Cross Country - Boys

In 2019, Jaclyn Sullivan became the first woman to take over full time head coaching duties for the NFA boys cross country team. Previously she has been an assistant coach for the girls cross country program (2015-2018) and continues to serve as an assistant coach/head distance coach for the boys and girls indoor (2015-present)  and boys outdoor (2016-present) track teams. Sullivan received a bachelor’s (exercise science) from Southern Connecticut State University and master’s degrees from the University of Hartford (neuroscience) and the University of Connecticut (educational psychology). She also holds a USATF Level 2 Coaching Certification and a USATF Cross Country Specialist Certification. Sullivan works as a certified school counselor at the high school level. While a student at NFA, she was a member of teams that came in third and second at the State LL Cross Country Championships, fifth and third at the State Open Cross Country Championships and twice participated in the New England Cross Country Championships. She set school records for the indoor and outdoor 4x800m relay and Distance Medley relay teams. Three of the four school records still stand today. She was a State LL Champion, State Open Champion, All-New England, and National Qualifier and participant as part of these 4x800m teams. Sullivan continued her athletic endeavors at SCSU as a member of their women’s cross country and track and field teams where she continued her record setting ways as a member of the 4x800 school record team. She also competed with the Distance Medley Relay team at the DII Indoor Track and Field National Championship meet.