Mike Orechia became the Director of Cross Country/Track & Field at the University of Puget Sound in 1997. Orechia had spent the previous ten years as Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at the University of Chicago where he led his Women's Cross Country team to the UAA Championships in 1992 & 1993, earning himself the Coaching Staff of the Year award and the Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year award. It was through his leadership that the women's team qualified for the first time in the school's history to compete in a NCAA championship where they placed fourteenth in 1993. During his time at the University of Chicago, Orechia coached ten All-Americans.

His other coaching experience includes coaching Stella Edwinson who participated in the 1984 Olympic trials in the 400m hurdles, Assistant Track & Field/ Cross Country coach at San Francisco State University (1983-1987), and Head Girls Track Coach at Danvers High School (1979-1981). While coaching at Danvers High School in 1979, his team won the Class B Championship, as well as the All-State Championship and the New England championship.

Since joining the Logger staff, Orechia has been selected Men's USTCA Indoor Track West Region Coach of the Year 2004, Men's XC Coach of the Year in 2002 and Women's XC Coach of the Year in 2001, coached three Men's NWC XC Championship teams and three Women's NWC XC Championship teams, and led the Women's Track & Field team to a 9th place NAIA finish in 1998 and a 5th place finish in 1999. As a Logger, he has also helped produce four National Champions (2 XC, 2 track), 17 track All-Americans, 10 XC All-Americans, 16 Individual XC Academic All-Americans, 10 XC Team Academic All-Americans, 13 Individual track Academic All-Americans, and 8 track team Academic All-Americans.

Orechia earned his B.S. degree in Education from Springfield College in 1978 and his M.A. degree in Education from San Francisco State University in 1985.

Orechia and his wife, Stella, live in Bothell, Washington with their two sons, Christopher and Ryne.

Courtney Jaworski joined the University of Puget Sound track & field and cross-country staff as an assistant coach during the 2009 outdoor track & field season. During his time at Puget Sound, Jaworski has aided Head Coach Mike Orechia in developing the men and women middle-distance and distance contingent.

Prior to Puget Sound, Jaworski competed for two years with the Oregon Track Club Elite. During his time in Eugene, Jaworski placed seventh in the 1-mile run at the 2007 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships and was a member of the winning 2007 Penn Relays USA v. World DMR World All-Star team.

Highlights from Jaworski's undergraduate career at the University of Pennsylvania include him participating in the 2004 Olympic Trials, earning All-American honors in 2005 and winning 6 individual Ivy League championships. He was also the recipient of Pennsylvania's prestigious Class of 1915 Award, presented annually to the most outstanding graduating male student-athlete, was the 2006 Division-I Mid-Atlantic Track & Field Athlete of the Year and captained the Quakers during their 2005/2006 campaign.

Jaworski is a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach, a USATF Association Level Track & Field and Cross-Country Official and a Washington State Certified Track & Field and Cross Country Official. He currently resides in University Place, Washington.

Cam “Nak” Nakano is a recentPuget Sound alumnus who majored in Exercise Science. He was a three year track and cross country varsity athlete mainly focusing on the 800m during the spring. He began his coaching duties in the fall of 2009. In 2008, he placed fifth in the Northwest Conference Championships in the 800m.

Nakano resides in Tacoma and enjoys running, working, studying chess and learning American Sign Language.

Emily Collins, a Puget Sound graduate student working towards her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, joined the Logger coaching staff in the spring of 2010. 

A graduate of the University of Washington, Emily competed in both the 800 and 1500 meters for the Huskies, in addition to running on the Husky women's cross country team. 

As an athlete competing for Marist High School in Eugene, Oregon, Emily won state titles in the 800 meters her freshman and junior years and finished second in that event as a sophomore and senior.  Additionally, as a senior, she anchored the first place 4x100 and 4x400 relays, helping Marist capture the girls' state team title.  Outside of running she enjoys hiking and white water rafting.

Sarah Orzell has assisted Coach Orechia since graduating from Puget Sound in 2006.  Orzell, originally from Alameda, California, ran cross country and track for the Loggers.

A highlight of her collegiate career was earning a trip to the 2004 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships her junior year.  Currently, Orzell lives in Seattle and works for Russell Investments.

Frank Prince, a 2006 Puget Sound graduate, coordinates recruiting and meet operations for the Logger track and cross country teams. While running for Coach Orechia at Puget Sound, Prince was an All-American in cross country and earned Academic All-American honors twice. He achieved All-Northwest Conference honors in track eight times, including three conference titles and three first team All-NWC awards in cross country. He currently sits fourth in the Logger Track & Field record book for the 10K with a time of 30:44 while his 24:48 8K personal best marks the fifth fastest time in Puget Sound Cross Country history. During his junior year, Prince shared Puget Sound’s Ben Cheney award for Most Outstanding Male Athlete. 

While at Puget Sound, Prince majored in Business Administration with minors in both Mathematics and Computer Science. His work in the classroom helped earn him a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in addition to being named the graduating male Logger athlete with the highest GPA his senior year.

Since graduating from Puget Sound, Prince has obtained his MBA from the University of Washington. He is active on the Logger’s alumni team, the Logger Track Club, and the Logger Club. Prince currently works as a lead analyst for the Bank of New York Mellon in Tacoma, where he also resides. He enjoys biking, water skiing, and bowling.