Aug 11, 2009

BOSTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR VISITS MUSTANGS

Boston College Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo visited the campus of Mount Ida College this past Monday afternoon as a guest speaker during the athletic department's annual staff meeting before the start of the 2009/2010 season.

Mount Ida College Director of Athletics, Dr. Jacqueline Palmer, was thrilled with the opportunity to have DeFilippo speak for her staff. "Gene is a wonderful sports ethicist and leader in the field of athletics. Mount Ida and the staff were delighted to have Gene come and speak to us during our annual staff meeting before the upcoming season", said Dr. Palmer.

DeFilippo said, "Great people, unbelievable work ethic, and communication are critical ingredients for success. We must always remember our job is to help shape the lives of our athletes positively with athletic experiences offering quality moments in their lives. As educators we need to be proud of what we do."

DeFilippo, who has been the AD for the Eagles since 1997, has been involved in collegiate athletics since 1973 when he was a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Tennessee. After a two year stint with the Volunteers, DeFilippo moved on to Youngstown State University as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator from 1975-79. He was honored in 2003 by YSU as the "Penguin-of-the-Year" for the impact he had not only on the Youngstown State football program over 20 years ago, but for the hard-earned successes he has enjoyed since leaving the program. He would move to Vanderbilt University and spend three years as an assistant with the football program only to move on from 1983-84 as the Director of Administrative Services.

DeFilippo's first shot as the Director of Athletics came at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg from 1984-87. He eventually moved on to the University of Kentucky as the Associate Director of Athletics-External Operations from 1987-93 and ended up leaving to become the Director of Athletics for the Villanova Wildcats from 1993-97.

In September of 1997, DeFilippo took the helm as Director of Athletics for the Boston College Eagles. He is responsible for the administration and management of a broad-based athletics program committed to the pursuit of excellence in both intercollegiate competition and academic achievement. The Boston College program is comprised of approximately 750 student-athletes participating in 31 men's and women's varsity sports, all of which compete at the NCAA Division I level, in addition to a wide variety of intramural recreation and club sports.

DeFilippo is a 1973 graduate from Springfield College with a Bachelor of Science degree; DeFilippo earned three varsity letters as a quarterback in football during his undergraduate career with the Pride. He was honored with the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from Springfield in 2001. He received a master's degree in educational administration from the University of Tennessee in 1974.

All six Mount Ida programs will begin their 2009 campaign the first week of September. Men's soccer will be first in action, traveling to Mass. Maritime on Tuesday, September 1^st followed by women's volleyball traveling to Wheaton College Wednesday, September 2^{nd for} a non-conference bid. The women's cross country team jumps out of the gate on Friday, September 4^th at St. Joseph's College (ME). The remaining three teams will compete on Saturday, September 5^th with football traveling to Bridgewater State and women's soccer heading to Lesley University. The first ever women's tennis match of the season will be held at Mount Ida on the 5^th against the visiting Lesley University Lynx in non-conference action.



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