MONMOUTH FIGHTING SCOTS
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
MIDWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998

Track & Field Coaches: Chris Pio, 9th year / Roger Haynes, 15th year / Brian Woodard, 1st year

Chris Pio is the women's indoor/outdoor track & field coach and works with both the men's and women's middle- and long-distance runners. The women's outdoor track program has won three of the last five Midwest Conference team titles and Fighting Scot athletes have earned 38 individual and relay conference championships. Monmouth has had 44 NCAA Outdoor National Meet qualifiers and 13 women have earned NCAA indoor All-American honors. A three-time All-State (1981-82-83) and three-time All-Midwest Conference (1980-82-83) distance runner at Monmouth, Pio graduated from the college in 1984 and also is the men's and women's cross country coach in the fall season. He earned four letters each in cross country and track and set three school track records (3000 steeplechase, 5000, 10,000) as well as the 5-mile cross country record (25:52). He holds a Master's degree in Biology and has taught classes in the biology and physical education departments at Monmouth in addition to his coaching and sports information director responsibilities. E-mail address: chris@monm.edu

Roger Haynes works with the sprinters, jumpers and throwers while Brian Woodard is in his first season as assistant sprint/hurdle coach.

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