Lacey, Wash. – Saint Martin's University Athletics is excited to announce updates to in its Track and Field coaching staff. After five successful years at the helm, Head Coach Scott Carter has passed the baton to a new coaching team, led by John Schultz as the Interim Head Coach. The coaching staff will include Nate Carlson, Dwight Midles, Brianna Cabrera, and Steve Schultz as assistant coaches, and Tami Schultz as the program's Director of Operations.
 
John Schultz, who was already the throwing coach for the track and field team, brings a wealth of coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate level, and a deep commitment to the success of student-athletes. His talented group of assistant coaches consist of dedicated individuals with proven track records in coaching and mentoring athletes, as well as many of them being SMU graduates. They are all incredibly enthusiastic about building on the program's success and nurturing the development of the talented young men and women at Saint Martin's.
 
Most recently, the track and field team saw two individual champions at last year's outdoor GNAC championships with Alyssa Duncan finishing first in triple jump and Cassidy Walchak-Sloan winning the 1500m. On the men's side, the Saints had plenty of success as well, headlined by Ethan Guidry finished third in javelin, Nick Georgia fifth in the 200m, and Andrew Boyd fifth in the decathlon. At the indoor championships, Hewie Nguyen finished second in the long jump and was awarded Freshman of the Year.
 
Prior to departure, Scott Carter expressed his gratitude for his time at the helm, stating, "I loved my time at Saint Martin's and especially loved being able to work with the incredible young men and women at SMU over the past 5 years. I will have lasting memories of joy and will continue to keep tabs on the Saints Track and Field program. Thank you to Steve O'Brien for the opportunity to lead this program, and thank you to my student athletes for allowing me to work with them. Go Saints!"
 
Director of Athletics Steve O'Brien added, "We were grateful for the five years Scott devoted to our Track & Field program. At its peak, over 65 student-athletes were members of this team. He and his assistant coaches took an active interest in every one of them. We wish him and his family well in all of their future endeavors."
 
The track and field indoor season is already underway where the team competed at the UW Preview last Saturday and several athletes improving their PRs. The season will continue to ramp up this weekend as the squad heads back up to Seattle for the UW Invitational.