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Dustin Dimit

Dustin Dimit came to Buffalo State as the school’s head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant track & field coach in 2009.

Dustin was part of the staff that captured women's indoor SUNYAC titles in 2010 an 2011 and also helped the men's team win its first ever indoor SUNYAC and ECAC titles in 2011. He has also helped grow the Bengals' cross country programs and mentored the Bengals' first NCAA qualifier in 28 years. His men's cross country team placed fourth in the SUNYAC in 2012, earning the program's best finish in 32 years.

Prior to Buffalo State, Dimit spent five seasons assisting with the cross country and track and field programs at Allegheny, mentoring 14 All-Americans, 60 national qualifiers and 53 athletes who captured individual North Coast Athletic Conference championships and helped the teams capture 17 NCAC team championships. Dimit worked with distance runners, jumpers, and multi-event athletes, and is a USA Track Level II jumps coach.

Dimit serves as a member of the executive committee of the United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and is also the organization's women's national poll coordinator.

A 2003 graduate of Grove City College, Dimit was a decorated runner in his own right, helping lead the men’s cross country and track and field teams there to a combined eight Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) championships. He was also an individual All-PAC honoree and was on the PAC All-Academic Team. A native of Alliance, Ohio, he completed his bachelor’s degree in history and has a master’s in sport coach/sport administration.

Dimit has also worked as a social studies teacher and athletic director at Maplewood High School (Pa.).

Updated 9/5/13