College Track & Field

Olympian New Rider Assistant Coach

LAWRENCEVILLE--Dudley Dorival of Ewing, a three-time Olympian, has been hired as the Rider University Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach, Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer announced.

“I am real excited to have Dudley join the staff at Rider,” said Hamer. “He has excelled at the highest competitive levels of track & field and will be a tremendous coach and mentor for our student-athletes.”

A 1997 graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he was a four-time All-American, Dorival was a quarterfinalist at the Beijing Olympics in the 110m hurdles, a finalist at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and a semifinalist at the Athens Olympics in 2004. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships and was a semifinalist at the 2003 World Championships.

“I've had great mentors and teachers in my career,” said Dorival, who has also coached at Princeton University and Princeton High School, “and this position offers me an opportunity to give something back. I'm looking forward to it.”

“He has a passion, enthusiasm, and excitement that will impact all areas of the track & field program at Rider,” said Hamer, who was twice an All-American distance runner at Penn State.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Dorival represented Haiti in the Olympics.

“I am really excited and anxious to get started,” Dorival said. “The chance to share the things I've learned has been a goal of mine. I want to thank Coach Hamer and Rider University for this opportunity to contribute to the Rider tradition.”

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