University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Men's Cross Country

Waters begins her second season as head cross country coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. In her first season, Waters led the Pitt-Greensburg men to a 3 rd place finish at the 2015 AMCC Championship, securing the highest team finish since 2007. SR Garrett Urban finished 9 th overall, becoming just the 2 nd runner in Bobcat history, and one of only 24 runners in league history to earn AMCC All-Conference honors in all four seasons. FR Dan Spanner finished 10 th overall, becoming just the 4 th male runner in Pitt-Greensburg history to earn All-AMCC honors. The Bobcat women were paced by SO Kelsey Oddis, who finished in 10 th place at the 2015 AMCC Championship, earning All-AMCC honors for the first time in her career. Oddis also now holds the Pitt-Greensburg 6K record, after running a 26:01.3 at the Gettysburg Invitational (10/17/15).   Prior to joining the Bobcat athletic department, Waters served as the assistant cross country coach at NCAA Division II Pitt-Johnstown for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She played an integral role in reviving the Mountain Cat program. In 2008, UPJ finished 12 th  at the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Cross Country Championships. The next season, UPJ showcased tremendous improvement, finishing 6 th  at the WVIAC Championships. This 6 th  place finish remains the programs highest-ever WVIAC finish. Waters also recruited and coached the first and only All-WVIAC performer in Mountain Cat history. In total, Waters has ten years of track and field coaching experience. For four seasons, she was a member of the Hempfield Area High School Track and Field Staff, primarily working with the long and triple jumpers. She coached the 2014 PIAA AAA Long Jump Champion and the 2015 PIAA AAA Long Jump Runner-Up. The Hempfield Area Girls claimed back-to-back PIAA AAA Team State Championships in 2013 and 2014. In the Spring of 2004, Waters served as an assistant track and field coach at her alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC), helping the Bobcats win the 2004 Mens and Womens WVIAC Team Championships. A standout collegiate athlete, Waters was a member of the track and field, cross country, and basketball teams at Wesleyan. Under the direction of legendary WVWC mentor Jesse Skiles, Waters was a four-time All-WVIAC performer on the track. As a freshman, she won the 2000 WVIAC title in the triple jump and was also a member of the WVIAC Champion 4X4 relay team. Waters closed her collegiate career by winning the 2003 WVIAC Titles in both the long jump and the triple jump. She was also a member of two squads that brought home WVIAC Track and Field Team Championships. In 2001, she helped the Bobcats to a WVIAC Cross Country title by placing 15 th  overall at the WVIAC Championship meet. The team placed 6 th  at the East Regional Championships, which at the time was the highest-ever regional finish in program history. On the hardwood, Waters was co-captain of a Wesleyan squad that finished her senior season 19-10 and advanced to the WVIAC Semifinals. Waters graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education and Health from West Virginia Wesleyan in 2003. A native of Everson, Pa., Waters was a three-sport athlete at Southmoreland High School. She was a two-time WPIAL AA Champion in the triple jump. Waters was also a standout for the Scotties in cross country, where her team won two WPIAL AA Championships and finished 5 th  at the 1997 PIAA AA State Championship Meet. She earned her Masters Degree in Sports Management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Waters has taught Physical Education and Health at Wendover Middle School in the Hempfield Area School District since 2004.   

Eaton begins her second season as assistant cross country coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. She is no stranger to the Bobcat athletic department, however, as she has served as the head womens basketball coach for the past six seasons. The womens basketball team has made five straight AMCC Playoff appearances, finishing as AMCC Runners-Up in 2014-15. In her first season with the XC team, Eaton helped lead the Pitt-Greensburg men to a 3 rd place finish at the 2015 AMCC Championship, securing the highest team finish since 2007. Three Bobcat runners Garrett Urban, Dan Spanner, and Kelsey Oddis earned All-AMCC honors.   Prior to joining the Pitt-Greensburg athletic department, Eaton served as the head cross country coach at NCAA Division II Pitt-Johnstown for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, where she helped revive the Mountain Cat program. In her first season, UPJ finished 12 th  out of 13 teams at the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Cross Country Championships. One year later, the Mountain Cats showed drastic improvement, finishing 6 th  at the WVIAC Championships. This 6 th  place finish remains the programs highest-ever WVIAC finish. A big key to UPJs success was Eatons recruitment and mentoring of the only All-WVIAC performer in Mountain Cat history. While at UPJ, Eaton also served as the assistant womens basketball coach. In total, Eaton is in the midst of her 12 th  season of collegiate coaching spending three years at Bethany College (WV), two years at UPJ, and seven years here at Pitt-Greensburg. Eaton graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Childhood Education from Elmira College (NY) in 2005. She was a three-year starter for the Soaring Eagles at point guard, where she currently stands third all-time in career assists and seventh all-time in career three-point field goals made. A native of Sebring, Ohio, Eaton was a two-sport standout and an All-Ohio performer on the hardwood at Sebring McKinley High School. She was inducted into SHSs Athletic Hall of Fame in December 2013. Aside from her coaching duties Eaton is an Assistant Athletic Director and the SWA at Pitt-Greensburg. She handles NCAA Compliance for all 12 of UPGs varsity sports teams. Eaton earned her Masters Degree in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia University in 2008.