Nov. 22, 2006

Garden City, N.Y. - Junior Matt Dispensa (College Point, N.Y.), a member of the Adelphi University Cross-Country/Track & Field Team and a business management major, recently signed up for a student membership to the Panther Club, becoming the first student-athlete to join for the 2006-07 season.

"I wanted to support athletics and be more involved with the university," Dispensa said. "It was important to me that I was also able to give my money back to the cross-country program."

Dispensa had an impressive cross-country season, earning first-team All-Conference honors en route to a third place finish to guide the Panthers to their first East Coast Conference title in five years. He also finished 23rd in the NCAA Regionals with a personal best time of 32:56.1, helping Adelphi to a fourth place showing out of 20 teams.

Student membership in the Panther Club is $10 and includes a membership card and pin as well as access to the Panther Newsletter and special invitations to Panther Club events. For more information on the Panther Club and how you can support Adelphi Athletics, click here.