WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue track & field and cross country coach Norbert Elliott has announced that Rebecca Richtman has joined the program as an assistant coach.
Richtman will coach the Boilermakers' distance and cross country runners. She comes to Purdue from Montana Tech, where she helped lead her athletes to five All-America honors and 13 all-conference accolades last season.
"We are excited to have Rebecca join our program," Elliott said. "She is really hungry and comes with a lot of knowledge as a collegiate athlete. As an All-American runner and also in a short time as a coach, Rebecca brings a lot of experience and success."
As a student-athlete at Montana Tech, Richtman won four NAIA national titles and earned 10 All-America honors. She was recognized as the 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and swept the 2022 NAIA Most Valuable Performer award, indoors and outdoors.
"I am honored and excited to join the Purdue track & field and cross country staff," Richtman said. "I am thankful to work alongside incredible coaches and student-athletes. I'd like to thank Coach Elliott and distance coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I love the success we've seen this season in the steeplechase and I am excited to keep that momentum going heading into the Big Ten Championships. I'm extremely optimistic about what this program as a whole will accomplish in the next few years!"
As an assistant track & field and cross country coach at Montana Tech since 2022, Richtman used a scientifically-based training program to lead her athletes while optimizing fitness and performance. Her first year yielded 13 all-conference honors, nine nationals qualifiers and five All-Americans.
Richtman also served as the cross country program's director of operations and an assistant of athletic administration during her time at Montana Tech.
A 2022 graduate of Montana Tech, Richtman earned a bachelors of science degree in interdisciplinary studies. Her NAIA national titles came in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2021, the indoor mile and 3,000m in 2022 and the outdoor 10,000m in 2022. Along with being recognized as the USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2022, she is a two-time USTFCCCA West Track Athlete of the Year honoree.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Richtman will coach the Boilermakers' distance and cross country runners. She comes to Purdue from Montana Tech, where she helped lead her athletes to five All-America honors and 13 all-conference accolades last season.
"We are excited to have Rebecca join our program," Elliott said. "She is really hungry and comes with a lot of knowledge as a collegiate athlete. As an All-American runner and also in a short time as a coach, Rebecca brings a lot of experience and success."
As a student-athlete at Montana Tech, Richtman won four NAIA national titles and earned 10 All-America honors. She was recognized as the 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and swept the 2022 NAIA Most Valuable Performer award, indoors and outdoors.
"I am honored and excited to join the Purdue track & field and cross country staff," Richtman said. "I am thankful to work alongside incredible coaches and student-athletes. I'd like to thank Coach Elliott and distance coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I love the success we've seen this season in the steeplechase and I am excited to keep that momentum going heading into the Big Ten Championships. I'm extremely optimistic about what this program as a whole will accomplish in the next few years!"
As an assistant track & field and cross country coach at Montana Tech since 2022, Richtman used a scientifically-based training program to lead her athletes while optimizing fitness and performance. Her first year yielded 13 all-conference honors, nine nationals qualifiers and five All-Americans.
Richtman also served as the cross country program's director of operations and an assistant of athletic administration during her time at Montana Tech.
A 2022 graduate of Montana Tech, Richtman earned a bachelors of science degree in interdisciplinary studies. Her NAIA national titles came in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2021, the indoor mile and 3,000m in 2022 and the outdoor 10,000m in 2022. Along with being recognized as the USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2022, she is a two-time USTFCCCA West Track Athlete of the Year honoree.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.