Coaching Staff for Cross Country, Track and Field

Cross Country:
Head Coach Laura Davis
Assistant Coach Katherine Williams

Track & Field:
Head Coach Laura Davis
Throws Coach: Winston Wong
Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles Coach: Lache Bailey 

Laura Joyce Davis
Head Cross Country Coach, Head Track Coach
Haas Pavilion 108
510.430.3282
ldavis@mills.edu

Laura Davis is a graduate of the Mills College MFA in Creative Writing program, and coached at Wayzata High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota before coming to Mills.  She ran Division 1 cross country and track at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and also ran the Boston Marathon in 2001.

During her first year at Mills, she started a Track and Field PE class, which set the groundwork for track and field to become a new Mills Athletic team.  The Mills track and field season enjoyed its first season in the spring of 2008.

Education
USATF Level 2 Certification-Endurance 2008
USATF Level 1 Certification 2007 
USATF Podium Education 2007
University of Nevada Distance Coaching Summit 2007
MFA 2006, Creative Writing, Mills College
BA 2001, English & Creative Writing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Accolades
2008 Cross Country Team won NAIA Buffalo Champions of Character Team Award

2001 Boston Marathon Finisher

1998 Big Ten Conference Cross Country Team Championship

1998 Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Distance Medley Relay Championship Team

1997–2000 Athletic Scholarship, University of Wisconsin

Coaching Experience
2006–present Mills College
2002 Wayzata High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Classes Taught
Hiking
Trail Running

Katherine Williams
Assistant Cross Country Coach

Katherine graduated in May 2008 with her Masters in Health Promotion and Kinesiology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has coached a variety of athletes, ranging from five years old to forty five, in triathlon and running. Her coaching style is a blend of the best aspects of all the coaches she has had during her fifteen years as an athlete. Katherine competed at Texas A&M in College Station and the University of Texas at San Antonio. Katherine's favorite workout is hill repeats at race pace effort. She is excited to be the assistant coach for the Mills College cross country team.

Education
MEd in Health Promotion and Kinesiology
MA in English Literature

Accolades
2003 Southwest Region All American Triathlete

2003 NCAA Big 12 Conference All Region Cross Country

Winston Wong
Throws Coach

Winston Wong has been either coaching or competing in track and field for over 18 years. A gifted coach in all of the throwing events, Winston joined the Mills Track & Field staff in its very first season in 2008, and has since then helped both seasoned veterans and new athletes excel in the throws.

Education
2007-present CSU East Bay, MA in School Psychology
2000 Cal State University-Stanislaus
1999 San Francisco State University, BA in Psychology
1996-1998 College of San Mateo

Coaching Experience
Mills College, 2008-present
Cal State University-Stanislaus, 6 years
San Francisco State University, 1 year

Accolades
Coached athletes to a combined total of 12 NCAA Division II All-American Honors

Coached one athlete that earned 9th place at the 2002 USATF US Championships in the women’s javelin throw

Coached many California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference champions and conference-honored athletes.