University of Hawaii at Hilo Women's Cross Country

Guerpo. A Big Island native, Guerpo took over the Vulcan program in 1999. He guided the women's team to Pacific West Conference titles in 2006 and 2007. Guerpo came to Hilo after a coaching stint at his alam mater, Azusa Pacific. He was the head cross country and distance coach in 1998-99, and was a graduate assistant and assistant coach from 1994-97. At APU, he coached the women's 800 meter national champion (NAIA) and a runner-up in the marathon, along with numerous conference champions and All-Americans. Guerpo began his collegiate running career at Hawaii Pacific, where he won the PacWest cross country title as a freshman and was the runner-up as a sophomore.  He transferred to Azusa Pacific for his junior and senior seasons, where he was a member of two NAIA national championship track and field squads, and also qualified for NAIA marathon twice. In cross country, Guerpo's Cougar squad won the Golden State Athletic Conference team crown in 1993. A standout athlete at Honokaa High School, he was a state boxing champion and participated in the Junior Olympics. He was a BIIF champion in the 3,200 meters on the track and won the BIIF cross country title twice. He also played football and basketball. Also serving as the Recreation Director for the County of Hawaii, Guerpo lives in Mountain View with wife Vicky and sons Alex and Zachary.  

After a stint as an assistant, Alan Ryan returned to the Vulcans Women's Cross Country program to take over as head coach in 2023. Ryan also previously served as the boys and girls cross country coach at Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i (2010-14), posting state runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2013. HAWAI‘I HILO WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (Tap to Expand/Collapse) RYAN WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SEASON TEAM PLACEMENT SEASON NOTES 2023 10th Place 2024 10th Place » (2) Team Wins 2025 7th Place » (3) Team Wins » (2) Individual Wins » (2) All-PacWest Team Selections 3 Seasons - Championships - Major Awards COACHING CAREER » 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Ramon Goya Academic Team of the Year VULCANS ACCOLADES » (2) All-PacWest Team Selections » 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Imua Vulcan Award: Megan Donovan COMPETITION CAREER » 1992 West Coast Conference Champion (Portland) ALMA MATER » St. Joseph High School (Hawai‘i) » University of Portland (Oregon) PERSONAL » Hometown: Laupahoehoe, Hawai‘i » Race Director of Hawai‘i Bird Conservation Marathon CAREER 2023-Present: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo 2013-2019: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Assistant) 2010-2014: Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i (Varsity HC)