Frostburg State University Women's Track

Luy enters her fifth year as a full-time assistant track & field coach for Frostburg State University in 2015-16. Last season, Luys athletes combined for 51 event wins, 51 ECAC-qualifying performances, three USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees, two All-Capital Athletic Conference selections, one Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, and an entry into the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships. During the indoor season, Luys athletes posted 26 event wins and 74 top-10 performances.   Two of Luys Bobcats reached the ECAC Outdoor Championships, and junior J.R. Lowery posted a win in the shot put with a school record-breaking throw of 16.64 meters (54 feet, 7.25 inches) to earn a bid into the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Lowery also broke the school record in the hammer at the CAC Championships with a toss of 53.11 meters (174 feet, 3 inches).   During the indoor season, 10 of Luys athletes reached the CAC Championships, with Lowery setting a new school record in the weight throw (16.02 meters/52 feet, 8.25 inches) and taking second place in both the weight and the shot put (15.89 meters/52 feet, 1.75 inches). Lowery advanced to the ECAC Indoor Championships, where he finished 10 th in the shot put and 15 th in the weight throw.   In 2013-14, Luy helped guide the Bobcats to record-breaking seasons in both the indoor and outdoor campaigns. During the mens indoor season, Lowery set the school mark in the weight throw at the Marietta Meet on Jan. 25 with a distance of 15.99 meters. During the outdoor season, Luy watched the hammer throw record fall three times during the season. Lowery first set the mark at the Mason-Dixon Invitational with a throw of 47.57 meters to break the 14-year record. Senior Trey Davis later broke the record with his first throw at the CAC championship (48.59 meters) and set the new school record with his second toss of 50.16 meters to take first in the event and earn First Team All-CAC honor. On the womens side, three different Bobcats posted a top-five finish in the throwing events during the outdoor CAC championships and one in the indoor championship meet.   From 2008-2013, Luys throwers have combined for two conference champions and eight All-CAC selections. Andre Arthur (discus, outdoor 2011) and Trey Davis (hammer, outdoor 2013) both earned top honors in their events. During that time, Christian Smith was selected for three Second Team All-CAC honors in the shot put during the indoor and outdoor seasons. On the womens side, Christina Smith also picked up second team honors for the shot put during the 2012-13 indoor season. Luy, selected from a national search in the summer of 2011, served as a graduate assistant with the FSU track & field program for three years (2008-11) and played a vital role in the resurgence of the throwing events for both the mens and womens teams. Luy also served as one of the teams primary recruiters during that time. In the two previous years, Luy helped the Bobcat teams to numerous top-10 finishes, including the 2008-09 Mason-Dixon Conference Outdoor Championship title and a ninth-place overall finish at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor National Championships.   Luy arrived at FSU after a four-year athletic career with the Susquehanna track & field program. While there, she participated in the javelin, shot put, sprints and relays. An NCAA Division III National provisional qualifier in the javelin in 2008 and was a Landmark Conference All-Academic Team selection during the 2007-08 year, she was also a three-time All-Middle Athletic All-Conference selection. In 2003, she participated in the USATF Junior Olympics at the regional championships. The four-year Deans List Scholarship student and Presidential Fellow graduated in May 2008 with a bachelors degree in sociology with a minor in psychology. Luy graduated in May 2011 with her masters degree in counseling psychology from Frostburg State University.  

Luy is entering his ninth year at the helm of the Frostburg State University track & field teams in 2015-16.   In his previous eight years at the helm, Luys athletes have won five individual National Championships, earned 11 All-American awards and have qualified for the NCAA Championships 10 times. Luy has also guided 74 different athletes to the ECAC Championships and 19 of his current or former student-athletes hold school records.   Luy led the Bobcats to another successful year in 2014-15, leading both the mens and womens teams to sixth place outings at both the CAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. The Bobcats garnered nine All-CAC awards spanning both the indoor and outdoor season. During the indoor campaign, Alexis Bush was crowned the CAC Champion in the long jump, while Collin Schultz grabbed a league championship and was named the leagues Rookie of the Year after winning the high jump. During the outdoor season, J.R. Lowery set numerous school records, won the CAC hammer throw title, captured an ECAC championship in the shot put and was Frostburgs first NCAA participant (shot put) since 2011.   Luy also led a total of 16 student-athletes to the ECAC Championships spanning both seasons.   Frostburg posted another strong year during 2013-14 as both the Bobcat mens and womens teams captured sixth place at both the indoor and outdoor CAC Championships. Lowery grabbed a pair of Second Team All-CAC honors in the indoor season, while Alexis Bush was the CAC Champ in the long jump during the outdoor season. Trey Davis joined Bush on the champions podium as he grabbed the CAC title in the hammer throw along with first-team honors.   The Frostburg mens and womens teams captured four top-five finishes at the CAC Championships in both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2012-13. Both squads captured fourth during the indoor season, while the men took third and the women fourth during the spring outdoor campaign. The Bobcats totaled five All-CAC honorees during both seasons, while the women grabbed indoor titles in the high jump and long jump.   FSU saw marked improvements during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2011-12. Luy garnered CAC Coach of the Year honors after leading the mens team to a runner-up showing at the inaugural CAC Indoor Championships. The women finished fourth during the indoor season, while both the men and women grabbed fourth place during the outdoor championships, a meet hosted by FSU.   A total of 12 student-athletes were selected to the All-CAC teams, while 13 competed at the ECAC Championships. The Bobcats mens team was ranked in the top-10 in the Mideast Region for several weeks during the outdoor season, while FSU won the Roanoke Invitational and finished second at the Goucher Invite.   In 2010-11, Luy guided the Bobcats through their first year as a member of the Capital Athletic Conference. The FSU men finished fourth while the women were fifth. Five men grabbed All-CAC honors, led by two first-team awards for Chauncey Manson, while Emily Furr was the lone female to earn all-conference honors.   During the outdoor season, nine of Luys student-athletes appeared in either the NCAA or ECAC Championships. Furr represented FSU at the NCAA and ECAC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump while seven other Bobcats represented Frostburg at the ECACs.   Luy guided the Frostburg track & field programs to impressive heights over his first three years at the helm that included several top-five finishes in the Mason-Dixon Conference, including the 2009 womens league title.   In his second season in 08-09, Frostburg finished ninth at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships after Sumer Rohrs and Emily Furr combined for three All-American awards. Rohrs won two individual National Titles in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles. She was also named the USTFCCCA Division III National Outdoor Athlete of the Year. On the men's side, Brian Leiter earned All-American honors in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter runs.   During the 2008-09 indoor season, Luy led the women's team to a 21st place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Rohrs earned her third-straight national title in the 55-meter hurdles while Leiter earned All-American honors in the one mile run.   In his first year, Rohrs grabbed two National Championships, while both Rohrs and Leiter combined for four All-Americans. Luy also led the Bobcats to two ECAC Championships and six individual Mason-Dixon Conference champions.   Luy brought over 30 years of coaching experience to FSU spanning both the high school and collegiate levels.   He spent three years as an assistant with Gettysburg prior to Frostburg and worked with the throwing events and pole vault. He had one NCAA Div. III provisional qualifier (mens discuss), two Centennial Conference womens discus champions, one conference womens pole vault champion and one conference mens javelin champion. His athletes also set six school records and 16 all-time top ten performances.   Before Gettysburg, Luy served as the head track & field coach for six years at Elizabethtown Area High School. He had 14 PIAA District III qualifiers, two state qualifiers and set two school records. From 1996-2005, Luy was the head coach for the winter track and field program at Elizabethtown Area High School as well. He had two athletes qualify for the state indoor championships. His athletes also set 13 school records and claimed over 70 all-time top five performances.   During his time as the head of the winter program, he was an assistant during the spring season from 1995-1999. He led his runners to four school records, one PIAA bronze medal and two PIAA state medals.   While working with the high school, Luy was the head mens and womens cross country coach at nearby Elizabethtown College from 1986-1998. He had multiple Middle Atlantic States Conference Academic honorees including a Rhodes Scholar in 1994. He guided the womens team to 10-consecutive winning seasons, school record in wins (10) twice and second place MAC finishes in 1993 and 1994. On the mens side, he led the team to back-to-back winning seasons in 1990 and 1991 for the first time in 24 years.   Luy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Gettysburg in 1978, Masters of Education in Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State - Harrisburg in 1991 and his Doctor in Sports Management from the United State Sports Academy in 2007. While at Gettysburg, Luy was a four-year letterwinner for the track and field teams taking home NCAA All-American honors in 1976 as a member of the 440-yard relay team and the 1,600-meter relay team in 1977.  

Scola is in his second year as an assistant coach for both the Frostburg State track & field and cross country teams in 2015-16.   During his first year, he helped the Bobcat distance runners to three wins during the track & field seasons, while this fall, he helped the mens cross country team to a seventh-place finish at the CAC Championships.   Scola arrives at Frostburg after working as a teacher/counselor for Academy Programs in Fairmont, W.Va. for the last three years. He was promoted to team leader in August 2014.   Prior to Fairmont, Scola served as an assistant coach at Rutgers-Newark (2007-11) and helped start the program in 2007. He coached the middle and long distance runners, supervised practices and helped with program fundraising. He also assisted with the sprinters, throwers and jumpers along with recruiting.   During his time at Rutgers-Newark, Scola coached 20 all-conference athletes, 40 ECAC qualifiers, five conference champions, two NCAA All-Americans and three NCAA Championship qualifiers.   Scola has also worked in the fan development office of the Philadelphia Flyers and served as a basketball coach at Collingswood High School in New Jersey.   Scola, a USATF Level I certified coach, earned his bachelors degree from High Point University in May 2006 in sport management and he completed his masters degree in liberal studies from Rutgers-Newark in May 2010.   He was a member of the three-time NCAA Division I Big South Conference Cross Country Champions while at High Point.