Staff Directory
Saskia Pingpank
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 859-979-2149
| Experience |
- Assistant Coach Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country, Omaha (NCAA Division I - Summit League) - 2024-Present
| Personal |
- From Hannover, Germany
- Bachelor of Science, Sport Management, Minor in Coaching, Eastern Kentucky University (2022)
- Master of Science, Exercise and Sport Science, Sport Administration, Eastern Kentucky University (2024)
| at Omaha |
- Joined Omaha as Assistant Coach in September 2024, working under Head Coach Cliff Cisar.
- In the 2024-25 season, Pingpank coached and assisted athletes to 18 Top Ten marks in school history across the Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field season.
- During the Cross Country season, contributed to and coached athletes to achieve Top 30 program marks in both the 5-kilometer and 6-kilometer events, with nine of those performances occurring in her first year during the fall 2024 season.
| Honors |
- ASUN All-Academic Team (2024)
- Academic All-District Team (2024)
- President’s List Fall 2018/ Spring 2019; Fall 2019/ Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Fall 2021/ Spring 2022; Fall 2022/ Spring 2023; Fall 2023/ Spring 2024
- Dean’s List (Spring 2021)
- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Eastern Kentucky University (Aug 2021 – May 2024)
| Playing Career |
- Pingpank competed for Eastern Kentucky University (2018–2024), contributing to the success of the Cross Country and Track & Field program.
- Specialized in the steeplechase and distance events ranging from 1500-meters to 10,000-meters.
- Competed in Track & Field in Germany, qualifying for and participating in the German National Championships across multiple years.
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