LEMAIRE NAMED WORCESTER STATE
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD COACH 

WORCESTER, MA, July 12, 2007 - Worcester State College athletic director Susan Chapman has announced that Mathew LeMaire has been hired as the new Worcester State women's cross country and track and field head coach.

Coach LeMaire is a 2004 graduate of Westfield State College where he starred for the Owl track team in multiple events earning numerous All-New England, Alliance, MASCAC and ECAC honors.  LeMaire was named the captain for the Owl squad for his senior season becoming just the second captain in the history of the successful Westfield State program.

He is the Westfield State record holder in the decathlon and earned the Owl's most prestigious student-athlete honor in 2004 receiving the Peter Mazza Athletics Award.

Coach LeMaire is a USA Track and Field Level 1 certified coach and is also a certified track and field official.  Following his graduation Coach LeMaire spent a year at his alma mater as an assistant coach and since 2005 has been the head girls indoor and outdoor track and field
coach at Grafton High School.

Chapman remarked about the hiring, "We are fortunate that Mat was available for this position.  His background and ambition made him quite an attractive candidate and I anticipate that his style and approach will reap immediate dividends for the women's program."

Coach LeMaire is a physical education teacher at the Grafton Middle School and currently resides in Charlton, MA.