MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Raffaele Spagnola joins the Mustang football staff for his first official season in the fall 2021, overseeing the SUNY Morrisville wide receiving unit.
 
Spagnola, who joined the program in the spring, comes to Morrisville from Keansburg High in New Jersey, where he spent the last five seasons as the assistant varsity football coach and junior varsity defensive coordinator.
 
"Coach Spagnola did a great job for us in the spring, and was very deserving of permanent position on our staff," said head coach Ed Raby. "We are excited to have him coaching our wide receivers."
 
Spagnola returns alongside two Mustang mainstays in Walter Burks and John Pluta. Burks returns to the sidelines to coach the strong secondary unit, while Pluta returns to coach the defensive line.
 
"We are thrilled to have Coach Burks and Coach Pluta back in the Mustang green this fall," Raby said. "
 
These guys have a deep connection to Morrisville; with over 20 years of coaching for the Mustangs combined. They both bring valuable experience and leadership to our program!"
 
During Spagnola's time with Keansburg, he was involved in five different position groups across five seasons, working with outside linebackers, defensive lone, fullbacks, tight ends and wide receivers, where three earned All-Shore Conference accolades.
 
Spagnola is a 2017 graduate of Montclair State University with a bachelor of arts degree in English.
 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2020 issue and was among the top 10 performers for social mobility, and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2020 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.