Dusty Lopez
Head Coach - Cross Country, Track and Field
Phone: 314-246-7547
Email:
dustylopez31@webster.edu
Dusty Lopez enters his fourth year as head coach of the Webster University cross country/track and field programs. Lopez has guided the Gorloks to their first-ever appearances at the NCAA regional cross country championship, and helped six cross country athletes reach all-conference status in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC).
In 2009, freshmen Jane McKibben and Jessica Parkman won SLIAC all-conference honors in cross country and, in 2008, Derrick McKee notched Webster’s first all-conference award for the men's team. In 2007, the women’s team finished with a record-high three all-conference competitors.
López oversaw the continued development of the track and field teams in 2010 as a record number of participants, events competed in, and personal best times were achieved. The 2010 track season culminated in strong finishes for both the women (second place) and men (third place) in the inaugural SLIAC track invitational.
López arrived at Webster after spending two years as an assistant coach for cross country and track at Williams College in Massachusetts. Prior to his stint at Williams, López was a graduate assistant with the cross country and track programs at Syracuse University from 2002 to 2004. While at Syracuse, he earned a master’s degree in print journalism.
During his time at Williams, López worked with two NCAA Div. III national champions, Neal Holtschulte (2005 cross country) and Caroline Cretti (2006 outdoor 5,000m and 10,000m), along with seven other athletes who achieved All-America status. He also coached many all-region honorees and three cross country teams that finished in the top ten at the NCAA Div. III championships (women in 2005 and 2006, men in 2006).
At Syracuse, López was part of a coaching staff that helped Orange athletes achieve several NCAA Div. I regional and Big East qualifying marks.
As an undergraduate, López was a four-year letter winner in cross country and track at Williams. He served as team captain and earned All-America honors in cross country and the outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meters during the 2000-2001 academic year.
He hails from Trout Lake, Washington. López, his wife, Caitlin, and daughter, Nora, now reside in University City.
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