Western State Coach Jenn Michel 2009 Cowboy Jamboree

Jennifer Michel is the Head Cross Country Coach at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. In her first year, she coached the men’s team to a 2nd place finish at the national championships, and…
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Jennifer Michel is the Head Cross Country Coach at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. In her first year, she coached the men’s team to a 2nd place finish at the national championships, and…
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Jennifer Michel is the Head Cross Country Coach at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. In her first year, she coached the men’s team to a 2nd place finish at the national championships, and was named the Division II Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year by the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. No other woman has ever been honored as Coach of the Year for coaching a men’s sport in any NCAA division.
Originally from Wheat Ridge, CO, Michel earned eight All-American honors in Track and Field and Cross Country as a collegiate athlete at Western State College. Michel held the Division II National Championship meet record in the Steeplechase from its inaugural year in 2001 until it was recently broken in 2008. In her senior year of Cross Country, she was named the Division II Cross Country runner of the year. After graduating, Michel went on to qualify for the 2001 and 2002 USATF Championships in the steeplechase, as well as the 5000 meters in 2002.
Jennifer has a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from California University of Pennsylvania.