Men's Lacrosse Coaches
- Coach Matt Klank
Matt Klank enters his sixth season as head coach of the Centenary men’s lacrosse program. The 2009 campaign was one of Klank’s best coaching jobs, as he guided an injury-plagued team, with only 16 student-athletes on the roster, to a 6-9 record, including a 4-2 mark in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (formerly the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference). The Cyclones finished the season as the third-seed in the conference tournament, falling at Marywood in the first round.
In 2008 the Cyclones finished the year as the third-seed in the PAC with a 5-3 mark, including three straight victories to close out the season, before falling in the conference semi-finals.
Klank came to Centenary in 2005, following four seasons at Drew University as its assistant coach and offensive coordinator. Prior to joining Drew’s staff, Klank was an assistant at Villanova University (1998-2000) as well as at Montclair State University following his graduation in 1997. Klank has also had some experience at the high school level, as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Montclair Kimberly Academy from 1995-97.
Klank began his collegiate playing career at Drexel University in 1992. His freshman season he was the program's top scorer. After another year with the Dragons, he transferred to Montclair State for his final two years of eligibility. He received such honors as the ECAC Most Valuable Player and All-New Jersey First-Team in 1994. Klank also led the Red Hawks in scoring in his two years at MSU.
A graduate of Montclair State in 1997, Klank earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Recreation and Tourism. He currently lives in North Caldwell, N.J. with his wife Marisel and their daughter Ashley Elizabeth.
Steven Toto comes to Centenary this spring as a second assistant to head coach Matt Klank. Toto is a 2007 graduate of Muhlenberg College, where he graduated with a double major in Finance and Business Administration, with a concentration in International Business, receiving a Bachelor's of Arts Degree for each. While at Muhlenberg, Toto also studied international economics during a semester abroad at the University of Maastricht in The Netherlands.
On the lacrosse field Toto was a four-year starter on the Mules' defense. He was named Centennial Conference Honorable Mention in '06 as a junior and was voted a team captain his senior season. He currently ranks third on the career groundball list, picking up 145 in four years. In addition to his playing career, Toto was a member of the college's S.A.M. (Student Athlete Mentors), which promoted athletes to participate in activities outside of sports to help the community.
Shawn Rieg begins his first year as an assistant with the Centenary men’s lacrosse program. Rieg joins the Cyclones after spending the last two years as a basketball coach. Rieg was an assistant at West Morris Central High School in 2008-09 and then served on the staff of the varsity team at Voorhees High School this past season. Rieg’s brother, Jason, is a senior captain for Centenary.
Rieg has worked as a coach in some capacity since the Spring of 2006, when he was an assistant for the Indian Valley High School varsity tennis team. He then was the head coach for Long Valley Recreation basketball in 2006-07 followed by a stint at the Catholic Youth Organization in Long Valley, N.J.
Off the field, Rieg is a substitute teacher in the North Hunterdon/Voorhees School district and a Youth Minister at St. Luke Parish in Long Valley.
Rieg received a BA in Secondary Education – Social Studies from Penn State University in 2006. He began his collegiate career at PSU-Hazleton, spending two seasons on the men’s basketball team, before transferring to Penn State. While at Hazleton, Rieg earned All-CCAC Academic accolades.
Rieg is CPR certified and currently resides in Long Valley.