Mike Cerino

Mike Cerino was named Limestone College’s Director of Athletics in the fall of 2008. He is the fifth Director in the history of the Saints Athletics. Cerino had served as Senior Associate Athletics Director since the summer of 2006.

In addition to overseeing the athletics department, Cerino had a 15 year tenure as the Head Coach for the Saints' successful men's lacrosse program. He is the school's all-time wins leader for men's lacrosse, with 128 victories and 66 losses (.660),

Cerino founded the men’s lacrosse program in 1990 and built it into a National Champion in just 11 years. Stepping away from a coaching career where he guided two elite programs, at Limestone College and Washington and Lee University, Coach Cerino compiled an overall record of 181-90 (.668) over 21 seasons. He led Limestone to a NCAA Division II National Championship in 2000 and took Washington and Lee to the NCAA Division III Semifinal in 2002. He won a total of 8 conference championships between the two programs.

Coach Cerino was inducted into the Limestone College Hall of Fame in the fall of 2004. He was named the Deep South Coach of the year in 1994 and 1998 and was the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Coach of the year in 2002 and 2004. Following the 2000 season, Cerino was named Street and Smith’s College Lacrosse USA Division II Coach of the Year. He is also a three-time recipient of the Jim "Ace" Adams National Sportsmanship Award.

Coach Cerino serves on the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Board of Directors and is currently serving his second appointment to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Committee, having completed his first term from 1997-2000, operating as Committee Chair in 2000. He has been a member of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III All-America Committee, the USILA National Ranking Committee; and was also selected to be a presenter at the 2000 and 2004 US Lacrosse Clinic and at the 2006 IMLCA Clinic. During his 21 year coaching career, Cerino also guided the Charlotte Latin School boy’s lacrosse team to an appearance in the NCISAA 2001 State Playoffs. He has mentored 49 USILA All-Americans and in 1996 was a coach for the South team in the 53rd Annual Division I North/South Classic All-Star Game.

Chris Barrett, Assistant Coach-- Limestone College

Chris Barrett enters into his eighth year as a Saint and his fourth year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Barrett has appeared in five NCAA national championships and seven straight NCAA Semifinals as a player and coach. He was a member of the 2002 Championship team and a captain and All-Conference player as a senior in 2004.

During his tenure on staff, Barrett has served as an offensive assistant working closely with the midfield position. The Saints have averaged over 200 goals a season over the three years Barrett has been on staff. He has also worked with 8 All-Americans in three seasons. In addition to coaching, Barrett serves as an instructor in the Physical Education Department.

Barrett earned his bachelor of arts in physical education from Limestone College in 2004.

Bill Milone

Bill Milone, a former All-American at Pfeiffer University, was named this past January as the new volunteer assistant coach for the Limestone College men’s lacrosse program.

Milone has been involved in lacrosse at all levels over the past 20 years, as a player and a coach.

Milone attended Pfeiffer University and was a member of the Class of 1995. As a player at Pfeiffer he was an All-America selection as a goalkeeper.

Milone got started in coaching at Pfeiffer, where he served as the assistant coach from 1996-98. He was then hired by current head coach, Mike Cerino, to join a Saints staff that would go on to win an NCAA DII National Championship in 2000. Milone would serve as an assistant coach for the Rutgers University women’s lacrosse team for four years. He has also coached at the high school level as an assistant at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J.