University of Nebraska at Omaha Women's Cross Country

Cliff Cisar is the Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at the University of Omaha (NCAA Division I – Summit League), a position he has held since 2024. He previously served as Head Cross Country Coach and assistant Track & Field Coach from 2017-24, and has been involved with the program since 2010 in various capacities. During his tenure, Cisar has coached athletes to 52 marks on the program's Top Ten list in Track & Field and has coached all 60 times in the Top 30 list for Cross Country distances. In 2024, he coached Lauren Metzger to school records in the 3,000 and 10,000 meters and Kamryn Ensley to school records in both Indoor and Outdoor 5,000m. Notable achievements include coaching Emily Johnson to a third-place finish in the 2019 Summit League Cross Country Championships and a 26th-place finish in the NCAA Division I Midwest Region championships, the highest in Maverick history. Cisar also spent 11 years at Peak Performance conducting gait analysis and developing distance running training clinics. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2012.

Saskia Pingpank joined Omaha as Assistant Coach in September 2024, working under Head Coach Cliff Cisar. In the 2024-25 season, Pingpank coached and assisted athletes to 18 Top Ten marks in school history across the Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field season. During the Cross Country season, she contributed to and coached athletes to achieve Top 30 program marks in both the 5-kilometer and 6-kilometer events, with nine of those performances occurring in her first year during the fall 2024 season. Pingpank competed for Eastern Kentucky University (2018–2024), contributing to the success of the Cross Country and Track & Field program. She specialized in the steeplechase and distance events ranging from 1500-meters to 10,000-meters, and competed in Track & Field in Germany, qualifying for and participating in the German National Championships across multiple years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management with a Minor in Coaching from Eastern Kentucky University (2022) and a Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science with a focus on Sport Administration from Eastern Kentucky University (2024).