ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head men's and women's cross country and track & field coach
Mike Cox has announced two members to his staff.
Giovanni Purser and
Al MacNaughton will be part of the 2024-25 coaching staff for the running and field programs at CU.
Purser, a native of Port Maria, Jamaica, joins the staff as a graduate staff after a successful career at the University of Evansville and Tusculum University. Purser qualified for the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes as both a junior and senior in 2022 and 2023. His 4x100-meter relay team earned a spot on the MVC podium in 2022 after finishing third. Purser owns personal-best times of 10.66Â seconds (100-meters) and 22.21 seconds (200-meters). Purser will work with the sprinters at Concord while also focusing his efforts on the cross country team during the fall.
MacNaughton joins the coaching staff at Concord as a volunteer assistant after a stint coaching cross country and track & field at Graham High School in nearby Bluefield, Virginia. The native of Albany, Wisconsin has experience in school administration as a principal. He holds an undergraduate degree from Wisconsin La Crosse and a master's degree from Winona State. MacNaughton will join Cox in working with the cross country programs.
Concord cross country opens the season September 6 at the Virginia Tech Invite in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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