University of California - Berkeley Women's Cross Country

Houlihan, who is an assistant coach for the track & field team, is in her fourth season overall as a member of the California men's and women's cross country and track & field coaching staffs. Prior to being named cross country head coach, Houlihan had been promoted two other times, taking on the role of associate head coach for the 2014 season and being appointed as Cal's assistant head coach for the 2013 season.  Houlihan, who joined the Cal staff in July 2012 works primarily with the Golden Bears distance runners during the track & field season. A record-setter in the 3000-meter steeplechase as a collegian at Northern Iowa and Utah, Houlihan continued to race after graduation and ended her professional career after a 22nd-place finish in the steeple at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2012. She owns a PR of 9:51.26 in the event from 2011 and was ranked seventh in the country in the steeplechase by Track & Field News in 2010. Houlihan initially attended Northern Iowa, graduating in 2007 with a degree in physical education and a minor in coaching. She then enrolled at Utah and competed as a master's candidate in health promotion and education. During the 2008 season, she established the Utah record in the steeplechase (10:43.60) and finished fourth in the event, as well as eighth in the 1500 meters, at the Mountain West Conference championships. She was named to the MWC and coaches' association all-academic teams. Houlihan remained at Utah as a volunteer assistant coach through the 2010 season, working with the Utes' distance and cross country runners, including MWC 1500-meter champion and NCAA cross country qualifier Alyssa Abbott. Houlihan then worked as an assistant coach for Team Run Flagstaff in Arizona from 2010-12, planning, coordinating and supervising weekly workouts for 170 members. She also competed professionally for Brooks in the steeplechase and was a two-time participant in the USA indoor and outdoor championships, as well as the Olympic Trials.

Davis is also the associate recruiting coordinator. An accomplished coach, Davis spent the previous four years as the head mens and womens cross country coach at Creighton University. Prior to his appointment as the head coach with the Creighton program, he had served three seasons as the Bluejays assistant mens and womens cross country coach. Davis also served a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach for the womens cross country and track & field programs at Oregon State. A native of Centennial, Colo., Davis competed for Creighton where he earned All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honors during his senior season in 2004.  Davis continued to compete post-collegiately for five years while coaching with the Boulder Running Company Athletics Club. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in public relations and news journalism from Creighton in May of 2005.