COACHES

Coach Devesin

Coach Devesin has been coaching High School Track and Field for the past ten years in the C.H.S.A.A.

• 1999 Freshman Outdoor NYC Divisional Championship
• 2000 Freshman Indoor City Championship
• 2000 Freshman Outdoor NYC Divisional Championship
• 2003 Freshman Indoor and Outdoor Bk/Qn Championship
• 2004 JV Indoor Pole Vault City Champion
• 2004 Varsity Triple Jump City Champion

Has also coached many Invitational and Divisional City Champions in the Triple Jump, Long Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot-Put, Discus, Javelin, 55-110 Hurdles, and Sprints.
He is a member of the Metropolitan Athletic Congress and the U.S.T.F.
Assistant Varsity Coach of Boys Soccer 2003 City and State Soccer Championship.

Coach Purificato

• 1996 St. Francis Prep JV City Champs
• 2003 St. Francis Prep Varsity City Champs
• 2003 St. Francis Prep Varsity State Champs
• 2003 NY Newsday High School Soccer Coach of the Year
• 2003 CHSAA Bayside Times  CHSAA High School Soccer Coach of the Year
• 2006 St. Francis Prep CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division Champs
• 2006 St. Francis Prep CHSAA New York City Champs
• 2003 CHSAA Bayside Times  CHSAA High School Soccer Coach of the Year
• 2007 St. Francis Prep  Brooklyn/Queens Division Champs

Coach Purificato has been working with St. Francis Prep Soccer since 1994.  Winning his first City Championship as head coach of the JV team at age 19 .
Purificato has worked closely with the Auburndale soccer club for years as player, trainer and coach.  Coach Purificato is currently coaching with Little Neck/Douglaston Youth Soccer league.  Coaching the U8 Red Dragons and Training the U8 Vikings.  Coach Purificato is currently a member of the BW Gotchee men’s Over 30 team.