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Dominican University New York Athletics
September 18, 2006

Dominican Tabs Rapkin As Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach

Blauvelt, NY (9/18/06) Dominican College head men’s lacrosse coach, Nick Ballou, has announced the hiring of Manny Rapkin as an assistant coach for the upcoming season.

Dominican Tabs Rapkin As Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach

Blauvelt, NY (9/18/06)       Dominican College head men's lacrosse coach, Nick Ballou, has announced the hiring of Manny Rapkin as an assistant coach for the upcoming season.

Rapkin comes to Dominican after serving as assistant coach at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Prior to that he was an assistant coach at Desert Mountain High School from 2002-2003 in Scottsdale, Az and was an assistant coach at Clarkstown North High School from 1985-1986.

Rapkin, a 1978 graduate of Clarkstown North High School, played collegiate lacrosse at Siena College.

Dominican College is a NCAA Division II college which sponsors 12 varsity sports including men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's golf, baseball, softball and men's and women's lacrosse.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.