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SOFTBALL COACH RICK KRASNY RESIGNS
February 8, 2008

SOFTBALL COACH RICK KRASNY RESIGNS

Blauvelt, NY (2/8/08) Dominican College Head Softball Coach, Rick Krasny, has resigned as the Lady Chargers softball coach effective immediately, announced Athletic Director, Joe Clinton.

SOFTBALL COACH RICK KRASNY RESIGNS

Assistant Coach Joe Burbridge Named Interim Head Coach

Blauvelt, NY (2/8/08)  Dominican College Head Softball Coach, Rick Krasny, has resigned as the Lady Chargers softball coach effective immediately, announced Athletic Director, Joe Clinton.

"As a result of a promotion at Garden State Brickface, it is with great trepidation and disappointment that I must resign as the Lady Charger softball coach," Krasny said.

Krasny, has been at the helm of the Lady Chargers for the past six seasons.  He has a combined record of 124-131-2 from 2002-2007.  He led the team to two Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament appearances and one CACC Tournament Championship appearance.  In 2003, he guided the Lady Chargers to their first regular season winning record since 1998.  He was named the CACC Coach of the Year in that season.

"The Athletic Department is sad to see Rick leave," said Clinton.  "The softball team has shown great improvement for the past six years under him.  I wish him luck in his new position at Garden State Brickface."

Assistant Coach, Joe Burbridge, who spent last season as the Head Coach of Adelphi University has been named interim Head Coach for the 2008 season.  He had a record of 39-19 last year at AU, setting a school record for most wins and winning the East Coast Conference (ECC) Regular Season Title.  The Panthers earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament and was ranked as high as 8th in the country.

                                               

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.