Jerry Schumacher Will Take Over as Head of The University of Oregon Track & Field and Cross Country Programs

By LetsRun.com
July 11, 2022

LetsRun.com can verify that one of many hottest rumors in monitor & subject over the previous month is true: Jerry Schumacher would be the subsequent head coach of the College of Oregon monitor & subject/cross nation program. Schumacher, 51, beforehand coached on the College of Wisconsin from 1998-08, main the Badger males to the 2005 NCAA cross nation title. He has spent the final 14 years employed by Nike. Schumacher’s coaching group, which has included a few of America’s best distance runners, was given official branding because the Bowerman Observe Membership in 2014.

Schumacher will succeed Robert Johnson, whose contract was not renewed on the finish of the 2021-22 marketing campaign after 10 years on the helm, regardless of profitable 14 nationwide titles throughout that timeframe. An official announcement is anticipated to return out later this week, probably as early as later as we speak.

Schumacher is anticipated to proceed in his position as coach of the Bowerman Observe Membership, however many particulars nonetheless should be clarified. Does the Portland-based BTC relocate to Eugene? Will BTC assistants Pascal Dobert and Shalane Flanagan be part of Schumacher on Oregon’s workers? What occurs to present Oregon distance coaches Ben Thomas and Helen Lehman-Winters? And what occurs to the Oregon Observe Membership Elite – the Nike-sponsored skilled group based mostly in Eugene whose coach Mark Rowland simply left to take a job with Athletics Canada?

We count on these particulars to be ironed out within the coming weeks.

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