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(513) 244-4842 Paul_Longano@mail.msj.edu
Paul Longano will direct the Mount’s men’s and women’s cross country teams this fall in his first season. Longano, who was started in July, 2008, will also be the College’s head coach for men’s and women’s track & field.
Longano comes to the Mount from NCAA Division I Xavier University. He was the Assistant Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach while at Xavier from 2005-2008. Prior to his post at Xavier, he coached at the high school level for 13 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily as a distance/cross country coach. In 2005 he was the Cincinnati Hills League Cross Country Coach of the Year as well as the City of Cincinnati Boys’ Division II Coach of the Year.
During his high school coaching experience, the programs that he was affiliated with won 11 conference titles, seven district titles, four regional titles, and one state title. Longano also has USA Track & Field Level II certification in the jumps.
Longano was recently employed as a civil baliff by the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts (2002-2008) and has worked as a probation officer (Municipal Division) for the Hamilton County Probation Department (1998-2002).
In addition, he has a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Cincinnati (1998) and a master’s of education degree in sports administration from Xavier (2006). Longano resides in Cleves, Ohio with his wife, Bernadette, and children Thomas, Anthony, Teresa Marie and John Paul. University
Assistant Coach Jeff Hill 
(513) 244-8597 Jeff_Hill@mail.msj.edu
Jeff Hill enters his first season as head coach for the Lions’ men’s and women’s track & field teams. Last spring Hill was an assistant track & field coach, and oversaw the team’s sprinters as well as the hurdlers and relay teams. He is also an assistant football coach for the Mount, returning for the 2006 season with the Lions’ football program, and has coached the team’s wide
receivers and then defensive secondary the past two seasons. He was previously at the Mount (2000-2003) as a football assistant coach, coaching the team’s linebackers for one season and coaching the wide receivers for three seasons.
Hill has also been employed as a physical education director at the Clem and Ann Buenger Boys and Girls Club in Newport, Kentucky. In addition he has worked as a new business coordinator and account associate at Pension Corporation of America in Cincinnati and was a physical education director at the Kenton County (Kentucky) Boys and Girls Club.
Hill, who has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Purdue University, played football in college and was a member of the NFL Cincinnati Bengals.
Coach Hill, a Mt. Healthy High School graduate, was third in the long jump at the 1990 Ohio High School State Track & Field meet. He resides in Cincinnati, OH.
Assistant Coach Erin Pauley 
(513) 244-3276 Erin_Pauley@mail.msj.edu
Erin Pauley returns for her third season with the track & field team, and will assist with all functions of the school’s program. She joined the Mount in 2005 as a full-time coach with the duties of being an assistant volleyball coach and an assistant track & field coach.
Pauley completed her master’s degree in coaching education at Ohio University in June 2005 and has obtained her Performance Enhancement Specialist Certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She also passed the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Exam.
She received her bachelor’s degree in allied health from Marietta College in 2004, where she was a setter and defensive specialist for the school’s volleyball team for four seasons. The Roger Bacon High School graduate has also coached for the Lineshot Volleyball Club in Cincinnati for ten years.
In addition, Pauley has a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program Level I and II Certification, is an Ohio Valley Volleyball Region Professional Official and passed the American Red Cross Adult CPR.
Pauley, and her husband Justin, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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(513) 244-8582 TBlakley@Yahoo.com
Tina Blakley enters her first season as assistant coach for the Lions’ men’s and women’s cross country teams. Blakley, who will also assist Head Coach Paul Longano with the Mount’s track & field teams, is an AFAA certified Personal Trainer and has helped direct many individual athletes and teams improve their performance through strength training programs. In addition, she has worked in the fitness industry for over a dozen years and has a versatile training background.
Coach Blakley’s personal interests involve training and competing in multi-discipline endurance races, such as 12+ hour adventure races, long distance running and/or cycling relay races and half marathons. She is passionate about helping athletes achieve their personal goals and advance in their particular sport by increasing their awareness through cross training and strength training as well as injury prevention.
Blakley, a graduate of Purcell Marian High School, has also completed college courses at the Mount. She resides in Bright, IN with her family.