Dave
Coppock is in his 16th season as head coach of both Yellowjacket
cross country teams.
A former cross country runner at the
University of Northern Iowa and University of Montana,
Coppock has produced 13 All-Conference and three NCAA
All-Region runners. His teams have placed as high as second in the
Pacific West Conference 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. In 2001, the
women's team earned the highest combined GPA among Division II
cross-country teams while the men's team ranked eighth.
A 1979 graduate of Montana with a
degree in geology, Coppock still runs competitively. He
was named the Montana USATF Road Racer of the Year in
1997. |
