Colorado State University Athletics
Maria Creech Elevated to Assistant Coach
6/21/2022 2:11:00 PM | Track & Field
Track and Field promotes volunteer coach Maria Creech to full time
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – After a season in the volunteer coach role, Maria Creech has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach within the Colorado State track and field program, announced Tuesday by head coach Brian Bedard.
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Creech will oversee horizontal jumps, high jump and be the recruiting coordinator for the Rams. This past season, Creech worked closely with assistant coach Ryan Baily on mentoring the jumps and multi student-athletes, including Lexie Keller's two All-American performances in the pentathlon and heptathlon at NCAAs.
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"Maria is a great addition to the coaching staff," Bedard said. "She's worked with our team as a volunteer coach which allowed her to build a report with our staff and student-athletes. It also allowed our staff to evaluate her coaching aptitude and commitment to coaching. She adds a charismatic, high energy leadership style to the staff which will also be beneficial as our recruiting coordinator. She comes to practice with batteries fully charged!"
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Creech's coaching experience outside CSU ranges from several Colorado high schools, the club level and one other collegiate stop - Fort Lewis College.
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"I am incredibly grateful, passionate and excited for this team and this program," Creech said. "Since the moment I walked into my first practice, I felt something special and knew CSU was where I belong. This team has something cool, something unique, and I am eager to help build it! Track is life and I'm glad I get to share it with my CSU Ramily!"
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Prior to CSU, Creech was an assistant coach at Poudre High School aiding all the jump sections. She coached incoming Ram Rhys Travis to state titles at the 2021 CHSAA 5A meet in the high jump and triple jump. Travis was a 6-foot high jumper and 40-foot triple jumper that Creech helped coach to reach PRs of 6'7'' and 47', respectively. Travis defended his triple jump title this past May to close out his high school career. Additionally, Creech coached Jayden Luna, a five-foot high jumper, to a 5-foot-6 personal record and runner-up finish at the 2021 CHSAA 5A State meet. At PHS, Creech also served as the strength and conditioning coach and the assistant volleyball coach.
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Before PHS, Creech was the head track and field coach at Bayfield HS where she worked closely with current Ram Jordan Lanning, At BHS, Lanning was a three-event high school state champion. Lanning now finds herself on eight top-20 lists at Colorado State.
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Creech's first collegiate coaching experience came at Fort Lewis College in 2018, operating as the assistant coach for jumps and sprints. In her first season with the Skyhawks, 11 of her competing female student-athletes qualified for the RMAC Conference Championships.
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A native of Durango, Colo. and a 2007 graduate of Durango High School, Creech competed in the high jump at Washington State University for three seasons including an appearance at the PAC-10 Championships. After WSU, Creech attended Fort Lewis College and competed on the women's cross country team in 2011.
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After school, Creech returned to her high school alma mater, DHS, and served as an assistant coach for track and field and volleyball, but also was the head indoor club track coach.
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Creech received her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Food Science from Colorado State University in 2014 and added a Master's in Kinesiology at Concordia University in the spring of 2020. She owns several certifications including NCSF Strength and Conditioning, ACSM Personal Trainer, First Aid/CPR, USATF Level 1, and CHSAA coaching.
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Creech will oversee horizontal jumps, high jump and be the recruiting coordinator for the Rams. This past season, Creech worked closely with assistant coach Ryan Baily on mentoring the jumps and multi student-athletes, including Lexie Keller's two All-American performances in the pentathlon and heptathlon at NCAAs.
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"Maria is a great addition to the coaching staff," Bedard said. "She's worked with our team as a volunteer coach which allowed her to build a report with our staff and student-athletes. It also allowed our staff to evaluate her coaching aptitude and commitment to coaching. She adds a charismatic, high energy leadership style to the staff which will also be beneficial as our recruiting coordinator. She comes to practice with batteries fully charged!"
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Creech's coaching experience outside CSU ranges from several Colorado high schools, the club level and one other collegiate stop - Fort Lewis College.
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"I am incredibly grateful, passionate and excited for this team and this program," Creech said. "Since the moment I walked into my first practice, I felt something special and knew CSU was where I belong. This team has something cool, something unique, and I am eager to help build it! Track is life and I'm glad I get to share it with my CSU Ramily!"
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Prior to CSU, Creech was an assistant coach at Poudre High School aiding all the jump sections. She coached incoming Ram Rhys Travis to state titles at the 2021 CHSAA 5A meet in the high jump and triple jump. Travis was a 6-foot high jumper and 40-foot triple jumper that Creech helped coach to reach PRs of 6'7'' and 47', respectively. Travis defended his triple jump title this past May to close out his high school career. Additionally, Creech coached Jayden Luna, a five-foot high jumper, to a 5-foot-6 personal record and runner-up finish at the 2021 CHSAA 5A State meet. At PHS, Creech also served as the strength and conditioning coach and the assistant volleyball coach.
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Before PHS, Creech was the head track and field coach at Bayfield HS where she worked closely with current Ram Jordan Lanning, At BHS, Lanning was a three-event high school state champion. Lanning now finds herself on eight top-20 lists at Colorado State.
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Creech's first collegiate coaching experience came at Fort Lewis College in 2018, operating as the assistant coach for jumps and sprints. In her first season with the Skyhawks, 11 of her competing female student-athletes qualified for the RMAC Conference Championships.
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A native of Durango, Colo. and a 2007 graduate of Durango High School, Creech competed in the high jump at Washington State University for three seasons including an appearance at the PAC-10 Championships. After WSU, Creech attended Fort Lewis College and competed on the women's cross country team in 2011.
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After school, Creech returned to her high school alma mater, DHS, and served as an assistant coach for track and field and volleyball, but also was the head indoor club track coach.
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Creech received her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Food Science from Colorado State University in 2014 and added a Master's in Kinesiology at Concordia University in the spring of 2020. She owns several certifications including NCSF Strength and Conditioning, ACSM Personal Trainer, First Aid/CPR, USATF Level 1, and CHSAA coaching.
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For More on Colorado State Track & Field and Cross Country follow: Twitter – CSUTrackFieldXC | Instagram – csutrackfieldXC | Facebook – Colorado State Track & Field/Cross Country
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