Larry Czarnecki, who coaches the Red Dragon throwers, is no stranger to Cortland track and field. As interim head coach during the 1998-99 season, he led the women’s team to SUNYAC indoor and outdoor championships and was named the league’s Coach of the Year. He took over as full-time head coach of the men’s track and field team from 2000-02 and guided the squad to back-to-back SUNYAC outdoor titles, the first since 1997.
Czarnecki, an Ithaca College graduate, has coached numerous All-Americans and national qualifiers, including 2001 NCAA Division III national outdoor high jump champion Mark Mirabito. He was Cortland’s assistant track and field coach from 1978-85 and served four seasons as head football coach in the 1980’s. Czarnecki returned to his alma mater in 1985, where he spent 13 seasons as an assistant football and track and field coach before returning to Cortland. He is currently the tight ends coach for the Red Dragons' football team.
