Larry Schwartz
Head Coach, Men's and Women's Cross Country
Phone: 415-458-3748
Email:
lawrence.schwartz@dominican.edu
With more than 12 years of experience as a competitor and a coach at the high school and college level, Larry Schwartz is leading the cross country teams into their inaugural season of NCAA Division II competition in the fall of 2010.
Schwartz graduated from Ukiah High School then earned his AA in Psychology in 2001 from Mendocino College where he was named “Re-Entry Student-Athlete of the Year.” He earned his BS in Human Development with a Minor in Exercise Science three years later at UC Davis then, in 2007, received his MEd in Psychology with a concentration in Athletic Counseling from Springfield (Mass.) College.
At Springfield, Schwartz was the graduate assistant coach for both men's cross country and track and field. He specialized in distance, jumps, sprints/hurdles, and multi-events. He helped the men's team to third-place (2006) and second-place (2007) finishes in the New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship; fifth (2006) and third (2007) finishes at NCAA Division III New England championships; and finished fifth (2006) and second (2007) in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), as well as leading individuals to NCAA Division III Nationals in sprints, throwing, and decathlon.
Schwartz’s athletic background ranges from cross country running to basketball to competitive roller skating at the national level to soccer to cycling to triathlons (he was one of the founding members of the UC Davis Triathlon Team in 2002) to table tennis to tennis, which he played all four years at Ukiah High School.
Along the way, Schwartz has received nationally-recognized coaching certifications through USA Track and Field, as well as Road Runners Club of America. Schwartz taught the psychology portion and nutrition portion for the Connecticut State Coaching Certification, required by all club and high school level coaches, in 2005, and presented at a USAT Level 1 coaching certification for the USA Triathlon in 2006. These certifications, along with personal experience as an athlete/coach and higher education studies, has led Schwartz to develop a clearer understanding of the sport of running.
Schwartz also serves as the University's Associate Director of Graduate and Pathways Admissions.
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