Seven Named To Athletics Department Posts

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The Seton Hall athletic department announced the hiring of the following staff members on Friday:

Joanna Borawski has been named Assistant Track & Field Coach.  Borawski competed for the Pirates last season and excelled in the javelin.  Seton Hall’s all-time record holder with a throw of 45.66 meters, she won four javelin events last year and was an All-BIG EAST performer and NCAA regional qualifier.  Borawski, a 2006 graduate of Miami University, also competed for the RedHawks.    

Damien Franolich, ATC has been named Assistant Athletic Trainer.  Franolich comes to Seton Hall from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he was an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the last three years.  His hiring represents a return to Seton Hall as he served as an athletic training student and part-time trainer for the Pirates while completing his Masters of Science in 2004.  He received a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University in 2000.

Victor Kotynski has been named Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach.  A 2006 Seton Hall graduate and student-athlete, Kotynski’s teams made four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.  A leader on the BIG EAST runner-up squad in 2004, he captained the team that finished ranked in the Top 25 nationally in 2005.  Kotynski has experience playing professionally and as a soccer coach and camp counselor.

John Marshall has been promoted to Assistant Track & Field Coach.  Marshall, a 1984 Olympian, has been a member of Head Coach John Moon’s track & field coaching staff for the last four years, but will now serve full-time.  A former All-American at Villanova University, Marshall spent eight years on the Wildcats’ coaching staff, prior to his arrival at Seton Hall.

Joseph Montefusco has been named Assistant Director of Athletic Communications.  A 2004 graduate of Pace University, he has spent the last two years as the Media Relations Manager of the Newark Bears Professional Baseball Club.  Prior to his work with the Bears, Montefusco served as the Assistant to the Sports Information Director at Pace and also worked part-time with the New Jersey Jackals Baseball Team.  He will work closely with the Seton Hall baseball program as well as the women’s soccer and swimming & diving programs.

Elvis Valcarcel has been promoted to Men’s Basketball Administrative Assistant.  Last season, he served on Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez’s staff as Video Coordinator.  A 2006 Rutgers University graduate, Valcarcel spent three years as the assistant video coordinator working extensively with the men’s basketball program.  He has also worked with The Hoop Group, serving as the Assistant Director of the Eastern Invitational.

Allison Yaeger has been named Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach.  Yaeger joins Seton Hall after serving two seasons as an Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Binghamton University.  A 2005 graduate of Wright State University, she served the Raiders as an Undergraduate Assistant Coach for one season.  Prior to coaching, Yaeger enjoyed a standout playing career and was named an AVCA All-American as well as Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year in 2003.

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