Cross Country/Track & Field’s Adrian Myers Signs Contract Extension
Mar 7, 2024 | Cross Country, Track & Field
New Orleans – Tulane's Ben Weiner Director of Athletics David Harris announced on Thursday that Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Adrian Myers has signed a contract extension to remain with the University through June 2028.
"Our cross country and track and field teams have enjoyed tremendous success with Coach Myers at the helm," said Harris. "Those programs have seen considerable growth during his tenure, and we look for that to continue under the leadership shown by Adrian and his staff."
The teams have shown strong improvement each season under Myers. The men's cross country team was eighth in the American Athletic Conference in 2021, moved up to fifth in 2022 and placed third in 2023. The women's team earned 11th in 2021, moved up to fourth in 2022 and brought back to Uptown the program's first ever team title in 2023. The women's indoor track and field team improved by four spots from 2022 to 2023 (eighth to fourth) and the women's outdoor program jumped five spots a year ago (11th to sixth). The Women's program finished the 2023 Indoor Track & Field season ranked #34 in the NCAA.
"I want to thank everyone involved in this process and owe them a debt of gratitude," Myers said. "Thank you to our former Athletic Director, Troy Dannen, who initially hired me two and half years ago. Thank you for believing in me to be a good steward over this program and its resources. I especially would like to thank our new Director of Athletics David Harris, for continuing to believe in and support high-level Cross Country and Track & Field at Tulane University. Let's continue to bring hardware back down Ben Weiner Drive.
"Also, I would like to thank President Michael A. Fitts for continuing to trust me with the future of this program and the success of our student-athletes. We have risen the standard and market value of this program across the NCAA. I could not be prouder of everyone who has put blood into the bricks in my time here. Your work and sacrifice has paid off in so many ways, shaping the expectation of our program's future.
"Tulane University is, and will continue to elevate, as a national class Cross Country and Track & Field program. What has been done in just over two years is a testament to the support and resources in place to be great. I want to win, Tulane wants to win and our student-athletes want to win. That's the space I want to be in every day. I look forward to filling trophy cases and rewriting the history of this program in the years ahead. As always, Roll Wave!"
A complete list of the accolades and school records are as follows:
Accolades
-2023 AAC Conference Cross Country Champions
-Has led his teams to 30 All-Conference medalists
-AAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year Award (Gemma Rebollo – 2023)
-AAC Most Outstanding Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Meet (Kristen O'Handley – 2023)
-AAC Women's Cross Country Staff of the Year Award (2023)
-Two NCAA All-American selections (Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon and the Heptathlon – 2023)
-The first AAC Women's Cross Country team title in school history (2023)
-Four individual AAC event champions (Gemma Rebollo – Cross Country – 2023; Janae Dean – Outdoor 800m – 2023; Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon – 2023; Kara Steele – Indoor Triple Jump – 2023)
-10 NCAA National Championship qualifiers
-AAC record holder (Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon – 2023 Indoor)
-18 school records
-113 school All-Time Top-10 Performances
-The school's highest-ever indoor track and field finish (fourth)
-The school's second-highest AAC outdoor track & field finish (sixth – women in 2023)
-The school's second-highest AAC men's cross country finishes (third – men in 2023)
-The school's highest-ever women's NCAA Cross Country Regional finish (fourth – 2023)
- A USTFCCCA two-time Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Nominee (Agne Eggerth in both indoor and outdoor track & field in 2023)
- A nominee for the USTFCCA Regional Head Coach of the Year (himself for both men's and women's cross country in 2023)
- 2022 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Men's Coach of the Year
- 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Coach of the Year
School Records
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's cross country 8K (22:55.6) and the men's cross country 10K (29:25.1)
-Gemma Rebollo in the women's cross country season 6K (19:58.3)
-Janae Dean in the women's 800m during indoor season (2:06.17)
-Paula Vaquera during indoor season in the women's 3000m (9:31.88)
-Illia Kunin in the men's indoor 3000m during indoor season (7:55.54 – the mark is also the Ukrainian U23 record)
-Kristen O'Handley in the women's pentathlon (4,277 points)
-Paula Vaquera in the women's indoor 5000m (16:38.69)
-Mackenzie Callahan in the women's outdoor 3000m steeplechase (10:18.14)
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's 5000m (28:50.61)
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's 10,000m (13:57.67)
-Kristen O'Handley in the women's heptathlon (5,802 points).
Next, Tulane's outdoor track and field programs start their season from March 15-16 at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette.
TICKETS
Tickets for Tulane's athletic events can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Follow Tulane Track & Field on social media at @GreenWaveXCTF on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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"Our cross country and track and field teams have enjoyed tremendous success with Coach Myers at the helm," said Harris. "Those programs have seen considerable growth during his tenure, and we look for that to continue under the leadership shown by Adrian and his staff."
The teams have shown strong improvement each season under Myers. The men's cross country team was eighth in the American Athletic Conference in 2021, moved up to fifth in 2022 and placed third in 2023. The women's team earned 11th in 2021, moved up to fourth in 2022 and brought back to Uptown the program's first ever team title in 2023. The women's indoor track and field team improved by four spots from 2022 to 2023 (eighth to fourth) and the women's outdoor program jumped five spots a year ago (11th to sixth). The Women's program finished the 2023 Indoor Track & Field season ranked #34 in the NCAA.
"I want to thank everyone involved in this process and owe them a debt of gratitude," Myers said. "Thank you to our former Athletic Director, Troy Dannen, who initially hired me two and half years ago. Thank you for believing in me to be a good steward over this program and its resources. I especially would like to thank our new Director of Athletics David Harris, for continuing to believe in and support high-level Cross Country and Track & Field at Tulane University. Let's continue to bring hardware back down Ben Weiner Drive.
"Also, I would like to thank President Michael A. Fitts for continuing to trust me with the future of this program and the success of our student-athletes. We have risen the standard and market value of this program across the NCAA. I could not be prouder of everyone who has put blood into the bricks in my time here. Your work and sacrifice has paid off in so many ways, shaping the expectation of our program's future.
"Tulane University is, and will continue to elevate, as a national class Cross Country and Track & Field program. What has been done in just over two years is a testament to the support and resources in place to be great. I want to win, Tulane wants to win and our student-athletes want to win. That's the space I want to be in every day. I look forward to filling trophy cases and rewriting the history of this program in the years ahead. As always, Roll Wave!"
A complete list of the accolades and school records are as follows:
Accolades
-2023 AAC Conference Cross Country Champions
-Has led his teams to 30 All-Conference medalists
-AAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year Award (Gemma Rebollo – 2023)
-AAC Most Outstanding Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Meet (Kristen O'Handley – 2023)
-AAC Women's Cross Country Staff of the Year Award (2023)
-Two NCAA All-American selections (Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon and the Heptathlon – 2023)
-The first AAC Women's Cross Country team title in school history (2023)
-Four individual AAC event champions (Gemma Rebollo – Cross Country – 2023; Janae Dean – Outdoor 800m – 2023; Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon – 2023; Kara Steele – Indoor Triple Jump – 2023)
-10 NCAA National Championship qualifiers
-AAC record holder (Kristen O'Handley – Pentathlon – 2023 Indoor)
-18 school records
-113 school All-Time Top-10 Performances
-The school's highest-ever indoor track and field finish (fourth)
-The school's second-highest AAC outdoor track & field finish (sixth – women in 2023)
-The school's second-highest AAC men's cross country finishes (third – men in 2023)
-The school's highest-ever women's NCAA Cross Country Regional finish (fourth – 2023)
- A USTFCCCA two-time Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Nominee (Agne Eggerth in both indoor and outdoor track & field in 2023)
- A nominee for the USTFCCA Regional Head Coach of the Year (himself for both men's and women's cross country in 2023)
- 2022 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Men's Coach of the Year
- 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Coach of the Year
School Records
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's cross country 8K (22:55.6) and the men's cross country 10K (29:25.1)
-Gemma Rebollo in the women's cross country season 6K (19:58.3)
-Janae Dean in the women's 800m during indoor season (2:06.17)
-Paula Vaquera during indoor season in the women's 3000m (9:31.88)
-Illia Kunin in the men's indoor 3000m during indoor season (7:55.54 – the mark is also the Ukrainian U23 record)
-Kristen O'Handley in the women's pentathlon (4,277 points)
-Paula Vaquera in the women's indoor 5000m (16:38.69)
-Mackenzie Callahan in the women's outdoor 3000m steeplechase (10:18.14)
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's 5000m (28:50.61)
-Bradley Makuvire in the men's 10,000m (13:57.67)
-Kristen O'Handley in the women's heptathlon (5,802 points).
Next, Tulane's outdoor track and field programs start their season from March 15-16 at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette.
TICKETS
Tickets for Tulane's athletic events can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes, and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Follow Tulane Track & Field on social media at @GreenWaveXCTF on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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