LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University track & field coaching staff was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Women's Coaching Staff of the Year when the league announced its indoor track & field major awards Wednesday.
 
This marks the third year in a row The Rock coaching staff, led by head coach Bill Jordan, was honored for the indoor season after Slippery Rock claimed its third straight PSAC indoor title on the women's side.
 
The Rock women scored in 15 of 17 events at the PSAC Championships to compile 98.5 total points on the way to winning a third straight conference title.
 
SRU had four women named to the All-Region team in the Atlantic Region with Allie Taylor (pole vault), Baylee Blauser (long jump), Olivia Heckman ( shot put) and Leighanne Swan (pentathlon) representing the team.
 
The Rock coaching staff includes four full-time coaches for a total of six sports with men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field. Jordan is joined by full-time assistant coaches Bobby Over (distance), Tabitha Bemis (multis, jumps) and Jordan Geist (throws).
 
The rest of the staff, many of which are part time or volunteer positions, includes Nathan Shadeck (sprints, hurdles and relays), Judy Geist (throws), Jim Geist (throws), Vanere Maynard (sprints), Andrew Maxwell (distance), Maddie Grillo (distance), Cam Daugherty (pole vault), Joshua Rohland (graduate assistant - throws) and Cade Adams (graduate assistant – sprints and hurdles).

This marks the second major award earned by the SRU coaching staff this winter after Bemis was also named the Atlantic Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
Slippery Rock's PSAC indoor title this winter was the ninth women's indoor title for the program, tying with Shippensburg for the most in league history.




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