Trinity College Men's Cross Country

Suitor's coaching philosophy requires each athlete to establish a series of goals that will enable the athlete to reach his or her potential. As a result, there is a gradual increase in training intensity as the athlete progresses from high school to college. Suitor seeks athletes who are committed to the sport, to a demanding workload, and to a team concept. Suitor came to Trinity in 1992 after a highly successful tenure at the high school level. His scholastic teams (Manchester, CT) won three state championships and three runner-up distinctions, and achieved more than 225 dual-meet victories.   Suitor, after a career as an educator in Manchester, now devotes himself full time to his duties as head coach of Trinity's cross country and track and field squads.  He was inducted into the Connecticut State High School Hall of Fame in the fall of 2015.

Mason was a national qualifier for the Bantams, helping the distance medley relay finish 10th nationally at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.  A multiple NESCAC All-Academic honoree, Mason graduated from Trinity with the academic distinctions of Honors in General Scholarship and Optimus. He was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society after seven semesters at Trinity. A native of Nahant, Mass., Mason continues to direct the Trinity Film Festival, which he founded in 2011.  Mason earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Foundations of American Cultural History from the College, and received his masters degree with honors in American Studies from Trinity in 2014.

Greene  enters her third season as an assistant coach for the Trinity College mens and womens cross country and track and field teams in 2016-17. A 2014 graduate of University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a bachelors degree in business administration/entrepreneurship, Greene received her masters degree in education policy from Trinity in May of 2016.  As an undergraduate, Greene served as the chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and she is the co-advisor of SAAC at Trinity as well.  Greene also serves on Trinity's Sexual Assault Response Team.  During her collegiate career, Greene was the 2013 New England Shot Put Champion and went on to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Championships that year. Greene, a native of Annapolis, Md., was a three-year captain of the River Hawk track and field teams, an eight-time conference champion for the River Hawks, and was named the 2013 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) East Region Field Athlete of the Year.  Greene was also given the 2014 Laura Mann Award for outstanding leadership in athletics and community service as an undergraduate.

Gurzler coached cross country and track and field at the high school level for three years. In 2008, Gurzler earned her USATF level one certification. She competes in cross country, track and road races for the Manchester Running Company.

Edmondson has coached at the collegiate and high school levels for more than 25 years and has conducted numerous coaching clinics at the national level. She is presently a program manager for school health at the Connecticut State Department of Education. Edmondson holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership from the University of Hartford, a master's degree in school health education from Southern Connecticut State University, and a bachelor's degree in English and communications from Eastern Connecticut State University. Edmondson was the USA women's throws coach at the 2015 IAAF World Outdoor Championships and was recently named to the same position for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.  She served as the USA throwing events coach at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2014 and 2012, and as the throws coach for the Pan American Junior Games in 2008, the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in 2003, and the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in 1998. Edmondson has served as the USATF Olympic Development Co-Coordinator for the womens hammer throw, and is a past member of both the USATF Athlete's Advisory Committee and of the USATF Women's Track and Field Executive Committee. In addition, she was awarded the USATF President's Award for her contribution in the promotion of the hammer throw on both the national and international levels. Edmondson is a member of the United States Throws Coaches Association, is a USATF Certified Coach, and has conducted numerous clinics at the United States Olympic Training Center.  She has also conducted clinics for Paralympic athletes and served as a coach for the USA Paralympic Team in the Czech Republic.