1960s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Joe Sullivan (1963 XC), Bob Lewis (XC, remainder of the decade), Len Olsen (inaugural track coach)
1963: First men’s cross country team (additional fact: third athletics team to form at Marist, trailing only crew and men’s basketball)
1967: 100-hour marathon relay to initiate track program
1968: First men’s track team
1970s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Bob Lewis (early 1970s XC) Rich Stevens (1972-80 XC), Len Olsen, Joe Schatzle (track coaches)
--Rise to prominence of men’s cross country, with regional and national success (Jerry Scholder qualifying for D2 nationals)
--Formation of the Marist Cross Country Invitational, which developed into one of the biggest high school meets in the Northeast
--Formation of the Marist Cross Country Camp, which attracted national-caliber individuals as guest speakers (Marty Liguori, Dave Wottle, Don Paige)
--Opening of the McCann Recreation Center, which housed a 160-meter indoor track, which hosted the first-ever New York State High School Indoor Championships for girls track
--Rise to prominence of men’s track (Keith Millspaugh in the 800 and Peter VanAken in the hammer throw qualify for D2/D3 nationals … both still hold school records in those events)
1980s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Bob Mayerhofer (1981-1982), Jim Klein (spring 1983), Steve Lurie (1983-1987), Rich Stevens (1987-1990)
Women’s team coaches: Steve Lurie, Debbie Bell (now Deb DiCaprio), Pam White, Kim Morrison
--Formation of women’s team, fall 1985
--Beginning of Division 1 competition
--Don Reardon, first ECAC Metro individual champion in cross country
1990s timeline and highlights
Coaches: Phil Kelly and Pete Colaizzo
--Re-formation of the track team in 1991, competing in three championship seasons in the Northeast Conference
--David Swift, NEC Champion, 10,000 meters
--First Division 1 IC4A and ECAC qualifiers in track and field
--MAAC XC titles for women, 1998, 1999, 2000
The Marist College Women's Cross Country team placed three runners in the top 10 and five in the top 13, which included a third place performance by freshman Jen Rosenblatt. The team won their third consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. Rosenblatt paced the Red Foxes covering the 5,000 meter course in 18:02.8 followed by a sixth place performance by sophomore Sue Golden and a ninth place showing by senior Heather Perrine. In the team standings, Marist compiled 42 points to outdistance second place Manhattan and third place Iona. The team went on to finish the year strong at the ECAC Championships and the NCAA Regionals.
--MAAC XC runner-up for men, 1998
2000s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Phil Kelly, Pete Colaizzo, Chuck Williams, John Lewis, Terry Horton
--IC4A University Championship, 2000
--MAAC XC titles for women, 2000, 2004
--Phil Kelly retires in 2008, Chuck Williams takes over women’s program
--USATF Juniors qualifiers
--Mike Bamberger qualifies for NCAA Championships at 800 meters
--Chrissy McDevitt, MAAC Performer of the Meet, track and field
2010s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Pete Colaizzo, Chuck Williams, Terry Horton, Alexander Cuesta, Erica Maker, Nicolette Nesi, Deborah Burke, Nick Cruz
--NCAA qualifiers: Michelle Gaye and Will Griffin (both 10,000 meters)
--ECAC Champions in XC
--ECAC champions in 3,200-meter relay (women)
--IC4A champion at 3,000 meters (Adam Vess)
--ECAC champion at 3,000 meters (Kristen Traub)
--MAAC champion and meet record at 5,000 meters (Michelle Gaye)
--MAAC Performer of the meet, Matthew Flint
2020s Timeline and Highlights
Coaches: Pete Colaizzo, Chuck Williams, Terry Horton
--School records in sprints
--Return to action after Covid-19 pandemic: Multiple school records in 2022
--US Track and Field Olympic Trials, Kayla Shapiro and Lauren Harris, 20km racewalk
--MAAC Performer of the meet, Gianna Tedeschi
--MAAC Performer of the meet/Rookie of the Meet: Glenmour Leonard-Osbourne