DePaul University Women's Cross Country

The greatest sprinter in DePaul history, Dave Dopek was named head coach of the track and field programs on July 13, 2010. He enters his 29th year on staff i...

Collin Feaster began his role as Communications Assistant in July 2024 and serves as the primary contact for men's tennis, women's soccer, and track and field/cross country. He also serves on the DePaul Athletics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee as co-chair of the Storytelling subcommittee. A Quad Cities, Iowa native, Feaster graduated cum laude from DePaul in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Business. He is currently pursuing his MBA at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. During his time at DePaul, Feaster has supported communications efforts for multiple program milestones, including a BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance for men's tennis, a return to the BIG EAST semifinals for women's soccer, and consecutive conference runner-up finishes for track and field. His work has also supported national recognition, including All-America honors and a Team USA gold medal performance. Past experience includes part-time/seasonal roles with Players Sport & Social Group, the Chicago Bears, Northwestern Athletics, the Iowa Cubs, Swarm AAU Basketball, and the YMCA.

Geoff Wayton joined the Blue Demon program in December of 2021 as the associate head cross country coach. He enters his 5th season on the track & field staff in 2025-26. During his tenure, the DePaul distance team has reset 20 school records, which have been broken more than 30 times between 2022-2025. Wayton came to Chicago following an illustrious career coaching cross country and distance running in Terre Haute, Ind. While there he led the cross country program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from 2013-2021. The 2024-25 campaign featured an expanded distance roster with new faces and veteran leadership continuing to raise the bar. Freshman Tessa Roe delivered standout performances, setting school records in the 3000m (9:38.20) and 3000m steeplechase (10:16.34), and qualifying for NCAA Regionals. Dustin Hudak became a major contributor in middle distance, breaking program records in the 600m, 800m, and 1000m, while John Bush and Meghan Dieball added relay depth. The group’s consistency across events contributed to DePaul’s historic dual second-place team finishes at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. In his third season at DePaul, Coach Wayton helped the distance group continue its upward trajectory with Olivia Borowiak breaking even more ground - resetting her own records in the indoor mile (4:42.44), 3000m (9:15.67), and outdoor 5000m (15:55.46). She qualified for NCAA West First Rounds for the second consecutive year and anchored multiple relay squads to school r

Hailey Lacy, RDN, joined DePaul Athletics in August 2022 as the athletics department Registered Sports Dietitian. In her role, Lacy works with all of DePaul's sports teams to conduct individual student-athlete nutrition assessments, administer performance/medical nutrition therapy, coordinate team educations, perform supplement efficacy research and facilitate contracts with food vendors and wholesale partners. Prior to joining DePaul, Lacy worked as a Registered Sports Dietitian at IMG Academy where she taught a research-based curriculum to student-athletes and adult campers in addition to counseling and educating campers on performance-based nutrition strategies. Lacy did her internship with the University of South Florida Athletics Department where she planned and arranged meals for athletic teams and staffs in addition to counseling athletes on their nutrition goals. Lacy also administered and interpreted results of BIA testing to student-athletes while also assisting in the fuel station. Additional internships for Lacy took place at Morton Plant Hospital and Kentucky Athletics. Lacy graduated with her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Eastern Kentucky University in May 2020 where she was a track & field student-athlete. She went on to earn her M.S. in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from Florida State in 2022. She currently holds a RD credential through the Commission on Dietetics Registration and is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) with the State of Illinois

Jacob Forney joined the sports performance staff as assistant director in February 2021. He works primarily with cross country, women's soccer, men's tennis ...