CAMPAGNA RETURNS TO SAINTS' LINE-UP
July 13, 2011
The Emmanuel College Athletic Department is excited to announce the hiring of Dan Campagna as the College's first full-time Assistant Sports Information Director. Campagna is an Emmanuel College alum and a former three-sport standout student-athlete for the Saints. Beginning in August, Campagna will be the primary athletic communications contact for eight of Emmanuel's 17 varsity sports programs.
Campagna, a native of Somers, Connecticut, graduated magna cum laude, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English Communications from Emmanuel in 2007. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts - Boston in June of 2011. While pursuing his graduate degree, Campagna worked at UMass Boston, as both a Graduate Assistant and later the Interim Director of Sports Information for the Beacons. Campagna directed the sports information efforts for the Beacons' 18 varsity athletic teams.
Campagna returns to Emmanuel as one of nine full-time employees on the Saints' athletic staff. His duties will include sports information, game management, site supervision, equipment management and athletic publicity. In addition to his full-time position at Emmanuel, Campagna also serves as volunteer Assistant Coach for the UMass Boston Women's Soccer Team. Campagna, who made his collegiate coaching debut in 2010, is primarily responsible for working with the Beacon goalkeepers. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Sports Journalism at Lasell College in Newton.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Dan back to Emmanuel," boasted Director of Athletics Pam Roecker. "As a student-athlete, Dan was one of the most dedicated and enthusiastic performers to ever wear a Saints uniform, and he has continued to demonstrate pride and loyalty to our College throughout his pursuit of a career in collegiate athletics. Not only are we extremely proud of Dan's career accomplishments to date, but we are confident of the strong contribution he is going to make to our entire athletic department starting in August."
Campagna, a former collegiate goalkeeper for the Saints, helped build the foundation for the Emmanuel Men's Soccer program. During his playing days, Campagna enjoyed an impressive career as a four-year starter and two-time team captain. In 2003, he was in net for the program's first-ever victory and graduated holding every single goalkeeping record, including career wins, shutouts, saves and save percentage.
Over the course of his final two playing seasons at Emmanuel, Campagna registered eight shutouts to finish his career with a program-record 12 shutouts. During his junior campaign, the keeper allowed only eight goals the entire season to register a .915 save percentage, which ranked him third among NCAA Division III goaltenders and a 0.85 goals against average.
As a freshman, Campagna was selected the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week three times and ranked sixth in the NCAA among Division III keepers, averaging 10.62 saves per game. He was named the GNAC Goalkeeper of the Week during both his junior and senior seasons. Campagna went on to lead the GNAC in saves per game during all four of his collegiate seasons and finished his career with 401 saves.
Campagna was a three-time GNAC Academic All-Conference selection and received the Emmanuel College Athletic Department's Senior Leadership Award in 2007. While at Emmanuel, Campagna also competed on the Men's Volleyball and Indoor Track & Field squads, as well as the Baseball club team.
The Emmanuel alum expressed excitement over his new position at his alma mater. "Emmanuel College is a very special place and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to return and become a part of the Saints family again," commented Campagna. "I'm excited to be able to work in the same college community where it all began for me and am extremely lucky to be able to join a staff that shares my passion and dedication towards intercollegiate athletics. It's an exciting time to be a Saint and I can't wait to get the fall seasons underway."
The Emmanuel Athletic Department congratulates Dan and welcomes him back to the Blue and Gold!