Union College Men's Cross Country

Petty enters his first season as director and head coach of the Union College women's and men's cross country team.  He was appointed to his post on August 7, 2015 after spending the 2014 season as assistant cross country coach for the Garnet. A Union alumnus, Petty was a four-year track performer in distance events and served as a leader for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In his junior year, he joined other SAAC students in numerous initiatives, including fund raising to build a music room, art center, school store and drinking water system for the Faith Hour Redemption Academy in Accra, Ghana.   A native of Fort Plain, N.Y., Petty earned his bachelor's degree from Union in 2011 and completed his M.A. from Union Graduate College in 2014. Petty's coaching experience include serving as head track and field coach at Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons School since November 2014.  He was a volunteer cross country and track and field coach for the Fort Plain Central School District from 2013-15.   Petty began his coaching career as a two-year stint as assistant coach for cross country and track & field at Lasell College in 2011.  Petty has taught at Notred Dame Bishop Gibbons School and the Greater Amsterdam School District, and has coached and served as a counselor with various summer camps in Massachusetts and New York. Petty resides in Niskayuna, N.Y.

Reeves enters her first season as assistant head coach for the Union College women's and men's cross country teams.  She was named to the Union coaching staff on August 7, 2015. Reeves served as an assistant coach for the Union cross country teams for five seasons, starting with the 2010 campaign. Reeves is a 2003 graduate of the United States Military Academy, ranking in the top 15 percent and earning Dean's List accolades in all eight semesters. Reeves competed for the cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams and was named to the Patriot League Sports Academic Honor Roll in each of her seasons.