Cross Country Media Guide

2 0 1 7 K U T Z T OW N U N I V E R S I T Y C R O S S C O U N T R Y | 3 GREG BAMBERGER Director of Athletics Greg Bamberger en- ters his 13th year as the Director of Athlet- ics at Kutztown Univer- sity in 2017-18. Since coming to Kutz- town in 2005, Bam- berger has overseen one of the most suc- cessful eras of Golden Bear Athletics. KU has finished in the top five in the Dixon Trophy standings five times under his watch, in- cluding the institu- tion’s first ever Dixon Trophy win in 2005-06. He also supervised KU’s highest finish in school history in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings with a 16th place fin- ish in 2009-10. The Golden Bears have finished in the top 50 five times under his guidance. The Learfield Cup, co-sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athlet- ics, recognizes athletic departments based on their success in NCAA championship events. Kutztown student-athletes have performed well in the class- room as well. According to a 2011 report released by the NCAA, KU student-athletes easily eclipsed the national student-athlete graduation rate by 17 percent, and also graduate at a higher rate than the average for students in general. Moreover, the Golden Bears have produced at least 110 PSAC Scholar-Ath- letes in each of the past five years. In the fall of 2011, Bamberger was inducted into the Tri-County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. His induction was the result of a standout football playing career at Phoenix- ville High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he was a two time co-captain and an all-state and Big 33 selection his senior year. Bamberger came to Kutztown from Glenville State College in West Virginia, where he served as director of athletics from 2002-05. Prior to taking over as director of athletics, Bamberger was an assistant football coach and lecturer at Glenville for three se- mesters. He was the assistant head coach, offensive coordina- tor and coached the offensive line for the Pioneers. From 1997 until 2000, Bamberger was a district sales coordina- tor for AFLAC. Bamberger previously served as assistant football coach at the Virginia Military Institute and Southeast Missouri State. Bamberger earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Temple University in 1989. He is a 1982 graduate of Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in management sciences. He was a three-year starter for the Blue Devils’ football team, serving as co-captain in 1981. Bamberger was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Bernadette, are the parents of three children, Caitlin, Gregory, and Kendra. Support Staff MICHELLE GOBER Associate Director of Athletics JASON LANTER Faculty Athletic Representative MARTHA ANDERSON Athletic Trainer BRANDON NOLT Athletic Trainer RENNIE SACCO Director of Sports Medicine BRYAN SALVADORE Sports Information Director KAITLYN STERNER Secretary JAKE LONG Assistant Athletic Equipment Manager SCOTT SENNA Athletic Equipment Manager HAYLEY HARNDEN Assistant to the Director of Athletics for Internal Operations JACK ENTRIKEN Athletic Trainer MARTHA JOHNSON Fiscal Assistant