NEW BRUNSWICK / PISCATAWAY CAMPUS
2011-12
VISITOR’S GUIDE
QUICK FACTS
LOCATION: ENROLLMENT:
SCHOOL FOUNDED:
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New Brunswick/Piscataway, NJ 40,000 1766
PRESIDENT: Richard L. McCormick ATHLETIC CONFERENCES: NCAA Division I BIG EAST, EAGL, EIWA DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Tim Pernetti COLOR: Scarlet NICKNAME: Scarlet Knights FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics TWITTER: @RUAthletics
RUTGERS ATHLETICS FACILITIES BASEBALL:
Bainton Field - Gruninger Class
BASKETBALL:
Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC)
CREW:
of ‘53 Baseball Complex
Class of 1914 Boathouse, Raritan River
FIELD HOCKEY:
Bauer Track & Field Complex
GOLF:
Rutgers University Golf Course
FOOTBALL:
GYMNASTICS: LACROSSE: SOCCER:
SOFTBALL:
SWIMMING: TENNIS: TRACK:
VOLLEYBALL: WRESTLING:
High Point Solutions Stadium Livingston Recreation Center Yurcak Field / RU Turf Field Yurcak Field
Rutgers Softball Complex Rutgers Aquatic Center
Rutgers Tennis Complex
Bauer Track & Field Complex College Avenue Gym College Avenue Gym
Indoor Practice Facility (Bubble) - located across fromHigh Point Solutions Stadium
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RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Quick Facts • Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is one of the largest state universities in the nation with more than 49,000 students representing every county in New Jersey, every state in the U.S. and over 130 foreign countries • Strategically located, Rutgers’ main campus is less than fifty miles from New York City and Philadelphia, two of the nation’s largest DMA’s (#1 and #4 respectively) • Rutgers has received national and international recognition for academic excellence • 21st among national public universities with doctoral programs by US News & World Report • Ranked 46th in the world academically in a 2006 survey conduced by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University • Rutgers enjoys strong national support from its more than 350,000 Alumni, 200,000 of which live in New Jersey. • Between its three campuses, Rutgers sponsors more than 40 Division I and Division III teams and is part of the BIG EAST Conference. • Rutgers Athletics continues to thrive 130 years after the first intercollegiate football game including the university’s first Bowl win by the Rutgers Football team in 2006 and its first appearance in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game by the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team.
THE BIRTHPLACE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL Rutgers 6 Princeton 4 College Field, New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4. The game was played with two teams of 25 men each under rugbylike rules, but like modern football, it was “replete with surprise, strategy, prodigies of determination, and physical prowess,” to use the words of one of the Rutgers players. Each score counted as a “game” and 10 games completed the contest. Following each score, the teams changed direction. The ball could be advanced only by kicking or batting it with the feet, hands, heads or sides.
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. . . . .WHO . . .TO. CONTACT ........ MAILING ADDRESS:
Rutgers University Athletics 83 Rockafeller Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 TICKET INFORMATION: Rutgers Athletics Ticket Office Rutgers Athletic Center 83 Rockafeller Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 1-866-445-GORU (4678) Hours: Monday - Friday. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm www.scarletknights.com
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS . . . . . Tim Pernetti . . . . . . . . . . .732-445-7893 DEPUTY DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-7816 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-4200 ATHLETIC FACILITIES, EVENTS & OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-4223 BUSINESS OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-4220 TRAINERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-5124 DOCTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-6258 EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-4108 ACADEMIC SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-3826 MARKETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-445-3342 ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-932-7629 UNIVERSITY POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-932-7211 RU INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-932-4636
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Meet Some of the Coaches
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Women’s Soccer Head Coach Glenn Crooks
Men’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Donigan
Men’s Wrestling Head Coach Scott Goodale
Men’s Baseball Head Coach Fred Hill, Sr.
Women’s Softball Head Coach Jay Nelson
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Rice
Men’s Football Head Coach Kyle Flood
Women’s Basketball Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer
Women’s Volleyball Head Coach CJ Werneke
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SCARLET KNIGHTS COACHES Band
Tim Smith
732-445-2480
Baseball
Fred Hill, Sr.
732-445-7833
Basketball (W)
C. Vivian Stringer
732-445-7852
Basketball (M)
Mike Rice
732-445-7860
Cheer/Dance
Christine Zoffinger
732-445-7741
Crew (W)
Max Borghard
732-932-4227
Field Hockey
TBD
732-445-6231
Football
Kyle Flood
732-445-6200
Golf (M/W)
Maura Waters Ballard
732-445-7844
Gymnastics
Lou Levine
732-932-6502
Lacrosse (W)
Laura Brand-Sias
732-445-6193
Lacrosse (M)
Brian Brecht
732-445-4211
Soccer (W)
Glenn Crooks
732-445-7880
Soccer (M)
Dan Donigan
732-445-6223
Softball
Jay Nelson
732-445-7849
Swimming and Diving (W)
Phil Spiniello
732-445-0467
Tennis
Ben Bucca
732-445-7832
Track (W)
James Robinson
732-445-7830
Track (M)
Mike Mulqueen
732-445-7829
Volleyball
CJ Werneke
732-932-6501
Wrestling
Scott Goodale
732-932-6500
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AREA HOTELS
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Two Albany Street New Brunswick, NJ 732-873-1234
315 Davidson Ave. Somerset, NJ 732-627-8483
255 Davidson Ave. Somerset, NJ 732-563-1600
EMBASSY SUITES 121 Centennial Ave, Piscataway, NJ 732-980-0500 HOLIDAY INN 195 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 732-356-1700 HILTON Three Centre Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 732-828-2000
TRAVEL INFORMATION .................
BUS LINE
Academy Bus Lines . . . 800-992-0451 “Carrier of Rutgers Athletics”
TRAIN Amtrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-523-5700 New Jersey Transit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-772-2222
TAXICAB SERVICE A-A Checker Cab Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545-2300 Piscataway Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981-9000 Victory Taxi Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545-6666 Yellow Cab of New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-2222 *all area codes 732 unless otherwise noted*
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. . . . RESTAURANTS ............. SANDWICHES, SUBS, & FAST FOOD
AU BON PAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873-9845 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick
BURGER KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828-9884 940 Easton Avenue, Somerset CHICK-FIL-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548-6024 55 Parsonage Road #434, Edison
FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908-222-3483 5020 Hadley Center Drive, South Plainfield HANSEL & GRIDDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846-7090 53 Mine Street, New Brunswick
MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463-0100 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway
PANICO’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545-6161 94 Church Street, New Brunswick PAPA JOHN’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249-2299 65 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park
RU HUNGRY GREASE TRUCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-2177 58 College Ave, New Brunswick RU GRILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828-1128 142 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick TACO BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435-1300 1120 Somerset Street, New Brunswick
TASTEE SUB SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985-5423 267 Plainfield Avenue, Edison
THE FOOD ARCHITECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572-1110 1665 Stelton Road, Piscataway *all area codes 732 unless otherwise noted*
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. . . . RESTAURANTS ............. CASUAL & TABLE SERVICE
BRICK HOUSE TAVERN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908-753-4892 4901 Stelton Road, South Plainfield CHIMNEY ROCK INN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469-4600 800 N. Thompson Avenue, Bridgewater
HARVEST MOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249-6666 392 George Street, New Brunswick
JOE’S CRAB SHACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .908-753-4204 4901 Stelton Road, South Plainfield NUEBIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .846-0999 120 Somerset Street, New Brunswick
THE OLD BAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-3111 61 Church Street, New Brunswick
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819-0990 481 US Highway 1, Edison ON THE BORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214-9400 51 US Hwy 1, New Brunswick
SKYLARK FINE DINER & LOUNGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777-7878 Route 1 & Wooding Ave, Edison
STAGE HOUSE TAVERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .873-3990 1719 Amwell Road, Somerset SOMERSET DINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828-5424 1045 Easton Avenue, Somerest STUFF YER FACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-1727 49 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick TGI FRIDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465-0101 1315 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway
TUMULTY’S PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545-6205 361 George Street, New Brunswick *all area codes 732 unless otherwise noted*
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. . . . RESTAURANTS ............. FINE DINING
CATHERINE LOMBARDI . . . . . . . . . . . . .296-9463 3 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
CLYDZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846-6521 55 Paterson Street, New Brunswick
DELTA’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249-1551 19 Dennis Street, New Brunswick
DUE MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296-1600 78 Albany Street, New Brunswick
THE FROG & THE PEACH . . . . . . . . . . . 846-3216 29 Dennis Street, New Brunswick GLASSWOODS TAVERN . . . . . . . . . . . . 867-2300 Hyatt Regency, Two Albany Street, New Brunswick STAGE LEFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828-4444 5 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
STEAKHOUSE 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247-8585 85 Church Street, New Brunswick ENTERTAINMENT BRIDGEWATER COMMONS . . . . . . . . . .908-218-0001 400 Commons Way, Bridgewater BRIDGEWATER SPORTS ARENA . . . . . . . . . .627-0006 1425 Frontier Road, Bridgewater BRUNSWICK ZONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .846-2424 790 US Highway 1, New Brunswick LOEWS THEATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846-2275 17 US Highway 1, New Brunswick
MENLO PARK MALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .494-6255 100 Menlo Park, Edison
RUTGERS GOLF COURSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445-2631 777 Hoes Lane, Piscataway *all area codes 732 unless otherwise noted*
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. . . . .DIRECTIONS ...........
To The Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC): From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South): Turn off at Exit 9, follow signs for Route 18 North. Proceed along Route 18 North, crossing the Raritan River. Take the exit marked Metlars Lane, Rutgers RAC, Livingston Campus. Make a right onto Avenue E before the light. Proceed on Avenue E and make the second left onto Rockafeller Road. The Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) will be on the left hand side. From Garden State Parkway (North or South): Southbound - Turn off at Exit 129 for the New Jersey Turnpike and head south. Follow directions to campus from Route 18 North (see below). Northbound- (below Exit 105) Turn off at Exit 105 and follow signs for Route 18 North. Pass the entrance for the New Jersey Turnpike and continue on Route 18 North. Follow directions to campus from Route 18 (see below). Northbound- (above Exit 105) Follow Parkway over Driscoll Bridge and take Exit 127. Follow Route 440 North (it becomes Route 287 North). Follow directions to campus from Route 287 (see below). From Route 18: Follow signs for "Route 18 North - New Brunswick." Continue along Route 18 North past the exits for "Route 27" and "Rutgers University" and proceed over the Raritan River. Take the exit marked Metlars Lane, Rutgers RAC, Livingston Campus. Make a right onto Avenue E before the light. Proceed on Avenue E and make the second left onto Rockafeller Road. The Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) will be on the left hand side.
From Route 1 (North or South): Turn off at exit marked "Route 18 North - New Brunswick.” Follow directions for Route 18 (see above).From Route 287 (North or South):Turn off at Exit 9 "River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park". Proceed East on River Road toward Highland Park. Follow Signs for Route 18 North. Make a Left onto Route 18 North. Follow directions for Route 18 North (see above). To Track, Baseball & Softball Fields: The complex sits directly behind the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC). To Football Stadium/Stadium Complex, Hale Center, Indoor Practice Bubble, Tennis Courts, Yurcak Field, Sonny Werblin Recreation Center, and Golf Course: * For Football games follow above directions to get to Route 287 or Route 18, and then follow Stadium signs to parking lots. At all other times, the Stadium area facilities (except Golf Course) are accessed off of Route 18 to Campus Road to Sutphen Road or River Road to Sutphen Road. * Indoor Practice Bubble is across the street from the Stadium. * Hale Center and Tennis Courts are on the East side of the Football Stadium. * Yurcak Field is North of the Football Stadium (on the other side of the Indoor Practice Bubble). * Sonny Werblin Recreation Center is across the street from Yurcak Field. * Rutgers Golf Course take River Road to Hoes Lane West. Golf Course is on right side. To College Avenue Gym: Route 18 North past the exits for Route 27. Bear right at the sign for the “George St.” exit. At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp turn right onto George St. then 1st left onto Huntington St. Turn left onto College Avenue. Gym is 3 blocks down on right hand side. Parking is available in the rear of the building. The Rutgers Boathouse: Use New Jersey Turnpike directions to Route 18 North. Boathouse is on the right before Commercial Avenue. The Livingston Recreation Center: Follow the directions above to the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), but stay right on Avenue E until the end. Make a left onto Road 3. The center is on the right.
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