Eastern New Mexico University Men's Track

Kcholi took the reins of the Eastern New Mexico University cross country and track & field programs in May 2014, she already had plenty of knowledge of the program and had been extremely instrumental in its success. She previously served as the interim coach in 2012 and competed for the program from 2007-2011. In the 2015 cross country season, Kcholi guided the womens team to its best finish in team history. Eastern finished as the Lone Star Conference runner up and just missed the championship by a single point. In 2014, the mens team registered a runner-up performance at the league championship meet, while the women placed third overall. Over those two seasons, the program produced nine All-LSC selections and had three LSC All-Academic honorees. The squad also garnered three LSC Runner of the Week selections. At the 2015 LSC outdoor track & field championships, she guided Klaudia Szych to a historic performance. Szych set an ENMU record in the womens 800m preliminary run. She later shattered that mark and set a conference record in the finals. She went on to place 13 th at the NCAA Championships with her second-best performance of the year. At the indoor championships, Kcholi led the womens team to a fourth-place finish, with Amber Saiz finishing as the runner up in the 3,000m run. During the 2013-14 academic year, Kcholi served as an assistant coach for both the cross country and track & field programs at Concordia University, in Austin, Texas. Among her duties were recruiting and planning coordinating meets. At meets hosted by CU, Kcholi prepared to oversee results for 534 competitors. Kcholi served ENMU in numerous capacities after her graduation. She was a health and physical education instructor. She taught foundations of well-being, concepts of health/wellness, weight training, and walking/jogging. She also served as both an interim an assistant coach for the cross country/track programs, in addition to learning the administrative side of things as a graduate assistant in the athletic communications office. As a student-athlete, Kcholi was a four-year member of the cross country and track teams at ENMU. She was a dedicated performer who was just as committed in the classroom and made the Athletic Directors Honor Roll three times and the LSC Commissioners Honor Roll for track & field in 2010. Strong in leadership qualities, Kcholi was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and earned the ENMU Cross Country Leadership Award in 2008 and 2009.