George Washington University Athletics
Women's Track/Cross Country
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- tweir@gwu.edu
- Phone:
- 994-3166
For 25 years, Terry Weir has built championship programs where student-athletes don't have to choose between academic excellence and athletic excellence—they're expected to achieve both.
Throughout his career, Weir has been drawn to opportunities to build. From helping reestablish American University's track & field program, to building George Washington's men's and women's track & field programs from the ground up, to transforming the Revolutionaries into one of the Atlantic 10's premier cross country and track & field programs, his passion has remained the same: developing people, building cultures and leaving every program better than he found it.
Now entering his 25th season of collegiate coaching and his 15th season at George Washington, Weir has helped student-athletes excel academically, compete for conference championships, qualify for NCAA competition and continue their success well beyond college.
Throughout his career, Weir has believed that the best collegiate programs develop exceptional people as well as exceptional athletes. His coaching philosophy blends individualized training, championship aspirations and academic excellence to help student-athletes reach their highest potential both on the track and in the classroom.
Since arriving at GW in 2012, Weir has transformed the university's men's and women's cross country programs into consistent Atlantic 10 contenders while establishing the men's and women's track & field programs from the ground up in 2015. Under his leadership, the program has built a culture centered on personal development, accountability, academic achievement and long-term competitive success.
The Revolutionaries have consistently maintained one the highest team GPAs on campus while competing for Atlantic 10 championships, NCAA qualification and school records. Weir's student-athletes are challenged to pursue excellence in one of the nation's premier academic environments without sacrificing their competitive ambitions.
The defining team achievement of Weir's tenure came in 2021, when GW captured the first Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Championship in program history. Weir was subsequently named the 2021 Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. The women have also earned three Atlantic 10 Cross Country runner-up finishes in 2019, 2023 and 2025, establishing the Revolutionaries as one of the conference's premier distance programs.
During Weir's tenure, George Washington has enjoyed the most successful sustained period in program history. His student-athletes have produced:
- 84 Atlantic 10 All-Conference performers
- 21 Atlantic 10 individual champions
- 10 NCAA qualifying berths earned by eight student-athletes
- One Atlantic 10 team championship
- Three Atlantic 10 Cross Country team runner-up finishes
- Multiple school, championship and program records
- Several historic program firsts
Those historic firsts include the first Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Championship in school history, the first GW men's individual Atlantic 10 Cross Country Champion, the program's first NCAA qualifier in a field event, and the first Atlantic 10 medalists in the women's triple jump and women's 4×400-meter relay.
Among the individual champions developed during Weir's tenure are Miranda DiBiasio, Halley Brown, Carter Day, Colin Wills, Ryan DePinto, Suzanne Dannheim, Kathryn Nohilly, Ryan Fowkes, Logan Brodner and Mike Bohlke.
In 2025 Mike Bohlke became the first GW men's runner to win the Atlantic 10 individual cross country championship in program history. He later captured consecutive Atlantic 10 titles in the 1,500 meters while qualifying twice for NCAA competition.
GW's NCAA qualifiers during Weir's tenure have included Matt Lange, Carter Day, Suzanne Dannheim, Margaret Coogan, Kathryn Nohilly, Ryan Fowkes, Mike Bohlke and Megan Hiedebrecht. Coogan and Bohlke each qualified twice, accounting for the program's 10 NCAA qualifying berths.
Hiedebrecht's qualification in the triple jump marked another milestone in the continued growth of GW Track & Field beyond its distance-running foundation. The achievement was especially remarkable because she earned an NCAA qualifying berth while completing her second year of medical school and competing at the Division I level. Her success, along with the emergence of GW's women's sprint, jump and relay groups, reflects the evolution of the program into a complete and competitive track & field program.
Whether coaching first-year collegiate athletes, conference champions or elite post-collegiate runners, Weir's approach has remained the same: develop exceptional people, create an environment for long-term growth and help each athlete discover how good they can become.
Throughout nearly three decades of coaching, Weir has developed athletes at every stage of the sport—from high school state champions and NCAA All-Americans to elite post-collegiate competitors.
Among the most accomplished athletes he has coached is Keira Carlstrom D'Amato, whom Weir coached at both Oakton High School and American University. D'Amato was a two-time high school All-American and four-time NCAA All-American during those stages of her career before later becoming the American record holder in the marathon.
Weir also coaches current GW Associate Head Coach Samantha Nadel in her professional running career. Under his guidance, Nadel has set personal bests of 4:36 in the mile, 8:52 in the 3,000 meters, 15:30 in the 5,000 meters and 32:28 in the 10,000 meters. Nadel qualified for the 2023 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters and placed fourth at the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships. Her performances from the mile through the 10,000 meters demonstrate the versatility of Weir's coaching philosophy and its effectiveness beyond the collegiate level.
Prior to arriving at George Washington, Weir served as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland and American University.
At American, Weir worked alongside legendary coach and two-time Olympian Matt Centrowitz to help reestablish the university's track & field program after it was reinstated in 2001. Together, they built one of the nation's premier mid-major distance programs. During Weir's six seasons, the men's team won five consecutive Patriot League Cross Country Championships and earned three consecutive NCAA Championship appearances, while the women captured the first two Patriot League Cross Country Championships in program history.
Working alongside Centrowitz, Weir helped coach eight athletes to 15 NCAA All-America honors and contributed to the development of 21 NCAA qualifiers and 49 Patriot League champions. The program also produced 10 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year, two Academic All-District First Team selections and 93 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll honorees. Keira Carlstrom was selected as an NCAA Woman of the Year finalist in 2006.
At Maryland, Weir helped develop walk-on Alex Lundy into the school's first men's NCAA Cross Country Championship qualifier in 20 years while also helping Kristen Reed become the first Maryland women's distance runner to qualify for NCAA competition in the steeplechase. His impact extended beyond competition as both the men's and women's cross country teams earned the university's President's Cup for the highest team GPA.
Before entering the collegiate ranks in the fall of 2002, Weir established one of Northern Virginia's most successful high school coaching careers.
As head coach at Oakton High School, he coached 13 Virginia state champions, a National Indoor Mile Champion, a member of the U.S. World U20 Cross Country Team, two U.S. U20 All-Americans while earning 2002 Northern Virginia Track & Field Coach of the Year honors.
Earlier, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, he helped coach 12 Virginia state champions, a Nike Indoor national champion distance medley relay and a Virginia women's indoor state championship team title.
Weir won the 1993 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championship and was named the Sun Belt Cross Country Runner of the Year while competing at the University of South Alabama. Following his collegiate career, he trained professionally with the Reebok Enclave under renowned coaches Frank Gagliano and Matt Centrowitz while pursuing qualification for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials.
A former conference champion and professional runner, Weir continues to bring the same passion for building programs and developing people that has defined his coaching career for more than two decades. He resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his two children, Marie (11) and Ryan (7).
