Alison Wade Named Siena Head Cross Country Coach and Intramural Coordinator
Siena Sports Information
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Alison Wade has been named men's and women's head cross country coach at Siena College, director of athletics John D'Argenio announced earlier today. Wade will also serve as intramural coordinator.
"We are fortunate to have been able to attract such a dedicated person from the running community to mentor and train our student athletes," D'Argenio said. "Alison will bring a broad perspective to our cross country program and our entire student body will benefit from her administrative expertise through the intramural program."
Wade arrives from the University of Virginia where she served as men's and women's volunteer assistant coach for cross country and track and field. The men's team won it's first-ever ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship this past year.
Prior to that, Wade was the men's and women's assistant cross country coach at Amherst College. While there, the women's team won the 2007 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship and was named the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team of the Year and the men's team won its first-ever New England Region Cross Country Championship.
Wade has also spent time coaching in Kenya and at Tufts University and Amherst Regional High School.
In addition to coaching, Wade is the web editor for EliteRunning.com, a web site promoting top U.S. middle-distance and distance runners. She also compiled, edited and published The Runner's Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Some of the World's Best Athletes, a fundraiser for the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund and the Jenny Crain "Make It Happen" Fund.
Wade earned her bachelor's degree in women's studies with a concentration in women's sports from Bowdoin College in 1998. She earned her master's degree in sports leadership from Northeastern University in 2007.