HE LED WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS TO THEIR FIRST-EVER MASCAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HAS COACHED MULTIPLE NCAA QUALIFIERS AND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS.
THROUGH HIS OWN COACHING BUSINESS, MRA COACHING AND TRAINING, TOM HAS GUIDED ATHLETES RANGING FROM HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS, USA TRIATHLON NATIONAL QUALIFIERS, TO IRONMAN FINISHERS.
A FORMER STANDOUT DISTANCE RUNNER AND POLE VAULTER, TOM ALSO SERVED AS A U.S. NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE SWIMMER BEFORE EARNING DEGREES FROM UMASS-BOSTON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
AT LMU, HE ASSISTS WITH COACHING AND RECRUITING, BRINGING ENDLESS ENERGY AND PASSION FOR THE SPORT.
HE’S THE LOUDEST CHEERER YOU’LL EVER MEET, THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE ATHLETES FROM ANY TEAM AFTER A RACE, AND THE KIND OF PERSON WHO CAN TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONAL RUNNING FOR HOURS AND HOURS. HE CAN’T HELP IT, HE IS EVERYONE’S #1 BIGGEST FAN.
WITH HIS EXTROVERTED PERSONALITY, QUICK JOKES, AND GENUINE JOY FOR BEING PART OF THE TEAM, HE BRINGS A FATHER-FIGURE PRESENCE, KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT FUN, SUPPORTIVE, AND FULL OF DAD JOKES AND BRAIN-ROT.