Dave Thomas enters his seventh season at the helm of the Women’s Cross Country team in 2011-12. 

In 2010, Thomas was named CACC 'Coach of the Year' for both the men's and women's teams, th second time he has earned such an honor.  His women's team won the CACC Championship for the third-straight year.  Thomas had four female runners named to the All-Conference team (including a 'Runner of the Year' nod) and two named 'All-Region'. 

In 2009, Thomas led the team to their second consecutive Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship with all five scorers earning All-Conference honors.  In the NCAA East Region Championship, the team had their best showing ever in team history with a fifth- place team finish.

During Thomas’ tenure as head coach, he has helped four student-athletse to All-Region honors and 21 to All Conference showings.  He was also named CACC  Women’s ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2008.

A Philadelphia native, Thomas, was a four year letter-winner for Temple University in cross country and track and earned a B.S. in exercise science. He has worked in the preventive medical and sports conditioning field for over 30 years. During his career, Thomas has been involved in coaching many professional and amateur athletes including members of the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and a world boxing champion.

Thomas was the Assistant Track and Cross Country Coach for La Salle High School (1987-89) and the Head Coach of the Leukemia Society’s “Team in Training” program for over 14 years, helping over 1000 novice runners complete the marathon.  

As a post-collegiate runner, Thomas has competed in the Boston Marathon 17 times, with a best time of 2:28.  He was the top American in the London to Brighton 56 Mile (England) and the Comrades 56 Mile (South Africa) races and was ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. for the 100K Road. 

Thomas is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, Level 1 USATF Coach, and President of Philadelphia Athletic Charities and Fast Cat Sports Productions. He serves as race director of the Schuylkill River Loop Run, and Ram Runs the Rox 5K.   Thomas and his wife, Marie, live in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

Genevieve Story was named Assistant Coach for XC/Track by Coach Dave Thomas in August, 2011.

Story comes to PhilaU with significant coaching experience, most recently as the Head Track & Field Coach at The Baldwin School (Bryn Mawr, PA) where she also served as the Assistant XC Coach.  She also coached at St. Joseph's Preparatory School as Assistant Track & Field Coach.  She currently is the Head Coach for the Story Striders XC Clinic. 

Story holds a USATF Level I certification, along with an American Red Cross CPR/AED certification.  She ran both cross country and track & field at at Saint Joseph's University (SJU) from 2002-06. 

The Bryn Mawr resident holds both an B.S. (humanities) and M.S. (education) from SJU, where she was both a Dean's List and Cum Laude student.  She currently teaches in the Haverford Township School District.