John's primary responsibilities are with the sprinters, intermediate hurdlers and the high jumpers. During his tenure, John has had tremendous success and has helped make the sprinters and jumpers amongst the best in the region. John has mentored All-American and All-New England sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers, and numerous NCAA qualifiers (individually or as part of a relay), while his relay teams have become a regional power and a trademark of the program's recent resurgence. Under Adamson's watchful eye, the Jeffs have produced numerous different All-New England sprint-relay teams, Regional Champions in the 4x400 relay and numerous school record breaking runs in the sprint-relays. A four-year track athlete and graduate of nearby Division I power UMass-Amherst, Adamson's coaching success lies in his battle-tested emphasis on teamwork and a philosophical approach to year-round training. In addition to his part time coaching role, he works full time as the Director of Human Resources at University Products in Holyoke, MA and resides in Belchertown with his wife, Samantha, and their twin boys - Brandon and Trevor.

Amy works with the middle and long distance runners, in addition to working with the cross-country runners in the fall. Amy earned All-American honors while running track and cross country for Boston College, and continues to compete for the Boston Athletic Association. She has competed at the 2000 Olympic Trials in the 1500 and has also competed at the Indoor Track and Cross Country National Championships. Her current personal bests are 56 400m, 2:08 800m, 4:18 1500m, 5k 16:20, 5 Miles 26:45, 10 Miles 58:57 and the marathon in 2:53. In addition to her part time coaching duties, she is a full time elementary teacher an Belchertown. Amy and Ned were married in the summer of 2003 and just after Christmas in 2006, they welcomed their son, Lukas into the world of running.

Kevin Trigonis joins the Track & Field staff this year and will be working primarily with the throwers. Kevin, in addition to his role as the throws coach, is also an assistant football coach here at Amherst. Trigonis, a native of Halfmoon, N.Y., graduated from Saint Lawrence University with a degree in sociology. While at Saint Lawrence, Trigonis played football for two years and competed on both the indoor and outdoor track and field teams. An injury forced Trigonis off the playing field and into the coaching booth as an undergraduate intern coach for the offensive line and tight ends while still fulfilling his role as the 2005 indoor track captain for the Saints. Trigonis worked as the offensive line coach for Salve Regina University in 2006 before enrolling in the Elementary Education graduate program at nearby UMass-Amherst.

Nate Wallace joins the program this winter, and will be helping with the middle and long distance runners. He is a graduate student in the Exercise and Sports Science Program at Smith College and is also serving as an assitant coach in their soccer program. Nate graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2002 with a degree in Philosophy and was a two sport athlete - soccer and track & field - while in school. He continues to train and compete, focusing on trail and ultra events.