University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Track & Field
John Napolitano
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Throws
- Email:
- napolitano@umass.edu
- Phone:
- 603-703-3482
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John Napolitano joined the University of Massachusetts track and field programs as an assistant coach in the fall of 2017. Napolitano is responsible for the Minutewomen and Minutemen throwers and assists with the multis in the throwing events.
In the 2025-26 season, freshmen led the way for the UMass Throwers. Hunter Camara became UMass Track and Field’s first MAC Champion taking gold in the men’s javelin and earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors. While Coco Van Nynatten broke the school record in the women’s discus and claimed a Bronze medal at the MAC Outdoor championships.
Napolitano has also coached three athletes to USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, Danielle Notarfrancesco (2018 Shot put and hammer), Joseph Duggan (2022 Discus) and Hunter Camara (2026 Javelin). Before joining the MAC, the UMassThrows crew had two Atlantic 10 Champions, John Long (2019 Javelin) and Danielle Notarfrancesco (2022 Shotput) and two New England Champions, Evan Burton (2019 Discus) and Danielle Notarfrancesco (Shotput 2022).
Rewriting the UMass record books the Minutemen and Minutewomen throwers have achieved 34 new all-time top-five marks and four school records between the indoor and outdoor events.
In his time at UMass, the women’s program has won three team Atlantic 10 Championships. The indoor championship in 2020, at the University of Rhode Island, and the Outdoor Championship in 2022, at Virginia Commonwealth University and 2025 at George Mason University.
Napolitano came to UMass after spending three seasons as assistant track and field coach at Christopher Newport University. While with the Captains, Napolitano mentored nine NCAA Division III championship qualifiers, three NCAA Division III All-Americans and 26 all-region honorees. His student-athletes won seven conference titles and set four Christopher Newport records during his tenure there, as well.
Napolitano previously served as the head throws/assistant track and field coach at his alma mater, Keene State, from 2008-2014. While with the Owls, he coached 11 NCAA Division III championship qualifiers, six All-Americans and two NCAA Division III national champions. His student-athletes garnered four ECAC titles, seven New England titles and 62 all-conference honors with 21 conference champions and four conference records set. In addition, 12 Keene State records fell under his watch.
Napolitano graduated from Keene State with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2008.
(Updated 8/10/26)
John Napolitano joined the University of Massachusetts track and field programs as an assistant coach in the fall of 2017. Napolitano is responsible for the Minutewomen and Minutemen throwers and assists with the multis in the throwing events.
In the 2025-26 season, freshmen led the way for the UMass Throwers. Hunter Camara became UMass Track and Field’s first MAC Champion taking gold in the men’s javelin and earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors. While Coco Van Nynatten broke the school record in the women’s discus and claimed a Bronze medal at the MAC Outdoor championships.
Napolitano has also coached three athletes to USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, Danielle Notarfrancesco (2018 Shot put and hammer), Joseph Duggan (2022 Discus) and Hunter Camara (2026 Javelin). Before joining the MAC, the UMassThrows crew had two Atlantic 10 Champions, John Long (2019 Javelin) and Danielle Notarfrancesco (2022 Shotput) and two New England Champions, Evan Burton (2019 Discus) and Danielle Notarfrancesco (Shotput 2022).
Rewriting the UMass record books the Minutemen and Minutewomen throwers have achieved 34 new all-time top-five marks and four school records between the indoor and outdoor events.
In his time at UMass, the women’s program has won three team Atlantic 10 Championships. The indoor championship in 2020, at the University of Rhode Island, and the Outdoor Championship in 2022, at Virginia Commonwealth University and 2025 at George Mason University.
Napolitano came to UMass after spending three seasons as assistant track and field coach at Christopher Newport University. While with the Captains, Napolitano mentored nine NCAA Division III championship qualifiers, three NCAA Division III All-Americans and 26 all-region honorees. His student-athletes won seven conference titles and set four Christopher Newport records during his tenure there, as well.
Napolitano previously served as the head throws/assistant track and field coach at his alma mater, Keene State, from 2008-2014. While with the Owls, he coached 11 NCAA Division III championship qualifiers, six All-Americans and two NCAA Division III national champions. His student-athletes garnered four ECAC titles, seven New England titles and 62 all-conference honors with 21 conference champions and four conference records set. In addition, 12 Keene State records fell under his watch.
Napolitano graduated from Keene State with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2008.
(Updated 8/10/26)
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