Michelle is in her seventh year here at Brown after building an impressive resume. She competed at Carlton College in her native Minnesota, winning her conference championship five times in the shot and discus. In 1995, she was the MIAC Athlete of the Meet outdoors. She holds school records in the shot, discus, and was the school record holder in the 20lb weight and hammer until 2002. A four-time participant at the NCAAs, she earned All-American honors in 1995 in the discus.

In only one year at Brown, Eisenreich coached Amber Knighten '02 to the outdoor NCAAs in the shot put where she finished fifth to earn All-American honors. Jill Lynch '05 has continued the shot put success by winning the 2003 indoor Heptagonal League shot put title and by finishing runner-up in the 2003 and 2004 outdoor seasons. She currently holds a PR of 46'11" and ranks third all-time for Brown. Also adding to the success is Laura Dudek who eared a Heps championship in the javelin and set the school record with a throw of 145'6" in 2004. Michelle has significantly strengthened the men's throwing corps, and consequently the men's track and field team. Last year the men dominated the discus competition at Heps, finishing second, third and fifth. In 2004, the men's and women's throwers outscored the throwing programs at the other seven Ivy schools at the Outdoor Heptagonal League Championships. So far the Brown throwers have earned 10 All-Ivy honors in Michelle's four years here and are looking to add significantly to that number this year.

Eisenreich knew she would go into coaching after having outstanding mentors in both high school and college. She began at Purdue as a graduate assistant, coaching the multi-event athletes and the women vaulters and throwers. While there, she also directed the Purdue Area Track Club for athletes ages 5 to 17. After finishing her graduate degree, Eisenreich moved on to Colgate for two years. She coached athletes to school records in five throwing events, while also coaching the jumpers and serving as the recruiting coordinator.

Michelle's coaching philosophy is a three-part guiding force: 1) develop the individual on a personal and athletic level; 2) create a healthy team attitude; 3) contribute to the growth of the sport of track and field. She accomplishes these three goals, by continually studying the science and the training technique of the events she coaches and making a personal investment into the welfare of each athlete; she instills a strong team ethic and an understanding of how to achieve team success in each individual; and, she works with track and field at both the national and grass roots level.