Friday, September 5, 2014

Men's Basketball Tryouts Begin September 26

Men's Basketball: Stefan Vucicevic 2013-14
The Harper men's basketball team will hold tryouts beginning Friday, September 26. (Jim Cummins)

PALATINE, Ill. – The Harper College men's basketball team will be holding tryouts for the 2014-15 team beginning Friday, September 26 at 4 PM in the gym of the Wellness & Sports Center (M Building).

All interested student-athletes will need a current physical and must have it completed prior to tryouts. The paperwork can be picked up in the Athletics office in M Building (M219) or found here: Athletic Physical Packet  Student Checklists Interested student-athletes can also fill out theProspective Athlete Form.
Please contact head coach Justin Welke (jwelke@harpercollege.edu or 773-359-3553) with further questions or for more information.

1st Annual Hawks/Chiefs Invitational Details Released

Men's and Women's Cross Country: 1st Annual Hawks/Chiefs Invitational Details 2014
Coaches-How to Register Your Roster

PALATINE, Ill. – The Harper College men's and women's cross country teams will open their seasons with the 1st Annual Hawks/Chiefs Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 30 on the campus of Harper College. Harper will co-host the invite with Waubonsee Community College.

Date:               Saturday, August 30, 2014

Time:              Women's 4k – 9:00 a.m.
                       Men's 6k – 10:00 a.m.
 
Location:        Plum Grove Reservoir at Harper College Campus
                      1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine, IL 60067
                      Enter Harper off Route 62 (Algonquin Rd.). Park in Lot #2
 
Course:          Grass with a blacktop path to cross.  Terrain is mostly flat with some small hills.  Spikes or flats are acceptable.
 
Entry Fee:      $150 for men, $150 for women – unlimited entries. 
                      Make checks payable to Harper College.  Hand deliver to the meet director Jim Macnider at the meet or mail to: Doug Spiwak,
                      Athletic Director, Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine IL 60067.
  
Scoring:        Incomplete teams will not count in the team scoring.
                      Paper copy results will be available after the awards.  
 
Awards:         Team:  First Place Women and Men
                      Individual:  T-shirts to the top 15 finishers.
 
Other Info:     An athletic Trainer will be available.  Water and Ice on site.
                      Showers and restrooms are in Building M (400m from start/finish)
 
Entries:          Enter rosters at www.sydexsports.com by noon on Tuesday, August, 26th.
                      Instructions are attached to this form.
 
Contact:        Coach Jim Macnider:  847-925-6000 x2251, 847-912-2729 (cell),
                      jmacnide@harpercollege.edu.
                     Athletic Director:  Doug Spiwak:  847-925-6969
 
Participating Schools: Harper, Waubonsee, College of DuPage, Southwest C.C. (Iowa), Joliet, Elgin, Triton College Club, Prairie State.  All Region 4 and 24 schools invited.