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Herkimer Receives National RecognitionThe National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) has announced that Herkimer County Community College will receive the Pepsi Cup award for its third place national finish among non-scholarship Division III community college athletic programs for 2006-2007. The Pepsi/NATYCAA Awards are given annually to recognize overall athletic program excellence by two-year colleges at the national level. This is the second consecutive year that Herkimer has achieved a ranking of third place in the nation. The College of DuPage (IL) came in first place and Gloucester County College (NJ) came in second place. Herkimer received the top-ranking among non-scholarship community college athletic programs in New York State. The Generals earned 140 points for national placements in men's soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s and women’s bowling, women’s swimming and women’s track and field. HCCC Director of Athletics Donald Dutcher said “we are very proud of this ranking. It’s a testament to a long history of hard work on the part of the entire athletic department staff and student athletes, together with the support of our faculty and the College administration. It is a total team effort.” NATYCAA is the professional organization of two-year college athletic administrators with membership open to all two-year colleges in the nation. Track and Field Competes at Nationals, Lazarus Wins National Championship in 800m and 1500m
Lacrosse Teams Receive At-Large Bids to NationalsDespite a 6-8 loss in the Region III finals to Monroe Community College, the women’s lacrosse team received an at-large bid to play in the NJCAA National Championship tournament hosted by Herkimer County Community College. The Lady Generals finished their season 8-6 with a 22-8 loss to Anne Arundel Community College (MD) in the national semi-finals.  The Herkimer men’s lacrosse team also lost in the Region III finals to Onondaga Community College 22-15. Herkimer received the at-large bid to play in the NJCAA national championship tournament May 12-13 at Nassau Community College where they again faced Onondaga, the #1 ranked team. The Generals lost that game 26-12 and finished the season with an overall record of 11-6.
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The HCCC track and field team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Championships at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD last month. The women's team finished in seventh place (out of 19 teams) and the men’s team finished in 19th place (out of 22 teams). Sarah Lazarus won a national championship in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters with times of 5:01.57 and 2:26.87 respectively. Lazarus was also a member of the 4 x 400-meter relay team that broke the school record that had stood since 1981.Lazarus, Denise Kelly, Krysta Estey and Annicia Cole finished third in the 400-meter relay with a time of 4:14.06 (the school record was previously 4:15.7). 
Herkimer County Community College Baseball Coach Jason Rathbun has been named 2007 Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year. Rathbun led the 2007 team to a Region III championship title and an overall record of 32-6 so far this season. A native of Little Falls, Rathbun played baseball for Little Falls High School, Herkimer County Community College, Florida Community College (Jacksonville, FL) and Erskine College (South Carolina). He currently resides in Herkimer and in addition to his coaching duties, he is an area coordinator in Residential Life at HCCC.
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