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With the conclusion of the 2008-09 school term, Roger Williams Athletics has completed another successful year. With seven conference championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and a national championship, Roger Williams University Athletics enjoyed one of its best years in the history of the program. On the year, we achieved five Academic All-Americans, 13 All-New England players, 59 All-TCCC members, three Coaches of the Year, three Players of the Year, and two Rookies of the Year.

Highlighting the Hawks’ 2008-09 campaign was Cy Thompson, who earned Roger Williams’ first Sailing national championship in school history after taking the 2008 ICSA Men’s Singlehanded National Championship. His win helped spark the Sailing team to its highest national ranking in the program’s history, reaching as high as second in the country.

The Women’s Soccer and Men’s Tennis teams, two perennial Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) title contenders, ended the reign of their respective conference defending champions to bring home their first TCCC titles. Not only did both teams represent RWU at the NCAA Tournament, they each advanced to the second round of the tournament, getting their first wins in the NCAA Tournament in the history of their programs in the process.

In addition to those two teams breaking through to postseason play, The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams continued their streak of dominance in TCCC with their eighth and ninth consecutive conference championships, while Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving each earned their fourth straight TCCC title.

Guiding the department are our four Assistant Athletic Directors: Mike Gallagher – Assistant Director of Athletics for Recreational Services and Facilities, Dave Kemmy – Assistant Director of Athletics for Administration/Wrestling Head Coach, Kristin Raffa – Senior Woman Administrator/Head Athletic Trainer, and Mike Tully – Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Services/Men’s Basketball Head Coach - Men's Basketball. The four Assistant ADs have been serving in joint capacity since February after former Athletic Director George Kolb, who had been at RWU for the past seven years, accepted the position of Assistant Vice President for Athletics Development at Villanova University.

To learn more about Roger Williams Athletics, visit the official RWU Athletics website at www.rwuhawks.com.