Prior Team USA distance standout and University of Michigan volunteer coach Colin Leak will be responsible for coaching the WCU distance crew this spring. A native of Unionville, PA, Coach Leak represented the USA at the 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships where he placed 3rd, assisting the country finish to 1st^st place. He also was on the 2011 Izumo Ekiden team.
 
At the collegiate level Coach Leak was an NCAA All-American as part of The College of William and Mary’s four NCAA Championship teams that finished 5th^th, 8th, 15th, and 16^th.
 
He holds a PR of 13:53 in the 5,000 meters, and 2:14:44 in the Marathon, qualifying for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Trials.
 
Coach Leak holds a MS in Strength and Conditioning from the University East London, and has traveled and competed across Europe and Africa. He is currently the elite coordinator for the Philadelphia Distance Run, Philadelphia Marathon and Broad Street run, and managers the Philadelphia Runner and trains private post-collegiate athletes in the Glen Mills area.