Robert Dorn, who has lived in the Capital Region his entire life, was named the head track and field coach at The College of Saint Rose when the program resumed its status as an intercollegiate sport in the spring of 2006. Now entering his third season at the helm, Dorn looks to re-establish the program among the elite schools in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Dorn will return the bulk of both squads from last season, as there were 13 freshmen listed on the 2006 men's and women's teams.

Dorn arrived at Saint Rose from Albany High School where he served as the head coach of the girl's track and field team. He also served as Albany's head coach of cross country since 1995. Dorn spearheaded the program development, scheduling and fundraising efforts for the Falcon cross country and girl's track and field programs.

Dorn has additional experience as the director and coach of the Capital District Rockets Track Club, which is a member of the United States Association of Track and Field (USATF). Dorn, who has held the post since 1996, trains elementary and high school athletes for local, regional and national competition with the Rockets.

Dorn graduated from SUNY Cortland in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He then earned his master's there in 1991.

During his undergraduate career at the central New York school, Dorn participated on the Red Dragon cross country and track and field teams. Upon his graduation, he took his first coaching job as an assistant at Cortland where he remained until 1987.