The College at Brockport has brought a host of assistant coaches onto the athletics staff for the 2019-2020 season. Joining the Green and Gold is a combination of Brockport alums and some talented newcomers.
The football team is adding former players Matt Arita, Mark Sanchez and Cedric Campbell II to their staff. Arita and Campbell played in 12 games during the 2018 season and were anchors on a secondary that allowed just over 200 passing yards per game. Sanchez, a former captain, will lead the offensive line from the sidelines this time, joining the Golden Eagles for a second season.
The Golden Eagle field hockey program adds two new members to their staff including former athlete, Kelsey Devine who was a four-year member of the field hockey team. Devine led the SUNYAC in defensive saves and tied for second in the country in DIII field hockey. Devine is joined by former Ithaca College athlete, Katie Lass. Post-graduation, Lass played with the University of South Wales Hockey Club and the US Women’s National Indoor Team. The Buffalo native has helped coach in multiple different organizations including Ultimate Defender, USA Field Hockey Futures, and WHY Whalers.
Women’s Soccer welcomes Jaclyn Donaldson-Hawkins from SUNY New Paltz, where she was a four-year member of the soccer team and captain during her senior season. The Huntington, New York native brings her savvy offense/defensive experience to this Brockport staff.
Coming off of a program high performance in the 2018 season, the men’s soccer program adds two new assistants, Dan Lynd and David LaPietra. Lynd joins the staff after playing professional soccer for the past three years in the United Soccer League where he started over 35 games. Prior to his professional career, Lynd played for the University of Pittsburgh where he was the all-time leader in minutes played, goals against average, consecutive shutout minutes and saves per game. LaPietra officially joins the staff after having volunteered his time as an assistant over the last two seasons. As a former Golden Eagle, LaPietra hopes to continue to instill the culture and core values of Brockport soccer in his players.
To start off the winter season, the Women’s Basketball staff welcomes Kharysma Bryant. Bryant comes to Brockport from DI Niagara University where she was a four-year member and two-year co-captain of the women’s basketball program. In addition to her athletic success, the Rochester native was a four-year All-Academic MAAC team recipient.
Brockport alum Aaron Wilkinson joins the wrestling staff this season as their Director of Operations. Wilkinson previously worked with the team while completing his undergraduate degree, and was instrumental in the success of the 2019 NCAA Mideast Regional wrestling tournament, hosted by Brockport in February.
Former captain and athlete Morgan Flamholtz joins the spring staff as an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles softball team. Flamholtz comes back to Brockport after completing her senior season where she capped off the year with a .316 batting average, recording 25 hits, 10 runs, and 16 RBIs as well as an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete selection. The Wappingers Falls native has prior experience with the Beacon Xtreme Softball Travel Organization where she was an assistant coach for the 16 & Under age category.
The men’s lacrosse program adds former Le Moyne lacrosse defenseman Justin Hussey to the 2020 staff. Prior to Le Moyne, Hussey attended Onondaga Community College where he was active on campus both as a Senior Student Ambassador and a member of the Student Athlete Leadership board.
Baseball looks to add more depth to their coaching staff this season with the addition of Ben Reinisch. Reinisch comes to Brockport from Trinity College where he played in 130 games for the Bantams, amassing a .333 overall average.
The Golden Eagles are looking to continue to build and add to their continued success with the addition of their new staff members. Fall sports will be the first to get the ball rolling with their preseason matchups at the end of the month.
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