Coach “Cogs” has been coaching at Providence for 20 years.  In his first year as Head Coach he took his team to the Class 7A State Semi-Final game.   His stellar defenses and tireless work ethic served him well as an assistant, and those same traits make him a successful head coach. Somehow he hides a strong competitive spirit under a cool and quiet demeanor. 

Cogs is a graduate of Brother Rice High School (‘81). He then went on to attend Millikin University where he played football and ran track, while earning his B.S. He then worked towards his M.S. from Illinois State University, where he also served as a football graduate assistant. 

After a stint as Defensive Coordinator for Evergreen Park High School, he found his current coaching home with Providence. This past summer, over 200 youngsters made their way to Cog’s hugely popular summer football camp! 

Mark is a Biology teacher and also serves as Head Coach for the Boys Track Team who were Conference Champs this past spring. His only getaway from teaching and coaching seems to be NASCAR!  

Currently the Coglianese family resides in New Lenox. The entire family bleeds Celtic green! Mark and Betty (The main COG!) have been married for 20 years and have two children, Mark (PCHS Class of 2008) and Amanda (PCHS Class of 2011). Both have been avid Little Celtics their whole life!