Track & Field - M Coaching Staff

Track & Field - M Coaching Staff

Roberto Vives

Roberto Vives

Head Coach

Head Coach
Roberto Vives
Roberto Vives enters his 32nd season as the director of UAlbany's track & field and cross country programs in 2016-17. In that period, Vives has coached 148 All-America athletes and 14 individual NCAA champions. Ten of his athletes have been inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, the most recent individuals being Samantha Cohen and Howard Sellers in 2011, and the 1984 Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams in 2014.   FULL BIO
 

Todd Wolin

Todd Wolin

Associate Head Coach

Associate Head Coach
Todd Wolin
Todd Wolin enters his seventh year at UAlbany, while beginning his first season as the program's Associate Head Coach for Track and Field/Cross Country. His coaching duties include the combined events, high jump, and high hurdles, while also overseeing the pole vault. In addition, Wolin is the Meet Director for all Great Dane invitationals, as well as the program's historian and record keeper.   FULL BIO

Junior Burnett

Junior Burnett

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach
Junior Burnett
Junior Burnett   FULL BIO

Abel Gilet

Abel Gilet

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach
Abel Gilet
  

Matt Jones

Matt Jones

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach
Matt Jones
Matt Jones enters his eighth season as an assistant coach of the Great Dane track and field program and his third as head coach of the cross country program. He has been involved in track and field and cross country development for three decades in the Capital Region. Jones is responsible for coaching the middle distance runners who primarily compete in the 800-meter run, the 1,000, 1,500 and the mile. He also works with the 4x800-meter relay team as well as the distance medley relay.   FULL BIO

Steve Relyea

Steve Relyea

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach
Steve Relyea
  

Nadir Simohamed

Nadir Simohamed

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach
Nadir Simohamed
Nadir Simohamed, a native of Algiers, Algeria who arrived in the Capital Region in 1997, begins his eighth season as the horizontal jumps coach at the University at Albany. Simohamed's athletes have helped the Great Danes win 20 America East Conference championships.   FULL BIO

Christen Griffin

Christen Griffin

Director of Operations

Director of Operations
Christen Griffin
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Stefan Buechele

Stefan Buechele

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Stefan Buechele
  

Grace Claxton

Grace Claxton

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Grace Claxton
  

Jordan Crump-King

Jordan Crump-King

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Jordan Crump-King
  

Ricardo Estremera

Ricardo Estremera

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Ricardo Estremera
  

Veleisha Gilet

Veleisha Gilet

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Veleisha Gilet
  

Jason Tomlinson

Jason Tomlinson

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach
Jason Tomlinson