Ryan NorrisTaking a quick glance, Steve Colfer’s office does not seem different than any of the others in Cabrini’s admission’s office. His desk is full of files of prospective Cabrini students, he has numerous catalogs and pamphlets about the college, and he has chairs and couches for students and parents to sit on.
However, something makes Colfer’s office different. None of the other offices have a gigantic tarp with the signatures of the member’s of the 2002-2003 Cabrini men’s lacrosse team hanging on its wall-that one belongs to Colfer, and rightfully so.
In May, Colfer, who serves double duty as the associate director of admissions and head men’s lacrosse coach, found out that for the third consecutive year he was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference men’s lacrosse Coach of the Year.
“It’s a great honor,” Colfer said. “The other coaches in the PAC vote on it, so it’s nice to be recognized by your peers, especially by your opponents.”
Although it is his name as Coach of the Year, Colfer says the honor is also for the assistant coaches Ryan Greer, Tom Lemieux and Kevin Camp.
“They do more than I do and then some,” Colfer said.
Besides overseeing the men’s lacrosse team, Colfer also oversees a lot of Cabrini’s admission’s process. As associate director of admission’s, Colfer oversees the assistant directors of admission’s and the admission’s counselors, reports to the dean of enrollment, handles first-year and transfer student populations, and recruits prospective student’s, which he says helps in juggling both jobs.
“Admission’s is recruiting. A lot of what I do as a coach is recruiting,” Colfer said. “If you’re successful in the admissions process, you use your skill as a recruiter.” Colfer is quick to add that although he can be successful in recruiting, he is only as good as the player’s he recruits.
“Great player’s win championships, not coaches,” Colfer said.
Colfer anticipates another great season for the men’s lacrosse team.
“I’m excited overall because we have a younger team and very talented freshman who will do special things,” Colfer said. “We also have nine out of the top 10 scorers returning from last year. We have a solid program from top to bottom-we don’t need one guy to carry the team.”
The men’s lacrosse team starts practicing on Sunday, Sept. 7, and its first tournament is Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Fall Ball tournament at Muhlenberg College.
