Cumberland head men's and women's cross country coach steps down as the cross country coach after nine seasons.
"I want to thank Coach Seckel who started the men's and women's programs from the ground up and has built them into great programs," Director of Athletics Ron Pavan said. "He has been named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year and his wife Judy won Assistant Coach of the Year. Coach Seckel is a great coach, but an even better person and we will miss him."
Coach Seckel has produced 18 NAIA National Qualifiers, 40 All-Conference runners, 15 Conference Runners of the Week, four NAIA National Runners of the Week, two Conference Freshman of the Year, and one Mid-South Conference Champion in Jason Bowers. Also, he has produced one NAIA All-American in Bowers who placed 11th at the NAIA National Championship this past season.
His student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom and in the community, with 15 NAIA Scholar-Athlete designations, 36 Academic All-Conference honorees, six Mid-South Conference Champions of Character, two USTFCCCA Scholar-Athletes, and one Cumberland University Lindsey Donnell Scholar-Athlete.
He has been a competitive runner since 1980 and has competed at all levels. Notably, he has completed over 35 marathons and has run in a string of 13 consecutive Boston Marathons.
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