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Track & Field Coaching Staff

Ryan PurringtonHead Coach - Ryan Purrington
Email - ryan.purrington@colby-sawyer.edu
Phone - (603) 526-3605

Ryan Purrington was hired as the next cross country and track & field head coach on March 14th in 2023.

Purrington arrives to New London following being the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Director of Track & Field at Virginia Wesleyan University since May of 2022. In his one year at VWU, Ryan grew the combined cross country roster to 22 student-athletes and led both teams to their best showings at the NCAA Regional since 2016.

Prior to Virginia Wesleyan University, Purrington was at Randolph College for four years, where Ryan grew through the ranks starting as an assistant coach and ending his four years as the director of cross country and track & field. In his tenure at Randolph College, Purrington coached 42 new school records, a NCAA national qualifier in indoor and outdoor, three all-region honors, a pair of  conference champions, and the highest cross country conference and regional championship finishes in program history.

Purrington graduated from Randolph College with a bachelors of arts in history with a minor in sports and exercise science in 2014, while also getting his masters of arts in teaching in 2015. 
 
 

D’Mahl McFaddenAssistant Coach - D'Mahl McFadden

McFadden joined the Chargers coaching staff in 2017. Since his arrival, he has been instrumental in coaching hurdlers, as well as working with the sprinting group as a whole. He currently runs Semi-Professionally and is sponsored by Greater Boston Track Club.

McFadden attended the University of New Hampshire where he studied Recreation Management and Policy, with a minor in Sport Recreation.

As an Athlete:
He broke the 110M hurdle State record(14.00) and 300m Hurdle state record(37.71) for NH in 2011 and still holds the 300M Hurdle record to this date. He was also New England Champion in both events in 2011 and graduated 9th ranked in the country for the 300m hurdles. He was named Gatorade Athlete of the year in 2011 for New Hampshire track and field. DMahl accepted a full ride to University of New Hampshire. His time there he broke both the 60M hurdle and 110M hurdle records which are still held to this date. He won multiple conference championships in his events while also competing in IC4A's and New England Division 1 championships. He just barely missed the mark twice for NCAA Division 1 Championship trials.
 

AlAssistant Coach - Al Sayce '16
Al Sayce is an assistant Track and Field coach who has been working as a coach since 2016. Al is a Colby-Sawyer alumnus who has been part of the Track and Field program since 2012. After graduating in 2016 Al came back on as a part time assistance coach to fill the position of Jumps coach. The next year he took on the responsibility of Sprints as well as Jumps and has been coaching both since 2017. During this time Al has brought both sprinters and jumpers alike to conference championship meets and many post season qualifications.

Al graduated Colby-Sawyer with a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus in Teaching in the Outdoors and a Coaching Certificate.

Al is a former student-athlete who competed for Colby-Sawyer between 2012 and 2016. During his time on the team he was a great contributor to the team with numerous New England and ECAC qualifications, as well as scoring many points during conference championship meets. During his senior year, Al was named captain of the sprints and jumps group on the men's side and was instrumental in leading his fellow athletes to success.