Chad Warren is a longtime assistant coach with the LHU men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs. The 2022-23 academic year marked his 23rd overall as an assistant coach at The Haven.
As a cross country assistant, Warren helps direct all facets of the program.
On the track & field side, Warren works primarily with the sprinters and jumpers.
He’s heavily involved in meet management, recruiting and coaching.
Track & Field headlines:
Academic:
Ryan Miller Academic All-America Team
4 USTFCCCA All-Academic Student Athletes
2 Team USTFCCCA Academic Awards
42 PSAC Scholar Athletes
Outdoor - 2022
Women
The Haven women finished ninth at the PSAC Outdoor Championships but saw a number of strong individual performances throughout the event.
Riyana Owens broke the school record at 200 meters and finished third with a 24.79 and
Billie Jo Bollinger brought home a second place and third place finish in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles, respectively.
Morgan Perry also found the podium and finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:16.34.
A trio of Bald Eagles earned USTFCCA All-Region honors after the season as Bollinger, Perry and
Megan Manglaviti each brought in the awards. Perry earned the honors in the 5,000 meters and the 3,000 meter steeplechase, while Bollinger collected in the 400m hurdles and Manglaviti in the hammer throw after her season-best of 164-1.
Men
The Haven men capped the outdoor season with another indivdual PSAC Champion.
Gage Krall took home the 5K with a blazing time of 14:54.61.
Ryan Miller had another strong championships and notched a second-place NCAA provisional mark of 47.63 in the 400 meter finals.
The dynamic duo of Miller and Krall were later named USTFCCCA All-Region in their respective events.
OUTDOOR – 2021:
Women –
The 2021 outdoor season was historic for the prestigious program.
Laurel Moyer highlighted a special season for the Lock Haven contingent and ran to All-American honors by way of her fourth place 3k Steeplechase finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Moyer set a blistering school record of 10:27.32 in the event. She also qualified in the 10km, finishing 15
th overall.
Ahead of the PSAC championships the women’s team qualified 18 individual entries for the meet. Lock Haven eventually finished 6
th in the PSAC team standings behind strong efforts at the games. Moyer won both the 10k and Steeplechase titles, while adding a silver medal in the 5k. Riyana Owens finished third in both the 100 and 200-meter dash. Billie Jo Bollinger added fourth place showings in both the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles.
Men –
Ahead of the PSAC championships the men’s team qualified 13 individual entries for the meet.
At the PSAC Championships, Aaron Pfeil finished fourth overall in the 10,000-meter run and freshman teammate Ethan Rogers was not far behind him, placing ninth. John Davern followed up Pfeil’s strong effort with a third overall finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Freshman Kohen Stover urged his way into the scoring with an eighth place showing.
Davern earned All-Conference honors by way of his third place finish.
INDOOR – 2019-20:
Women –
Over the span of the season nine individuals recorded fifteen individual PSAC Championship qualifying marks.
Lock Haven placed tenth at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on the heels of a brilliant triple by Laurel Moyer. She won the 5,000-meter run and finished second in both the mile and 3000-meter run.
To put an exclamation point on the season, Laurel Moyer ran to school records in the 1,000-meter run, mile and 3000-meter run.
LHU Women’s Track & Field: A look back at the 2019-20 Indoor Season
OUTDOOR – 2020:
Men & Women -
The season was cut extremely short for the Bald Eagles as the season was cancelled during day 2 of their opening competition. Despite that the teams logged a total of six PSAC qualifying marks between five athletes.
Fifth year returner Wade Laudeman narrowly missed throwing a NCAA DII Provisional mark, and LHU athletes found themselves atop ten different PSAC event rankings.
INDOOR – 2018-19:
Women –
On December 1, 2018, the women's indoor track & field team opened the season with a sensational outing. From that season-opener in early December, the Bald Eagles never looked back, as the 2018-19 indoor season proved to be a special one all-around for LHU.
In the end, Lock Haven placed seventh at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, highlighting the strong campaign. During the three-month season, the Bald Eagles set five school records and recorded 10 all-time top-five performances.
Distance-star Laurel Moyer set school records in the 1,000-meter run and the mile. Freshman sprint-sensation Riyana Owens set records in the 60 and 300-meter events. Rookie Karina Long set the school-record in the long jump in the season-opening meet at Bucknell.
During the regular season, nine different Bald Eagles accounted for 19 individual PSAC qualifying marks across 13 different events.
OUTDOOR – 2019:
Women -
The 2019 outdoor season proved to be a special one.
It ended with freshman-sensation Karina Long representing the Bald Eagles on the sport's biggest stage, as she competed at the 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
Long was one of three All-Region performers on the season. Long, along with Cadie Kiser and Laurel Moyer all earned spots on the 2019 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCA) All-Atlantic Region Team. Kiser, Long and Moyer combined to earn All-Region status in six total events.
Moyer, the 2019 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter events, earned All-Region honors in three events. She was named to the All-Region team in the 5K, 10K and 1,500-meter run. Kiser earned All-Region status 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10K. Kiser was the PSAC champ in the steeplechase. Long earned All-Region status in the long jump, the event she competed in at the 2019 NCAA Championships in Texas.
During the regular season, the women's team had 13 student-athletes record 24 individual PSAC qualifying marks in 17 different events.
Men -
The 2019 outdoor season was another special season filled with highlights and honors.
The season ended with a pair of Bald Eagles competing on the big stage, as both senior javelin thrower Wade Laudeman and freshman hurdler CJ Anderson qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Anderson, Laudeman and Marcus Disbrow all earned All-Region status, as each earned a spot on the 2019 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCA) All-Atlantic Region Team.
Anderson, LHU's rookie sensation, earned All-Region honors in the 110-meter hurdles. Throwers Disbrow and Laudeman earned All-Region honors in the hammer throw and javelin throw, respectively.
During the regular season, the LHU men's team saw 12 student-athletes record 25 individual PSAC qualifying marks in 15 different events.
Leading the way was Anderson, the most dynamic and versatile hurdler and sprinter in the PSAC. During the regular season, Anderson recorded individual PSAC qualifying marks in the 100, 200 and 400-meter events, as well as the 100mH and 400mH. He ranked among the top-10 in the PSAC in all five individual events and he ran NCAA Division II provisional marks in both hurdle events.
More to say:
In 2018, both the men and women continued to run to impressive heights.
Last season, the men finished third at the PSAC Cross Country Championships thanks to a strong front-running pack. LHU saw three men run to All-Conference honors and Aaron Pfeil also grabbed All-Region status.
On the women’s side, the Bald Eagles had a special season. LHU finished fifth at the PSAC Championships behind three All-Conference performers. Last season's ('18) conference meet marked the first time in history where Lock Haven crowned three All-Conference runners on the women's side. Laurel Moyer, Cadie Kiser and Amanda Shultz all ran to All-Conference honors by way of their top-30 finishes. As a team, the Bald Eagles finished fifth out of 17 teams and LHU was just two points behind fourth-place Seton Hill last fall. Moyer was fourth overall with a time of 24:08 (6K). Her fourth-place finish marked the best showing from a Bald Eagle since Shala Simms placed sixth in 2005. No LHU woman runner had placed fourth at the PSAC Championships since 1988.
The 2017-18 was headlined by seniors Mitchell Coakley (Steeplechase) and Matt Taylor (10K) being named to the All-Region Team. The LHU women hit 11 different individual Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying marks in the six different individual events. Highlighting the way was four individual qualifying marks at 1,500-meters. The men hit 25 individual Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying marks in 12 different events.
The 2016-17 season was yet another strong year for the program. The highlight performances were Addison Monroe and Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks who both earned second team All-American at the Outdoor NCAA Division II Track & Field Nationals in the 10K and Javelin, respectively.
At the Indoor PSAC Championships, the Bald Eagles had seven All-Conference student-athletes and 10 that earned All-Region. Addison Monroe was named the most outstanding male athlete at the Championship meet for his victories in both the 3K and 5K. Both Brian Zimmerman and Lydia Werner were also named the Indoor Freshman of the Year for their terrific performances. Adrienne Puglia also capped the Indoor season by winning the Weight Throw at the Championships.
The Haven followed up the Indoor Championships with more stellar performances at the Outdoor Championships. The Bald Eagle student-athletes earned 6 All-Conference honors and landed eight on the All-Region team. Addison Monroe highlighted the excellent performances as he was the 10K champion.
The 2015-16 season was once again another successful year for the Haven track & field teams. At the PSAC Indoor Championships Lock Haven had eight All-Conference athletes as well as eight athletes earning All-Region teams in seven events. Highlighting the performances was senior Lindsay Hepburn who defended her championship in the weight throw.
Following a stellar indoor championship The Haven had some great individual performances at the PSAC Outdoor Championship. Leading the way was Tyler Burger and Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks. Burger capped his freshman year by winning the decathlon. Miles-Eubanks was second in the javelin and both men’s performances were NCAA provisional marks. Also hitting a NCAA provisional mark was Elizabeth Kravitz in the javelin throw.
In 2014-15, one of Warren’s jumpers won the PSAC Sportsmanship Award and two LHU track & field student-athletes earned Academic All-American honors.
In all, 13 athletes earned indoor All-Region status and eight were named All-Region outdoors in 2014-15.
Some of Warren’s most notable recent athletes include – Brittany Whitmer (2X NCAA Championship participant, 4X NCAA qualifier, 2X All-Region), Fallon Heddings (2X NCAA qualifier & Academic All-American), Wynnie Green (8X PSAC scorer, listed on LHU’s all-time lists for 200 & 400), Sean Harper (2013 LHU Male Athlete of the Year, 6X NCAA qualifier & 3X Conference Champ) and Paul Stults (2X Conference Champ & 19X Conference scorer).
In 2008, Warren was named East Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year. Also in 2008, he guided Chelsea Morse to the East Region's Women's Field Athlete of the Year honors to go along with her PSAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year accolades. To this day, Morse is one of Lock Haven’s most decorated high jumpers and holds both the indoor and outdoor school record in the event.
Warren is a 1999 graduate of Lock Haven University with a degree in ecology. As a captain of the Bald Eagle track and field team, he was an All-ECAC triple jumper and placed fifth at the PSAC championships his senior year in the event. As a fifth-year student, Warren was a student assistant with the track and field teams, playing a vital role in the Bald Eagle's 1999 PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
For the 2000 track and field season, Warren helped coach the Lewisburg High School boy's track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the PIAA State Championships.
Warren, a Lewisburg, Pa. native, now lives in Lock Haven with wife Katie and their three children.
*Updated July 2022