University of Southern Mississippi Women's Cross Country

Jon Stuart has been at the helm of the Southern Miss Track and Field program since July of 2014. Stuart, a 20-plus year veteran of coaching track and field, becomes only the fourth Golden Eagles' top coach after most recently serving as men's sprints and hurdles coach at his alma mater, The University of Georgia. He spent a total of 15 seasons at Georgia. Under his guidance during eight seasons, the Bulldog sprinters/hurdlers tallied six Southeastern Conference individual titles, an impressive 23 All-American certificates and one NCAA title. Stuart was named the 2012 USTFCCCA South Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to returning to Georgia, Stuart served as the head track and field coach at ULM for a season, and before that led a nationally recognized sprint squad at the University of Texas-Arlington for three years. Stuart started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs under John Mitchell, from 1993-94. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at Georgia in 1992 and his Master of Education in Physical Education in 1994. The 1992 UGA graduate is married to the former Gail Moreland in December 2002 and has two sons, Jake and Scot.

Kyle Stringer joined the Southern Miss Track and Field staff in August of 2024. In his duties at Southern Miss, Stringer will oversee the throwers among his ...

Myreon Sartin was hired to join the Golden Eagle Track and Field staff in Nov. 2023. Sartin is a native of Jayess, Miss., and a former Southern Miss track an...

Since August 2021, Nick Gibson has served as both the Head Cross Country Coach and an Assistant Coach for the Southern Miss Track & Field program. In his first year, he played a pivotal role in guiding the program to its consecutive women's conference indoor title in Conference USA. In the new conference he has provided guidance to numerous athletes, resulting in several athletes to top program marks. Recognizing his achievements, Gibson was awarded the Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year for 2022. This accolade followed the historic victory of the women's cross country team to secure their first conference title in the program's history at the 2022 SBC Cross Country Championships. Gibson joins the staff after serving as an assistant at Northwest Missouri State since 2018. The 2020 USTFCCCA Central Region Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year guided 16 athletes to All-American honors during his time with the Bearcats. Gibson's female group took third place at the 2020 DII XC National Invitational and placed three individuals in the top ten at the meet. Under his leadership, the men's cross country team finished fifth at the 2019 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships, the best finish in program history. Also in 2019, Gibson coached Karim Achengli to All-America honors in cross country and became the first Bearcat All-American in cross country since 1997, while having three student-athletes named to the USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic team. As a squad, the