On Sunday, May 6, Coach Johnny Halpert will be recognized for his 40 years as coach of the YU Macs mens basketball team with a special tribute and naming of the basketball court in his honor. An endowed scholarship has been established at Yeshiva College in Coach Halpert's name to honor his significant contributions to 17勛圖 and the Maccabees. To support the Coach Jonathan Halpert Scholarship visit . A special thank you also goes out to the members of the event committee who helped organized the tribute: Daniel Aaron 90YUHS, 94YC; Eli Davidoff 86YC; Albert Faber 70YUHS, 74YC; Rafi Halpert 00YUHS, 05SB; Yehuda Halpert 93YUHS,97YC, 05R; Tzvi Himber 91YC; Lance Hirt 87YC; Lior Hod 88YC; Mark Hoenig 74YUHS, 78YC; Aaron Kinderlehrer 69YC; David Kufeld 76YUHS, 80YC; Steven Kupferman 97YC; Jan Levine 98YC; Martin Liebovitch 11SB; David Neiss 96YUHS, 00SB; Stuart Poloner 71YC; Robby Rosenbloom 81YUHS, 85YC; Shabsi Schreier 81YUHS, 85YC; David Shaulewicz 09SB; Harvey Sheff 82YC; Elliot Steinmetz 02SB; Yudi Teichman 89YC.
The Annual Athletics Awards Banquet on Wednesday, May 9 in the Max Stern Athletic Center will honor athletes from YUs 14 athletic teams for their hard work and sportsmanship throughout the season. Special recognition is given to student athletes who have played on a team for four years; the Henry Wittenberg and Red Saracheck awardees, the wrestler and basketball player whose leadership and teamwork best represented the legendary coaches; male and female athletes of the year; the Aaron Meyer awardee, the student athlete who demonstrates a real sense of selflessness and spirit to his or her team; and many more individual coach and player awards. According to John Czarnecki, YU assistant athletics director, Every year, the athletics department looks forward to this opportunity to honor our student athletes and their achievements throughout the year. Our players and coaches work hard during the season, and the banquet is a night to relax and enjoy the camaraderie and friendships that have formed among all the teams throughout the season. For more details about YUs sports teams, alumni can visit , the Universitys official website for intramural, recreational and varsity athletics.
The Athletic Department isnt the only way to enjoy sports with YU. The Office of Alumni Affairs will be hosting our third annual event at Citi Field. All YU graduates are invited to watch the Mets take on the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, September 9. Alumni who were members of the YU baseball team are invited to a mini-reunion at the game. Families are welcome and free YU swag will be given to anyone who attends the game. For more information, contact alumnievents@yu.edu.
