Boston College Men's Cross Country

Kerr was named to his current role in 2008 after serving as the assistant coach for the men's and women's programs at Wake Forest University for four years. In the first two years under Kerr's guidance, Boston College has garnered 49 All-ACC Academic Honor Roll distinctions, five All-ACC Academic Team members, been recognized as the ACC Performer of the Week on three occasions and made one appearance on an ACC All-Conference team. In his first season at the helm of the BC program, Kerr's impact was felt immediately. During the 2008 outdoor track season, he led Dave Emerson to a New England Championship in the 10,000m and coached Jeff Smith to a school record in the 100m dash. In the fall of 2008, with Kerr's tutelage, standout Timothy Ritchie earned a pair of ACC Cross Country Performer of the Week honors and sophomore Theodore Doyle added one of his own. Kerr led Ritchie to a second place finish at ACCs - BC's all-time best individual performance - with the Eagles taking sixth place for their highest team finish since joining the conference in 2005. Kerr also coached Ritchie to a New England Cross Country Championship that year. The BC star took seventh place at the NCAA Northeast Regional and went on to make his first appearance at the NCAA Cross Country Championship, finishing No. 62. During the 2009 indoor track season, Kerr brought continued recognition to Boston College. At the 2009 ACC Indoor Championship, Ritchie placed sixth in the 5000m. The senior took third in the same event at the conference championship, the highest-ever individual placing by an Eagle at the meet. Earlier in the season, BC's captain busted out two NCAA Regional qualifying times in the 5000m, one of which was a 14:02.59 performance at the ICAAAA meet. After making the transition outside, Kerr guided Ritchie to qualify for the NCAA preliminary round in the 5000m by posting a time of 14:03.21. With Kerr at the helm, the Eagles earned their first podium finish in several decades at the New England Track and Field Championships, having grabbed third place behind Matt Adetula's championship in the triple jump. Following a rebuilding year on the cross country course, the 2010 track seasons were also quite successful for Boston College. Mark Domaracki highlighted the indoor campaign by breaking the school record in the 500m with a time of 1:03.54 at the BU Valentine Invitational and Ritchie, then a grad student, recorded the sixth fastest mile time in school history at 4:05.47. In addition to six years of coaching experience, Kerr boasts a 13 year highly-decorated career as an international runner. An accomplished athlete, Kerr concluded his career with his third consecutive, and fourth overall, 3000m Steeplechase title at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in 2007. Between 1994 and 2005, the four-time national champion represented Team Canada on seven occasions at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. Kerr attended the IAAF World Cross Country Championships five times (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005) and the IAAF World Track and Field Championships twice (2003 and 2005). In 2000, Kerr graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas as a double-major in International Economics and Marketing Management. He was a member of the Dean's List and an Academic All-American throughout his undergraduate career. At the University of Arkansas from 1995 to 1999, Kerr garnered six All-American and four All-SEC honors as a member of 10 NCAA Championship and 12 Southeastern Conference Championship teams. As a Razorback, he claimed back-to-back NCAA individual titles in 3000m Steeplechase in 1998 and 1999 and four SEC Individual Championships, including three straight 3000m Steeplechase titles. After graduating from Arkansas, he earned a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wollongong, receiving the postgraduate degree with distinction honors. While at Wollongong, Kerr was a five-time Australian University Games Champion. Kerr is married to the former Jill Snyder, who herself was a five-time All-American track athlete at Wake Forest University and is currently an assistant coach for BC the cross country and track and field programs. They are blessed with two children, Madeline Louise (3) and James Randall (2) and reside in Newton, Mass. A native of Fergus, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Jim and Evelyn Kerr. The NCAA Champion hails from a running family. Kerr's three sisters were all successful members of cross country and track and field programs in the Southeastern Conference (Caroline - Alabama, Laura and Rebecca - Arkansas). 2008-Present: Dir. of Boston College Men's Cross Country/Track and Field Programs 2004-2007: Asst. Coach of Wake Forest Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Programs 1994-2007: Canadian national team member 2001-2002 - University of Wollongong (athlete) 1996-2000: University of Arkansas Razorbacks (athlete) 4-Time Canadian Steeplechase Champion (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) 2-Time NCAA Champion - 3000m Steeplechase (1999, 2000 - Univ. of Arkansas) Represented Canada at 5 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005) Represented Canada at 2 IAAF World Track & Field Championships (2003, 2005) 8th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - 3000m Steeplechase (Canada) Member of 10 NCAA Championship Winning Teams (Univ. of Arkansas 1995-99) Member of 12 Southeastern Conference Championship Teams (Univ. of Arkansas 1995-99) Addazio, Steve Alderson, Jeff Allen, Kristen Apps, Gillian Arao, Kenneth Arsenault, Ben Ayer, David Ayers, Mike Babcock, Emily Barkin, Claire Barnard, Beth Bartlett, Eddie Bates, Brad Battista, Lauren Baum, Jason Bennett, Donna Bentley, Nigel Blanchette, Jason Blossom, Marcus Borselli, Alisa Boston, Peter Bouzan, Patrice Boyer Pronovost, Francie Bozek, Megan Brann, Chris Brown, Carson Brown, Greg Brown, Megan Brown, Ricky Brown, Ty-Meer Bruins, Abby Burks-Wiley, Jesyka Bushee, Steve Cahill, Carolyn Campanile, Anthony Campbell, Chris Caparro, JM Cardarelli, Carole Carlson, Mary Carter, Laurel Castaldi, Joseph Cegledy, Rebecca Charnowski, Emily Christian, Jim Clark, Aaron Colivas, Michael Collins, Olivia Conway, Matt Cook, Alexander Cooper, Paula Corsi, Sandy Crest, Eric Crispell, Eli Crowley, Katie Cunningham, Chip Cunningham, Mercedes Da Gama, Edgard Dabbs, Lauren De Vries, Hilary DeFlavio, Ben DeLeon, Tyler DeMar, Travis DeRosa, Russ DiLoreto, Jamie Doris-Pierce, Brendan Doton, Kelly Drury, Caroline Durfee, Sean Edwards, Phil Fadner, Syd Fahey, Matthew Ferrine, Leo Fink, Becca Fioravanti, Alan Fiske, Steve Flaherty, Paul Flores, Dan Foley, Alison Foley, Katie Foley, Noreen Frye, Justin Galinat, Kevin Gallagher, Keagan Gallotto, Nicholas Gallup, Barry Gambino, Mike Garrick, Thomas Gartner, Will Gaynor, Danielle Gil, Johnny Gilman, Terence Goulard, JP Graydon, Kathryn Griffin, Brooke Groden, Tom Gunnell, Rich Harris, Anna Hart, Patrick Hawkins, Yvonne Hayes, Matt Heath, Stan Hegarty, Jill Hegarty, John Heyde, Julie Hill, Matt Hutchinson, Venessa Johnson, Erik Johnson, Kaliya Jones, Ethan Kane, John Kayser, Drew Kelly, Ed Kennedy, Courtney Kenny, Kelly Kent, Jennifer Kentera, Jen Kerr, Matt Knoerr, Maria Kovach, Jonathan Kurtz, Alex LaVigne, Mike Lawton, Janelle Lenz, Bert Leonard, Frank Liacopoulos, Andrew Librizzi, Evan Livingston, Zoe Loeffler, Scot Lumb, Daniel Lutz, Andrew Lynch, Matt Lynch, Sarah MacDonald, Mark Madden, Meredith Majewski, Mark Mance, Caitlin Mangiero, James Manning, Patrick Mask, Jayme McDermott, Dan McDevitt, Mark McGovern, Brendan McLafferty, Scott McLane, Megan Metzger, Lee Miller, Brandon Miller, Dard Mooradian, Jody Morgan, Amy Morin, Shane Morrison, Clare Mueller, Adam Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Stefanie Murrey, Matt Negalha, Jeff Nishikubo, Amanda Novak, Steve O'Connor, Joseph O'Neill, Jim Obrest, Ashley Ollove, Zanna Pacella-Cerasani, Anna Pandolfo, John Pariseau, Carly Pasqualoni, Paul Paterson, Aaron Peffer, Ryan Peters, Tom Piraino, Frank Position, Open Position, Open Position, Open Position, Open Position, Open Position, Open Position, Open Post, Tim Prickett, Jade Reid, Jim Reid, Norm Remick, Stephen Reyes, Yadira Ricci, Michael Romeo, Jeannette Ruys, Jennifer Seguin, Jaime Sherwood, John Shields, Samuel Spiegel, Patrick Spinelli, Scott St. Cyr, Tatum Stanley, Jordan Starrett, Samuel Stephens, Mike Sullivan, Amy Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Ryan Summers, Lizz Sun, Bryan Taggart, Bob Taylor, Caitriona Terry, Reggie Thomas, Randy Thompson, Matt Thorpe, James Tierney, Meghan Tomaszek, Kevin Toof, Bill Torres, Leonardo Trautwein, Phil Trezza, Alex Tunnera, Stephanie Turbush, Kenneth Valestin, Ed Vellante, Ashley Vigneau, Michael Viscariello, Dan Von Harten, Kristina Walker, Acacia Walsh, Brian Walsh, Tom Ward, Meredith Washington, Al Weatherby, Amy West, Errick Wetherbee, Judy White, Brian Wilkins, Scott Wilkinson, Greg Winn, Michael Wong, Melissa Wuczynski, Bill York, Jerry Young, Andrea  Full Staff  expand KERR'S TIMELINE HIGHLIGHTS