Felician University Men's Cross Country

Albano was named the assistant coach for the Felician women's and men's cross-country programs in August 2015. He is a 2014 graduate of Felician. Albano is the most decorated cross-country runner in Felician history. He is a two-time Academic All-American and a two-time all-East Region runner. He was the first male to win back-to-back Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Runner of the Year awards, earning the honor in 2011 and 2012. In his final year of athletic eligibility in 2012-13, Albano was named Felician's Senior Male Athlete of the Year and the CACC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Albano was named the CACC Runner of the Week 18 times during his four-year career. He helped lead the Golden Falcons to CACC team championships in 2010 in 2011. Since concluding his collegiate career, Albano has won more than 30 road races, ranging in distance from one mile to marathon. He is a sponsored profesional runner for Tristate Timing. Albano owns a BA in elementary education and natural science & mathemetics from Felician, as well as New Jersey teaching certificiations in elementary education (K-6) and middle school science (5-8). He teaches sixth-grade science and coaches track & field coach at Valley Middle School in Oakland. Albano is engaged to be married to fellow Felician graduate Kassie Topp. A July 21, 2017, wedding is planned.

DeCarlo entered his first collegiate coaching position when he was hired as Felician College's head coach of men's and women's cross-country and women's track and field in June 2015. He is Felician's third cross-country coach and the second person to lead the women's track program. DeCarlo was the head indoor and outdoor track and field and assistant cross-country coach at Don Bosco Preparatory High School for 11 seasons from 2002-2013. His track teams won five NJSIAA Non-Public 'A' state championships, including three consecutively in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and claimed more than 50 All-Americans. His spring 2011 squad was invited to the Nike National Track Championships and finished eighth in the country. DeCarlo was named Star-Ledger New Jersey Coach of the Year in 2011 and Bergen County Indoor Coach of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07. He was also selected North Jersey Coach of the Decade by Paul Schwartz of The Record in June 2010. DeCarlo taught literature, journalism, creative writing and public speaking at Don Bosco Prep from 2002-2013. A 1995 graduate of Park Ridge High School, he earned a BA in English from Montclair State University in 2000. DeCarlo began his coaching career at Northern Valley Regional High at Old Tappan in 1999. DeCarlo and his wife, Megan, reside in Saddle Brook.