University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Men's Cross Country

VanAlstyne coached the womens cross country team to their first ACC Championship in 10 years. VanAsltyne also qualified both teams for the NCAA Cross Country Championship, a feat that had never been accomplished by Carolina before. The men ultimately placed 12th, their highest finish at the Championship since 1985 while the women finished 22nd. With the mens team competing at the Championship, VanAlstyne guided the men to two consecutive championships, which hadnt been done for nearly 40 years in North Carolina history. Under VanAlstynes guidance the teams had eight All-ACC Honorees (, ,, , , , , and ) and eight All-Region Honorees (, , , , , , , and ). VanAlstyne coached 10 Tar Heels to the first round of the NCAA National Championships, including Lizzy Whelan, Karley Rempel, Annie LeHardy, Lianne Farber, Stella Radford, Caroline Alcorta, Hannah Christen, Ryan Walling, Mark Derrick and John Raneri. LeHardy went on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships to compete in the 5,000 while Farber went for the 1,500. Both women earned All-America honorable mentions. VanAlstyne acted as an assistant athletic director at North Florida and was essential in transitioning the program from NCAA Division II to Division I in 2005. He coached six national champions, 35 All-Americas in track and 12 All-Americas in cross country while leading the Ospreys. One of VanAlstynes athletes went on to win a U.S. Championship while another gained a berth in the 2004 Olympic Marathon. VanAlstyne has accrued numerous coaching honors, including the 2002 NCAA South Region Coach of the Year, 2003 Peach Belt Conference Womens Cross Country Coach of the Year and the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Womens Cross Country Coach of the Year, and most recently 2014 ACC Womens Cross Country Coach of the Year. VanAlstyne was inducted into the North Florida Hall of Fame in October of 2013 for his coaching and athletic accomplishments. A graduate of North Florida and a former stand-out athlete there, VanAlstyne holds the school record for the marathon while his 10,000 meters time ranks third all-time in the school record books. VanAlstyne is married to Patty, who was a six-time All-America track & field athlete at North Florida. They have a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Kaley. Follow Coach VanAlstyne on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.

Roberts will work directly with the cross country program and middle distance runners, but will have a hand in coaching all distance runners. I am honored and humbled that Coach Meaders and Coach VanAlstyne have faith in me as one of the next leaders to assist this distance program, Roberts said. This University demands the very best in all areas and as an alumnus, I share the same love and passion that is contagious for this community and campus. I am eager to continue building off of the successes that this program has enjoyed and work toward furthering the tradition of excellence here at Carolina.  Roberts first joined the coaching staff at UNC after completing his Masters in Sport Administration in May of 2013. In his time as a volunteer assistant, Roberts helped coach the mens cross country program to two consecutive NCAA Championship appearances and their highest finish since 1985. On the womens side he helped coach the womens team to an ACC Championship in 2014 and an NCAA appearance. The womens team also had its highest USTFCCCA ranking since 2004. During the track and field seasons, Roberts worked across all distance events including large involvement with mens half milers. Most recently, Roberts helped coach Cory Nichols to a breakout season in 2015 where Nichols finished second in the 800 at the ACC Indoor Championships earning all-conference honors. Oneal Wanliss also reached the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the same event. Roberts is an alumnus of Baylor University where he completed his undergraduate degree in Health Science Studies (Pre-Physical Therapy) while competing on the track and field and cross country teams. During his time at Baylor, Roberts served as the Big 12 Conference representative on NCAA Division I National Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the NCAA Division I Sport Management/Championships cabinet. After earning his degree at Baylor, Roberts received the Dr. Gerald Lage Award, the highest academic honor distributed by the Big 12 Conference. Roberts earned the USATF Level 1 coaches certification in February of 2013.