By: Abel Flessner
Dominican women’s track is starting their second season as a program at DU. They still look to get their first team win, bringing in a new head coach, Sergio Miranda, for the 2026 season.
Miranda was a two-time first team All American at Lewis University. He also holds four records at Lewis. Additionally, he competed at the Mexican Olympic Trials. He then worked at Joliet Central High School as the girl’s head track and field coach.
Miranda was also brought to Dominican to coach cross country.
Last season, the women’s track and field team had just 24 members—significantly less than the average collegiate track and field team. As a startup program, it makes sense, but the Stars still look to improve this year.
As a massively understaffed team, the Stars looked again for some help in the offseason, posting flyers around campus and reaching out to other teams’ coaches for athletes.
They found help from the softball, women’s soccer, and volleyball teams.
Though the softball team has begun practicing and their season starts in just over a month, multiple athletes took part in the most recent track meet and will compete again in the next.
“The track coach reached out to us and asked if any of the softball girls would be willing to run a couple of meets,” freshman Adison Hasse said.
Though it will just be for now, the help may give the team a jumpstart to their season.
The softball players ran the 4×400 relay and are running the 4×200 this weekend. The team building that comes with competing as a team before the softball season starts could be helpful to the athletes who chose to participate.
“Competing in a few races has helped us be more connected with each other,” Hasse said, “we have become closer as teammates even though it isn’t our main sport.”
Additionally, softball is a sport where conditioning is crucial, so running track gives these athletes the necessary conditioning for success this spring.
“Track does help with my softball season,” sophomore Kayla Amormino said, “racing can improve my speed, which is an important quality in softball.”
Ultimately, it will not be the aid the team is getting from athletes outside of the team, but the work Miranda, his first recruiting class, and returning athletes have put in all fall and winter.
As a startup team, the stakes are low, but the Stars will certainly hope to at least win one meet this spring and improve upon last year’s foundation.
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