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 Former
University of North Alabama runner Scott Trimble
returned to the Lion cross country program in
2003 as head coach and is transforming the Lion
program into one that can be competitive on a
conference, regional and national level.
In 2004 the UNA
women had a 55-28 record, finished sixth in the
Gulf South Conference and sent top runner Emry
McKay to the NCAA Division II National
Championships.
The UNA men
finished with a 38-28 record in 2004 and
finished sixth in the Gulf South Conference
meet. For both teams, the records marked
their first winning seasons in 15 years.
In 2005 the
women improved to 56-27 and McKay finished 17th
in the Division II Championships. The men also
enjoyed their second straight winning season
with a 36-31 mark.
Last season the
UNA women finished third in the GSC for their
best league showing since 1992. The men’s team
was fifth in the GSC for their best conference
finish since 1997.
Set to begin his
fifth season as head cross country coach at UNA,
Trimble has veteran squads returning on both the
men’s and women’s teams.
A native of
Muscle Shoals, Trimble was a four-year letterman
on the UNA cross country team, running from
1986-89 and earning All-Gulf South Conference
honors as a junior.
Following his
graduation from Athens State in 1993, Trimble
has spent the last 13 years as a coach on the
high school level, working two years as head
boy’s track coach at Colbert County High School,
two years as head boy’s track coach at Sheffield
High School and eight years as head girl’s track
coach at Muscle Shoals High School.
Trimble is the
11th head cross country coach in the history of
the UNA program that dates back to 1973.
He is married to former UNA women’s basketball
player Leigh Anna McDaniel and they have a
daughter, Mary Anna.
Trimble Coaching Record
Year Men’s
Women’s
2003 10-36 14-40
2004 38-28 55-28
2005 36-31 56-27
2006 37-55 75-39-1
All-time UNA Cross Country Coaches
1973 Jack Weaver
1984-86 Eddie Rivers
1987 Sharman Coley
1988-89 Brice Bishop
1990-91 Kevin Bradford
1992-95 Sherry Kennemer
1996-97 Maurice Stafford
1998-00 Annette Alston
2001 Flora Willie
2002 Rodney Deline
2003-06 Scott Trimble
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