Dillon Costello '22 is in his second year as an assistant football coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2023-24, serving as the receivers coach. He coached two Tigers to Second Team All-ODAC honors in 2022, including Mason Cunningham, who was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year.
Costello was a five-year team member with the Tigers (2017-21), including serving as a team captain during his final two seasons. He started 34 of 44 career games with 153 receptions for 1,687 yards and 16 touchdowns. Costello earned Third-Team All-ODAC honors during his final season in 2021, posting 39 receptions for 598 yards and three touchdowns, including a career-long 68-yard scoring catch against Baldwin Wallace (OH) University on September 4. He ranked fifth in the ODAC in receiving yards, sixth in receptions, receptions per game (3.9) and receiving yards per game (59.8), and tied for ninth in receiving touchdowns.
A native of Haymarket, Dillon is a 2022 graduate of Hampden-Sydney with a Bachelor of Science degree in government. He was an ODAC All-Academic Team honoree for 2020-21, as well.
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