fallDate Tournament Name location

Sept. 9-11 Central Connecticut State Invitational Wethersfield CC, Wethersfield, Conn.

Fri., Sept. 16 St. Joseph’s Fall Invitational Sprain Lake GC, Middle Island, N.Y.

Sept. 17-19 Northeast Intercollegiate Championships Timberlin GC, Berlin, Conn.

Sat., Sept. 24 Susquehanna Fall Invitational Susquehanna Valley CC, Sleinsgrove, Pa.

Tues., Sept. 27 Dual Match TBA Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, N.Y.

Tues., Oct. 4 Dual Match TBA Rock Spring CC, West Orange, N.J.

Sat., Oct. 8 at Assumption Passaconaway CC, Litchfield, N.H.

Oct. 9-10 Southern New Hampshire Fall Invitational Passaconaway CC, Litchfield, N.H.

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Sat, March 24 La Salle University Spring Invitational Talamore CC, Horsham Township, Pa.

Fri., Apr. 6 Yale Spring Opener Yale University GC, New Haven, Conn.

Sat. Apr. 14 Lafayette College Spring Invitational Northampton CC, Bethlehem Township, Pa.

Mon., Apr. 14 Peacock Invitational Neshanic GC, Neshanic Station, N.J.

Fri. Apr. 27 MAAC Championships Disney’s Magnolia GC, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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this is manhattan collegeQuick Factslocation ........................................................................................ Riverdale, n.Y.enrollment ...................................................................................................3,200founded ......................................................................................................... 1853nickname .................................................................................................. JaspersColors ..................................................................... green (PMS # 349) & WhiteConference ........................................................ Metro atlantic athletic (MaaC)President ...................................................................Brennan o’Donnell, Ph. D.executive Vice President/Provost ..................................... William Clyde, Ph. D.Vice President of Student life ......................................Richard Satterlee, Ph. D.Director of athletics ............................................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68assistant athletic Director/Senior Woman administrator .....Deborah gregoryteam Physicians ........................................................... anthony Maddalo, M.D.......................................................greg Cavaliere, M.D., Christine Curran, D.o.team Chiropractor ........................................................... theresa Pirraglia, D.C.assistant athletic Director for Sports Medicine .....Doug Straley MS,atC,CSCSathletics travel Coordinator ..................................................................Jim Duffyassistant athletic Director for Communications & Marketing ..........Stephen Dombroskioperations Manager ....................................................................elvys QuezadaCompliance Coordinator ................................................................ ariel Pesanteacademic advisor ............................................................... Br. David trichtingerathletics Secretary .............................................................................Susan Papeathletic Department Phone.............................................................718-862-7227athletic Department fax .................................................................718-862-8020Website................................................................................ www.goJaspers.com

StePhen DoMBRoSkiassistant athletic Director for Communication and Marketingoffice Phone: 718-862-7228Stephen.Dombroski@manhattan.edu

Joe CliffoRD assistant Sports information Directoroffice Phone 718-862-7709Joseph.Clifford@manhattan.edu

ChRiStian heiMall Sports information graduate assistantgolf contactoffice Phone 718-862-7728Christian.heimall@manhattan.edu

athletic communications

Directions to DraDDy gymnasiumHome of Jasper Athletics

From south:triborough Bridge — follow signs to Major Deegan expressway (i-87) north, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South exit. Bear right and go back over the expressway toward Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. at second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy gymnasium.

henry hudson Parkway — take exit 20, W. 239th St. this puts you on henry hudson Parkway Service Road. at stop sign, bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan Col-lege Parkway. go left to Draddy gymnasium parking lot.

From north:Saw Mill River Parkway to henry hudson Parkway. take exit 21, W. 246th St., straight on the henry hudson Parkway Service Road. at 239th St. (second traffic light), turn left, then again (around monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. go left to Draddy gymna-sium parking lot.

new York State thruway South (i-87) connects with the Major Deegan to Van Cortlandt Park South exit. turn right at top of ramp then right onto Broad-way. at second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy gymnasium.

From east: Bronx Whitestone or throgs neck Bridge to Cross Bronx expressway South (i-95). take Major Deegan expressway north (i-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South exit. Bear right, going back over the expressway, and make a right onto Broadway. at second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy gymnasium.

From West: george Washington Bridge—follow signs to henry hudson Parkway north-bound (for automobiles only; otherwise take Major Deegan expressway north-bound). take exit 20, W. 239th St. this puts you on henry hudson Parkway Service Road. at stop sign bear left through intersection (past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow road to Draddy gymnasium.

*note: Buses and trucks must follow directions using Major Deegan express-way. Commercial vehicles are not allowed on henry hudson Parkway.

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Jerry Wood is in his first season as head coach of

the Jaspers’ men’s golf team. a 1975 Manhattan

graduate, Wood served as team captain during his

senior year.

an accomplished player, Wood finished in the

top 10 at the 2010 long island Senior open and

reached the semifinals of the 2009 havemeyer

Senior invitational. he has also qualified for the

long island amateur and travis golf tournament.

a member of both the huntington Country Club

and garden City golf Club, Wood set a record at

huntington by qualifying for the club championship

36 consecutive years, winning it once. in addition,

he received huntington’s first caddy scholarship in

1971 and currently chairs the scholarship committee,

which awards $15,000 annually.

Wood graduated Magna Cum laude from

Manhattan with a degree in accounting. as a

senior, he received the Jasper award, which goes

to the graduating student-athlete with the highest

cumulative gPa. he received an MBa in finance

from new York University in 1980. Wood has worked

at Morgan Stanley for 30 years.

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name class hometown/last school

Pat Bibaud Sr. Worceser, Mass/St. John’s

Chris Calabro So. thornwood, n.Y./Westlake

Matthew Creamer Jr. Sutton, Mass./St. John’s

Chris Critelli Sr. garden City, n.Y./garden City

Marc Delzio So. new Rochelle, n.Y./Brewster

Jonathan feuer So. Williston Park, n.Y./herricks

Robert kehoe Sr. katonah, n.Y./John Jay

Mike Schutsky fr. Rumson, n.J./Rumson-fair haven Regional

Paul toohey So. Yonkers, n.Y./fordham Prep

head coach – Jerry Wood, 1st Season (Manhattan ’75)

Pronunciation guiDe

Bibaud – Bee-bough

Calabro – Cuh-lah-bro

Delzio – Del-zee-oh

Schutsky – Shut-ski

2012 roster

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Patrick BibaudSenior • Worcester, Mass./St. John’s

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2010-11: Placed 15th in the golden eagle invitational on 9/17/10...shot a 79 at the Rehoboth Beach invitational on 9/27/10...added another top 15 finish with an 81 in the SnhU Penmen invitational on 10/10-11/10...shot a 79 in the opening round of the lafayette invitational on 4/9/11...recorded an 81 at the Peacock invitational on 4/26/11.

2009-10: Shot a 78 at the St. Joseph’s College Classic 9/18/09... recorded a 79 in a dual match victory vs. Yeshiva 9/23/09... logged a team-leading 78 in a dual match vs. Saint Peter’s 10/2/09... led Manhattan with a score of 77 in dual match victory vs. assumption College 10/10/09... recorded two round scores of 77 and 80 in Jaspers third place finish at Penmen Classic 10/11/09... shot a 79 in dual match victory vs. Saint francis 4/16/10... helped team finish third at Saint Peter’s Peacock Classic by logging an 81.

2008-09: Posted an 86 vs. Yeshiva 9/7/08... had a 76 vs. Saint Peter’s 10/7/08... shot a 79 vs. Saint Peter’s 4/17/09... and also shot a 77 vs. Saint Peter’s 4/8/09.

chris critelliSenior • Garden City, NY/Garden City

2010-11: Was second on the team in scoring average int he spring with average finish of 80...shot an 82 in Manhattan’s first place finish at the Purchase College golf invitational on 9/21/10...helped the team to a sixth place finish in the Spring fling at Philip Rotella golf Course on 4/4/11 with a score of 80...shot a 77 in a dual match with Saint Peter’s on 4/5/11.

2009-10: Recorded an 81 in team’s first place finish at Yeshiva University invitational 9/15/09... shot a 77 to finish second on the team at the St. Joseph’s

College Classic 9/18/09... logged an 82 in dual match vs. Yeshiva to help Jaspers set a lowest team score record of 292 (9/23/09)... recorded an 81 in dual match vs. Saint Peter’s College 10/02/09...finished with an 81 in dual match victory over St. francis 4/16/10.

2008-09: Made his collegiate debut with a 76 at St. Joseph’s fall invitational 9/12/08... finished in a tie for 41st at the MaaC golf Championships in april ‘09... shot an 80 at the Yeshiva invitational 9/1/508... posted a two round score of 165 (82/83) at the Monmouth University hawk invitational 9/28-29/08... put up a 76 vs. Saint Peter’s 4/7/09.

BeFore manhattan: high school team was nassau County golf champion his senior year... collected five high school letters in golf.

Personal: Born november 11, 1989... majoring in enigineering... parents are Christopher and Rosanne... has brother Matthew and sisters Jackie and Marisa.

BeFore manhattan: high school team was state champions three years in a row... was a two time high school letterman in golf...also played on the high school basketball team and was captain of his high school volleyball team.

Personal: Born october 17, 1989... majoring in finance... parents are timothy and elizabeth... has brother timothy and sister alli.

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robert kehoeSenior • Katonah, NY/John Jay

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2010-11: Part of the 200 yard freestyle team that finished third at Bridgeport on 11/6/11...finished 7th in the 100 yard freestyle at Pace University...also a member of the Jaspers golf team...shot a 78 in the CCSU Blue Devil fall invitational on 9/13/10...helped team to an 8th place finish at Rehoboth Beach invitational on 9/27/10...had a 10th place finish in the SnhU Penmen invitational...shot a 75 in a dual match against Saint Peter’s on 4/5/11...another top-25 finish in the lafayette invitational and Peacock invitational...MaaC all-academic selection.

2009-10: named to the MaaC all-academic team... shot a team-leading 74 to pick up low medalist honors and help Manhattan to a second place finish at the Susquehanna

fall invitational 9/25/09... posted a 79 in dual match win vs. assumption College 10/10/09... recorded two day scores of 84 and 75 in Jaspers third place finish at Penmen Classic 10/11/09... shot a team-best two-day score of 157 at Monmouth hawk invitational 10/26/09... logged a 78 in dual match victory over Saint francis 4/16/10... compiled scores of 81, 81 and 83 at 2010 MaaC Championship... finished third on team with scoring average of 79.8.

2008-09: tied for 39th overall with a 246 at the MaaC golf Championships in april ‘09... made his collegiate debut at the Yeshiva invitational on 9/15/09 and shot a 79... posted a 78 at the Susquehanna invitational 9/27/08... posted a 166 (84/82) at the

matthew creamerJunior • Sutton, Mass./St. John’s

2010-11: followed up impressive freshman year with another solid sophomore season...second on the team in average scoring for fall 2010 with a 76.9 average...took first place, while pacing team to a title, with a 72 in the golden eagle invitational (9/17/10)...helped take Manhattan to a third place finish in the SnhU Penmen invitational with an 80 on 10/11/10.

2009-10: Burst onto the season with scores of 79 and 81 at Mulekicker Classic at West Point 9/29/09... shot a 70 to

pick up low medalist honors in team’s first place win at St. Joseph’s College Classic 9/18/09... recorded a 75 to help Jaspers set new school record for lowest team score (292) vs. Yeshiva 9/23/09... logged a 75 at Susquehanna fall invitational 9/25/09... assisted in Manhattan’s third place finish at Penmen Classic with two round scores of 79 and 73 10/11/09... runner-up medalist at Susquehanna University Spring invitational 4/18/10... led Manhattan with a 76 at Saint Peter’s Peacock Classic 4/20/10... recorded scores of 84, 77 and 83 at 2010 MaaC Championships... finished second on team with 77.29 scoring average.

BeFore manhattan: Was a Super t & g all-star while in high school... won a Pioneer award... was a two year letterman in golf.

Personal: Born December 6, 1990... parents are Mark and Srika Creamer... has sister Samantha... majoring in marketing.

Monmouth University hawk invitational 9/28-29/08... had an 80 vs. Saint Peter’s 10/7/08... finished 40th overall at the fDU knight invitational 10/20-21... tied for 26th overall at the Peacock Classic, shooting an 81 4/14/09.

BeFore manhattan: Was named all-league in high school... was a two-year starter on the high school golf team.

Personal: Born September 18, 1990... majoring in engineering... parents are Robert and Mary... has brother Brian and sister Jacqueline...sister is on cross country and track team at Stony Brook.

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chris calabroSophomore • Thornwood, NY/Westlake

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2010-11: Made an impressive debut for Manhattan by finishing third on the squad in scoring average with a 78.2 in the fall and a 78.7 in the spring...finished 20th with a 77 in the CCSU Blue Devil fall invitational on 9/13/10...took third in the golden eagle invitational (9/17/10) with a 75...helped the Jaspers defeat Saint Peter’s in a dual match on 9/22/10 with a 75...led Manhattan with

a 78 in the Rehoboth Beach invitational on 9/27/10...shot the low score for the Jaspers in the River hawk invitational placing 8th with a combined 159 (86-73) the weekend of 4/16/11...finished 19th in the MaaC Championships with a 156 (81-75) at Disney’s Magnolia golf Course.

marc DelzioSophomore • New Rochelle, NY/Brewster

BeFore manhattan: four time letterwinner in high school...also recieved two letters in soccer and basketball...named all-league in Soccer and golf...walked-on to Manhattan golf team

Personal: Born December 15, 1991...son of Marc and lisa Delzio...as one sister, Marissa, who has committed to play basketball in college at West Connecticut...mother, lisa, played softball and and basketball for Manhattan

BeFore manhattan: Six time letterwinner at the prep and high school golf levels... awarded athletic honors and all section during senior year at Westlake.

Personal: Born october 16, 1992, parents are frank & ellie Calabro...sisters are Candice ‘05 and linda... majoring in business.

Jonathan FeuerSophomore • Williston Park, NY/Herricks

BeFore manhattan: attended the University of Delaware, did not play golf...was named an all-Conference golfer as a sophomore as well as all-County honorable Mention as a senior in high school...played four years of baseball as well...was named all-Conference baseball player in 2010

Personal: Born December 14, 1991... majoring in english... parents are Martin and Susan... has one sister, elizabeth.

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Paul tooheySophomore • Yonkers, NY/Fordham Prep

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2010-11: Debuted as one of the top golfers on the team pacing Manhattan in scoring average with a 76 in the fall of 2010 and a 78.5 average in the spring of 2011...placed fourth in the CCSU Blue Devils invitational with a 73...tied with teammate Matthew Creamer to

win the golden eagle invitational shooting an even 72 on 9/17/10...helped Manhattan to a first place finish in the Purchase College golf invitational with a round of 80...finished 39th in his MaaC Championships debut with a combined 169 (85-84) at Magnolia golf Course.

mike schutskyFreshman • Rumson, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional

BeFore manhattan: four-time letter winner in high school...served as team captain senior year...was part of group ii South/Central new Jersey State Championship team in 2009 and 2011...helped win group i title in 2010.

Personal: Born June 8, 1993...parents are Michael and Sarah Morris-Schutsky... has one sister Brigid...four family members have attended Manhattan College...majoring in Communication.

BeFore manhattan: three-time Most outstanding athlete selection as a member of the fordham Prep golf and bowling teams... received first honors recognition four times during high school career... winner of the Matteo Richi award.

Personal: Born october 14, 1992... parents are francis and Phyllis toohey... majoring in engineering.

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loWest non-tournament comPetitive rounD66 thomas Romano ’11 at glenwood CC, 2009

loWest maac tournament comPetitive rounD69, 69 Chris Damiano ‘03 both at lake Buena Vista CC, 2000

loWest inDiviDual maac score tWo rounDs69/69 Chris Damiano ‘03 at lake Buena Vista CC, 2000

loWest inDiviDual maac score three rounDs72, 73, 77 Chris Damiano ‘03 at lake Buena Vista CC, 2002

loWest Dual match team score297, (Perry, Baney, Romano, Bibaud) vs. St. Peter’s, 2009

loWest non-maac one rounD tournament team score297, (Damiano, hand, Rizzotti, okeson)at St. thomas aquinas invitational 2001

loWest non-maac tWo rounD team score601, (Damiano, hand, Rizzotti, okeson)at St. thomas aquinas invitational 2001

loWest gross meDalist - non maac143 (71/72) Matt Creamer ’13 at Wethersfield CC, 2011

loWest one rounD team score maac chamPionshiP299, (Damiano, tobias, Wiederlight, hand) 2002at lake Buena Vista CC

loWest tWo rounD team score maac chamPionshiP609, (Damiano, tobias, Wiederlight, hand)at lake Buena Vista CC 2002

loWest three rounD team score maac chamPionshiP923, (Damiano, tobias, Wiederlight, hand)at lake Buena Vista CC 2002

most memBers on all-maac team2002: Chris Damiano (222) 3rd, Marty tobias (225) 5th place

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With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro atlantic athletic Conference is in its 31st year of competition during the 2011-2012 academic year.

the MaaC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military academy, fairfield University, fordham University, iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men’s cross country and men’s soccer. on January 2, 1982, army traveled to iona for the first MaaC men’s basketball game and the MaaC story had begun.

today, Conference members include: Canisius College, fairfield University, iona College, loyola University Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, niagara University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s College, and Siena College. in addition, associate members include the University of Detroit Mercy, Jacksonville University and Virginia Military institute in men’s lacrosse. St. francis (n.Y.) College, Villanova University, VMi and Wagner College are all associate members of the MaaC Women’s Water Polo league. Drake University, Robert Morris University and Sacred heart University compete in women’s rowing, while the University at albany, Boston University and the University of hartford began competition in women’s golf in the spring of 2010. the MaaC will support 24 sports and championships during the 2011-2012 academic year.

the MaaC Basketball Championships move to Springfield’s MassMutual Center to host the 2012-2014 championships. By having an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MaaC has been able to attract a number of nCaa Championship events. Most recently, the MaaC and Rider co-hosted the 2011 nCaa Division i Wrestling Championships at the Wells fargo Center in Philadelphia. the MaaC, Canisius College and niagara University successfully hosted the 2010 nCaa Division i Men’s Basketball Championship first and Second Rounds at the hSBC arena in Buffalo, new York. all three parties hosted the event in 2004 and 2007. the MaaC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009 nCaa Division i Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank arena in trenton, n.J., after recording the third highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the first and Second Rounds in 2006. the MaaC and Rider will work together to co-host the 2012 nCaa Rowing Championships at Mercer lake in West Windsor, new Jersey.

maac associate sPortsin June of 1995, the MaaC continued to develop opportunities for student-

athletes as the conference announced the formation of the MaaC Men’s and Women’s lacrosse leagues. the men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. the men’s league consists of four MaaC schools -- Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena – and three associate members – Detroit, Jacksonville and Virginia Military institute. the women’s league consists of MaaC institutions Canisius, fairfield, iona, Manhattan, Marist, niagara and Siena.

in 2002, the MaaC added the MaaC Women’s Water Polo league. the league is currently made up of three MaaC schools – iona, Marist and Siena – as well as four associate members, St. francis (n.Y.), Villanova, VMi and Wagner.

Sacred heart started participating in MaaC Women’s Rowing in the spring of 2008. Drake University joined the league for the 2010 MaaC Championship, while Robert Morris began competition in the spring of 2011.

in the summer of 2009, the MaaC added three associate members – albany, Boston University and hartford – to women’s golf, with the programs starting competition against MaaC members fairfield, niagara and Siena in 2009-2010.

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the MaaC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the nCaa Woman of the Year award. in the fall of 1998, erin Whalen, a member of the iona women’s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and civic leadership. Jose Vargas, a loyola student, was also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1999.

first-class facilities are the rule with MaaC schools, as teams regularly play in top-notch arenas,

such as Madison Square garden, the iZoD Center, hSBC arena, times Union Center, the arena at harbor Yard and the Sun national Bank Center. the other MaaC championships boast their share of outstanding locales as well, such as the Reverend harold Ridley, S.J., athletic Complex at loyola, where the women’s soccer championship will be contested in the fall of 2011, and Joe Bruno Stadium in troy, new York, home of the 2012 MaaC Baseball Championship. this year, the MaaC will take its men’s championship to orlando, florida, where it will conduct its post-season event at the eSPn Wide World of Sports Complex. the MaaC Men’s and Women’s golf Championships will be held at Disney’s Magnolia golf Course.

in the past several years, a number of the MaaC schools have also enjoyed success in nCaa Championships. MaaC schools have made a total of 77 nit appearances and 47 nCaa appearances. in addition, iona and Rider participated in the Collegeinsider.com Postseason tournament, with the gaels advancing to the championship game. the Manhattan women participated in the Women’s Basketball invitational, reaching the semifinal round of the tournament. the MaaC currently possesses 13 automatic bids to nCaa Championships in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and women’s water polo. in 2007, the Marist women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual national Champion, the University of tennessee. in the fall of 2009, the no. 11 iona men’s cross country team finished tied for eighth place at the nCaa Championship race, extended the gaels’ streak to eight straight top 10 national finishes. iona softball, Manhattan track, Manhattan baseball and loyola lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage.

the MaaC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. in 2007, the league reached an agreement with JumptV, inc., now neulion, inc., to design the MaaC web page. MaaCSports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, live and on-demand video and an online merchandise store. the MaaC, in conjunction with neulion, launched an iPhone app in february 2011. the league is looking to expand its offerings with android and iPod apps, scheduled for release during the 2011-12 academic year.

the MaaC President for the 2011-2012 academic year is Rev. Jeffrey von arx, S.J., the President of fairfield University. the Vice-President is Dr. eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., the President of Saint Peter’s College. Jim Paquette, Director of athletics at loyola University Maryland, will chair the Committee on athletic administration, and theresa Berg, associate athletic Director/Senior Woman administrator at niagara University will serve as Vice Chair.

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Dr. Brennan o’Donnell is the 19th president of Manhat-tan College, having assumed the responsibilities of the position July 1, 2009.

Dr. o’Donnell comes to Manhattan from fordham Col-lege at Rose hill, fordham University’s oldest and larg-est school. as dean of fordham College, he was the chief academic officer of a College of arts and Sciences enrolling about 3,200 students under a faculty of more than 200.

Before coming to new York, Dr. o’Donnell spent 17 years at loyola College in Maryland (now loyola University Mary-land), where he served as a professor of english and, from 1999-2004, as director of the university-wide honors Pro-gram. an active scholar, his teaching and research interests focus mainly upon poetry, especially of the British Romantic period, and on religion and literature, particularly contem-porary american Catholic writers. he has authored two books on the poetry of William Wordsworth and co-edited the Work of andre Dubus, a collection of essays published as a double issue of Religion and the arts. in addition, Dr. o’Donnell has published articles, essays and reviews in some of the leading journals in his field. at Manhattan, he will continue to hold a faculty appointment, as he had at fordham and loyola, as professor of english.

as the first president of the College not to be a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Dr. o’Donnell is treading new ground at Manhattan College. he has experi-ence in such transitions, however, as he was also the first layperson to serve as dean of fordham College at Rose hill.

his publications and lectures demonstrate a keen engage-ment in issues of faith and education, specifically Catholic higher education. from 1994–2000, he served as editor of the national magazine Conversations on Jesuit higher education, and he was a member of the national Seminar on Jesuit higher education from 1993–2000. in addition, he has served as a board member for the lilly fellows Program and for Collegium, a consortium of Catholic universities that strives to strengthen faculty understanding of and participa-tion in the mission of Catholic higher education.

a native of Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley, Dr. o’Donnell earned his B.a. with highest distinction and honors in english at the Pennsylvania State University in 1981, where he was inducted into Phi Beta kappa. he earned an M.a. and a Ph.D. at the University of north Carolina at Chapel hill in english and american literature and language. he is the recipient of numerous fellowships, grants, awards and honors.

Dr. o’Donnell is married to angela o’Donnell (formerly alaimo), a poet and writer who teaches at fordham, where she serves as associate director of the francis and ann Cur-ran Center for american Catholic Studies. the couple has three sons: Charles (a graduate of Saint John’s University, Minnesota, and a teacher in the St. Paul, Minnesota, public schools), Patrick (a 2009 graduate of Columbia Univer-sity, currently pursuing graduate studies in philosophy in leuven, Belgium), and Will (a senior english major at fordham).

a 1968 graduate of Manhattan College, Byrnes en-ters his 24th year as director of athletics.

Since his arrival back to Riverdale in May of 1988, Byrnes has presided over a renaissance period in Manhattan College athletics. During his tenure, the men’s and women’s basketball programs have earned eight nCaa tournament bids (four women, four men). additionally, the Jaspers have appeared in five postseason and preseason national invitational tournaments (nit). Women’s soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse began competition at the Division i level under Byrnes, and 14 different teams have won conference championships-men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s basket-ball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, volleyball, men’s tennis, softball and baseball. in addition, to date, 26 student-athletes have received all-america honors for both athletic and academic achievements.

Before returning to Manhattan, Byrnes spent 13 years with the Morrison-knudsen Company, one of the largest engineering and construction firms in the nation.

a native of garrison, new York, Byrnes earned his undergraduate degree in physical education with a minor in biology. he also holds an M.B.a. from City University in Seattle, Washington.

as an undergraduate, Byrnes was a member of the Jaspers’ club football team. Byrnes served as team captain and played both defensive tackle and offensive

end. he spent one season as an assistant coach and helped guide Manhattan to a 6-2 overall record in 1969.

Upon graduation, Byrnes began a teaching and coaching career at Queen of Peace high School in north arlington, new Jersey. he also served as the school’s director of athletics from 1970-73. Under his leadership, Queen of Peace registered state tourna-ment appearances in baseball and basketball, while also capturing the Parochial “B” State Championship in football (1972).

in addition to his responsibilities at Manhattan, By-rnes served two stints (1997-99, 2004-06) as president of the Metropolitan intercollegiate Basketball associa-tion, at one time the sponsoring body of the nit. he also served on the nCaa Championship Committee in 1999-2000. he is currently the chair of the Metro atlantic athletic Conference (MaaC) Men’s Basketball Committee and the Committee on athletic admin-istration, as well as a member of the eCaC officials negotiating Committee. in recognition of his years of outstanding contributions to Jasper athletics, Byrnes was inducted into the Manhattan College athletic hall of fame in 2004.

Byrnes resides in Croton-on-hudson, new York, along with his wife, Rosemary. he is the father of five children: Bob, Carolyn (Manhattan ’97), Brian (Man-hattan ’99), Darren and Brigid.

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