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Priscilla Schultz enters her third year as the Wildcats’ Assistant Cross Country and Middle-Distance Track and Field Coach.
During the 2024 indoor season, Schultz assisted with Sailor Hutton achieving lifetime personal bests in the mile (4:47.07) and 3000m (9:27.01). Schultz also assisted in coaching Cade Russo, Ian Sanchez Lopez, and Noah Jodon to indoor PBs. During the 2024 outdoor season, Schultz coached Cooper Quigley to a personal best in the 3000m steeplechase, with Quigley placing seventh in the event to score points for the Wildcats at the Pac-12 Championships. She also assisted in coaching Cade Russo to a PR in the 800m, Kelly Wetteland in the 1500m, Molly Lakustiak in the 3000m, and Laura Holánszky in the 5000m. Over the course of the season, the distance program had five first-place finishes.
During the 2023 cross country season, Schultz helped coach five women and six men to the NCAA Western Regional Championships, where the men’s team placed 15th overall. The men’s team posted three top three finishes during the year, most notably finishing runner-up at the Dave Murray Invitational, the program’s annual home meet. The women’s team also posted three top five finishes, with the highest coming at the George Kyte Invitational in a third-place finish. Iker Sanchez Lopez finished runner-up in the men’s 8k at the UC Riverside Invitational, which marked the highest individual finish for a Wildcat during the season.
During the 2022 cross country season, Schultz helped coach seven men and six women to the NCAA Western Regional Championships, where the young men’s team placed 14th overall. The Arizona Women finished the season with four top-five team finishes and the Arizona Men ended with three. Those team finishes were highlighted by the Dave Murray Invitational, the team’s only home meet of the season, where both the men and women won their competitions. Additionally, the women’s team also won the UC Riverside Invitational in Riverside, Calif. To begin the year, both the men and women finished second at the George Kyte Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz. Throughout the 2023 season, the Wildcats had seven top-ten finishes on the men’s side and four on the women’s side. For the men, Ian Sanchez Lopez placed second at two competitions, while Grace Driskill had a highest finish of third for the women.
Assisted by Schultz, the Arizona Distance Women had four top-10 finishes in the 800m, two in the 3000m, and one in the 5000m during the 2023 indoor track and field season. Alisa Lyesina finished sixth at the Ken Shannon Invitational in the 800m, clocking a time of 2:04.75. Lyesina also placed second in the 800m at the WSU Open earlier in the year. Brigid Hanley and Sailor Hutton finished second and third in the 3000m at the meet as well. The Arizona Distance Men had six top-10 finishes in the 800m, four in the mile, and one in the 3000m. Iker Sanchez Lopez finished fourth at the Ken Shannon Invitational in the mile with a time of 4:00.77.
During the 2023 outdoor season, Schultz helped coach the Arizona Distance Women to nine top-10 finishes in the 800m, seven in the 1500m, two in the 3000m, and two in the 5000m. Alisa Lyesina finished 13th at the NCAA West First Round Championships with a time of 2:05.18 in the 800m. Lyesina also placed sixth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800m to score for the Arizona Women. Additionally, she won the 800m at the Willie Williams Classic and placed second at the Island Relays. Sailor Hutton won the 3000m and placed third in the 1500m at the Jim Click Shootout. Lyesina and Hutton each had a top-two finish in the 1500m during the season as well. On the men’s side for distance, Schultz helped coach a team that had nine top-10 finishes in the 800m, 11 in the 1500m, six in the 3000m, and two in the 5000m. In the 800m, Cade Russo placed 10th at the Pac-12 Championships and also posted a top-three finish at the Island Relays. Iker Sanchez Lopez finished 10th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500m. He also placed second in the event at both the Jim Click Shootout (3:45.00) and the Island Relays. At the Jim Click Shootout, the Arizona Men finished one through five, with Ian Sanchez Lopez winning the event with a time of 8:19.10.
Schultz's knowledge of the sport is vast as she also has experience being the Director of Ops at a Pac-12 school in addition to over 10 years of coaching experience. As an athlete, Schultz has had success at every level of competition, breaking records at both the high school and collegiate levels. While at Arizona State, Schultz was the first Cross Country All-American in school history. She also qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 800m and 1500m and competed post-collegiately for three years ranking in US top 15 lists. She competed in the USATF Nationals in the 1500m in multiple years and made two finals. Additionally, she has numerous top 10 US national appearances ranging from cross country to track.
Schultz graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Exercise Science. She is certified in USATF Level 2 in both Endurance and Sprints in addition to a USATF Cross Country Specialist certification. She is married to her husband Jay and has three daughters: Abbey, Maddie, and Sophia.
