New York University Men's Golf

Kenny is in her third season as an assistant coach for the New York University mens and womens golf programs. Her main responsibilities include traveling with the womens team and helping to teach swing mechanics.   Kennys leadership was instrumental as the womens team put together an outstanding campaign in 2015-16. The Violets won their first-ever University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship, captured their third Liberty League Championship and qualified for the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season, taking 13 th place nationally. On the mens side, she helped lead the squad to seven top-five finishes, including a season-best third-place performance at the St. Lawrence Invitational.   Under Kennys tutelage, freshman Jenni Bluetling earned UAA Player of the Year, Liberty League Co-Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. She was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Rookie of the Month (March), Womens Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-East Region and NYU Female Freshman of the Year. For the men, freshman, Derrek Drozdyk was a two-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week selection and was named Honorable Mention All-UAA.   The 2014-15 season was one of the most successful in program history for the Violet women as they automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time after winning the Liberty League title. The Violets posted a 10 th -place finish at the national championship behind strong performances from an all-freshman foursome led by Alyssa Poentis, who took sixth place individually and earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades from the WGCA.   Poentis collected honors all season long, as she won the Liberty League individual title and earned both the leagues Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. The WGCA named her First Team All-East Region, while she was also selected ECAC Rookie of the Month (September) and Player of the Month (April). She established team records for lowest scoring average (77.7), lowest 54-hole tournament (235) and 72-hole tournament (313) scores.                                                 By the time the Violets holed their final putt of the season, they had toppled nearly all of NYUs team records and posted new standards for individual success, including lowest single-round score (300), lowest 36-hole tournament score (620), lowest 54-hole tournament score (958), and lowest team scoring average (322)    The mens teams season was highlighted by three second-place team finishes, most notably at the ECAC Championship in the fall. Freshman Paul Park earned both UAA and Liberty League Rookie of the Year honors.   A 2012 NYU graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional studies from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Kenny was a four-year member of the womens golf team and served as a captain her senior year. As a junior, she helped lead the Violets to a #7 national ranking and a first-place finish at the 2010 ECAC Championship.   Kenny hit the first hole-in-one in program history as a freshman in 2008.   As a student-athlete at NYU, Kenny was a recipient of the Steinhardt Scholarship and the Womens Metropolitan Golf Association Scholarship.   In the past, Kenny has worked throughout the New York City area as a golf instructor, including a stint at the Golf Annex for the City Parks Foundation. There she worked with middle- and high-school golfers to prepare them for competition at the collegiate level.   Kenny, who is currently pursuing a masters degree in educational administration at Mercy College in New York City, is a native of Poughquag, NY, and resident of Brooklyn, NY.  

Quagliano is in his fourth season as an assistant coach of the New York University mens and womens golf teams. His main responsibilities include serving as a swing coach and working on swing mechanics with the players.   Quaglianos contributions helped the womens team put together an outstanding campaign in 2015-16. The Violets won their first-ever University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship, captured their third Liberty League Championship and qualified for the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season, taking 13 th place nationally. On the mens side, he helped lead the squad to seven top-five finishes, including a season-best third-place performance at the St. Lawrence Invitational.   Individually, freshman Jenni Bluetling earned UAA Player of the Year, Liberty League Co-Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. She was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Rookie of the Month (March), Womens Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-East Region and NYU Female Freshman of the Year. For the men, freshman, Derrek Drozdyk was a two-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week selection and was named Honorable Mention All-UAA. The 2014-15 season was one of the most successful in program history for the Violet women as they automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time by winning the Liberty League title. The Violets posted a 10 th -place finish at the national championship behind strong performances from an all-freshman foursome led by Alyssa Poentis, who took sixth place individually and earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades from the Womens Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).   Poentis collected honors all season long, as she won the Liberty League individual title and earned both the leagues Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. The WGCA named her First Team All-East Region, while she was also selected Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Month (September) and Player of the Month (April). She established team records for lowest scoring average (77.7), lowest 54-hole tournament (235) and 72-hole tournament (313) scores.                                                 By the time the Violets holed their final putt of the season, they had toppled nearly all of NYUs team records and posted new standards for individual success, including lowest single-round score (300), lowest 36-hole tournament score (620), lowest 54-hole tournament score (958), and lowest team scoring average (322)    The mens teams season was highlighted by three second-place team finishes, most notably at the ECAC Championship in the fall. Paul Park earned both UAA and Liberty League Rookie of the Year honors.   In his first season as a coach with the program, Quagliano saw the womens team record six top-five finishes, including a first-place showing at the McDaniel Spring Invitational and a second-place result at the Liberty League Championship. In addition, the squad set a then-single-round record with a score of 314 at the St. Lawrence Invitational. Quagliano also helped oversee a strong final campaign for captain Kristina Shalhoup,   Quagliano also assisted with a successful mens squad in 2013-14, a campaign highlighted by a first-place finish at the Hamilton Invitational. The Violets were led by captain Kyle Demshki, who finished first with a two-under-par 69 at Hamilton and earned Second Team All-UAA.   As a golfer, Quagliano participated in numerous United States Golf Association (USGA) sanctioned events. He was one of eight amateurs to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Open, held at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, CA. Quagliano is also a three-time USGA amateur participant and two-time junior amateur participant.   Professionally, Quagliano competed in over 40 tournaments between 2009 and 2011. In 2011, he competed on the Gateway Tour Arizona Winter Series, which included a victory at the Arizona Palm Valley Golf Course Tournament. Quagliano is also a three-time PGA Tour qualifying Q-School participant.   A 2009 graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, Quagliano was a five-year member of the Blue Devils golf team who served as captain during his senior campaign. He competed in over 30 collegiate tournaments, including four NCAA Division I Championship Tournaments and helped his squad capture the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship as a freshman.   In addition to his responsibilities with the NYU golf teams, Quagliano also currently serves as a marketing manager for Nestlé Waters North America in Stamford, CT.   A native of Ardsley, NY, Quagliano and his wife Jane reside in Manhattan.   

Kolean, who served as Assistant Diving Coach at New York University from 2009-16, was promoted to Head Coach prior to the 2016-17 season. Kolean formerly served as Head Coach of the men's and women's diving teams from 1990-2000. During Kolean's first tenure as Head Coach at NYU, four of his divers earned NCAA All-America honors. He also produced 10 University Athletic Association (UAA) champions and received UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 1997. Since returning to the Violets' coaching staff as an assistant, Kolean has continued to help the program flourish. The 2015-16 season was a historic one for both the mens and womens programs. The women went a perfect 8-0 in dual-meets and captured a best-ever eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, while the men went 8-1 and earned a best-ever ninth place finish for the second consecutive season.   In 2014-15, Kolean helped produce both mens and womens NCAA qualifiers. Austen Blease capped off his record-breaking career with an Honorable Mention All-American performance in the one-meter dive, while Austin Campitelli barely missed out on All-America honors. Blease qualified for nationals by winning the 11-dive one-meter competition at the NCAA Regional Championships, while Campitelli finished second in the 11-dive three-meter competition. Both divers also won the one-meter competitions at the UAA Championships and were named Divers of the Meet.   In 2013-14, Kolean helped produce an All-American in Blease, who posted a sixth-place finish in the one-meter dive at the NCAA Championships. Blease also won the UAA title and produced a then-school record in the event (11 dive). Kolean also helped oversee the development of two record-breaking divers on the womens team as Ashlie Pankonin set a new mark for the one-meter dive and Nia Sorgente established a record in the three-meter dive. Pankonin was also named Diver of the Meet at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships.   In 2012-13, Kolean helped guide Blease to first-place finishes in both the one- and three-meter dives at the ECAC Championships. Blease went on to finish second in the one-meter dive at the UAA Championships and sixth at the NCAA Regional Championships. Meanwhile, Kolean contributed to Nealey Wallis second-place finish at the UAA Championships and to her qualification at the NCAA Regional Championships.   In 2011-12, Blease earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by finishing 15 th  in the one-meter dive at the NCAA Championships. He set then-team records in both the one- and three-meter (6) dives and went on to capture the one-meter title at the UAA Championships.   That same season, Kolean helped Kelly Dietz to UAA titles in the one- and three-meter dives, as she captured UAA Female Diver of the Year honors. In 2010-11, Dietz earned the third All-America accolade of her career, placing 11 th  in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Championships and receiving Honorable Mention All-America accolades.   In 09-10, two of Koleans divers, Dietz and Max Norris, qualified for the NCAA Championships, where they both earned Honorable Mention All-America status. Dietz placed 12th in the three-meter dive and 13th in the one-meter dive, while Norris placed 15 th  in the one-meter dive. Norris was also named UAA Mens Diver of the Year after winning both the one- and three-meter dives at the UAA Championships. Following his first stint at NYU, Kolean served as Head Coach at Hamilton College where he produced three national champions. He earned NCAA Diving Coach of the Year honors in 2006 and from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) twice (2005, 2006). Kolean then moved on to the Head Coach position at Old Dominion University, where three of his divers earned All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors.   Kolean also served seven seasons as Head Coach of NYU's men's and women's golf teams. In 2015-16, he led the women to their first-ever UAA Championship, third Liberty League Championship and second consecutive NCAA Championship appearance while guiding the men to seven top-five finishes. A two-time UAA and three-time Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year honoree, Kolean led the women's squad to a program-best 10 th -place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championship.   A 1988 graduate of the University of North Dakota with Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and political science, Kolean is a native of Holland, MI, and resides in Jersey City, NJ.