The SUNY Old Westbury department of athletics has named Rich Borawski to the role of head women’s volleyball coach, director of athletics Lenore J. Walsh announced last week.
“I am extremely excited to have Rich join the Old Westbury family,” Walsh said. “Rich brings success and experience to our volleyball program. I am looking forward to the development of Panther volleyball with him leading the way.”
Borawski comes to Old Westbury with coaching backgrounds at the collegiate and high school levels. For the past two seasons, he had one-year stints as head coach for Syosset High School (2014-15) and Garden City High School (2013-14).
Borawski is no stranger to the college game, having patrolled the sidelines as a Division I assistant coach from 1999-2002 at Long Island University-Brooklyn, and from 2007-08 at St. Francis College. He opened his collegiate coaching career at St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) as a head coach from 1998-99.
Borawski was the head coach at Mary Louis Academy from 1992-98. During his time at Mary Louis Academy, he compiled a 74-22 record, advancing to the playoffs in five-straight seasons, in which he captured the 1998 New York State Catholic Championship title as well as the Diocesan City Championships in 1993 and 1995.
Following his tenure with St. Francis College, Borawski took on the position of assistant softball coach at Adelphi University from 2009-12. He also coached Mary Louis Academy’s softball team from 1992 to 1998, where he guided them to the 1998 New York State Catholic School Championship and Diocesan City Championship.
Borawski received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Arizona in Business Administration in 1991, and achieved his Master’s Degree in Health Education in 2001 from Hofstra University.
He is currently a Health Education teacher at Howitt Middle School in Farmingdale, while also serving as assistant chief of Lifeguard on the City of Long Beach Ocean Patrol. Borawski resides in Oceanside with his wife, Laura, sons, Brady, Greyson and Hunter, and daughter, Peyton.
