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CNR’S KRISTEN FERRANTI
NAMED 2008 HVWAC SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, January 5, 2009 – Kristen Ferranti, The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) Blue Angel’s swimming coach, has been named the 2008 Swimming Coach of the Year by the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC). Criteria for the HVWAC’s Coach of the Year honor includes outstanding success during the current season, demonstrated significant team improvement from the prior season and a high level of professionalism, integrity and sport knowledge.

Ferranti, a Bronxville resident, attended the Ursuline School in New Rochelle before earning her BA in Communications from Marist College, where she was a Division I Scholarship winner in swimming and water polo. While at Marist, Ferranti was named a Marist College and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champion in the 200 Freestyle. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Special Education/Elementary Education at CNR.

“Kristen is an outstanding swim coach and we are fortunate to have her here at CNR,” says Harold Crocker, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at CNR. “Her enthusiasm, talent and professionalism have positively enhanced the program and the team.”