Delaware Valley College Athletics

Delaware Valley College is located in central Bucks County, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia and 70 miles south of New York City. Bucks County is rich in historic tradition, having been settled under grants initially made by William Penn. An enrollment of 1,400 students assures small class size (average class size is 18 students) and interaction with professors. DVC’s undergraduate division provides more than 35 bachelor programs leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. At Delaware Valley College, you will gain at least 960 hours of relevant work experience in your field.

The mission of Delaware Valley College is to provide students with an opportunity to reach their highest potential and to acquire, in an intellectually stimulating environment, a quality education emphasizing hands-on experiential learning in agriculture, arts and sciences, business, and graduate studies. For more than 100 years, Delaware Valley College students have been gaining practical knowledge. From its beginnings as an agricultural school, Delaware Valley College has evolved into a comprehensive, four year institution of higher education that combines first-class classroom teaching with hands-on instruction through our many living laboratories.

The athletic teams at Delaware Valley College compete in the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• Delaware Valley College's last-minute victory over defending Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) champion Lycoming last Saturday not only kept the Aggies undefeated, but it also helped them move up in all three, Division III polls. Delaware Valley (6-0, 5-0 MAC) jumped up seven spots to No. 16 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Poll and also moved two spots to No. 19 in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll. The Aggies also went from 20th to 19th in Don Hansen's Football Gazette Top 40.
  
  
• Delaware Valley College junior left fielder Brandon McCabe has been named a 2004 NCAA Division III Third Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
  
  
• Delaware Valley College freshman point guard Isaiah Pinckney was selected by the Freedom Conference men's basketball coaches as the Rookie of the Year.
  
  
• Delaware Valley College crowned a school-record four All-Americans and finished in fourth place at the NCAA Division III Championships hosted by Loras College. Senior Josh Housekeeper reached the 184-pound championship finals and finished as the nation's runner-up in that weight class. Barry Wise and Andrew Helms each placed third at 133 and 197 pounds respectively while Jason Shivak finished sixth at 174 pounds.
  
  
• Four different players scored goals for Delaware Valley, including Kristin Cottman's record-setting tally as the Aggies downed Division II Philadelphia University, 4-2. Up 3-1 in the second half, Cottman scored with 11:24 remaining for her 37th career goal. It broke the mark of 36 set by 1983 graduate Diane Bradley. The senior added an assist in the game to up her career scoring total to a record 86 (she broke Bradley's mark of 73 points earlier in the season). Cottman has nine goals and four assists for 22 points this season.

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