Arcadia University Women's Basketball

Xavier Feliciano begins his first season as the Head Coach of Arcadia's men's and women's cross country and track and field team in 2025-26. Feliciano came to Glenside after most recently serving as an Assistant Track and Field Coach at Widener University. While with the Pride, Feliciano helped lead the Pride to two straight Women's Indoor Team Championships and back-to-back Women's Outdoor Team Championships. At Widener, Feliciano assisted in all aspects of the program assisting with recruiting, practice planning, technique, and academic monitoring. Prior to his time at Widener, Feliciano gained experience as an assistant at Lincoln University and Kutztown Area High School where he helped coach sprinters and pole vaulters, assisted with recruiting, and organized practices. Feliciano graduated from Kutztown in 2021 with a degree in Criminal Justice, where he was a three-year member of the Bears' Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field teams. Feliciano was a 2020 Nike Track and Field/USTFCCCA Division II Indoor All-American, two-time USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region, PSAC Pole Vault Champion in 2020, and a two-time All-PSAC selection. To cap off his career, Feliciano was named Kutztown's 2021 Male Senior Athlete of the Year.

Diane Decker begins her first season on the Knights sideline in 2025-26. Decker joins Arcadia after a successful three-year tenure at MAC Freedom counterpart Lebanon Valley College, where she earned Co-Coach of the Year honors, coached multiple Of The Year award winners and all-conference selections, and earned a regular season title. Before Lebanon Valley, Decker was the head coach at East Stroudsburg University from 2015 to 2019. She was named PSAC Coach of the Year in 2015-16 and led the Warriors to their best season in a decade, highlighted by three All-PSAC First Team selections. Her earlier career included a successful seven-year stint as an assistant coach at Bloomsburg University, where she helped the Huskies to five consecutive PSAC East titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Decker was also an accomplished high school coach at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa., compiling an 82-15 record over three seasons.  Decker graduated from Villanova University in 1989 with a degree in Liberal Arts, where she was a four-year member of the women's basketball team. While with the Wildcats, Decker was named Second Team All-Big East while also helping lead the team to two Big East Championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Decker has been inducted into the Marian Catholic Hall of Fame, Schuylkill County Hall of Fame, PIAA District IX Hall of Fame, and the VIA Lehigh Valley Hall of Fame.  

Morgan Andrews enters their second season as an assistant with Knights in 2025-26.

Rylee Derr enters her third season with the women's basketball program in 2025-26. In her first season, Derr helped lead the program to its first-ever conference championship game and a new record for wins. Derr comes to Arcadia after spending last season as an assistant coach at Kutztown University where she helped lead the Golden Bears to a 15-15 record and a trip to the PSAC quarterfinals. Prior to coaching, Derr enjoyed a standout career at Kutztown where she was a three- time All-PSAC East First Team selection (2019, 2020, 2022) and a 2018 All-PSAC East Second Team selection in 2018. She is the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,820 points and also holds the school record for three-point field goals made in a game (9) and a season (89) as well as the Kutztown freshman scoring record with 409 points during the 2017-18 season.   Derr was named WBCA NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention in 2021-22 after leading her team to a historic season which included setting new program records for wins (26) and conference wins (18) in a season.  Kutztown won the PSAC East in 2021-22 and returned to the NCAA DII Championship tournament for the first time since 1996. She is a four-time member of the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Media Organization Team of the Year and was named the 2021-22 Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Media Organization Player of the Year.  She also received Dean’s List Honors and was a PSAC Scholar-Athlete. Derr is a graduate of Warwick High School in Lititz, Pa. where she scored 1,551 career points and is the school’s second all-time leading scorer.  She was a four-time First Team All-Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 1 selection. She received her undergraduate degree in elementary education and special education from Kutztown University in 2022 and also has a reading specialist certification. 

Noah Grimm enters his second year as the Assistant Men's and Women's Track Coach in 2025-26. Grimm graduated from Belmont University in 2023 with a Bachelors of Arts in Communications and Christian Leadership. He was also a four-year member of the track and field team. Grimm was a two-time OVC Conference medalist, the 2023 Belmont Track and Field Most Valuable Athlete of the Year, and four-time high jump school record holder. 

Trainer enters her third season with the Knights as an assistant cross country and track & field coach after joining the coaching staff in the 2023-24 season. Prior to joining the Knights, Trainer served as the head cross country and track & field coach at Villa Maria Academy. She has also served as a head and assistant coach for both cross country and track & field at Marple Newtown High School and Interboro High School. Trainer was a member of the Kutztown University cross country and track and field teams. A 2015 graduate of Kutztown, Trainer graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management. 

Dr. Brian Eckenrode is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Arcadia University, where he serves as the Hybrid DPT Program Director and oversees the University's Running Injury Clinic. To view Dr. Eckenrode's University's bio, click here.

Dr. Jojo Lucena is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Modern Languages department, as well as the Director of Global Learning at Arcadia. To view Dr. Lucena's University bio page, click here.

Dr. Chris Mullin is an Assistant Professor in the Media and Communications Department. Dr. Mullin also serves as the faculty advisor for Arcadia's chapter of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America), the faculty advisor for Arcadia's student-run public relations agency, 1853 Communications, and Arcadia's FAR (Faculty Athletic Representative). To view Dr. Mullin's University bio page, click here.