American University Women's Track

Centrowitz has consistently proven himself as one of the top middle-distance and distance coaches in the country. Centrowitz has produced at least one All-American in seven of the last 14 years as well as numerous other NCAA Championship appearances in both cross country and track. With training methods learned as a high school standout, collegiate All-American and two-time Olympian, Centrowitz has helped guide all of his athletes - be they standouts or walk-ons - to great heights. Early in his coaching career at American, Centrowitz turned unrecruited Will Rayel from a 5:00 miler in high school to a 4:13 runner by graduation. From 2000-03, he guided Sean OBrien, a 4:14 miler in high school, to four All-America honors including a best of 3:41.29 for 1500 meters. In the winter of 2002-03, OBrien anchored the teams distance medley relay team of Andy Ellerhorst, Sean Duffy and Phil Gaeta to an All-America eighth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In that same class of 2003, Samia Akbar - who had a 5000-meter best of 16:43 entering her senior campaign - became Americans first female track or cross country All-American, running a school record 33:38 for 10,000 meters in muggy conditions at the NCAA Championships. The individual successes of Centrowitzs early years at American have transformed into team-wide success. The fall of 2003 witnessed Americans first ever cross country All-American when then-sophomore Keira Carlstrom strode to a 16th place finish at the NCAA Championships. As Carlstrom went on to win her second consecutive All-America award at the 2004 Championships, the mens team did what hadnt been done in over 30 years, qualifying for the meet automatically by way of a second-place team finish at the Mid-Atlantic Regional. Despite maintaining a roster comprised mostly of walk-ons, the team finished 20th in the country, led by senior walk-on turned two-time Patriot League Cross Country Champion Pat MacAdie and standout Sean Duffy. Duffy, who had already garnered All-America honors as part of a relay in 2003 and just missed qualifying for the indoor nationals with his 7:56 3000, went on to rewrite school and NCAA records at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. Running in the first of two preliminary heats, the senior slid behind the leaders through a quick early pace and took the lead in the last 150 meters, running a new school and NCAA preliminary heat record of 3:39.42. Duffy would use the same late kick in the final to take a school-best third-place finish in 3:38.46. Duffys success on the track helped usher in a new era of Eagle distance runners poised to take on league and national competition. During the 2004-05 season, sophomore Dustin Emrani set a new school record in the 800 and qualified for the NCAA Championships by way of his fourth-place finish at the NCAA East Regional. Freshman Steve Hallinan and Brendan Fennell both ran 3:50 in the 1500 and were integral parts of the teams cross country success the previous fall. The Eagles continued their All-America wave in 2006 as Carlstrom, now a senior, raced to two All-America honors, becoming the schools only four-time female All-American. Carlstrom used a strong kick to take sixth-place at the NCAA Cross Country Championships - the highest finish ever for a Patriot League runner at the meet. In the spring, she set a new school record of 16:09 for 5000 meters in the prelims and then ran to a ninth-place, All-American finish in the finals. Ten days earlier the Eagles had sent five athletes to the NCAA Regional. Most notably, Dustin Emrani qualified for the second straight year by setting a school record of 1:49.67 at 800 meters. Emrani followed up his strong `05-06 sesaon with an All-American season in `06-07 placing 12th in the 800 meter at the Outdoor Championships. Under Centrowitz, the Eagles have dominated the Patriot League cross country meets and distance events in track. In cross country, the Eagle men have won six of the last 13 individual and team titles. The Eagle women have taken four of the last 13 individual titles and two team titles. Indoors, the Eagles have taken advantage of the multiple relays and middle-distance events to win 48 titles in 10 years. In outdoor track, the Eagle men have won eight 4x800 meter relays and six 5000 meter titles. In addition, theyve won five titles in the 800 and six in the 1500 meters. During the 2005-06 season, Steve Hallinan captured a Patriot League triple crown, winning the XC Individual title, the indoor 3000 meters, and the outdoor 5000 meters. In addition, the team went 1, 3, and 4 in the 10,000 outdoors led by Awit Yohannes win. In the classroom, Centrowitzs Eagles have set the standard as well with 17 athletes being named Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Over her illustrious career, Carlstrom earned six Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, was a third-team Academic All-America honoree her senior year and was a finalist for the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In 2002, Jen Baclawski was named both Cross Country and Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year while Matt Seymour garnered 2004 Indoor and Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Greta Wicklund was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2009 for cross country and Colin Eustis was named the 2010 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year. John Pope was the latest Eagle to earn the honor, being named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for outdoor track in 2014. Outside of collegiates, Centrowitz has coached and currently coaches numerous standouts. Centrowitz coaches former American assistant coach Julie Culley, who qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team trials in both the 5000 meter and 1500 meter runs. In 2005 he coached American alum OBrien to his first sub-4 minute mile, which made him the first New Hampshire man to break the barrier. In addition, he coached two-time Olympian Jen Rhines as well as 2003 Marine Corps Marathon Champions Pete Sherry and Heather Hanscom. Previously, Centrowitz coached for the Reebok Enclave working with, among others, John Trautman, Andre Williams and Ronnie Harris. In addition, he coached Terrance Mahon, now the coach of Team USA Running, to personal records from the mile to the marathon. The Centrowitz name is familiar to many track fans. As a high school standout at Power Memorial in Manhattan, Centrowitz set state records in the 1500 meter (3:43.3), mile (4:02.70) and 5000 meter (14:17.0) which still stand today. In college, he qualified for the Olympics in 1976, setting a then-school record of 3:36.7 for 1500 meters. Later, Centrowitz would help Oregon to an NCAA Cross Country Championship in 1977. From his standout performances in college, Centrowitz went on to great success in the 5000 meters as a postgraduate, qualifying for the 1980 Olympics in the event and winning four consecutive national titles from 1979-82. In the 1982 Prefontaine Classic, Centrowitz out-dueled former teammate Alberto Salazar over the final 800 meters to set the American record of 13:12.91, then the sixth-fastest time in the world. Centrowitz also held bests of 3:54 for the mile and 46:38 for 10 miles. For his standout performances as a Duck, Centrowitz was inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame in 2000. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials Centrowitz and his 1980 Olympic teammates were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement, the highest civilian award which may be bestowed by the United States Congress. Today, the Centrowitz name is one of the most talked about in running circles. His daughter, Lauren, was a standout for the Stanford Cardinal and in 2005 earned All-America honors in cross country as the team won the national championship. That following spring at the Penn Relays, she joined her father as an American record holder as part of Stanfords victorious 4x1500 meter relay. Later that day, Matt Jr., also a renowned runner, surprised the favorites with a last lap kick to win the high school 3000 meter title in the third-fastest time in Penn Relays history. 2006 saw Matt Jr. become the first runner to win the 3000 and mile at the Penn Relays as he broke a 35-year old record in the latter event and was named Boys Athlete of the Meet for the second year. In the fall of 2008 as a freshman at the University of Oregon, Matt Jr. helped the Ducks to a NCAA National Championship in cross country. In 2010, he placed second in the 1500 meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to help Oregon to a third-place team finish. He became the youngest American to ever medal at the 2011 World Track Championships with his third place finish in the 1500 meter run, marking the highest finish for a U.S. competitor in the event, and was the 2011 USA Outdoor Champion and 2012 USA Indoor runner-up in the 1500 meter. Matt Jr. also competed in the 2012 Olympics in London, advancing to the finals of the 1500 meter and finishing fourth.

 THE SEAN GRAHAM FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Stillwater, Minn. High School: Stillwater College: William & Mary ('03) Degree: Business Administration in information technology and marketing Master's: Business Administration (American, '11) AFFILIATIONS NCAA D1 Track and Field and Cross Country Oversight Committee American University Alumni Board COACHING EXPERIENCE 2017-Present: American University, Head Coach 2013-17 Kentucky, Assistant Coach 2012-13 American University, Assistant Coach 2011-12: George Mason, Assistant Coach 2009-11: American University, Graduate Assistant BY THE NUMBERS 344 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selections  309 AU Top-10 marks 32 All-Patriot League selections 25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards 28 Patriot League All-Academic honorees 5 NCAA Outdoor Preliminary Round qualifiers 6 Patriot League titles 3 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual awards 2 All Mid-Atlantic Region finishers (cross country) 20 Program records 9 CoSIDA Academic All-District selections Sean Graham will enter his ninth year at the helm of the AU Cross Country and Track & Field program in the fall of 2025. Since his arrival in 2017, Graham has led the Eagles to success on both the conference and national level, and has set the stage for great success in years to come with another strong recruiting class starting in 2025. Graham’s impact was felt almost immediately upon his arrival. In his first year, he led the program’s first pair of NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminary Round qualifiers since 2013 with Brianna Belo (800m) and Matthew Rainey (1500m). AU was back at the Preliminary Round the following year with Liam Purdy, who became the first Eagle to ever advance into an NCAA Quarterfinal, placing 18th in the 800m run. In 2025, juniors Kaden Kluth and Carver Morgan qualified for the NCAA East First Round, with Kluth placing 37th in the 1500m and Morgan placing 26th in the 800m. On the conference level, the Eagles have earned 32 All-Patriot League finishes in cross country and indoor/outdoor track, including back-to-back titles for Brianna Belo in the indoor and outdoor 800m run in 2018, and the program's first 10k Patriot League title in 2019 with Adriana Hooks. In the 2021 spring cross country season, sophomores Ana Keene (6th) and Row Sullivan (7th) added their names to the program’s All-Patriot League list with First Team finishes. In 2025, Carver Morgan swept the indoor and outdoor 800m Patriot League titles and Kaden Kluth earned gold in the 1500m. Sophomore Lorelei Bangit earned All-Patriot League Second Team honors with silver medals in the indoor and outdoor 400, breaking her own program records in the prelims and finals of both. The DMR squad of Danny O’Neill, Brandon Williams, Carver Morgan, and Kaden Kluth earned Second Team honors with a runner-up finish at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships. Graham has also seen success on the regional level, including a pair of All Mid-Atlantic Region finishes in 2017 with Alaeldin Tirba and Matthew Rainey. Under Graham's tutelage, the Eagles have steadily been re-writing the program record books. Throughout the last five years, his student-athletes have earned 309 new indoor and outdoor all-time top-10 marks, including 120 in the 2025 season alone. Graham’s athletes also have school records in 20 events, including sophomore Lorelei Bangit, who broke her own program records 10 times in 2025. She earned a silver medal in the 400m at both the indoor and outdoor Patriot League Championships, scored in the indoor and outdoor 200m, and contributed to the Eagles’ bronze medal 4x100 relay at the outdoor championships. Freshman Tamara Dorval broke program records in the indoor 60m and outdoor 100m. She placed sixth in the 60m at the Patriot League Indoor Championships and fourth in the 100m outdoors. On the men’s side, junior Kaden Kluth smashed the program record in the indoor mile while becoming AU’s first four-minute miler. In 2024, he ran 1:48.93 in the indoor 800m to break a 51-year old school record. Carver Morgan cemented himself as one of AU’s best 800 runners in history, moving up to second all-time both indoors and outdoors. The Eagles have also earned record-breaking success in the classroom, including the top cumulative GPA in Division I Track & Field from the women's team in 2021 (3.80), and back-to-back department records from the women's team in the spring (3.76) and fall (3.77) of 2018. In all, both the men’s and women’s teams have earned a combined 25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards. Individually, Graham’s athletes have earned 28 Patriot League All-Academic Team selections. Highlighting the list, Row Sullivan was named the 2023 Outdoor Track Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year, with Graham mentoring them to a total of nine academic all-league selections over their career. Sullivan, alongside Shelbi Wuss, Ethan Puc, June Mwaniki, Cassie Daniele, and Lorelei Bangit have each additionally earned individual CoSida Academic All-District honors during Graham’s tenure. Graham arrived at AU with eight years of Division I coaching experience under his belt, including three as an assistant coach at AU from 2009-11 and 2012-13. From 2013-17 he was an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky under then-head coach Edrick Floreal where he established himself as one of the rising stars in U.S. distance coaching. During his tenure with the Wildcats, he mentored some of the most-decorated male middle distance runners in the program's recent history, including a pair of podium finishes on the international stage with an 1500m gold medalist at the 2014 NACAC Outdoor Championships and an 800m silver medalist at the 2014 Canadian National Championship. He also mentored one of his student-athletes to a qualification for the 2016 World Junior Championships in the 1500m. On the national level, Graham was also vital in the development of two NCAA Cross Country Championship qualifiers, two NCAA Indoor All-Americans, two NCAA Outdoor All-Americans, six SEC titles, eight All-SEC finishers, and five Kentucky school records. Before he established himself as one of the premier coaches in the U.S., Graham was first one of the top distance runners in the country. An All-American finisher during his time at William & Mary ('03), he went on to compete post-collegiately with the Nike Farm team in Palo Alto, Calif., and the Nike Oregon Track Club Elite in Eugene, Ore., where he qualified for two U.S. Olympic Trials and was a top-10 finisher at three U.S. Track Championships. A native of Stillwater, Minn., Graham graduated from William & Mary in 2003 with a bachelor’s in business administration in information technology and marketing. He also earned his Master's in business administration from American University's prestigious Kogod Business School in 2011. THE SEAN GRAHAM FILE - COACHING HIGHLIGHTS While at Kentucky (2013-17)... 2016 Junior World Championships qualifier – Kendall Muhammad, U.S. (1500m) 2014 Gold Medalist at the NACAC Outdoor Championships – Matt Hillenbrand, U.S. (1500m) Two NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifications - Jacob Thomson (2015-16) One USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - Keffri Neal (mile, eighth) One USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American - Matt Hillenbrand (mile, tenth) Two USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-Americans - Keffri Neal (800m, third) and Jacob Thomson (10k, sixth) One USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Honorable Mention - Jacob Thomson (10k, 22nd) 17 NCAA Championships East Preliminary Round qualifiers Seven SEC individual titles (three indoor, four outdoor) Eight All-SEC finishers (three cross country, three indoor, two outdoor) Helped coach Matt Hillenbrand to the prestigious Cliff Harper Trophy during the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships, awarded to the highest individual point scorer in the meet - Hillenbrand won titles in both the mile and 3000m runs Five Kentucky school records (two indoor, three outdoor) Three Kentucky freshman school records (two indoor, one outdoor) 17 Kentucky All-Time Top Ten performers (eight indoor, nine outdoor) While at American (2009-11, 2012-13)... Two NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifiers - Octavia Rinehardt (2010), Mark Allen (2012) Two NCAA Championships East Preliminary Round qualifiers - Erin Koch (2011), Octavia Rinehardt (2011) Five NCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region finishers - Octavia Rinehardt (2010), Colin Eustis (2010), Mark Allen (2012), John Pope (2012), Nick Regan (2012) Seven Patriot League Champions (three indoor, four outdoor) 13 All-Patriot League finishers in cross country 19 All-Patriot League finishers (seven indoor, 12 outdoor) THE SEAN GRAHAM FILE - COMPETITIVE CAREER While at William & Mary... 2017 Inductee into the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame 2003 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American in the 5000m run (sixth) 2002 CAA Cross Country Athlete of the Year 2002 NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional champion 2002 NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional Athlete of the Year School Records in the indoor DMR and outdoor 4xMile  Post-collegiate career... 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 5000m and 1500m runs 2007 USATF Outdoor Championships in the 5000m run (eighth) 2007 USATF Indoor Championships in the 3000m run (third) 2006 USATF Outdoor Championships in the 5000m run (fifth) Represented the U.S. at the U.S. vs Great Britain vs China Meet, placing fourth in the 3000m run 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 5000m run (11th) PR's: 3:40.30 (1500m), 3:58.40 (mile), 7:46.50 (3000m), 13:23.27 (5000m) Updated: 18 July 2025   --   651-503-5993

Gallagher's fourth on Head Coach Matt Centrowitz's staff. Gallagher is largely responsible for the training of the women's team. During the 2013-14 campaign, she helped develop the outdoor 4x800 meter relay team that broke a nine-year-old record at American. The team of Kelseagh Budris, Corina Velazco, Ali Tyburski and Julia Sullivan placed third at the Patriot League Championships and qualified for the ECAC Championships. Gallagher was a four-year member of the cross country and track teams at Fordham University, where she served as team captain in her final two seasons. She set a school record in the indoor 800 meter run of 2:07.91 in her senior season, which still stands as the top time in program history. She also owns the second-fastest times in the Fordham track record books in the indoor 1,000 and outdoor 1,500. In 2010, she won the 1,000 meter run and earned a runner-up finish in the mile at the 2010 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship, also winning the 800 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship and setting a meet record in the event. She also placed second in the 1,000 meter run at the 2010 ECAC Indoor Championship. Gallagher also won two titles in the 1,000 meter run and the mile, setting Atlantic 10 meet records in both events, at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship. She went on to compete at the ECAC Indoor Championship, earning a runner-up result in the 800 meter run. Gallagher finished second in the 1,500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship in her senior season. She concluded her career as a 2011 NCAA East Regional qualifier. Gallagher is originally from Belle Harbor, N.Y.