Sinead Delahunty Evans

Biography

Sinead Delahunty Evans enters her second season at her alma mater as an assistant coach of the women’s cross-country and track and field teams. She joined Ray Treacy’s staff after a year as an assistant coach at Boston College, where she was responsible for coaching the women’s middle-distance athletes and helping recruit top level NCAA talent. Delahunty Evans’ first season in 2024-25 saw lots of success for the Friars. In the fall, the women's cross country team qualified for the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championship and placed third overall, the program's seventh top-three finish all-time and its best result since winning the national title in 2013. Delahunty Evans was instrumental in assisting seven BIG EAST Champions throughout the season. The women’s DMR team (Flockhart, Fenerty, O’Neill, May) finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships after winning the BIG EAST title for the second year in a row. At the 2025 Penn Relays, the Friars won the 4x1,500 Championship of America in a program record time of 16:59.65, the third-fastest time in collegiate history. Four Friars qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the program’s highest total since 1998. May led the way with a First Team All-America finish in the 1,500 meters (6th), while Millard (5,000 meters) and O’Neill (800 meters) were named Second Team All-Americans. Flockhart rounded out her season with All-America Honorable Mention recognition after competing in the 1,500-meter semifinals. During