meet our Team
Communication
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While we will still be posting information here on the website, we will be integrating a new way of communicating with the team this year, through the messenger app, Spond. This messenger app allows for two-way communication between the coaching staff and families. Parents will receive a duplicate of all communications their athletes receive - we hope this new tool more quickly enables us to communicate any changes we encounter due to weather, busing, or other issues.
Coaching Staff
Dylan Fehrman - Head Coach
Coach Fehrman enters the 2026 season as the new Head Coach after previously serving as an assistant for the past 11 years at East. Previously, he coached for a combined 5 years at Green Mountain High School (Lakewood, CO) and Durham School of the Arts (Durham, NC). He is honored to take over from Coach Kohuth, and excited to continue to build on his legacy of building teams that are fun, supportive, and passionate about running. Coach Fehrman also works at East High School in the Social Studies Department, where he teaches four different courses: dylan_fehrman@dpsk12.net
Dave Scudamore - Assistant Coach
Coach Scudamore returns the Angels where he has served as an assistant coach since 2014. Coach Scudamore brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the staff as a former professional runner and US National Marathon Champion, following his All-American collegiate performance at Stanford University. This level of expertise will be reflected in his race recaps throughout the season. Coach Scudamore works as a hospitalist at Colorado Children’s Hospital in order to support his hobby and true passion, coaching runners. ddscudamore@gmail.com
Shanelle Robinson - Assistant Coach
Coach Robinson joined the staff at East during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 school, serving as the Career Connections Coordinator, while also serving as Assistant Track Coach and Head JV Coach. Previously, she served as Head Cross Country Coach at Eaglecrest High School, with coaching stops at Rangeview HS and her alma mater Hinkley HS as well. These followed her own standout collegiate career in XC and Track in the Skyline Athletic Conference. She holds a degree in Sports & Exercise Science from the University of Northern Colorado. We’re so excited to add her expertise and energy to our staff for the 2026 season! shanelle_robinson@dpsk12.net
Steve Kohuth - Assistant Coach
Coach Kohuth stepped down as Head Coach following the 2025 season, after 23 years at the helm, but he stills loves it too much to completely walk away. After building this program from not enough kids to produce a scoring squad in the early years to a team that regularly reaches one hundred or more athletes a year, he wasn’t ready to be truly say goodbye so he will be back part-time in 2026. Coach Kohuth will serve as a volunteer coach this year, so that he can run the occasional practice, lead visualizations, attend meets, and drive athletes to Kansas. We’re so excited to have Coach Kohuth back because of all that he means to the team and our identity. skohuth@dpsk12.net
Reed Young - Assistant Coach
Coach Reed joined the staff at East for the 2025-2026 school year, serving as a Social Studies teacher. Previously, he worked at Denver Green School, where he had experience coaching soccer. He is excited to join the Cross Country staff after leveling up his own running over the past few years - including the 2026 Denver Colfax Marathon. He will serve as a part-time assistant helping out the team 2 days a week this fall, and is excited to bring his positive energy and encouragement to working with our runners! reed_young@dpsk12.net
Sharon Pendleton - Assistant Coach
Coach Pendleton joined the staff at East during the 2023-2024 school year, serving as an English teacher. Previously, she coached cross country at her former school, but has spent the first few years at East focusing on her own running. Excited to get back into coaching, she will join the Cross Country staff as a part-time assistant helping out the team this fall, and is excited to bring her experience and support to working with our runners! spendle@dpsk12.net
Harrison Scudamore - Assistant Coach
Those familiar with East Cross Country will recognize the name. Coach Scudamore (#2) has a figurative and literal successful track record with East HS. The top athlete on each of his final three years as a student athlete 2015-2018, he still ranks as the fourth fastest boy in East HS XC history, and now returns to coach his old team alongside his dad. After graduating from East, he attended Columbia University where he ran Track and Cross Country. He also coaches the Colorado Coyotes club team, so he will be splitting duties and helping us out 2-3 days a week during the season. We are so excited to have him back coaching with us for the 2026 season.
Alison Hunt - Assistant Coach
Coach Hunt is excited to consistently get back to coaching distance again for the 2026 season. Previously, she served as Head Cross Country Coach at Eaglecrest High School where she coached for four years. She came over to East as a math teacher in 2023, and began serving as a volunteer coach helping the XC team during the 2025 season. Over the past few years she has focused on her own racing career. At the Mesa Marathon on February 14, 2026, she secured a huge PR and broke the 3 hour mark! With that behind her, she is ready to focus on helping kids run fast too! alison_hunt@dpsk12.net
Our Athletes of the week
Our Alumni
Congratulations to Henry Bennett (St. Olaf), Scout Chomas (Middlebury), and Julieta Ochoa (Scripps), who all signed their National Letter of Intent to compete in Cross Country and Track & Field at the National Signing Day Event on February 4, 2026.
Soon to be alumni…
Dartmouth graduate Will Daley, Denver East Class of 2020, is now running at the University of Virginia as a graduate transfer. Last spring he ran 13:36 for 5000m to take 13th at the NCAA outdoor championships. On the grass this fall, Daley ran five races, highlighted by a personal best 23:31 for 8K at the Gans Creek Invitational in Missouri. He helped the Cavaliers to an ACC Team Conference Championship and 7th place team finish at NCAA DI Championships. At the BU Valentine Invite, Will dipped below the hallowed four minute mile running 3:59.19.
Quinn Higgins, Class of 2023, runs for DIII Lewis & Clark. His season was highlighted by a personal best 24:39 for 8k at the Linfield Invitational followed by an 8th place finish at the Northwest Conference Championships. He helped lead the Pioneers to a 4th place conference team finish and 15th place regional team finish.
Grace Todd, Class of 2024, is running for Washington University. She mostly ran for the second team for the excellent Bears team that finished first in its region, 7th at DIII Nationals). She posted times of 23:52 for 6K and 18:23 for 5K.
Also from the Class of 2024, Sophia Shiroff ran six races for D3 Allegheny College with a seasonal best of 25:15 for 6k. She ran at the conference and regional meets, where the team took 5th and 25th respectively.
Rosie Mucharsky, Class of 2025, redshirted her first cross country season at Notre Dame University, but not before running three races unattached, including a win at the Winrow Valparaiso Invitational 5K in 16:39. She has already run her first indoor races of the season, 2:06 (#5 ND all-time) a 4:43 (#6 ND all-time) for the mile in her young career.
Jonas Scudamore, Class of 2025, initially running unattached, earned his varsity jersey for Colorado State with his 9th place finish at the Road Runner Invitational then ran his personal best 24:46 for 8K at the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame. He ran on the Rams squads who took 6th at the Mountain West Championships and 12th at the NCAA D1 Mountain West Regional Championship.
