WEST CHESTER, PA - West Chester University has added seven more coaches to its staff for the 2006-007 campaign.
Former LIU-C.W. Post head womens soccer coach Gerry Lucey has taken over the womens soccer program at WCU, while former standout Golden Ram track and field competitor Jason Kilgore has accepted the newly created position of head womens cross country, indoor track and track & field head coach. Lucey replaces Tara Koleski who accepted the head coaching position at Division I UMBC during the summer.
Also arriving on the WCU campus is new head mens golf coach Bill Payne, assistant field hockey coach Carrie Hanshue, assistant mens soccer coach Steven Blumenthal and assistant football coaches Brandon Noble and Jim Brazill.
Lucey joined the squad just before camp opened but has already had an impact with the Golden Rams. He led West Chester to a 6-0 victory over Mansfield on August 25 and now has a career record of 17-5-1.
Lucey arrived at WCU from the University of Tampa where he had served as the assistant womens coach since 2004. He owns a USSF A Coaching License - the highest level available in the United States - and played professionally for seven years in the New York Metropolitan Area.
While at Tampa, his team reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Division II Championships in 2004 and 2005; captured the Sunshine State Conference regular-season crown in 2005; and won the leagues tournament title in 2004.
Before heading to Tampa, Lucey served as the head coach of the C.W. Post womens program (1999-2000) and was the assistant coach for both the mens and womens programs from 1994-99. He was named the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Womens Coach of the Year in 2000 after taking over the programs reins for the final few games of 1999.
During his tenure in the NYCAC as both a mens and womens coach, Luceys teams registered some amazing statistics.
His teams posted a 54-23-3 combined record, won four NYCAC titles, earned three NCAA Division II Playoff berths, reached the NCAA II quarterfinals once and the round of 16 twice, unrolled a 14-game winning streak and claimed 25 All-NYCAC selections.
Lucey played professionally from 1994-2000 with the NY/NJ Metrostars (MLS), Long Island Roughriders (USL A League), New Jersey Imperials (USL Division I) and New York Fever (USL Division 1).
As an undergraduate, Lucey competed for C.W. Post from 1991-93, earning NYCAC Player of the Year honors and NSCAA All-American accolades in 1993. He was the NYCAC Rookie of the year in 1990 while playing for NYIT, and he earned All-NYCAC and All-Region honors during each of his four years in the conference.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Lucey is a 1994 graduate of C.W. Post with a degree in business. He also earned his masters degree in business administration from C.W. Post in 2000.
Payne joins the Golden Ram staff this year as the new head mens golf coach after previously serving as a head coach in the Philadelphia Catholic League and at Neumann College in Aston, PA. He coached Neumann for three years, building a competitive program at the NCAA Division III level.
Payne also was the head coach of St. James High School in Chester, PA, for four years. He led the program to the Catholic League playoffs after a 10-year absence from the post-season.
Following the closure of St. James, Payne served as the interim head coach for one season at Monsignor Bonner High School in Upper Darby, PA.
A resident of Boothwyn, PA, Payne served as the director of the Sun Oil Companys Golf Committee, organizing and supervising the organizations annual golf program. He was the company golf tournament champion an unprecedented 16 times.
Payne teamed up with PGA Senior Tour regular Ed Dougherty to win the prestigious Pro-Am Scratch Tournament with a record score of 63. He also captured the highly-competitive Edgmont Country Club Amateur Open Championship and missed qualifying for the Senior U.S. Open by one stroke after firing a round of 73.
Kilgore begins his first season as the head coach of the womens cross country and track and field programs.
While overseeing the development of the entire womens program, Kilgore will continue to work with the mens and womens sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers and combined event athletes.
Kilgore spent the last two seasons assisting both the men and womens programs, working with the sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers and combined event athletes. In his two seasons as an assistant, he coached over 70 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying athletes, 10 NCAA Division II provisional qualifiers, 27 All-PSAC selections, 11 school record-holders, four PSAC Champions and two PSAC Championship record-holders.
In addition to the athletic success, his athletes have excelled in the classroom as well. Eric Broadbent and Dana Glaviano earned 2006 USTFCCCA All Academic Team honors, while Glaviano was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team and an ESPN, The Magazine District 2 Academic All-America.
Kilgore is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength Training and Conditioning Association, and he holds USATF Level II certifications in sprints, hurdles, relays and jumps.
A graduate of West Chester University with a degree in kinesiology, Kilgore also holds minor degrees in coaching and special education. He was twice named MVP of the track and field team and earned several All-PSAC accolades.
The East Pennsboro High School graduate currently resides in Exton, PA, with his wife Heather, one of the teams assistant coaches.
After completing her four-year career at West Chester University in 2005, Hanshue returned to the Golden Ram field hockey staff for the 2006 campaign as an assistant. Her responsibility will be to work with the teams goalkeepers.
A four-year starter for WCU, Hanshue became just the second Golden Ram netminder in school history to record over 500 career saves. She established a new school record with 553.
Hanshue has been the only goalkeeper playing between the pipes for West Chester over the past three years, while during her four-year tenure she played every minute of every game with the exception of 5:46 in 2003.
Her career totals include 25 victories, 5156:18 minutes played, 73 starts, 73 games played, a 2.44 goals against average and seven shutouts. In 2004 she was chosen as the teams Outstanding Athlete.
A native of Hummelstown, PA, and graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, Hanshue graduated from WCU in 2006 with a degree in political science. Her younger sister, Kim, is a freshman midfielder with the Golden Rams.
Brazill returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the Golden Rams this season after serving as a volunteer last year. He will serve as the offensive line coach and will handle all of the strength and conditioning duties for the team.
A 1975 graduate of West Chester with a degree in physical education, Brazill also earned his masters degree from WCU in physical education. He was a linebacker for the Golden Rams during his undergraduate years.
Brazill will begin his 32nd year of teaching at Salesianum (DE) High School this fall and had spent nearly three decades on the coaching staff at the institution. He served for 11 years as the head coach, taking his team to the Delaware High School State Championship in 1993.
A resident of Coatesville, PA, Brazills eldest son, Jim, was a team captain and an All-PSAC East selection for WCU in 2004, while his younger son, Mike, is currently a wide receiver with the Golden Rams. Jim and his wife, Debby, reside in Coatesville, PA.
Noble has taken over the linebacker duties for the Golden Rams in 2006. He joined the staff right before camp began, replacing James Simmons who resigned.
A 1998 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in criminal justice, Noble spent seven seasons in the NFL, including three with the Washington Redskins (2003-05) and four with the Dallas Cowboys (1999-2000). He was a three-year starter at defensive end for the Cowboys and received the Ed Block Courage Award while with the Redskins.
Noble also played in NFL Europe with the Barcelona Dragons, making the All-World Team and playing in the 1999 World Bowl Championship.
A three-year starter at Penn State, Noble was the Defensive MVP of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, served as a team captain, and played on the 1994 undefeated Rose Bowl squad. He earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors while at PSU.
Blumenthal returns to the WCU mens soccer staff as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant last year under head coach Kendall Walkes.
Blumenthal began his career at Bloomsburg but transferred to West Chester where he played soccer and served as a student assist. His father, Roy Blumenthal, has been an assistant mens basketball coach under Dick DeLaney for almost two decades.
West Chester University Transactions
Baseball - announced the resignation of head coach Matt Brainard.
Womens Cross Country/Track & Field - named Jason Kilgore head coach.
Field Hockey - named Carrie Hanshue assistant coach for goalkeepers.
Football - named Jim Brazill assistant coach for the offensive line and strength & conditioning; named Brandon Noble assistant coach for linebackers; announced that assistant coach James Simmons has resigned.
Mens Golf - named Bill Payne head coach.
Mens Soccer - named Steve Blumenthal assistant coach.
Womens Soccer - named Gerry Lucey head coach.
Womens Volleyball - announced that assistant coach Steve Lendermann has resigned.
