Full Title: Cross Country Announces Largest Recruiting Class in UMBC History UMBC head cross country coach Matt Gittermann announced today that he will welcome 13 student-athletes to the Retrievers in the 2010-11 school year, the largest incoming cross country class in the history of the program. Featuring nine male and four female athletes, the class will make an impact on both the cross country and the track and field teams in the long sprints all the way up to the 10,000-meter run.