HEAD COACH Paul Longano

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Paul Longano returns to direct the Mount's men’s and women's cross country teams again this fall - his second season. Longano, who was hired in July 2008, is also the College's head coach for men's and women's track & field.

Longano came to the Mount from NCAA Division I Xavier University. He was the assistant men’s and women’s cross country/track & field coach while at Xavier from 2005 to 2008. Prior to his post at Xavier, he coached at the high school level for 13 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily as a distance/cross country coach. In 2005 he was the Cincinnati Hills League Cross Country Coach of the Year as well as the City of Cincinnati Boys’ Division II Coach of the Year.

During his high school coaching experience, the programs that he was affiliated with won 11 conference titles, seven district titles, four regional titles, and one state title. Longano also has USA Track & Field Level II certification in the jumps.

Longano was recently employed as a civil bailiff by the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts (2002-2008) and has worked as a probation officer (Municipal Division) for the Hamilton County Probation Department (1998-2002).

In addition, he has a Bachelor of Arts in History degree from the University of Cincinnati (1998) and a Master of Education in Sports Administration degree from Xavier (2006). Longano resides in Cleves, Ohio, with his wife, Bernadette, and children Thomas, Anthony, Teresa Marie, and John Paul.