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Brian Cole Named Track & Field Coach/X-Country Coach
Ohio native asssumes head coaching duties for the Golden Eagles
August 6, 2009
 Brian Cole named head coach of the cross country and track & field programs(credit: Jim Dusen)
Cole comes to Brockport after serving as the assistant Track and Field coach at NCAA Division II Tiffin (OH) University, following an eleven-year stint as the head coach of the Ohio Northern University Cross Country and Track and Field Teams. He also coached for five years as the Head Coach at Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC.
“We are very pleased to add Brian to our coaching staff,” said Lin Case, Director of Athletics at The College at Brockport. “He brings a wealth of knowledge to the position and has the ability to continue the progress of the Track and Cross Country programs that have garnered national honors here at Brockport.”
Throughout his career, Cole has coached three individual National Champions, 52 All-Americans, 153 Conference Champions and 593 All-Conference selections. He has earned 13 Coach of the Year honors and guided six of his teams to Conference Championship titles.
Cole has acted as the meet director of the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships three times and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships twice. He has been an active member of the Division III Track and Field Coaches Association and most recently served as the President from 2004 to 2006.
A native of Tiffin, Ohio, Cole is a 1991 graduate of Methodist College, where he earned a bachelors degree in History and is currently pursuing a M.B.A with a concentration in Sport Management.
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