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Jason Supple is district’s new athletic director Coached football at Lawrence High Supple graduated from LHS in 1999, and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical Jason Supple, a Lawrence education from Adelphi in 2004 schools lifer and, most recently, and 2006. He coached Buccaneers Lawrence High School’s varsity teams throughout college, and football coach, was be gan his Lawappointed the disrence High coachtrict’s new athletic ing career in 2005, director at the July assisting with the 12 Board of Educafootball and baskettion meeting. ball teams. In 2009 Supple, 40, an he became a phys. Oceanside resied. teacher. dent, was raised in “He’s a great Inwood playing role model,” Lou soccer, football, Robinson, who has basketball, basecoached varsity ball — “every sport boys’ basketball at you can imagine,” Lawrence since he said. “Sports 2009, said. “He’s a has always been a mentor. He’s a real huge part of my JASON SUPPLE leader.” Robinson life.” described Supple Lawrence athletic He was an expeas “intense,” but director rienced athlete by said he has a soft the time he entered side as well that Lawrence High, having been students really respond to, so involved in the Inwood Bucca- they like and respect him. neers Athletic Club, a youth Supple continued coaching sports program. His high school after being hired as a gym teachfootball coaches Rich Mollo and er. “I wanted to coach — that was Fred Ciampi became his men- always my passion,” he said. tors, and he imagined himself in Though he didn’t initially the future as a phys. ed. teacher consider becoming an adminisand coach. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
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Courtesy Steven Greenberg
HEWLETT RESIDENT STEVEN Greenberg, 75, will compete in the New York City Triathlon this Sunday. Above, Greenberg at a Miami event in April.
Why does Steve Greenberg enter so many triathlons? By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
Call him the triathlon man. Steven Greenberg will compete in at least his 200th “tri” this Sunday — the 20th New York City Triathlon. The event includes a 1,500-meter swim, 24.8 miles of cycling and a 6.2-mile run, and nearly 3,000 triathletes from around the world will take part. Greenberg, 75, a Hewlett resident for 52 years, has always been an athlete. He swam
and played tennis growing up, and started running in 1975, when he was in his late 20s. “Around 1980, this crazy sport called triathlon started,” he recalled, “and it sounded interesting. So I embarked upon it. And here I am — what is it? 42 years later.” He took part in his first triathlon with no preparation or training. This summer, he plans to compete in eight of them, including the 20th Verizon New York City Triathlon’s Marquee Race on Sunday. He is the only perCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
don’t want to be corny and say it’s a dream come true, but it’s definitely a goal I’ve been working towards.