Rider University Men's Track & Field

Director of Cross Country, Track & Field Bob Hamer begins his 17th season leading the Rider men's and women's cross country and track and field programs in 2024-25. In 16 years, Coach Hamer has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 14 times. Hamer has coached athletes to 171 All-East performances and his athletes have broken countless Rider records and won over 200 MAAC gold medals. A 1995 graduate of Penn State, Hamer won the Big Ten Conference Championship in the 5000 meters and was a two-time All-American in the 1500 meters and distance medley relay. He twice helped the Nittany Lions finish among the top 15 teams in the nation in cross country. Hamer came to Rider from Saint Joseph's University, where he was an assistant coach. Before coaching at Saint Joseph's, Hamer was the head track & field coach at Devon Preparatory School. He received his master's degree in Sports Administration in 2000 from West Chester University.

Allison Hadden joined the Rider community as the registered Dietitian in 2024. She returns to campus after completing part of her dietetic internship at Rider through

Blaine Johnson joined Rider Athletics as Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance in July 2025. Johnson came to Rider following two years as Director of

Kayla Ferron joined the Rider Cross Country and Track & Field staff prior to Fall 2025. She previously spent four years as an assistant coach for the Cal cross country

Siley first joined the Rider coaching staff ahead of the 2021-22 season. In 4 years, Siley has coached athletes to 20 individual MAAC titles, 4 qualifications

Thomas joined the Broncs from Ewing, just nearby at The College of New Jersey, prior to the 2023-24 season. During her tenure at TCNJ, Thomas achieved remarkable