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Joe Dunham
Head coach

Former St. Norbert College (Wis.) coach Joe Dunham is taking over as Central College's head men's and women's cross country cooach for 2009. He's also in his first season as head men’s and women’s track and field coach at Central.

A three-time all-America cross country honoree who also earned track and field all-America recognition at Denison University (Ohio) and Keene State College (N.H.), Dunham served as head track and field coach at St. Norbert for four seasons and cross country coach for three years. He resigned following the 2007 spring season to enter private business. During his tenure at St. Norbert, the Green Knights broke 41 school records and had numerous NCAA Division III meet qualifiers while capturing an individual national title in the 800 meters. His squads consistently placed near the top of the Midwest Conference despite not having an on-campus track facility.

Earlier Dunham spent two years as an assistant at Trinity College (Conn.), helping the women’s cross country squad place second in the 2003 NCAA Division III meet. He earned a master’s degree at Trinity.

Phone: (641) 628-7603
E-mail: dunhamj@central.edu

Stephen Fyfe
Associate head coach

Stephen Fyfe is in his 10th season on Central's men's and women's cross country staff.

Fyfe served as the interim head coach in 2006 and 2008 and was promoted to associate head coach for the 2009 season. Fyfe is an assistant for the men's and women's track and field squads as well. A 1987 Central graduate, Fyfe earned three varsity letters in cross country and four in track and field. He continues to compete in road races on the masters level and has completed 13 marathons. Fyfe received his masters and doctoral degrees at Iowa State University and serves as an associate professor of computer science at Central.

Phone: (641) 628-5305
E-mail: fyfes@central.edu

Bryan George
Assistant coach

Former all-American middle distance runner Bryan George is in his second season as assistant men's and women's cross country coach at Central.

A 2006 graduate, George served as a volunteer assistant in the 2006-07 year, then returned in 2009 after completing two years as a graduate assistant coach in track and field and cross country at Illinois State Univ., where he completed a master’s degree.

George served as a two-time track and field co-captain and was voted the squad’s MVP in 2006, anchoring Central's distance medley relay to all-America honors. He was also a three-time cross country co-captain, an all-Iowa Conference and all-NCAA Division III Central Region performer in cross country, and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America track and field team.

George also serves as a sports information assistant at Central and was a graduate sports information assistant in 2006-07.

E-mail: georgeb@central.edu

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