Ross Weller enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Union College cross country and track and field programs.

Weller was a four-year member of the Swarthmore College track and cross country teams. He was a two-time captain at the NCAA Division III school. While there he was a four-time Centennial Conference medalist, three times in the steeplechase and once in the distance medley relay.

He comes to Union after spending a year working at the Bronx Preparatory Charter School in Bronx, N.Y. as a sixth and seventh grade teacher.

Weller earned his bachelor degree in English Literature and education from Swarthmore in 2008.