Dario Romero
Executive Director
Meet Dario
Program Director
Duke
DeGaetano
A decade of leadership, mentorship and athletic excellence, shaped at Whitworth University.
- 21Rushing touchdowns in one seasonStill Whitworth's single-season record
- 3Straight All-Northwest Conference seasons
- 7Seasons on the Whitworth coaching staff
- 12All-Conference or All-Region players coached
- 9Times his players were voted team captain
01 · On the field
Three years. Twenty-one touchdowns.
Duke was a three-year starting running back at Whitworth University and a two-time team captain. He earned All-Northwest Conference honors three seasons in a row, was named DIII All-Region and was a First Team Academic All-American.
As a senior he scored 21 rushing touchdowns, a single-season record Whitworth still holds today.
Honors
- Two-time team captain
- All-Northwest Conference, three straight seasons
- DIII All-Region
- First Team Academic All-American
- Whitworth single-season rushing touchdown record (21)
- 2023 Northwest Conference Champions (coaching staff)
02 · On the sideline
Seven seasons. Players who led.
Duke coached seven seasons at Whitworth, one part-time and six full-time. He led the defensive backs (corners, safeties and nickels), served five years as Director of Strength and Conditioning and spent two years as Defensive Pass Game Coordinator.
He was part of the 2023 Northwest Conference Championship and coached 12 All-Conference or All-Region players. Players in his group were voted team captains nine times.
03 · Off the field
Built for community impact.
Duke earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with honors, then a master's in non-profit administrative leadership, bringing his passion for youth development together with a commitment to community impact.
Today he is Pro Vision Academy's Program Director: every question, enrollment and booking comes to him first, and he makes sure each family reaches the right coach.
The path
How Duke got here.
- 01
Player
Three-year starting running back at Whitworth University
- 02
Student
Bachelor's in psychology, graduated with honors
- 03
Coach
Seven seasons at Whitworth: defensive backs, strength and conditioning, defensive pass game
- 04
Champion
Part of the 2023 Northwest Conference Championship
- 05
Leader
Master's in non-profit administrative leadership
- 06
Today
Program Director, Pro Vision Academy
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