Dan Mecca, men's and women's track and field head coach, was promoted to men's and women's cross country and track and field coach in 1993 after coaching the Jaspers' men's field events since 1986.
 
During his 36 years, Manhattan won 17 MAAC Men's Indoor Team Titles, 14 Men's Outdoor Titles, 13 Women's Indoor Titles, 11 Women's Outdoor Titles, five MAAC women's Cross Country titles, and one IC4A men's indoor title. 
 
As part of those title counts, Manhattan won the MAAC indoor men's team title every year from 1997 to 2013 and the women's indoor title from 1999 to 2006. Outdoors, Mecca led the Manhattan men to MAAC Championships from 1998 to 2010 and the women from 1998 to 2003.
 
He coached 40 All-Americans, and five NCAA Champions, and won 33 MAAC Coach of the Year Awards. Mecca also won the 2005 NCAA Northeast Region’s Men’s Coach of the Year honor.
 
During his tenure, Mecca student-athletes also won the long jump, triple jump, high jump, hammer, shot put, and decathlon at the Penn Relays. 
 
Additionally, Mecca coached athletes at every major international championship from the following countries; Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, USA, and Wales.