Quinnipiac University Women's Cross Country

A new era began in 2009 when Carolyn Martin took over as the director of women's cross country as well as the women's indoor track and outdoor track teams. M...

Wilkins joined the staff as an assistant coach with the Quinnipiac women's track & field and cross country programs in 2022-23 and will be entering his fourt...

Christopher Dickerson joined the Quinnipiac coaching staff in the fall of 2009 and is now entering his 11th season as an assistant coach for the women’s cross country and track and field programs. A graduate of Trinity College, he is the owner of The Woodbridge Running Company LLC, a specialty retail running store with two locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Dickerson is tasked with the training and designing of practice routines for the Bobcats' middle distance runners in the track and field season. A landmark achievement for Dickerson and the Quinnipiac staff came in the 2015 women’s cross country season as he helped lead the Bobcats to the program’s first-ever MAAC Championship, dethroning the 10-time defending conference champs Iona in the process. Four Bobcats earned All-MAAC honors while three placed in the Top 5 overall to lead the way to the dominating victory. In the track and field discipline, the 2015 outdoor season was a major success as the Bobcats' 4x800m relay group posted two straight school records to advance to the finals of the ECAC Championships and then came through with a seventh place finish. The 4x800m relay team became the first Quinnipiac relay team (in any discipline) to place in the ECAC Championships, all the while doing so coming in as the No. 15 seed out of 18 groups. Over 16 years from 1992 to 2008, Dickerson served as the head coach of the Amity Regional High School's girls' cross country team as well as an assistant coach for the girl

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Van Gilder is entering his sixth season with the Bobcats and his first as Associate Head Coach, working with the sprinters and hurdlers group. 2024 In 2024, Joe helped guide the indoor and outdoor teams to second place finishes in the MAAC and a third-place finish at the New England Indoor Championships. Rylie Smith was named MAAC Indoor Track Most Outstanding Performer. The team boasted four MAAC Indoor Champions: 60 meters: Nysasia Dailey 200m and 400m: Rylie Smith 4x400m Relay: Rylie Smith, Izzie Anzaldo, Syndey Lavelle, Alyssa Romagnoli Additionally, the team had three MAAC Outdoor Champions: 400m: Rylie Smith 400m Hurdles: Sydney Lavelle 4x400m Relay: Rylie Smith, Izzie Anzaldo, Syndey Lavelle, Alyssa Romagnoli Quinnipiac also won its first Penn Relays Wheel in the 4x100m Relay Eastern Division with Nysasia Dailey, Hailey Tolson, Izzie Anzaldo, and Michelle Tota. 2023 In 2023, Joe again helped the indoor and outdoor teams secure second place in the MAAC and third place at the New England Indoor Championships. The team had four MAAC Indoor Champions: 400m: Rylie Smith 4x400m Relay: Syndey Lavelle, Rylie Smith, Izzie Anzaldo, Alyssa Romagnoli They also had one MAAC Outdoor Champion: 400m: Rylie Smith 2022 In 2022, Joe contributed to the indoor and outdoor teams' second place finishes in the MAAC and their New England Indoor Championship win. Aisha Gay was named MAAC Indoor Track Most Outstanding Performer. The team produced five MAAC Indoor Champions: 60 meters: Kalli’ana