Rutkowski to Launch Albion (Mich.) Program
from press release
Albion College women’s athletic director Lisa Roschek
today announced the appointment of Jaclyn Rutkowski as the first
head coach of the Britons’ varsity women’s lacrosse
program. Rutkowski will begin work immediately on building a squad
for the spring 2010 season and beyond.
A four-year letter winner at Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Rutkowski was an all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference first
team selection in 2007 after establishing single season school
marks for goals (50), assists (29), and points (79). She was the
Crimson Hawks’ second-leading scorer in her first three
collegiate campaigns with 44 points (33 goals and 11 assists) in
2006, 40 points (30 goals and 10 assists) in ’05, and 29
points (21 goals and 8 assists) in ’04.
After graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree
in education from IUP in 2007, Rutkowski moved on to Ohio
University where she earned her master’s degree in recreation
and sport sciences and served as volunteer coach of the
Bobcats’ club women’s lacrosse program.
Originally from Upper St. Clair, Pa., Rutkowski also played field
hockey at the high school and collegiate levels. She was a member
of the 2005 IUP squad that advanced to the quarterfinal round of
the NCAA Championships, and she served as the coach for the Upper
St. Clair School District in the fall of 2009.
“I’ve had experience coaching 8-, 18-, and 21-year
olds,” Rutkowski said, adding that her experience from
coaching younger players comes from a lacrosse clinic she developed
in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area. “I’m old enough to
demonstrate the mental and physical aspects of the sport, and
I’m energetic because of the opportunity to build a fresh,
new program from the ground up.
“My goal is to bring the sport of lacrosse – which is
already huge – back to Michigan where it originated,”
she added. “I do not want people to think of lacrosse as a
sport confined to the East region.”
Albion will join Adrian, Carthage (Wis.), Fontbonne (Mo.), the
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Mount Saint Joseph, and Trine in
the fledgling Midwest Lacrosse Conference.
