Keith Vroman

Biography

Keith Vroman is entering his 17th season at Middle Tennessee and his fourth season as head coach of both Cross Country and Track and Field. Vroman is currently in his 21st year of coaching and brings with him the experience of two distance-running programs steeped in tradition - Eastern Kentucky and Grand Valley State. After a year of uncertainty dealing with Covid-19 in 2020, Coach Vroman had both the men's and women's cross country teams competing at the highest level possible in 2021 taking first place for both men and women. Vroman earned his sixth and seventh CUSA Cross Country Championship to go along with 14 awards/All-Conference nods. Vroman earned both Coach of the Year awards for sweeping the championship titles, putting him at seven CUSA Coach of the Year honors since joining the Blue Raiders. Most recently named All-American in 2022 and 2023 was the Ondo, Nigeria native Alaba Akintola. Vroman helped coach Akintola to two record best times in program history in both the 60-meter and 200-meter. Vroman's experience in distance running has helped the Blue Raider cross country teams make great strides in recent years as the men's team advanced to its first-ever NCAA National Championships in 2016. The Ludington, Mich., native earned his bachelor's in physical education, his master's in health education and an M.S. in sports administration at Eastern Kentucky, where he competed in cross country and the steeplechase.