About our CoachesRunning is the greatest metaphor for life; you get out what you put in. It is based on effort. There are few other sports that offer this. Someone can put in so much effort practicing shooting basketballs, but if you do not have the eye-hand coordination, you will only improve marginally. But with running, the more dedicated you are and the more effort you put in, the sky is the limit. Running teaches us life lessons. It teaches us to endure pain, to push through adversity. And that your efforts and hard work will be rewarded. It might not happen exactly when or how you think it should, but your efforts will not go unnoticed. Running teaches you that it is not about how hard you fight, but how much pain you can endure, and keep moving forward. Cowards give in to the pains of life, but we runners, we endure. We keep moving forward. We learn to take life’s greatest punches and become stronger after enduring them. So get out there and run. Enjoy running and all that it has to offer. It will improve your life. Give running everything you’ve got and it will be returned. BELIEVE and ACHIEVE.
SUNY Geneseo Head XC & Asst. Outdoor Coach Dan Moore |
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Head Outdoor Girls' Track CoachBrent Owens has been the Girls' Head coach since 2017.
Brent specializes in many events as a former pentathlete. He also coaches the Boys Varsity Soccer program. Head Outdoor Boys & Indoor Assistant Track CoachDan Rizzieri has been the head coach since 2014. Coach Rizzieri was the assistant from 2012-2014. Rizzieri is a 2009 WCCS graduate and until recently was still competitive in the Paralympic circuit as a Sprinter and Long Jumper. Dan Specializes in the Jumps and has a special focus on the 4x400.
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Head Indoor Girls' Track CoachJulie Martin has coached indoor track for the last few years with many county & sectional champions coming from her time in charge. She also spends her fall as the varsity girls soccer coach.
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Assistant Outdoor Boys' Track CoachJohn Schnitter has been the boys' assistant coach since 2017. Schnitter competes in distance events both locally and nationally. John specializes in mid/long distance.
Assistant Outdoor Girls' Track CoachMike McKenrick has joined Brent Owens as the girls assistant coach for the Spring 2022 season.
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XC & Indoor Varsity Assistant & Modified XC & Outdoor HCElizabeth Kreppel holds coaching titles in all three seasons as XC Varsity assistant/Head Modified coach, Assistant Indoor Varsity track coach, and Head outdoor Modified coach.
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XC Head Coach Alex Lazarony has previously held the assistant coach/modified coaching duties since 2017. Now has taken on Head coaching duties since the fall of 2019.
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