Denver has named 2005 nationwide champion Peter Mannino as its assistant athletic director for identify, picture and likeness (NIL).
Mannino will lead Denver’s NIL and technique for the Pioneers’ varsity athletic applications. The place may have a powerful give attention to constructing out an instructional program with DU’s Daniels Faculty of Enterprise and its Sturm Faculty of Legislation to coach student-athletes, foster tutorial collaborations and support in empowering genuine NIL alternatives for Pioneer pupil athletes.
He may even be chargeable for monitoring the NIL panorama on behalf of the division to assist kind the evolving path DU will take to keep up its pupil athlete tutorial achievement, its broad-based nationally acknowledged athletic success and its alignment with college, state, federal and NCAA rules.
“All through the hiring course of, it was crucial that we pursued an administrator with the eagerness to assist and information the Pioneers into a brand new age of intercollegiate athletics, and I’m assured that Peter Mannino is the appropriate particular person to steer us ahead into the post-Home NCAA panorama and internally-managed NIL house,” DU vice chancellor for athletics Josh Berlo stated in a press release. “Any time you may deliver a former Pio dwelling, it’s particular, however on this case, it’s Peter’s match for the place, intimate information of DU, expertise and experience that set him aside. His need to develop an entrepreneurial spirit amongst our student-athletes, companion with college, create genuine NIL alternatives whereas having a capability to maintain a pulse on recruiting climates within the evolving NIL atmosphere for us to stay aggressive excite me for the way forward for our division.
“The creation of this place, and Peter’s need to execute a complete program that advantages our nationally aggressive males’s and girls’s groups will present nice worth to our student-athletes. We’ll proceed to prioritize the student-athlete expertise and try for nationwide athletic prominence, as now we have at all times executed, within the Denver manner. We’re excited to welcome the Manninos again to DU.”
In February, Denver introduced its intention to opt-in to the brand new panorama of collegiate athletics following the approval of the Home v NCAA settlement in June. In 2020, the NCAA deregulated restrictions on student-athletes having the ability to revenue from their very own identify, picture and likeness. This summer season, the Home v NCAA settlement eliminated scholarship limits, set roster limits and modified restrictions on NIL to allow faculties to be straight concerned. The settlement additionally permits establishments to straight compensate student-athletes by way of income sharing.
“With regard to the evolving world of faculty athletics, the mission and values of the college have and can proceed to face the check of time. Nice coaches and the recruitment of well-rounded student-athletes that match into our tradition are the inspiration of a mannequin that was necessary on our campus all the best way again to the late Daniel L. Ritchie’s imaginative and prescient to raise Denver to Division I,” Berlo stated. “Whereas we’re evolving and adapting to the brand new mannequin of faculty athletics, the mannequin of broad based mostly aggressive and tutorial excellence isn’t altering at DU. I’m assured that we are able to proceed to achieve success with will increase in scholarships, Alston stipends, in addition to genuine and in-house NIL alternatives that embody an integration with our tutorial applications. We gained’t compromise who we’re, and our skill to arrange student-athletes academically, athletically and most significantly for a life after faculty whereas concurrently shining a vivid mild on our unimaginable establishment.”
A 2008 graduate of DU with a level in enterprise administration, Mannino shall be Denver’s administrator chargeable for contracts in each the NIL house and can function a useful resource for Denver’s distinctive method to the present local weather of intercollegiate athletics in conversations with student-athletes, coaches, recruits and oldsters. Mannino shall be chargeable for educating each present and potential student-athletes and their households on the contract and enterprise aspect of genuine NIL alternatives.
“I’m extremely grateful to Josh Berlo, Josh Boone and your complete committee for having the belief in me to hitch the athletic administration on this newly created place,” Mannino stated. “Becoming a member of a division with such a powerful tradition and profitable mentality is actually an honor. In my conversations through the hiring course of, I used to be excited in regards to the division’s dedication to evolve its mannequin of the student-athlete expertise and complete athletic success throughout its applications.
“My household and I are excited to return dwelling to Denver and start this subsequent chapter, particularly at such a pivotal time in faculty athletics as NIL and income sharing reshape the panorama. I’m desirous to contribute to the College of Denver’s proud championship custom and assist elevate the expertise and success of our student-athletes. Lastly, a particular thanks to Greg Grauberger and Nancy Sampson for his or her countless assist of my household and the College of Denver.”
As a student-athlete at DU, Mannino was named the 2005 NCAA match’s most excellent participant after backstopping the Pioneers in Columbus to their seventh nationwide championship, saving 44 photographs within the title sport to cap off his freshman season. Mannino nonetheless owns the Pioneers’ program report for shutouts with 15 and holds two of the highest 5 longest shutout streaks in program historical past, together with the second longest at 208:42 through the 2005 title run. The Farmington Hills, Mich., native is tied with 2024 NCAA match MOP and 2025 alum Matt Davis for the fifth-most wins in program historical past with 63, whereas sitting seventh in goalie video games performed (103), tenth in saves (2,552) and eleventh in objectives towards common (2.35).
After taking part in collegiately at Denver, Manino’s skilled hockey profession included NHL stints with the New York Islanders, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets. Mannino additionally performed within the AHL with seven organizations that ended within the 2014-15 marketing campaign with the Binghamton Senators.
After the conclusion of his taking part in profession, Mannino received into teaching, serving stints as an assistant with the USHL’s Chicago Metal (2015-17), Omaha (2017-18), Miami (2018-19) and most just lately with Colorado Faculty (2021-25). In between affiliate head coach stints at Miami and CC, Mannino was the top coach and GM of the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers (2019-21), the place he deliberate and scheduled all the group’s operations, employed and managed workers, raised over $200,000 for the group and managed contract negotiations and the execution of these contracts.
