Yale

Matt Siley, who coached the jumpers at Rider to 20 individual conference titles in his five seasons with the Broncs, joined the Yale track and field staff as an assistant coach in October of 2026. He works primarily with Yale’s jumpers. 

In addition to those 20 individual conference titles, Siley coached the jumpers at Rider to five NCAA East First Round qualifications, four school records, a MAAC Championship record and 47 top 10 school marks. He also coached long jumper Raisa Palleija to notable achievements at the national and international level, including two silver medals at the Dominican Republic Olympic Trials/Senior National Championships and a finals appearance at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships.
 
Siley earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and international business from Rider in 2021, then earned an MBA from Rider in 2023. He was the 2020-21 Rider men’s track and field captain. That year he earned the team’s Irwin Weiss Award and the team’s Scholar Athlete Award. A three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree, he was a conference scorer in the long jump, triple jump and javelin.
 
Siley is a native of Erwinna, Pa.