Deni Cresto enters his fourth season as the sports performance coach for the Men's and Women's Soccer teams. Cresto has been an assistant men's soccer coach since July, 2023 and was one of the most beloved student-athletes in St. Mary's Men's Soccer history.

Cresto was a five-year letterwinner, All-Region, All-Conference, Scholar-Athlete award winner for men's soccer. In addition to his efforts on the pitch and in the classroom, Cresto was also a recipient of the Marianist Student Leadership Award, one of the most prestigious awards given at St. Mary’s University. He is only the second student-athlete in school history to earn the honor.
  
Cresto led the team in scoring in 2022 and was honored on the All-South Central Region First-Team by both the D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches Association after earning First-Team All-Conference honors by the Lone Star Conference coaches. He also spent time as a graduate assistant in the sports performance department during the spring semester. 

Cresto and his wife, Juliana Damico Cresto, were married in 2025 in Brazil. She is working towards her master's degree in accounting from UIW and is a graduate assistant for the artistic swim team. Damico Cresto was a member of the 2016 Brazilian Artistic Swimming Olympic team.