Columbia University Women's Track

Waruch comes to Columbia following a standout four-year track & field career at the University of Connecticut.

Chewens comes to Columbia having most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Toledo. During the 2013-14 season, Chewens aided in the coaching of one NCAA Outdoor Track All-American honorable mention, as well as three NCAA Outdoor East-Prelim qualifiers. Additionally, Chewens is also a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach. Prior to her time at Toledo, Chewens helped out at UNC Greensboro as a cross country and track & field assistant coach. From the spring of 2012 until July 2013, Chewens coached three All-Americans on the track and one in cross country, while also coaching six qualifiers in the NCAA Outdoor East-Prelims. As a student-athlete, Chewens was a four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track, earning Academic All-SoCon honors all four years, and was a part of UNCGs first SoCon Championship in 2011. Chewens graduated from UNCG in August 2011 with a bachelors degree in kinesiology and a concentration in sports medicine. A native of Cornwall-On-Hudson, N.Y., she is the daughter of Robert and Lucy Chewens, and has one sister, Nicole.

Chenoweth comes to Columbia fresh off of a stint at Iona College in the same position. While at Iona from 2010-14, Chenoweth assisted in coaching the four-time mens and four-time womens MAAC Championship teams in cross country. In 2012, Iona was the Northeast Regional Champions in cross country, while also being ranked second in the nation by the USTFCCCA. In 2014, Chenoweth helped train seven mens events and three womens events that qualifyed to the NCAA East Prelims on the track & field side. Overall, Chenoweth has helped coach 20 combined mens and womens All-American awards in cross country and track. Also at Iona, Chenoweth is taking classes to earn his Masters in Business Administration. Along with his experience at Iona, Chenoweth has served as a volunteer at the USATF National Meet, hosted at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. No stranger to Iowa, Chenoweth began his coaching career at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa as a volunteer assistant. A native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Chenoweth earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from nearby Wartburg College, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a standout on the oval. He was a five-time NCAA Division III All-American in cross country and track for the Knights. Chenoweth also earned three All-Region selections in cross country and was a nine-time IIAC champion in both cross country and track.