Nyack, NY-  Warrior's softball coach Joe Rodriguez has announced 3 more signings for the quickly approaching 2010-2011 school year in Rebecca Ferry, Jackie Gonzalez, and Kia Jelley.

Rebecca Ferry comes to Nyack by way of Rhinebeck High School where she won 2 NYS class C championships.  Rebecca also was named an honorable mention all-star by the Poughkeepsie Journal and the Kingston Freeman. Kia Jelley begins her freshman year with the Warriors after an outstanding high school career at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts.  During her high school career she amassed over 500 career strikeouts from the mound and was named an All-Western Massachusetts selection her freshman and sophomore years and was named an All-Prep player as a Junior and Senior. Jackie Gonzalez will make the trip North this fall from her hometown San Antonio, Texas where she attended William Howard Taft. As a four year varsity starter in the class 5A big school division she lettered in both softball and cross country while at Taft.  While playing softball she helped her team win district championships and reach the state semi- finals twice.  Jackie was named to the EN all district team her freshman, junior and senior years, In the class room, she maintained a GPA of 3.4 and  received the Academic of English Scholars award.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has announcedthe NABC Honors Court, recognizing those collegiate basketballstudent-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2009-10 season.  The Nyack Warriors placed 4 on this year's team:  Joe Byrne (Senior/ Ogdensburg, NJ), Huntley Pinnock (Junior/ Kingston, Jamaica), Andrew Williams (Senior/ St. Louis, MO) and Aundrae Williams (Senior/ St. Louis, MO). In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student athlete must be a junior or senior and have achieved a 3.2 GPA. "We are very proud of our team's academic accomplishments this past year and these four student-athletes set a great example for our team and our school," states head men's basketball coach Ted Quinn.   "As a two-semester sport, Basketball presents a significant challenge for a student-athlete and these men have set an impressive standard."

Nyack, NY-  Warriors volleyball coach Raquel Shaffer is pleased to announce the signing of Michelle Makela for the upcoming 2010 season.  Makela, a three sport athlete at Cocoa High School in Cocoac, FL, Michelle earned varsity letters in volleyball, soccer, and tennis.  In 2008 Michelle made all Cape Coast Conference as libero. 
 She was fourth in her class and graduated with honors while also obtaining an Associates of Arts degree from Brevard Community College as part of her high school education.  Within the past two years, Michelle has volunteered more than 1000 community service hours. This past year at UCF, she completed more than half of those community service hours as a volunteer coach for the Brevard County Starlings Volleyball Club.    

Nyack, NY-  Nyack College Warriors' Athletic Director Keith Davie has announced the hiring of Bill Findley as the new head coach of the women's soccer program.  "We are very excited to add Bill to our staff.  He will bring great experience and character to the program and athletic department." Prior to his arrival at Nyack, Coach Findley most recently served as the head women's soccer coach at Mississippi State University during the 1995-1999 seasons.  At MSU, Findley produced a 100% graduation rate among his student athletes.  Before coaching in the NCAA division 1 ranks, Findley spent 4 seasons as the head coach of women's program at William Carey College.  Findley helped transform the program to a top 5 team in the NAIA while being selected as district coach of the year three times, and region coach of the year twice.  Findley also served as assistant athletic director at the college. Coach Findley's head coaching career began as coach of the U.S. Armed Forces Soccer Program.  Findley helped direct the Armed Forces to 3 national championships and an appearance in the Military World Cup Soccer Championships. Coach Findley currently works as Director of Family MInistries at Scarsdale Community Baptist Church in Scarsdale, NY. 
Findley takes the helm of the Warriors'  women's program after a 6 year stint by Dan Carillo.  Coach Carillo will stay in the athletic department, joining the men's soccer program as associate head coach.

Nyack, NY-  Women's Volleyball Coach Raquel Shaffer is pleased to announce the signing of Brianna Kane from Bethany, CT.  Kane played both basketball and volleyball at West Woods Christian Academy in Hamden, Ct. She was a four year starter in volleyball earning recognition as a 4 time first team All Conference, 4 time All Tournament, 2 time Conference MVP and 3 time school Warrior Award recipient for overall skill and leadership. In the off season Brianna has been actively involved with the Connecticut Juniors Volleyball program as a team setter for both the 17-1 and 18-1 travel program. She has competed in tournaments such as Denver Crossroads, Washington, D.C. Classic, NEQ in Baltimore, MLK kickoff in Lancaster, PA., and the Great Nor’easter in NY. Her 17-1 team played in the Miami National Championships in 2009 and her 18-1 team (Blue Crush) received a recent bid to the National Championships in Reno, Nevada. Brianna has been on honors/high honors all four years in high school and has maintained a 4.0 average entering her senior year. She was nominated to the National Congressional Youth Leadership Award and selected ACSI distinguished High School Student in Academics and Athletics.