Chief of Staff

John Kenworthy

John Kenworthy enters his first season as the Head Women's Cross Country and Assistant Distance Coach in 2023-24. Kenworthy brings over a decade of head coaching experience at the Division I level to College Hill, previously serving as the head coach for men’s and women’s cross country and track & field at Siena College.

Over his 10 seasons at Siena, Kenworthy served as the Saints’ head men’s and women’ cross country coach from 2013 through the 2022 season, and also served as the head coach of the men’s and women’s track and field programs from June 2015-August 2023. During his tenure, Kenworthy oversaw a revitalization of the track and cross country programs, which saw him named to the MAAC Cross Country 40th Anniversary Team in 2020.

In cross country, he helped Saints student-athletes capture 30 Metro-Atlantic All-Conference honors, four NCAA All-Region honors and 25 All-ECAC/IC4A performances. He coached Olivia Lomascolo to the 2022 MAAC individual title and Brandon Olden to the 2021 IC4A championship crown.

In his eight years as head track and field coach, Kenworthy mentored 17 conference champions, 45 all-conference performers, three ECAC/IC4A champions and 29 All-ECAC/IC4A performances.

His teams were also successful in the classroom, earning a total of 24 NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) awards. Three of his cross country student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors, and all of his teams were named USTFCCCA Academic All-America squads in each of his seasons as head coach. In addition, two of his student-athletes were nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Prior to Siena, Kenworthy spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant for track and cross country at his alma mater, Sacred Heart University. During his tenure, he coached six Pioneers to individual Northeast Conference titles, while 17 earned all-conference honors, and nine set school records in distance events.

Kenworthy graduated from Sacred Heart in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He holds a Coaching Level II Certification from USA Track & Field and is a USTFCCCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach.