SLUH XC Coaching Staff
Joe Porter (Head)
jporter@sluh.org
Coach Porter has been coaching at SLUH since 2005 and has been head XC coach since 2010. He teaches U.S. history and is also head coach of the Track & Field program.
Brian Gilmore '02
bgilmore@sluh.org
Coach Gilmore ran at SLUH has been coaching since 2007. He is the Director of Campus Ministry and teaches theology.
Michael Lally
mlally@sluh.org
Coach Lally has coached XC and Track & Field at SLUH since 2018. He is chair of the Theology Department. In high school, he ran at Rockhurst in Kansas City.
Walker Yane
wyane@sluh.org
Coach Yane joined the XC coaching staff in 2021. He is a member of the SLUH Mathematics Department and ran collegiately at Earlham College.
Jeff Foerg
jfoerg@sluh.org
Coach Foerg started coaching with SLUH in 2022. He works off campus but is able to be with us every day. In high school, he ran at Saint Ignatius in Cleveland.
Tom Flanagan
tflanagan@sluh.org
Coach Flanagan is retired from teaching but remains with the coaching staff. He's coached SLUH XC for over 30 years.
Nikki Porter
Mel Scurlock
mscurlock@sluh.org
Nick La Presta '22
nlapresta@sluh.org
A member of the Alumni Service Corps, Coach La Presta joins the coaching staff for the 2026 season. Previously, he was in the program for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.