Towson University Women's Cross Country

Jackson was tapped to lead the cross country and track and field programs in the summer of 2015. He is the fourth head coach for cross country at Towson and the third head coach for the track and field program. He had previously served as the head coach at Ramapo College for 11 years.   Under Jacksons guidance, the Tigers have excelled in the classroom. The cross country program earned the top GPA of Towsons 19 sports for the 2015-16 academic year, along with the top APR in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The track and field team was selected as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and Zanae Freeland earned CoSida All-Academic First Team honors.   During his first indoor season at Towson, Jackson led the Tigers to nine new school records and a 29place team finish at the Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) Indoor Track and Field Championship. Eight student-athletes qualified for ECACs, doubling the number from the 2014-15 season. Maggie Rampolla won silver for the pole vault at that meet, while Allison Marella placed eighth in the 5,000-meter run.   The track and field program continued its success during the outdoor season. Towson had four student-athletes earn CAA weekly honors (Freeland, Arianna Waller, Brynn Warrington and Megan Kelly). Waller was also named the ECAC Rookie of the Week in April. Towson finished fifth at the 2016 CAA Championship, improving from its eighth-place team finish in 2015.   Towson had two student-athletes be named event champions at the 2015 CAA Championship, the first to do so since Evan Campbell in 2013. Freeland won the 100m dash and was the runner-up in the 200m dash. Rampolla won the pole vault, leading to a 1-2-6 finish for the event. Along with Freeland and Rampolla, a total of nine student-athletes medaled at the conference meet. Ashleigh Stallings (javelin) and Brynn Warrington (pole vault) won silver medals. The 4x400m relay team of Kelly, Amanda Famularo, Waller and Liz Reid also combined for a silver medal. Emerald Vickers rounded out the Towson medalists, winning bronze in the high jump.   The Tigers sent 10 student-athletes to the 2016 ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship for nine events. Towson placed 16 out of 55 teams at the championship event. Freeland placed third for the 100m dash while Stallings (javelin) and Rampolla (pole vault) placed fourth for their respective events. Kelly came in fifth-place for the 400m hurdles and also competed on the 4x400m relay that included Famularo, Waller and Reid.   Stallings and Marella became the first Tigers to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round since 2011. Stallings competed in the javelin throw and Marella ran the 10,000m run.   Before coming to Towson, Jackson helped Ramapo develop a presence at the national level with the womens team tying for third-place at the 2013 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship. He guided the womens track and field team to two additional NCAA Top 10 finishes, as well as two Top 25 finishes during his coaching career. He also helped the womens indoor track and field team to its first ever New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championship in 2012.   A two-time United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Atlantic Region Womens Head Coach of the Year and seven-time New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Coach of the Year (twice for cross country and five times for track and field), Jackson guided student-athletes to success on the track and off.   During Jacksons tenure at Ramapo, the program saw five individual NCAA champions and 74 NCAA Championship Meet participants in both cross country and track and field. He had 40 student-athletes earn All-American honors. Kyle Price was named the 2009 NJAC Cross Country Runner of the Year and became the only individual champion in school history. Jackson has also helped student-athletes reach the USA Track and Field level, including Anita Rogers who competed in the 2011 and 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.   Under Jacksons guidance, Michelle Farve, a two-time NCAA champion in the pole vault, was a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Farve and Alexis Appezzato, the 2014 NCAA champion in the javelin, were named USTFCCCA Division III Scholar Athlete of the Year in consecutive years, 2013 and 2014. Jackson led the womens and mens cross country teams to USTFCCCA honors for academic achievements from the fall of 2007 through 2013.   Jackson, who arrived at Ramapo in 2004, became the first full-time cross country and track and field coach in school history in 2006. He was promoted to Director of Cross Country/Track and Field in the summer of 2013 and helped to establish a new head cross country coaching position. He was integral in the planning of renovations to the track and field facility, which was completed in August of 2008.   Jackson worked as a trainer at the Sports Conditioning Institute in Oakland, New Jersey for 10 years. He prepared athlete-specific training programs for clients and formed strong relationships with families, communities and schools. Jackson saw trainees earn prominence on the state, national and international stages.   Prior to his tenure at Ramapo, Jackson worked as an intern assistant coach for the track and field program at Northeastern University during the 2004 season. He assisted in preparation of workouts for athletes, working closely with athletes who were Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) and NCAA regional contenders.   A 2004 graduate of Northeastern University, Jackson earned a bachelors degree in business administration with concentrations in human resource management and marketing. Jackson competed for the Huskies track and field program as a sprinter and jumper. He helped his team win the America East Indoor Championship from 2000-02 and the outdoor championships in 2001 and 2002. He served as the captain of the track and field team and was also a member of the football team.   Jackson is a USATF Level 1 Certified Track and Field Coach. He served as the Atlantic Regional Representative for USTFCCCA Division III from 2007-2009 and in 2014. He currently serves on the awards committee for the USTFCCA. 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May joined the staff.   May was promoted as a part-time assistant coach during the 2010-11 season before being named the programs first full-time assistant coach for the 2012-13 season.   May has guided numerous standouts in his time at Towson, including most recently junior Allison Marella. Marella, who joined the track and field roster as a sophomore, is coming off an outstanding year where she qualified for the 2016 NCAA Preliminary Round Track and Field Championships in the 10,000-meter run. Marella broke school records in the 5,000m (indoor and outdoor) and 10,000m runs during her first year wearing the Black and Gold.   May also coached graduates Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue, Katie Ogden and Elisabeth Tauber, who all received All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors for cross country. Gilmartin-Donohue earned the distinction in 2011 while Ogden was a two-time All-CAA selection in 2010 and 2011. Tauber, a 2013 All-CAA honoree, rewrote the programs records for the 5,000 and 6,000-kilometer cross country runs during her time at Towson.   On the track, May has guided multiple student-athletes to success in the distance events. Ogden earned All-CAA honors for the 10,000m run in 2012. Emma Tobin was an All-CAA selection for the 3,000m steeplechase the following year. Most recently, Tauber was named All-CAA for the 10,000m run in 2014.   In addition to the success on the course and track, May has been involved in the teams academic success. The cross country and track and field programs have been recognized by the United State Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for its team grade point averages in all of Mays six years. May also coached Brandi Gervais who was named the 2010-11 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.   May ran cross country and track at Indiana State before transferring to Ball State. He earned a degree in Sports Administration from Ball State in 2008.   Prior to moving to Maryland, May wrote distance workouts for Angola High School, his alma mater.   May was named the first cross country coach at Indian Creek Upper School and helped develop the cross country program in 2009.   May is a USATF Level I certified track and field coach. He is a graduate of the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy in 2013, obtaining his Level III jumping event specialist certification.               Ambrose, Jared Ambrose, Rob Anger, Tim Arbaugh, Matt Becker, Susan Bitee, Parfait Bivens, Erica Blizzard, Emily Bolton, Jennifer Brown, Oliver Brown, Roy Brush, John Burda, Jay Carter, Carolyn Cascarano, Alessandra Castle, Jeff Cesari, Dr. Marc Chliszczyk, Vicki Clark, Kevin Cocchi, Dan Coleman, Travis Cooman, Andrew Costello, Lisa Crowley, Dan Curley, Cheyenne Dahlquist, Jon Davidson, Dr. John Davis, Brian Dickerson, Erin Donatelli, John Downs, Chris Eckberg, Mike Email, Recruits Franc, Eric Franc, Eric Fredlund, Tyler French, Nick Gibson, Matt Gilardi, Anthony Ginn, Ben Goforth, Megan Gordon, Geoff Gottlieb, Mike Hachmann, Matt Hamm, Alec Hammond, Dr. Jason Hammond, Eric Hampton, Melissa Hansberger, Bethany Harris, Justin Hayes, Autumn Hemming, Brian Hernandez, Dan Hinton, Dr. Richard Hohman, Kim Huck, Lauryn Huff, Will Hunt, Ryan Hutchens, Jessie Jackson, Mike Johnson, Derrick Johnson, Lyndon Karsos, Jon Kasten, Lindsay Keane, Matt Keily, Jaime Knox, Rob Kosmakos, Konstantinos Kovacs, Dr. Louis LaMonica, Michael LaMonica, Sonia Lee, Gabe Leichman, Emilee Leonard, Tim Leonard-Garner, Mike Levine, Dr. Richard MacLea, DC Mandahl, Erin Martin, Courtney Matteo, Tripp May, Garry McCarthy, Jim Metil, Don Minkove, Jessica Molster, Mike Moyseenko, Mike Myyra, Erik Nadelen, Shawn Nelson, Brianna Newman, Elysa O'Brien, Megan O'Connell, Pat O'Connor, Michele Paynter, Greg Pedde, Andrew Penczek, Greg Peterson, Jamie Pick, Jeremy Pratt, Edy Questions, Ticket Raikes, Sidney Ramos, Jonathan Ranaivoarijaona, Vina Reid Geckeler, Niki Roane, Scott Rodick, Bill Rosenbaum, Ben Ross, Hayley Sacks, Brandon Schanuel, Kate Schlehr, Peter Schwartz, Jon Shapley, Mike Shilling, Andy Shrum, Jake Skerry, Pat Smith, Antwaine Snelling, Eric Soccer, Women's Stark, John Stoltzfus, EJ Studivant, Caleb Taflinger, Kilee Tricario, Joe Turley Brandenburg, Tricia Turner, Kayani Turpin, Christine Watson, Jessica Wilder, Nathan Wingler, Dixie Yaniger, Brian Yaniger, Lance Zamagias, Steve  Full Staff  expand