College of St. Catherine Women's Track

Tolcser is entering his 11th season coaching the throwers for the St. Kate's track and field team. Tolcser's most recent accomplishment is leading Alyssa Besch to a MIAC title and school record in the javelin in 2015. He also helped Jorden Priebe set a new school record in the hammer throw as she finished fifth for honorable mention honors at the 2014 MIAC Outdoor Championships. In 2012-13, Tolscer coached Faith Berg to a fifth-place Honorable Mention finish in the discus.  During the 2011-12 season, Tolcser coached Jamie Kelly to All-Conference honors in the shot put both indoor and outdoor, including a runner-up finish at the outdoor MIAC meet. Tolcser also coached Steph Meschke to a new school record in the javelin in 2012.  Since Tolcser joined the St. Kate's staff, the throws group has set five school records, posted three NCAA qualifying marks, and picked up numerous all-conference honors.  Tolcser graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, with a bachelor's degree in biology and environmental studies. He also completed graduate work at the University of Minnesota with a master's degree in water resources science. At St. Lawrence, he was a four time NCAA qualifier in the weight and hammer throws and earned All-American honors in the weight throw. Tolcser has continued to train as a post-collegiate athlete and recently placed fourth at the in the 35-lb weight throw at the 2012 U.S. Indoor National Championships. He owns PRs of 22.03m (72' 3.5") in weight and 66.77m (219' 1") in hammer. Tolscer works as a natural resources scientist for Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., a consulting engineering company.

Houlihan's fourth season as the Head Track and Field Coach at St. Catherine University. She will now serve as an Assistant Cross Country Coach. In 2014-15, the track and field program had its best finish at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships in the past five years at both the indoor and outdoor meets. Two student-athletes claimed MIAC individual titles at the outdoor conference meet in 2015.  Houlihan spent two seasons serving as an assistant coach with the Wildcats, coaching the sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers on the track team before taking over the program in 2012-13.  During that time, the Wildcats set five school records in the sprint events and had five All-MIAC performers and one conference champion.  Prior to joining the Wildcats, Houlihan spent two seasons as an assistant track and field coach at Smith College.  She was the event coach for the sprints, hurdles and jumps.  While at Smith, Houlihan also earned a Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Studies. Before working at Smith, Houlihan was an assistant track and field coach at Williams College. As the jumps coach at Williams, she was a part of the of 2007 NCAA Women's Indoor National Championship team and coached four NESCAC Individual Champions and three NCAA All-Americans. Houlihan's coaching career began in Pennsylvania where she served one year at each Washington & Jefferson College and Lafayette College. Combined at both institutions, Houlihan worked with five conference event champions and four national qualifiers. Houlihan graduated from Oberlin College in 2004 with a degree in art history.  While at Oberlin, she was a two-time national qualifier in the triple jump and was captain of the track and field and field hockey teams. 

Paulson begins her first season Head Cross Countray Coach in 2015 adfter serving three seasons as an assistant with the program writing workouts and recruiting. She will also serve as Assistant Track and Field Coach working mainly with the distance runners. Since joining the Wildcat staff, the cross country program has consistently placed ninth at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships. She also coached Ailee Larson to an NCAA Championship appearance in 2013.  Paulson brings a wealth of experience to St. Kates after spending 12 successful years as head coach of both the mens and womens cross country and track and field programs at Bowling Green State University. While at Bowling Green, she coached 101 all-conference finishers, 17 all-conference award winners and nine school record holders.   Prior to her tenure at Bowling Green, Paulson spent two seasons as the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach at Wichita State University, where she coached two conference champions and one NCAA national qualifier in cross country.   Paulson has spent the last year as Head Coach of boys and girls cross country, track and field and Nordic skiing at the Math and Science Academy in Woodbury, Minn. After graduating from Drake University, Paulson went on to earn her master's in sport administration from Wichita State. While at Drake, she was a three-time Missouri Valley Conference champion in track and field, eight-time all-conference in both cross country and track and national qualifier for cross country. Paulson also competed at the 2014 Boston Marathon.