BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - Sarah Lawrence College Athletic Director Kristin Maile has announced the hiring of Tom Diliberto as the school's head coach for both the men's and women's cross country programs.

Diliberto joins the Gryphons after a stint as the assistant cross country and track and field coach at Manhattan College, a division one institution in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. During Diliberto's time with the Jaspers, the men's cross country team earned a second place finish in the MAAC championships alongside a fifth place finish in the IC4A Championships. The women's cross country team finished fourth in the MAAC and 11th at the ECAC Championships that same year. He also led the school's track and field teams to top-four finishes in the MAAC Championships and top-three finishes in the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships. 

Outside of coaching Tom works as a doping control officer for the United States Anti-Doping Agency in addition to being the owner/operator of his own e-commerce clothing brand.

Tom graduated from Manhattan College in 2017 with a Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Education and History, focusing on alternative methods of music-based social studies education for high school students as well as international relations and sport.