a 48-7 win at Southern Connecticut, is 10-1, having lost to Indiana (Pa.) in the PSAC championship game this past weekend. Football The Peterson building boasts 20 squat racks, sprint and agility turf as well assports medicine, strength and conditioning and nutrition and supplement components. This is the school's preferred usage, although national media will generally use "South Carolina Upstate". It's very doable. Morehead State plays football in the Pioneer Football League instead of the OVC. Onyemem is one of those new arrivals. I HOPE THE CONFERENCE WILL BE VERY COMPETITIVE. All times are GMT-7. Among Zengers first moves in 2019 was to hire Collegiate Consulting, an Atlanta-based consulting firm well established in the industry for guiding universities through a variety of transitions on the athletic front. Ted Hotaling, head coach of the UNH mens basketball program, said he does not expect a change in how his team operates on and off the court if the team changes divisions. UNH, making its ninth NCAA playoff appearance,is 2-0 against Shepherd, winning 49-23 in 1992 and 55-0 in 1993. Safety Devonte Myles (Yonkers, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) led the Chargers with 11 tackles, Joe Vitale (North Haven, Conn./North Haven) added eight stops while Khyon Fitzpatrick (Union, N.J./Paramus Catholic) had seven tackles, including one of New Haven's four tackles for loss. D2Football.com Donor - 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. They not only come in and learn our system from a football standpoint, they learn our culture, they learn the name of the person on the sideline, they learn the tradition of the University of New Haven. From a recruiting standpoint, it will impact a variety of new potential prospects in ways we havent seen in the past. New Haven stopped Shepherd on both of its fourth-down plays. Our intent with Division I is we think this will greatly benefit us from a branding perspective, Eichhorn said. Here are some top priorities. "These guys haven't played football in almost two years up front, we had to find out what we were," Pincince said. The hope is for construction to begin this summer on a project that is expected to take 9-12 months to complete and will be key to a transformation of the North Campus, the athletics epicenter. Covid-19 is quieting in CT - State is almost entirely open. If the Chargers had still been basking in the glow of last week's win over nationally ranked Bentley and weren't completely ready to . 11-1: Harding University: 9-2: 9-2 . Two institutions are fielding teams in a Division I sport for the first time in the 202223 school year. "We have every bell and whistle," he said. Demographics Male: 46. . We want to help raise the boat of the entire university, said Greg Eichhorn, vice president for enrollment and student success for UNH. While this is the legal name, it is only used in documents internal to the. I think it's worthwhile for them to petition the CAA or the Patriot League as opposed to the NEC. Alan Olenick, director of the West Haven Chamber of Commerce, said it would be wonderful for the university to move to Division I. . At the same time, you're bound to be a good member of the conference you're in. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Win #12 comes over Molloy 11-5. These schools that are members of other divisions have announced their intentions to field one team at the Division I level sometime after the 202223 seasons. "Our defense has been doing it all year," Pincince said. Its an ambition. He does, however, think there are advantages to how the team can appeal to potential recruits. "It was fun to think about all the great times I've had being a Charger. "Our younger kids stepped up, our older players who played in their last game did a great job.". On Thursday, the Hartford board of regents will meet to address the universitys prevailing issue. University of New Haven seeks to upgrade athletic status, https://chargerbulletin.com/university-of-new-haven-seeks-to-upgrade-athletic-status/#comment-34490, https://chargerbulletin.com/university-of-new-haven-seeks-to-upgrade-athletic-status/#comment-34528. PHOTO GALLERY. Previously, he said sports teams practiced in a windowless basement with no air-conditioning and were made to share equipment. In many cases, these institutions play in Division I because their divisions do not have championships for a particular sport. The University of New Haven football program paid out $1,695,902 in expenses while making $1,743,353 in total revenue. These schools are full members of Division I, meaning they either have finished the process of joining Division I or were members of its predecessor, the University Division.The teams of one university, Hartford, are in the process of departing for Division III, but compete in Division I for 2022-23. According to Sheahon Zenger, the universitys athletic director since 2019, that building will add locker room, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and meeting room space for the universitys athletics program, which will free up practice and locker room facilities in the existing Charger Gymnasium for more teams.