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Bill Hoffman is the new Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach at CBU.

FEB 3, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JUSTIN MASKUS, SID
901-321-3378

Bill Hoffman Named Christian Brothers University Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach

Memphis, TN – Christian Brothers University athletic director Joe Nadicksbernd has announced the appointment of Bill Hoffman as men's and women's cross country coach.

Hoffman comes to CBU with more than 13 years of coaching experience. Most recently Hoffman was the assistant cross country coach at CBU under Seamus Loftus and served as interim coach this season leading the team to a seventh-place finish at the Gulf South Conference Championships.

Prior to CBU, Hoffman was head cross country coach at Germantown High School in Germantown, TN from 1996-2001. He also served as an assistant track coach at Germantown from 1996-99 coaching pole vault, hurdles, all jumping events and middle and long distance. He has also served as a volunteer assistant at the University of Memphis (1992-93) and Murray State University (1990-92).

Hoffman was a team captain in cross country at Eastern Kentucky and was named Runner of the Year in 1989 in the Ohio Valley Conference when he won the Conference Championship. He ran professionally from 1991-96 for the Reebok Southwest Track Club and PowerBar Elite.

“We are delighted to promote Bill and have him direct the program, said Nadicksbernd. “Not only does he bring an immense wealth of experience, but a commitment to what is best about college and university athletics.”

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