WESTON, Mass. – Ben Colello, head coach of the Regis College cross country and track and field teams, welcomes Cole Anderson and Riley McMahon to his coaching staff as assistant coaches.
After receiving his bachelor's degree in sport management from Regis this past spring, Anderson returns to the Pride and will work with the throwers during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Recently he was named GNAC Co-Man of the Year for his combination of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, and leadership, plus he also received the 2021 Male Regis-Casserly Award, the highest honor presented by Regis Athletics.
He holds the school indoor record in the weight throw of 15.31 meters, set at the 2020 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships to finish in second place and receive All-GNAC recognition. He also holds the school outdoor record in the discus throw, posting a mark of 40.30 meters at the 2019 Eastern Connecticut State University Invitational. Anderson won the discus throw at the 2018 GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, helping the team to the overall conference title.
McMahon will assist Colello during the cross country season and work with the distance runners once the track and field seasons commence. A member of the cross country and track and field teams at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., McMahon was a finalist for the 2021 McCahill Athlete of the Year Award. She received track & field team MVP honors three times during her collegiate career as well as All-MIAC recognition in both the one mile run and 3000 meter steeplechase.
She won the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 2021 MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a collegiate-best time of 11:08.93. She competed in the 2021 Division III Elite Indoor Track & Field Championships in both the 3000 meter run and as part of the distance medley relay squad. During the 2018 cross country season, she was named team MVP and earned All-Conference honors after finishing 15th at the MIAC Championships.
McMahon graduated from St. Catherine University in August 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and Spanish.