Coach Drea retired from the US Army in 2024 after 20 years of service and returned to college to study exercise physiology and strength and conditioning. She retained her NCAA eligibility and walked on her university's cross country team, where she earned ASC New Comer of the Year for 2024. Her hope is to experience training and competing at the colligate level in order to better teach and mentor young athletes.
Coach Drea has her RRCA run coach certification, as well as her Master Fitness Trainer certification through the U.S. Army. She has qualified for 6 Army installation 10-miler teams. She has trained and coached hundreds of Soldiers, and in 2025 began coaching youth. In her first year, all of her athletes qualified for AAU regionals, with one continuing on to place 3rd at the AAU Junior Olympics in the 1500M.