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Will Boylan-Pett Named NYU Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

Will Boylan-Pett Named NYU Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
Posted: Aug 20, 2014

From NYU Athletics

New York University has announced the selection of Will Boylan-Pett as the new Head Coach of the NYU men's and women's cross country and track & field teams.

A 2005 graduate of Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Boylan-Pett joins NYU after spending five seasons as an assistant coach with the men's and women's cross country and track & field teams at his alma mater.

During his time with the Lions, Boylan-Pett helped lead the men's cross country team to its first-ever NCAA Championship appearances (2011, 2012, 2013), as well as to two Ivy League Championships (2009, 2013). He also served as the Lions' lead recruiter. In 2014, Boylan-Pett coached the Lions' first-ever indoor NCAA All-Americans in both the distance medley relay and the mile.

Overall, from 2010-14 Boylan-Pett directly oversaw 37 NCAA Regional qualifying student-athletes, highlighted by a collegiate-best six runners in the 1,500-meter race in 2012. That same season, he coached All-Ivy distance runner Kyle Merber ('12) to the American collegiate 1,500m record (3:35.59).

"I am thrilled that Will Boylan-Pett has accepted the position of Head Coach for NYU cross country and track & field," said Christopher Bledsoe, NYU's Assistant Vice President for Student Affair and Director of Athletics. "It says so much about athletics at NYU that we could attract a person with Will's experience and pedigree. It is clear that Will understands what makes NYU and the NYU student-athlete experience so unique."
 
While a student at Columbia, Boylan-Pett was a four-year member of the Lions' cross country and track & field teams. He served as a team captain during his senior season.
 
Boylan-Pett also earned his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 2009.
 
"I am ecstatic to be joining the NYU athletic department as the head track & field and cross country coach," Boylan-Pett said. "To be part of such a great program is truly an honor. I know how great of a place New York City can be for training, and I look forward to getting to work and bringing the cross country and track & field teams to new heights."