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Throughout his career, Viano has worked to provide support for students to succeed in the classroom and in competition. \u201cAthletics can really supplement lessons taught in the classroom,\u201d Viano says. \u201cIt provides things that can only be learned experientially.\u201d As a team works together to respond to an adversary in real time, individual players learn resiliency while they determine how best to contribute to the greater good, he says.<\/p>\n
Recreational sports and fitness programs provide physical activities and life lessons to all students, Viano adds. \u201cI\u2019m a big believer that movement and activity are crucial for overall well-being. I\u2019m excited about offering ways to help everyone at Trinity carve out time to be physically<\/p>\n
active; whether it\u2019s yoga, cardio, or a hike in the woods, people should find what makes them feel good and helps to clear their minds,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
State-of-the-art wellness and fitness opportunities are available on campus at the Scully Center, a major addition to the George M. Ferris Athletic Center that opened last summer. The Scully Center\u2014named in honor of Marlynn V. GP\u201928, \u201929 and William P. Scully \u201961, H\u201918, GP\u201928, \u201929\u2014includes spaces for varsity, club, and recreational sports, along with a cardio room and the Kovas Squash Center, with seven world-class courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Scully Center is the newest showpiece of the elite facilities at Trinity,\u201d Viano says. \u201cThe bones of our athletic footprint on campus are really first class, and we\u2019re working on plans to keep it that way.\u201d Viano adds that the Hazelton Strength and Conditioning Center (formerly the Hazelton Fitness Center) is among the best DIII strength and conditioning facilities in the country.<\/p>\n
Trinity President Dan Lugo notes that Viano will help to support a culture in which student-athletes can compete at the highest levels and all students can prioritize their wellness. \u201cAs a Division III program, we have the distinct advantage of living and learning in a community where students are known, valued, and cared for as people\u2014a student experience where academic and athletic success work in concert,\u201d Lugo said in an announcement about Viano\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n
Viano is spending his first year at Trinity working with coaches and other campus leaders to chart a course for the College\u2019s continued athletic success. He says that while Trinity is a perennial contender within its conference\u2014the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)\u2014in several sports, he plans to look at the bigger picture and to aim even higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really want Trinity to be an annual top 10, top 20 DIII program nationally,\u201d Viano says. \u201cHow can we compete for the Learfield Directors\u2019 Cup among the best overall intercollegiate athletics programs in NCAA Division III? What do we need in terms of budget or facilities? We shouldn\u2019t be afraid to go after that. A multiyear strategic plan will put us on that path.\u201d<\/p>\n
Viano says that he believes that the student-athletes and coaches who have won championships represent Trinity well, whether in athletic competition or elsewhere. \u201cThey\u2019re not cutting any corners as students, as scholars, or as people\u2014they\u2019re doing it as the best version of Trinity,\u201d he says. \u201cThat should make the community just as proud as winning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Trinty has proven with its recent championships is that we have the ability to be on the national stage in multiple sports,\u201d Viano adds. \u201cNo matter the sport, Trinity has the ingredients to be among the best teams in the country every year. We should be excited to say that out loud and celebrate it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Story by Andrew J. Concatelli Photos by Nick Caito \u201cAthletics is about creating community,\u201d says Gavin Viano, Trinity\u2019s new director of athletics and recreation. \u201cWe\u2019re all busy in life, but when we come together around a sport for a few hours or for a whole season, we all want the same things: for Trinity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"parent":5517,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-reporter-article.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5761","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","reporter_issue-winter-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n