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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Thursday, October 13, 2022
After a national search, Hudson Valley Community College Director of Athletics Justin Hoyt named Dr. Dennis McCormick as head coach of the Vikings men's and women's golf programs.
"We are thrilled to have Dr. McCormick join the Vikings athletics family and we look forward to working with him in building the men's and women's golf programs into championship contenders," said Hoyt. "Dr. McCormick has a wealth of coaching experience and his passion for the game of golf will bring unparalleled results to not just our golf programs but to all of our student-athletes in the department."
Dr. McCormick brings over 25 years of coaching experience to Hudson Valley. He has coached teams from sixth grade to high school varsity, for both boys and girls, with a primary emphasis on golf and basketball.
Golf has been a lifelong passion for Dr. McCormick and he has been involved in the game for the past 37 years. He is currently a certified golf instructor through the First Tee Organization and his background in personal training, coaching, teaching and psychology adds to his confident and competent golf resumé.
He is currently in his 23rd year as an elementary physical education teacher in the Voorheesville school district. He is also an adjunct professor at Russell Sage College and Emporia State University in that school's online master's degree program in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Dr. McCormick also is an online course designer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Upper Iowa University's Sport Management, Coaching and Leadership master's degree program, and designed the Coaching Lacrosse and Coaching Golf courses.
Coach McCormick was part of the tremendous girls' basketball program at Voorheesville, which won the NYSPHSAA state championship at Hudson Valley's McDonough Sports Complex in 2002.
He credits his professional achievements and motivations from the great professors he met during his only semester at Hudson Valley as a student in the spring of 1996. Specifically, he calls long-time professor Tom Rogan, "the most influential person I have known."
McCormick obtained his master's degree in Physical Education, Health and Recreation from Emporia State University. He also earned his doctorate in Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of the Rockies. He completed his undergraduate degree from SUNY Cortland.
Dr. McCormick resides in the Knox/Altamont area with his wife, and they share three children together.