Berdan promoted to head track coach at Stevenson
Dave Berdan, who has served as Stevenson’s men’s and women’s cross country coach as well as an assistant with the Mustangs track and field teams, will take over as head coach of track and field. He will continue to serve as the cross country head coach. Berdan, who was named the USTFCCCA Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year in men’s outdoor track this past spring, takes over a program coming off its best season. The Stevenson men captured both the Middle Atlantic Conference indoor and outdoor championships, while the Mustangs women placed second at both meets, their highest finish. WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lynchburg’s Rachel Henderson (St. Paul’s) was named to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference first-team defense and selected to play in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II Senior All-Star Game. She finished her career third all time in caused turnovers at Lynchburg. — season for allegedly groping an Uber driver in 2016, ESPN reported. Winston has denied groping the woman in Scottsdale, Ariz., but is unlikely to appeal the penalty for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. ... Jets WR Robby Anderson will serve six months’ probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor reckless driving in Broward Couty, Fla. He had faced multiple charges.
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