Cradle of Coaches

Dan Stimson

  • Position Cross Country & Track
  • Custom1 2015
  • Custom2 With a collegiate coaching career spanning more than 40 years, including nine seasons at Miami University, Stimson spent the final 28 years at William & Mary, serving 25 as head coach and director of track and field. He remained with the program for six more years, including three as throws coach and three as a volunteer assistant. Under his leadership, William & Mary’s cross country and track and field programs won 49 Colonial Athletic Association championships. If counted separately, his teams would rank third all-time in total CAA titles. His athletes earned 64 All-America honors, produced one Olympian, and received 90 individual CAA awards, including MVP, Athlete of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. In 2003–04, William & Mary became the first school in CAA history to win all four conference titles in a single academic year.

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