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SHEINER TO BE INDUCTED INTO NEW JERSEY LACROSSE FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME
July 14, 2025

SHEINER TO BE INDUCTED INTO NEW JERSEY LACROSSE FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME

Orangeburg, N.Y. (7/14/26)  Dominican University New York Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Shelley Sheiner will be inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame as was recently announced by the organization.

Sheiner will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, N.J. on July 22nd.

Coach Sheiner was hired in July of 2024 as the eight head coach in program history.  He came to Dominican University New York after spending 21 years at the helm of the Kean University Cougars, an NCAA Division III men's lacrosse program.  The winningest coach in KU men's lacrosse program history, Sheiner amassed 223 wins and qualified for the post season in 18 of his 21 seasons.

"I am truly humbled by this honor to be inducted in the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundations Hall of Fame," said Sheiner. "To be mentioned in the same breath as some of my mentors is truly a full circle moment for me and my family."

While at Kean, the Cougars made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2008, 2021), won a Colonial States Athletic Conference Championship (2021), a Skyline Conference Championship (2008) and an ECAC Metro Region Championship in 2010.  Sheiner earned one Skyline Conference Coach of the Year (2008) accolades.  During his tenue at Kean, he coached 96 All-Conference selections, 11 All-American honorees, six Scholar All-American honorees, two Conference Player of the Year winners, one Conference Defensive Player of the Year winner, two Conference Rookie of the Year winners, and three Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year selections.

Prior to Sheiner's time at Kean, he spent four years (1997-2001) as the head boy's lacrosse coach at Indian Hills High School where he led the team to back-to-back state tournament appearances and was named the New Jersey Lacrosse Coach of the Year for the Rizk Division in 2000.

The summer of 2014 saw Sheiner serve as an assistant coach for the Israel Lacrosse Association, where he helped the Israeli National Team finish seventh in the World Games and this past month he was the North Head Coach for the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III Senior All-Star Game.

 

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.