Dan Lancianese

 

Head Cross Country, Track and Field Coach; St. Vincent – St. Mary High School:  Men’s and Women’s Teams

 

Brief Bio:

21 years at SVSM.

• Created the women’s track and field team

• 34 total years coaching Track and Field

• 8 State team championships

• 18 individual state champions

• 104 state placers

• Assisted in 65 athletes earning college scholarships

• Head of the Special Education department (been in special ed for 34 years)

• Created the All Star Training Club (ATC) which is a non profit organization established for the purpose of providing inclusion sports to all ages without regard to any disabilities.

  • ATC is a year round sports program that also offers Special Olympic sports programs.

  • Created ATC in 1986.

• Created the CYO Flag football program in 1980

• Helped to bring back CYO track and field to the Southern area of the Cleveland Diocese in 1996

• Helped create the CYO cross country program for the Southern area of the Cleveland Diocese

• Established an AAU and USATF track and field and cross country teams.

• Created the ATC Youth Cross Country, Track and Field series

• Married to Rita; three children (Angela 33, Anthony 32, Dominic 12); four grandchildren (Grace 7, Sam 4, Isabelle 3, Maya 1)

• Member of St. Vincent Parish

• Been involved in track and field as an athlete/coach/director for the past 40 years.