West Liberty University Athletics

Mark Spigarelli returns for his sixth season on the Hilltoppers’ defensive staff, working primarily with the strong safeties.
    Spigarelli was a multi-sport standout during his playing days at Bellaire High School during the late 1980s. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 1993 and went on to earn a master’s degree in Administration from OU in 1996.
    Spigarelli was hired as an assistant football coach at Bellaire in 1997 and spent the next 12 seasons on the sidelines at his alma mater. The versatile assistant coached the Big Reds’ outside linebackers, inside linebackers, defensive backs, running backs and wide receivers at various points during his tenure. He was Bellaire’s defensive coordinator during his final two seasons.
    The Big Reds were one of the most successful high school football programs in the Ohio Valley for much of Spigarelli’s coaching tenure. Bellaire qualified for the Ohio Division IV playoffs six times, winning four regional titles and posting back-to-back unbeaten seasons in 2005 and 2006.
    In addition to his football duties at Bellaire, Spigarelli served as an assistant boys’ basketball coach from 1995-2001 and was head baseball coach in 2002 and 2003, leading the Big Reds to the regional finals in 2003.
    Spigarelli is a resident of Bellaire.