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Hilbert Welcomes Our New Football Coach, Jim Kubiak.
Hilbert Welcomes Our New Football Coach, Jim Kubiak.
Hilbert College President Michael S. Brophy, Ph.D. has named Jim Kubiak the first football coach in Hawks’ program history. Kubiak brings a wealth of football experience to Hilbert with over 30 years in the game.
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Athletic Additions
Hilbert College President Michael S. Brophy, Ph.D. announced the addition of three new sports – football, men’s and women’s track & field, and women’s ice hockey – to begin competition in fall 2022. The addition of these athletic programs advances the College’s strategic plan, Hilbert 2025, which calls for increased engagement, recruitment, and retention of student-athletes.
“As outlined in our strategic plan, Hilbert has always intended to grow our athletic offerings,” Brophy said. “Given the current momentum around revitalizing our Hilbert campus and our tremendous community partners, we are energized to accelerate our planned athletics growth by one year.”
Hilbert has recently launched a capital campaign for a new NCAA Division III track and field complex, with an artificial turf field. The project is tentatively slated for completion by fall 2023. The Hawks are still finalizing plans to join athletic conferences for these respective sports.
New Sport Offerings
The football program will be only the second NCAA Division III program in Erie County and one of 19 DIII teams in New York State. Football will be one of 250 competing annually for a National Championship. Hilbert plans to announce the program's first coach on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The team will practice on the Hilbert campus and will host home games at St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, just three miles from campus, while a new turf track and field complex is built at Hilbert.
The women's ice hockey program will be only the second NCAA Division III program in Erie County and one of 14 DIII teams in New York State. The women's team will be one of 67 competing annually for a National Championship. The search for Hilbert's first head coach is underway. The team will practice and host home games at the Town of Hamburg Ice Arena, just six miles from campus.
Men's and Women's Track & Field
The men's and women's track and field program will be only the second NCAA Division III program in Erie County and one of over 300 competing annually for a National Championship. The search for Hilbert's first head coach is underway. The team will practice on the Hilbert campus and will host home competitions at St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, just three miles from campus, while a new turf track and field complex is built at Hilbert.
Current Sport Offerings
Our student-athletes excel on and off the field, growing not only academically, but professionally as well, learning how to lead and work with their team to achieve their goals.