Horseheads graduate Casey Swartz takes over the SUNY CCC Men's and Women's Cross-Country programs

Casey brings a plethora of experience as both a high school and collegiate student-athlete. A graduate from Horseheads High School in 2012 where he competed in cross country and track and field for the Blue Raiders running the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races. Coach Swartz headed to SUNY Fredonia where he competed as a student-athlete in both cross country and track and field where he ran the 5000m. After college, Casey continued his running career by competing in 5 half marathons and 4 marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 2019.

Casey graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a bachelors in exercise science and a minor in athletic coaching. Swartz also attended Genesee Community College after SUNY Fredonia where he graduated with an associated in applied sciences and a license as a physical therapist assistant.

Coach Swartz helped coach at Dunkirk High School as an intern in 2016 for the indoor and outdoor track teams and he currently works as a physical therapist assistant at Elite Therapy in Horseheads, NY.