Staff
Shawn Wilbourn
Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
Shawn Wilbourn was named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country on April 6, 2021, effective June 1, 2021 after taking over as interim head coach of the Duke track & field program in July of 2020. Prior to that, Wilbourn spent the previous 10 seasons as an associate head coach. He joined the Blue Devil staff following the Olympic Trials in July of 2008.
In his experience as associate head coach, Wilbourn worked with Duke’s combined-event, pole vault, horizontal jumps and hurdles student-athletes, while previously coaching the Blue Devil sprinters as well.
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recognized Wilbourn as the Southeast Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year in both 2015 and 2016 following the conclusion of the outdoor seasons.
During the shortened 2019-20 season, Wilbourn assisted in the development numerous student-athletes that earned All-ACC and All-America honors, including junior Erin Marsh, who ended her campaign by claiming gold in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships. Marsh’s 4,186 point-total ranks second all-time at Duke and reserved her a spot at the NCAA Indoor meet. Following the cancelation of the NCAA Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marsh was recognized by the USTFCCCA as an All-American.
At the ACC Indoors in February 2020, he also coached junior heptathlete Jacob Sobota, senior men’s pole vaulter Esteban Suarez and senior women’s pole vaulter Chesney Ward to all-conference performances.
In 2019, Marsh etched her name in the record book for both the indoor and outdoor season in the pentathlon and heptathlon, respectively. Marsh scored 4,132 points at the ACC Indoor Championships, which at the time put her second in Duke indoor history and was good for second place at the Championships. The sophomore competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning 16th and notching second-team All-America honors. Marsh re-wrote history during the outdoor campaign, totaling 5,806 points in the heptathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships, placed second, and finished 10th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, again garnering second-team All-America recognition.
Wilbourn’s 2019 crew continued to break school records, as Domonique Panton jumped to a 42-4.00 (12.90) mark in the triple jump and is now number one in school history in the event for indoor. Laura Marty put herself third in the indoor record book, notching a 14-1.25 (4.30) leap in the pole vault. For the outdoor season, Marsh ran to a 13.37 100m hurdle time (first in outdoor school history), India Lowe clocked a 57.58 400m hurdle time (first in outdoor school history), and Panton broke the outdoor record in the triple jump with a leap of 43-10.00 (13.36w). Esteban Saurez claimed bronze at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning First Team, while Cole Rowan received Second Team. Both achieved Second Team recognition during the outdoor campaign.
For 2019, Marsh (First Team/High Jump & Pentathlon), Rivka Arbiv (Second Team/Pole Vault), Panton (Second Team/Triple Jump) and Nati Sheppard (Second Team/Pole Vault) all received Indoor All-ACC honors, while Lauren Hoffman (First Team (400m hurdles), Marsh (First Team/Heptathlon), Sheppard (First Team/Pole Vault), and Kate Kutzer (Second Team/Heptathlon) garnered All-ACC outdoor honors.
Wilbourn’s 2018 unit shined with All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Madison Heath picked up First Team accolades at the indoor event while Marty tacked on a Second Team selection at the outdoor event. Heath made the jump from Second Team in 2017 to First Team in 2018. Heath earned First Team All-ACC honors indoor and Second Team outdoor with Nati Sheppard netting a second team outdoors. Wilbourn’s heptathlon, pentathlon and decathlon groups also excelled indoors during the 2018 season with Jacob Sobota a First Team All-ACC honoree and Christian Friis a Second Team pick on the men’s side. Jaida Lemmons was a Second Team pentathlon pick for the women. The crew also excelled outdoors with Lemmons (First Team/Heptathlon), Marsh (Second Team/Heptathlon), Sobota (Second Team/Decathlon) and Friis (Second Team/Decathlon) receiving All-ACC recognition.
The 2017 season saw Wilbourn lead another strong multi-event group. Heath qualified for the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the pole vault, finishing 13th and earning Second Team All-America honors at both. Heath was joined by Daniel Golubovic (Decathlon) and Connor Hall (Pole Vault) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Golubovic earned Second Team All-America honors with an 11th place finish and Hall was an All-America honorable mention choice as he finished in 20th place. Heath took gold in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Championships with Sydnei Murphy earning First Team All-ACC honors in the long jump. Golubovic and Chaz Hawkins finished fourth and fifth respectively in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships to both earn Second Team All-ACC Honors. At the ACC Outdoor Championships, Golubovic (Decathlon) and Hall (Pole Vault) both earned First Team All-ACC Honors while Jeremy McDuffie earned Second Team All-ACC honors in both the 110-meter hurdles and the triple jump. On the women’s side, Heath (pole vault), Lemmons (heptathlon), Murphy (long jump), and Sheppard (pole vault) all earned First Team All-ACC honors while Chesney Ward (pole vault) earned second team All-ACC honors.
The 2016 season saw Wilbourn receive USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year honors, the second year in a row he earned the honors. The season was headlined by Megan Clark (pole vault), Heath (pole vault), Teddi Maslowski (multi-events) and Karli Johonnot (multi-events) qualifying for the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where Clark claimed second in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Clark and Johonnot each took gold in the pole vault and pentathlon at the ACC Championships, and Robert Rohner finished first in the heptathlon for the men. Four different women set indoor school records: Murphy in the 60, Maslowski in the 60 meter hurdles, Clark in the pole vault and Johonnot in the pentathlon, while the men set a program record in the 4x200 (Brett Bofingerthe outdoor campaign, five women and one man received All-ACC honors, while six women claimed All-America accolades. Clark was named Southeast Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year during the indoor and outdoor season.
In the pole vault, Wilbourn helped Clark produce one of the most prolific seasons in Duke history in 2015, earning first team indoor All-America honors, being named the ACC Women’s Indoor Field Performer of the Year and setting school records for both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. Clark, who claimed gold at both the indoor and outdoor conference championships, finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 14-9.00 (4.50) to tie the ACC record. The Fort Benning, Ga., product also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned honorable mention All-America accolades. For the men, Connor Hall put together a career year, highlighted by finishing second at the ACC Championships with a height of 16-7.50 (5.07), the fifth-best height in school history.
Mark Mueller
Associate Head Coach
Mark Mueller is in his seventh season on the track & field staff and fifth season full time after spending the first two years as a volunteer, while earning his Masters degree at Duke. Mueller was promoted to Associate Head Coach in July of 2021.
In 2019, multiple student-athletes wrote their names in the school record book for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. India Lowe edged out Maddy Price’s school record of 53.27 in the 400m by .03 (53.24) seconds at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning a bronze medal in the process. The 4x400m relay team of Lowe, Brittany Aveni, Kelcie Simmons and MacKenzie Kerr etched their names into the record book with a 3:38.14 time, good for fifth all-time in Duke indoor history. For the men, Miles Mingo climbed the record book ladder in three different events, including the 200m (21.94/fourth all-time), 300m (34.40/second all-time) and 400m (48.05/fourth all-time).
For Mueller and his squad in 2019, Lowe (First Team/400m & 4x400m relay), Aveni (First Team/4x400m relay), Hoffman (First Team/4x400m relay) and Kerr (First Team/4x400m relay) received All-ACC Indoor honors, while Lowe (Second Team/400m) notched All-ACC Outdoor recognition.
In addition to Solomon’s success, Duke’s outdoor 4x400 meter relay unit of Maddy Price, Kerr, Lowe and Aveni also earned second team All-America honors. Price excelled apart from the relay with a total of four All-ACC selections during the indoor and outdoor events, in the 200m, 400m and 4x400.
Starting in 2017, Mueller’s work with the Duke student-athletes extended off the track, investing in their further development.
As an undergraduate at Stanford University from 2006-11, Mueller was a dual-sport athlete, lettering four years in track and field as a sprinter and three years in football. On the track, Mueller earned a 2011 All-America honorable mention accolade, 2011 Pac-10 All-Academic and 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Scholar-Athlete honors, and was named to the 2010 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Track and Field Team. Mueller placed sixth in the 2010 Pac-10 Championships in the 200 and was part of the 4x400 relay team that qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships in 2011.
Kevin Jermyn
Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach/Distance
Kevin Jermyn was named head coach of the men's and women's cross country team and assistant coach for track & field (distance) in July of 2024.
Jermyn, who has 26 years of experience as a coach, returns to the Bull City following seven seasons at Elon where he served in a similar position. During his time at Elon, Jermyn led the Phoenix to unprecedented heights on the cross country course as the women's team reeled in five consecutive Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) women's cross country team championships from 2019-2024. Individually, Maria Ahm became Elon's first woman to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2021. The Phoenix claimed four consecutive CAA cross country individual titles with wins by Coralea Geraniotis (2018), Scolasticah Kemei (2019) and Maria Ahm (2020 & 2021). The Elon men ran to school record team finishes in the NCAA Southeast Regional and produced five All-CAA honorees. On the track, Jermyn's women's middle and long distance runners led the Phoenix to four consecutive CAA track & field team championships. In the 2021 CAA Outdoor Championship, the Phoenix middle and long distance runners led the team to victory by scoring 112 of the team's overall 191.5 points.
Jermyn is no stranger to the Blue Devils, having served as the head women's cross country coach and associate head track and field coach from 2000 to 2014. He was awarded ACC Coach of the Year and NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors for the 2004 and 2005 cross country seasons and was named NCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2011. Jermyn helped the Blue Devils to a second and third place team finish at the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005, respectively, while also capturing the ACC and Southeast Region titles.
Individually, Jermyn has coached 22 athletes to 53 NCAA All-America performances including Shannon Rowbury, who became Duke's first NCAA individual champion with her victory in the one-mile run at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships. He also guided Juliet Bottorff to the program's first NCAA individual outdoor title in the 10K during the 2011 season.
Prior to Duke, Jermyn competed professionally in cross country and track and field for the Reebok Enclave. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, Jermyn led the Hoyas as team captain and earned All-America honors. Jermyn is a USATF Level III certified coach in endurance, Level II certified in sprints, relays and hurdles and earned his Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.). He has also served on three United States national team coaching staffs.
Jermyn graduated from Georgetown University cum laude in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance and a minor in psychology. He later obtained a master's degree in liberal studies from Duke in 2006, where he completed his thesis on "Coaching Implications of Gender Differences Among Collegiate Runners."
Kenyetta Iyevbele
Assistant Coach/Distance
Kenyetta Iyevbele was hired in July 2024 as an assistant coach (distance) for the Duke track & field and cross country program.
Iyevbele joins the Blue Devils' coaching staff following a two-year stint as the Head Track & Field/Cross Country Coach at the University of Delaware. She took over the reins of the Blue Hen track and field program in September of 2022, after serving as an assistant coach during the 2021-22 season. During her three seasons in Newark, Delaware, Iyevbele guided the track and field team to a runner-up finish at the 2022 CAA Outdoor Championships and helped qualify six athletes to the NCAA East Preliminaries including a program-best five qualifiers in 2023. Additionally, under her guidance, Megan Albamonti captured her third consecutive CAA gold medal in the javelin, garnered CAA Field Athlete of the Year status and advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in her career, earning USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honors.
Prior to her time at Delaware, Iyevbele spent time (2020-21; 2015-16) as the volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, NC State University, where she worked alongside two-time United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, Laurie Henes. Iyevbele helped Henes guide the 2021 women's cross country squad to the first NCAA Championship in program history, in addition to capturing the 2021 NCAA Southeast Regional and ACC crowns.
From 2017-2019, Iyevbele served as head track & field and cross country coach at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., where she was responsible for developing and implementing training and strength and conditioning programs for jumps, sprints, middle-distance and long-distance athletes.
A standout middle distance athlete, Iyevbele enjoyed much success during her time with the Wolfpack. The eight-time NCAA qualifier earned All-America honors in cross country (6K) and track & field (indoor/outdoor 800m, DMR) and graduated as the school record holder in the indoor and outdoor 800m events – the latter currently still standing. Additionally, she qualified for the 800-meter event at the 2015 U.S. Olympic Trials and captured titles in the 800m at both the 2011 Pan American and U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Junior Championships.
Iyevbele graduated from NC State in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.
Tatijana Jacobson
Assistant Coach
Tatijana Jacobson enters her first season as an assistant coach of track & field (jumps).
Jacobson joins the Blue Devils after spending the 2020-21 season as the jumps & multis coach at Arizona. During her time at Arizona, she oversaw heptathlete Skylar Sieben, who finished fourth in the event at the Pac-12 Championship and reached the NCAA Outdoor Championship for the first time, finishing 21st.
Angelo Posillico
Assistant Coach
Angelo Posillico enters his first season as an assistant coach of track & field (throws).
Posillico came to Durham after spending the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Army West Point. Posillico helped oversee the development of several of the best throwers in program history, including August Cook, who qualified for three NCAA Outdoor Championships in the javelin, most recently taking 13th to become a USTFCCCA Second Team All-American.
The 2021 season was an impressive year for Posillico, who was honored for his work by being named the USTFCCCA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year. He also guided the USTFCCCA Northeast Region Men's and Women's Field Athletes of the Year in Cook and Emily Mikoud. Posillico also helped guide the Black Knights to the 2019 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championship, several strong performances from his throwers, who broke four school records in the combined 2019 season.
Sean-Patrick Oswald
Assistant Coach/Distance
Sean-Patrick Oswald is a 2011 graduate of Duke University and had previously been an 800 meter specialist with the Blue Devils from 2007-2011. He graduated as the owner of four school records (Indoor and Outdoor 3200m relay, Indoor Distance Medley Relay and Indoor 800m). After his competitive career at Duke, Sean-Patrick transitioned to longer distance events, having competed in over 20 marathons and 2 Ironmans.
Following graduation, Oswald coached at North Penn High School in Pennsylvania from 2011-2013, before returning to Durham in 2013. At that time, he joined the Duke track & field and cross country coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach with Coach Norm Ogilvie until 2016. Following a brief period living internationally in France, Oswald returned to the Duke staff as a volunteer in 2020 and has been working with the men’s and women’s distance programs ever since.
Oswald currently lives in Durham and enjoys running the trails of Duke Forest and Durham with his dog, Jett.