Dario Donatelli

Head Track & Field Coach

Alma Mater	Carnegie Mellon, '81
Bachelor's Degree	business

Dario Donatelli enters his 23rd season as the head women's track and field coach in 2011. A 1981 graduate of Carnegie Mellon, Donatelli and his staff were named the 2007 and 2008 University Athletic Association Men's Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year after winning the UAA Outdoor Championships in both seasons.

The women's program as expanded its success on the track over the past several seasons setting five school records on both the indoor and outdoor track since 2008. In 2010, Courtney Baker competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 800-meter race. She was the first Tartan female to make the NCAA field since 2003.

The 2006-2007 men's track and field team had a breakthrough year when it finished third at the UAA Indoor Championships and brought home the title in the Outdoor Championships, marking its first title since 1993 and first-ever outright championship. Brian Harvey and Davey Quinn both earned All-America distinction, Harvey in the mile run (8th) at the indoor championships and Quinn (2nd) in the 1,500-meter race at the outdoor championships.

Harvey again competed at the national championships in 2008 and 2009, finishing second in the 5K in 2009. Additionally, the women's team broke 16 school records over two years including 10 on the track.

As a 22-year coaching veteran, he has coached nine All-America athletes in cross country and 24 All-America athletes in track.

Carnegie Mellon has won seven conference titles under Donatelli (four in cross country, three in track and field), who has been named a conference Coach of the Year eleven times.

Donatelli's coaching success followed an outstanding collegiate athletic career. As a senior cross country runner at Carnegie Mellon, under retiree Gary Meckley, Donatelli earned All-America honors and led the Tartans to the NCAA Mideast Regional title. Donatelli was a three-time All-Mid East runner, four-time national qualifier and the Presidents' Athletic Conference Most Valuable Performer in 1980.

If you would like to speak to Coach Donatelli by phone, call 412/268-2220(O) or 412/243-3601(H).

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