Thomas Cassese was a record-setting wide receiver for the football team, and played professionally during his first five years after graduation. He saw stints with the NFL’s Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints, while also toiling with the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes and British Columbia Lions. Cassese has become the winningest high school football coach in Suffolk County history over the last 33 seasons at Comsewogue High School, having won 16 coach of the year awards in compiling a 206-85-3 record. He is the first coach in county history to reach the 200-wins plateau, and has led Comsewogue to six county titles and two Long Island championships. A 1967 graduate of C.W. Post with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Cassese lives in Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., with his wife of 35 years, Barbara. The couple has two grown children - Dr. Todd (28) and Kevin (24).

 

Joseph Cioffi was one of the most prolific outfielders to go through the C.W. Post baseball program, and still holds four career Pioneers records. He’s noted in the record books as the C.W. Post career leader in runs scored (168), hits (208), walks (108) and total bases (354). He graduated from C.W. Post in 1988 with a double major in management and marketing, and currently serves as a member of the New York City Fire Department. Cioffi resides in Staten Island, N.Y., with his wife Lisa (a C.W. Post graduate) and the  couple’s three daughters: Jessica (9), Corinne (6) and Nicole (2).

 

Anne Beglarian helped establish the women’s track and field program at C.W. Post, and was one of the top runners in the nation during her time in a Pioneers uniform. After posting a seventh-place finish in the 1986 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track Championships in the 400-meter hurdles, she placed second in the NCAA Division II indoor 800-meter run in 1987. In the Spring 1987 campaign, Beglarian placed fourth

and eighth nationally in the outdoor 400-meter hurdles and 800-meter run, respectively. She served as an assistant coach at C.W. Post from 1988-89, and earned a bachelor’s (1986 - magna cum laude) and master’s (1988 - M.B.A.) degree from the school. Beglarian currently resides in LaCrescenta, Calif., with her husband Abo and their three children: Maggie (12), Emily (9) and Max (6).

 

Vincent Lananna was a four-year standout on the C.W. Post cross country and track and field teams. He captained the 1974 cross country squad, helping the Pioneers to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history and psychology from C.W. Post in 1975, he began his illustrious coaching career by mentoring the Pioneers cross country program for the next five years. Lananna has become one of the top track and field coaches in the country at the Division I level,

including stops at Dartmouth (1980-92), Stanford (1992-03) and his current position as Associate Director of Athletics/Director of Track and Field at Oregon. He was a four-time NCAA Cross Country Coach of the Year at Stanford, and led the Cardinal to five team, and 22 individual, championships. An assistant coach for Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, his athletes at Dartmouth combined for 37 All-America awards. Lananna resides in Eugene, Ore. with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two sons: Brian (22), a recent Dartmouth graduate, and Scott (20), who will be a junior at Dartmouth this fall.

 

Susan Salg was one of the greatest women’s basketball players in C.W. Post history, ranking first in career rebounds (1,431) and second in career points (1,707) on the Pioneers’ all-time ledger. She was named the school’s Outstanding Senior-Athlete in 1983 after garnering New York State Player of the Year and All-America accolades during the 1982-83 campaign. Salg also was a member of the 1981 softball team that advanced to the finals of the AIAW Division II national championship. She graduated from C.W. Post in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, and later received a master’s degree from Wagner. A former assistant women's basketball coach at Wagner (1986-90) and Manhattan (1990-91), Salg resides in Staten Island, N.Y., where she is a physical education teacher and head coach of the boys’ volleyball team at Port Richmond High School.

 

Donald Ungarelli was one of the original athletes in C.W. Post history – a letter winner in football, wrestling, soccer, baseball and track for the Pioneers. He coached the men’s soccer program after graduation, and became the first coach in school history to lead a team to the NCAA Championships in 1962. Ungarelli, who today serves as Dean of the University Libraries at Long Island University, earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1960 from C.W. Post. He later received master’s degrees in education, and library and information sciences, before earning a doctorate in library management from Simmons College. A former editor for the journal, Library and Archival Security, Ungarelli resides in East Norwich, N.Y. He has two daughters, RoseMarie (42) and BelAnne (38), and four grandchildren.