St. John's Fisher College Men's Cross Country

Wenley Louis was hired in 2013 as an Assistant Coach for the indoor and outdoor track and field programs. Louis enters his 10th season at Fisher and in 2023 is promoted to the Head Coach, Women’s Track and Field as well as the program’s recruitment coordinator. Louis coaches alongside Program Coordinator and Men’s Head Coach Geoff Grambo. Louis coaches the jumps and combined-event athletes on the men’s and women’s program. Under Louis’ direction, the jumps program has established itself on the national stage, boasting an impressive streak of 16 consecutive seasons in which a jumper/multi athlete has represented Fisher at the NCAA National Championships. Louis guided the likes of Kyle Rollins, Mark VanMarter and Devin Cornelius to a combined 5 individual National Championship titles, 17 All-America awards and 19 NCAA National Championship appearances.   Devin Cornelius became the first track and field athlete to represent Fisher at NCAAs during the 2013-14 Indoor/Outdoor seasons. The following year Cornelius would become the program's first All-America Award recipient. Mark VanMarter claimed the program’s first national title in the long jump during the 2018 indoor season. Louis has also mentored 12-time All-American Kyle Rollins to four national championship titles in the high jump and secured a program record 2.22m (7’3.5”) at the US Track and Field National Championship in June 2022. In 2023 the Cardinals were led by strong performances by Michaela Kurbs and Veronica Duell. Duell and Kurbs finished the regular season nationally ranked 3rd and 4th in the long jump after jumping 19’7” and 19’5.5” respectively. Last year, Louis guided six cardinals to All-Academic honors after they finished the regular season nationally ranked 3rd, 4th, 17th, 24th, 26th and 45th while also maintaining a 3.30 GPA or higher.   Louis' contributions to the program are evident at every turn as the Cardinals have won 13 combined Empire 8 Championships including three in 2022 as the program was named the Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year three times overall. A native of Rochester, Louis graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2012 with a B.A. in Psychology. He led the Knights track and field team in the long jump and triple jump as a seven-time SUNYAC champion, ECAC champion and was named as an NCAA Division III All-American Award Recipient. Louis still holds the SUNY Geneseo triple jump record at 14.59m (47’11”) and long jump record at 7.77m (25’-06”) which is currently the second furthest jump in NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field history. After attending junior college at Alfred State, Louis left his mark on the program as a NJCAA National Champion in the long jump and triple jump All-American. A graduate of Irondequoit High School, Louis achieved a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 2018 from SUNY Brockport.

St. John Fisher hired Mike Henchen to be the head coach for its track and field and cross country programs in 2012. Henchen moved up from his associate head coach position where he played a key role in developing the cross country and inaugural indoor and outdoor track programs for St. John Fisher College. Under Henchen, the Cardinals skyrocketed as they took home five of the six team conference championships in 2021, including the women's team's first ever cross country and outdoor track & field titles. Although they operated under a condensed schedule, the Cardinals produced five athletes of the year, five athletes of the championship meet, five coaching staff of the year honors, four All-Atlantic Region selections, and three national athletes of the week. On top of that, Kyle Rollins became the program's first ever USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year and St. John Fisher's first ever two-time individual national champion by repeating as the NCAA DIII Outdoor Champion in the high jump.  Fisher was once again successful in 2020 despite a shortened season.  In all, Fisher claimed the Empire 8 Indoor Championship on the men's side for the third time in program history while the women captured their first-ever Indoor title.  Additionally, Fisher had two athletes qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship with both Rollins and Eddie Mahana going on to earn All-America honors. The Cardinals followed up a banner year in 2018 with another remarkable run to the NCAA Championship under Henchen's watch.  Fisher would take 26th place at the Indoor National Championship in Boston after sophomore Kyle Rollins finished as the national runner-up in the high jump.  Fisher would enjoy an even more successful outdoor season after tying for seventh place at NCAAs to tie the best finish in program history on the national stage.  During the outdoor championship, Fisher had three named All-American as Mahana would finish second overall in the 110m hurdles while Rollins would go on to become the program's third national champion after winning the high jump with a bound of 2.12m.   Junior Tayler Dence also reached the NCAA Outdoor Championship as the Hannibal native qualified for the 400m hurdles for the second straight season. Henchen's efforts, along with those of his staff, have not gone unnoticed.  In 2020, Henchen and company were honored by the Empire 8 for the third consecutive season after being named the Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year to round out the indoor season.  In all, Henchen has been named the conference's Coach of the Year seven times between the indoor and outdoor seasons. The 2017-18 year marked by far the best season in program history for the Cardinals as both teams reached new heights.  The men's program won the Empire 8 Championship in both the indoor and outdoor seasons while the women's team placed third overall at each.  During the indoor season, the men's team was ranked by the USTFCCCA for the first time in program history and went on to finish ninth at the NCAA Indoor National Championship - its best finish ever.  Under Henchen's direction, Mark VanMarter became just the second national champion in school history after winning the long jump.  The momentum carried into the outdoor season as the Cardinals had four student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Championship where all would earn All-American honors including two more for senior Peter Girardi who closed out his career with a national championship in the 400 hurdles after finishing as the runner-up in each of the previous two seasons.  Fisher, which finished tied for seventh in the team standings, saw VanMarter place third in the long jump while freshman Rollins notched his second career All-American nod after taking fifth in the high jump during the outdoor campaign. On the women's side, Dence became the first track athlete to qualify for the national championship after setting a program record in the 400 hurdles to punch her ticket to Wisconsin.  Fisher made tremendous strides in 2014-15.  The men’s and women’s cross country squads enjoyed their best-ever finishes at the Empire 8 Championship, with the men finishing in third place and the women taking fourth.  The men’s track and field squad made history, winning both the Empire 8 Indoor and Outdoor Championships during the year.  Fisher defeated seven-time defending champion Ithaca College by 35 points in the indoor championship before overtaking the Bombers by 25 points in the outdoor championship at Fisher’s own Polisseni Track and Field Complex.  Henchen, along with his coaching staff, were named the indoor and outdoor Empire 8 staff of the year.  On the women’s side, Fisher finished second at the Empire 8 Indoor Championship and fourth at the outdoor championship, both program bests at the time. During the storied 2014-15 season, Fisher sent three male athletes (Mark VanMarter – long jump, Devin Cornelius – decathlon, and Peter Girardi – 4000 Hurdles) to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships along with the first female athletes in program history (Paige Willson – Shot Put, Taylor Youngkrans – Hammer Throw).  Cornelius became the first All-American for the program, placing fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, before earning an eighth place finish at the outdoor championships. The 2013-14 season was another step in the right direction for Fisher as the Men's Indoor squad delivered an ECAC Championship along with a second place finish in the Empire 8 Championship.  Henchen was tabbed the men's Empire 8 Coach of the Year for his efforts.  The women's indoor squad was equally impressive finishing third at the Empire 8 Championship, nearly doubling their 2013 score.  In the outdoor season Fisher finished third at the Empire 8 Championship on the men's side, while the women took fifth place. Under Henchen's direction Cornelius competed at the NCAA Championships in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing in 11th place at the heptathlon and 11th place in the decathlon. In the 2012-13 track and field seasons, Henchen helped 11 student-athletes earn recognition from the Empire 8 Conference. During the Indoor season, Henchen oversaw Eric Riley win individual Conference titles in the high and long jumps while also guiding Kyle Koehler to a shot put crown. For the outdoor season, Fisher added a few more Conference champions, with Chris Wehner winning the 100 meter hurdles, Kyle Barry earning the win in the hammer throw and Paige Willson taking first in the shot put. In 2017, the women's cross country team finished in first place at the Oneonta Airfield Invitational marking the first time the team has won an invitational in program history. The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished their first season with a fourth-place finish and fifth-place finish, respectively, at the 2011 Empire 8 Cross Country Championship.  Fisher’s number one male runner, Cohen Miles Rath, finished first in the championship race and was subsequently crowned Empire 8 Cross Country Male Runner and Rookie of the Year.  Miles Rath went on to qualify for the NCAA National Championships where his impressive finish ranked him as one of the Top 10 freshmen runners in the country.  A two-time Section V Class C Track Coach of the Year, Henchen was previously the boy’s track and field coach at Geneseo High School. From 2006 to 2010, Henchen’s boys team won six Livingston County titles and the 2010 and 2011 Sectional titles.  In his five years as head coach, Henchen coached over 20 individual Sectional champions, four state medalists, and one national All-American. During his tenure both as the assistant coach and as the head coach for Geneseo boys and girls cross country, the teams captured a combined 13 league and 12 Sectional championships.  Both teams won the first ever state titles for Geneseo with the girls team clinching the State Championship in 2007 and the boys team winning its first State Championship in 2010. Henchen was named the 2010 Section V Class D Coach of the Year in both sports. A Dansville native, Henchen graduated from Syracuse University and accepted a commission with the United States Army.  While serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in Belgium, he coached track and field teams at the Brussels American School and led the men’s team to divisional titles from 1999 to 2001 while coaching the individual European 800-meter champion in 2000. Coach Henchen returned to the United States in 2002 and taught high school at Geneseo until he assumed the role of associate head coach.  He and his wife Joan have two sons.  6/24/21

Geoff Grambo was promoted to associate head coach in July 2018 after serving a an assistant coach since 2011.  In that span, the Lyons native has helped build the Cardinals into one of the premier track and field programs in the nation after the men’s squad won six individual national championships in the last five years and finished tied for seventh place overall at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 2018 and 2019. With Grambo on the coaching staff, Fisher was once again recognized by the Empire 8 as its Coaching Staff of the Year in 2022 after the Cardinals claimed the conference's Indoor Track and Field Championship on the men's and swept both the indoor and outdoor titles on the women's side. “Coach Grambo has excelled in his role as assistant coach for throws and we are very excited to welcome his promotion to associate head coach for our track and cross country teams,” commented head coach Mike Henchen who was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons this year.  “He not only brings a tremendous amount of coaching expertise to the position, but also a fresh perspective that I’m sure will contribute to our teams reaching even higher levels of success.” Since joining the program, Grambo has overseen the development of numerous student-athletes who have been named All-Conference.  Over the last eight seasons, Grambo has coached nearly 50 All-Conference selections in all.  Additionally, he has coached two Cardinals that qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with Kyle Koehler earning All-American honors in 2016 after finishing seventh in the shot put. Prior to his time at Fisher, Grambo broke into the coaching field as a graduate assistant throws coach at William Woods University (MO) from 2008-10 while earning his MBA. A native of Lyons, Grambo graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2008 with a degree in History and a minor in Exercise Science. He led the Saints track and field team in shot put as a four-time Liberty League champion, two-time New York State champion, one-time ECAC champion and was named as an NCAA Division III All-American Award Recipient during his senior year.  Grambo still holds the St. Lawrence University shot put record. 7/5/22

Geoff Grambo was promoted to associate head coach in July 2018 after serving a an assistant coach since 2011.  In that span, the Lyons native has helped build the Cardinals into one of the premier track and field programs in the nation after the men’s squad won six individual national championships in the last five years and finished tied for seventh place overall at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 2018 and 2019. With Grambo on the coaching staff, Fisher was once again recognized by the Empire 8 as its Coaching Staff of the Year in 2022 after the Cardinals claimed the conference's Indoor Track and Field Championship on the men's and swept both the indoor and outdoor titles on the women's side. “Coach Grambo has excelled in his role as assistant coach for throws and we are very excited to welcome his promotion to associate head coach for our track and cross country teams,” commented head coach Mike Henchen who was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons this year.  “He not only brings a tremendous amount of coaching expertise to the position, but also a fresh perspective that I’m sure will contribute to our teams reaching even higher levels of success.” Since joining the program, Grambo has overseen the development of numerous student-athletes who have been named All-Conference.  Over the last eight seasons, Grambo has coached nearly 50 All-Conference selections in all.  Additionally, he has coached two Cardinals that qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with Kyle Koehler earning All-American honors in 2016 after finishing seventh in the shot put. Prior to his time at Fisher, Grambo broke into the coaching field as a graduate assistant throws coach at William Woods University (MO) from 2008-10 while earning his MBA. A native of Lyons, Grambo graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2008 with a degree in History and a minor in Exercise Science. He led the Saints track and field team in shot put as a four-time Liberty League champion, two-time New York State champion, one-time ECAC champion and was named as an NCAA Division III All-American Award Recipient during his senior year.  Grambo still holds the St. Lawrence University shot put record. 7/5/22

Stenuf was hired in the summer of 2015 as the Associate Head Coach for the cross country and track and field teams at Fisher. He also will serve as the recruiting coordinator for both programs. Stenuf comes to Fisher from Duke University where he served as a volunteer assistant with the mens cross country/track and field program. He was a part of the coaching staff that guided the programs first ever indoor sub-4 minute miler and sub-14 minute 5,000m runner. In 2012, Stenuf was an assistant at the University of Connecticut with the womens cross country squad. This was the first time in school history that the team qualified for the NCAA Championships earning its highest national ranking. He was also a part of the coaching duo that earned Big East Cross Country Staff of the Year. A five-time Division III All-American at Nazareth College, Stenuf was the programs first ever All-American in cross country and track and field, and the schools first ever three-season All-American athlete. In 2006 he was named the Atlantic Coast Athlete of the year. He also served as a three year captain for the track and field team. Upon graduating from Nazareth College with a degree in Business Education, Stenuf went on to Florida State University to complete a Masters Degree in Sports Management. While at Florida State University, he competed post-collegiately and was a Graduate Manager with the mens cross country and track and field program during the 2009-10 season. He then went back to complete his degree and work as a Graduate Assistant during the 2013 season. Post-collegiate, he qualified for three US Track and Field Championships (2009 Indoor 800, 2010 Indoor 1500, 2010 Outdoor 1500) running for Stotan Racing, out of Syracuse, N.Y.  

Wolcott was hired in 2012 to be the associate head coach for the St. John Fisher College cross country and track and field program's after serving one year as the assistant coach for the teams. Fisher made tremendous strides in 2014-15.  The mens and womens cross country squads enjoyed their best-ever finishes at the Empire 8 Championship, with the men finishing in third place and the women taking fourth.  The mens track and field squad made history, winning both the Empire 8 Indoor and Outdoor Championships during the year.  Fisher defeated seven-time defending champion Ithaca College by 35 points in the indoor championship before overtaking the Bombers by 25 points in the outdoor championship at Fishers own Polisseni Track and Field Complex.  Wolcott, alongside head coach Mike Henchen and the Fisher coaching staff, were named the indoor and outdoor Empire 8 staff of the year.  On the womens side, Fisher finished second at the Empire 8 Indoor Championship and fourth at the outdoor championship, both program bests. During the storied 2014-15 season, Fisher sent three male athletes (Mark VanMarter long jump, Devin Cornelius decathlon, and Peter Girardi 4000 Hurdles) to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships along with the first female athletes in program history (Paige Willson Shot Put, Taylor Youngkrans Hammer Throw).  Cornelius became the first All-American for the program, placing fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, before earning an eighth place finish at the outdoor championships. The 2013-14 season was another step in the right direction for Fisher as the Men's Indoor squad delivered an ECAC Championship along with a second place finish in the Empire 8 Championship.  The women's indoor squad was equally impressive finishing third at the Empire 8 Championship, nearly doubling their 2013 score.  In the outdoor season Fisher finished third at the Empire 8 Championship on the men's side, while the women took fifth place. Under Wolcott's direction Devin Cornelius competed at the NCAA Championships in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing in 11th place at the heptathlon and 11th place in the decathlon. In the 2012-13 track and field seasons, Wolcott helped 11 student-athletes earn recognition from the Empire 8 Conference. During the Indoor season, Wolcott oversaw Eric Riley win individual Conference titles in the high and long jumps while also guiding Kyle Koehler to a shot put crown. For the outdoor season, Fisher added a few more Conference champions, with Chris Wehner winning the 100 meter hurdles, Kyle Barry earning the win in the hammer throw and Paige Willson taking first in the shot put. Wolcott has previously coached at Irondequoit High School where she served as the sprinting coach for both the mens and womens outdoor teams.  In her time with Irondequoit, the Eagles won New York State Championships in the pentathlon and high jump. Outside of coaching, the Oakfield native has had much personal success in the sporting world.  While studying at SUNY Geneseo, Kristine competed in indoor and outdoor track for three seasons where she broke multiple school records.  Wolcott currently holds the records for the 55 meter and 60 meter sprint, at 7.41 and 8.14 respectively.  She also played soccer for two seasons for the Knights. In high school, Wolcott won New York State Championships in both 2001 and 2002 for the 100 meter and earned second place in the 200 meter in those same years.  She also holds a Genesee County record for the 100 meter. Wolcott was inducted into the Section V Hall of Fame in 2015 for her efforts. Kristine earned her Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Geneseo in Studio Art in 2006, and completed her Masters of Arts degree in Art Education at Nazareth College in 2010. Previously, Wolcott worked at Don Beebes House of Speed as a speed and agility trainer. She currently works as an adjunct professor for Monroe Community College, serves as an aquafit trainer at the YMCA and resides in Penfield.   Kristine Wolcott Associate Head Coach 8488 Kristine Wolcott was hired in 2012 to be the associate head coach for the St. John Fisher College cross country and track and field program's after serving one year as the assistant coach for the teams. Fisher made tremendous strides in 2014-15.  The mens and womens cross country squads enjoyed their best-ever finishes at the Empire 8 Championship, with the men finishing in third place and the women taking fourth.  The mens track and field squad made history, winning both the Empire 8 Indoor and Outdoor Championships during the year.  Fisher defeated seven-time defending champion Ithaca College by 35 points in the indoor championship before overtaking the Bombers by 25 points in the outdoor championship at Fishers own Polisseni Track and Field Complex.  Wolcott, alongside head coach Mike Henchen and the Fisher coaching staff, were named the indoor and outdoor Empire 8 staff of the year.  On the womens side, Fisher finished second at the Empire 8 Indoor Championship and fourth at the outdoor championship, both program bests. During the storied 2014-15 season, Fisher sent three male athletes (Mark VanMarter long jump, Devin Cornelius decathlon, and Peter Girardi 4000 Hurdles) to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships along with the first female athletes in program history (Paige Willson Shot Put, Taylor Youngkrans Hammer Throw).  Cornelius became the first All-American for the program, placing fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, before earning an eighth place finish at the outdoor championships. The 2013-14 season was another step in the right direction for Fisher as the Men's Indoor squad delivered an ECAC Championship along with a second place finish in the Empire 8 Championship.  The women's indoor squad was equally impressive finishing third at the Empire 8 Championship, nearly doubling their 2013 score.  In the outdoor season Fisher finished third at the Empire 8 Championship on the men's side, while the women took fifth place. Under Wolcott's direction Devin Cornelius competed at the NCAA Championships in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing in 11th place at the heptathlon and 11th place in the decathlon. In the 2012-13 track and field seasons, Wolcott helped 11 student-athletes earn recognition from the Empire 8 Conference. During the Indoor season, Wolcott oversaw Eric Riley win individual Conference titles in the high and long jumps while also guiding Kyle Koehler to a shot put crown. For the outdoor season, Fisher added a few more Conference champions, with Chris Wehner winning the 100 meter hurdles, Kyle Barry earning the win in the hammer throw and Paige Willson taking first in the shot put. Wolcott has previously coached at Irondequoit High School where she served as the sprinting coach for both the mens and womens outdoor teams.  In her time with Irondequoit, the Eagles won New York State Championships in the pentathlon and high jump. Outside of coaching, the Oakfield native has had much personal success in the sporting world.  While studying at SUNY Geneseo, Kristine competed in indoor and outdoor track for three seasons where she broke multiple school records.  Wolcott currently holds the records for the 55 meter and 60 meter sprint, at 7.41 and 8.14 respectively.  She also played soccer for two seasons for the Knights. In high school, Wolcott won New York State Championships in both 2001 and 2002 for the 100 meter and earned second place in the 200 meter in those same years.  She also holds a Genesee County record for the 100 meter. Wolcott was inducted into the Section V Hall of Fame in 2015 for her efforts. Kristine earned her Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Geneseo in Studio Art in 2006, and completed her Masters of Arts degree in Art Education at Nazareth College in 2010. Previously, Wolcott worked at Don Beebes House of Speed as a speed and agility trainer. She currently works as an adjunct professor for Monroe Community College, serves as an aquafit trainer at the YMCA and resides in Penfield.