Jack Dignan arrived at Purchase in August 2024.
Dignan brings with a wealth of experience across the NCAA Division III landscape, as a coach, a player and as an administrator.
Most recently, he enjoyed a two-year stint as head coach at Alfred State College, where he more than doubled his team's win total in year two and was named the 2023-24 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year.
Additionally, Dignan coached two players to All-Conference honors, while leading the Pioneers to their first-ever playoff win last season.
Before Alfred, he served as an assistant coach for three separate D3 schools - Colby College, Clarkson University and Skyline Conference rival, Sarah Lawrence College from the years of 2016-22.
Before he was a coach, Dignan enjoyed a four-year playing career with SUNY Oneonta, serving as a captain, a SAAC representative and SUNYAC All-Academic Team each season.
He graduated from the Red Dragons in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. Four years later, he collected his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Clarkson.
Outside of his duties as head coach, he will be tasked with overseeing a group of first-year athletes as a mentor, helping them adjust and succeed in their first year at Purchase.
