Athletics
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Kirchgasser, a rising senior, returns for his second season donning The Hawk costume for the women's basketball program. A finance major from Media, Pennsylvania, Kirchgasser traveled with the women's team, including the Postseason WNIT.
A rising junior, Sorochen will serve as The Hawk for the men's basketball program, replacing his brother Frank, who donned The Hawk costume for the 2022-23 season. A native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, he has been a student manager with the men's basketball team for two seasons, and served as a Hawk Host this past year. An accounting and business intelligence and analytics double major, Sorochen is currently finishing up a spring semester working in Orlando, Florida as a member of the Disney College Program.
One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Saint Joseph's Hawk has flapped its wings for more than 65 seasons. The Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph's motto, "The Hawk Will Never Die."
The Atlantic 10 office announced the weekly men's lacrosse award winners on Monday afternoon, Matt Bohmer picking up his third Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week nod of the season after helping the Hawks to a 12-7 win over Hobart on Saturday.
Former Saint Joseph's standouts Jameer Nelson and Paul Westhead have been named to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2024, organization officials announced on Tuesday.
A pair of names etched themselves into the Saint Joseph's record book as the women's lacrosse team breezed by George Washington on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Revolutionaries 20-6 on Sweeney Field.
