John Evans will begin his sixth season as head cross country coach and track and field in 2009-10. A 1989 graduate of Providence College, Evans was a three-time Big East and IC4A champion in several events and an All-American in the 1,500-meter run. In the past six years, he has helped Brandeis place six individual athletes at the NCAA cross country championships. In 2008, he guided the men's cross country squad to its first team berth at the NCAA championships in 10 years. Evans also helped coach six University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookies of the Year - Mekonen Gendebo '11 in 2007 and Marc Boutin '12 in 2008 for cross country and Ryan Parker ‘06 in 2003, Linda Kropp ‘07 in 2004, Geff Fauchet ‘08 in 2005 and Anat Benun ‘09 in 2006 for track and field. Prior to coming to Brandeis, Evans coached at Providence, and with the Boston Running Club, Nike Boston and Team New Balance. Ten of his athletes have competed in the World Championships the Olympic Games and other international competition, including his wife Sinead, who represented Ireland in 1996 and 2000.

Mark Reytblat  brought his coaching talents to Brandeis 21 years ago. He specializes in coaching the sprints, horizontal jumps and hurdles. He coached jumper Eleena Zhelezov to nine NCAA Division III titles - eight in the triple jump and one in the long jump. He has coached over 50 All-Americans at Brandeis. Since coming to Brandeis, Reytblat has been a 16-time member of the UAA Coaching staff of the year. He has coached Brandeis women's teams to top-six finishes at the NCAAs six times, including two third places and a fourth place. Reytblat has coached fifteen UAA championship teams. He has also led teams to New England Division III and ECAC Division III titles. A native of Ukraine and graduate of the University of Leningrad, Reytblat moved to the United States in 1979. Before coming to Brandeis Reytblat served as assistant coach at Boston University, where he coached several national class athletes. Reytblat is a licensed massage therapist and was a top-ranked sprinter in Ukraine.