ITHACA, N.Y. – Matt Rewkowski, the Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Assistant Coach of Men's Lacrosse, has been promoted to associate head coach of the men's lacrosse program at Cornell University. He becomes just the second Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Associate Head Coach of Men's Lacrosse in program history.

“For Matt to be elevated to the associate head coach position after just one season at Cornell speaks to what a special young man he is and how big of an impact he has had on our program,” said DeLuca. “I would like to thank Dr. Murphy and Mr. Noel for giving the support to our program necessary for a promotion like this. Matt's energy, passion and knowledge, as well as his ability to buy into our system in his first year, had a tremendous impact on our players and program and we're excited to continue the momentum we created as we head into next season.”

In his first season with the Big Red, Rewkowski helped the squad to a 14-3 record and a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals. Cornell ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation as it won its ninth consecutive Ivy League title with a perfect 6-0 conference mark before going on to win its first-ever Ivy League tournament title.

As the team's offensive coordinator, Rewkowski was instrumental in Cornell finishing the season ranked second in the nation in scoring offense (12.71 goals per game), second in points per game (19.53), fifth in assists per game (6.82) and eighth overall in man-up offense (.408).

Under his tutelage, Rob Pannell was selected as a first-team All-American and was named the USILA Player of the Year, as well as the USILA Attackman of the Year.

Prior to his time at Cornell, Rewkowski spent four seasons at Hofstra, helping the Pride to 36 victories, a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship (2008), a CAA regular season title (2009), and three berths to the NCAA tournament (2008, '09, 10). He also had a hand in coaching eight All-Americans, 27 All-CAA selections and six North-South All-Stars.

Rewkowski's work with the Pride offense resulted in the 2010 unit being ranked in the top 10 in the nation in five offensive categories, including scoring offense (fifth – 12.93), scoring margin (fourth – 3.93), points per game (fourth – 20.5), assists per game (sixth – 7.57) and shot percentage (fourth – .352).

Prior to Hofstra, Rewkowski spent one season as an assistant coach on the scholastic level in Denver, Colo. while he was a member of the Major League Lacrosse's Denver Outlaws.

Rewkowski had an outstanding collegiate career at both Johns Hopkins and Duke, winning the 2005 NCAA championship as a senior captain with the Blue Jays.

A native of Bethpage, N.Y., Rewkowski was a two-time high school All-American in lacrosse and was the 2001 Nassau County Player of the Year, as well as an All-Long Island football pick at Bethpage High School.

Rewkowski graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2005 with a degree in history.