Dave Coppock is entering his 20th season as head coach of both Yellowjacket cross-country teams and will be starting the MSUB track and field programs in 2007-2008.
A former cross country and track runner at the University of Northern Iowa and University of Montana, Coppock has produced 16 All-Conference and three NCAA All-Region runners. In 2006, the Yellowjacket women won the Heartland Conference Championships and four men and women were named to the All-Conference teams. The 2006 women were also ranked as high as 10th in the NCAA South Central Region. His teams over the years have placed as high as second in the Pacific West Conference (twice) and fifth in the NCAA West Region. Under Coppock's guidance, the Yellowjackets have also been ranked as high as No. 16 in the Nation.
In addition to the success Coppock's teams have had on the course, they have also been among the most successful teams in the nation in the classroom. Both the women’s and men’s programs have perennially been named to the NCAA Division II Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic teams and have maintained one of the highest team grade point averages in the nation.
A 1979 graduate of Montana with a degree in geology, Coppock still runs competitively. He was named 2006 Heartland Conference Women’s Coach of the Year and has been named the Montana USATF Road Racer of the Year two times. |
