SEAN HOPKINS

Coaching Experience

 USATF LEVEL II TRACK & FIELD COACH - ENDURANCE

July 25, 2009

This is an advanced course designed by USATF in which coaches are given an advanced, in-depth education in one event group of their choosing (in my case, Endurance) and are taught the science behind the sport through advanced sport science concepts and training principles.

INDEPENDENT RUNNING COACH

2006 - Present

Coached committed athletes to running goals while navigating career and familial demands 
Guided former NCAA athletes transitioning from collegiate running to post-collegiate running

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

August 2017 - December 2019

Team achievements:

• 2 NCAA Individual Championships (XC, Indoor 5k)

• 13 NCAA All-Americans (XC, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field) 

• 20 NCAA Track & Field Qualifiers 

• Top 26 Women’s Cross Country Team 2017

• Top 13 Men’s Cross Country Team 2017

• Top 26 Men’s Cross Country Team 2018

• Top 27 Men’s Cross Country Team 2019

• 2 Northeast Regional Cross Country Champions

• 3 ACC Indoor Track & Field Champions 

• 7 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Champions

• Canadian Junior 5k record holder

• 9 School Records set  

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

August 2010 - August 2014
August 2016 - August 2017

Team achievements:

• 6 NCAA All-Americans 

• 15 NCAA Individual Qualifiers

• 2 Big East Champions

• Elite 8 Cross Country Team 2011 

• Top 25 Cross Country Team 2013  

• World Junior Championship Top 10 finisher – 5000 meters

• Canadian Senior Cross Country Champion 2010

• NACAC Cross Country Champion 2011

IMG ACADEMY

March 2015 - July 2016