The Brockport Blue Devils athletic program will begin a new era in July when Todd Hagreen assumes the position of Athletic Director replacing the retiring Chris Bourne, who has served in the role for several decades.
Hagreen (pronounced hay-green) will shift from his current role as Assistant Principal at the high school, but is more than familiar with the program as he previously coached football from his arrival in the district in 2001 until 2010, along with basketball, baseball and golf.
“Having a strong background in Athletics and Physical Education, I feel I have the skill set and passion for the position,” said Hagreen by phone. “I’m excited; I think this is a good fit and the next step in my career.”
“Chris (Bourne) is one of the best Athletic Directors in the Monroe County area and it has been great to work alongside him and see him as a resource. He has laid a great foundation and everything is where it needs to be to be an elite program.”
Brockport has been strong of late in football, softball, wrestling, hockey, girls and boys soccer as well as boys swimming. Most of the varsity and junior varsity coaches are expected back next season with some openings in the assistant coach and modified ranks.
There are several athletic construction projects being done this summer including a new football/soccer/lacrosse stadium scoreboard and press box plus a new track and field at the Middle School.
Hagreen, a product of Greece Athena High School and SUNY Cortland, is the son of former Athena basketball coach Don Hagreen. After college, he taught and coached in the Rochester City School district and Aquinas before arriving at Brockport in 2001.
“I’ve been around long enough to see some of programs do consistently very well, others go through growing pains before having success and others that need some nurturing.”
“Coaching now is a different beast. It’s almost a 12 month job with weekends and nights. It is running youth clinics to build and develop younger players, plus balancing with your teaching career and family.
“Having a tradition of coaches that stay and provide stability helps our programs develop strong youth feeder programs and that helps us stay competitive year after year and, most importantly, provides our student athletes with some great skills as they enter post high school life.”
