Tyler Bay is the new men’s and women’s cross-country head coach at St. Joseph’s University (Brooklyn).
“He is the perfect for our men’s and women’s cross-country program and we look forward to the future under Tyler’s leadership,” Margaret Alaimo, Director of Athletics and Recreation said in a prepared statement.
A four-year cross-country and track and field student-athlete at Queens College, Bay was a member of the 2013 and 2014 East Coast Conference (ECC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship-winning teams; claiming individual titles in the 5,000-10,000-meter events in 2013. Hew also earned ECC first-team praise in each of the two aforementioned outdoor seasons as well as in the 2014 indoor season in the 3,000-and 5,000-meter disciplines.
The Woodhaven, New York resident was enrolled in the prestigious Macaulay Honors Program – and was a two-time ECC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, earning the distinction in 2014 and 2015. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies, graduating summa cum laude.
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Alan Balkan, the New Utrecht High School football coach is chomping at the bit – he’s sent a letter to all Green and White alums on the upcoming season.
“We return 20 players from last year’s team,” he wrote after Spring practice, “and will have about a 30-man varsity roster to start the season.
“A winning attitude is very important,” he continued, “and by what we saw in Spring ball this team has that desire to win with a great attitude and work ethic. Practice went extremely well and the kids made great strides in the month of May.”
Balkan went on to say his players got much stronger over the past six months and he adds that Utrecht will have over 15 kids that squat three plates or-more, which is unbelievable.
“Ou entire coaching staff returns for another season which is critical in achieving team success,” he said. “The strength of our team will lie in the trenches this year, with all…
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