Dr. Gerry DiBartolo
Men's Soccer

Email:  grdibartolo@salisbury.edu

Head Coach Gerry DiBartolo led Salisbury University to its 13th straight winning season and fifth Capital Athletic Conference championship in 2004 while enjoying a record-setting 20-1-3 season. In addition to claiming the conference championship, the Sea Gulls made their fifth NCAA appearance in the last six years and advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA's Championship Tournament, making the program's first appearance in the final four. 

One year after tying the school-record with a 12-game winning streak, the 2004 Gulls established a new team record with a 23-game unbeaten streak. SU also set a new team record with 20 victories in a season and earned the highest ranking in team history, spending seven weeks as the #3 ranked team in the NSCAA's weekly Top 25 poll.

SU's trademark defense, traditionally one of the nation's stingiest, once again finished among the national leaders in 2004. The Gulls were 12th nationally in goals against average (0.57) while also recording 13 shutouts during the year. Salisbury had the nation's top-ranked defense in 2002, when the Gulls set new team records for fewest goals allowed in a season (7) and most consecutive shutouts (5). SU led the nation with a 0.36 goals against average that year.  

Championships, playoffs and national rankings have become a staple with the Sea Gull program in recent seasons. DiBartolo has piloted the Sea Gulls to five conference championships and five NCAA Tournament bids since 1999. The Sea Gulls have also been consistently ranked among the national elite, with numerous rankings in the national top 10 poll, topped by a #6 ranking during the 2002 season and the #3 ranking in 2004. 

Always among the most competitive programs in the South Region, the Sea Gulls made their first major splash on the national scene during a memorable 1999 campaign in which Salisbury finished with an 18-4-1 record and advanced to the national quarterfinals (final eight) of the NCAA Tournament. The Gulls established 12 new team and individual records that season while claiming their first Capital Athletic Conference championship and first NCAA South Region title. 

The Sea Gulls have won 11 or more games each year since 1992. The Sea Gulls are the only conference team to have played in the Capital Athletic Conference's championship game every year since 1994.

DiBartolo has been named the conference's Coach of the Year four times, winning the honor in 1994, 1999, 2000 and 2004. He has also been recognized as the NSCAA's South Region Coach-of-the-Year five times (1992, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004) including his third straight award in 2004. DiBartolo completed his 23rd season in 2004 with a 261-137-32 career mark and ranks as the all-time winningest coach in the program's 68-year history. He reached the 250-win career milestone during the 2004 season with a 3-2 victory at Goucher College. 

Honors and awards are nothing new for the well-respected Sea Gull mentor. DiBartolo was recognized as the Maryland Small College Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1984 as the Gulls captured the Maryland State Championship both seasons. He also led Salisbury to the Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) championship in 1987 and 1992, and was recognized as the ESAC's Coach-of-the-Year in 1992.

A 1975 graduate of Frostburg State University, where he played for four seasons and captained the team as a senior, DiBartolo worked two years as the assistant coach there before moving to the Eastern Shore. He served as a Sea Gull assistant for three seasons before taking over as head coach in 1982. During his tenure, DiBartolo has served as chair of the ECAC's Division III South Tournament selection committee and has also served as a member of the NCAA Division III Tournament selection committee. He is currently regional chair of the NCAA's Men's Soccer Committee.

In addition to his soccer duties, DiBartolo also serves on the faculty in Salisbury's Franklin P. Perdue School of Business. DiBartolo earned his D.B.A. from The George Washington University in 1995. He and his wife, Mary, have two children, Dominic and Anthony, and reside in Salisbury.

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