North Central College Cardinals

Frank Gramarosso was named the head coach of the North Central men's track and field program in August of 2010 after 28 years on the Cardinals' staff. He directly coaches North Central's sprinters, long and triple jumpers and relay squads. Prior to the 2020-2021 academic year, Gramarosso was named the Cardinals' head men's cross country coach as well, succeeding legendary head coach Al Carius (H) '16 after 54 years. Gramarosso has been a member of the North Central coaching staff for a total of 38 seasons.

He joined the North Central staff in 1983 and was named a full-time assistant coach in 1985. Since coming aboard, Gramarosso has coached the middle-distance runners, pole vaulters, hurdlers, sprinters, decathletes and relay teams at one time or another. 

• 12 NCAA Division III team national championships (six outdoor, six indoor)
  • Five during Gramarosso's tenure as head coach
    • 2011 (indoor), 2011 (outdoor), 2012 (indoor), 2017 (indoor), 2019 (indoor)
  • 50 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin team championships (31 outdoor, 19 indoor)
    • 16 during tenure as head coach (nine indoor, seven outdoor)
  • Ten individual and relay national championships
  • 209 All-America awards
  • 190 CCIW individual and relay championships
  • Two Drake Relays championships
  • United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Al Carius Program of the Year Award
    • 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2017-2018, 2018-2019

• USTFCCCA National Head Coach of the Year
  • 2011 (indoor), 2011 (outdoor), 2012 (indoor), 2017 (indoor), 2019 (indoor)
• USTFCCCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year
  • 2011 (indoor), 2011 (outdoor), 2017 (indoor), 2018 (outdoor)
• Northern Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaching Association Track Coach of the Year
  • 1981
• Italian-American Track Coach of the Year
  • 1981
• Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame inductee
  • 1998

• Co-captain of cross country and track and field teams at Northwestern University, 1974-1975
  • Earned All-Big Ten Conference honors in 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Earned bachelor of arts (1975) and master of science (1976) degrees from Northwestern
• Lives in Naperville with wife, Gina, and children Virginia Marie and Dominick William.