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Galvano named women's soccer coach


Former SUNY Brockport standout Sal Galvano has been named the head coach of the Monroe Community College women’s soccer program. Galvano will replace Tracey Britton, who stepped down after nine successful seasons at MCC.

“I am very excited about coming home and being the head coach at MCC,” said Galvano, 32, who will lead a team that has won eight National Junior College Athletic Association and 20 Region III championships.  “I have been coaching all over the country for over 10 years and I’m ready to come home to be with family.”

Galvano, a native of Rochester and a graduate of Gates Chili High School, spent the last two years as the men’s soccer coach at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz.  He led the Thunderbirds to the semifinals of the 2007 Arizona Community College Athletic Association tournament and was also slated to be the Mesa women’s coach in 2008. He’ll assume leadership of a Tribunes team that has won nine straight Region III titles.

“It's a great opportunity to coach one of the most successful programs in the country,” Galvano added. “It's an exciting time at MCC, and I’m just glad to be a part of it.”

Galvano began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant for the Genesee Community College men’s team from 1998-2002, helping the Cougars attain national rankings for three consecutive years.  He then became the first women’s soccer head coach at Cedar Valley College (Lancaster, Tex.), compiling a 44-18-4 record during his tenure and leading the team to an NJCAA Division III national runner-up finish in 2005.

He also coaches in the Olympic Development Program and is the vice president of the NJCAA Women’s Soccer Coaches Association. 

Galvano played two years at Canisius College before transferring to SUNY Brockport, where he was an All-SUNYAC performer for the Golden Eagles.  He also trained with the Buffalo Blizzard (National Professional Soccer League) and the Rochester Raging Rhinos.

Britton stepped down after leading the Tribunes to a fifth-place finish at the 2007 national tournament. She went 171-12-9 and won three national championships in nine seasons.

 

Tom Garigen
Athletics
08/13/2008