Statesville Owls - Name Our Mascot

Nickname for the Owls

How about "Wisecracker"!

 

Owlvin...sounds like Alvin

 

Good one...Owlvin and the Hooties

 

Owls on Twitter?

Name him Tweety.........and have a Twitter account for him so people can sign up and follow the team with his Tweets.

 

are "hooties" just smaller "hooters"???

 

Temple Owls vs. St Joes Hawks

Mincmi--enjoying reading the post and threads. Just clearing up it is the St. Joes Hawks that flaps its wings the entire game.

Oceanprose

 

From the St. Joseph's University Hawks Offical Athletic web site:

The Hawk
One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Saint Joseph's Hawk has been flapping its wings for 53 years.

The Hawk, which celebrated its golden anniversary in 2005-06, 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."

Jim Brennan originated the idea for a hawk as mascot during the 1954-55 season. Brennan, an ex-Marine and SJU cheerleader, at first wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government raised the 120 dollars needed to buy the initial costume, which Brennan donned for three years. He made his debut as the Hawk on January 4, 1956, a 69-56 win over La Salle at the Palestra. Since then, and including this season, a total of 31 SJU students, have donned the costume.

Sara Brennan in 2000-01 has been the only woman thus far to serve as the mascot. The Hawk has not missed a men's basketball game since that first season.

In addition to the constant flapping, the Hawk is also recognized by its "flying" in figure eights around the court during timeouts. The constant motion, coupled with the scrappy play of the University's athletic teams, helped to spawn the school's familiar slogan "The Hawk Will Never Die!" A few years ago, ESPN used a "flap-o-meter" on the national telecast of a Saint Joseph's game to estimate that the Hawk flaps its wings 3,500 times during a regulation game.

The Hawk is unique because it is one of the few mascots in the nation that travels to every game, and the student who holds the position gains a full scholarship. The student, who is selected through an interview process during the previous spring semester, also serves as a team manager for the men's basketball team and travels with the squad.

The most decorated mascot in the country, The Hawk has garnered numerous accolades in its 50-year history. The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine have selected it as the nation's top mascot. Eastern Basketball tabbed The Hawk as the Atlantic 10 Conference's best mascot, while The Hawk won a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine in 2003-04. More recently, The Hawk was named as a nominee for induction into the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame.

Saint Joseph's athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname "Hawks" since 1929. At that time, the school's yearbook editor, Charlie Dunn, initiated a contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed to two, with "Hawks" winning out over "Grenadiers" (World War I soldiers who specialized in tossing grenades) by a slim margin in the final vote. John Gallagher '31, a catcher on the Saint Joseph's baseball team, submitted the winning suggestion. He won a sweater with a special Saint Joseph's monogram for selecting the winning name. According to the student annual, the name was appropriate because it typified "the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football team famous." Ironically, football was discontinued at Saint Joseph's following the 1939 season.

But it has been the connection with the storied tradition of the Saint Joseph's men's and women's basketball programs that has given The Hawk mascot its prominence on the national level.

BRIENNE RYAN
The Hawk - 2009-10

Brienne Ryan will serve as the Saint Joseph's University Hawk mascot for the 2009-10 season. She becomes the 32nd student, and just the second woman, to represent the University as its men's basketball mascot, in the 54th year of one of college basketball's most famous traditions.
A graduate of Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Ryan has served as a team manager and student worker for the SJU men's basketball program since 2006.

Sara Brennan was the only other woman in SJU history to serve as the Hawk, during the 2000-01 season.

Ryan, a senior from Blue Bell, Pa., is majoring in marketing at Saint Joseph's.



All-Time Hawk Mascots
Jim Brennan
(3 seasons) 1955-56 to 1957-58
Pierce Markley
(3 seasons) 1958-59 to 1960-61
Al Pastino
(3 seasons) 1961-62 to 1963-64
Charlie Wieners
(2 seasons) 1964-65 to 1965-66
Chuck Elsesser
(2 seasons) 1966-67 to 1967-68
Bill Berner
(2 seasons) 1969-69 to 1969-70
John Donnelly
(2 seasons) 1970-71 to 1971-72
Joe Cassidy
(2 seasons) 1972-73 to 1973-74
Joe Boyle
(3 1/2 seasons) 1974-75 to 1977-78
Ron Manion
(1/2 season) 1977-78
Kevin Quirk
(2 1/2 seasons) 1978-79 to 1980-81
Randy Kiernan
(1 1/2 seasons) 1980-81 to 1981-82
Dennis Sheehan
( 3 seasons) 1982-83 to 1984-85
Jim Boyle, Jr.
(1 season) 1985-86
Frank Simone
(2 seasons) 1986-87 to 1987-88
Jim Scarano
(2 seasons) 1988-89 to 1989-90
Tony Duldulao
(1 season) 1990-91
Chuck Sack
(2 seasons) 1991-92 to 1992-93
Dan Gallagher
(1 season) 1993-94
Brian Kearns
(2 seasons) 1994-95 to 1995-96
Glenn "Trip" Whitaker
(1 season) 1996-97
Bobby Gallagher
(1 season) 1997-98
Pat McGrory
(1 season) 1998-99
Joey "G" Gawarzewski
(1 season) 1999-2000
Sara Brennan
(1 season) 2000-01
Steve Klarich
(2 seasons) 2001-02 to 2002-03
Chris Bertolino
(1 season) 2003-04
Mike Tecce
(1 season) 2004-05
Andrew Moral
(1 season) 2005-06
Jim Miller
(2 seasons) 2006-07 to 2007-08
Tim Klarich
(1 season) 2008-09


I stand corrected. At least I was in the correct city and league. Thanks Oceanprose. Now where is the next mascot showcase?

 

Thanks for the response

Our response to the name the owl contest has been very good with an increase of traffic since it was posted on this site. I wish all the contestants luck and hopefully the TBR crowd can make it out to a few games! We hope to do some good things for Statesville and the surrounding areas but can't do it without your support. TBR has always been there for the kids and I'm sure that will continue. Thanks again.

 

Keep them Coming

To date we have had 92 entries in the "Name the Owls Mascot" contest. There have been many very imaginative names submitted and we are excited to see the excitement building. Remember, the contest drawing in March 31st so keep them coming. Submit your entries at www.statesvilleowls.net

 

OSCAR