Girls’ Track and Field (Outdoor)

Program Overview

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Poly Track and Field is a multifaceted program that boasts a world class roster of coaches to inspire the student-athletes to reach their maximum potential. The team competes in an array of competitions in the NYC/New Jersey area including at the Armory Track & Field Center and the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex (during the indoor winter season). The spring outdoor season sees the Blue Devils training and competing on our campus track and field facility, the Steinberg Athletic Center.

Coach Richard James, the Director of Sports Performance is also the sprints and relays coach. Coach James is a World Champion and was also a member of the Jamaican 4×400 relay team in the 2004 Olympics. Coach Daniel Winn is the distance coach and is a former member of the prestigious University of Oregon track program. Throwing Coach Jase Franklyn was an ECAC champion in the shot put and the hammer throw at Lehman College and coached at Division I LIU Brooklyn before joining Poly. Coach Rachel Olinyk, Poly’s hurdles and jumps coach, is a former heptathlete and professional Volleyball player.

Track and Field Facilities

Poly student-athletes train and compete on the blue and gray, six-lane track. The Track and Field teams at Poly also have jumping and throwing facilities  and the terrain of the campus itself is utilized for distance running and endurance training.