Adam Siepiola is entering his first season at the helm of Adelphi University's men and women's cross country and track and field programs. He takes the reins of a cross-country program that has produced 49 all-conference performers, nine team titles and captured four individual conference titles, all since 1996.

Tradition runs even deeper in the track and field program, which has produced 66 NCAA All-Americans, eight top-team NCAA Team finishes (indoor and outdoor), two NCAA titles and one world record.

Siepiola's coaching career began in November 2003 as an assistant with Adelphi's men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field teams. In the fall of 2004 Siepiola added assistant cross country responsibilities, helping the men's and women's cross country teams to identical third place finishes at the conference championships.

During the 2004-05 track and field season, Siepiola's responsibilities included working with the distance program, which produced a conference champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Collegiate Track Conference (CTC) outdoor championships.

In the fall of 2005, Siepiola gained added duties, which included input into the composition and implementation of the training program for both the men and women's cross-country teams. The men and the women again finished third in the conference, while earning five all-conference performances (two men and three women).

After a brief stint with the Hofstra University cross-country program, Siepiola returned to Adelphi University to take over the Head Coaching duties. In addition to coaching, Siepiola is also a competitive runner placing 133rd (2:42:17) in the 2005 NYC Marathon and 127th at the 2006 Boston Marathon (2:39:05). He also owns the course record at the Westchester Half Marathon (1:15:18), and won the 2006 KAC 10-Mile run (57:25).

Siepiola is a member and Level I and II certified coach with USA Track & Field (USATF) as well as the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). He is also a northeast region representative on the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships.

In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Siepiola will continue as the Coordinator of Athletic Media Relations, a position he has held for the past three years. He is responsible for the handling of the publications and publicity for Adelphi's 18 varsity sports.

A native of Clinton, New York, Siepiola graduated from St. John Fisher College in 2003 and is currently pursuing an MBA from Adelphi University. Siepiola currently resides in Bellerose, New York.