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Climbing to the Top: Ramapo’s New Athletic Director Takes Charge
It’s been nearly two years since his first day on the job, and Marshall is driving to his goal. In year one as director of athletics he led the department to one of the best win-loss turnaround records in college history (106-128-3) for a 66-game improvement from one year prior. This year the Roadrunner athletics teams are delivering an encore performance holding a combined 66-55-4 record so far for 1999-2000.
Full-time study Marshall expects that athletes will study. If they fall below a 2.3 grade point average, it’s mandatory study hall. He has assigned former Roadrunner Softball Coach Kathleen Finnegan as the department’s academic advisor, to monitor study hall sessions and work with the student athletes as a tutor. Marshall is pushing for full-time coaches. In the past, the college did not have any coaches on staff in a full-time capacity. On July 1, 1999 the men's basketball coach, Chuck McBreen, was named the college's first-ever full-time head coach. McBreen also has the responsibility for scheduling the contests for the department’s 16 intercollegiate teams. And Marshall didn't stop there. On January 4 veteran men's soccer coach Peppe Pinton was named the director of soccer operations and head coach of men's soccer on a full-time basis. Coach Pinton is responsible for all aspects of both the men’s and women's programs. Marshall is targeting additional coaching positions for elevation to full-time status in the near future. Dawn De Rosa, the College’s first full-time director of sports information and marketing, has worked with Marshall for the past two years, sending out information such as results, statistics and newsletters to local and national media to make sure that Ramapo Athletics gets the recognition it deserves. She also works to increase attendance at athletic contests by working with local youth groups and planning special events. In addition, Marshall instituted the position of assistant director of athletics for external affairs and brought on board Paul Lizzo to work with outside groups renting the newly renovated athletic facilities to create revenue for the department. Marshall is working to build relationships with alumni. In the works are alumni basketball events and an alumni baseball day. The ultimate goal is to establish alumni events for all sports. Alumni interested in assisting in the planning of these events should contact Dawn DeRosa. Marshall hopes to move Ramapo to the top of the New Jersey Athletic Conference and eventually, right into the middle of the top colleges in the nation in Division III. The way things are going he's well on his way.
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On August 25, 1998, the newly hired director of athletics, Eugene Marshall, Jr. had one goal: put Ramapo
What is Marshall's philosophy for taking his program to the next level? Recruit and retain quality student athletes. Since day one, Marshall has stressed the importance of bringing in the kind of solid student athlete who can deliver championships. Each coach has been tasked with going on-site to tri-state high school athletic events to scout for top athletes. Once recruited, coaches are responsible for retaining student athletes and building solid programs that move their teams on to post-season tournaments and win championships.