LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2009 C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse
Team on the occasion of capturing the NCAA Division II National Champi-
onship and on their outstanding season

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in honoring talented New
York State college athletes who distinguish themselves, their school,
and their community through outstanding athletic performance; and
WHEREAS, The 2009 C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team achieved unparalleled
excellence in winning the NCAA Division II National Championship, and in
their outstanding season; and
WHEREAS, On Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough,
Massachusetts, the C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team celebrated its 50th
anniversary season of lacrosse competition by emerging victorious in an
8-7 win for the championship game against previously undefeated Le Moyne
College; this is the second time C.W. Post has won the men's NCAA
national lacrosse title; and
WHEREAS, Setting a school record for victories in a season, the 2009
C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team posted an outstanding 14-1 regular season
record; nine of its players were named All-Americans by the United
States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA); senior attacker,
Greg Cerar was named USILA Most Outstanding Player and Attackman of the
Year, and also earned East Coast Conference (ECC) Player of the Year
honors; Pioneers' Head Coach John Jez was selected as ECC Coach of the
Year; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach John Jez, and Assistant Coaches Frank
Vitolo and Chris Gencorelli, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected
for their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the 2009 C.W. Post Men's
Lacrosse Team members have proven themselves to be an unbeatable combi-
nation of talents, reflecting favorably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach John Jez and his team of assistant coaches have
done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the 2009 C.W. Post
Men's Lacrosse Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Head Coach John Jez, his assistant coaches, and the
2009 C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team's outstanding athletes have clearly
made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of
their school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2009 C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team, its members: Greg
Cerar, Dave Loftus, Nicholas Coric, Mike Cama, Matt Dimler, Mike Messi-
na, Jon Kology, Bryan Leonard, Joe Blount, Nick Lacagnina, Richard
Schmidt, Dan Sciulla, Dylan Flegar, Chris Fraser, Jason Murray, Mark
Andreassi, Brian DeSouza, Dan Forsyth, Joe Meo, Nick Watson, John
Hannan, Wade Unger, Matt Merritt, Danny DaCosta, Vito Minerva, James
Johnston, Daniel Neugebauer, James Koziakowski, Robert Masi, Brian
Andrews, Mike Celano, Austin Wolfson, Mike Crisco, Jonathan Matzelle,
Michael Plactere, Ralph Pepe, John Wood, Rich Blumberg, Christopher

Kampf, Steve Malczynski, Eric Boyd, Mike Bedford, Drew Smith, Michael
Giordano, Eddie Plompen, Keith Rodriguez, Andrew Madsen, Thomas Giorda-
no, Keith Acuri, Nick Foote, Eli Edelman, Peter Michaleas, Nicholas
Wramage, Ryan Pietrzyk, Jimmy Sporing, Joseph Barbera, and Matthew
Ricco; Head Coach Jon Jez, and assistant coaches Frank Vitolo and Chris
Gencorelli on the occasion of capturing the NCAA Division II National
Championship, and on their outstanding season; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2009 C.W. Post Men's Lacrosse Team, Head
Coach Jon Jez, and assistant coaches Frank Vitolo and Chris Gencorelli.