West Virginia University Institute of Technology Men's Cross Country

Cox will be entering his 11th year as a collegiate head cross country coach, including the 2007-08 season for the Golden Bears. Prior to joining WVU Tech in the fall of 2007, Cox served seven years as the head coach of cross country and track & field at the University of Charleston. Having started the program in 2000, UC finished third or better in 12 of Coach Cox's 14 seasons at the helm in the 14-team West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). On four occasions, his teams were the highest placing WVIAC team at the NCAA DII East Region Cross Country Championships. Collegiately, Cox ran both cross country and track at West Liberty State College, qualifying individually for six NAIA National Championships and was the 1976 WVIAC Trackman of the Year. Thirty-eight years later he still holds several WLSC School Records including the 800 & 1500 meter runs. Most recently Cox has been the head cross country coach at Riverside High School, building the program with four athletes in 2009 to over 25 this coming season. A 1976 West Liberty graduate, Cox went on to earn his MS from Marshall University in 1977, while also serving as a graduate coaching assistant for both the men's cross country and track programs. Bruce Cox resides in Belle, WV with his wife Faith, a WVU Tech alum, his 3 daughters, Maeve, Erin & Emma and grandson Adrian.