Dan Cetrone
| Phone: | (336) 272-7102, ext. 258 |
| Email: | dcetrone@greensboro.edu |
| Position: | Athletics Director/Head Men's Lacrosse Coach |
Dan Cetrone was promoted to Athletics Director at Greensboro
College in March of 2012. He also begins his 14th season of his
head coaching career at Greensboro College in the 2011-12 season.
He is the all-time winningest lacrosse coach at GC and previously
served as the Associate Athletics Director since
June 2010.
As the Associate Athletic Director, Cetrone spearheaded the Jim
Locke Amateur Golf Tournament. The Locke tournament is the
signature event, and main fundraiser for the 1 Pride athletics
booster club. The 2010 and 2011 events were two of the
most successful in the event's 21 year history.
Cetrone has also served as the NCAA compliance officer,
and previously served as the athletics recruitment services
coordinator at Greensboro College. He assists all other Pride head
coaches with recruiting philosophies and protocols.
On the lacrosse field, The Pride finished the 2011 season with a
record of 5-11 after knocking on the door of the NCAA tournament in
the two seasons prior. The 2010 team notched nine victories
to match the third winningest season in program history while the
2009 team posted the second best season with ten wins.
GC’s 19 wins during the 2009 and 2010 seasons
fell one short of the program’s best for back-to-back
campaigns.
In 2008, Cetrone was selected to lead the South team in the
prestigious North-South Senior All Star Game. He directed his club
to a 16-15 come-from-behind victory in Boston, Mass. Cetrone
directed the 2006 team to its second straight 8-6 record. The Pride
finished the season with wins in 6 of its last 7 contests. Cetrone
coached his first All-American, Matt Perry, in 2006. He has
mentored three North-South All-Stars and two USILA Scholar
All-American at GC.
When he is not on campus, Cetrone helps the growth of the game of
lacrosse in the Triad. He is the co-director of the Old North State
Indoor Lacrosse League, the Battle in the 'Boro Showcase, UNCG's
Spartan Lacrosse Camp and the 3 Star Lacrosse Camp.
Prior to coming to Greensboro College, Cetrone was an assistant
coach at Springfield College--his alma mater. He graduated from SC
in 1996, contributing to an undefeated regular season, and was a
Division II National Runner Up in 1995. In 1994, Springfield won a
Division II National Championship. His team won the ECAC New
England Championship in 1993.
Cetrone, who grew up in Cheshire, CT, lives in Greensboro with his
wife, Dora. They have three children: Frankie and Matthew and
Nico.







