INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Former Concord University men's cross country standout, Michael Runhke, has accepted the head coaching position for the West Virginia State's women's cross country team.
As a part of both the track and cross country team, Ruhnke was a First Team All-Mountain East Conference selection in 2016 and 2017, and also a Second Team All-MEC honoree in both 2015 and 2018. He was a member of Concord's 2016 NCAA Championship qualifying team, the first ever for CU and the Mountain East Conference.
On the track, his best events included the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run. Ruhnke qualified for two events at the conference championship in three out of his four years on the track team.
Ruhnke graduated from Concord in May of 2019, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Environment Geosciences. Prior to accepting this position, he was temporarily working as a Hydrologic Field Technician for the United States Geologic Survey. Ruhnke is currently taking classes online for the Solar Energy program, seeking his Graduate Certificate from Penn State.
