AFTER GRADUATING FROM VILLANOVA IN 2013, HE PURSUED HIS M.F.A. IN WRITING AND PRODUCTION FOR TELEVISION AT LMU, WHERE HE ALSO SERVED AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT AND LATER ASSISTANT COACH FROM 2014–2016.
DURING THAT TIME, HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN RECRUITING STANDOUT ATHLETES, INCLUDING KOBY PEDERSON, ONE OF LMU’S TOP MALE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS IN HISTORY.BEYOND RUNNING, PICK HAS BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER IN FILM AND TELEVISION, HOLDING ROLES AT NBCUNIVERSAL, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, AND HUFFPOST. BUT HIS PASSION FOR RUNNING AND COACHING HAS NEVER FADED.
AS AN ATHLETE, PICK WAS THE TOP AMERICAN FINISHER AT THE 2018 LA MARATHON AND HAS LOGGED OVER 40,000 MILES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
HE STILL HOLDS SPOTS ON LMU’S ALL-TIME LIST (#9 IN THE 10,000M AND #14 IN THE 5,000M) AND EVEN HOLDS THE COURSE RECORD AT THE ANNUAL EL SEGUNDO RUN FOR EDUCATION.
PICK ISN’T JUST AN ASSISTANT COACH, HE’S THE STEADY, CALM COUNTERPART TO CHLOE’S ENERGY.
HE OFTEN JOINS THE TEAM FOR LONG RUNS, WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE MEN’S CLUB TEAM, AND BRINGS A THOUGHTFUL, SOFT-SPOKEN LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT BALANCES HUMOR, INSIGHT, AND DEDICATION.
EVERY WORD HE SAYS CARRIES WEIGHT, AND HIS PRESENCE REFLECTS HOW DEEPLY INVESTED HE IS IN EACH ATHLETE’S GROWTH.