Harper College Women's Cross Country

Macnider has been the head coach of the Harper College cross country program for the past five years.  Macnider joined Harper in 2011 as an assistant coach on the men's and women's track and field team, which he helped guide both teams to national championships.  In the fall of 2011, Macnider guided the Hawks to their first ever national championship in men's cross country. The Hawks repeated as national champs in the fall of 2012 and completed a three-peat with a national championship in 2013. The Hawks won their fourth straight national title in 2014 on the men's side. Macnider has revitalized the women's cross country program as well. The women's team took sixth place at nationals in 2013, and in 2014 the Hawks finished runner-up at the national meet, the best finish in school history. In 2015, the men's team won its fifth straight national title, and the women finished runner-up for a second straight year at the national meet.   Prior to arriving at Harper, Macnider was the physical education department chair at Schaumburg High School from 1973 to 2010.  At Schaumburg, he also coached their boy's cross country team.  Under Macnider's tutelage, the team was crowned state champions in 1985, 1987 and 1988.  Three times his teams placed second in the state and three other times his teams placed third. In all, Macnider guided the Saxons to 13 Mid-Suburban championships, and he coached 125 all-conference runners and 25 all-state runners.  On the track, Macnider coached state champions in the 3200m, 2x1600m and the 2x3200m. For his efforts, Macnider was inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995. After graduating from Niles West High School in 1969, Macnider started his collegiate career at Harper.  In 1969 and 1970, he was the Skyway Conference cross country champion and also placed 21st at the NJCAA National Cross Country Championships.  On the track, Macnider was the NJCAA Region IV mile and two-mile champion in 1971.  At nationals that year, he placed 12th in the two-mile. Macnider transferred to North Central College in the fall of 1971.  As a Cardinal, he placed 4th in the CCIW in 1971 and 1972.  In 1972, Macnider finished 33rd in the NCAA Division III Championships. After college, Macnider continued to run competitively.  In 1977, he finished second in the Chicago Marathon.  He was also the USTFA National Track 10,000m champion.  In 1980, Macnider was a United States Olympic marathon trials qualifier.  His personal bests are 2:19:41 in the marathon, 29:54 in the 10,000m and 14:09 in the 5,000m.

Wallor has been an assistant coach of the Harper College mens and womens cross country teams for eight years. During his time coaching at Harper, Wallor has coached 15 individual All-Americans and eight regional team titles. In 2011, Wallor and head coach Jim Macnider led the men to their first ever national championship in cross country. The men's cross country team went on to win titles in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The women's cross country team finished second in the nation in both 2014 and 2015. In 2012, Wallor was an assistant coach on the Harper Mens Track Team that won a national championship. Wallor has also helped revitalize the women's cross country program. The Hawks took sixth at the national meet in 2013, and in 2014 finished runner-up at nationals, the best finish in school history. In 2015, the women's team once again finished second in the nation at the national meet.   Wallor was a Harper College athlete after graduating from Fremd High School in Palatine in 2001. While at Harper, Wallor was a two time All-American in cross country and three-time All-American in track, as well as being a National Champion in the 1500m during the 2003 track season.   After graduating from Harper, Wallor continued his collegiate running career at the University of Illinois with the Fighting Illini. Wallor was a top-five runner on the cross country team for two years. He also competed in regionals and the Big Ten Championships in cross country and track. Wallors personal best times are 4:13 in the mile, 8:20 in the 3000m, 14:47 in the 5k, 24:39 in the 8k and 1:07:54 in the half marathon.   Wallor graduated from the University of Illinois in 2006 with a bachelors degree in Sports Management.   After college, Wallor has continued to run competitively. He competes in marathons with the goal of qualifying for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in 2016. His current personal best time is 2:26:48 in the marathon.   Outside of coaching at Harper Wallor runs Marathon Books, a company he started in 2010, which buys and sells textbooks and books.