NEWSLETTER 23aug11

-The Colon Club featured cancer survivor Michael Giangrasso '86 in its March 2011 Calendar, including interviews with Giangrasso and his battle with stage III colon cancer. Giangrasso underwent surgery to remove 18 inches of his lower colon, lymph nodes, and his right kidney. After enduring months of chemotherapy, Giangrasso has mostly recovered. Read the interview and his story here: http://www.colonclub.com/2011March.html


Former SB Lacrosse letterman and cancer survivor Michael Giangrasso '86 is now healthy and runs his own company, NetworkCPR.com.

For a flashback to April 1982, then freshman Michael Giangrasso '86 scored 1G, 4A in the victory against Queens College (pg 23) and 1G, 2A in the victory against Iona (pg 50). http://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/bitstream/handle/1951/42533/Statesman%2c%20V.%2025%2c%20n.%2065.pdf?sequence=1 (click to open PDF)


-John Westermann of the Times Beacon Record interviewed head coach Jim Nagle on taking over the program at SB and his local roots in the Three Village area: http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/Articles-i-2011-08-11-89200.112114-sub18236.112114-Nagle-takes-over-as-head-coach-at-SBU.html


Head coach Jim Nagle played attack at Loyola, making the NCAA tournament all four years and reaching the national championship in 1990. At Colgate, Nagle was named Patriot Coach of the Year twice.


-SB Athletics reported on Joe Nathan '97 becoming the Minnesota Twins all-time saves leader, with a record with 255 saves. Nathan is a four time MLB all star. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/081211aac.html


-Corey McLaughlin of Lacrosse Magazine wrote an article on the growth of lacrosse and the resulting turnover of coaches, including a photo of men's head coach Jim Nagle and women's head coach Brian Spallina. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150256341292596&set=a.10150155724927596.282075.19510552595&type=1&ref=nf


The former Colgate head coach Jim Nagle has already obtained verbal commitments from at least six high school juniors to attend SB in the fall of 2012.