St. Olaf College Men's Cross Country

Lundin, will be in his eighth season in the 2015-16 year. In the 2014-15 season, Lundin brought the cross country team to a three-peat at the MIAC Championships and a second place finish at the NCAA championships with Grant Wintheiser capturing the  NCAA Division III men's cross country individual title.  Lundin brought the Oles to a second place finish in the MIAC Championships in his second season at St. Olaf. In his first year as head coach, Phil Lundin was named MIAC Coach of the Year after the St. Olaf Men's cross country team won the MIAC Championships in 08-09 and Dubuol Ruon earned athlete of the year.  Phil Lundin, formerly the head men's track and field coach at the University of Minnesota, was named head men's cross country and track and field coach at St. Olaf, athletic director Matt McDonald announced on May 8, 2008.   Lundin (luhn - deen), a four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, replaced Bill Thornton who retired after nearly four decades of service at St. Olaf.   Lundin spent 12 years at Burnsville High School as a health and physical education teacher and coach before moving to Minnesota as an assistant in 1986. In 1995, he was named the Golden Gophers' head coach.   Lundin led Minnesota to a combined five top ten finishes at the NCAA's - three indoor and two outdoor - and four Big Ten titles. Over his last ten seasons at the U, the Lundin-led Golden Gophers have been first or second at the Big Ten's Outdoor Championships eight times.   In 2003, he was named the United States Track Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year, the Midwest Region Coach of the Year and the Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading his team to the league's outdoor crown, a seventh place finish at the NCAA Indoor's and ninth place at the NCAA Outdoor's. In that season, the Gophers also earned their first Midwest Regional Outdoor title in school history.   His student-athletes have excelled in the classroom as well. Under Lundin, Minnesota has touted eight Academic All-America selections and 81 Academic All-Big Ten honors.   Lundin graduated from Augsburg, where he captained the football and track and field teams, with a degree in physical education in 1974. He was inducted to the Auggies' Hall of Fame in 1998.   He picked up his master's in physical education in 1976 and his Ph.D. in biomechanics 1983, each from the University of Minnesota.   Lundin and his wife of 40 years, Susan Breun, reside in Apple Valley and have two children: Daniel and Teresa.

Griffith will be in his eighth season in the 2015-16 year. Griffith joined the St. Olaf coaching staff in 2008 and has played key parts in helping the cross country team to three straight conference titles and two NCAA national titles.    Griffith graduated with a degree in chemistry and math from Northern State University (SD). He received his master's from Minnesota State-Mankato.   Griffith has spent many years at Burnsville High School teaching chemistry and coaching cross country and track & field. His Burnsville teams have earned five state titles in cross country and one track & field state title.