Hartwick College Athletics

Art Napolitano ’78 was a key component on four NCAA Tournament teams, which included a pair of 3rd-place finishes in 1974 and 1976 and the NCAA Division I title in 1977. Napolitano tied for the team lead in goals scored (9) and he ranked second in points (20) in his senior season. He paced the Warriors in scoring during their NCAA run, netting a pair of goals in a 5-1 opening round win over St. Francis and another in a 4-1 victory over Brown in the national semifinals. His biggest goal came early in the second half of the NCAA Championship game to give his team a 1-0 lead over San Francisco in an eventual 2-1 victory over the Dons. He closed out his career with 26 career goals and seven assists for 59 points in a Hartwick uniform. While playing for the Warriors, Napolitano was a five-time Oneonta Daily Star Athlete of the Week. He was named a Soccer America 2nd Team All-American and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy. Napolitano was the fourth overall pick in the 1978 North American Soccer League Draft by the Houston Hurricanes. He also played for the American Soccer League’s Pennsylvania Stoners and the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Pittsburgh Spirit, Hartford Hellions, and Philadelphia Fever in his professional career. Napolitano also competed internationally as he played for the United States National Team in the President Park Cup in Seoul, South Korea. He took part in the first U.S. Sports Festival, which was held after the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in the Soviet Union, and is still used as a final selection for most sports for the games.