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Men's Cross Country

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Rich Achtzehn
Head Cross Country Coach
rachtzeh@ycp.edu
717-815-1747

Rich Achtzehn has been involved in Spartan athletics for the last 35 years. He has served as an assistant professor in education, the Spartan wrestling coach, and the Spartan track & field coach in addition to his duties with the cross country squads.

He is now in his 17th season at the helm of the cross country program as the program continues to climb up the ladder of the Capital Athletic Conference.

Achtzehn’s teams consistently compete for individual titles as the men’s program has an overall record of 206-143-1, while the women’s program has compiled a record of 39-43.

Achtzehn’s teams at York College have never been strangers to success as he led the wrestling team to a fourth place finish at the NAIA team championships and four other top 20 finishes. He also led the Spartan track and field team to two CAC titles and twice earned CAC Coach-of-the-Year honors.

Achtzehn resides in Dallastown, PA, with his wife, Terry.


Mike Jackson
Asst. Coach Cross Country
mjackso4@ycp.edu


Mike Jackson joins the York College Cross Country staff in 2007 as an assistant to long-time head coach Rich Achtzehn.  Jackson brings a wealth of experience that will serve to benefit York’s cross-country athletes.  

   

As a member of the York College track team from 1991-1994, Jackson established records in the 4x400 Relay and the 400m Hurdles, which he still holds.  Additionally, he served as the Spartan captain in 1993 and 1994 and received the William DeMeester Scholar Athlete award.     

 

During his time in the green and white, Jackson also won three Capital Athletic Conference Championships.  Winning his first as part of the 4x100 relay in 1991, Jackson garnered his second and third titles in 1992 winning the 4x100 once again in addition to the 400m hurdles.  Jackson was also part of the CAC team championship squads in 1991 and 1992.

 

After college Jackson continued his running career, winning numerous titles in the State Games of America in 2001 and 2003.  Most recently he earned the 2007 USATF National Master’s Championship in 110m Hurdles.

 

Jackson is a 1995 graduate of York College where he earned his B.S. in Secondary Education-Mathematics.  He later went on to earn his Masters of Education in Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State University.  Now, a middle school mathematics teacher at York Suburban, he also serves as the Head Middle School Track Coach.

 

Jackson resides in Red Lion.