Tim Giagios enters his 5th year as the Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach. Giagios took over the program in January 2020, and quickly had to navigate the landscape that COVID created.
Since taking the helm, the Pioneer Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Programs have been the Runner-Up for 4 consecutive years at the AMCC Cross Country Championships. The Men’s & Women’s Team both have had 1 Individual AMCC Champion and multiple All-Conference selections. Giagios was named AMCC Men’s Coach of the Year in 2021.
The Track & Field Program has had a resurgence under Giagios’ leadership as well. The Women’s program won the 2021 CSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and have finished in the top 3 at the Indoor & Outdoor Championships every year. The Men’s program finished 2nd every year for Outdoor, and 3rd during their first season in the United East Indoor Track & Field Conference Championships. Giagios has been named Women’s Coach of the Year twice. Both programs have seen regional and national recognition, with the Men’s program having 2 athletes qualify for the NCAA Championships. The Men’s program had their first NCAA All-American in 2023 in the Discus. Giagios will lead the Track & Field Programs as they transition into the SUNYAC Conference.
Prior to joining Alfred State, Giagios held coaching positions at Next Level Strength & Conditioning, Nazareth University, SUNY Brockport, and Gates Chili High School. During his time at Nazareth, he Coached Short Sprints, Hurdles, Pole Vault and designed the strength training, which produced Ten NCAA DIII qualifiers, Seven All Americans, and One National Champion. He also oversaw the strength & conditioning of several other teams at Nazareth, and conducted a speed, conditioning, and plyometric class. Of the teams he trained, three were Empire 8 Conference Champions and five qualified for the NCAA DIII Tournament – with the Women’s Soccer team reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 2014.
While at Brockport, Giagios was the Sprints and Hurdles Coach. He was responsible for all aspects of the group’s training. During his tenure, his event group had Eight NCAA DIII Qualifiers, 17 All-Conference selections, and One Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the year. He was also a part of three Team Conference Titles.
He began coaching at Gates Chili High School, coaching Football and Track & Field.
Giagios will continue to serve as the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach.
Giagios holds a USA Track & Field Level 1 Coaching certification, and is a National Strength & Conditioning Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach. He has a B.S. from Buffalo State College in Health & Wellness, with a concentration in Adult Fitness and a Minor in Coaching.
In college, Giagios was a scholarship athlete at the University at Buffalo from 2000-2003. He finished his collegiate career at Buffalo State College (2003-2005) where he was a two-time individual conference champion, and six-time All-Conference selection in Track & Field. Off the Track, he was the Vice President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, a SUNY Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, and graduated with the Buffalo State Student-Athlete Top Honor
