Riverdale, N.Y. (July, 29, 2008) -- Melissa Stoll has joined the Manhattan College Track and Field and Cross Country staff as an assistant coach.
Stoll comes to the Jaspers after serving as an assistant coach at Iowa State, where she made immediate contributions to the Iowa State cross country and distance programs.
Prior to Iowa State, she was formerly an assistant track and field and cross country coach at UC-Riverside. The native of La Puente, Calif., was instrumental in the rapid rise of the UCR women's track program to the top of the Big West Conference and in the NCAA West Region. During her tenure at UCR, the women's cross country team earned its highest Big West Conference finish in school history.
Stoll had a successful competitive career at UCR, where she was a member of Highlanders' nationally ranked 4x800-meter relay and distance medley team. As a high school runner, Stoll reached the CIF finals in California in the 800-meters.
She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UCR in 2005 and a master's degree in teaching from National University in October.
