Welcome all to the land of the Stags. My name’s Tom Fitzpatrick and I’m going to try and keep you all updated on all that is worthy of note in the world of Fairfield sports.
Almost every day of every week, there will be something happening on campus that anyone can check out.
Off the top of my head, men’s soccer is in the midst of an extended home stand and they return the top three goal scorers from last season’s MAAC champions.
As the year flies by (and it will), I’ll do my best to touch on what’s happening in the wide world of sports, both in and outside of our campus walls.
Another Fairfield team to keep an eye on this fall will be both the mens’ and womens’ sides of the cross country program.
Coach John Sagnelli has taken impressive measures of bulking up recruiting classes and the results from the past two years show that this program is heading in the right direction.
On the men’s side, senior Ben Heslin plus juniors Steve “Pre” Flanagan and Vin Ferrer form an imposing nucleus that should help the Stags to a Top 3 or 5 finish in the MAACs this year.
Contrast that when none other than myself was helping the Stags to a 9th place finish as a freshman, and it becomes very evident that Sagnelli is leading this program to unprecedented heights.
The women’s side also returns the core from last year’s team, including Kristen Golen.
There are a few races on campus this year, including this Saturday at The Fairfield Invitational.
If you live on campus, you can probably see part of the race from your bed as you go over the questionable life decisions made the previous night.
In addition to watching the NCAA sports on campus, there are plenty of ways for those of you grammar school all-stars to relive your glory days in intramurals. Check the wall in the RecPlex for a full schedule.
Even if you don’t want to play, coming down to the field to watch the guys who mistake Men’s A Flag Football with SuperBowl XLV is always a treat as well.
There are multiple divisions for many of the sports offered though, but look out for team Boom Goes the Dynamite in co-ed soccer, co-ed basketball, and Men’s A league basketball.
If there’s anyone out there who is too good for intramurals, we have a bunch of club sports as well that aren’t as demanding as an NCAA sport. Check out the wall at the RecPlex for more information on that as well.
There are many big things to look forward to down the road; namely, men’s basketball making a run to end a long NCAA tournament drought.
But for now, check out www.fairfieldstags.com for all schedules and game results.
Try to come out and support your friends – they bust their butts on a daily basis and deserve some fans in the stands.
GO STAGS!
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