Mike Kolinovsky was announced as the first head coach in program history prior to the inaugural track and field season in 2015-16. He will enter his sixth year as the head coach of the track and field program in 2020-21.
- Full-time head coach of both cross country and track and field teams.
- Served as part-time cross country and club track and field head coach until the addition of track and field as a varsity sport in 2015-16.
- Kolinovsky has quickly built the Monarchs into a Middle Atlantic Conference contender while making eight trips to the National Championships with four different student-athletes.
Indoor
- 2015-16 – Jill Korgeski wins the shot put at MAC Championships to become first MAC Champion and becomes first National Qualifier.
- 2016-17 – Jill Korgeski becomes the first All-American by finishing 5th in shot put at National Championships.
- 2018-19 – Jill Korgeski earns second All-America honor after qualifying for fourth straight National Championships and finishing 6th in shot put; Korgeski also wins MAC title in shot put for fourth consecutive year.
- 2018-19 – Jill Korgeski becomes first MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Outdoor
- 2016 – Marissa Durako becomes first MAC Champion by winning 10K in meet record time on way to winning two events and earning Rookie of the Year honors.
- 2016 – Jill Korgeski and Cayle Spencer become first NCAA Qualifiers where they each finish 13th in the shot put and javelin.
- 2018 – Jill Korgeski and Cayle Spencer qualify for NCAA Championships for second time where Korgeski finishes 5th in shot put to become first All-American.
- 2019 – Team Receives First-Ever National Rankings coming in at #24 in first week of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index by the USTFCCCA.
- 2020 – Jill Korgeski becomes first MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Indoor
All-America (2):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
National Qualifier (4):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2017-18 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2015-16 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
MAC Champion (4):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2017-18 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2015-16 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
MAC First Team (4): Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2017-18 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2015-16 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
MAC Second Team (5):
2018-19 – Ellen Kuzma (60);
2016-17 – Marissa Durako (3000), Marissa Durako (5000);
2015-16 – Marissa Durako (5000), Jill Korgeski (Weight Throw)
MAC Third Team/Honorable Mention (5):
2019-20 – Emily Harrington (Pentathlon);
2016-17 – Alyssa Christian (Shot Put), 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay;
2015-16 – 4x800 Relay
MAC Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year (1):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski
Academic All-MAC (4):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski;
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski;
2015-16 – Marissa Durako, Jill Korgeski
USTFCCCA All-Region (4):
2018-19 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2017-18 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2015-16 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
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Outdoor
All-America (1):
2018 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put)
National Qualifiers (5):
2019 – Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2018 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2016 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Cayle Spencer (Javelin)
MAC Rookie of the Year (1):
2016 – Marissa Durako
MAC Champion (7):
2019 – Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2018 – Tara Johnson (3000 Steeple), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Ellen Kuzma (100);
2016 – Marissa Durako (5000), Marissa Durako (10000), Cayle Spencer (Javelin)
MAC First Team (11):
2019 – Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2018 – Tara Johnson (3000 Steeple), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Ellen Kuzma (100);
2017 – Alyssa Christian (Discus), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Taylor Runo (Hammer);
2016 – Marissa Durako (5000), Marissa Durako (10000), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Cayle Spencer (Javelin)
MAC Second Team (7):
2019 – Taylor Runo (Hammer);
2018 – Taylor Runo (Hammer);
2016 – Sonia Okolo (Discus), Taylor Runo (Discus), Taylor Runo (Hammer), Alexis Steeber (Triple Jump), 4x100 Relay
MAC Third Team/Honorable Mention (10):
2019 – Tara Johnson (3000 Steeple);
2018 – 4x100 Relay;
2017 – Alyssa Christian (Shot Put), Taylor Runo (Discus), 4x100 Relay, 4x800 Relay;
2016 – Ellen Kuzma (100), Erika Martyn (Hammer), Sonia Okolo (Shot Put), Cayle Spencer (Discus)
MAC Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year (1):
2020 – Jill Korgeski
Academic All-MAC (7):
2019 – Cayle Spencer;
2018 – Tara Johnson, Jill Korgeski;
2017 – Alyssa Christian, Jill Korgeski;
2016 – Marissa Durako, Cayle Spencer
USTFCCCA All-Region (10):
2019 – Taylor Runo (Hammer), Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2018 – Tara Johnson (3000 Steeple), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Taylor Runo (Hammer), Cayle Spencer (Javelin);
2017 – Jill Korgeski (Shot Put);
2016 – Marissa Durako (10000), Jill Korgeski (Shot Put), Cayle Spencer (Javelin)
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Combined
CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (1):
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski
USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual (3):
2017-18 – Tara Johnson, Jill Korgeski;
2016-17 – Jill Korgeski
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (3):
2019-20, 2017-18, 2016-17
- Assistant Coach, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, King’s College (2000-2001)
Indoor
| Year |
Finish At MAC Championships |
Points Scored At MACs |
Postseason or Notes |
| 2019-20 |
t9th Place |
24 Points |
|
| 2018-19 |
7th Place |
38 Points |
Jill Korgeski qualify for NCAA Championships |
| 2017-18 |
8th Place |
35 Points |
Jill Korgeski qualify for NCAA Championships |
| 2016-17 |
9th Place |
22 Points |
Jill Korgeski qualify for NCAA Championships |
| 2015-16 |
8th Place |
21 Points |
Jill Korgeski qualify for NCAA Championships |
Outdoor
| Year |
Finish At MAC Championships |
Points Scored At MACs |
Postseason or Notes |
| 2020 |
Championships Canceled |
|
Season Canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 |
7th Place |
41 Points |
Cayle Spencer qualify for NCAA Championships |
| 2018 |
7th Place |
75 Points |
Jill Korgeski and Cayle Spencer qualify for NCAA Championships |
| 2017 |
t8th Place |
29 Points |
|
| 2016 |
7th Place |
65 Points |
Jill Korgeski and Cayle Spencer qualify for NCAA Championships |
- Earned Master’s Certificate in Financial Management from King’s College in 2002
- 2000 graduate of King’s College with a degree in Business Administration
- Four-year member of Monarch cross country team and two-year member of tennis squad
- Captain of cross country team as senior
- Three-year varsity performer in cross country and tennis for Bishop Hannan High School in Scranton
- Member of BHHS cross country teams that won District 2 titles in 1994 and 1995
- Lives in Shavertown, PA with wife Jessica, son Noah, and three daughters Mayah, Nadia, and Zoie
