{"id":741155,"date":"2026-07-03T16:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/741155\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:06:33","slug":"monmouth-defensive-coordinator-louis-dirienzo-jr-dead-at-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/741155\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth defensive coordinator Louis DiRienzo Jr. dead at 34"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monmouth University defensive coordinator Louis DiRienzo Jr. unexpectedly died Saturday, the school announced Tuesday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DiRienzo, a Yonkers native, was just 34 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Monmouth Athletics, we are heartbroken by the unexpected passing of Coach DiRienzo,\u201d Monmouth director of athletics Jennifer Sansevero said. \u201cLou was an outstanding coach, mentor and colleague whose passion for developing young men and love for the game made an immediate impact on our football program. More importantly, he was a kind, genuine person who built meaningful relationships with everyone around him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. while coaching at Monmouth in an undated tribute photo. Monmouth University<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. coaching players at Monmouth University Hawks Football game. Courtesy of Monmouth University<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. holds his twin daughters while coaching at Springfield College in a photo posted to Facebook in 2025. Facebook\/Carol Stucchio DiRienzo<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts are with Lou\u2019s family, friends, our football student-athletes and coaching staff, and all those whose lives he touched. The Monmouth community is grieving alongside them, and we will continue to honor Lou\u2019s memory through the lasting impact he made on our program and the countless people who had the privilege of knowing him.\u201d<\/p>\n

DiRienzo joined the Hawks\u2019 staff in 2025 as a linebackers coach before being promoted to DC earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. and his wife Allison at their wedding in 2022. Facebook\/Carol Stucchio DiRienzo<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. (right), his wife Allison (2nd from left), father Louis DiRienzo Sr. (left), and mother Carol Stucchio DiRienzo (2nd from right) in 2025. Facebook\/Carol Stucchio DiRienzo<\/p>\n

He played for his father, Lou DiRienzo Sr., at New Rochelle High School, where he earned All-State, All-County, All-Section and All-League honors before going to play linebacker at Southern Connecticut State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DiRienzo is survived by his wife, Allie, and their twin daughters, Audrina and Giavanna.<\/p>\n

\u201cLou was a great person, father and coach,\u201d Monmouth head coach Jeff Gallo said in a statement. \u201cHe poured into our players and program, making a tremendous impact during his time here. We are heartbroken for his wife Allie, daughters Giavanna and Audrina, and his entire family. We will support Lou\u2019s family and our players through this difficult time and honor him through our daily work. Lou\u2019s presence will remain with our team; energy never dies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monmouth director of athletics Jennifer Sansevero said the late coach left a lasting impact on the program and the players he worked with. Courtesy of Monmouth University<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. while coaching at Springfield College in a photo posted to Facebook on October 29, 2022. Facebook\/Carol Stucchio DiRienzo<\/p>\n

Louis DiRienzo Jr. fist-bumping a fellow coach while on the field. Courtesy of Monmouth University<\/p>\n

Before coming to Monmouth, DiRienzo served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Springfield College, where he also earned a master\u2019s degree in education.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also previously held coaching positions at Rutgers and Wagner College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monmouth University defensive coordinator Louis DiRienzo Jr. unexpectedly died Saturday, the school announced Tuesday.\u00a0 DiRienzo, a Yonkers native,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1607,399,307758,398,396,397,35646,10756,99],"class_list":["post-741155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-college-football","tag-football","tag-monmouth-hawks","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-obits","tag-obituaries","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}