Maria Creech - Track & Field Coach - Colorado State Athletics

Maria Creech

Title:
Assistant Coach - Jumps / Equipment Liaison
Email:
maria.creech@colostate.edu
Phone:
(970) 491-4307

Maria Creech joined the Rams for the 2021-22 season assisting with the jumps group and transitioned to a full-time position at the conclusion of the season. Creech currently serves as an Assistant Coach - Jumps, as well as Equipment Liaison.

In her first year with the Rams, she helped assistant coach Ryan Baily with the mentoring of the jump groups and the combined athletes, including Lexie Keller who earned All-American status in the indoor and outdoor seasons. In her second season on staff, she took over coaching the horizontal jumps.

Last season (‘23-‘24) Creech took over as the head Jumps/multis Coach. She coached 6 athletes to top 3 finishes at the MWC Indoor Championships. She coached 5 athletes to top 3 finishes at MWC Outdoor Championships. Qualifying 4 jumpers to the NCAA West Regional Qualifying Rounds, including Hari Brogan in the HJ, placing 36th overall and Jo-Anna Pinnock in the TJ, placing 22nd overall. She had a 100% PR rate amongst the athletes she coached during the 23-24 indoor and outdoor season.

Creech's coaching experience ranges from several Colorado high schools, the club level and one other collegiate stop - Fort Lewis College.

Prior to CSU, Creech was an assistant coach at Poudre High School aiding the entire jumps section. She coached Rhys Travis who won two 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. Additionally, she 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.

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. Since, Lanning finds herself on eight top-20 lists at Colorado State.

Her 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.

A native of Durango, Colo. and a 2007 graduate of DHS, Creech competed in the high jump at Washington State University for three seasons, where she competed at the indoor and outdoor PAC-10 Championships. Her PR’s include: High Jump: 1.80m; Triple Jump: 11.60; Long Jump 5.52 and 200m: 26:77.

After school, Creech returned to her high school alma mater, Durango HS, and served as an assistant coach for track and field and volleyball, but also was the head indoor club track coach.

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.