Don Harnum	Connie Harnum

Longtime Susquehanna University director of athletics Don Harnum and his colleague and wife, field hockey coach Connie Harnum, have announced they will retire this summer. Don will leave after 24 years at his post and Connie will depart after 27 seasons and 195 victories.

Don will retire as athletic director but remain head coach of the Crusaders' highly successful men's golf program. Connie will wrap up her tenure as assistant director of athletics and assistant professor of physical education in May. The university will conduct national searches for replacements.

Named athletic director in 1979, Don Harnum has overseen the growth of Crusader athletics from 16 varsity sports in 1980 to 23 in 2003. During his tenure, Susquehanna teams have won 37 conference championships and 11 different programs have sent participants to NCAA competition.

He helped guide the 1999-2002 renovation and expansion of campus athletic facilities, including the construction of Nicholas A. Lopardo Stadium, the field house, and the Clyde H. Jacobs Fitness Center as part of the James W. Garrett Sports Complex.

Named head men's basketball coach at Susquehanna in 1969, he left two years later to become head coach for the University of Delaware Blue Hens men's basketball team for five seasons. He returned to Susquehanna in 1976 and coached 12 more seasons with the Crusaders, stepping down in 1989 with a record of 201-153 in 14 years.

As head men's golf coach since 1989, he has led the Crusaders to nine Middle Atlantic Conference championships - including each of the last eight - and guided the program to five trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Connie Harnum steps down following her most successful season, as the team finished with a program-record 17 victories and ranked seventh in the country while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III field hockey tournament.

Named head coach in 1974, she patrolled the sidelines for 27 of the next 29 seasons and compiled a 195-159-23 record.

Beginning with the 1986 season, the Crusaders won 10 or more games seven times, including a 14-win season in 1993, a 15-win campaign in 1999 and 17 victories in 2002. Susquehanna was also nationally ranked throughout the 1999 and 2002 seasons.

The Crusaders made three trips to the NCAA playoffs in 1993, 1999 and 2002 under Harnum, earning a victory in 1999 with a 6-1 opening-round win over Gwynedd-Mercy. During her career, she coached no fewer than 32 first-team All-Conference players and three All-Americans.

In addition to her field hockey success, Connie Harnum was the school's most successful head women's tennis coach as she compiled a 95-51-1 (.684) record over 16 seasons from 1975-91.

Bowman Named Academic All-American of the Year

Mike Bowman '03

Susquehanna University senior quarterback Mike Bowman has been named the Verizon College Division Football Academic All-American of the Year after earning first-team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA).

A mathematics major with a secondary education minor, Bowman is the top-ranked student in the Susquehanna senior class with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average. He is the second Susquehanna football player in the last three years to earn College Division Academic All-American of the Year honors, which is presented to the team member who receives the most total votes. Offensive lineman Dave Wonderlick '01 received the award in 2000.

"We are extremely proud of what he has done. This honor is the perfect way for Mike to close out his career at Susquehanna," said 13th-year head coach Steve Briggs. "From the moment he came to our program, Mike has done everything asked of him both on the field and in the classroom, and as a coach you can't expect anything more than Mike has done for our team and our school."

The 6-0, 184-pound Bowman hails from Northumberland, Pa., and is a graduate of Shikellamy High school. At Susquehanna, he was a two-year captain and a four-year starter, with a career record of 19-16 in 35 starts. He established program records for completions (609), attempts (1,169), yards (8,160) and touchdowns (63), ranking second in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) history in completions, attempts and yards while placing fifth in career touchdowns.

Bowman has been named to the Dean's List every semester at Susquehanna and earned both Presidential and Pennsylvania Science and Technology scholarships. He has served as a math tutor and has completed two education externships. He is also the borough assessor for Northumberland and has served as a volunteer football and basketball assistant coach at Shikellamy High School.

Jim Hazlett Tribute
Alumni Weekend Event Will Honor "Gentleman Coach"

All former players, colleagues and friends of Jim Hazlett, Susquehanna football coach and athletic director from 1966 to 1978, are invited to celebrate his 50th year in coaching at a special Alumni Weekend 2003 event. Currently coaching as an assistant football coach at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, Hazlett has made friends and positively influenced young men in previous coaching positions at Springdale High School in western Pennsylvania, Edinboro University, Susquehanna, and Kean College in New Jersey. Known by many as "the gentleman coach," Hazlett rebuilt the Crusader football program to a championship year in 1970. A dinner celebrating Hazlett's 50 years in coaching will be held on campus on May 30th at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in attending the event is asked to call the athletic department at 570-372-4270. Dinner tickets for the event are $15 each

SU Varsity Basketball Marks 100th Season

The men's and women's basketball teams will be celebrating the 100th season of varsity basketball at Susquehanna on Saturday, February 22, as the Crusaders battle Widener in the final regular-season home game of the 2002-03 season. Men's basketball became a varsity sport in 1901-02, while the women's program was added in 1960-61.

All former men's and women's players are invited to participate in alumni games which will begin at 11 a.m. in Houts Gymnasium. Registration and refreshments will be available at 10 a.m. at the entrance to Clyde's Cafe.

A highlight of the day will be the introduction of All-Century basketball teams. The women's All-Century team will be introduced at halftime of the women's game while the men's All-Century team will be recognized at halftime of the men's game.

For more information, contact the athletics department at 570-372-4270.