DURHAM – Duke Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Shawn Wilbourn announced Tuesday the hiring of Kevin Jermyn as the Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country / Assistant Track & Field Coach (distance).
“I’m extremely excited to have Kevin join our staff as the men’s and women’s head cross country coach and coach the distance runners on the track,” said Wilbourn. “Kevin was instrumental in putting Duke women’s cross country and distance running on the map back in the early to mid-2000’s, and after watching the success he has had at Elon, I felt he was the right person at the right time to lead our men’s and women’s distance runners. I can’t wait for him to get started!”
Jermyn, who has 26 years of experience as a coach, returns to the Bull City following seven seasons at Elon where he served in a similar position. “I am grateful to Coach Wilbourn, Director of Athletics Nina King, and Deputy Director of Athletics Troy Austin for the opportunity to return to Duke University,” said Jermyn. “To be clear, I regard Duke as the premiere university for elite student-athletes to pursue academics and athletics at the highest levels globally. I am excited to leverage my past experiences and skills to teach Duke runners how to compete for ACC and NCAA Championships, while also excelling academically.”
During his time at Elon, Jermyn led the Phoenix to unprecedented heights on the cross country course as the women’s team reeled in five consecutive Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) women’s cross country team championships from 2019-2024. Individually, Maria Ahm became Elon’s first woman to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2021. The Phoenix claimed four consecutive CAA cross country individual titles with wins by Coralea Geraniotis (2018), Scolasticah Kemei (2019) and Maria Ahm (2020 & 2021). The Elon men ran to school record team finishes in the NCAA Southeast Regional and produced five All-CAA honorees. On the track, Jermyn’s women’s middle and long distance runners led the Phoenix to four consecutive CAA track & field team championships. In the 2021 CAA Outdoor Championship, the Phoenix middle and long distance runners led the team to victory by scoring 112 of the team’s overall 191.5 points.
Jermyn is no stranger to the Blue Devils, having served as the head women’s cross country coach and associate…
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