A 10-Year Plan

Seton Hall Athletics facilities have been transformed over the last 10 years to give student-athletes what they need for intercollegiate competition at the highest level while they enjoy an enhanced experience that prepares them for life after graduation.

From weight training and rehabilitation to academic support and mental wellness to sport-specific instruction, students have a wealth of resources helping them succeed today and preparing them to become great leaders on and off the field.

Developing the “complete student-athlete” is a priority. A successful athletics department helps raise Seton Hall’s national profile, attract bright students, and build school spirit and comradery among the University community and alumni.

Investment in athletics facilities to date has paid significant dividends. Seton Hall student-athletes have captured 10 team and 73 individual BIG EAST Championships and boast a department record-high 3.506 cumulative GPA, which is up from 3.251 in 2013.

CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE | Opened August 2013

The Center for Sports Medicine provides on-campus medical care to student-athletes by a dedicated athletic training staff. The Hydrotherapy Room features three 14-foot in-ground Hydro Worx tubs for rehabilitation and recovery. One is a “Polar Plunge” for cold therapy, and one is a “Thermal Plunge” for heat therapy. The third tub includes an underwater treadmill with variable water depths and a video system to monitor progress both above and beneath the water.

CHARLES W. DOEHLER ACADEMIC CENTER | Opened November 2013

Named for Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Charles Doehler ’56, the renovated area includes two meeting rooms, two tutoring areas, study lounges, and offices for academic support staff and the director of student-athlete development. Plaques honoring Seton Hall athletic and academic award winners are hung along the center’s corridors.

FITNESS CENTER | Opened January 2014

The 12,000-square-foot fitness center is in a new space following expansion of the Athletic Center. The two-tier facility boasts men’s and women’s locker rooms, dual dedicated cardio stations as well as an array of circuit and free-weight training options. The space is encased by a sleek glass façade that provides a campus view and natural lighting that serves the modern look, feel and functionality of the space. More than a simple relocation or redesign, the fitness center has been lined with a fleet of cutting-edge fitness equipment that helps meet the demands of the University community and offers a better workout experience. Each cardio apparatus has a high-definition screen to watch live television or interactive fitness programs, or to connect to a mobile device. Two dance studios host an expanded program of organized fitness courses.

CAMPUS TENNIS COURTS | Renovated Summer 2015

The Campus Courts at Ivy Hill Park now serve as the home for Pirates women’s tennis. The four courts were rebuilt with a new playing surface and coating, fences, nets and trash receptacles, and also feature new lights.

GOLF LAB | Opened Fall 2015

An indoor practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf teams is located on the top floor of the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center. The 2,760-square-foot golf lab features hitting stalls with portable simulator and projection screens. The lab includes multiple fringe and chipping areas with different rough lengths, an uphill chipping area, a putting lab and a simulated sand trap.

VARSITY LOCKER ROOMS | Opened January 2015

Seton Hall Athletics varsity locker rooms now provide a personal locker for each student-athlete in 5,061 square feet of space. Each locker room features a high-definition smart television, a hard-wired, surround-sound Bluetooth audio system, and wireless Internet access.

VARSITY WEIGHT ROOM | Opened March 2015

The renovated varsity weight room, located in the basement of the Athletics Center, has tripled in size, with 7,525 square feet spread out over four rooms. The facility features free weights, platforms, benches and cardio equipment, and is large enough to accommodate multiple teams at once without interrupting instruction. The room also houses the strength and conditioning staff offices.

VARSITY FILM ROOM

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Opened March 2015

The amphitheater-style varsity film room is equipped with new projection and surroundsound technology and 36 custom leather seats. Teams gather here to learn from watching game films of themselves and their opponents, and also have team meetings and listen to guest speakers here.

REGAN CENTER and HALL OF FAME RENOVATION | Opened March 2015

The Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame features an interactive presentation of its more than 220 members, as well as an exhibit dedicated to the teams that have won BIG EAST championships. Display panels honor All-Americans, legendary coaches and high-profile moments in the department’s history, as well as recent trophies. The renovation included new administrative offices and a new recreation center check-in desk.

BATTING CAGE | Renovated Summer 2017

The Seton Hall Athletics Batting Cage provides an indoor space for the baseball and softball teams to conduct hitting drills, and is located near the team offices.

REFUELING STATION | Opened August 2018

The Pirates Refueling Station opened with a new focus on student-athlete nutrition. Located within the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center, it offers snacks and beverages after practices and workouts, and is serviced by Gourmet Dining Services. The space also hosts teams for pregame meals.

MIKE SHEPPARD SR. STADIUM at OWEN T. CARROLL FIELD | Opened March 2020

Owen T. Carroll Field saw a major renovation when the baseball side was named Mike Sheppard Sr. Stadium. The fan areas on both the baseball and soccer sides were revamped with new chair-back seating, and permanent handicap-accessible restrooms were built in both sections. An enclosed press box enabled improved stadium technology and TV/radio broadcasts. The playing surface turf was replaced and baseball dugouts were set below grade, similar to those in a professional stadium. The facility now has a much greater “stadium” feel. A stone façade encloses all seating areas, and Seton Hall’s logos and branding are highly visible.

WALSH GYM RENOVATION | Opened Fall 2021

Historic Walsh Gym’s renovation included replacing the old wooden seats with high-end blue plastic ones and replacing the court-level bleachers with chairbacks. A new hardwood court was enhanced with a center-hung scoreboard, videoboard panels and a new sound system. Portable baskets were replaced with permanent ones hung from the ceiling.

RECOVERY ROOM | Opened August 2022

The Athlete Recovery Room is outfitted with six zero gravity massage chairs used with intermittent leg compression units, as well as two full-body massage chairs that promote muscle regeneration and post-recovery training. Student-athletes are given a one-year subscription to the Headspace app to promote meditation, sleep, mindfulness and stress management — made possible through a partnership with Seton Hall University’s Great Minds Dare to Care initiative, which supports student mental health.

The final phase of Seton Hall Athletics’ facility improvements is the construction of a basketball practice facility on the southeast corner of the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center and the enhancements of women’s basketball’s spaces within Walsh Gymnasium. The state-of-the-art basketball practice facility will enable both men’s and women’s basketball to continue recruiting the world’s best student-athletes, keep them on par with their BIG EAST peers, optimize competitiveness through modern training resources and help elevate the University’s national and international profile while strengthening overall Pirate Pride and alumni affinity.

Over the last 10 years, the men’s and women’s basketball programs have combined for three BIG EAST championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances with numerous individual player accolades that solidified the programs’ reputations as basketball powerhouses. The new basketball practice facility will include a full court, two half courts and a dedicated free throw basket. It will include a strength and conditioning area and sports medicine room that will let student-athletes grow stronger and recover faster. It will also include a modern locker room, player lounge, coaches offices and a film room. The new setup will facilitate providing instruction and care in the same place.

The construction of the basketball practice facility will free up space within the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center for a transformation of women’s basketball areas, including new offices, locker room, film room and player lounge (the program also benefited from the 2021 renovation of Walsh Gymnasium).

70s

Joseph V. Ferreri Jr. ’70 and his wife, Caroline, were featured in Staten Island News, SILive.com, for their love story: they met in kindergarten and never lost touch, and now they celebrate 50 years together.

Michael A. D’Anton Sr. ’71/M.A.E. ’75, a forensic psychologist and attorney, published Paid Friendship: An Unorthodox Guide to Achieving Mental Health in 2021 and PSYCH 101 for Attorneys: A Manual for Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims in December 2022. ... Robert Montgomery ’74 and his wife were honored by Hope Hall School in Gates, N.Y., for their involvement in the school and their philanthropic support for 10 years. ... Carol C. DiVitto ’79/M.A.E. ’02 was promoted to associate director of business finance at Teva Pharmaceuticals, after retiring from Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent).

80s

Maria Santo ’83 was elected as judge of the Hardin County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Divisions and began serving her term in January. ... Kathleen (Robertson) Cunningham ’86 is a board member of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which raises money for U.S. military and fallen first responders. She is a top fundraiser for the group with her team, Shamrock, in honor of her brother Don Robertson Jr. who was killed on 9/11.

90s

Jeffrey E. Kovatch ’91 and Salvatore R. Branchizio ’91 opened Prestige Auto Spa & Oil Change in Toms River, N.J. ... Peter A. Curatolo ’91/M.A.E. ’92 was re-elected mayor of Lacey Township, N.J., last November after six years, and is also serving as a committeeman. ... Barbara M. Maisto ’92 was elected as partner of the law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King.

... Marc N. Schrieks ’92 became borough manager for Lodi, N.J., in September 2021, after nine years as department chief of staff to the county executive in

Bergen County. ... Carolyn M. Welsh ’94 was named president and CEO of NJ Sharing Network, a federally designated nonprofit organization responsible for the recovery and placement of donated organs and tissue in the state. ... Dr. Sampson M. Davis, M.D., ’95, delivered the keynote address at Muskegon Community College’s 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast. ... Brian T. Hyland ’96 co-founded Cricket Public Relations LLC, a corporate communications and media relations agency based in Whippany, N.J. ... Joan M. Bosisio ’97 was appointed senior vice president at Verge Scientific Communications. ... Paul A. Petruzzi, M.A. ’97 received two awards from the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards 2022. “Sorrow: The Legacy of Cio-Cio-San” (lyric novella) won a gold award in the Published/Catch All (General Genre) category and “The Shooting Gallery” earned a bronze award in the Unpublished Poetry category.

00s

Theresa A. (Marchitto) Inacker ’00 published in ScotusBlog, “From Constitutional Orphan to Treasured Heirloom: The Second Amendment Is No Longer a Second-Class Right” in the Symposium on NYSRPA v. Bruen. ... Robert E. McMahon ’00 earned a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., and was promoted to the academic rank of assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry & Life Science at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. ... Lillian E. Mondaro ’01 entered a new role at Teva Pharmaceuticals as a proofreading associate in Regulatory Affairs. Mondaro was also bestowed the Alpha Phi Omega Region P Distinguished Service Key in November 2022, for nearly 25 years of servant leadership for the fraternity in that area. ... Brian P. Kelly, M.A. ’02/E.D.S. ’12/E.D.D. ’16 was approved for continuing university tenure and promoted to associate professor in the Center for Criminal Justice Studies at SUNY Farmingdale. ... Robert M. Kane Jr. ’04/M.S. ’04 was promoted to counsel in the tax practice of the law firm Ropes & Gray LLP. Liwu Hong, J.D. ’06 was elected to the East Brunswick Board of Education for a third term, and was also elected to the board of the New Jersey School Boards Association. ... Jana L. La Sorte, M.P.A. ’08 is administrator of Historic Harlem Parks for NYC Parks and the CEO for the four Harlem Parks that contain Alexander Hamilton’s house and an 1856 fire watchtower.

10s

Christine C. Davis, J.D. ’10 started as assistant prosecutor for Ashtubula County, in Ohio in October 2022. ... Ryan J. Byrnes, J.D. ’12 has been named a partner at Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP in Manhattan. Ryan is active in the law firm’s maritime litigation practice and defends personal injury and occupational disease cases. ... Katherine S. Misar ’12 graduated with a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 2022 and accepted a tenure track assistant professor position at SUNY New Paltz. ... Brittany M. Kowalski ’15 earned a doctor of philosophy in sociology degree from West Virginia University with a dissertation titled “A Multi-Method Examination of the Effects of Students’ Unconscious Biases on Student Evaluations of Instructors.” Leonardo DiStasio ’15 joined Gibbons P.C. Commercial & Criminal Litigation Group as an associate. ... Rachel A. Frost ’17/J.D. ’20 is an attorney at Greenbaum Rowe Smith and Davis LLP, practicing criminal defense and regulatory compliance, business and healthcare litigation. ... Garrett A. Pruzinsky ’19 is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s global evacuation during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

20s

Justin G. Tsai ’20 and his company, Tsai Mobile Health LLC, were honored in the 2023 “Emergency Care” feature in the annual edition of Best of Bergen County Healthcare Magazine.