New York Institute of Technology Men's Lacrosse

Kaley, who served as head coach of the New York Institute of Technology men's lacrosse program from 1993-2009, has been named Head Coach Emeritus as announced by Duane Bailey, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation on June 8. At the helm of the Bears, Kaley had a record of 185-33, 58-16 in conference play (the highest career winning percentage in NCAA Division I and II lacrosse history), and he coached 87 USILA All-Americans. He also stands as the only coach in NYIT lacrosse history to bring home an NCAA National Championship- which he accomplished four times (1997, 2003, 2005 and 2008). "Coach Kaley has dedicated much of his professional career towards building the men's lacrosse program at NYIT. He has always provided a wealth of positive insight and knowledge, along with serving as a personal mentor to NYIT student-athletes assisting them with their development both on and off the fields of competition," commented Bailey. "We can't thank him enough for his tireless service to the institution and its student-athletes. I look forward to having him continue to serve the program as Head Coach Emeritus." Kaley restarted the program after it was disbanded in the early 1970's and led the bears to four national championships, whilst ranking in the top five in the country in all 17 years. For his efforts he was named Howdy Meyers Man of the Year in 2009 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). "It's always great to see Coach Kaley on campus, and now as a Head Coach Emeritus, I feel honored to have such a larger-than-life figure back that means so much to the history of the NYIT lacrosse program," commented Head Coach Bill Dunn. "I always refer to Coach Kaley with my student-athletes and now they will have the opportunity to use him as a reference and have access to his wealth of knowledge not only to lacrosse but of life. Coach will give definitely help to reconnect the alumni, parents and friends of NYIT Lacrosse." Kaley was named the Division II United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coach of the Year in 1996 and in 1997, when he guided the NYIT Bears to their first Division II National Championship, and in 2002 and 2008making him the only coach to earn USILA Coach of the Year honors four times. He has compiled a career coaching record of 501-201, and served as an assistant coach on the U.S. National Lacrosse Team. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2010 and the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame in 1987.

Hedstrom received his first coaching honor as he was recognized by the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) as the 2012 Outstanding Assistant Coach of the Year for NCAA Division II. In his first season (2009), Hedstrom directed NYIT to a No. 9 national ranking in scoring defense. Since then, he has coached several All-Americans, an ECC Goalkeeper of the Year in Billy McGee, and many All-East Coast Conference selections including Pete Raab, who led the nation in 2010 in face-off percentage (.713), and McGee, who led the nation in 2012 in save percentage (.653). Hedstrom comes to NYIT after serving as the assistant varsity coach at Garden City High School in 2008. As the defensive coordinator, Hedstrom helped Garden City to the Nassau County Class B Championship, coaching two defensive All-Americans, two All-Nassau County Defenders and an All-Nassau County Goalkeeper. In 2007 Hedstrom was hired as an assistant coach at Nassau Community College. That season, Nassau C.C. finished as the National Junior College Athletic Association national runners-up. Hedstrom also spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as the defensive coordinator and goalie coach. In those two seasons, Hedstrom helped USMMA steer a dramatic turnaround as the team went from a 4-10 record in 2004 to a 12-5 record in 2006. Prior to heading into the college ranks, Hedstrom got his start at Island Trees High School in 1999 as an assistant coach, where he remained for five seasons. In 2004, he became the defensive coordinator at Seaford High School, where he helped produce two all-county defensive players and an all-county goalkeeper. Hedstrom attended Hofstra University, where he was a member of the lacrosse team from 1993 through 1997. At Hofstra he was a member of three NCAA Division I lacrosse playoff teams, Hofstras first NCAA quarterfinalist team and was awarded with the Steve Carlin Award in 1997 (Hofstra lacrosses Unsung Hero award). Hedstrom graduated in 1997 with a bachelor of arts degree and received his master of arts degree in 1999 from Hofstra. A resident of Huntington Station, N.Y., Hedstrom has been a tenured fine arts educator at Island Trees High School since 2000. Hedstrom and his wife, Melissa, have a three-year-old daughter, Ava.

Tempone helped lead Bears to their first NCAA Division II National Championship in 1997. He tallied six goals in that national championship game and holds an NCAA record for most goals scored in a Championship game that year. Tempone comes to NYIT after serving as head coach of the Holy Trinity Titans in Hicksville, N.Y., where he led the Titans to a Catholic State Championship in 2011. He has coached many award-winning catholic lacrosse players during his tenure at Holy Trinity. Tempone started his coaching career at Holy Trinity as a volunteer in 1998. Rejoining the Titans in 2005 as an assistant varsity coach, and, in 2008, he gained college coaching experience at Molloy as an offensive assistant. Prior to NYIT, Tempone started his college-playing career at Nassau Community College where he was recognized as an All-Region Attack and a Junior College (JUCO) All-Tournament Team pick in 1995. Tempone started playing lacrosse at Holy Trinity, where he was an All-Catholic Team player his junior year. Tempone is the principle co-founder of North Atlantic Biologix LLC, a medical distributorship that covers the Northeastern area and operates out of Melville, N.Y. The Tempone family currentlyresides in Bellmore, N.Y