Anna Maria to start football in 2009 Anna Maria announced plans to expand its athletic program, including a football team which is to take the field in 2009. The college, located in Paxton, Mass., hired Marc Klaiman, defensive coordinator at Division II Merrimack, as its head coach. The school has 857 full-time undergraduates as of its last report to the U.S. Department of education, 57 percent of them women. Anna Maria is also adding men's and women's lacrosse and men's and women's tennis. "Expanding our athletic program with the introduction of tennis, lacrosse and football will create exciting opportunities for both current and prospective students," said Jack Calareso, the school's president, who began his term last July. "The expansion is also in keeping with our vision to grow the college and create a more dynamic and vibrant college campus experience for our students." The school is a member of The Commonwealth Coast Conference, which does not sponsor football. The other Division III program to start football in 2009, Castleton State College, hired Rich Alercio, longtime New Jersey assistant, as its head coach this past week. | |
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