George DiMatteo began his long-time tenure at Lewis in the 1984 season after the Flyers joined the GLVC in 1981. He accumulated 1,032 wins during his 31-year career, ranking 11th in Division II history. While at Lewis, DiMatteo’s teams advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional 13 times, finishing as National Runner-Up in the 2001 season with a program-record 55 wins that year. A seven-time GLVC Coach of the Year, DiMatteo won 11 conference championships over the course of his career, 10 of which came in the GLVC, and finished runner-up nine times. On top of all his success leading the Flyers’ program to being a consistent power in not only the Conference, but the region, he coached eight GLVC Players of the Year and five All-Americans. Moreover, DiMatteo won two regional coaching awards in 1994 and 2000 and had twelve teams ranked in the final NFCA polls, including the program’s highest-ever ranking at No. 2 in 2001.