St. John's University Athletics
Athletics Department Holds Second-Annual Faculty Coach Reception
10/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Oct. 2, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - On Thursday, Sept. 25, faculty members and coaches assembled at Belson Stadium, as the St. John's Department of Athletics held its second-annual Faculty Coach Reception.
Thirty faculty members from the College of Professional Studies, Peter J. Tobin College of Business and the School of Education, attended the evening reception held at the Belson Press Box prior to the women's soccer game vs. West Virginia.
At the reception, Director of Academic Support for Student-Athletes Eric Rienecker spoke about the faculty coach programs available, which allow the opportunity to experience game action in the competitive BIG EAST Conference by sitting with the STJ athletic teams on the bench as a coach for the day.
Rienecker was very pleased with the event, as he stated, "This year I saw a noticeable increase in attendance. This is a very good sign of growth and of much better things to come."
Director of Athletics Chris Monasch and Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration John Diffley were also in attendance, thanking the faculty for their support and praising the student-athletes' recruiting efforts.