Ray Treacy

Biography

One of the nation’s most successful coaches, Ray Treacy is currently in his 41st season as Director of Cross Country and Track at Providence College. In his 41 years at Providence, Treacy has coached 73 student-athletes, who have received a total of 223 All-America accolades, 10 NCAA individual champions, who have captured 15 NCAA titles overall, 55 BIG EAST individual champions, who have captured 145 BIG EAST titles, and 11 Olympians. Under his guidance, his women’s teams have captured two NCAA Cross Country Championships (1995 and 2013), 16 NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships, eight BIG EAST Cross Country titles and 12 New England Cross Country Championships. Additionally, his men’s squads have won 10 BIG EAST Cross Country titles, five NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships and 12 New England Cross Country Championships. His squads have had 10 podium finishes (top four) at NCAA Championships. Treacy’s road to success began as a student-athlete at Providence College. The brother of 1984 Olympic silver medalist, John Treacy `78, Ray’s collegiate list of accomplishments and accolades is lengthy. He was the Friar team captain during his junior and senior seasons and collected Cross Country All-America honors on three occasions. He was a two-time New England Cross Country Champion and won the indoor 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships three times. The talented distance runner also was the IC4A Champion in the outdoor 10,000 and indoor 5,000 m