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Jim Sprecher

Jim Sprecher

  • Title
    Director of Cross Country and Track & Field
  • Phone
    434-544-8557
  • Email
    sprecher_j@lynchburg.edu
  • College
    Ball State, 1985
  • Year
    10th Season
Since joining the University of Lynchburg in 2015, Coach Sprecher and the track & field and cross country programs have achieved significant success, including five NCAA Division III National Championships, 43 All-Americans, and 128 National Qualifiers. The teams have won 25 ODAC Championships and 15 ODAC Coach of the Year awards. Additionally, they have earned multiple national and regional accolades, with 18 nationally ranked teams, four Program of the Year rankings, and numerous academic accolades like 98 USTFCCCA Academic All-Americans and 26 Academic All-American Team honors.

Coach Sprecher: By The Numbers
  • 2015-Present
  • Five NCAA Division III National Champions
  • 43 NCAA Division III All Americans
  • 128 NCAA Division III National Qualifiers
  • 26 NCAA Division III South/Southeast Award Winners
  • 440 NCAA Division III All South/Southeast Region
  • 78 ODAC Award Winners
  • 244 ODAC Champions
  • 677 All ODAC Performers
  • 34 Virginia Accolades
  • 266 All State Performers
  • 98 USTFCCCA Academic All Americans
  • Five CoSIDA Academic All Americans
  • Two USTFCCCA National Awards
  • Four Program of the Year National Rankings
  • Eight NCAA Division III National Championship Qualifying Teams
  • 18 NCAA Division III Nationally Ranked Teams
  • Four Regional Championship Teams
  • 25 ODAC Team Championships
  • 26 Academic All American Teams
  • 15 ODAC Coach of the Year Awards
  • Four NCAA Division III South/Southeast Region Coach of the Year
  • 17 Virginia Coach of the Year Awards