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women’sgolfprogramwontheMAACfortheninthstraightseason
in2009.VolleyballadvancedtotheNCAATournamentforthe
fourthconsecutiveseason,fallingtoCalifornia,whilemen’slacrosse
JohnD’Argeniowasappointeddirectorof
playedinitsfirstNCAATournament,bowingateventualNational
athleticsonApril21,1993,afterservingas
ChampionSyracuse.
theactingdirectorofathleticsforthe1992-93
Athleticsuccesshasbeenaconstantforthepast15yearsunder
academicyear.Sincetheappointment,many
D’Argenio’ssupervision.In1994themen’sbasketballteam
newinitiativeshavebeensetforthandmuch
advancedtotheNationalInvitationTournamentsemifinalsat
progresshasbeenmadeintheathletic
MadisonSquareGarden.TheSaintsmadetheirfifthNCAA
department.
Tournamentappearancein2009,aftercapturingtheirfourthMAAC
Thedepartment’sfirstacademicadvising
titlesince1999.Thewomen’sbasketballteamhascapturedseven
officewascreatedandafull-timeadvisorwashiredtoworkwith
regular-seasonMetroAtlanticAthleticConferencetitles,andin
allofSiena’sstudent-athletes.Theacademicofficehasbeen
2001advancedtoitsfirstNCAATournamentinNashville,Tenn.
responsibleforimplementingatutoringprogram,developing
TheSaintshaveplayedinthreepostseasonWNIT’saswell,
educationalprogrammingandproducingastudent-athletepopula-
advancingasfarastheroundof16in1998.Sienahasregistered
tionwhosecombinedgrade-pointaverageishigherthanthatof
eightMAACvolleyballchampionshipsandfourMAACbaseball
thegeneralstudentbody.Inrecentyears,Siena’sstudent-athlete
titlesduringD’Argenio’stenure.Thewomen’ssoccerprogramhas
graduationratehasrankedamongthebestinthecountry.Inthe
consistentlyfinishedintheupperechelonoftheMAACafterpost-
NCAA’sinauguralgraduationsuccessrateannouncedin2006,
ingthenation’seighthmostimprovedseasonin2001andthe
Sienastudentathletesfinished5thamongallDivisionIschools.
10thmostimprovedseasonin2008.Thewomen’stennisteam
Thedepartmenthasrankedinthetop-10%nationallyineachof
wontheMAACin2006andmen’slacrosseisaprogramonthe
thesubsequentreports.
riseasevidencedbyitsperfectMAACcampaignthispastspring.
AspartoftheCollege’seffortstoaddressgenderequity,the
AlltotaledtheSaintshavewon29MAACchampionshipsunder
women’ssportsprogramshaveexpandedimmenselyinthepast
D’Argenio’sdirection.
15years.Withtheadditionofgolf,women’sswimminganddiving,
Siena’sathleticfacilitieshavebeendramaticallyenhancedin
women’swaterpoloandtheelevationoflacrossefromclubtovarsity
thelast15years.In2007,thedepartmentdebutedanartificialturf
status,Sienanowsponsors11DivisionIwomen’ssports.
facilitythatservesasthehomefieldforthefieldhockeyand
In1996D’ArgeniowasinstrumentalinnegotiatingSiena’sagree-
lacrosseprograms.TheCollegehostedthe2008MAACMen’s
mentwiththeCountyofAlbanyandTimesUnionCenter(formerly
LacrosseandMAACWomen’sSoccerChampionshipsinthe
PepsiArena)tomovealloftheCollege’smen’shomebasketball
beautifulnewfacility.In2004,theCallananFieldHousewas
gamestothedowntownfacility.Themovetothestate-of-the-art
expanded.Theexpansionfeaturesfourteamroomsaswellasthe
downtownAlbanyfacilityculminatedinSienaandtheArenasigning
TurchiTheater,a32-seatroomequippedwiththelatestindigital
afive-yearcontractandmostrecentlyafour-yearextension.Since
editingandpresentationequipment.Inthesummerof2008,Siena
themove,boththemen’sandwomen’sbasketballprogramshave
enhanceditsacademicstudycenter,providingafirstratefacility
seentheirattendancessoartothetop-80nationally.Sincethemove
forstudent-athletestopursuetheiracademicgoals.
totheArena,Sienahasalsomademajorstridesinthemarketing
In1995,D’ArgenioservedasTournamentDirectorforthe
ofitsprograms.Anactivecorporatepartnershipprogramhas
NCAAMen’sBasketballChampionshipFirstandSecondRounds
emergedontheheelsofthe1996decisionthatincludesover45
atKnickerbockerArena.HeagainassumedthosedutiesinMarch
localandnationalbusinesses.
of2003,asSienaservedasthehostinstitutionforthemen’sbas-
AthleticDevelopmentgivinghasincreasedoverthepast15
ketballEast(Albany)RegionalatPepsiArenaafterco-hostingthe
yearsaswell.SaintsAlive!,thedepartment’sathleticdevelopment
NCAAwrestlingNationalChampionshipsinMarchof2002.The
organization,wasinitiatedin1998toformalizeandbringstructure
SaintshavehostednumerousNITandWomen’sNITgamesas
tothedepartment’sfundraisingeffortsanditsmembershiphas
well,includingaremarkablesixin2003.
growneachyearsince.Over$400,000wasraisedduringthe
Priortohisappointmenttodirectorofathletics,D’Argenio
2008-2009budgetcyclethroughSaintsAlive!,anddistributed
servedasSiena’ssportsinformationdirectorfrom1985-1992.
directlytoservicesthatbenefittheCollege’sstudent-athletes.
D’ArgenioservedouthisfinalyearontheNCAADivisionI
Sienateamshaveenjoyedconference-wideaswellasregional
Baseballcommitteein2008andisamemberoftheMAACmarketing
andnationalsuccess.In2008-2009foursportsteamscaptured
andfinancecommittees.HealsoservesaschairoftheMAACbase-
MAACChampionships,highlightedbythemen’sbasketballteam’s
ballcommitteeandisamemberoftheboardfortheAlbanyCounty
memorableruntotheSecondRoundoftheNCAATournament
ConventionandVisitorsBureauandAlbanySportsFoundation.
afteranupsetofBigTenpowerOhioState.TheSaints’volleyball
D’ArgenioearnedabachelorofartsdegreefromtheUniversity
teamwonitsfourthstraightMAACtitleinthefallof2008andmen’s
ofDaytonin1982andamaster’sofsciencedegreefromNorth
lacrossecaptureditsfirstMAACChampionshipinthespring.The
DakotaStateUniversityin1985.HeisanativeofRome,N.Y.
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