MANCHESTER, N.H. – Anthony Fallacaro, the Director of Athletics at Post University since September of 2006, has been named Director of Athletics and Recreation at Southern New Hampshire University following a national search.  Fallacaro will begin his new duties May 27.

“Southern New Hampshire University has a rich athletic tradition and I look forward to building on that great foundation.  It is very clear to me that this is a great time to join the Penmen athletics family, and I am looking forward to collaborating with our students, coaches, alumni, administration and the local community to make Penmen athletics something we can all be extremely proud of,” said Fallacaro. 

Fallacaro will oversee a growing and successful athletic department at SNHU.  The University currently sponsors 16 varsity athletic programs, and recently announced plans to offer four new sports over the next three years, starting with women's golf in the 2013-14 academic year.  SNHU also plans to undertake an athletics facility feasibility study in the near future.  On the playing field in 2012-13, Penmen teams have captured three Northeast-10 Conference championships (men's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer), while both the men's and women's tennis teams reached their respective NE-10 finals.  All five of those teams reached their respective NCAA tournaments, the most NCAA teams SNHU has had in a single academic year.  Additionally, 60% of SNHU student-athletes received at least a 3.0 grade point average in the Fall, 2012 semester.

“I would like to thank President Dr. Paul LeBlanc, Provost Patricia Lynott, Dean of Students Heather Lorenz and Associate Dean of Students Marlin Nabors for providing me with this incredible opportunity,” added Fallacaro.  “The search process for this appointment was one of the most professionally organized and comprehensive proceedings I have experienced.  It clearly illustrates how important Penmen athletics is to the culture of the University, and I take that responsibility very seriously.”

At Post, an NCAA Division II institution in Waterbury, Conn., Fallacaro oversaw a department that offers 17 varsity intercollegiate programs.  During his tenure, the University added eight new sports (cheerleading, sprint football, men's/women's lacrosse, men's/women's outdoor track and field, men's/women's swimming), established 12 new full-time positions in the Department of Athletics, and oversaw extensive renovations to LaMoy Field, Post's primary outdoor competition and practice facility.  Fallacaro established an extensive corporate sponsorship program for Post athletics, signing sponsorship contracts with several national and regional companies, and managed solicitation of athletic alumni in the area of fundraising.

On the field, Post teams captured eight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championships during his tenure, and the Eagles had an average of 24 CACC Academic All-Conference and 11 All-CACC selections per year. 

Prior to his arrival at Post, Fallacaro served as Director of Athletics at Kingsborough Community College (Brooklyn, N.Y.) during the 2005-06 academic year.  While there, he supervised an 11-sport program that competes in the CUNY Athletic Conference and was responsible for scheduling, travel and game contracts.  He developed a corporate sponsorship program that helped attract several national sponsors, as well as developing recruiting materials for use by the department's coaches.

From 2003-05, Fallacaro served as Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Programs at his alma mater, St. John's University.  While there, he focused on fundraising, serving as a bridge between the athletic department and Institutional Advancement.  Fallacaro spearheaded a $25 million athletic development campaign in which he organized over 50 fundraising events during his tenure, and cultivated relationships with Red Storm athletic alumni throughout the world.

A baseball student-athlete at St. John's, Fallacaro got his start in athletics as an assistant baseball coach at Manhattan College from 1995-1997 before returning to his alma mater from 1997-99 in a similar capacity.  Between stints at St. John's, Fallacaro did a stint on Wall Street as a supervisor on the trading desk at Investec Ernst & Company.

Fallacaro graduated from St. John's in 1994 with a degree in Athletic Administration.