Wheeling University Women's Cross Country

Moore enters his sixth year as the Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach for Wheeling Jesuit University. Moore led the Cardinals to three cross country championships with 10 All-Region athletes, three national qualifiers and an All-American. In 2012, the mens and womens cross country teams secured both West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) championships, and he was named WVIAC Mens and Womens Coach of the Year. In 2010, the mens team claimed the WVIAC title and Moore was awarded the WVIAC Mens Coach of the Year. The Cardinals also excel in the classroom as both teams have earned Academic All-American honors with several All-Academic student-athletes. Before his career as a coach at Wheeling Jesuit University, Moore competed as a student-athlete for the Cardinals. During his tenure at WJU, Moore obtained two All-American plaques, including a third place finish at the NCAA Indoor 5,000 meters, and seven Academic All-American certificates. After college, Moore competed professionally for Saucony in events around the U.S., finishing in the top 15 of several major events. Moore graduated from Wheeling Jesuit with a B.A. degree in History and he currently resides in Wheeling with his wife, Bethany, and their sons, Redick and Rylan. Ricky Moore Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Ricky Moore enters his sixth year as the Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach for Wheeling Jesuit University. Moore led the Cardinals to three cross country championships with 10 All-Region athletes, three national qualifiers and an All-American. In 2012, the mens and womens cross country teams secured both West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) championships, and he was named WVIAC Mens and Womens Coach of the Year. In 2010, the mens team claimed the WVIAC title and Moore was awarded the WVIAC Mens Coach of the Year. The Cardinals also excel in the classroom as both teams have earned Academic All-American honors with several All-Academic student-athletes. Before his career as a coach at Wheeling Jesuit University, Moore competed as a student-athlete for the Cardinals. During his tenure at WJU, Moore obtained two All-American plaques, including a third place finish at the NCAA Indoor 5,000 meters, and seven Academic All-American certificates. After college, Moore competed professionally for Saucony in events around the U.S., finishing in the top 15 of several major events. Moore graduated from Wheeling Jesuit with a B.A. degree in History and he currently resides in Wheeling with his wife, Bethany, and their sons, Redick and Rylan.