Renate Richardson, a native of Newburg, Missouri, enters her sixth season as an assistant and will be working with the cross country runners in the fall and, primarily, the sprinters and hurdlers throughout the year. Richardson started coaching at UCC during the 2018-19 school year. She competed 4 years collegiately in basketball and track & field, and 2 years in cross country.

Richardson, a Culver-Stockton College graduate (‘18) is the school record holder for the 3,000m steeplechase and can be found on the top 10 list of 9 other events between indoor and outdoor track, and on the top 10 list for the 4k, 5k, and 6k in cross country. Richardson competed in all but 2 track and field events during her career, while also playing basketball and running cross country. Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, Alan King, was also her collegiate coach at CSC.

Prior to her college career, Richardson was a sprinter and hurdler at Newburg High School, where she received All-Conference, All-District, and All-Sectional honors in multiple sports, as well as being a two-time State Qualifier in the 300m hurdles. Richardson was a 4-year varsity letter winner in basketball, track & field, and softball. In her athletic career she also played football for a year, and dabbled in soccer.

Richardson graduated cum laude and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Legal Studies/Pre-Law with a minor in Criminal Justice. She likes to spend her free time with her two Dalmatians, Paisley and Pi.