Troy University Men's Cross Country

The Cunningham File Personal Information Hometown Centreville, Va. Education William and Mary, 1998 (Bachelor's) Playing Career William and Mary, 1994-98 Coaching History 2021-Pres. Troy - Head XC Coach / Assistant T&F Coach 2019-21 Bridgewater - Head XC Coach / Assistant T&F Coach 2016-19 Marymount - Head Coach (XC / T&F) 2014-15 Wellesley - Assistant Coach (XC / T&F) 2013-14 Simmons - Head XC Coach 2005-06 Texas-Pan American - Head XC Coach / Assistant T&F Coach 2003-05 William and Mary - Assistant Coach (XC / T&F) Veteran coach Brian Cunningham begins his fifth season as the Troy cross country head coach and assistant coach for track & field. Year four saw a young team under Cunningham with 12 freshmen and nine sophomores on a 26-player roster. Despite the youth, he led the Trojans to a top-five finish in the season-opener at the JSU Foothills Invitational. The men finished fifth out of 19 teams, with Keith Warner claiming a seventh-place finish for the 5k, while the women finished fourth (5k) as three runners finished in the top-15 via Alexiana Hinote (10th), Lucy Turley (14th) and Arianna Elder (15th). He also coached a sweep in the Sun Belt Runners of the Week as Keith Warner and Alexiana Hinote received the award with a 24th and 28th-place finish at the FSU XC Invitational. As a team, both sides finished sixth in Tallahassee. His third year under the helm saw two top-five finishes for the women and two top-10s for the men at the JSU Foothills Invitational and Huntingdo

Accomplishments as Director 29 Sun Belt Conference Champions 145 All-Conference Performers 60 current School Records since 2015 (34 indoor / 26 outdoor) 4 All American’s Coached 3 Troy University Athletes of the Year Coached 2024 Olympic Qualifier (Cole Stewart) 5 Junior National Qualifiers 2 World Junior Gold Medalists 2 Junior World Championship Qualifiers 2 Gold Medalist in 4x1 10 USA Senior National Qualifiers (Indoor and Out) Served two-year term on the USTFCCCA (Collegiate Track and Field Governing Body) Board of Directors Appointed ESTFCCCA President of Divisiion I Track & Field in 2024-25 Currently Serving on the NCAA Track and Field/Cross Country Rules Committee Marc Davis enters his 12th season as the Director of Track and Field / Cross Country in 2025-26. Davis will also serve as the ESTFCCCA President of Division I Track and Field in the 2024-25 season. Davis’ 11th season with the Trojans saw outstanding individual performances across the board with 11 All-Sun Belt honorees, including a pair on the first team in Kady Schwietz (indoor – pentathlon) and Tydreke Thomas (outdoor – 100m). He also sent three athletes, Thomas, Shanyah Washington and Altwayne Bedward, to the NCAA East Region First Round, where they competed in Jacksonville, Fla. Through the indoor and outdoor season, Davis coached 38 gold medal finishes on the individual side with nine on the relay side for 47 total. Troy hosted the Doc Anderson Invitational for the second straight season, where the progr