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Gallagher named Kraus award winner at Block H Banquet
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May 1, 2006
GENEVA, N.Y.—The Statesmen Athletic Association and the Hobart College Athletics Department honored the top student-athletes of 2005-06 at the 41st Annual Block H Awards Banquet this evening. Senior hockey defenseman Greg Gallagher (Rivers School/Framingham, Mass.) took home top honors as the Francis L. “Babe” Kraus ’24 Memorial Award winner. The Kraus Award is presented to Hobart’s most outstanding senior athlete.
The other major award winners were senior basketball guard and football wide receiver Colby Feane (Weedsport/Weedsport, N.Y.), who was presented the William C. Stiles ’43 Memorial Award for leadership, determination, and character, while first-year hockey goalie Keith Longo (Cushing Academy/Hopedale, Mass.) earned the Abe Solomon Memorial Award as Hobart’s Rookie of the Year.
Hobart and the SAA also presented two special awards. Long-time supporter of Hobart Athletics John Collins received the Coach Bill Maxwell Memorial Award which recognizes sportsmanship, courage, teamwork and/or service to the campus community. A retired New York City police officer, Collins, who is the father of four William Smith graduates, has been active in many areas of the HWS community.
The other special award, the William J. Napier ’57 Memorial Award, was presented to Dean of Hobart College Clarence Butler. The honor was bestowed upon him in recognition of his 27 years of service to Hobart Athletics, Hobart College, and the greater community at-large. Butler plans to retire at the end of this academic year.
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Keith Longo '09, Hobart Athletic Director Mike Hanna '68, Greg Gallagher '06, and Colby Feane '06 |
Gallagher is just the second Hobart hockey player to be named to the American Hockey Coaches Association East All-America teams. A two-time All-ECAC West selection and ECAC West All-Academic pick, Gallagher solidified the blue line with his versatile play. A team captain, he tied for the ECAC West lead and was 15th in the nation in points by a defenseman (5-18-23). A four-year starter, he recorded 64 points, including 50 assists, in 102 career games.
Gallagher and his teammates led Hobart to a 20-8-0 record this season, advancing to the NCAA tournament semifinals for the first time in the program’s history. Gallagher and his classmates are the most successful graduating class in terms of wins (63) and winning percentage (.646, 63-32-11) to graduate from the Statesmen hockey program. In the 24 seasons prior to their arrival on campus Hobart had just four winning seasons, but Gallagher and Co. produced four consecutive winning slates.
Feane led the Statesmen basketball team in scoring (13.0), three-point shooting percentage (.361), assists (2.9), and steals (1.8) this season. He was a two-time All-Liberty League pick, as well as a 2004-05 second-team NABC All-East selection. He stands second on the career steals list (163), third on the career three-point field goal percentage list (.401), and 13th in career scoring (1,101).
A two-sport star, Feane also played wide receiver for the Hobart football team. Although slowed by a preseason injury, he returned to play in six games as the Statesmen advanced to the regional semifinal of the NCAA tournament this season, making 19 catches for 274 yards and a touchdown. Feane and his classmates on the gridiron leave Hobart with more wins (32-10) than any other graduating class. In 29 games, he recorded 75 catches for 890 yards and four touchdowns.
In his first season as the Statesmen backstop, Longo anchored the Hobart defense that posted a season record low 2.52 goals against average. A three-time ECAC Rookie of the Week, he led the ECAC West and was sixth in the nation in save percentage (.928), while ranking second in the conference and 11th in the nation in goals against average (2.19). Longo broke the program single-season records for save percentage and goals against average. He also holds the Hobart season and career records for shutouts with three. Longo matched his season-high in saves (38) at Norwich and against St. Norbert in the NCAA quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, respectively.
Sponsored by the Statesmen Athletic Association—the team behind Hobart’s teams—the department’s coaching staff also presented individual awards in each of the College’s 11 varsity sports, more than 50 in all.