Sam Alexander was named head coach of the men's cross country and track & field programs in July 2023.
Alexander takes over the position after serving as the interim head coach during the 2022-23 season. Prior to that he had served as a volunteer assistant with the Camels since 2019.
Last season Alexander helped guide the men’s cross country team to the NCAA Division III Championship for only the second time in program history, finishing 24th overall. Additionally, he coached the track & field squad to a sixth-place result at the New England Division III Championship, also a program best.Â
During his tenure as interim coach, Alexander coached two NCAA Division III Cross Country All-Americans and led the recruiting efforts for the classes of 2027 and 2028. He worked closely with Ned Bishop, head coach of women’s cross country and track & field, throughout the past year.
Alexander brings three years of coaching experience to the Camels after serving on the cross country and track & field coaching staffs at Central Connecticut State University between 2012 and 2014. In this position, he assisted with recruiting, meet management, conducting practices and the training and development of the Blue Devil middle distance and distance runners.
Prior to coaching, Alexander was a standout distance runner himself at Central Connecticut State and has also excelled in the sport beyond graduation. As a collegian, he was the 2011 Northeast Conference individual champion in men’s cross country as well as the 5,000 and 10,000-meter champion at the league’s annual outdoor meet in 2012. In addition, he qualified for the 2012 NCAA Division I East Regional Championship and finished the outdoor season ranked 41st nationally in the 10,000 to cap his Blue Devil career.
After college, Alexander continued to compete and most notably placed ninth at the United States Track & Field (USATF) Cross Country Championships in Bend, Oregon in 2013. He also represented the United States at the BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country Race in Edinburgh Scotland as well as the North America, Central America, and Caribbean Cross Country Championships in Trinidad & Tobago in 2014.
A native of nearby Waterford, Connecticut, Alexander received his bachelor’s degree in geography from Central Connecticut State in 2012 and a master’s in urban and regional planning from the same institution in 2016.
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