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Greg Ahnrud is in his 14th season as track & field assistant and 2nd as head Cross Country Coach. He directs the training for the middle/long distance and hurdle event groups. Ahnrud was also the Interim Head Coach for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country for the 2018 season.

Greg served as an assistant coach for both cross country and track & field at Rhode Island College from 2009-2012 where the women's team set 18 individual records and five relay school records and the men's team set 13 individual records and eight relay school records during his time at the school.

The last two seasons, the RIC men's outdoor track team had its best finishes at the New England Championships, placing 10th in 2011 and 7^th in 2012.

Ahnrud competed for the Rhode Island College cross country and track programs from 2006-08 after transferring in from Assumption College. During his time as an athlete at RIC, he served as a team captain and was a middle-distance event specialist where he earned New England Alliance Conference honors several times. During the cross country season, he was one of their top runner's at the conference and regional stages.

Coach Ahnrud holds both a USATF Level 1 and Level 2 Distance coaching certificate and also holds USTFCCCA Certifications in Sprints/Hurdles/Relays and Strength and Conditioning.

Ahnrud received his master's degree in public administration from the University of Rhode Island in 2013. He received his bachelor's degree in political science and history from Rhode Island College in 2008.


NCAA All-American Honors in Distance and Hurdle events:

• Paige Phillips – 36^th 2023 Cross Country
• Michelle Kwafo – 4^th 2023 Indoor 60m HH, 2^nd 2023 Outdoor 100m HH
• Maeve Roach – 1^st 2020 Indoor Mile, 2^nd 2020 Indoor 800m.
• Adora Lawrence – 2020 Indoor Track 400m
• Kaitlyn Mooney – 4^th 2017 Cross Country, 5^th Place 3000m 2018 Indoor Track, 4^th 2018 Cross Country, NCAA Champion and DIII Indoor National Record 5000m 2019 (16:23), 3^rd 2019 Outdoor 5000m, 34^th 2019 Cross Country.
• Josiah Davis – 8^th Place 2019 Indoor Track 800m. 2020 Indoor Track 800m.
• Women’s DMR - 7^th Place 2018 Indoor Track (Green, Beck, Johnson, Mooney), 3^rd Place 2019 Indoor Track (Green, Beck, Lawrence, Mooney)
• Men’s 4x400m Relay - 7^th Place 2018 Indoor Track (Pawlina, Taminger, Rehfuss, Penny).

• Women’s Cross Country Team (Phillips, Semerod, Triepke, White, Churm, Mastrogiovanni, Mellon, 2023)
• Michelle Kwafo (60 HH, 100 HH, 2022, 2023)
• Claire Semerod (Cross Country, 2022, 2023)
• Maeve Roach (800, Mile, 5000, 2021)
• Kaitlyn Mooney (Cross Country, 3000, 5000, DMR, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Josiah Davis (800, 2019, 2020)
• Adora Lawrence (400, 2019, 2020)
• Beth Gollin (Steeplechase, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Gary Ezzo (Cross Country, 2013)
• Clay Kosack (Decathlon, 2013)
• Abby Bishop (Heptathlon, 2014)

• 18 of the Top-20 All-Time Women’s 6km XC performances in School History (including 1-6 All-Time)
• 9 of the Top-20 All-Time Men’s 8km XC performances in School History (Ezzo, 3^rd All-Time)
• Men’s Indoor: 500m, 600m, 800m, 1000m, 4x400, 4x800, DMR
• Men’s Outdoor: 800, 10000m, 4x800,
• Women’s Indoor**: 60m HH, 400m, 500m, 600m, 1000m, Mile, 3000m, 5000m* 4x400m, 4x800m, DMR
• Women’s Outdoor**: 100m HH, 400m, 800m, 1500, 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, 10000m, 4x400m, 4x800m
• *- Current NCAA DIII Indoor National Championship Record
• ** - This is every distance event in indoor and outdoor competition.

• 2^nd, 6^th, and 25^th at Women’s NEWMAC, DIII Mideast, and NCAA DIII National Cross Country Championships
• Women’s XC Holds a 72.2% Win Pct at NCAA Regional Level
• Men’s XC Holds a 70.1% Win Pct at NCAA Regional Level
• 5^th Place 2023 Women’s DIII New England Outdoor T&F Championship
• 2^nd Place 2023 Women’s NEWMAC Outdoor T&F Championship
• 2^nd Place 2021 Women’s NEWMAC Outdoor T&F Championships
• 10^th Place 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
• 3^rd and 8^th Place at 2018 Women’s NEWMAC and DIII New England Cross Country Championships (interim head coach)
• 3^rd place finish at 2018 Women’s DIII New England Outdoor T&F Championships
• 4th place finish at 2014 Men’s DIII New England Outdoor T&F Championships
• 2^nd Place 2013 Men’s NEWMAC Cross Country Championships,
• 10^th Place 2013 DIII New England Men’s Cross Country Championships

(updated Jun. 2025)