YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University Women's Cross Country Head Coach Sue Parks has added two new faces to the 2010 coaching staff. Jerel Langley and R.P. White will join the Eagles this season.

Langley was previously at Kennesaw State. In his two years there, he served as the recruiting coordinator as well as direct coach for the multis, pole vault and javelin. Between 2009 and 2010, Langley coached 15 All-Atlantic Sun performers, saw 12 school records broken, and had five conference champions respectively. Langley also saw 15 Atlantic Sun All-Academic members under his guidance. In the 2010 season, Langley was a part of a KSU men's program that captured the Atlantic Sun Triple Crown. Parks hopes that his success will make an immediate impact at EMU.

“Jerel's expertise in the throws and pole vault will give us a big recruiting and coaching boost in those events areas,” said Parks. “We know that we need more production in the field events to compete with the top teams in the Mid-American Conference, and adding another full-time coach to recruit and coach is huge for us. He comes from a coaching family and is a proven coach and recruiter. We are excited to have him on board as we continue to work towards winning a MAC title.”

Originally from Cumming, Ga., Langley attended Roswell High School before ultimately graduating from North Forsyth. He attended Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, where he graduated with a degree in Sports Management, and competed on the Track and Field team. Although he began his career as a Decathlete, he switched his focus to Javelin during his junior year.

While at Gardner-Webb, Langley was a two-time East Regional qualifier and finalist in the javelin, named to the 2008 All-East Region team, was a three time Atlantic Sun Conference Champion, and a 2008 Academic All-American.

In addition to being a certified Level I Track and Field Coach, Langley comes from a family of coaches, with his brother Josh coaching at UNC-Chapel Hill, while his father is a high school coach in Georgia.

White joins as a volunteer assistant in 2010. A former member of EMU's Men's Cross Country team, White brings valuable experience to the coaching staff said Parks.

“R.P. worked hard and persevered over the years to be a strong contributor on MAC championship cross country and track teams for the men here at EMU,” said Parks. “I expect him to pass along that winning attitude to our female distance runners. It will be great for the women to be around someone who has been there and knows what it takes to compete for a conference championship at EMU.”

White was a member of the Men's Track and Cross Country teams from 2005-2009, where he helped capture multiple MAC Championships.

In his senior cross country campaign, he landed the Coaches Award for his solid performance throughout the season including a 15th place in the MAC Championship. He helped the Eaglels to their fourth consecutive MAC Conference title a year earlier by placing 29th overall at the MAC Championship with a time of 25:46.1. White also placed 7th in the 10,000 meters in the 2010 outdoor MAC Championship, helping the Eagles to the team title in his last season.