Athletic Staff

Coach Harnden has had the pleasure of working with the Melbourne Central Catholic cheer team for six years. All three of her children attended MCC, and she has been a part of the Hustler Community since 2012. She was previously a high school teacher, and is grateful to continue to have an impact on students through coaching.

Cheer and dance have always been a significant part of her life. At MCC, she enjoys teaching cheers, perfecting dance routines, and creating new choreography. Watching the girls work together to develop new stunt skills and achieve success is very rewarding for her. Coach Harnden's favorite part of coaching is seeing the girls gain confidence through cheer and watching that confidence transfer to other aspects of their lives.

Coach Ojay Ferguson, known as Coach O, is a native of the Bahamas and an accomplished track and field athlete with more than 15 years of competitive and professional running experience. Throughout his career, he competed in sprinting, distance running, and jumping events, including representing the Bahamas in national competitions.

Now transitioning his passion for the sport into coaching, Coach O brings extensive expertise in athletic performance, training techniques, and athlete development. He specializes in creating personalized training programs that help athletes maximize their potential while fostering discipline, resilience, and sportsmanship.

Coach Shannon Sr. was a 6'7” forward who had a 20-year professional career. He played in the G League during the NBDL era from 2002-2005 and averaged 14.4 PPG and 5.1 RPG in his career. In 2005, he led the Asheville Altitude to the title and then earned an NBA preseason stint with the Pistons. After that, he went overseas and played in the Dominican Republic, Spain, Israel, South Korea, Argentina, and in Puerto Rico. His primary focus as a coach is, and has always been, on development.

Coach Shannon Sr. was a 6'7” forward who had a 20-year professional career. He played in the G League during the NBDL era from 2002-2005 and averaged 14.4 PPG and 5.1 RPG in his career. In 2005, he led the Asheville Altitude to the title and then earned an NBA preseason stint with the Pistons. After that, he went overseas and played in the Dominican Republic, Spain, Israel, South Korea, Argentina, and in Puerto Rico. His primary focus as a coach is, and has always been, on development.

Coach Shannon Sr. was a 6'7” forward who had a 20-year professional career. He played in the G League during the NBDL era from 2002-2005 and averaged 14.4 PPG and 5.1 RPG in his career. In 2005, he led the Asheville Altitude to the title and then earned an NBA preseason stint with the Pistons. After that, he went overseas and played in the Dominican Republic, Spain, Israel, South Korea, Argentina, and in Puerto Rico. His primary focus as a coach is, and has always been, on development.

Coach Harnden has had the pleasure of working with the Melbourne Central Catholic cheer team for six years. All three of her children attended MCC, and she has been a part of the Hustler Community since 2012. She was previously a high school teacher, and is grateful to continue to have an impact on students through coaching.

Cheer and dance have always been a significant part of her life. At MCC, she enjoys teaching cheers, perfecting dance routines, and creating new choreography. Watching the girls work together to develop new stunt skills and achieve success is very rewarding for her. Coach Harnden's favorite part of coaching is seeing the girls gain confidence through cheer and watching that confidence transfer to other aspects of their lives.

Timm Gacioch brings over 20 years of soccer coaching experience at all levels throughout the local area. He holds a Florida D Soccer License and has previously coached at Satellite High School, Bayside High School, and Heritage High School. Since 2004, he has also served as the Physical Education Director at Meadowlane Elementary School.

In addition to his high school coaching background, Coach Gacioch spent two years as the Director of Coaching for South Brevard Football Club and has experience as a local middle school athletic director.

Please join us in welcoming Coach Gacioch to the MCC community. We encourage players and families to connect with him soon to begin planning for the upcoming summer and next school year.

Coach Keller has been our Head Girls Soccer Coach since 2020. Before that, Coach led our Boys team from 2015-2019. Coach Keller also served as a club coach for IYSA from 2010-2019. Coach Keller preaches family to his teams, and always backs that up by supporting and guiding each of his players throughout their time at MCC and beyond. His primary goal as a coach is to give back to the kids because they all give him so much! 

Coach Tom Dooley is currently the longest tenured head coach in any high school sport in Brevard County and he’s never missed a day of work at MCC, exceeding Ripken by 14 years and still going. Coach Dooley’s culture of winning at MCC is a simple one. Get rid of excuses and just play the game. When succeeding three out of 10 times is considered exceptional, baseball is a game of overcoming failure.

Dooley says there are no excuses for not hustling, dressing properly, being a good teammate, being early, having controlled emotions, and having fun. Lastly, everything is “sweat earned.” In other words, he asks his players to work hard but smart on and off the field at all times.

The Hustler baseball program victories include the 2013 Class 3A state championship, as well as multiple FHSAA regional appearances.

Coach Keller has been our Head Girls Soccer Coach since 2020. Before that, Coach led our Boys team from 2015-2019. Coach Keller also served as a club coach for IYSA from 2010-2019. Coach Keller preaches family to his teams, and always backs that up by supporting and guiding each of his players throughout their time at MCC and beyond. His primary goal as a coach is to give back to the kids because they all give him so much! 

Previously the Vice Principal of Athletics, Lenny Paoletti joins Melbourne Central Catholic with a robust athletic leadership background. He has served in numerous coaching positions and began leading athletic departments in 2002. Paoletti is the only active athletic director to have led athletic departments to winning the Florida High School Athletic Association Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award at two different schools where neither had won it previously or since. Throughout his career, Paoletti has assisted over 130 students in pursuing playing their sport in college. Paoletti looks forward to working with student athletes at MCC as he moves into the Head Softball Coach position. 

Coach Ojay Ferguson, known as Coach O, is a native of the Bahamas and an accomplished track and field athlete with more than 15 years of competitive and professional running experience. Throughout his career, he competed in sprinting, distance running, and jumping events, including representing the Bahamas in national competitions.

Now transitioning his passion for the sport into coaching, Coach O brings extensive expertise in athletic performance, training techniques, and athlete development. He specializes in creating personalized training programs that help athletes maximize their potential while fostering discipline, resilience, and sportsmanship.