Princeton University Women's Cross Country

Brad Hunt was named the head coach of the Princeton women’s cross country team in August 2016. Hunt serves as head coach of the cross country program and as an assistant distance and middle distance coach for the track team. In his second year at the helm of the distance program, the Tigers went from sixth place in the Ivy League cross country championships to fourth and had the top individual finisher in Gabi Forrest - the eighth Tiger in program history to win the individual title. She went on to earn All-America honors with a 37th place finish in the NCAA Championships. The following year, 2018, the team qualified for the NCAA championships and finished 21st. Along with Gabi Forrest, Hunt has sent 3 other individual student-athletes to the NCAA Cross Country Championship (Melia Chittenden 2019; Fi Max 2021; Abby Loveys, 2022). In cross country, Hunt has coached 5 student-athletes to 1st Team All-Ivy honors (Gabrielle Forrest 2017; MeliaChittenden 2019; Fiona Max 2021; Page Lester 2022; Fiona Max 2023), 12 to 2nd Team All-Ivy honors, and 18 to All-Region honors. Indoors, he has had 3 individual champions at Ivy Heps with Maggie Hock winning the 800m and Caroline Timm winning the 1000m, both in 2022, as well at Mena Scatchard winning the 1000m in 2024, setting a new Ivy League Indoor Championship record of 2:43.23. At the Indoor Ivy League Championships, the Princeton distance team has outscored all other Ivy League distance teams twice (2019; 2023). Hunt has also had 4 Heps

Alan is a lecturer in the computer science department and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the women's cross country and track and field teams.

Casey is an assistant professor of psychology and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the women's track and field and cross country teams.

Geoffrey is as an Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs in the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the men's cros...

Kim Keenan was named Director of Operations for Track and Field in November of 2023. She comes to Princeton after a long career in collegiate administration and coaching. Keenan began her career as the Head Cross Country Coach at Drew University. From there she spent 25 years in college administration. In her administrative roles she always had oversight for track and field and served as the chair of the Big East Seeding Committee for nine years and on the ACC Track and Field Committee for five years. In her last administrative stop, at Syracuse University, the men's cross country team won the NCAA Championships as well as the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Orange also won the ACC Men's Cross Country Championship four of the next six years. Keenan's passion for coaching track and field was re-ignited when she had the opportunity to become the Associate Head Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Colgate University. In her first year at Colgate, she recruited one of the best recruiting classes in the last decade with 18 talented distance commits by early decision. During her Colgate tenure, the program won three individual Patriot League titles, advanced two student-athletes to the NCAA Regional, and broke several long-standing records including four within the distance squad. In the past two years, the distance crew scored more points than the previous classes and helped the team have its best team finish in several years at the 2023 Outdoor Patriot League C

Maria is a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the men's and women's track and field and cross country teams.

Michelle Eisenreich is just the second head coach of the Princeton women's track and field team in program history, taking the reigns in 2016. Eisenreich has...

Nic is the Senior Associate Director of the McGraw Center and a Princeton Athletics Fellow to the men's track and field and cross country teams.

Nolan McCarty is the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and Vice Dean for Academic Assessment in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the men's and women's cross country teams.

Phil is a lecturer in the Molecular Biology department and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the track and field and cross country teams.

Ryne Beeson is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the men's and women's track and field and cross country teams.