Run Into Summer Fun! Aug 12-17, 2026
Meet Our Staff
Director: Rick Kates
Coach Kates joined the Foss Staff in 1994, and became the Assistant Director in 2000. Rick coached at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, MA and served as a Team USA T&F coach in 1999 and 2003. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Coaches Association Hall of Fame, is a four time Boston Globe Coach of the Year, and a National Federation of High Schools Northeast Coach of the Year. Rick also serves as the MIAA State Meet Director
Director Emeritus: Kevin Maloney
Coach Maloney joined the Foss staff in 1981 and served as the owner/director from 1984-2024, and continues today in an advisory role. Kevin Coached Blackstone-Millville Regional High School to a National Record 265 consecutive dual meet victories. He is a two-time National Federation of High Schools XC Northeast Coach of the Year, and two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year. He coached 15 Central Mass championship teams, and is a member of the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Hall of Fame and the BMR Hall of Fame.
Assistant Director: Erin Dromgoole
Erin coaches Roxbury Latin Middle School. As an athlete, Erin was a two-time Massachusetts State XC Champion, a two-time Footlocker National Finalist, and winner of the National Wendy's High School Heisman Trophy. In college, she was a two-time D1 All-American at Dartmouth College, and a two-time Ivy League Cross-Country Champion.
Owner: Brian Maloney
A former high school and collegiate runner and Foss camper, Brian is now the managing owner and camp photographer.
Art Demers: Arty is a member of the New Hampshire IOAA Hall of Fame, the Greater Lowell Hall of Fame, and has coached eight teams to New Hampshire State Cross-Country Championships.
Phil Demers: Coach, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH.
John Finn: John coaches at Catholic Memorial High School where he has coached two high school All-Americans and was named the MSCTA Coach of the Year in 2017. Coach Finn was a MA HS XC State Champion, and high school All-American himself before running for Boston College.
Chas Hodgdon: Tri-Athlete competitor.
Perry Pappas: Coach, Wakefield High School, Wakefield, MA.
George Rose: George coaches at Notre Dame Academy, has also coached at Sacred Heart, and Hingham High School. At NDA his teams have won four Massachusetts state cross-country championships. George is a member of the Massachusetts State Coaches Hall of Fame, and member of the Foss Running Camp staff since 1984.
Karma Tousignant: Coach, Lunenberg High School, Lunenberg, MA.
Melissa Stoll: Coach, Southern Connecticut State University.
Elizabeth Sweeney: Runner, Bridgewater State University.
Nick Valenti: Runner, University of Massachusetts.
Mark Vital: Coach, Advanced Math & Science Academy, MA
Past staff & guest speakers
Mark Coogan
Mark was a 1996 Olympian and is currently coaching New Balance Boston
Coach Mike Clark
TiMike has coached Pinkerton Academy over 40 years where his teams have won 11 state XC championships and been runners-up 10 times. Coach Clark is a member of the NHIAA coaching hall of fame and coached Matt Downin to the 1994 Footlocker National Championship.
Tim Cox & Brent Thaczyk
The co-coaches at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood, NH. were named the 2020 MileSplit National Coaches of the Year. Under their tutelage, the Bears have won multiple NH state championships and have been nationally ranked.
Billy "The Toad" Cvecko
Runner, motivational speaker, internet personality, media mogul, lifestyle aficionado, journalist, photographer, videographer, Billy wears many hats and makes Foss Running Camp an integral part of the Toad Lyfe.
Matt Downin
Matt was the 1994 Footlocker National Champion and a D1
All-American at the University of Wisconsin.
Melody Fairchild
In high school, Melody was an eight time state champion and two-time Footlocker HS National Champion in XC. She attended Oregon University earning All-American honors and is a member of their athletic hall of fame.
Lynn Jennings
In high school, Lynn was a three time Massachusetts state champion and went on to be a D1 All-American at Princeton University. Jennings would win nine US women's cross-country national championships and three world titles. She was the bronze medalist at 10,000 meters in the 1992 Olympics
Coach Vin Lananna
Vin coached cross-country and track & field at Dartmouth College and Stanford University where his teams amassed five D1 National Championships. He then coached Oregon to six D1 National championships and was the Head Coach of the 2016 US Olympic Track & Field team. Coach Lananna has twice coached the US National XC team at the world championships and currently is the director of Track and Field and Cross Country at the University of Virginia.
Coach Steven Mchesney
Hailing from America's first family of running, Steve was the National Coach of the Year at Newton South High School and has coached teams to state XC championships in Massachusetts and Oregon.
Cathy O'Brien
In high school, Cathy was a five-time New Hampshire and New England XC champion and four-time Footlocker National finalist winning the title her senior year. She still holds the HS girls record for the marathon at 2:34:24. She went on to represent the US in the Marathon at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
Coach Pat O'Connor
Pat ran at Woburn HS in Woburn, MA and the University of New Hampshire. He is a USAT&F certified coach and official, and motivational speaker. O'Connor owns Lunch Time Runner, a company dedicated to helping runners of all levels achieve their goals.
Coach Andy Powell
Andy was the US Junior National champ at 1,500 and 5,000 meters in high school and a Footlocker National finalist. His 8:50.29 indoor two-mile against Franklyn Sanchez remains a legendary race. At Stanford, Powell ranked among the school's best 1,500m performers. He went into coaching and helped build Oregon into a national power and now coaches at the university of Washington.
Coach Amy Rudolph
Amy was a 10-time D1 All-American at Providence College and won two NCAA national championships. Rudolph represented the US at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and seven times at the T&F World Championships. She has won three US national championships and currently coaches at Iowa State University.
Jorge Torres
In high school, Jorge was a four-time Illinois state XC champ and one-time state runner-up. Torres is a four-time Footlocker national finalist, winning the event his senior year. In college, he was the 2002 D1national cross-country champion. Post-collegiate, he won the 2006 national 10K championship and represented the US at the 2008 World XC Championships. Jorge represented the US at 10,000 meters at the 2008 Olympics before turning his attention to the marathon where he has a personal best time of 2:13:00.
Coach Bill Squires
Bill was a high school and college All-American. He would go on to coach the Greater Boston Track Club and is a member of the National Distance Running Hall of Fame.
Dr. Bob Swoap
Dr. Swoap is a nationally known sports psychologist who works with athletes from high school to Olympic levels. See his blog for great advice on mental preparation.
Coach Mike Smith
Besides being a former Foss camper, Mike coached Northern Arizona from 2017-2025 winning five national D1 cross-country championships and being runner-up twice. He now coaches Nike athletes in Flagstaff, AZ.
Rachel Schneider Smith
Rachel earned All-American honors at Georgetown University. She has represented the US at the 2019 World Athletics Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is in the top 15 all time for US women at the mile, 5K and 10K distances.
Coach Ray Treacy:
Ray was an Irish Junior National Champion and was a three time D1 All-American at Providence College. He would go on to coach at Providence where he developed sixty-five All-Americans, seven individual D1 national champions, and fifteen NCAA championship teams. Eleven of his athletes would go on to be Olympians.
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