Cross Country

John Sagnelli enters his second season as head coach of the men's and women's cross country program.

Sagnelli joined the Stags in 2007 after a 12 successful seasons at the University of New Haven. Sagnelli was the men's cross country head coach for 11 seasons and spent the last four as the women's head coach. He was also the head coach of the track and field programs.

During his time at New Haven, Sagnelli helped produce 14 Division II All-Americans, a national cross country qualifier, numerous All-New England and NCAA All-Region performers, 11 conference champions, 10 New England champions, and more than 80 All-Conference selections.

In 2006, New Haven's men's cross country team achieved their eighth straight NCAA Regional ranking, placed eighth at the NCAA Regional, and had three all-conference performers. In the last five years, the men have captured two conference championships and finished as the runner-up twice in the team competition.

One the women's side, Sagnelli guided two NCAA All-Region performers and the ECC Runner and Rookie of the Year in 2006. The women's team finished third at the league championships and posted its second individual conference champion in the last four seasons. New Haven also placed one student-athlete on the Division II National All-Academic Team.

Prior to his stint at New Haven, Sagnelli served as the women's cross country and track and field coach at Iona College.

Dan Ryan begins his second season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

As a senior captain in 2006, Ryan was the top-finisher for the Stags in all eight competitions. He also had a solid junior campaign as a consistent number two runner.

In addition to cross country, Ryan organized and started the club track & field team at Fairfield.

A native of Reading, Mass., Ryan graduated in May 2007 with a B.S. in Nursing.