After four years as an assistant coach, Dave Osanitsch was named as the new head coach of the men's and women's track and field teams at Shippensburg University on July 11, 2005, succeeding current Shippensburg men's and women's cross country head coach Steve Spence. In addition to being the head coach of the track and field teams, Osanitsch will continue to be an assistant under Spence with the cross country programs. His dedication to pride, team and tradition can be seen throughout the Shippensburg program.

Osanitsch will begin his eighth year as a track and field coach at the college level for the 2005-06 season. He returned to his alma mater in 2002 as an assistant coach in track and field, working primarily with the jumpers and multi-event athletes, a role he will continue as the head coach. Since his arrival at Shippensburg, the jumps squad has garnered 13 individual Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship and All-conference honors. Osanitsch has also produced 11 NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifiers and five All-Americans.

A 1996 graduate of Shippensburg with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice, Osanitsch was a five-time NCAA Division II Championship qualifier in the 55-meter and 110-meter hurdles. He was a two-time PSAC indoor champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 1993 and 1995 as well as a two-time ECAC indoor champion in the 55-meter hurdles. In 1993 and 1995, Osanitsch was a member of both the PSAC and ECAC outdoor track and field championship teams.

Osanitsch was also a two-time All-American in the 55-meter hurdles in indoor track. In 1994, he finished sixth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships before placing seventh as a senior in 1996. Osanitsch currently holds the school record in the indoor 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.49 seconds, a mark that is also the conference's all-time record.

Following graduation, Osanitsch gained new success as an assitant coach at nearby Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. While there, he bolstered the school's sprint squad, coaching hurdles and jumps. Osanitsch was instrumental in producing numerous Centennial Conference qualifiers, placewinners, champions and an NCAA Division III All-American. The Devils became a Centennial Conference powerhouse during his four seasons, winning four women's championships, two each in indoor and outdoor. In 1998, the men's outdoor track and field team had its highest ever finish, placing second while in 1999, the men's indoor team also had its highest-ever finish, taking second-place.

Osanitsch, along with his wife Julie and daughter Madison, reside in Shippensburg.