Tracey Flynn
Eric Grgurich
Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator
Executive Director of TD Bank Sports Center
Tracey Flynn has served as Quinnipiac’s senior woman administrator since September 2001. Flynn is responsible for maintaining the University’s overall NCAA compliance and eligibility program. She oversees all rules education programs, interpretations and procedures of NCAA legislation for Quinnipiac’s 21 Division I programs. Flynn came to Quinnipiac from the University of Maine, where she served five years in the same capacity. Prior to her job at Maine, Flynn was an assistant AD/SWA at Fairfield University for nearly 10 years. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Flynn earned a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1983. She added a master’s degree in education from the University of Connecticut in 1985, and an MBA from Fairfield University in 1997.
Lyneene Richardson Associate Athletic Director/Academic Support Services
Lyneene Richardson begins her seventh year at Quinnipiac and her first as associate athletic director/academic support services at Quinnipiac, working closely with nearly 400 student-athletes, monitoring their academic records and eligibility. She also oversees academic programming and support services. Through Richardson’s efforts, the athletics department plays an active role in the Hamden and Greater New Haven communities. Prior to Quinnipiac, Richardson was assistant director of athletic student services CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinator at the University of Minnesota. In addition, she advised the student-athlete advisory board and was responsible for the production of the student-athlete handbook. In 1996, she completed her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and earned a master’s degree in higher education in 2000, both from the University of Iowa.
Eric Grgurich is in his seventh year as director of athletic promotions and ticketing at Quinnipiac and his second year as the executive director of the TD Bank Sports Center. In this position, he is responsible for all TD Bank Sports Center operations, as well the creation, implementation and cultivation of all ticketing and promotional campaigns for the TD Bank Sports Center. He joined the athletic marketing staff in June 2006 after spending the past eight years working in the American Hockey League. Most recently he held the position of director of ticket sales/operations with the Lowell Lock Monsters. In that role, he led a staff of 12 and developed the 2004–05 ticket sales and marketing campaign. Grgurich also was responsible for the cultivation of season tickets, mini-plans, groups, luxury boxes and party rooms for the Lock Monsters. Grgurich spent two years with the Hartford Wolfpack, the top affiliate of the New York Rangers, after earning his start in professional hockey with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. Grgurich is a 1997 graduate of Stonehill College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and was a four-year member of the baseball team.
Andrew Castagnola Associate Athletic Director/Operations
Andrew Castagnola is in his seventh year at Quinnipiac and his second year as associate athletic director/operations at Quinnipiac. He served as the interim director of operations during the 2005– 06 year before being promoted to his current role. He handles all responsibilities pertaining to
event and gameday management. After graduating from Quinnipiac with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing in 2003, Castagnola moved into a graduate assistant position in the operations office. He spent two years in that capacity before moving into the interim director of operations position. A four-year member of the Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team, Castagnola played in goal for the Bobcats from 2000–03. Castagnola also has experience on the coaching front. He served as the goalie coach for the Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team in 2004. From 2000– 03, he was the goalie instructor and an assistant junior varsity coach at Cheshire (Conn.) High School.
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