Bill
HoffmanMen's Cross Country Head Coach
2003-Present
1st Season
hoffmanrun@prodigy.net
Bill Hoffman started coaching Men's cross country as an assistant coach at Murray State University in the 1990-1991 season. While there, he coached 3 Olympic runners, 4 All American's, and 8 All Conference runners. In 1996 he became the head cross country coach at Germantown High School in Memphis, Tennessee where he coached current CBU runners Will Wright and Brent Ellis. His team gradually increased the position in the state meet each time they went (1996 - 18th, 1998 - 12th, 1999 - 9th, 2000 - 8th, and 2001 - 5th). His 2001 5th finish was the best ever finish of a Germantown High School cross country team. At Germantown, he coached 2 All State cross country runners placing 3rd overall in 2000 and 9th overall in 2001. He was also an assistant track coach at Germantown from 1996-2000 where he coached many all state runners and jumpers.
Hoffman was an All State cross country high school runner in Pennsylvania. He ran for Indiana University of Pennsylvania for two years. He transferred to Eastern Kentucky University where he was named Runner of the Year in the Ohio Valley Conference in 1989 for cross country. He was conference champion in track and cross country. He was three time All OVC in track and cross country and named 3 times to the OVA Academic Honor Roll. From 1991-1996 he ran competitive for Reebok Southwest Track Club and PowerBar. He competed in two World Cross Country Trails and won several Regional Road Races. His current personal records include a 4:12 mile, a 14:12 5K, and a 30:26 10K.
He is currently a physical education teacher at Riverdale in Germantown, Tennessee. He has an Education BS in Physical Education from 1989 Eastern Kentucky University and an MA in Health and Physical Education from 1998 Murray State University. He is married to Teri Hoffman and has one son, Colin Hoffman
Contact CBU Athletics at (901) 321-3000 or Sports Information at (901) 321-3378.