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Ethan Senecal

  • Title
    Director of Cross Country and Track & Field
  • Email
    senecal@susqu.edu
  • Phone
    570-372-4416
  • Alma Mater
    Brockport '08
  • Year at SU
    6th Year (2023-24)
Biography Banner

Ethan Senecal was named the director of the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs at Susquehanna prior to the start of the 2018-19 season. He came to SU after three seasons in the same position at Marywood University in Scranton, Pa. Senecal has transformed the Susquehanna track and field and cross country programs into a national power, as the River Hawk program is consistently talked about as a growing force in the region. Senecal has helped the River Hawks to 9 Landmark Conference championships during his time at SU, helping send 16 student-athletes to the NCAA Championships in cross country and track and field. 

At Susquehanna Banner
  • 8 NCAA All-Americans
    • Indoor Track & Field: Sarah Arbogast (TJ, 2019), Chris Petraskie (Hep, 2019), Bryce Ellinger (HJ, 2022), Joey Masser (Hep, 2023), Chloe Yoder (60H, 2024), Remi Acord (2nd Team, TJ, 2024)
    • Outdoor Track & Field: Bryce Ellinger (HJ, 2023), Chloe Yoder (100H, 2023)
  • 22 NCAA Qualifiers
  • 10 Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year honors
  • 57 Landmark Conference Individual Champions
  • 106 Track & Field All-Landmark Conference honorees
  • 10 Cross Country All-Landmark Conference athletes
  • 2 Landmark Conference Women's Cross Country Rookies of the Year
  • 5 Landmark Conference Men's Field Athletes of the Meet
  • 1 Landmark Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Meet
  • 2 Landmark Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Meet
  • 2 Landmark Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Meet
  • 2 Landmark Conference Men's Rookies of the Meet
  • 4 USTFCCA All-Region Cross Country honorees

Honors & Awards Banner
  • NCAA All-Americans (8):
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (3): 2019: Chris Petraskie (Hep); 2022: Bryce Ellinger (HJ); 2023: Joey Masser (Hep)
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field (3): 2020: Sara Arbogast (TJ); 2024: Chloe Yoder (60H), Remi Acord (2nd Team, TJ)
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (1): 2023: Bryce Ellinger (HJ)
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (1): 2023: Chloe Yoder (100H)
  • NCAA Championships Qualifiers (22)
    • Women's Cross Country (3)2021: Kallan Carter, Marissa Kleman; 2022: Kallan Carter 
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field (5): 2020: Sara Arbogast (TJ); 2023: Chloe Yoder (60H); 2024: Remi Acord, (LJ, TJ), Maggie Boyer (HT), Chloe Yoder (60H), 
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (4): 2019: Sara Arbogast (TJ); 2021: Sara Arbogast (400m, TJ); 2023: Chloe Yoder (100H); 2024: Remi Acord (LJ, TJ), Chloe Yoder (100H)
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (4): 2020: Chris Petraskie (Hep); 2022: Bryce Ellinger (HJ); 2023: Bryce Ellinger (HJ), Joey Masser (Hep)
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (3): 2022: Bryce Ellinger (HJ); 2023: Bryce Ellinger (HJ), Ben Bulger (400H); 2024: Ben Bulger (400H)
  • USTFCCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region (38)
    • Men's Cross Country (1)2021: Jack Warehime
    • Women's Cross Country (3): 2019: Marissa Kleman; 2021: Kallan Carter, Marissa Kleman
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field (4): 2022: Remi Acord (TJ), Maggie Boyer (SP), Abby Korba (HJ), Chloe Yoder (60mH)
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (9): 2021: Sara Arbogast (TJ, LJ, 200m, 400m), Maggie Boyer (SP); 2022: Remi Acord (TJ), Maggie Boyer (SP, HT), Kallan Carter (3000mS)
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (12): 2019: Chris Petraskie (Hep, HJ); 2022: Isaiah Blatt (PV), Elliott Davis (400m, 4x400), Ian Dyson (4x400), Ezra Miller (4x400), Brandon Zimmerman (4x400), Joey Masser (Hep, LJ), Bryce Ellinger (HJ), Keefer Goodspeed (PV)
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (9): 2021: Isaiah Blatt (PV), Joey Masser (Dec, 110H); 2022: Isaiah Blatt (PV, Dec), Bryce Ellinger (HJ), Keefer Goodspeed (PV), Keith Green (TJ), Joey Masser (110H)
  • Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (9):
    • Women's Cross Country (1): 2021
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field (1): 2022
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (3): 2022, 2023, 2024
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (1): 2023
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (4): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (7)
    • Women's Cross Country (1)2021: Emma Myers 
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (3): 2022: Brandon Zimmerman; 2023: Austin Hurrell; 2024: Charles Montross
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (3): 2021: Joey Masser; 2023: Austin Hurrell; 2024: Mason Winslow
  • Landmark Conference Track Athlete of the Meet (4)
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (1): 2022: Ian Dyson
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2023: Elliott Davis; 2024: Brandon Zimmerman
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2019: Sara Arbogast; 2021: Sara Arbogast 
  • Landmark Conference Field Athlete of the Meet (10)
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2019: Chris Petraskie; 2021: Joey Masser
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field (4): 2019: Chris Petraskie; 2020: Chris Petraskie; 2022: Joey Masser; 2023: Joey Masser
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2022: Maggie Boyer; 2024: Maggie Boyer
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field (3): 2020: Sara Arbogast; 2023: Maggie Boyer; 2024: Remi Acod
  • USTFCCA All-Academic Team (13)
    • Women's Cross Country (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 
    • Men's Cross Country (3): 2019, 2020, 2021 
    • Men's Track & Field (2): 2021, 2022
    • Women's Track & Field (4): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • USTFCCA All-Academic Honorees (15):
    • Men's Cross Country (1): 2021John Sabella
    • Women's Cross Country (4): 2019: Kallan Carter, Erin Reese; 2021Kallan Carter, Emma Myers 
    • Men's Track & Field (6): 2019: Chris Petraskie; 2020: Chris Petraskie; 2021: Sam Hebert, Isaiah Blatt; 2022: Isaiah Blatt, Bryce Ellinger
    • Women's Track & Field (4): 2019: Sara Arbogast; 2020: Sara Arbogast; 2021: Sara Arbogast; 2022: Remi Acord
  • Regional Rankings
    • Men's Cross Country2021: Final: 10th
    • Women's Cross Country: 2021: W1: 10th, W2: 10th, W3: 10th, W4: 5th, W5: 5th, W6: 5th, W7: 4th, Final: 4th
    • Men's Outdoor Track & Field2021: W1: 4th, W2: 9th; 2022: W1: 2nd, W2: 2nd, W3: 2nd, W4: 3rd, W5: 3rd, W6: 3rd, W7: 3rd, W8: 3rd, W9: 3rd 
    • Men's Indoor Track & Field: 2020: W3: 10th; 2022: W1: 3rd; W2: 3rd; W3: 3rd; W4: 3rd; W5: 3rd; W7: 3rd
    • Women's Outdoor Track & Field: 2021: W1: 6th, W2: 4th, W3: 9th, W4: 8th, W5: 8th, W6: 8th, W7: 9th, W8: 8th, W9: 7th; 2022: W1: 3rd, W2: 4th, W3: 4th, W4: 4th, W5: 4th, W6: 5th, W7: 5th, W8: 5th, W9: 5th 
    • Women's Indoor Track & Field: 2020: W1: 8th, W2: 10th; 2022: W1: 3rd, W2: 2nd, W3: 3rd, W4: 3rd, W5: 3rd, W7: 4th

Previous Coaching Experience Banner
  • Head Coach, Men's and Women's Cross Country & Track and Field, Marywood University (2015-18)
    • 3 CSAC Women's Cross Country titles
    • 1 CSAC Men's Cross Country championship
    • 3 CSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year awards
    • 2 USTFCCA Mid-East Region selections
    • 2 CSAC Individual Cross Country champions
    • 26 All-CSAC Cross Country honorees
    • 184 All-CSAC track and field performers
    • 21 CSAC track event champions
    • 2 CSAC Field Athletes of the Year
    • 1 CSAC Track Athlete of the Year
  • Assistant Coach, Mens and Women's Cross Country & Track and Field, The College at Brockport (2012-15)
  • Interim Assistant Athletic Director, Rochester Institute of Technology (2011-12)
  • Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Track and Field, Rochester Institute of Technology (2008-12) 
Career Record Banner
 
Year School Men's
Cross Country
Women's
Cross Country
Men's Indoor
Track & Field
Women's Indoor
Track & Field
Men's Outdoor
Track & Field
Women's Outdoor
Track & Field
2015-16 Marywood 2nd at CSAC Championships CSAC Champions
CSAC Individual Champion
1 NCAA qualifier 
3rd at CSAC Championships
1 CSAC Event Champion
3rd at CSAC Championships
3 CSAC Event Champions
2016-17 Marywood 2nd at CSAC Championships CSAC Champions 2nd at CSAC Championships
5 CSAC Event Champions
2nd at CSAC Championships
4 CSAC Event Champions
2017-18 Marywood CSAC Team Champions
CSAC Individual Champion
1 NCAA qualifier 
CSAC Champions 2nd at CSAC Championships
5 CSAC Event Champions
2nd at CSAC Championships
2 CSAC Event Champions
2018-19 Susquehanna 5th at Landmark Championships 6th at Landmark Championships 3rd at Landmark
Championships

5 Landmark Event Champions
3rd at Landmark
Championships
5 Landmark Event Champions
3rd at Landmark
Championships
5 Landmark Event Champions
3rd at Landmark
Championships
5 Landmark Event Champions

1 NCAA Qualifier
2019-20 Susquehanna 6th at Landmark Championships 4th at Landmark Championships 3rd at Landmark Championships
3 Landmark Event Champions
1 NCAA qualifier
2nd at Landmark Championships
3 Landmark Event Champions
1 NCAA qualifier
Championships Canceled Championships Canceled
2020-21 Susquehanna Championships Canceled Championships Canceled Championships Canceled Championships Canceled Landmark Champions
7 Landmark Event Champions
3rd at Landmark Championships
6 Landmark Event Champions
2 NCAA qualifiers
2021-22 Susquehanna 5th at Landmark Championships Landmark Champions
2 NCAA qualifiers
Landmark Champions
8 Landmark Event Champions
1 NCAA qualifier
Landmark Champions
2 Landmark Event Champions
Landmark Champions
5 Landmark Event Champions
1 NCAA qualifier
2nd at Landmark Championships
3 Landmark Event Champions
2022-23 Susquehanna 5th at Landmark Championships 2nd at Landmark Championships
1 NCAA qualifiers
Landmark Champions
5 Landmark Event Champions
2 NCAA qualifiers
1 NCAA All-American
Landmark Champions
8 Landmark Event Champions
1 NCAA qualifIer
Landmark Champions
8 Landmark Event Champions
2 NCAA qualifiers
1 NCAA All-American
Landmark Champions
5 Landmark Event Champions
2 NCAA qualifiers
1 NCAA All-American
2023-24 Susquehanna 5th at Landmark Championships 5th at Landmark Championships Landmark Champions
6 Landmark Event Champions
Landmark Champions
6 Landmark Event Champions

Landmark Champions
3 NCAA Qualifiiers
2 NCAA All-Americans
Landmark Champions
9 Landmark Event Champions

Landmark Champions
1 NCAA Qualifiier
2nd at Landmark Championships
5 Landmark Event Champions

Landmark Champions
2 NCAA Qualifiiers
TOTALS 1 CONFERENCE
TEAM TITLE
1 CONFERENCE
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
1 NCAA QUALIFIERS
4 CONFERENCE
TEAM TITLES
1 CONFERENCE
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
4 NCAA QUALIFIERS
3 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES
27 CONFERENCE
EVENT CHAMPIONS

4 NCAA QUALIFIERS
1 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN
3 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES
24 CONFERENCE
EVENT CHAMPIONS

5 NCAA QUALIFIERS
2 NCAA ALL-AMERICANS
4 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES
45 CONFERENCE
EVENT CHAMPIONS

4 NCAA QUALIFIERS

1 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN
1 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLE
24 CONFERENCE
EVENT CHAMPIONS

7 NCAA QUALIFIERS
1 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN

Personal Banner
  • Earned his B.S. in physical education/sports management from The College at Brockport in 2008
  • M.S. in athletic administration from Brockport in 2013
  • USA Track & Field Level 1 certification
  • USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning certification
  • Lives in Berwick, PA with his wife, Caitlyn Seamster and son Hayden
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