University of Northern Colorado Women's Track

Schick qualified five student-athletes to the NCAA West Regional, the most the program has ever sent since joining the Division I ranks. Schick also had two of her athletes named Big Sky Scholars in '14-15 for their dedication on the track and in the classroom.  Since becoming the head coach in 2011, the mens and womens cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field program have broken 30 school records, added 155 new Top 10 performances, as well as qualified athletes to the NCAA Championship the last two seasons, including the first ever UNC Mens DI NCAA qualifier. UNCs women earned their best finish since entering the Big Sky at the 2014 Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth as a team and capturing two BSC Championship individual titles and multiple All-Conference performances. The forecast for the 2013-2014 year began looking brighter during the cross country season when UNCs women received their first ever All-Conference runner, that carried over to the indoor season which saw several All-Conference performances by the bears. Off the track, both the mens and womens track and field teams post over a 3.0 GPA. Prior to UNC, Schick had spent three years at Missouri Baptist, where she oversaw the development of 10 student-athletes to All-America status, with three each in cross country and indoor track & field and four in outdoor track & field. Schick also coached 11 individual American Mid-West Conference champions and eight academic All-Americans. Prior to Missouri Baptist, Schick spent three years as an assistant coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., while there she worked primarily with the sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams, getting 15 NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers and three Southland Conference individual champions. Schick started her coaching career at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., coaching sprints and relays. Schick graduated from Western State with a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology and went on to earn her master's degree in sports administration from Northwestern State. As a student-athlete with the Mountaineers, Schick qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships and was a member of the school's record-holding teams in both the indoor and outdoor 1,600-meter relays. Head track and field coach Amanda Schick has a lot of momentum entering her sixth season at the helm of the program. In 2014-15, Schick qualified five student-athletes to the NCAA West Regional, the most the program has ever sent since joining the Division I ranks. Schick also had two of her athletes named Big Sky Scholars in '14-15 for their dedication on the track and in the classroom.  Since becoming the head coach in 2011, the mens and womens cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field program have broken 30 school records, added 155 new Top 10 performances, as well as qualified athletes to the NCAA Championship the last two seasons, including the first ever UNC Mens DI NCAA qualifier. UNCs women earned their best finish since entering the Big Sky at the 2014 Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth as a team and capturing two BSC Championship individual titles and multiple All-Conference performances. The forecast for the 2013-2014 year began looking brighter during the cross country season when UNCs women received their first ever All-Conference runner, that carried over to the indoor season which saw several All-Conference performances by the bears. Off the track, both the mens and womens track and field teams post over a 3.0 GPA. Prior to UNC, Schick had spent three years at Missouri Baptist, where she oversaw the development of 10 student-athletes to All-America status, with three each in cross country and indoor track & field and four in outdoor track & field. Schick also coached 11 individual American Mid-West Conference champions and eight academic All-Americans. Prior to Missouri Baptist, Schick spent three years as an assistant coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., while there she worked primarily with the sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams, getting 15 NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers and three Southland Conference individual champions. Schick started her coaching career at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., coaching sprints and relays. Schick graduated from Western State with a bachelor's degree in clinical psychology and went on to earn her master's degree in sports administration from Northwestern State. As a student-athlete with the Mountaineers, Schick qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships and was a member of the school's record-holding teams in both the indoor and outdoor 1,600-meter relays.

Robbins enters his second year as full time assistant coach for the UNC Track and Field Program and will handle the long distance runners in 2016. Last season Robbins was charged with the sprinters. Robbins is not new to the University of Northern Colorado Athletic Department. He worked in the operations department for his first four years with the University and also ran track and field for UNC in the early 2000's. Robbins is a native of Loveland, Colorado.

Vassar comes to UNC fresh off finishing her masters degree in Exercise Science at Adams State University in Alamosa.  At Adams State, she was the track and field graduate assistant for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.  Coaching the mens and womens sprints, jumps, hurdles, multi-events and relays in conjunction with Brandon Campbell, Vassar tallied 21 All-American athletes in her two years between the indoor and outdoor seasons.  Her coaching contributions helped the Adams State mens team to an outdoor national championship title in 2012. Vassar accumulated a total of 6 national champion student-athletes during her time at Adams State.  At the conference level, Vassars coaching contributions helped to seal conference titles for both the mens and womens teams for indoors and outdoors in 2012 and 2013. Prior to UNC and Adams State, Vassar competed in the pentathlon (indoors) and heptathlon (outdoors), as well as pole vaulted and ran on the relays at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D.  As a student-athlete with the Wolves, she qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships in the pentathlon and held the school records in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault events.  In 2011, she earned her bachelors degree in Human Performance with an emphasis in Strength & Conditioning, received a minor in Coaching and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.  Tanya Vassar Asst. Track & Field Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tanya Vassar comes to UNC fresh off finishing her masters degree in Exercise Science at Adams State University in Alamosa.  At Adams State, she was the track and field graduate assistant for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.  Coaching the mens and womens sprints, jumps, hurdles, multi-events and relays in conjunction with Brandon Campbell, Vassar tallied 21 All-American athletes in her two years between the indoor and outdoor seasons.  Her coaching contributions helped the Adams State mens team to an outdoor national championship title in 2012. Vassar accumulated a total of 6 national champion student-athletes during her time at Adams State.  At the conference level, Vassars coaching contributions helped to seal conference titles for both the mens and womens teams for indoors and outdoors in 2012 and 2013. Prior to UNC and Adams State, Vassar competed in the pentathlon (indoors) and heptathlon (outdoors), as well as pole vaulted and ran on the relays at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D.  As a student-athlete with the Wolves, she qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships in the pentathlon and held the school records in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault events.  In 2011, she earned her bachelors degree in Human Performance with an emphasis in Strength & Conditioning, received a minor in Coaching and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.