Tony Reno will coach his sixth season at Yale in 2008, his fifth with the defensive backs. He transformed a young 2006 Bulldog secondary into a championship unit that included a pair of All-Ivy picks. He was promoted to assistant head coach in March 2007. Reno, who handled the wide receivers his first season, gained valuable experience as the former defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Worcester State College. He helped transform a 1-9 team into the ECAC Northeast Champions three years later. In 2002, Reno was honored with AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Reno, the defensive ends coach at King's College (Pa.) in 1997-98, earned his undergraduate degree in history from Worcester State College in 1997 and his master's of science in health education from Worcester State in 2000. At Worcester State, Reno was a three-year starter at free safety, and his team was league champion both his junior and senior years. Reno, his wife, Toni, and his sons, Dante and Vince, and daughter, Angelina, live in Sturbridge, Mass. To Contact Coach Reno: anthony.reno@yale.edu

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