East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Men's Track

Koch works primarily with the Warriors' mid-distance and distance runners, while Merli handles the sprints, hurdles and jumps. Koch's athletes have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the past three decades. The track and field program has produced 61 All-America awards (32 men, 29 women) among 30 athletes since 1990. A total of 20 athletes have earned multiple All-America citations, including high jumpers Lynn Mayer, a 2011 graduate who was a six-time All-American, and four-time All-America high jumpers Karen (Way) Gaita, the 1991 NCAA Division II outdoor champion, and Christina O'Connor, a 2015 graduate. At the conference level, the Warriors have won 131 individual PSAC championships (78 men, 53 women) and 20 relay titles (13 men, 7 women) since 1990. The men's program has been PSAC runner-up in seven of the last 16 conference championships - 2009 outdoors, 2010 indoors/outdoors, 2011 outdoors, 2013 indoors and 2014 indoors/outdoors. Koch was named the PSAC and USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year following the 2009 outdoor season. Koch was also chosen as the NCAA Women's Regional Coach of the Year and ECAC Co-Women's Coach of the Year in 2001. He was the ECAC Men's Coach of the Year in 1990 when his squad won the ECAC indoor championships. In cross country, Koch has received the ECAC Women's Coach of the Year in 1995 and PSAC Coach of the Year in 1994. He has sent 20 individual runners and three teams, the 1989 and 2012 men and 1999 women, to the NCAA Division II Championships and Jan Blake (1996), Tina Vosper (1998), Vanessa Andes (2003-04), Mascoli (2010) and Frank Fezza (2012) have been All-Americans. The Hackensack, N.J. native ran track and field and cross country for four years at the University of Delaware and was captain of the Blue Hens' cross country team as a senior in 1979. Koch lives in East Stroudsburg with his wife Deborah, son Matthew Edward (20) and daughter Kristen Joann (18). 2016 outdoor - Travis Toth (Hammer) 2016 indoor - William Berry (HJ), Travis Toth (Weight) 2015 outdoor - William Berry (HJ) 2014 outdoor - Travis Toth (Hammer) 2014 indoor - Seth Bailey (HJ) 2013 outdoor - Matt Tholis (Javelin), Josh Hontz (Javelin) 2012 outdoor - Matt Tholis (Javelin), Dan Johnson (Decathlon) 2011 outdoor - Josh Hontz (Javelin) 2011 indoor - Negus Graham (400) 2010 outdoor - Negus Graham (400), Paul Wagner (Hammer), 4x100m Relay 2010 indoor - Negus Graham (400) 2009 outdoor - Paul Wagner (Hammer) 2009 indoor - Rusty Smith (60H) 2008 outdoor - Iuri Pinto (1500) 2008 indoor - Rusty Smith (60H) 2004 outdoor - Dan Gale (Javelin) 2003 outdoor - Barry Krammes (Javelin) 2003 indoor - Mike Newhard (HJ) 2002 outdoor - Barry Krammes (Javelin) 2002 indoor - Mike Newhard (HJ) 1998 indoor - Rob Stone (LJ) 1996 indoor - Rob Stone (LJ) 1994 indoor - Rob Stone (LJ) 1992 outdoor - Lance Branyan (Javelin), Al Yackenchick (Javelin) 1991 indoor - Martin Brans (1500) 1990 indoor - Martin Brans (1500) 2015 outdoor - Christina O'Connor (HJ) 2015 indoor - Christina O'Connor (HJ) 2014 outdoor - Christina O'Connor (HJ) 2013 indoor - Christina O'Connor (HJ) 2011 outdoor - Rose Mascoli (5,000; 10,000), Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2011 indoor - Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2010 outdoor - Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2010 indoor - Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2008 outdoor - Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2008 indoor - Lynn Mayer (HJ) 2007 outdoor - Leslie Martin (Hept) 2007 indoor - Leslie Martin (HJ) 2005 outdoor - Vanessa Andes (10,000) 2001 outdoor - Jenn Grube (Javelin), Quanette Jester (TJ) 2001 indoor - Shavanna Ross (HJ) 2000 outdoor - Jenn Grube (Javelin) 1999 outdoor - Tina Vosper (10,000), Jenelle Strine (Hammer) 1999 indoor - Tina Vosper (5,000) 1997 indoor - Jane Blake (mile) 1996 outdoor - Jan Blake (1500) 1995 outdoor - Jan Blake (1500) 1993 outdoor - Jenn Moyer (10,000) 1991 outdoor - Karen Way (HJ) 1991 indoor - Karen Way (HJ) 1990 outdoor - Karen Way (HJ) 1990 indoor - Jenn Moyer (3,000) 2012 - Frank Fezza 2010 - Rose Mascoli 2004 - Vanessa Andes 2003 - Vanessa Andes 1998 - Tina Vosper 1996 - Jan Blake (active T&F/XC coaches) (entering 2016-17)   t-1. Joe Koch

Germani was previously an assistant coach at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. for three seasons (2013-16) and was an assistant coach at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa. for two seasons (2011-13). Germani, a 2011 graduate of Kutztown, was a two-time NCAA Division II national qualifier and earned All-America honors at the 2010 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place finish. As a coach, he has mentored multiple conference champions, national qualifiers and All-Americans at both Alvernia and Williams. In the last three years at Williams, Germani worked with four NCAA Division III qualifiers, including two All-Americans, and two NESCAC champions. His vertical jumpers helped Williams capture a pair of conference championships and three top-10 NCAA team finishes. At Alvernia, he coached a four-time NCAA qualifier and All-American in the pole vault and four Middle Atlantic Conference champions. His pole vaulters set individual school records on both the mens and womens sides. Germani has extensive experience as a camp clinician, working at Princeton, Williams, Shippensburg, West Chester and Kutztown. He has USTFCCCA jumping event specialist certification and strength and conditioning specialist certification. Germani graduated from Kutztown with a bachelors degree in Sport Management in 2011, and earned a M.S. in Sport Management from California (Pa.) in 2013.