Chadron State College Men's Cross Country

Medigovich, who was the interim head coach during the 2014 season, is the first full time cross country coach in Chadron State history. In all, hes the eighth coach in program history and just the second since the Eagles joined Division II in 2012.   Brian performed well during as the interim head coach and I am excited to see what he will accomplish as the head coach, Smith said.   Medigovich, a native of San Luis Obispo, California, will also work as an assistant coach for the distance runners on the CSC track and field team.   Since 2013, Medigovich, or Coach Med, which is how many people at CSC refer to him, has helped the mens and womens cross country program improve. In the 2014 season, the CSC men improved by seven places at the regional championship and the womens team have been just outside the top 10 two years in a row.   I'm very excited to get the opportunity to coach the cross country programs here and would like to thank Joel Smith and the rest of Chadron State College for the opportunity, Medigovich said. Im thankful for the chance to build a tradition here for the cross country teams and I cant wait to begin.   Prior to Chadron State, Medigovich was as an assistant coach at Cuesta Community College in 2012 and at Adams State University for two years. At Cuesta, he focused primarily on recruiting. He also ran for the Asics Aggies. At Alamosa, he helped guide the Adams State men's cross country team to a second place finish at the NCAA National Championships, while the women's team finished fourth.   He ran collegiately for Adams State, earning All-American honors 13 times. He was the individual national champion in the 5k indoors in 2010 and competed on three national championship teams. He graduated with a bachelors degree in sports management.   Medigovich is also a highly accomplished professional runner. He's qualified for three USA National Championships, in addition to running for the Hanson-Brooks Project and the Asics Aggies in California. He's also qualified for the Olympic marathon trials, finished second in the San Jose Half Marathon and eighth in the USA 10-mile championship.   His personal records are: 3:44 in the 1500, 7:55 in the 3k, 13:29 in the 5k and 28:40 in the 10k.