LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - The Rider University Director of Cross Country, Track and Field, Bob Hamer, has announced the hiring of assistant coach Elizah Gordon ahead of the 2026-27 season.  

Prior to Lawrenceville, Gordon was apart of the coaching staff at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York, serving as the assistant track and field coach for the Spartans while overseeing the programs sprinters. While in upstate New York, Gordon helped lead the Spartans to the 2026 ECC Track & Field Championship title while also helping the men's 4x100m relay team qualify for the 2026 Penn Relays.

While at Saint Thomas Aquinas, Gordon also served as an assistant coach for the school's Sprint Football team, helping to oversee the development of over 40 student athletes in both athletic and academic development.

A former member of the Spartans Track & Field and Sprint Football team, Gordon was a two-time ECC champion in the men's 2X100m outdoor event as well as a one-time winner of the ECC Indoor 60m event. Gordon was on the Spartan's men's track and field that won the 2022 ECC Outdoor Championship.

Gordon graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas University in 2023 with a degree in Psychology.