This is Richard’s third year as head coach of Dalhousie’s cross country and track and field teams. A graduate of the University of Victoria, he had a very successful career as an athlete before embarking on a coaching career. As a cross country athlete, Richard took home two CIS bronze medals. He was a two-time CIS First Team All-Canadian and Canada West All-Star. In track, he is a two-time CIS gold medalist as a member of the Vikes 4x800m relay teams and was also a two-time first team all-Canadian. Richard spent two seasons as an assistant coach for Dalhousie’s cross country and track teams before taking over the head coach role. A trained endurance competition development coach, Richard is also the distance coach for Halifast Athletics.