Promoted to Associate Head Cross Country Coach in August of 2026, Anthony Dentino joined the Leopard family in December of 2022 and works primarily with the men's and women's middle-distance and distance runners.
In 2025-2026, Dentino guided the women's cross country program from 10th to sixth (its second sixth-place finish in the Patriot League in the past three years). His men's cross country team also finished ninth in 2025. On the oval, his athletes produced 44 Lafayette All-Time Top 10 marks, four school records, and eight individuals who scored points at the indoor and outdoor Patriot League Championships.
In 2024-2025 the men’s cross country team moved from ninth to eighth place in the Patriot League. During the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, Dentino’s athletes accounted for five school records, 40 Lafayette All-Time Top-10 marks, 32 ECAC/IC4A qualifying times, and five All-East performances. His athletes also produced 12 scoring marks at the indoor and outdoor Patriot League championships with mid-distance runner Nava Chevan finishing on the 800m podium at both championships.
In 2023-2024, Dentino’s women’s cross country team moved from eighth place to sixth in the Patriot League in his first full season guiding the program. On the track, his men’s and women’s squads combined for 32 top-10 program marks including two school records, 13 ECAC/IC4A qualifying marks, three All-East performances, and 10 individuals or relays tallying points at the indoor and outdoor Patriot League Championships.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, Dentino's athletes produced 18 top-10 program marks including a school record. Additionally, 11 different athletes qualified for the ECAC/IC4A Championships and 11 individuals or relay teams scored points at the indoor and outdoor Patriot League Championships.
Prior to arriving on College Hill, Dentino was a special education teacher and coached cross country and track & field at Robbinsville High School (N.J.) from 2016-2022.
Dentino is a 2015 graduate of Rider University where he became the first athlete in school history to medal at the MAAC Cross Country Championships all four years of his career and upon graduation, held top-10 track & field program marks in the 3K, 5K, and 10K.
He currently resides in Emmaus, Pennsylvania with his wife Alicia, son Austin, and dog, Tilghy.Â
Updated 8/2026
