Bio

Coach Vlahakis was named the first coach of the women's lacrosse program on February 14, 2011.  In three short years, the team achieved three Skyline conference playoff berths and two ECAC Tournament appearance.

Vlahakis joined the highly decorated coaching staff at the Long Island campus with an overwhelming resume of success. At Shoreham-Wading River High School, Vlahakis led the girls lacrosse program to four New York State Championships (2007-10), five Long Island Championships ('06-'10), seven Suffolk County Championships ('04-'10) and six Suffolk County and New York State team sportsmanship awards. 

Additionally, Coach Vlahakis has been honored with three Long Island Coach of the Year and seven consecutive Suffolk County "C" Coach of the Year awards in lacrosse.

The Shoreham resident was an English and Social Studies teacher at Shoreham-Wading River Middle School for thirty years.  During his high school coaching tenure, the lacrosse team won New York State Scholar-Athlete Team awards each year from 2004-2010.

He also coached the boy's and girl's soccer programs at Shoreham-Wading River High School, garnering four Long Island Championships, five Suffolk County Championships and nine coach of the year awards.  Overall his coaching record in 26 combined seasons of the three sports was 343-133-19 (.721 winning percentage).

Even before coming to SJC, he was no stranger to the collegiate scene as he led the club team at Colorado State University to a 23-1 record and a US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates (WDIA) National Championship in 2008. 

Off the field, Vlahakis holds the position of senior editor for the Inside Lacrosse newspaper and Face-Off Lacrosse Yearbook – a publication he founded in 1994.  He also volunteers his time at the Guide Dog Foundation in Smithtown and as an academic advisor at the Fredrick Douglas Academy in Harlem.  Coach earned his master's and bachelor's degree at Stony Brook University.