Lebanon Valley College Women's Track

Byler will begin her ninth season as head coach of the men's and women's track & field teams in 2016-17. In addition to running the LVC track & field program as a whole, Byler works specifically with Dutchmen sprinters and hurdlers. A five-time Middle Atlantic Conference coach of the year, Byler has led Lebanon Valley to three MAC indoor women's championships while mentoring National Champions, multiple all-Americans and MAC champions. The 2015-16 indoor season brought MAC Championship second place finishes for the mens and womens track and field teams. Junior Olivia Jendrzejewski won Field Athlete of the Year after winning gold at the MAC Indoor Championship in triple jump and high jump, and placing second in long jump. The All-American was the national runner-up in the high jump event. Kelsey Patrick received gold in the both the 3,000-Meter Run and 5,000-Meter Run. The 2016 outdoor season was capped off by freshman Blake Lutz being tabbed as the 2016 MAC Outdoor Rookie of the Year with his first place in the mens decathlon. Jendrzejewski was named the MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Lebanon Valleys mens and womens track & field teams both finished in third place at the 2016 MAC Outdoor Championship. Jendrzejewski competed in high jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where she finished in fifth place and received All-America Honors. In the 2014-15 indoor season, Cynthia Adams won LVC's first-ever NCAA track & field championship in the 800m, while Michael Harnish claimed the silver medal in the men's 800m. In the final race of her LVC career, Adams ran a flawless 800 meters to claim the national title and her third all-America honor. Harnish became LVC's first male to repeat as a track & field all-American with his national runner-up finish.  At the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Mariah Smolka earned a top-10 finish in the shot put and a top-20 performance in the javelin throw.  The 2014 season was one of the best ever for LVC track & field. The women earned their third consecutive indoor team title while the men finished third, their best showing in 15 years. Outdoors, the women were team runners-up. Individually, LVC produced a pair of all-Americans in Cynthia Adams and Michael Harnish and qualified five to NCAA championships overall.  In 2013, Byler coached the LVC women to their second straight MAC indoor title and a repeat second-place outdoor finish, which included an all-America finish in the indoor 800m run for Adams. Jerome Duncan '13 earned all-America honors in the outdoor 110m hurdles - the second straight hurdler to achieve the feat under Byler's tutelage. Duncan won six straight MAC hurdle titles to finish his career. In 2012, Byler led LVC's women to their first-ever conference indoor title and a second-place finish outdoors, while racking up impressive individual accolades with the men. She mentored all-American hurdler Johanna Walker '12 and coached an LVC sweep of the MAC sprint hurdles (Walker and Duncan) and 4x100 relays. Walker, Duncan, and the men's 4x100 all finished on the podium at ECAC Championships, as well. In a few short seasons, Byler has reshaped the LVC track & field program into a contender in the MAC. In 2011, the team sent two runners, Jenn Cronin '11 and Adams, to NCAA Championships, while the women finished third and the men fifth at outdoor MAC Championships. During indoor season, LVC crowned eight individual MAC champions as the women and men finished third and fourth, respectively. In 2010, the women turned in a fourth-place finish and the men sixth at both indoor and outdoor championships. Walker was named the MAC Track Athlete of the Year on the women's side, and LVC sent 13 athletes to ECAC Outdoors, earning four medals in the process. Byler's first season at the Valley was a success as she turned around both the men's and women's programs, with the men finishing fifth and the women fourth at the outdoor MAC Championships, the best showing since 2000 for both. In addition to team achievements, LVC had the MAC Outdoor Field Co-Athlete of the Year in Zach Bleiler and the MAC indoor and outdoor Rookie of the Year in Walker. LVC qualified its most athletes to MACs and ECAC Championships in over a decade. Byler, who also serves as the director of LVC's Arnold Sports Center, had been the head track & field coach at nearby Palmyra High School for nine seasons, from 2000 to 2008. Byler had been involved in track & field at Palmyra since 1994, beginning as a hurdles and sprints coach before taking over as the head cross country coach in 1998. She took over the head job in 2000, and guided the Cougars to a district championship and state runner-up status while winning six division titles. Individually, Palmyra produced an individual state champion and 21 district champions during her tenure. Prior to her time at Palmyra, Byler was the assistant coach for hurdles and sprints at Notre Dame-Green Pond High School in Bethlehem. She holds a B.S. in public administration from East Stroudsburg University, where she was a two-year member of the track team. Melissa Byler Phone : E-mail : Melissa Byler will begin her ninth season as head coach of the men's and women's track & field teams in 2016-17. In addition to running the LVC track & field program as a whole, Byler works specifically with Dutchmen sprinters and hurdlers. A five-time Middle Atlantic Conference coach of the year, Byler has led Lebanon Valley to three MAC indoor women's championships while mentoring National Champions, multiple all-Americans and MAC champions. The 2015-16 indoor season brought MAC Championship second place finishes for the mens and womens track and field teams. Junior Olivia Jendrzejewski won Field Athlete of the Year after winning gold at the MAC Indoor Championship in triple jump and high jump, and placing second in long jump. The All-American was the national runner-up in the high jump event. Kelsey Patrick received gold in the both the 3,000-Meter Run and 5,000-Meter Run. The 2016 outdoor season was capped off by freshman Blake Lutz being tabbed as the 2016 MAC Outdoor Rookie of the Year with his first place in the mens decathlon. Jendrzejewski was named the MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Lebanon Valleys mens and womens track & field teams both finished in third place at the 2016 MAC Outdoor Championship. Jendrzejewski competed in high jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where she finished in fifth place and received All-America Honors. In the 2014-15 indoor season, Cynthia Adams won LVC's first-ever NCAA track & field championship in the 800m, while Michael Harnish claimed the silver medal in the men's 800m. In the final race of her LVC career, Adams ran a flawless 800 meters to claim the national title and her third all-America honor. Harnish became LVC's first male to repeat as a track & field all-American with his national runner-up finish.  At the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Mariah Smolka earned a top-10 finish in the shot put and a top-20 performance in the javelin throw.  The 2014 season was one of the best ever for LVC track & field. The women earned their third consecutive indoor team title while the men finished third, their best showing in 15 years. Outdoors, the women were team runners-up. Individually, LVC produced a pair of all-Americans in Cynthia Adams and Michael Harnish and qualified five to NCAA championships overall.  In 2013, Byler coached the LVC women to their second straight MAC indoor title and a repeat second-place outdoor finish, which included an all-America finish in the indoor 800m run for Adams. Jerome Duncan '13 earned all-America honors in the outdoor 110m hurdles - the second straight hurdler to achieve the feat under Byler's tutelage. Duncan won six straight MAC hurdle titles to finish his career. In 2012, Byler led LVC's women to their first-ever conference indoor title and a second-place finish outdoors, while racking up impressive individual accolades with the men. She mentored all-American hurdler Johanna Walker '12 and coached an LVC sweep of the MAC sprint hurdles (Walker and Duncan) and 4x100 relays. Walker, Duncan, and the men's 4x100 all finished on the podium at ECAC Championships, as well. In a few short seasons, Byler has reshaped the LVC track & field program into a contender in the MAC. In 2011, the team sent two runners, Jenn Cronin '11 and Adams, to NCAA Championships, while the women finished third and the men fifth at outdoor MAC Championships. During indoor season, LVC crowned eight individual MAC champions as the women and men finished third and fourth, respectively. In 2010, the women turned in a fourth-place finish and the men sixth at both indoor and outdoor championships. Walker was named the MAC Track Athlete of the Year on the women's side, and LVC sent 13 athletes to ECAC Outdoors, earning four medals in the process. Byler's first season at the Valley was a success as she turned around both the men's and women's programs, with the men finishing fifth and the women fourth at the outdoor MAC Championships, the best showing since 2000 for both. In addition to team achievements, LVC had the MAC Outdoor Field Co-Athlete of the Year in Zach Bleiler and the MAC indoor and outdoor Rookie of the Year in Walker. LVC qualified its most athletes to MACs and ECAC Championships in over a decade. Byler, who also serves as the director of LVC's Arnold Sports Center, had been the head track & field coach at nearby Palmyra High School for nine seasons, from 2000 to 2008. Byler had been involved in track & field at Palmyra since 1994, beginning as a hurdles and sprints coach before taking over as the head cross country coach in 1998. She took over the head job in 2000, and guided the Cougars to a district championship and state runner-up status while winning six division titles. Individually, Palmyra produced an individual state champion and 21 district champions during her tenure. Prior to her time at Palmyra, Byler was the assistant coach for hurdles and sprints at Notre Dame-Green Pond High School in Bethlehem. She holds a B.S. in public administration from East Stroudsburg University, where she was a two-year member of the track team.

O'Brien '07, M'16 enters his ninth season as LVC's men's and women's cross country coach in 2016. He also serves as an assistant coach for the men's and women's track & field teams, working with the team's middle distance and distance runners. O'Brien, a 2007 graduate of the College with a B.S. in political science, had previously served as the program's assistant coach during the 2007 fall season. He holds a USTFCCCCA Endurance Specialist Certification from The Track & Field Academy.  He resides in Lebanon, Pa. with his wife Kelly (Wenrich), also a 2007 graduate of Lebanon Valley College. - Top of the NCAA: Cynthia Adams won the 800 meter run at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2:08.81, which is NCAA D3 #5 all-time. Michael Harnish finished as the NCAA Silver Medalist in the men's 800 meter run at the same meet. - NCAA Qualifiers: 19 NCAA Qualifiers between cross country and track & field in distance events since 2009. - NCAA Regional Champions: Jenn Cronin won the 2010 Mideast Region Cross Country Championships while Kelsey Patrick won the same event in 2013. There are only eight regions in the nation and their wins earned them the USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year award. - Middle Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Year:  LVC has had five Conference Athletes of the Year, with Kelsey Patrick earning the designation for cross country (2012, 2013), Jenn Cronin (2010) for indoor track, Cynthia Adams (2014) for outdoor track and Michael Harnish (2015) for both indoor track and outdoor track. The Dutchmen had five athletes earn the MAC Rookie of the Year title as well. - Conference Championship Success:  At Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meets, LVC has crowned 27 individual conference champions, as well as 13 relay conference champions between cross country, indoor, and outdoor track & field. - Assistant Coach of the Year: Coach O'Brien was named the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year for outdoor track & field, spring 2015.   Athletic     NCAA DIII National Champion, indoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     NCAA DIII Silver Medalist, indoor 800m: Michael Harnish     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Mens Assistant Coach of Year: James OBrien     MAC Indoor Track Athlete of Year: Michael Harnish     MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of Year: Michael Harnish     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m o    Michael Harnish: indoor 800m, outdoor 1500m o    Andrew Goelz: outdoor 1500m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Alyssa Keich, Kat OHara, Sarah Grow, Teanna Shutt o    Womens Mile: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 4x800m: Dana Stockdale, Teanna Shutt, Dana Stockdale, Cynthia Adams o    Mens Mile: Michael Harnish o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Teanna Shutt, Dana Stockdale, Sarah Grow, Lauren Decker o    Mens 4x800m: Terrence Habiyaremye, Nick Scullin, Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish o    Mens 1500m: Michael Harnish o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish   Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams     MAC Scholar Athlete of Year: Cynthia Adams, womens indoor track & field     Capital One/CoSida First Team Academic All-District: Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Cross Country: Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Indoor Track & Field: Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish, Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick, Alyssa Keich.     Athletic     NCAA All-American, Indoor 800m: Michael Harnish     NCAA All-American, Outdoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Cross Country Runner of Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of Year: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Megan Doris     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m o    Michael Harnish: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Dana Stockdale., Kat OHara, Lauren Decker, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 3000m: Kelsey Patrick o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish o    Mens 4x800m: Andrew Goelz, Ian Brown, Eliott Bonds, Michael Harnish     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Lauren Decker, Kelsey Patrick, Dana Stockdale, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams     Capital One/CoSida 2nd Team Academic All-America: Cynthia Adams     Capital One/CoSida 3rd  Team Academic All-America: Kelsey Patrick     Capital One/CoSida First Team Academic All-District: Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference Cross Country: Andrew Goelz, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Indoor Track & Field: Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish, Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Athletic     NCAA All-American, Indoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Runner of Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Kelsey Patrick     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Dana Stockdale, Jamielyn Samper, Julia Mongeau, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams   Athletic     NCAA Qualifier o    Cynthia Adams: outdoor 800m     Outdoor Track MAC Champion o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Dana Stockdale Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: womens cross country team   Athletic     NCAA Qualifiers o    Jenn Cronin: cross country, outdoor 1500m o    Cynthia Adams: outdoor 800m     MAC Indoor Track Athlete of Year: Jenn Cronin     MAC Outdoor Track Rookie of Year: Cynthia Adams     MAC Womens Cross Country Coach of Year: James OBrien     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens Mile: Jenn Cronin o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 5000m: Jenn Cronin     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Tiff Frederick, Lauren Johnson, Jenn Cronin, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: womens cross country team Athletic     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year: Jenn Cronin     NCAA Qualifiers o    Jenn Cronin: cross country     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Matt Nesmith Athletic     ECAC Champion o    Jenn Cronin: indoor 300m, outdoor 5000m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Megan Long, Tiffany Frederick, Lauren Johnson, Jenn Cronin o    Womens 5000m: Jenn Cronin     Outdoor Track MAC Champion o    Womens 1500m: Jenn Cronin A native of Warwick, N.Y., O'Brien is a product of Warwick Valley High School's nationally-ranked cross country program. O'Brien was a four-year letterwinner in cross country at LVC and was a three-time team captain and the squad's most valuable runner as a freshman. Also a track & field distance runner, he still holds the third-fastest indoor mile and eighth-best indoor 5k times for the Dutchmen. James O'Brien '07, M'16 Phone : E-mail : James O'Brien '07, M'16 enters his ninth season as LVC's men's and women's cross country coach in 2016. He also serves as an assistant coach for the men's and women's track & field teams, working with the team's middle distance and distance runners. O'Brien, a 2007 graduate of the College with a B.S. in political science, had previously served as the program's assistant coach during the 2007 fall season. He holds a USTFCCCCA Endurance Specialist Certification from The Track & Field Academy.  He resides in Lebanon, Pa. with his wife Kelly (Wenrich), also a 2007 graduate of Lebanon Valley College. - Top of the NCAA: Cynthia Adams won the 800 meter run at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2:08.81, which is NCAA D3 #5 all-time. Michael Harnish finished as the NCAA Silver Medalist in the men's 800 meter run at the same meet. - NCAA Qualifiers: 19 NCAA Qualifiers between cross country and track & field in distance events since 2009. - NCAA Regional Champions: Jenn Cronin won the 2010 Mideast Region Cross Country Championships while Kelsey Patrick won the same event in 2013. There are only eight regions in the nation and their wins earned them the USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year award. - Middle Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Year:  LVC has had five Conference Athletes of the Year, with Kelsey Patrick earning the designation for cross country (2012, 2013), Jenn Cronin (2010) for indoor track, Cynthia Adams (2014) for outdoor track and Michael Harnish (2015) for both indoor track and outdoor track. The Dutchmen had five athletes earn the MAC Rookie of the Year title as well. - Conference Championship Success:  At Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meets, LVC has crowned 27 individual conference champions, as well as 13 relay conference champions between cross country, indoor, and outdoor track & field. - Assistant Coach of the Year: Coach O'Brien was named the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year for outdoor track & field, spring 2015.   Athletic     NCAA DIII National Champion, indoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     NCAA DIII Silver Medalist, indoor 800m: Michael Harnish     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Mens Assistant Coach of Year: James OBrien     MAC Indoor Track Athlete of Year: Michael Harnish     MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of Year: Michael Harnish     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m o    Michael Harnish: indoor 800m, outdoor 1500m o    Andrew Goelz: outdoor 1500m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Alyssa Keich, Kat OHara, Sarah Grow, Teanna Shutt o    Womens Mile: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 4x800m: Dana Stockdale, Teanna Shutt, Dana Stockdale, Cynthia Adams o    Mens Mile: Michael Harnish o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Teanna Shutt, Dana Stockdale, Sarah Grow, Lauren Decker o    Mens 4x800m: Terrence Habiyaremye, Nick Scullin, Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish o    Mens 1500m: Michael Harnish o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish   Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams     MAC Scholar Athlete of Year: Cynthia Adams, womens indoor track & field     Capital One/CoSida First Team Academic All-District: Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Cross Country: Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Indoor Track & Field: Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish, Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick, Alyssa Keich.     Athletic     NCAA All-American, Indoor 800m: Michael Harnish     NCAA All-American, Outdoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Cross Country Runner of Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Outdoor Track Athlete of Year: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Megan Doris     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m o    Michael Harnish: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Dana Stockdale., Kat OHara, Lauren Decker, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 3000m: Kelsey Patrick o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Mens 800m: Michael Harnish o    Mens 4x800m: Andrew Goelz, Ian Brown, Eliott Bonds, Michael Harnish     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Lauren Decker, Kelsey Patrick, Dana Stockdale, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams     Capital One/CoSida 2nd Team Academic All-America: Cynthia Adams     Capital One/CoSida 3rd  Team Academic All-America: Kelsey Patrick     Capital One/CoSida First Team Academic All-District: Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference Cross Country: Andrew Goelz, Kelsey Patrick     Academic All Conference - Indoor Track & Field: Andrew Goelz, Michael Harnish, Cynthia Adams, Kelsey Patrick     Athletic     NCAA All-American, Indoor 800m: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Runner of Year: Kelsey Patrick     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Kelsey Patrick     NCAA Qualifiers o    Kelsey Patrick: cross country o    Cynthia Adams: indoor 800m, outdoor 800m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Dana Stockdale, Jamielyn Samper, Julia Mongeau, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: mens & womens cross country teams   Athletic     NCAA Qualifier o    Cynthia Adams: outdoor 800m     Outdoor Track MAC Champion o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Dana Stockdale Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: womens cross country team   Athletic     NCAA Qualifiers o    Jenn Cronin: cross country, outdoor 1500m o    Cynthia Adams: outdoor 800m     MAC Indoor Track Athlete of Year: Jenn Cronin     MAC Outdoor Track Rookie of Year: Cynthia Adams     MAC Womens Cross Country Coach of Year: James OBrien     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens Mile: Jenn Cronin o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 5000m: Jenn Cronin     Outdoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens 4x800m: Tiff Frederick, Lauren Johnson, Jenn Cronin, Cynthia Adams o    Womens 1500m: Cynthia Adams o    Womens 800m: Cynthia Adams Academic     USTFCCCA All-Academic: womens cross country team Athletic     USTFCCCA Mideast Region Runner of the Year: Jenn Cronin     NCAA Qualifiers o    Jenn Cronin: cross country     MAC Cross Country Rookie of Year: Matt Nesmith Athletic     ECAC Champion o    Jenn Cronin: indoor 300m, outdoor 5000m     Indoor Track MAC Champions o    Womens DMR: Megan Long, Tiffany Frederick, Lauren Johnson, Jenn Cronin o    Womens 5000m: Jenn Cronin     Outdoor Track MAC Champion o    Womens 1500m: Jenn Cronin A native of Warwick, N.Y., O'Brien is a product of Warwick Valley High School's nationally-ranked cross country program. O'Brien was a four-year letterwinner in cross country at LVC and was a three-time team captain and the squad's most valuable runner as a freshman. Also a track & field distance runner, he still holds the third-fastest indoor mile and eighth-best indoor 5k times for the Dutchmen.

Stroman begins his second season at Lebanon Valley during 2014-15, working with sprints, hurdles, and middle distance runners. Stroman is a former NCAA Division I All-American at the University of Minnesota, winning four Big Ten team titles with the Gophers and an NCAA bronze medal as part of their indoor distance medley relay in 2010. He specialized in running the 400m, 600m, and 800m distances as well as the 400m hurdles. In his first season, Stroman made an instant impact as he helped mentor freshman Lauren Decker snap a long-standing program record in the 400m. He also developed a trio of 400m hurdlers, Kyle Fronk, Kevin Johnson, and Jamielyn Samper, as they set new LVC top-10 times. Fronk was the MAC silver medalist in the event while he and Johnson qualified for ECACs; Samper was the MAC bronze medalist as a senior.  Stroman began his coaching career as an assistant at Chaska High School in Minnesota, working with the team's sprinters and middle distance runners while also coordinating weight training for that group. He coached nine different school records between 2011 and 2013. He earned his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a minor in coaching from Minnesota in 2011, and his master's in Applied Kinesiology from the U of M in 2013. Logan Stroman Phone : E-mail : Logan Stroman begins his second season at Lebanon Valley during 2014-15, working with sprints, hurdles, and middle distance runners. Stroman is a former NCAA Division I All-American at the University of Minnesota, winning four Big Ten team titles with the Gophers and an NCAA bronze medal as part of their indoor distance medley relay in 2010. He specialized in running the 400m, 600m, and 800m distances as well as the 400m hurdles. In his first season, Stroman made an instant impact as he helped mentor freshman Lauren Decker snap a long-standing program record in the 400m. He also developed a trio of 400m hurdlers, Kyle Fronk, Kevin Johnson, and Jamielyn Samper, as they set new LVC top-10 times. Fronk was the MAC silver medalist in the event while he and Johnson qualified for ECACs; Samper was the MAC bronze medalist as a senior.  Stroman began his coaching career as an assistant at Chaska High School in Minnesota, working with the team's sprinters and middle distance runners while also coordinating weight training for that group. He coached nine different school records between 2011 and 2013. He earned his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a minor in coaching from Minnesota in 2011, and his master's in Applied Kinesiology from the U of M in 2013.

Biever primarily works with LVC's throwers. Biever's first season with LVC produced a resurgence in women's throwers as the Dutchmen scored in four events and won two medals at MAC Outdoor Championships while qualifying three for ECAC championships. In 2013, Biever helped develop a young throwing group that included MAC medalists Mariah Smolka (shot put, hammer), Caitlin Bach (shot put) and Taylor Seiber (discus). Smolka became Biever's first NCAA qualifier in 2014 as she made the trip to outdoor nationals after breaking the long-standing program record. A graduate of Syracuse University and Northern Lebanon High Scool, Biever was a four-year competitor for Syracuse, where he primarily threw discus and shot put. He earned Big East Academic All-Star honors while there. Biever began coaching at Northern Lebanon in 2004, working with his alma mater's throwers and producing multiple PIAA District III and state medalists. Assistant Coach - Throws Phone E-mail