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Sport supervisor: men's soccer, men’s and women’s golf & women's rowing

Zach Emerson enters his 13th season as the director of the Franklin Pierce University men's and women's cross country and track & field programs in 2024-25.

NCAA COACHING CAREER TOTALS

2023-2024

-Men’s Cross Country earned automatic NCAA Championship selection (Joplin, MO)

-Stephen Harris (200m) competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Pittsburg, KS)

-Stephen Harris (200m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Emporia, KS)

-Stephen Harris earned All-American honors in Indoor 200m

-Connor Everidge earned the Northeast-10’s Man of the Year Award

-Ryan Walker earned the Northeast-10’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award

-Men’s Cross Country Runners-up at NE10 XC Championships

-Men’s Track & Field Runners-up at NE10 Outdoor Championships

-Ryan Walker earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Indoor Track

-Wondu earned NE10 Sport Excellence Award for Men’s Cross Country

-Bri Bouchard earn NE10 Sport Excellence Award for Women’s Track

-Wondu Summa won individual NCAA East Cross Country title

-Wondu Summa won individual NE10 Cross Country title

-Wondu Summa voted NE10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year

-Stephen Harris voted NE10 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Bri Bouchard voted NE10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year

-Stephen Harris & Wondu Summa named Co-NE10 MVP’s of the indoor Championships

-Stephen Harris named NE10 MVP of the Outdoor Championships

-Wondu Summa named USTFCCCA Cross Country East Athlete of the Year

-Stephen Harris named USTFCCCA East Track Athlete of the Year

-Stephen Harris won All-New England title outdoors

-22 Athletes won NE10 titles in track & field/cross country

-33 All-Region individual awards earned

-48 All-NE10 Team awards earned

2022-2023

-Northeast-10 Coaching Staff of the Year for men’s track & field

-Men’s Cross Country earned automatic NCAA Championship selection (Seattle, WA)

-Nouhayla Errahili (High Jump) competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Virginia Beach, VA)

-Nyjah Young-Bey (400m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Pueblo, CO)

-Riley Fenoff earned the Northeast-10’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award

-Men’s Cross Country Runners-up at NE10 XC Championships

-Men’s Track & Field Runners-up at NE10 Outdoor Championships

-Riley Fenoff earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Cross Country

-Alena Masterson earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Women’s Cross Country

-Connor Everidge earned NE10 Sport Excellence Award for Men’s Track & Field

-Wondu Summa won individual NCAA East Cross Country title

-Wondu Summa voted NE10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year

-Wondu Summa named USTFCCCA Cross Country East Athlete of the Year

-Nouhayla Errahili named NE10 Indoor Field Rookie of the Year

-Lizzy Jones named NE10 Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year

-Wondu Summa selected NE10 Outdoor Championship MVP

-Nyjah Young-Bey named USTFCCCA Outdoor East Athlete of the Year

-Ryan Outerbridge (5,000m & 1500m) gold medals at Bermudan Senior Nationals (Hamilton, BDA)

-1 Athlete won All-New England title indoors

-19 Athletes won NE10 titles in track & field

-18 All-New England awards earned

-39 All-Region individual awards earned

-59 All-NE10 Team awards earned

2021-2022

-Beth Donnelly competed at NCAA XC Nationals (St. Leo, FL)

-Nyjah Young-Bey (400m) & Nouhayla Errahili (High Jump) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Grand Valley, MI)

-Nouhayla Errahili earned All-American honors in Outdoor High jump

-Riley Fenoff earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Cross Country

-Alena Masterson earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Women’s Cross Country

-Connor Everidge earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Indoor Track & Field

-Ryan Walker earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

-Nouhayla Errahili named NE10 Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year

-2 Athletes won All-New England titles indoors

-12 Athletes won NE10 titles in track & field

-12 All-New England awards earned

-35 All-Region individual awards earned

-44 All-NE10 Team awards earned

-Served as a coach for Bermuda’s national team at 2022 Commonwealth Games (Birmingham, UK)

2020-2021

-3 Athletes won individual NE10 titles in outdoor track & field

-10 All-New England awards earned

-13 All-Region individual awards earned

-19 All-NE10 Team awards earned

-Riley Fenoff earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Cross Country

-Alena Masterson earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Women’s Cross Country

-Antonio Rua earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Track & Field

-Marisa Carbone earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Women’s Track & Field

-Julieth Nwosu named NE10 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year

-Julieth Nwosu named NE10 Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year

-Julieth Nwosu selected East Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year

-Paola Breña (High Jump) won bronze medal at Mexican u23 Nationals (Mexico City, MEX)

-Ryan Outerbridge (5,000m) won gold medal at Bermudan u20 Nationals (Hamilton, BDA)

2019-2020

-20^th career meet victory at FPU recorded on December 7th

-Paola Breña (High Jump), & Hugo Arlabosse (800m) automatically qualified for NCAA Indoor Nationals (Birmingham, AL)

-Hugo Arlabosse earned All-American honors in Indoor 800m

-Paola Breña earned All-American honors in Indoor High Jump

-Hugo Arlabosse named NE10 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Paola Brena named NE10 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year

-Hugo Arlabosse won All-New England title in the Indoor 800m

-Riley Fenoff earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Men’s Cross Country

-Alena Masterson earned NE10 Elite 24 Award for Women’s Cross Country

-Hugo Arlabosse named NE10 Sport Excellence Award for Men’s Track & Field

-2 individuals earned NE10 titles in indoor track & field

-3 All-New England awards earned

-11 All-NE10 individual awards earned

-14 All-Region individual awards earned

-16 USTFCCCA National All-Academic Awards

-Hugo Arlabosse (800m) won a silver medal at French u23 Nationals (Albi, France)

-Hugo Arlabosse ran 8^th fastest indoor 800m time (1:49.17) in DII history

2018-2019

-CeCe Telfer won the NCAA DII National Championship in the 400H

-Paola Brena (High Jump), CeCe Telfer (60HH & 200m) & Hugo Arlabosse (800m) competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Pittsburg, KS)

-Paola Brena (High Jump), CeCe Telfer (100HH & 400H) & Hugo Arlabosse (800m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Kingsville, TX)

-Hugo Arlabosse earned All-American honors in Indoor 800m

-CeCe Telfer earned All-American honors in Indoor 60H

-CeCe Telfer earned All-American honors in Indoor 200m

-Paola Brena earned All-American honors in Outdoor High Jump

-CeCe Telfer earned All-American honors in Outdoor 100H

-CeCe Telfer earned All-American honors in Outdoor 400H

-Riley Fenoff competed at USATF Jr XC Nationals (Tallahassee, FL)

-Riley Fenoff (10,000m) competed at USATF Jr Outdoor Nationals (Miami, FL)

-CeCe Telfer named NE10 Outstanding Indoor Track Performer

-Paola Brena named NE10 Indoor Field Rookie of the Year

-CeCe Telfer named East Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Antonio Rua earned NE10 Elite 24 Award

-CeCe Telfer named NE10 Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer

-Paola Brena named NE10 Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year

-CeCe Telfer named East Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year

-2 Athletes won All-New England titles indoors

-4 Athletes won All-New England titles outdoors

-9 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-21 All-Region individual awards earned

-Dage Minors (800m/1500m) competed at the World University Games (Naploi, Itlay)

-Served as a coach for Bermuda’s national team at 2019 Pan-American Games (Lima, Peru)

2017-2018

- Hugo Arlabosse (800m) & Dage Minors (800m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Charlotte, NC)

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Outdoor 800m

-Dage Minors (800m) competed at the World University Games (Taipei, China)

-10 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-24 All-Region individual awards earned

-Served as a coach for Bermuda’s national team at 2017 NACAC Senior Games (Toronto, CAN)

2016-2017

-Men’s Track & Field Runners-Up at NE10 Outdoor Championships

-Dage Minors & Aiden Gilbride competed at NCAA XC Nationals (St. Leo, FL)

-Dage Minors (800m) competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Birmingham, AL)

-Katie Purves (400H) & Dage Minors (800m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Tampa, FL)

-Holly Lindoe (3,000RW) competed at USATF Indoor Nationals (Albuquerque, NM)

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Indoor 800m

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Outdoor 800m

-AccuSplit Award for nation’s fastest 4x800 (7:35.18) in DII in 2017

-Aidan Gilbride named NE10 XC Rookie of the Year

-Dage Minors named East Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Dage Minors named NE10 Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Dage Minors named East Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Katie Purves named NE10 Track Rookie of the Year

-23 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-26 All-Region individual awards earned

-Dage Minors ran 5^th fastest indoor 800m time (1:48.70) in DII history

- Served as a coach for Bermuda’s national team at 2017 NACAC u23 Games (San Salvador, El Salvador)

2015-2016

-Colton Ham competed at NCAA XC Nationals (Joplin, MO)

-Alyssa Lambert (Mile), Dage Minors (800m), Andre Wooten (Triple Jump) & Men’s Distance Medley Relay competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Pittsburg, KS)

-Alyssa Lambert (1500m) & Andre Wooten (Triple Jump) compete at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Tampa, FL)

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Indoor 800m

-Alyssa Lambert earned All-American honors in Indoor Mile

-Alyssa Lambert earned All-American honors in Outdoor 1500m

-Dage Minors named East Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

-Jon Holmes named NE10 Excellence Award for Men’s Track & Field

-16 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-37 All-Region individual awards earned

2014-2015

-Dage Minors (800m) & Vinny Biunno (Heptathlon) competed at NCAA Indoor Nationals (Birmingham, AL)

-Dage Minors (800m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Grand Valley, MI)

-Vinny Biunno earned All-American honors in Indoor Heptathlon

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Indoor 800m

-Dage Minors earned All-American honors in Outdoor 800m

-Dage Minors won All-New England title in the Indoor 800m

-Vinny Biunno won All-New England title in the outdoor Decathlon

-15 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-28 All-Region individual awards earned

2013-2014

-Men’s Cross Country Runners-up at NE10 XC Championships

-Men’s Cross Country team earned automatic NCAA Championship bid (Spokane, WA)

-Antoine Gisore (1500m) & Dage Minors (800m) competed at NCAA Outdoor Nationals (Grand Valley, MI)

-Jon Holmes competed at USATF Jr XC Nationals (Boulder, CO)

-Dage Minors (1500m) earns a Bronze medal at the CARIFTA Games (Port de France, Martinique)

-15 NE10 individuals earned NE10 titles in track & field

-24 All-Region individual awards earned

2012-2013

-Colton Ham & Alyssa Lambert competed at USATF Jr XC Nationals (St. Louis, MO)

-Colton Ham (10,000m) & Vinny Biunno (Decathlon) competed at USATF Jr Outdoor Nationals (Des Moines, IA)

-Vinny Biunno won NE10 title in outdoor Decathlon

-NE10 Team Excellence Award for Women’s Track & Field

-11 All-Region individual awards earned

PRIOR TO FPU

-2010-2011 Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at New England College (Henniker, NH)

-2011 North-Atlantic Conference Champions in men’s cross country

-An individual NCAA DIII National qualifier in cross country

-2011 ECAC Champion in cross country

-5 individual conference champions

-2007-2010 Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Concord High School (Concord, NH)

-9 Individual State Champions in outdoor track

-Back-to-back outdoor state champions in 4x800m

-2 cross country teams qualified for New England Championships

-4x800m, DMR and individuals qualified for 2008 & 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals (Boston, MA)

COMMITTEES

• NCAA Cross Country National Sport Committee  (2023-PRESENT)    
• NCAA Cross Country Coaches Connection Committee  (2018-PRESENT)    
• USTFCCCA DII Executive Committee for Track & Field (2015-PRESENT)
• Chair of the DII Coaches Association Scholarship Committee (2014-PRESENT)                       
• USTFCCCA DII Cross Country National Ranking Committee (2014-PRESENT) 
• NCAA Track & Field National Sport Committee  (2019-2023)    
• Coaches Chair for the Northeast-10 Cross Country Committee (2018-2021)  
• NCAA Track & Field Coaches Connection Committee  (2016-2018)    
• Elected as Track & Field Chairmen on the USATF-New England Association Board of Directors (2014-2016)
• Tournament Manager for the NCAA DII East Regional XC Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023 & 2025
• Meet Director for the 2014 & 2018 Northeast-10 Cross Country Championships
• Served as a staff coach at various international competitions for the Bermudan National Track & Field Team (2015-PRESENT)

CERTIFICATIONS

• USTFCCCA Masters & Specialist Certifications in the Mid-Distance/Endurance Events
• USTFCCCA International Protocol Certification        
• USATF Certified Association Level Official (since 2014)        
• USATF SafeSport Youth Certified
• PVSCB Pole Vault Safety Certified                                                 
• USATF Track & Field Coaches Registry (since 2010)

Emerson was a four-year athlete and captain of the cross country and track teams at Division I Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, Md.). At the Mount, Zach was a multiple Northeast Conference champion and qualified for the NCAA DI first-round championships in the steeplechase. Zach finished his career leaving a mark on the school's all-time record list in the 3000m, 5000m, distance medley relay and the steeplechase. Emerson graduated from Mount St. Mary's in 2007 with a degree in computer information systems. Zach currently resides in Hopkinton, N.H. with his wife, Kimberly, their daughters, Maisie, Ruby and Dorie; and their sons, Michael and Azar.