A former All-American distance runner, Jackie (Pacentrilli) Caulfield enters her 11th season as an assistant coach with the Cal U cross country and track & field programs.
Caulfield and head coach Daniel Caulfield, her husband, have helped the Vulcans achieve several team milestones over the last decade, while featuring some of the top distance runners in school history.
Last fall, the Cal U women’s cross country team won the NCAA Regional Championships for the first time in school history and posted its best finish at the PSAC Championships in 35 years. The Vulcans made their first team appearance at the NCAA Division II National Championships last year after previously qualifying an individual for the national race in both 2013 and 2014.
Caulfield came to Cal U after serving as an assistant coach at Adams State, her alma mater, in Alamosa, Colorado. She helped the Grizzlies capture three-straight NCAA National Championships in cross country from 1997-99, while the school boasted over 20 individual national champions and nearly 100 All-Americans.
During her college career, Caulfield earned All-America status in both the 5K and 10K. She finished third in the 5K as a senior at the indoor NCAA Championships and was a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) All-Academic teams throughout her career.
Caulfield received her bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Adams State before completing her master’s degree in health and physical education.
She and her husband Daniel reside in California with their daughter, Ellie.
