1. Vin Lananna was born on June 17,1953 and is an American track and field coach.
18 Facts About Vin Lananna
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Vin Lananna coached collegiate teams included the Stanford Cardinal and the Oregon Ducks.
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Vin Lananna has served as national team coach for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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In 1975, Vin Lananna was named head coach of cross country at his alma mater.
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Vin Lananna was inducted in the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Vin Lananna served as assistant athletic director and head coach for Dartmouth Big Green cross country and track and field.
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In 12 seasons with the Dartmouth College Big Green, Vin Lananna's team appeared at the NCAA Cross Country Championships every year - including two straight runner-up finishes for the men's team in 1986 and 1987.
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From 1992 to 2003, Vin Lananna built one of the NCAA's elite programs.
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In 1994, Vin Lananna served as president and co-founder of the Nike Farm Team, a post-collegiate program for corporately funded professional middle distance and distance athletes based at Stanford.
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Vin Lananna served as athletic director for two years from 2003 to 2005.
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Vin Lananna led the revitalization and reorganization of the department of athletics and physical education.
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In July 2005, Vin Lananna's leadership helped the Oregon Ducks track and field and Eugene, Oregon win the right to host the 2008 US Olympic Trials.
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Vin Lananna served as the United States head coach for the 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
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Vin Lananna led the East team to a track and field title at the 1990 US Olympic Festival and was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
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Vin Lananna serve as the 2004 US Olympic Team men's middle distance coach.
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Vin Lananna served as the head men's coach for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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In 2017, Vin Lananna was elected President of USA Track and Field.
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Vin Lananna was named Director of Track and Field and Cross Country and Associate Athletics Director for Administration at the University of Virginia in September of 2019.