RBR Athletic Director Named 2018 Man of the Year

Red Bank Regional’s (RBR) Athletic Director Del Dal Pra was recently named the Jersey Shore Interscholastic Wrestling Association’s 2018 Man of the Year. He was honored at a dinner held on April 16. According to the Association, this award is given to the individual whose contributions were instrumental to the widespread success of wrestling in the Shore area and throughout the state of New Jersey. Del Dal Pra was credited for restructuring and revitalizing the Shore Conference Individual Tournament. He also held the new tournament, a two- day competition at RBR. He also ran the District 18 tournament.

The plaque presented to Del Dal Pra states, “Without his leadership and perseverance, the best individual tournament in the state would never have come to fruition.

Del Dal Pra became RBR’s athletic director in 2008 from a winning baseball coaching career at Ocean Township. He set certain goals for RBR and accomplished many in the past decade including: establishing a new athletic facility for athlete and student training, bringing lights and, consequently, night games to the stadium field; re-invigorating a pep band and improving school spirit and enthusiasm for the school’s athletics. Last year he launched the inaugural year of the RBR Athletic Hall of Fame. He also secured a grant to make RBR a Special Olympics Unified School. In November of 2017, he was named the Jersey Sports News Athletic Director of the Year. He continues to work with the local town recreational associations. In the fall, Dal Pra coaches the Red Bank AYF eighth grade football team and is the head Red Bank Baseball Coach for the Red Bank travel fall baseball team. In the winter, he is the founder and director of the Jr. Bucs Wrestling Program and coaches an eighth grade recreation basketball team from Red Bank. During the spring, Del is a founder and on the board as the player agent for the Two River Little League and coaches 12U and 14U Red Bank Little League teams.

RBR Principal Risa Clay states of her AD, “: Del is one of the most committed individuals I have had the pleasure to work with. He is passionate about student involvement and is a true champion of the RBR community”

Del Dal Pra lives in Red Bank with his wife and three sons.