Sewanee: University of the South Women's Cheerleading

The Mike Curcio File Hometown: Selden, N.Y. Education: Appalachian State (B.S.), '87; Florida State (M.S.) '92 Family: Jolynn (Wife); Christopher, Marcie, Coeburn (Children); Tina (Daughter-in-law), Max (Grandchildren) Coaching Background 2023-Pres. Sewanee, Head Coach (XC/TF) 1995-2023 Appalachian State, Head XC Coach, Associate TF Coach 1993-95 South Florida, Assistant Coach (XC/TF) Aug.-Dec. 1992 Eastern Kentucky Graduate Assistant (XC) 1988-92 Florida State, Assistant Coach (XC/TF) By The Numbers 13 - Men's XC Conference Championships at Appalachian State 4 - Women's XC Conference Championships at Appalachian State 14 - Conference Coach of the Year Honors (SoCon, Sun Belt) 1 - USATF Junior National Champion (3,000 Steeplechase) 4 - All-American selections at Appalachian State 16 - Conference Players of the Year in Cross Country (Runner, Fr.) 6 - Conference Players of the Year in Track & Field (MVP,, Fr.) 6 - All-Region selections 167 - All-Conference Cross Country selections at Appalachian State 273 - All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field selections at Appalachian State Mike Curcio enters his first season with the cross country and track and field programs at the University of the South.  Curcio spent the last 28 seasons as head coach of the cross country teams at Division I Appalachian State University and assisted with the distance athletes on the track and field squads. Over his tenure, he has won 13 men's titles and four women's championships. Additionally, he was named the Coach of the Year 14 times between the Southern (SoCon) Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.  His men's distance team from 2000-12 won ten SoCon Men's Cross Country titles, including three straight from 2000-02 and six in a row from 2005-10.  Individually, he has coached 12 Freshmen of the Year winners and four individual champions. Posting 167 All-Conference standouts in his career, he has seen 38 All-Region selections between cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Along with a USATF Junior National Champion in Sean Soderman in the 3,000 steeplechase in 2009, he has coached four All-Americans.  As a part of his coaching career, six athletes have gone on to represent their native countries at the World Championships, while three participated in the Olympic Games.  With the track and field squads at App State, Curcio coached 70 individual conference champions and 273 All-Conference selections between the indoor and outdoor seasons. In 2003, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named him the Division I Men's National Assistant Coach of the Year.  He was a part of a staff that won 21 indoor conference championships and 22 during the outdoor season. In the classroom, he has seen 20 named Academic All-Americans by the USTFCCCA and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients.  Along with his work in directing the App State Distance Camp, he has served as Meet Director for a number of events, notably the ACC Outdoor Championships, the USATF Five Nations Junior International Track Meet and the USATF World Cross Country Championship Trials.  Prior to his time in Boone, N.C., he served as an assistant with the cross country and track and field programs at the University of South Florida from 1993-95 and an assistant cross country coach at Eastern Kentucky University in 1992.  Along with working as a graduate assistant with the cross country and track programs at Florida State, he began his career as a high school track and field coach at St. John the Baptist High School. In the spring of 1988, he published an article entitled "Carbohydrate Loading for the High School Coach" in Scholastic Coach.  Earning a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a Psychology minor from Appalachian State in 1987, he completed a Master of Science in Administration and Physical Education in 1992 from Florida State University.  Curcio is married to JoLynn and have three children, Christopher, Coeburn and Marcie, a daughter-in-law, Tina, and one grandson, Max.    Mike Curcio's All-Time Collegiate Head-Coaching Record (MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY) Appalachian State, NCAA Division I (1995-2022) MEN Year Conference Finish NCAA Region Finish NCAA National Finish Season Notes 1995 2nd of 10 13th of 42 n/a 1996 2nd of 10 19th of 43 n/a 1997 1st of 11 12th of 29 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 1998 3rd of 12 13th of 21 n/a 1999 2nd of 11 14th of 25 n/a 2000 1st of 11 8th of 28 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2001 1st of 10 7th of 29 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2002 1st of 11 11th of 25 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2003 2nd of 11 10th of 23 n/a 2004 2nd of 11 11th of 29 n/a 2005 1st of 10 11th of 30 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2006 1st of 10 14th of 32 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions 2007 1st of 10 10th of 29 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2008 1st of 11 15th of 29 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions 2009 1st of 11 11th of 35 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2010 1st of 11 13th of 34 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2011 4th of 11 18th of 32 n/a 2012 1st of 11 13th of 34 n/a SoCon Men's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2013 2nd of 10 16th of 35 n/a 2014 2nd of 9 11th of 33 n/a First season with the Sun Belt Conference 2015 2nd of 9 16th of 32 n/a 2016 4th of 10 19th of 29 n/a 2017 1st of 10 23rd of 32 n/a Sun Belt Men's Cross Country Champions; Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2018 2nd of 10 21st of 33 n/a 2019 1st of 10 15th of 35 n/a Sun Belt Men's Cross Country Champions; Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2020 2nd of 9 n/a* n/a* * - No NCAA Regional or National Championships due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 2nd of 10 14th of 30 n/a 2022 2nd of 9 14th of 32 n/a Sewanee, NCAA Division III (2019-Present) MEN Year Conference Finish NCAA Region Finish NCAA National Finish Season Notes 2023 Mike Curcio's All-Time Collegiate Head-Coaching Record (WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY) Appalachian State, NCAA Division I (2000-2022) WOMEN Year Conference Finish NCAA Region Finish NCAA National Finish Season Notes 2000 2nd of 12 10th of 26 n/a 2001 2nd of 12 14th of 26 n/a 2002 1st of 12 10th of 26 n/a SoCon Women's Cross Country Champions 2003 3rd of 12 14th of 26 n/a 2004 2nd of 12 12th of 25 n/a 2005 3rd of 11 15th of 28 n/a 2006 2nd of 11 11th of 32 n/a 2007 4th of 11 20th of 31 n/a 2008 4th of 12 22nd of 33 n/a 2009 3rd of 12 22nd of 35 n/a 2010 2nd of 12 24th of 37 n/a 2011 4th of 12 20th of 35 n/a 2012 1st of 12 11th of 37 n/a SoCon Women's Cross Country Champions; SoCon Coach of the Year 2013 4th of 11 16th of 38 n/a 2014 2nd of 11 13th of 38 n/a First season with the Sun Belt Conference 2015 2nd of 11 16th of 33 n/a 2016 1st of 12 19th of 32 n/a Sun Belt Women's Cross Country Champions; Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2017 2nd of 12 21st of 37 n/a 2018 1st of 12 21st of 33 n/a Sun Belt Women's Cross Country Champions; Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2019 3rd of 12 17th of 34 n/a 2020 2nd of 11 n/a* n/a* * - No NCAA Regional or National Championships due to COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 2nd of 12 18th of 31 n/a 2022 5th of 13 26th of 32 n/a Sewanee, NCAA Division III (2019-Present) WOMEN Year Conference Finish NCAA Region Finish NCAA National Finish Season Notes 2023 Updated 6/21/23

Jane Hawkins enters her 28th year with the University of the South Department of Athletics.  She is the office manager and cheerleading coach for Sewanee's 24 athletic teams. She lives in Sewanee and is married to Marty Hawkins, who works for the University as a Capital Equipment and Special Projects Manager for Faculties Management.  Updated 6/26/22