Xavier University Women's Cross Country

Fuca was hired as an assistant coach for Xavier track and field in September of 2015. He will work directly with the sprinters and hurdlers in addition to helping with the day-to-day operations of the cross country programs.   Fuca joined the Musketeers after a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at George Washington University. He was the primary coach for the sprinters, hurdlers and the relay squads in addition to assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program.   From 2012-14, Fuca was an assistant coach for track and field/cross country at The Catholic University of America where he assisted in coaching five athletes to all-conference honors and four athletes to regional qualifications. He also a member of the Landmark Conference Womens Coaching Staff of the Year for cross country in 2012 after helping the squad win a conference title.     Fuca was a four-year letterwinner in track at Binghamton University from 2008-12. The two-time all-conference selection captured the conference title in the 100-meter hurdles in 2012 and finished his career as the schools record holder in the 60-meter hurdles.   The Warwick, N.Y., native holds a bachelors degree in English from Binghamton and a masters degree in secondary education from Catholic.   Fuca holds a USATF Level I and Level II Certificate and is certified in First Aid, AED and CPR training.   

Orner has also coached 29 all-conference honorees, including five individual conference champions.  XU HIGHLIGHTS UNDER ORNER 45 of the 94 men's and women's track and field (indoor and outdoor) individual records  43 of the 80 men's and women's cross country individual records 29 all-conference honorees 5 NCAA Regional first round individual appearances (track and field) 5 Individual conference champions (track and field) 2 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees (Clare Fischer, Maddie Britton) 1 NCAA National Championship competitor (Clare Fischer - cross country) 1st individual cross country athlete to compete at an NCAA Championship event  2 NCAA All-Regional Team honorees (Clare Fischer and Tom Ohlman - cross country) The only two Xavier athletes to earn the honors 4 Queen City Invitational Titles (women's cross country) 2 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (women's cross country) The two 10th-place finishes are the highest in school history 4th place finish at the 2016 BIG EAST Championships (women's cross country) Highest finish since joining the BIG EAST  USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors (women's cross country) Team has earned the award every semester since the fall of 2012 PRIOR TO XAVIER 2012 - Assistant track and field coach at the University of Cincinnati  2007-12 - Assistant coach cross country and track and field coach at Johns Hopkins University Ryan Orner was hired in July of 2012 to take of the cross country and track and field programs. In that time, his student-athletes have rewritten over half of the cross country and track and field records.  Orner has also coached 29 all-conference honorees, including five individual conference champions.