Kevin Trigonis enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Union College football team in 2025 and will work primarily with the team's tight ends. Trigonis previously served as the team's Offensive Coordinator from 2018-19 and worked with the tight ends and running backs as an assistant coach in 2021-22.
In addition to his work with the football team, Trigonis has served as Director of Community Engagement and Outreach for the Kenney Center since 2023 and previously spent two years as Director of Union's Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP).
Prior to coming to Schenectady, Trigonis spent four seasons at Castleton University, where he served as the offensive coordinator in addition to the offensive line, running backs and quarterbacks coach for the Spartans. He joined Castleton in 2014 with first-year head coach Tony Volpone and helped the team improve from 1-9 to a 7-3 record in his first season of 2014. In 2015, he guided wide receiver Kevin Alberque earn ECFC Offensive Player of the Year honors, while he helped pave the way for Castleton's first 1,000-yard rusher and ECFC Rookie of the Year, Moe Harris, in 2016.
Prior to Castleton, Trigonis spent two years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 2012, the RPI passing offense was the most prolific in the Liberty League, averaging 275 yards per game to go with 23 passing touchdowns. In his offense, quarterback Mike Hermann led the league in passing and total offense on this way to earning Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year and D3football.com All-Region honors.
Trigonis also spent three seasons as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at Carroll University and also worked two years at Amherst College and one season at Salve Regina University.
Trigonis graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and was a two-year player for the Saints before injuries sidelined his career. Trigonis went on to earn his Masters of Science in athletic leadership from Castleton in 2017.
