Misericordia University Men's Cross Country

Wadas is in his 11th season as head coach of cross country and track & field at Misericordia University.   A Misericordia graduate, Wadas was a sport management/information technology major.   A year ago, Wadas led the MU womens cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams to back-to-back MAC championships and coached Amy Viti, Oniesha Clarke and Reilly Wagner to All-American honors in indoor and outdoor track & field.   He was 2015-16 MAC Womens Coach of the year in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field.  He was named Mideast Regional Coach of the Year in indoor and outdoor track & field.   In 2013-14, he coached Ashlee Ward to the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor High Jump championships. Wadas holds a Level 1 USATF Coaching Certification and achieved a USATF Level 2 in endurance training.   As a competitor, Wadas led the Cougars to four straight PAC cross country team titles and was a four-time team MVP.   In addition, Wadas was the Wendys Misericordia Athlete of the Year in 2003-04.   Chris Wadas is in his 11th season as head coach of cross country and track & field at Misericordia University.   A Misericordia graduate, Wadas was a sport management/information technology major.   A year ago, Wadas led the MU womens cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams to back-to-back MAC championships and coached Amy Viti, Oniesha Clarke and Reilly Wagner to All-American honors in indoor and outdoor track & field.   He was 2015-16 MAC Womens Coach of the year in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field.  He was named Mideast Regional Coach of the Year in indoor and outdoor track & field.   In 2013-14, he coached Ashlee Ward to the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor High Jump championships. Wadas holds a Level 1 USATF Coaching Certification and achieved a USATF Level 2 in endurance training.   As a competitor, Wadas led the Cougars to four straight PAC cross country team titles and was a four-time team MVP.   In addition, Wadas was the Wendys Misericordia Athlete of the Year in 2003-04.  

Rhodes is in her first year as an assistant track and field coach at Misericordia University. Rhodes previously served as the assistant track and field coach at Moravian College where she helped coach both the men's and the women's outdoor track teams to a Landmark Conference Championship. She was part of a staff that was selected as the men's and the women's Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year. She primarily worked with the jumpers. She has coached at Lane Community College (OR), the Emerald Valley Track Club (OR) and the Salem Track Club (OR). A Portland, OR native, she received a Bachelor's of Science in Sociology with minors in Business and Economics from the University of Oregon. Rhodes was a two-time Pac 12 scorer, an NCAA Regional Qualifier and is ranked in the top 10 all-time for indoor and outdoor short hurdles.  

Halloran is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach with the Misericordia University cross country and track & field teams. A graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, he earned his bachelors degree in Corporate Recreation and Wellness. A four-year letterman, he competed in the pole vault, heptathlon and decathlon. As a senior, he finished sixth in the decathlon at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association championships. His 6,639 is the sixth-highest decathlon total in school history and he has the fifth-highest heptathlon total with 4,708. Halloran is a native of Kansas City, MO and is studying for his masters degree in organizational management.