Syracuse University Men's Track

Fox assumed the track & field and cross country head coaching positions at Syracuse in 2005 with a vision transform the Orange into national contenders. Through 11 seasons, Fox has done more than just make the Orange a contender, theyve reached the peak claiming the 2015 NCAA Mens Cross Country National Championship. Fox earned USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year honors as he led his championship roster to an undefeated season, claiming wins at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, ACC Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional before the NCAA Championship. Its the second-straight year the Orange finished in the top-five at the national meet and third-straight top-10 finish for SU. The Orange hadnt been in the top-10 at the meet since 1957 prior to their 2014 arrival on the national scene, which culminated a complete rebuild of the once proud Syracuse cross country program under Fox. In the past six seasons, Fox has guided the Syracuse men's cross country team to six conference championships, including the first two ACC Championships of any sport at Syracuse in 2013 and 2014 and a third straight title in 2015. Fox and his staff have transformed the Orange into a national contender in cross country, with the men's program racing to its best finish in 57 years at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2014 and peaking at No. 2 in the USTFCCCA poll - the best rank in program history. Syracuse also stayed No. 2 for the majority of the 2015 season, even receiving first place votes for the first time ever following their dominant ACC Championship performance. While racing to the NCAA Championship in 2015, a program record four members of Foxs crew went on to earn All-America distinction, including Martin Hehir for the second time, Justyn Knight and Colin Bennie (who all recorded top-10 finishes at the meet) and Philo Germano. Fox has now coached 10 All-Americans in cross country, nearly half of the programs 24 All-Americans all-time. The womens program has also experienced new success under Fox, with the Orange placing 12th in 2015 at the NCAA Championships, its second-best mark in program history behind 2010s 10th-place finish. The success has transitioned onto the track as well, with Syracuse qualifying eight student-athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2015, the most the program had brought in over 30 years, topping the previous high of six in 2014. Syracuse brought seven national qualifiers on the men's side, which was the third-most in the ACC and tied for the second-most amongst private schools in the nation. The Orange sent seven more in 2016, with the three-year mark of 21 NCAA qualifiers in three years serving as a program record for that time span. Fox has guided 26 student-athletes to AllAmerica status in track & field, including the 2012 NCAA 60-meter hurdles champion, Jarret Eaton. This indoor season, both Freddie Crittenden III and Knight reached the podium at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the first time in program history that Syracuse has seen two of its athletes reach the podium at the event. The track and field team also cracked the USTFCCCA top-20 for the first time in school history, checking in at No. 19 in 2015 and reaching as high as No. 12 in 2016. The 2015 title was the capitalization of building momentum under Fox. While the team reached its peak success in 2015, the Orange had been on their way to the top of the cross country mountain for quite some time. Syracuse earned its fifth men's cross country conference title berth in six seasons in 2014, including its second-straight ACC Championship. The Orange was led by Martin Hehir, who earned the individual ACC Championship. Max Straneva also found the podium, placing third. The 'Cuse depth was on full display as seven members of the squad placed in the top-15 at the event, earning All-ACC honors. The seven members of the Orange earning All-Conference honors was a program best. Fox also mentored a podium finisher on the women's side, coaching Margo Malone to a second-place finish at the ACC Championships in 2014. The strong performance at the ACC meet set up a historic finish at the NCAA Championships for the men's team, who took fifth overall - the best finish since 1957 - and Syracuse notched a pair of All-Americans in the same season for the first time under Fox, with Hehir and MJ Erb being awarded the honor. Fox repeated as ACC Cross Country Coach of the year and picked up USTFCCCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year as well in 2014. In 2013, Fox led the men's cross country team to a 10th place finish in the NCAA Championship. He won the school's first ACC Championship in any sport and was rewarded with the ACC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year title. The Syracuse men's team closed out its tenure in the BIG EAST in style, by winning its third BIG EAST Championship in four years in 2012 and had a program-best six All-BIG EAST Selections. Freshman Martin Hehir became the first Orange to win the individual BIG EAST title. Fox and his coaching staff were honored as the BIG EAST Men's Coaching Staff of the Year. The SU men finished 15th at the 2012 NCAA Championship, while three-time All-BIG EAST selection Sarah Pagano represented the women, finishing 63rd. Syracuse won its third straight NCAA Northeast Regional title in 2011. Behind the leadership of All-Americans Pat Dupont and Lauren Penney, the Orange men finished 15th at the NCAA Championship while the women claimed 17th as Fox and his staff were named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year. In 2010, Syracuse hosted its first BIG EAST Conference Championship in program history. The Orange men repeated as BIG EAST champions for the second consecutive year, while the women matched a program-best third-place finish in front of a home crowd. Both the men and women went on to win their second straight NCAA Northeast Regional Championship. At the NCAA Championship, the women earned a program-best 10th-place finish, while the mens squad matched its best finish, placing 14th overall. Fox and his staff was tabbed BIG EAST Mens Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight season. Under Fox's guidance, Dupont became SU's second All-American in as many years. The Championship squads were driven by five men and five women who received All-Northeast Region honors. Three men and a pair of women also earned All-BIG EAST distinction. The Syracuse men's and women's cross country teams have become a staple near the top of the USTFCCCA rankings annually. The men's team posted the highest rank in program history at No. 2 in 2014 and maintained it for most of 2015, including receiving first place votes for the first time ever, but it had been rare for 'Cuse to be in the rankings until Fox took over the helm of the program. In 2009, Fox directed the unranked Orange men to a No. 11 national ranking after winning the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, where it beat out two top 10 teams, while the women peaked when they were ranked 10th on October 12, 2009. The Orange continued its quest for national prominence at the BIG EAST Championship, where the men captured its first championship in program history by outpacing Georgetown for the leagues title, 55-61. Prior to the 2009 season, the teams highest conference finish was in 1980. The women achieved a program-best third-place finish. Following the BIG EAST Championship, Fox led the Orange men and women to win the NCAA Northeast Region team title for the first time in school history. The championship womens team included junior Katie Hursey, who became SUs first individual womens regional champion. His mens team consisted of three underclassmen, who improved on SUs fifth-place finish in 2008. Two days later, the men and women were voted the No. 9 and No. 12 teams in the nation, respectively, as they prepared for the NCAA Championship. The Orange concluded its history-filled season at Nationals, where the women finished in the top 20 for the first time in program history and the men earned 14th in their first visit to the championship in 35 years. In their second trip to the NCAAs, the women finished 18th, improving on 2008's 28th place finish. Sophomore Tito Medrano became the first Orange All-American since 1959. In 2008, Fox built on his successes as he led the mens team to a No. 26 USTFCCCA ranking, while the women made it into the national rankings for the first time in program history on October 14, 2008 and were voted as high as 25th at the end of the season. Fox directed the womens team to the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championship for the first time in Syracuse history. Foxs successful cross country season was the product of six USTFCCCA All-Region members. Nana Sang-Bender, a three-time all-region runner, posted a fourth-place performance at the NCAA Northeast Regional, which was the highest finish for a female distance runner in SU history. In 2007, the men cracked the national rankings on for the first time in program history on September 26, 2008, landing at No. 26 in the U.S.T.F.C.C.C.A. Fox mentored six student-athletes to Northeast All-Region honors in 2007. The list included junior Jeff Scull who recorded a program-best ninth-place performance. As a result, Scull earned an automatic invitation to the Division I NCAA Championship. The men and women continued a climb to the top of the regions elite, finishing third and fourth, respectively. The Orange boasted three All-BIG EAST performers in 2007, including junior Sang-Benders second honor in as many years. Sang-Bender powered the Syracuse women to a program-best fourth-place finish at the conference championship. The 2006 season will be remembered as the year the cross country programs took flight. Behind Sculls 12th-place finish, the SU men, who received national votes for the first time in program history, improved five spots from a year prior with a fifth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship. Sang-Benders all-conference effort propelled the women to a seventh-place performance. Liz Cufari earned All-BIG EAST accolades in 2005, becoming the first Syracuse female student-athlete since Alicia Hauber in 1983 to garner all-conference distinction. Syracuse has qualified 21 student-athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the last three seasons (2014, 2015 and 2016) combined, with seven qualifiers in 2016, a program-best eight qualifiers in 2015 and six the year prior. In addition to the 2016 ACC Indoor Team title, Fox guided Syracuse to four combined ACC Championships between indoor and outdoor track and field in 2015. Shaina Harrison won the 60-meter dash at the event, providing Syracuse with its first female ACC Championship in school history. Martin Hehir won gold in the 5,000-meters (indoor), Justyn Knight won the 5,000-meters (outdoor) and Margo Malone won the 10,000 meters (outdoor) to provide another successful haul for Fox's team at a conference championship. The 2015 indoor season provided Syracuse with another All-American, as Martin Hehir took seventh in the 3000-meter dash. Fox coached his 11th All-American in 2014 by guiding Sarah Pagano to All-America honors in the 10,000-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. During the 2012-13 season, the Orange had two First Team All-Americans in Donald Pollitt and Lauren Penney. Penney capped off an impressive Orange career, finishing eighth in the 5000m NCAA Championship race. She also was named a Second Team-All American after finishing 22nd in the 3000m during the indoor season. Pollitt finished sixth at the NCAA Championship in the 110m hurdles and was the BIG EAST 60m hurdles champion during the indoor season. True freshman Brianna Nerud was an honorable mention All-American after finishing 17th at the NCAA Championship in the 3000m steeplechase. The Orange had 10 outdoor All-BIG EAST selections and six indoor All-BIG EAST honorees during the 2012-13 season. The 2011-12 season included arguably the greatest day in program history when Jarret Eaton completed a perfect season by becoming the first individual indoor track and field national champion in program history. Eaton's time of 7.54 seconds won the NCAA 60-meter hurdle title, and beat the field by 0.01 seconds. Also during the indoor season, Eaton ran the second fastest collegiate time ever recorded when he ran a 7.49 time in the 60-meter hurdles. Eaton also won the BIG EAST Championship that season. The outdoor campaign saw Syracuse claim three individual titles as Sarah Pagano (10,000-meter run), Pat Dupont (steeplechase) and Eaton (110-meter hurdles) all captured individual crowns and the Orange men's team had its best team finish since 2007. The 2011 outdoor season featured the most student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA Championships during Fox's tenure. Four members of the team competed in the national championships, each earning All-America honors, including Second Team All-Americans Tito Medrano and Katie Hursey. At the BIG EAST Championships, the Orange boasted three individual champions, including junior Tito Medrano, who won his second consecutive title in the 10,000m run. The women's squad also produced three ECAC champions. Under Fox's tutelage, three members of the women's team broke Syracuse outdoor records, including Katie Hursey in the 3,000m steeplechase, Lauren Penney in the 5,000m run and Catherine DeSarle in the 10,000m run. During indoor season, Penney also broke the mile and 3,000m records, while DeSarle set a new standard in the 5,000m run. The 2010-11 indoor season was highlighted by five student-athletes earning All-BIG EAST honors at the conference championships, including weight throw champion Kwaku Boah. He became the first SU student-athlete to win the conference title in that event since 1991. Boah also broke the indoor record earlier in the season. In 2010, Fox mentored the first Syracuse All-American field performer since 2007 in senior Bernard Bush, who earned the honor for his performance in the long jump. Fox also led Kyle Heath to his second consecutive All-America honor in the steeplechase. In 2008, Fox guided Heath to a sixth-place finish at the 2008 Division I Outdoor Track and Field NCAA Championship, earning All-America honors. He was the first distance runner since Jim OConnell in 1982 to garner All-America credentials. The men and womens track & field squads made a statement in 2007 following the All-America performances by Jillian Drouin and Michael LeBlanc. Drouin became Syracuses first multi-event All-American after a third-place finish in the heptathlon. LeBlanc placed fourth in the 100m dash to become the first All-American in 20 years in the event. Fox has seen the men and womens track & field program make vast improvements during his tenure at SU. In just one year, the men went from 11th to fourth-place at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in 2007, while also improving nine places to sixth-place at the IC4A Indoor Championship that same year. In 2008, Fox put together a ninth-place finish at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship and saw the Orange men finish fourth one year later their best performance since 1993. The women boasted fifth and third-place finishes at the BIG EAST Indoor and Outdoor Championships, respectively, under Fox in 2006. Before arriving at Syracuse, Fox spent four seasons as the head cross country coach and assistant track & field coach at his alma mater, Auburn. In 2003, both the indoor and outdoor track and field teams finished second at the NCAA Championship. The following year, both male and female cross country runners competed in the NCAA Championship, a first for the Auburn program. The mens team also received a national ranking for the first time in more than 20 years. Fox led the mens track & field squad to a No. 11 national ranking in 2005. At Auburn, Fox led several student-athletes to national recognition. During his tenure, the Tigers produced two Academic All-Americans, two cross country All-Americans, 14 NCAA track and field All-Americans, two Southeastern Conference (SEC) cross country individual champions and three SEC track & field individual champions. In 2004-05, Fox coached Sherridan Kirk from Trinidad and Tobago, a 2004 Olympian and a 2005 World Championship qualifier in the mens 800. He also served as the NCAA Regional Championship Meet Director in 2004. Fox excelled as a student-athlete at Auburn. He set the school record in the indoor (13:44.73) and outdoor (13:34.14) 5,000m run and is also among the top-five performers in the indoor 3,000m run and outdoor 10,000m run. After graduating from Auburn in 1983 with a degree in psychology, Fox served as the head cross country and distance coach at North Carolina for three seasons. He led the Tar Heels mens cross country team to the 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title and a fifth-place performance at the NCAA Championship. For his efforts, Fox was named the ACC Coach of the Year, along with coach Dennis Craddock. From 1987 to 1994, Fox pursued a professional running career as a member of the Nike-Athletics West Team. He also competed at the national and world level with Brooks Sports from 1995 to 1998. In those stints, Fox ran the mile in 3:59.10, the 5,000m in 13:21, the 10,000m in 27:53 and the marathon in 2:13.40. Fox also spent one season at George Washington as the head coach of the cross country team in 1994-95 before competing for Brooks Sports.

Bell have together rebuilt the once proud Syracuse cross coutry and track and field programs back into national powerhouses during their 11-year tenures at SU. In 2015 that success reached its peak when the Syracuse men claimed the NCAA Cross Country Championship, its first national title since 1951, with four members of the Orange earning All-America status. The national title culminated an undefeated season for the championship roster, which took victories at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, ACC Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional before the national title meet. An intrigual part of building the program and its recruiting efforts, Bell has guided the Syracuse cross country teams into the national spotlight. The Syracuse men's cross country team won its sixth conference championship in seven seasons during the 2015 campaign, and posted its third-straight top-10 finish - a plateau that Syracuse hadn't reached since 1957 prior to Bell's arrival at SU. Bell coached a trio to top-10 finishes in 2015, including Justyn Knight (fourth), Colin Bennie (eighth) and Martin Hehir (ninth), at the NCAA Championships, with Philo Germano joining the group in earning All-America honors. The four All-Americans marks six to earn the honor in the last-two seasons after Hehir and MJ Erb earned the honor in 2014. Bell has coached 10 student-athletes to All-America status in cross country, nearly half of the 24 award winners in Syracuse's history as a program. The 'Cuse success has transitioned onto the track as well, as the Syracuse men's indoor track and field team claimed its first conference title since 1992 in 2016 at the ACC Championships. In addition, 21 student-athletes qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the past-three seasons, the most in program history. Between cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, Bell has mentored 36 to first or second team All-America status. Continuing a trend of success, the 2014-15 year the previously most successful season, with the men's program finishing the year in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year Standings, which accounts for points scored at the NCAA's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field championships. It's just the second time the Orange have been ranked in the standings. The cross country team peaked at No. 2 in the USTFCCCA standings in 2014, before the track team cracked the top-20 in the polls for the first time ever. The success came on the heels of a 2013 campaign that saw the Orange win Syracuse its first ACC title and the men's team finish in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1957 in cross country. Six student-athletes also earned All-America distinction at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The 2012 Orange squad finished its tenure in the BIG EAST in style, taking home the conference title in its final year in the league. Syracuse won its third straight NCAA Northeast Regional title in 2011. Behind the leadership of All-Americans Pat Dupont and Lauren Penney, the Orange men finished 15th at the NCAA Championship while the women claimed 17th as the coaching staff was named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year. In 2010, SU hosted its first BIG EAST Conference Championship in program history. The Orange men repeated as BIG EAST champions for the second consecutive year, while the women matched a program-best third-place finish in front of a home crowd. Both the men and women went on to win their second straight NCAA Northeast Regional Championship. At the NCAA Championship, the women earned a program-best 10th-place finish, while the mens squad matched its best finish, placing 14th overall. Bell, Fox, and the rest of the Orange coaching staff were tabbed BIG EAST Mens Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight season. Under their guidance, junior Pat Dupont became SU's second All-American in as many years. The Championship squads were driven by five men and five women who received All-Northeast Region honors. Three men and a pair of women also earned All-BIG EAST distinction. Bell mentored the Syracuse cross country teams to national prominence in 2007. The Orange men ranked as high as No. 26 and the SU women received votes for the first time in program history. Before arriving at Syracuse, Bell spent five years as the assistant mens and womens track & field/cross country coach at La Salle University. While with La Salle, Bell helped the Explorers win seven Atlantic 10 championships. Bell graduated from La Salle in 1999 with a degree in history as a four-year member of the cross country team. He also earned his masters degree at La Salle in 2004 in professional communications. Bell and his wife, Toni, reside in Syracuse with their two sons, Cavan and Ian. Brien Bell Associate Head Coach Head coach Chris Fox and assosicate head coach Brien Bell have together rebuilt the once proud Syracuse cross coutry and track and field programs back into national powerhouses during their 11-year tenures at SU. In 2015 that success reached its peak when the Syracuse men claimed the NCAA Cross Country Championship, its first national title since 1951, with four members of the Orange earning All-America status. The national title culminated an undefeated season for the championship roster, which took victories at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, ACC Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional before the national title meet. An intrigual part of building the program and its recruiting efforts, Bell has guided the Syracuse cross country teams into the national spotlight. The Syracuse men's cross country team won its sixth conference championship in seven seasons during the 2015 campaign, and posted its third-straight top-10 finish - a plateau that Syracuse hadn't reached since 1957 prior to Bell's arrival at SU. Bell coached a trio to top-10 finishes in 2015, including Justyn Knight (fourth), Colin Bennie (eighth) and Martin Hehir (ninth), at the NCAA Championships, with Philo Germano joining the group in earning All-America honors. The four All-Americans marks six to earn the honor in the last-two seasons after Hehir and MJ Erb earned the honor in 2014. Bell has coached 10 student-athletes to All-America status in cross country, nearly half of the 24 award winners in Syracuse's history as a program. The 'Cuse success has transitioned onto the track as well, as the Syracuse men's indoor track and field team claimed its first conference title since 1992 in 2016 at the ACC Championships. In addition, 21 student-athletes qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the past-three seasons, the most in program history. Between cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, Bell has mentored 36 to first or second team All-America status. Continuing a trend of success, the 2014-15 year the previously most successful season, with the men's program finishing the year in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year Standings, which accounts for points scored at the NCAA's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field championships. It's just the second time the Orange have been ranked in the standings. The cross country team peaked at No. 2 in the USTFCCCA standings in 2014, before the track team cracked the top-20 in the polls for the first time ever. The success came on the heels of a 2013 campaign that saw the Orange win Syracuse its first ACC title and the men's team finish in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1957 in cross country. Six student-athletes also earned All-America distinction at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The 2012 Orange squad finished its tenure in the BIG EAST in style, taking home the conference title in its final year in the league. Syracuse won its third straight NCAA Northeast Regional title in 2011. Behind the leadership of All-Americans Pat Dupont and Lauren Penney, the Orange men finished 15th at the NCAA Championship while the women claimed 17th as the coaching staff was named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year. In 2010, SU hosted its first BIG EAST Conference Championship in program history. The Orange men repeated as BIG EAST champions for the second consecutive year, while the women matched a program-best third-place finish in front of a home crowd. Both the men and women went on to win their second straight NCAA Northeast Regional Championship. At the NCAA Championship, the women earned a program-best 10th-place finish, while the mens squad matched its best finish, placing 14th overall. Bell, Fox, and the rest of the Orange coaching staff were tabbed BIG EAST Mens Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight season. Under their guidance, junior Pat Dupont became SU's second All-American in as many years. The Championship squads were driven by five men and five women who received All-Northeast Region honors. Three men and a pair of women also earned All-BIG EAST distinction. Bell mentored the Syracuse cross country teams to national prominence in 2007. The Orange men ranked as high as No. 26 and the SU women received votes for the first time in program history. Before arriving at Syracuse, Bell spent five years as the assistant mens and womens track & field/cross country coach at La Salle University. While with La Salle, Bell helped the Explorers win seven Atlantic 10 championships. Bell graduated from La Salle in 1999 with a degree in history as a four-year member of the cross country team. He also earned his masters degree at La Salle in 2004 in professional communications. Bell and his wife, Toni, reside in Syracuse with their two sons, Cavan and Ian.

Smith has helped elevate Syracuse to unprecedented levels of success, culminating in the 2015 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship. Smith, who primarily mentors the distance and mid-distance runners, saw his squad win the NCAA Championship this season, coaching four All-Americans and three runners to top-10 finishes, capping off an undefeated season for the championship roster. Under Smith's guidance, Justyn Knight, Colin Bennie, Martin Hehir and Philo Germano claimed USTFCCCA All-America honors in 2015, while the Orange claimed team titles at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Wisconsin Invitatiional, ACC Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional before winning the national title. That success transitioned onto the track as well, with the Syracuse men earning the program's first conference indoor championship since 1992 at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship this winter.  Four members of the Orange went onto earn USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors during indoor track, while another seven student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, bringing the three-year total to a program record 21 qualifiers. SU's women also reached great success under Smith in 2015, with the women's team finishing 12th at the NCAA Championship, which was the second-best finish in program history.  In 2014, the Orange men finished fifth at the NCAA Cross Country Championship, its best finish since 1957, while the women's squad finished 22nd. 'Cuse also peaked at No. 2 in the USTFCCCA cross country poll, its highest rank ever and finished 15th in the USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings after having nine student-athletes earn All-America distinction during indoor and outdoor track, including a record eight at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Martin Hehir earned All-America honors in each of the three seasons for the Orange. The success came on the heels of a strong 2013 season, which saw the Syracuse men reach the top-10 at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1957 as well. During his first season working with the cross country team, the men's cross country team won its third BIG EAST Championship in four years in 2012 and had a program-best six All-BIG EAST Selections. Freshman Martin Hehir became the first Orange to win the individual BIG EAST title. The Orange coaching staff were honored as the BIG EAST Men's Coaching Staff of the Year. The SU men finished 15th at the 2012 NCAA Championship, while three-time All-BIG EAST selection Sarah Pagano represented the women, finishing 63rd. During the 2012-13 track and field season, the Orange had two First Team All-Americans in Donald Pollitt and Lauren Penney. Penney capped off an impressive Orange career, finishing eighth in the 5000m NCAA Championship race. She also was named a Second Team-All American after finishing 22nd in the 3000m during the indoor season. Pollitt finished sixth  at the NCAA Championship in the 110m hurdles and was the BIG EAST 60m hurdles champion during the indoor season. True freshman Brianna Nerud was an honorable mention All-American after finishing 17th at the NCAA Championship in the 3000m steeplechase. The Orange had 10 outdoor All-BIG EAST selections and six indoor All-BIG EAST honorees during the 2012-13 season. Smith joins the Orange after both coaching and competing for the University of North Carolina. The Camp Hill, Pa. native was an assistant track and cross country coach for the Tar Heels for the 2012 season starting in January after serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the 2010-11 season. Smith worked with the middle distance, high jump and multi events in addition to assisting with meet director duties while he was at UNC. In the 2012 season, Smith coached an ACC Indoor and Outdoor Champion in the 800m who also went on to qualify for the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships as well as the U.S. Olympic Trials. He has coached NCAA qualifiers in both the 800m and in the high jump. Smith has assisted with high jumpers that have won the ACC Indoor title as well as helped train many All-Americans. A December, 2010 graduate of North Carolina, Smith received his bachelor's degree in American History and completed a minor in coaching education while competing for the Tar Heels in both cross country and track and field. He was a two-time All-ACC scorer as a member of the first-place ACC Indoor Championships distance medley relay in 2009. He was also a runner up in the 800m. Smith served as the men's team captain his junior and senior years and was a Carolina Leadership Academy 3DL Award Winner.

Hegland has elevated the Orange to new heights, turning the Orange into one of the premiere track destinations in the nation. Hegland has continued to lead the Orange to new levels as a team, coaching the Orange men to an ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2016, the first conference track title since 1992 for the program. Hegland's 60-meter hurdles group sealed the win for 'Cuse as he saw four of his runners qualify for the eight-man final in the event. Hegland has mentored an NCAA Champion (Jarret Eaton - 60H), an Olympian (Flings Owusu-Agyapong - 100m) and coached 12 All-American performers in his tenure with the Orange, most recently Freddie Crittenden III, who was the NCAA runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles and took fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships in 2016. In addition to his 12 All-Americans, Hegland has coached 17 student-athletes to conference championships, including four ACC titles and 13 BIG EAST Championships. Prior to Crittenden's breakout season in 2016, Shaina Harrison starred for 'Cuse in 2015, taking home Syracuse's first women's ACC Championship for any program in the 60-meter dash. Hegland also saw a pair of his athletes qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Donald Pollitt and Crittenden making it to Eugene. Hegland mentored the first individual national champion in program in history in 2012 as Jarret Eaton won the NCAA 60-meter hurdles title in Nampa, Idaho. Eaton, who also won the BIG EAST Indoor Championship that season, won the event with a time of 7.54 seconds, defeating the field by 0.01 seconds. Also in 2012, Eaton ran the second fastest time in collegiate history with a 7.49 second performance at the Penn State National Invitational, which was the fifth fastest time in the world that season. During the 2012-13 season, Hegland continuted to develop elite hurdles.  Donald Pollitt garnered First Team All-America acoolades after finishing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 110m hurdles.  He was also the BIG EAST 60m hurdles champion during the indoor season. Under Hegland, Michael LeBlanc became the programs first 100m dash All-American since 1986 after a fourth-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship. Hegland also directed Aulton Kohn to the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 200m dash and Ramon Sosa to the 2008 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the 60m and 110m hurdles, respectively. In 2009, he ushered Jarret Eaton and Sosa to the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 60m hurdles before Eaton and Flings Owusu-Agyapong returned in 2012. Currently, five Orange hold indoor school records under his watch: Jarret Eaton (60-m hurdles 2012), Flings Owusu-Agyapong (55m and 60m - 2009), Sosa (60m hurdles - 2009), LeBlanc (60m dash - 2007) and Kohn (200m dash - 2007). Hegland earned his bachelors in mathematics from South Dakota State in 2004, where he was a standout hurdler and still owns multiple school records. Hegland was married in January 2009 to Erika Grimwood. The Hegland's reside in Syracuse. Dave Hegland Assistant Coach In 11 years at the helm of the Syracuse hurdles, sprints and jumps program, Dave Hegland has elevated the Orange to new heights, turning the Orange into one of the premiere track destinations in the nation. Hegland has continued to lead the Orange to new levels as a team, coaching the Orange men to an ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2016, the first conference track title since 1992 for the program. Hegland's 60-meter hurdles group sealed the win for 'Cuse as he saw four of his runners qualify for the eight-man final in the event. Hegland has mentored an NCAA Champion (Jarret Eaton - 60H), an Olympian (Flings Owusu-Agyapong - 100m) and coached 12 All-American performers in his tenure with the Orange, most recently Freddie Crittenden III, who was the NCAA runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles and took fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships in 2016. In addition to his 12 All-Americans, Hegland has coached 17 student-athletes to conference championships, including four ACC titles and 13 BIG EAST Championships. Prior to Crittenden's breakout season in 2016, Shaina Harrison starred for 'Cuse in 2015, taking home Syracuse's first women's ACC Championship for any program in the 60-meter dash. Hegland also saw a pair of his athletes qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Donald Pollitt and Crittenden making it to Eugene. Hegland mentored the first individual national champion in program in history in 2012 as Jarret Eaton won the NCAA 60-meter hurdles title in Nampa, Idaho. Eaton, who also won the BIG EAST Indoor Championship that season, won the event with a time of 7.54 seconds, defeating the field by 0.01 seconds. Also in 2012, Eaton ran the second fastest time in collegiate history with a 7.49 second performance at the Penn State National Invitational, which was the fifth fastest time in the world that season. During the 2012-13 season, Hegland continuted to develop elite hurdles.  Donald Pollitt garnered First Team All-America acoolades after finishing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 110m hurdles.  He was also the BIG EAST 60m hurdles champion during the indoor season. Under Hegland, Michael LeBlanc became the programs first 100m dash All-American since 1986 after a fourth-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship. Hegland also directed Aulton Kohn to the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 200m dash and Ramon Sosa to the 2008 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the 60m and 110m hurdles, respectively. In 2009, he ushered Jarret Eaton and Sosa to the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 60m hurdles before Eaton and Flings Owusu-Agyapong returned in 2012. Currently, five Orange hold indoor school records under his watch: Jarret Eaton (60-m hurdles 2012), Flings Owusu-Agyapong (55m and 60m - 2009), Sosa (60m hurdles - 2009), LeBlanc (60m dash - 2007) and Kohn (200m dash - 2007). Hegland earned his bachelors in mathematics from South Dakota State in 2004, where he was a standout hurdler and still owns multiple school records. Hegland was married in January 2009 to Erika Grimwood. The Hegland's reside in Syracuse.

Rizzo joined the Syracuse staff in October of 2012 to work with sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers as an assistant coach. He is also responsible for the strength and conditioning of these athletes. While assisting in the development of the Orange sprinters and jumpers, he has coached a pair of All-Americans Donald Pollitt II (110H, 2013 and 2015) and Freddie Crittenden III (110H, 2015 and 2016) and multiple ACC Champions in Shaina Harrison (60-meters, 2015), and Crittenden (60H, 2016; 110H, 2016). Rizzo also helped lead the Orange to its first conference championship since 1992, when the Syracuse men claimed the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2016. Rizzo's 60-meter hurdles group is what sealed the title for the men, when they placed four runners in the eight-man final. He also coached BIG EAST runners-up Amadou Gueye and Harrison in the 60 meter hurdles during the indoor season during 2013. In 2012, Rizzo coached sprints, jumps and relays at Richland High School in Johnstown, Pa. where one of his athletes broke the Pennsylvania State Meet record in the triple jump. He also assisted at the NFL combine and helped players train during the off season. Rizzo worked in the Strength and Conditioning department at the University of Memphis in 2011 under the direction of current Jacksonville Jaguars Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Myslinski. He also interned with the University of Pittsburgh Strength and Conditioning department from 2008-10. Rizzo graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in Political Science in December 2009. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Jumps Specialist by the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy. Frank Rizzo Assistant Coach Frank Rizzo joined the Syracuse staff in October of 2012 to work with sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers as an assistant coach. He is also responsible for the strength and conditioning of these athletes. While assisting in the development of the Orange sprinters and jumpers, he has coached a pair of All-Americans Donald Pollitt II (110H, 2013 and 2015) and Freddie Crittenden III (110H, 2015 and 2016) and multiple ACC Champions in Shaina Harrison (60-meters, 2015), and Crittenden (60H, 2016; 110H, 2016). Rizzo also helped lead the Orange to its first conference championship since 1992, when the Syracuse men claimed the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2016. Rizzo's 60-meter hurdles group is what sealed the title for the men, when they placed four runners in the eight-man final. He also coached BIG EAST runners-up Amadou Gueye and Harrison in the 60 meter hurdles during the indoor season during 2013. In 2012, Rizzo coached sprints, jumps and relays at Richland High School in Johnstown, Pa. where one of his athletes broke the Pennsylvania State Meet record in the triple jump. He also assisted at the NFL combine and helped players train during the off season. Rizzo worked in the Strength and Conditioning department at the University of Memphis in 2011 under the direction of current Jacksonville Jaguars Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Myslinski. He also interned with the University of Pittsburgh Strength and Conditioning department from 2008-10. Rizzo graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in Political Science in December 2009. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Jumps Specialist by the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy.