2006 Media Guide - Washington & Lee - Washington and Lee ...
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CROSS Cross COUNTRY countryKRIS HOEY, WOMEN'S HEAD COACHKris Hoey is in her fourth season as headwomen’s cross country <strong>and</strong> assistant track coachat <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lee</strong>.The 2005 season was another successfulcampaign for the Generals. For the secondconsecutive season, Hoey led the team to anODAC Championship <strong>and</strong> first-place finish atthe Virginia State Championship. The Generalsplaced fourth overall at the NCAA South/SoutheastRegional, missing third by just two points.Hoey additionally guided Jackie Burns to ODACRookie of the Year <strong>and</strong> ODAC Runner of the Yearaccolades, as well as to All-State <strong>and</strong> All-SouthRegion honors. Burns finished first at the VirginiaState <strong>and</strong> ODAC Championships. Hoey has beennamed ODAC Coach of the Year for the last twoseasons.Hoey came to W&L from Rockbridge County High where she was the head boyscross country coach for one season. During that time she also served as a volunteerassistant track coach at VMI, working with the steeplechasers, middle distance <strong>and</strong>distance runners.At Rockbridge County, Hoey led the Wildcats to a runner-up finish at the State Championship<strong>and</strong> guided John Crews to the individual district, region <strong>and</strong> state championship<strong>and</strong> a 13th place finish at the 2003 Junior National Cross Country Championships.Prior to arriving in the Shen<strong>and</strong>oah Valley, Hoey, the wife of W&L Director of Track<strong>and</strong> Field <strong>and</strong> Running Programs, Nate Hoey, served as the interim head cross country<strong>and</strong> track <strong>and</strong> field coach at West Chester University during the 2001-02 season <strong>and</strong>was the assistant coach at WCU from 1998-01.During her one season as head coach at WCU, she helped mentor one All-American,three Academic All-Americans, two national qualifiers, four conference champions <strong>and</strong> 22all-conference athletes while helping her athletes set four new school records. Her men’s<strong>and</strong> women’s cross country teams were named to the National All-Academic team.A 1998 graduate of West Chester with a bachelor of science in health <strong>and</strong> physicaleducation, Hoey was a four-year letterwinner for both the cross country <strong>and</strong> track<strong>and</strong> field programs. She was twice named the cross country team MVP <strong>and</strong> served asteam captain during her senior season when she earned All-Pennsylvania State AthleticConference honors. In track <strong>and</strong> field, Hoey was twice named All-ECAC <strong>and</strong> garneredAll-PSAC recognition as a senior.Active in the sport, Hoey competed in the steeplechase at the 2001 USA OutdoorNational T&F Championships <strong>and</strong> was the Olympic Development Steeplechase Championat the 2001 Penn Relays, setting a meet record. In addition, Hoey placed 11th at the 20005
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