Purdue University - Fort Wayne Men's Cross Country

Fruchey is in his 16 th season as Head Women's Cross Country Coach at Fort Wayne .   During his tenure, the women's cross country team has shown great improvement and consistency. In eight years as a member of the Summit League, the team has one championship (2007) and one runners-up (2008) finish. Individually, Coach Fruchey has tutored one NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier (2008), three NCAA All-Regional Performances, one Summit League Cross Country Champion and six Summit League All-Conference Performers. Academically, the womens cross country team has achieved USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team status for 14 consecutive years.  Prior to coaching at Fort Wayne , Fruchey had spent three years as a volunteer coach at Taylor University and three years as a volunteer coach at Carroll High School.   Coach Fruchey holds a Masters degree in Physics from Ball State University and a Bachelors degree in Physics from Taylor University. In 2014, he graduated from the elite IAAF/USATF Endurance Academy with distinction, earning both the IAAF Level V and USATF Level III coaching certifications.   Coach Fruchey by the numbers (2000-present) NCAA National Qualifier: 1 2008, Crystal Martinez   NCAA Great Lakes All-Region Runners: 3 2007, Crystina Martinez 2008, Crystina Martinez 2008, Crystal Martinez   Summit League Championships: 1, 2007   Summit League All-Conference Runners: 6 2007, Crystina Martinez 2007, Crystal Martinez 2008, Crystina Martinez 2008, Crystal Martinez 2009, Sarah Hutchings 2014, Brittany Beard   Summit League Newcomer of the Championship: 1 2013, Brittany Beard   Summit League Coach of the Year: 1, 2007   USTFCCCA All-Academic Team from 2002-15