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Chris O'Donnell began his tenure as the Director of Athletic Media Relations in the fall of 1999. O'Donnell oversees all of UML's 14 Division II sports. O'Donnell has coordinated several NCAA tournaments, as UML has hosted the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Northeast Regional and Division II Baseball Northeast Regional in 2002-03, and the Division II Field Hockey National Championship in 2003 and 2004. Prior to joining the River Hawks, O'Donnell served as the sports information director at Northeast-10 rival Franklin Pierce College. While at FPC, O'Donnell worked closely with 20 men's and womens athletic programs, hosting several NCAA events, including the 1995 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Championship. O'Donnell served as an assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for one year. He also volunteered at Siena, and was a sports writer for The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, NY. Originally from Clifton Park, NY, O'Donnell graduated in 1991 from Oneonta State with a B.S. in Speech Communication. He along with his wife, Carrie, and their two sons, Christopher, 6, and Brady, 5, reside in Newburyport, Mass. |
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