Union College Athletics

The 1929 men’s lacrosse team joined the Union College Athletics Hall of Fame Teams of Distinction in 2008, the second year that teams were inducted. The Dutchmen were the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Co-National Champions with the U.S. Naval Academy after a perfect 7-0 season. The team, coached by Bill Harkness in his first season as head coach, featured two players who were later inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Jason Stranahan and Fred Wyatt. Union was the lone team of the two champions to receive the Wingate Trophy, which was awarded by the USILA to the best team in the country. The Dutchmen outscored opponents, 59-23, and defeated Harvard, New York University, Yale, Williams, Hobart, Colgate and St. Lawrence. Nine of the 16 players were seniors, led by captain Gilbert John Potter.

Members of the team:
Schuyler Adams
Preston Clark
Kenneth Cooley
Delevan DeLong
R. Draper
William Eagleson
Edward Engel
Andrew Finegan
Ralph Fisher
James Forbes
Carl Frosch
John Groet
Horace Hagar
John Hedinger
Granville Hills
Mr. Kreckman
Chester Lauterbach
Alan Miller
Julius Miller
P. Miller
Thomas Miller
Gilbert Potter
Wilbur Roberts
Herman Schierloh
Paul Simson
Jason Stranahan