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Athletic Facilities Patrons: People Behind the Names
Pingry’s rich tradition of
athletics is evident in the
school’s athletic facilities,
including the fields for football,
soccer, field hockey,
lacrosse, baseball, and softball;
a cross-country course
that laps the campus;
12 outdoor tennis courts, a
400-meter all-weather track,
a six-lane 25-meter indoor
swimming pool, a strength
and fitness center, and two
basketball gymnasiums.
Many of these facilities are
named in honor of people
who had or have close
connections to the school.
The Beinecke Pool is dedicated to
Honorary Trustee and 1969 Letterin-Life
Award recipient William
S. Beinecke ’31, a member of the
board of trustees from 1955 to 1976.
Mr. Beinecke proposed the school’s
move from Hillside to Bernards
The Beinecke Pool
The Miller Bugliari ’52 World Cup Soccer Field
Township, where he believed Pingry
would benefit from New Jersey’s
population growth. He made funds
available to Pingry to purchase the
land for the new campus and, years
later, forgave the school’s mortgage
note. By removing Pingry’s obligation
to re-pay him, he allowed the
school to use the money for other
purposes.
The Miller Bugliari ’52 World
Cup Soccer Field was constructed
in 1994 as the training site for the
Italian National Soccer Team.
The work done on the field was
dedicated to the memory of Charles
Stillitano, Sr. His son Charlie, Jr. ’77,
a current Pingry parent, was a soccer
star at Pingry and is a member of
Pingry’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Coach Bugliari has been at the helm
of the Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team
since the fall of 1960, and his teams
have amassed numerous state and
county championships while he
has earned coaching honors and
been elected to several Halls of
Fame, including Pingry’s. On
September 27, 2008, he earned
his 700th career victory.
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