Dan Cetrone

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.