Montclair State University Athletics

A star athlete in baseball and basketball, Peter M. Altieri was the captain of the baseball
team and led Montclair State to one of its finest seasons in 1961 as the then Indians
fashioned a 15-3 record. It was in that season that Altieri batted .467, setting a school
record. He carried his hot hitting into the next season and put together a 26-game
hitting streak, a Montclair State all-time record. Altieri was twice named first-team All-Conference, twice received the Most Valuable Player Award, and also was named the recipient of the 1962 MAC Outstanding Senior Award. He also garnered the Charles P. Turek Award for dedication to the sport in 1962. Following his graduation, Altieri went on to receive a master’s degree from Arizona State University, and served as principal at Cortez High School in Phoenix. Altieri was also District Administrator of Health, Physical Education and Athletics for the Glendale Union High School District in Glendale, AZ. In 1983, he was named Athletic Director of the Year by the Arizona Interscholastic Athletics Administrators Association (AIAAA).