Homecoming History

This year marks the 44th year of Stony Brook Homecoming. Take a walk down memory lane with our Homecoming Through the Years photo album.

Homecoming Through the Years

1989: University President Jack Marburger at the 1989 Homecoming Pancake Breakfast.

1992: Stony Brook Football players (from left) Luke Posniewski, John Gillespie, Chris De Mayo, and Shawn Stebbins rest during the Patriots’ homecoming tilt against Kings Point.

1993: Sigma Alpha Mu and Theta Phi Alpha’s haunted house took first place in the Homecoming float competition.

1993: University President John Marburger, surrounded by shovels and hard hats, at the groundbreaking of the new Student Activities Center.

1995: Stony Brook hosts the Great American Homecoming, the theme for the 1995 annual parade.

1996: The original incarnation of Wolfie entertains fans as the Seawolves take on C.W. Post.

1998: Members of the Commuter Student Association showed their Seawolves’ pride at the annual Homecoming parade.

1999: Wolfie and the Seawolves made the move to Division I, and a 7-3 Homecoming win over Wagner was the highlight of a competitive inaugural campaign.

2000: Wolfie helps to crown Andrew Murray and Maya Chahine as Homecoming King and Queen at halftime of the Seawolves’ Homecoming tilt against Sacred Heart.

2001: The Seawolves take the field against Wagner in the 2001 Homecoming game, a 52-30 win.

2003: Homecoming participants had the chance to win a Chevy S.U.V. if they were chosen to compete in the halftime kickoff contest.

2004: Carolyn Porco ’94 addressed a Homecoming audience on her work leading the imaging science team on the Cassini-Huygens mission that sent a probe to explore Saturn.

2008: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend’s alumni academic showcase.

2008: The 2008 Homecoming clash against Charleston Southern was an instant classic, with Dayne Hoffman’s touchdown pass to Adrian Sawyer with 1:06 left lifting the Seawolves to a 20-19 victory.

2011: A sold-out crowd of more than 8,200 fans packed LaValle Stadium to watch the Seawolves take on Lafayette. A decisive 37-20 win marked Stony Brook’s sixth consecutive Homecoming win

2011: President Stanley met with alumni and friends at the 2011 Homecoming barbecue.

2012: H Quad encouraged Seawolves Football to “GO, FIGHT, WIN” at the 2012 Seawolves Showcase.

2013: Alumni of the Stony Brook Marching Band chowed down at the 2013 Homecoming barbecue before they watched the Seawolves top Bryant, 21-13.

2014: Alumni, students, friends and family looked on as the Harlem Globetrotters gave a tutorial on how to spin a basketball on your finger during the 2014 Homecoming BBQ.

2015: The Stony Brook Seawolves take on Towson at the 2015 Homecoming game.

2015: The 2015 Homecoming court.

2016: The Black and Latino Alumni Network's Multicultural Alumni Brunch was a highlight of Homecoming.

2017: The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an Environmental Media Conference at Homecoming in 2017.

2017: Alumni from Stony Brook’s men’s soccer team gather at the 2017 Homecoming celebration. The current incarnation of the Seawolves played Hartford to a 1-1 draw as part of Homecoming festivities.

2017: Wolfie psyches up fans before the Seawolves’ Homecoming win over New Hampshire.

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Homecoming Memories and Seawolves Showcase

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Seawolves are full of spirit and talent - which is shared with the community at our annual Seawolves Showcase!
Check out some of the campus performance groups light up the stage.

Seawolves Showcase Through The Years

First Annual Homecoming

1981

Stony Brook held its first annual Homecoming celebration.

The First King and Queen

1984

Stony Brook crowned its first Homecoming King, Eric Levine, and Queen, Jackie Delaney.

Seawolves Origin

1994

The football team took the field under its new name, the Seawolves, for the first time at Homecoming.

Waterproof Seawolves

1995

Although the rain put a damper on Homecoming activities, the Distinguished Alumnus Luncheon was still successful with over 100 in attendance.

First Of Many

1999

The Stony Brook Seawolves won their first Division I Homecoming game against Monmouth with a score of 7-3.

LaValle Stadium

2002

At the 2002 Homecoming game on Saturday, October 19, the Stony Brook football stadium was officially named LaValle Stadium after Senator Kenneth LaValle.

Win Big

2003

At the Homecoming Gala halftime show, attendees had the chance to compete in a kick-off tournament to win a Chevy SUV.

Cassini

2004

Renowned alumnus Carolyn Porco kicked off Homecoming weekend with a lecture on the Cassini Saturn Mission.

Keep The Streak

2006

The Seawolves’ 33-21 win over Albany at LaValle Stadium marked the debut of the Stony Brook University Marching Band. It also started a streak of eight consecutive Homecoming victories for the Stony Brook football team.

Seawolves Showcase Debut

2010

Homecoming weekend 2010 marked the debut of the Seawolves Showcase, an opportunity for the University’s most talented performers to entertain their fellow students, alumni and members of the community.

Alumni Brought Together

2016

More than 300 alumni in total attended a variety of special alumni-focused events, including the Black and Latino Alumni Network’s Multicultural Brunch, Stony Brook University Crew’s Inaugural Alumni Reunion Breakfast and Row at the Port Jefferson Yacht Club, Professor Michael Barnhart’s Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation (based on his World War II Simulation course), and alumni breakfasts hosted by The Statesman and the College of Business.

Homecoming Court History

Home Coming Court Royals

Year	Royals
2023	Joseph Bisiani, Timothy Giorlando, Tabassum Hasan
2022	Vineeta Abraham, Subhadra Debnath and Kriyal Patel
2021	Maya Brown, Val Marzulli, and Christopher Espiritu
2019	Nicolas Pennisi, Nicole Chan, and Nylette Lopez
2018	RJ Samodal, Jules Zambito and Ian Lesnick.

In 2018, Stony Brook University adopted an all-gender Homecoming Court, crowning three individuals as Stony Brook Royals.

Year	King	Queen
2017	PP Pandya	Veronica Fox
2016	Casey Getzler	Christina Penna
2015	Valliappan Lakshmanan	Ruchi Shah
2014	Jules Mayard	Jaclyn Lattanza
2013	Adam Alas	Olivia Cheng
2012	Karthik Rao	Dani Klupenger
2011	Nicholas Ela	Jaime Poynter
2010	Charles Rico	Kirin Mahmud
2009	Felix Claudio	Vivianna Schwoerer
2008	Sean Singh	Opeyemi Ajibade
2007	Navneet Singh	Patricia Ng
2006	Ali Mehrabian	Antoinette Otoo
2005	Cody Peluso	Elizabeth Roberts
2004	Michael Prodromou	Tejus Bale
2003	Bradley Jerson	Christina Geraci
2002	Jeffrey Javiafar	Kimberly Herrera
2001	Adam Zimmerman	Justina Geraci
2000	Andrew Murray	Maya Chahine
1999	Anthony LaViscount	Elizabeth Kelley
1998	Kevin Keenan	Elizabeth Seifu
1997	Joseph Morandi	Dina Covello
1996	Jamel Thomas	Alicia Leonard
1995	Joe Gentry	Lisa Joyce
1994	Ryan Mitola	Jericka Giwner
1993	Brent Spinieo	Mary Skafidas
1992	Jayson Zellman	Krista DeMaria
1991	Bill Piervincenzi	Dana Meaney
1990	Yves Gabriel	Michelle O'Connor
1989	Curtis Epstein	Nancy Schaefer
1988	David Howe	Ann Jannarone
1987	Howie Gale	Fran Wexler
1986	Bill Nelson	Hilary Garskof
1985	Fred Calabro	Alicia Hermo
1984	Eric Levine	Jackie Delaney