University of Maryland Eastern Shore Men's Cross Country

Sharlene Milwood-Lee brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Hawks, having acted most recently as the head coach at her alma mater Farleigh Dickinson University, where she led the program for 18 seasons. At the head of Farleigh Dickinson, Milwood-Lee was the 2020 Northeast Conference Indoor Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year, when the team won the conference championship, while consistently placing student-athletes on All-Conference lists. Prior to taking over the Knights squads in 2003, Milwood-Lee was also an assistant and interim head coach at FDU, as well as heading the Bergen Community College programs and acting as an assistant at Montclair State starting in 1997. As a student-athlete from 1990 to 1994, Milwood-Lee was one of the most decorated runners in Farleigh Dickinson history, being elected to the Knights' Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Northeast Conference's Hall of Fame in 2010. Milwood-Lee won 11 NEC titles, racing in the 300m, 400m and 800m as an individual, and the 4x400m and 4x200m during relays. Her 4x400m squad also captured gold at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival.

Jathan DeBerry has served in various roles at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Director since the Summer of 2023. DeBerry was additionally elevated to the position of Director of Quality Control in July 2025. Jathan comes to UMES from the University of Central Missouri where he recently received his Master's of Science in Sport Management. While attending Central Missouri, Jathan interned with the Kansas City Mavericks, a professional hockey club where he served as a staff accountant and assisted with game-day operations as well as other duties. Jathan received his Bachelor's degree from UNC-Pembroke in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. A former student-athlete, Jathan competed in track and field and wished to carry his experiences as a student-athlete into a career into athletics administration. Jathan is from Leland, NC and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Paris Vaughan was named the assistant track and field/cross country coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in July of 2025. Vaughan previously coached at Lenoir-Rhyne, where he developed multiple conference champions including Philip Stoemne, Melody Jones, Sharonda Priester, and Clarence McGill. Under his guidance, Jones earned an Indoor All-American finish in the 60m hurdles, while the men's team produced two All-Americans in McGill and Jacob Wadsworth during the outdoor season. Vaughan's athletes set numerous school records and were the first LR athletes to advance to national championships in several events. Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, Vaughan coached at his alma mater, Alderson Broaddus, from 2019 to 2023, where he coached six conference champions and oversaw 95% of the school's records being broken in just four years. As a student-athlete at Alderson Broaddus from 2015 to 2018, Vaughan competed in multiple events and won conference championships in the 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m, and 4x400m. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Sport Management and later competed as a graduate student at Indiana (Pa.) University before entering the coaching profession. Originally from Largo, Maryland, Vaughan has been named Southeast Region Indoor and Outdoor Women's Coach of the Year and South Atlantic Conference Women's Indoor Coach of the Year.