1 FLORIDA LAUNCH 2017 Game Notes ____ ____ Media Contact: Austin Lee •
[email protected] 561-757-5076 th 141 NW 20 Street Suite G-4 • Boca Raton, FL 33431 • 561-923-9067 floridalaunchlacrosse.com 2 COACHING STAFF Tom Mariano– Head Coach Tom Mariano joins the Florida Launch as the second head coach in team history. Mariano's experience comes from both the college ranks where he currently serves as head coach of Pace University and the professional level where he served as an assistant coach for the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Prior to joining the Bayhawks, he worked as an assistant coach for the Ohio Machine. In 2015, he led the Pace men's lacrosse team to their first NE-10 Conference Tournament in five years. Before leading the Setters, he had a successful 17 year run as head coach of Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse. As head coach, he led the Pioneers from Division II to Division I as well as overseeing a move from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association, and eventually the Northeast Conference. In 2013, he led Sacred Heart to the NEC playoffs which earned him Coach of the Year honors. Mariano holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching with a concentration in Elementary Education from Sacred Heart University. He graduated from Nazareth College in 1994 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration. As a player with Nazareth, he won the 1992 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse National Championship team. Chris Burdick – Assistant Coach Burdick joins the Launch to serve as Mariano's top assistant.