LOUDONVILLE, NY – Just ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season, Siena Cross Country & Track interim head coach Nick Miller announced the addition of Dylan Brickner to the program's coaching staff as an assistant coach. A former collegiate runner, Brickner brings valuable experience to Loudonville.

"I am excited to announce Dylan Brickner joining our staff as an assistant coach," Miller said. "I am lucky to go through this transition with someone I know and trust. Dylan's running background coupled with his strength and conditioning education and experience working with elite athletes make him one of the best in the country at what he does. I am looking forward to watching how his expertise can benefit our program and our student athletes' overall health and fitness."

A former collegiate strength & conditioning coach, Brickner brings in four years' experience as the Strength Coach for the cross country and track program at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. He also spent four years as the Manager of Operations and Strength Coach at Next Level Strength and Conditioning, as well as one year as the Head Strength Coach of the Empire Track Club.

A native of Marathon, New York, Bricker is a 2019 graduate of SUNY Brockport, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Exercise Psychology and was a four-year member of the cross country & track program.
Brickner is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Siena begins its 2023 cross country season this Saturday at the Marist Season Opener in Poughkeepsie, NY.