Le Moyne College Women's Track

Love enters his fourth season as the head men's and women's cross country coach in 2014 and his first as the head men's and women's track coach. Love came to Le Moyne after spending nine years in charge of the men's and women's cross country and track and field programs at Nazareth College. Love started the programs at Nazareth in 2002 and has built the teams into contenders in the Empire 8 and at the national level. Love guided the Golden Flyers to third-place finishes at the Empire 8 meet each of the last two years on the women's side and to a pair of top-five finishes on the men's side. Individually, three members of his 2007 cross country teams qualified for the NCAA Championships, with one of the runners returning to the national meet the following year, earning All-America accolades. Academically, both the men's and women's programs have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors for having a team grade-point average above 3.0, which the women's team has accomplished for 14 consecutive semesters. "I am very excited to be joining Le Moyne College and look forward to be working once again in the Syracuse running community where I began my coaching career," said Love. "At the same time, I wish to express how much I appreciate the wonderful and unique opportunity I was given by Nazareth College to begin and establish a collegiate cross country and track and field program. I will deeply miss the many fine athletes I coached over the past nine years, as well as my teaching and coaching colleagues." "We are excited about the addition of Coach Love to our department," said Bassett. "He provides a fabulous background of collegiate coaching experience and will help us continue to raise the profile of our cross country program." Prior to his time at Nazareth, Love was the head men's and women's cross country coach at Onondaga Community College from 1999-2002. With the Lazers, Love coached an individual men's Midstates Conference champion and NJCAA All-Americans in 1999 and 2001. While at OCC, Love also served as the head boy's and girl's indoor track coach and head boy's outdoor track coach at East Syracuse-Minoa High School. From 1998-2000, Love coached nine individual Section III champions, including five athletes that placed at the NYSPHSAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. In the Fall of 1998, Love was the Onondaga Central Schools modified boy's and girl's cross country coach. He directed both squads to an undefeated record in dual meets. Love gained his first collegiate coaching experience as an assistant coach at Syracuse University from 1994-1998. Along with supervising distance athletes for the men's and women's cross country and track program, Love's responsibilities included planning workouts, recruiting and monitoring academic progress of athletes. Several of his athletes set school records during his time with the Orange, including in the men's indoor and outdoor 800 meters and the men's and women's 4 x 800 relay squads, while he also coached individual and relay qualifiers at the IC4A (men) and ECAC (women) Championships. As a team, Love helped guide the Orange to the 1995 IC4A University Men's Cross Country Championship, the 1995 Men's and Women's Miami Greentree Cross Country Invitational Championships and the 1995 Western Ontario Invitational Championship. The Orange also received All-Academic team honors during his tenure. Love started his coaching career as the head modified boy's cross country coach and assistant varsity boy's track coach at West Genesee from 1979-1981. The cross country teams went undefeated in dual meets under Love's direction. Love then took over as the head girl's cross country and track coach at Paul V. Moore High School (Central Square) in 1982. His cross country squads went 102-6 over 13 years and combined with the track teams won 15 OHSL Conference championships. His teams twice placed fifth in the state cross country Federation Championships and garnered a fourth-place finish at the Eastern States Championships. He also coached individuals who qualified for the NYSPHSAA Championships, Junior Olympics and Foot Locker Championships. Love earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Creative Writing) from Syracuse University in 1977. He later earned a Master of Arts Degree in American Literature from Syracuse in 1982. In 1985, he received his New York State Permanent Teaching certification in Secondary Education, as well as receiving his New York State Coaching certification.

Robin Wheeless was elevated to Head Track and Cross Country Coach in the Summer of 2018.  He has been coaching for more than 20 years at all levels of track and field. Prior to taking over as head coach, he was the assistant coach working primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and throwers. Before coming to Le Moyne, Coach Wheeless was the head coach at Onondaga Community College, where he started the cross country program and later the track and field program. He led the Lazers to a third-place finish at the National Championship with several individual champions as well. He is certified by the USATF as a level 1 coach and a level 2 endurance specialist. He is certified by the USTFCCCA as an endurance, jumps and throwing event specialist. He is certified by the NCACE as a strength and conditioning coach. Coach Wheeless has been a distance runner most of his life, competing in track, cross country, trail and road races. He was a nationally-ranked master’s runner in several distance events. He also finished in the top 100 at the Boston Marathon. Wheeless graduated from Syracuse University as a Computer Engineer and has lived here in Syracuse his entire life. He has three adult children; Kayleigh, Kelsey and McAllister, who are now living in the south east. His wife, Kelly, graduated from Le Moyne with both her undergraduate and MBA degrees.  

Cheek '10 officially assumed the role as head coach for the volleyball program. Cheek was elevated to the position following the announced retirement of Ken King back in December. "It was easy to envision Lizzie transitioning her playing career into a coaching career and to advance through the ranks quickly," said Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Bassett. "She is highly focused, committed, hard working, and was a natural leader as a player, and has brought those same characteristics into her approach to coaching. Coach Cheek never played for second-best during her playing career and she brings that talented, spirited, and enthusiastic approach to the program."  "It is truly a dream come true for me to be coaching at my alma mater. I am so excited about this opportunity and want to thank Coach King for all of the knowledge that he has given me over these past two years as his assistant coach," said Cheek. "I hope to continue Coach King's legacy and lead the Dolphins to new heights each year!"