MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS It is my pleasure to welcome you to Hofstra University and the 2011 NCAA Division I Lacrosse season. We look forward to another exciting season under Head Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney. Hofstra remains committed to achieving success at the highest levels, both in the classroom and on the field. Hofstra is coming off an outstanding 2010 season, which saw the Pride receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team also played in the second annual Big City Classic, defeating Delaware in the first collegiate game played at the New Meadowlands Stadium. On an individual note, juniors Jay Card and Jamie Lincoln were named to the All-America team, and eight players earned all-conference accolades. Over the past decade, Hofstra University and the Athletics Department have committed its resources to provide a first-class experience for our student-athletes and the entire University community. The primary mission at Hofstra University is to educate our students and prepare them for their careers after college. In recent years the Athletics program has added an enhanced academic advisement program that includes the new Fried Family Student-Athlete Development Center and an upgraded tutorial program. In addition, we have initiated “Career Nights” where successful alumni, including many former student-athletes, return to campus to speak, both in group and one-on-one formats, about how to embark on a professional career. On the athletic side, our constant upgrade of athletic facilities, locker rooms, training areas and offices provide our student-athletes and our staff with the very best environment in which to prepare and perform. The men’s lacrosse program, which salutes past student-athletes with the Pride Victory Walk at the entrance of Shuart Stadium, recently completed a multi-phase project that will keep their Shuart Stadium/Margiotta Hall facility among the best in the country. In 2007 FieldTurf was installed in Shuart Stadium allowing the Pride to compete and practice on the best and safest playing surface.
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New scoreboards in the north and south end zones further enhance the game day experience. Recently, the Pride locker room and lacrosse offices were completely renovated to provide a first-class dressing room as well as welcome, meeting and working areas for both of our lacrosse programs. The athletic training area of Margiotta Hall was also refurbished to create a state-of-the-art facility for Hofstra’s sports medicine staff to treat student-athletes. In 2010 a Traditions Project, which pays tribute to the history of the lacrosse program, was completed. As Hofstra enters its 63rd season of lacrosse, we look back fondly on all of our previous achievements; 504 victories (one of only 17 programs in the nation with 500 or more wins); 17 conference championships; 16 trips to the NCAA Tournament, including four quarterfinal appearances; 44 times ranked in the Top 20 nationally in the final poll; and the many All-Americans, scholarathletes, all-conference selections and North-South AllStar Game participants. The anticipation of a new season excites us all. I would like to thank all our alumni, parents and friends for their support of Hofstra Lacrosse. Our mission and goals remain the same - to provide our student-athletes with the resources to be successful on and off the field. My best wishes to Coach Tierney, his staff and the 2011 Pride team for a successful season. Enjoy the season,
Jack Hayes Director of Athletics