Purity Rath has served as a volunteer coach since the 2016-17 season. She primarily works with the distance runners.
NM State posted a second place finish as a team and eight individual titles went home with the Aggie squad. Many athletes broke program records at the league meet, including Elana Kresl, who posted a time of 10:47.66 in the 3,000m steeplechase, and Amberg, who recorded a time of 4:23.89 in the 1,500m and 2:10.10 in the 800m.
The Aggies finished second at the WAC Indoor Championships in 2019 with seven individual titles belonging to the Crimson and White. With Rath's direction, Amberg (5:00.96) and Julia Yescas (5:01.90) earned all-conference accolades in the mile at the meet. Additionally, Jess Dominguez (10:05.04) came away with the silver in the 3000m while Yescas (10:07.72) also earned all-conference honors. In the 5000m, Dominguez placed fourth with a time of 17:45.02.
Under Rath's guidance during the 2018 indoor track season, five athletes scored in the distance races for the Aggies at the WAC Championships. Cassey Amberg posted a fifth place finish when she clocked in at 5:06.28 for the mile at the event while Sydney Salas took home sixth in the 5,000m with a time of 17:50.13. Jess Dominguez (10:22.81) and Stephanie Quintero (10:25.21) placed seventh and eighth, respectively for the 3,000m while Leah Salazar took fifth in the 800m (2:17.39) at the championship.
For the outdoor season, Rath saw four athletes place among the top-eight at the WAC Outdoor Championships. Salazar took fifth in the 800m (2:21.24) while Julia Yescas came away with fourth in the 1,500m (4:53.11). Salas finished in fifth during the 5k race, posting a time of 17:43.73 and Quintero came through in eighth for the 10k with a time of 337:48.25.
Under Rath's direction, Crissey Amberg won the mile at the WAC Indoor Championships and placed second in the 3000m at the meet. She also was named the WAC Outstanding Track Performer at the meet. During the outdoor season, Amberg broke the school record in the 1,500m and was the first Aggie to ever qualify for the NCAA Regionals in the event.
