Clarion University of Pennsylvania Women's Track

Bevevino has served as head women's track & field coach since the 2009-10 season as well as the head women's cross country coach from 2010 through 2014.    A 37-year coaching veteran, he has coached a number of successful individual student-athletes, including 2016 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches of America (USTFCCCA) All-Region Track and Field selections Kristen Belko and Tatiana Cloud and 2013 Cross Country selections and NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field qualifiers Ciara Shorts and Megan Toddy. Bevevino coached two-time All-American Kim Hanslovan, who placed second and sixth in the Javelin in the 2010 and 2012 NCAA Outdoor National Track & Field Championships, respectively.   Bevevino, who retired as the vice-principal at Clarion High School in January 2010, was the highly successful head boys' track and field coach at Clarion High School from 1990-94 and again from 1996-2008.  He led the Bobcats' boys' track and field team to back-to-back PIAA state championships in 2000 and 2001 while also leading Clarion to five District 9 championships and multiple conference titles. He also coached two relay teams and two individuals to state titles, and had numerous District 9 and PIAA State qualifiers and medalists. A 1977 graduate of Clarion with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education/Science, Bevevino was an eight-time All-American diver for the Golden Eagles.  Upon graduation from Clarion, Bevevino worked as a high school teacher, guidance counselor and administrator, eventually becoming guidance counselor at Clarion High School in August 1989. While at Clarion, he also served a stint as Dean of Students and was the athletic director for 12 years (1995-2004 & 2007-08). While athletic director he became a Certified Athletic Administrator. Bevevino also served on the PIAA District 9 committee, the governing board of the district, for four years (2001-04). Bevevino resides in Clarion with his wife Patti. The couple has three children, Erika, Ben and Adam.