St. John's University Athletics
Women's Cross Country
Cola, Matt
Matt Cola
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- colam@stjohns.edu
Cola has been a Volunteer Assistant Coach with the Red Storm since 2011. His primary responsibility is in assisting the recruiting efforts of the Track & Field Team. He was a former distance runner at both Holy Cross High School in Flushing, NY and Queensborough Community College in Bayside, NY.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1969, serving mostly in Submarines. Following his release from active duty in 1973, he served in various Reserve units and retired in 2010 with the rank of Senior Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines).
He graduated from St. John's University in 1978 where he served on the Track & Field staff as the Track Information Coordinator. While in college, he rose in the administrative ranks having served as both the Vice-President of the New York Road Runners and the Metropolitan Athletics Congress, since renamed USA Track & Field - New York. He is a retired Special Agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and currently holds a Private Investigator license with the State of New York.
He resides in Babylon, New York with his wife, Rosemary and has two married daughters, Kate Burke and Colleen Mosley and two grandchildren.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1969, serving mostly in Submarines. Following his release from active duty in 1973, he served in various Reserve units and retired in 2010 with the rank of Senior Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines).
He graduated from St. John's University in 1978 where he served on the Track & Field staff as the Track Information Coordinator. While in college, he rose in the administrative ranks having served as both the Vice-President of the New York Road Runners and the Metropolitan Athletics Congress, since renamed USA Track & Field - New York. He is a retired Special Agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and currently holds a Private Investigator license with the State of New York.
He resides in Babylon, New York with his wife, Rosemary and has two married daughters, Kate Burke and Colleen Mosley and two grandchildren.
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