Heard Around the Track

 

 

June 22, 2001
 
 

Ridley grad and NCAA All-American Jim Koster has left his position after 16 years as head coach at Coastal Carolina

During his tenure, Koster's teams won Big South titles, more than a dozen top three team finishes, over 100 All-Conference athletes, including numerous individual champions. He oversaw the designing and construction of a world class track and field facility, and founded an officials' association. Koster won the 3200 as a senior, and went on to finish as the 25th top American at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships in 1973, the last year it was won by Steve Prefontaine. Koster's future plans were unclear.