RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan College
athletic director Bob Byrnes has
named Diane Haddeland Jaspers' head
women's lacrosse coach as announced on Tuesday. Haddeland had spent the
previous three years as an assistant coach at Division III power Fairleigh
Dickinson in Madison, NJ. A native of Mahopac, NY, Haddeland brings experience in
developing programs to compete on a national level.
"Diane
is the right person at the right time for our program," said Byrnes. "Her
coaching style is grounded in fundamentals and will lead ultimately to success.
She was a member of a championship lacrosse program and knows what it will take
to get us back to the top of the MAAC."
Haddeland
recently finished her third season at Fairleigh Dickinson where she was the top
assistant to Adrienne Booth Carr. In her role, she helped with recruiting and
worked with the goalies on the team. She was part of a staff, under Booth Carr,
that helped take the Devils from a 1-13 record to a 13-7 overall mark in 2011
and the ECAC Mid Atlantic finals. In 2010, she helped guide Fairleigh Dickinson
to an ECAC Mid Atlantic Championship as well as being ranked as the second most
improved Division III team in the nation by LaxPower.
"I
am truly honored to be appointed the Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Manhattan
College," said Haddeland. "I am confident in the potential of the team and I am
looking forward to working with everyone. We have an exciting and promising
season ahead of us."
Prior
to her time in Madison, she played four years (2005-08) of Division III Women's
Lacrosse at The College of New Jersey for Coach Sharon Pfluger. Her college
resume includes three final four appearances and two National Championships in
2005 & 2006. She graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Health and
Exercise Science before going on to achieve a Masters of Sports Administration
from Fairleigh Dickinson in 2011.
The
ability to mold a program did not begin in college either. Haddeland attended
Mahopac High School where she helped to start the Girls Lacrosse program and
served as team captain her senior season. A passionate member of the lacrosse
community, Haddeland has spent the last three years working as a coach or
director at multiple lacrosse schools and academies including The Lacrosse
Academy at Fairleigh Dickinson, Morris Storm Lacrosse and working as a
volunteer coach for the Mahopac lacrosse clinic since 2000.
Manhattan
is coming off a 5-14 season in 2010, but graduate only six seniors.