For the second straight year the FieldTurf Tarkett
Division III Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year was awarded to Salisbury
University's own Jim Berkman.

Berkman guided the Sea Gulls to one of the best men's lacrosse seasons
in NCAA history in 2007. The maroon and gold capped off a record setting
season with a perfect 23-0 record and a seventh NCAA Division III
national championship. This is Salisbury's fourth national title in five
years. The Sea Gulls set new NCAA season records for goals (417),
assists (271) and points (688). The 1995 SU national championship squad
previously held all three records. Salisbury also had 11 All-Americans
in 2007 and earned five national awards including Division III Player of
the Year. Over the summer, Berkman was featured in Sports Illustrated
(July 30) in the "Faces in the Crowd" weekly feature.

This is only the second year for the FieldTurf Tarkett Coach of the
Year awards. The other award winners, one from each division of men's
and women's lacrosse, are Jeff Tambroni (Cornell), Julie Myers
(Virginia), Mike Pressler (Bryant), Ginny Martino (West Chester) and
Missy Foote (Middlebury). The FieldTurf Tarkett Team of the Year went to
the men's team from Cornell.

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The awards were presented at the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches
Association (IMLCA) Awards Luncheon at the Philadelphia Marriott
Downtown Hotel on December 15.

Berkman and assistant coach Brendan Dawson will present a Shooting
Drill presentation at the upcoming 2008 US Lacrosse National Convention
on January 18-20 in Philadelphia. The two also presented the same topic
at the IMLCA convention in December. To view the presentation online
please click here.