John Oliver - Assistant Coach - Distance - Staff Directory

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John Oliver

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Assistant Coach - Distance
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Oliver spent six seasons at Purdue as an assistant distance coach, with the last two as the head cross country coach with the Boilermakers. Under his tutelage, the Boilermakers’ men’s cross country team qualified for the NCAA Championships three times in a row for the first time in 60 years. Purdue also earned their highest finish at the Big Ten Cross Country meet in 35 years with a second-place finish in 2018.

The Boilermakers also earned their highest finish in 69 years at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11th) under Oliver and won their first regional championship in program history in 2019 at the Great Lakes Regional.

Prior to Purdue, Oliver was an assistant coach at Stanford for the cross country and track & field team. During his time in Palo Alto, the cross country team earned three straight podium finishes from 2014-16, including runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2016. American distance legend Grant Fisher also won an NCAA title in the outdoor 5,000 Meters in 2017.

Prior to his time at Stanford, Oliver spent four seasons at Syracuse as an assistant coach and director of operations.