COACHING STAFF |
Ryan McCullough
Camp Director for Track
Ryan McCullough enters his first season as the throws coach at Tiffin University.
McCullough, most recently served as the throws coach at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College during the 2021 season.
At Cloud County, McCullough coached Courtney Lawrence to indoor and outdoor National Junior College Athletic Association national championships. In addition, seven of his throwers earned a total of 15 All-America honors and 11 times had one of his student-athletes finish among the top three at the NJCAA National Championships.
McCullough served as a volunteer assistant at San Jose State and UCLA before moving on to Cloud County. He also served as an assistant at Northwood.
McCullough attended Central Michigan where as a Chippewa, won the hammer throw and was named the Outstanding Male Field Performer at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships before going on to earn All-America honors. He at one time held the program record, 210 feet, 7 inches, in the event.
He competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2016 and was the 2017 Irish National Champion in the hammer throw and competed with the Irish national team at the 2019 European Throws Cup and at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships. He holds the Throwing Event Specialist certification from the USTFCCCA and USA Weightlifting Level 1 certification.
A native of Cadillac, Michigan, McCullough graduated from CMU in 2012 with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Concentration with a Physical Education minor.
Mark Del Monaco
Camp Director for XC
Mark Del Monaco enters his second year as Head Cross Country Coach at Tiffin University in 2023-24.
In 2022 the Dragons finished 10th at the G-MAC Championships. They won the Tiffelberg Open while also placing 5th at the All Ohio Championships. Ines Macadam was named G-MAC Runner of the Week during the season.
In 2022 Del Monaco led the men's cross country squad to a 5th-place finish at the G-MAC Championships. The team also had a 5th-place mark at the All-Ohio Championships and a 1st-place finish at the Tiffelberg Open. Nathaniel Ondracek earned First Team honors at the G-MAC Championships, while Dalton Gleeson was a Second Team selection.
Del Monaco served as the Director of Cross Country and Track and Field at Minot State University from 2018-2022.
In 2019-2020 Del Monaco led the Minot State women's cross-country team to a historic season with the program's first-ever Top 10 Regional Ranking (7th) and highest program finish at the NSIC Championships (4th). The women's cross country program jumped 21 spots and was the most improved team in Division II for 2019. The men also had their highest program finish in cross country at the NSIC Championships and NCAA Central Region Championships.
In 2018-2019, Del Monaco led the Beavers to their highest team finishes in cross country at the NSIC Championships and the NCAA Central Region Championships.
Del Monaco came to Minot State from Cal State East Bay in Hayward, California, where he as the assistant coach since the fall of 2016. He also was an assistant coach at Metropolitan State in Denver, Colorado, for three seasons.
During his stints at Cal State East Bay and Metro State, Del Monaco coached 12 All-Americans, 23 all-region honorees and had 25 student-athletes named all-conference.
In addition to outstanding success on the track, Del Monaco has seen his teams earn team all-academic honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in each of the past three years.
During his year at Cal State East Bay, Del Monaco assisted in coaching an NCAA provisional qualifier and a USTFCCCA all-region honoree. His coaching led to the first male all-conference cross country honoree in school history and he also helped coach the Pioneers to their highest finish at the conference outdoor track championships in school history.
Del Monaco competed collegiately at La Salle University where he was a member of the cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams. Post collegiately Del Monaco continued to train representing Puma and the Boulder Track Club. He qualified for 6 USA Road Championships with his highest finish coming at the 2011 USA 20K Championships.
Del Monaco earned his degree from La Salle in 2011 in information technology with a minor in history.
Thomas Nulty
Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps/Combined Events
Thomas Nulty is entering his first year as assistant track and field coach at Tiffin University in 2024-25. He serves as the horizontal jumps/combined events coach.
Nulty was assistant track and field coach at Queens University of Charlotte in 2023-24, working with the horizontal jumps crew. He also coached in 2022-23 at Wake Forest working with jumps, sprints, and multi competitors.
Nulty earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wingate University.
Omar Lane
Sprints/Hurdles/Relays Coach
Former NCAA DII Track & Field All-American and Tiffin Alum Omar Lane enters his third season with the Tiffin University track and field staff in 2023-24.
Lane coached a number of standout performances in 2022-23, with 11 NCAA National Qualifying performances resulting in 10 All-American achievements.
Lane coached two TU athletes in 2022 that qualified for NCAA National Championship competition, with Malachi Adams taking second in the indoor 60 meters and Rajiah Andrews placing 13th in the indoor 60 meters.
Lane comes to Tiffin from Davis and Elkins College where he spent the past three seasons. The Davis and Elkins sprint and jumps group pushed the program to new heights in 2020-21. D&E recorded a program-best 10 USTFCCCA honors, while Nokia Masengu and Samantha Kirk notched conference titles in their running events (200m Dash & 400m Hurdles). Masengu was named the MEC Freshman of the Year after a strong year in the sprints.
Additionally, Lane guided Dymere Jones, Ben Banda, Dalton Irvine, and the 4x400 relay team to All-MEC recognition.
Lane helped continue pushing the D&E track & field program in 2019-20 despite a shortened campaign. D&E posted several school records during the indoor season on both the men's and women's sides, while the program competed in the inaugural MEC Indoor Track Championships from February 21-22 in Huntington.
Daniel Jarrell and Dalton Irvine were two that continued to show improvement as sprinters, which is the group Lane is primarily responsible for. Irvine set an indoor school record in the 60H (8.16), while the 4x400 relay set a new indoor school mark at the league's indoor track championships in 3:25.92. For the women, Roxine Chambers raced her way to a victory in the women’s 400m Dash at the MEC conference championships, later joining the 4x400 relay team on their way to a new school record and MEC conference championship 1st place finish in 3:54.76.
Between the 2018-2019 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons, Lane mentored Samantha Kirk to run the provisional mark in the 400m hurdles and GMAC conference championship and conference record at 61.13.
Lane spent one season as a volunteer assistant coach at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee. While at Tusculum, Lane guided five runners to qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships and mentored freshman Widchard Guervil to first-team All-American status in the 100-meter dash and 60-meter dash events.
Prior to Tusculum, Lane spent two seasons as a graduate assistant track & field coach at Division I University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD. While with the Coyotes, Lane was responsible for video analysis, strength and conditioning, and recruiting.
Omar Lane ran his way to a decorated career at Tiffin University, where Lane was a two-time NCAA Qualifier in the 4x100m relay, earning first-team All-American honors in 2015. Lane was also a two-time GLIAC Champion, winning the 100m and 200m dash titles in 2014. While at Tiffin, Lane also was head track & field coach at Faith and Dreams Academy in Columbus, Ohio from 2011 to 2014.
Lane earned his bachelor's degree in sports and recreation management from Tiffin University in 2015, and his master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of South Dakota in 2017.
Adam Pennington
Assitant Coach - Pole Vault
Adam Pennington enters his first year as assistant track and field coach at Tiffin University in 2024-25. He will coach the pole vaulters.
Pennington served as assistant track and field coach at Southeastern Louisiana University from 2022-24 working with the pole vault and high jump events. This followed a collegiate career with Southeastern Louisiana from 2016-21, helping lead the team to the Southland Conference indoor title in 2020.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Southeastern Louisiana University.