Brian Antonelli

Brian Antonelli ’93 is Blair’s director of both athletic facilities and security and the School’s assistant football, wrestling and girls’ lacrosse coach. From 2014 through 2021, he served as head varsity wrestling coach, earning distinguished titles including NHSCA National Coach of the Year in 2019 and Wrestling USA High School Coach of the Year in 2018. Under his leadership, the Blair varsity wrestling team secured top rankings nationally five times. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Brian coached his alma mater’s wrestling team for nine seasons, serving as interim head coach in 2013. He was a varsity wrestler at Navy and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Marine Corps upon graduation in 1997. As a Marine officer, he attained the rank of captain and served in Operation Rapid Cheetah, patrolling the borders between Kosovo and Bosnia, and later as a Naval Academy admission officer and Marine Corps Green Belt instructor. In 2004-2005, he was the head wrestling coach at The Lawrenceville School.