Jeff Labiento is well known to the SUNY community, having graduated from the State University of New York College at Cortland in 2000 with a Bachelors of Science in Physical Education and a concentration in Coaching. Since graduating SUNY Cortland, Labiento has worked as a Physical Educator for Pre-Kindergarten through eight grades at St. Joseph's School in Garden City, New York. He also held the position of Assistant Coach for Women's Basketball at rival Farmingdale State, where he helped lead the team to the NCAA tournament during the 2002-03 season, and since then to the ECAC final game each year.

Labiento is looking forward to a successful and busy year with both Men's and Women's Cross Country teams, assisting the Men's Basketball team, as well as, being the Intermural and Recreational Sports Coordinator.