There is no more storied squad in the long history of Hartwick College athletics than the 1977 Men's Soccer Team. They won the only national championship in Hartwick history and racked up the only undefeated season, finishing with a 16-0-2 record. At California Memorial Stadium in Berkley, CA, they defeated San Francisco by a score of 2-1 to claim the national title. Art Napolitano (assisted by Duncan Macdonald) and Steve Long (assisted by Jeff Tipping) tallied the Hartwick goals, while John Young brought the Final Four MVP trophy back to Oyaron Hill.
Captain Billy Gazonas won the Hermann Trophy for College Player of the Year. Under the guidance of then second-year head coach Jim Lennox, the team tallied an 11-0-2 record for the regular season, electrifying Hartwick fans across the globe and establishing a Hartwick soccer legacy that lives on proudly today.
The complete roster was as follows: Aly Anderson (First-year - Liverpool, England), Mike Blundell (Junior - Wilton, CT), Rudy Pena (First-year - Dallas, TX), Duncan MacDonald (Senior - Southport, England), Bill Gazonas (Senior - Trenton, NJ), Khyen Ivanchukov (Senior - Howell, NJ), Jeff Tipping (Senior - Liverpool, England), Art Napolitano (Senior - Trenton, NJ), Tom Maresca (Junior - Bloomfield, NJ), Stephen Long (Junior - Liverpool, England), Randy Escobar (Senior - West Patterson, NJ), Peco Bosevski (First-year - Garfield, NJ), John Young (First-year - Edinburgh, Scotland), Zeren Ombadykow (Senior - Howell, NJ), Joe Ryan (Junior - Harrison, NJ), David Moore (First-year - Decatur, GA), Phil Wallis (Junior - Montreal, Quebec), Robert Cuddy (Sophomore - Hialeah, FL), Scott Brayton (First-year - Needham, MA), Gary Vogel (Senior - Buffalo, NY), Charles Kadupski (Senior - Lebanon, CT). Head Coach: Jim Lennox; Assistant Coach: Alden Shattuck.
