Cross Country Coach

J.J. Cusick enters his second season as the head men’s and women’s cross-country coach at Centenary College. His first year was impressive, as he guided Chelsea Gummerson to a seventh-place finish at the CSAC Championships, earning her First Team All-Conference accolades. She moved on to compete in the NCAA Regionals, finishing 146th out of 218 runners.

Cusick guided the Cyclones to success during the season as well, including a first-place finish for the women’s team at the Nick Russo Halloween Classic and a third-place finish for the men’s team.

Cusick took over as the interim cross-country coach in the fall of 2007 for the second half of the season. As the interim coach, Cusick handled the recruiting and managed the program in the off-season. 

Cusick is a graduate of Immaculata High School in Somerville, N.J., and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In addition to his coaching duties he also serves as the Athletic Administrative Assistant in the Athletic Department. In his spare time Cusick competes in local races around the state of New Jersey.