Starsia Nominated for Best Coach/Manager ESPY

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia is one of five nominees for an ESPY award in the category of Best Coach/Manager. The ESPYs are LIVE this year and this is the one night where athletes from all sports join together to celebrate the best moments of the year. The ESPYs take place on Wednesday, July 13th at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles and will be hosted by Seth Meyers.

Also nominated in the category with Starsia is UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, Dallas Mavericks coach and UVa alum Rick Carlisle, Auburn football head coach Gene Chizik and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy.

Starsia led UVa to the 2011 NCAA title with a 13-5 overall record. Virginia became the first No. 7 seed and five-loss team to win a NCAA men’s lacrosse title. Along the way he passed Jack Emmer (326) for most career victories all-time at a Division I school with a convincing 13-9 triumph over No. 2 seed Cornell in the NCAA quarterfinal round.

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