William Crowell II, a talented coach with experience both on the collegiate and high school levels, was named the Centenary cross country coach in the summer of 2019.
Crowell joins the Cyclones from Innovation High School in Harlem, New York. He spent the last two years there, serving as both the track and field head coach and a teacher in the high school.
Prior to that Crowell spent three years as the head track and field and cross country coach at Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey. He also served as a teacher at Barringer while coaching the Blue Bears.
Crowell spent 12 years as a teacher at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey. While teaching at Arts, he also served as the head track and field coach at Bronx Community College in New York. Crowell was also an assistant cross-country coach at Essex Count College in Newark, New Jersey.
Crowell served as the head cross country and track and field coach at Arts from 2003-2015. While there, he led the team to the 2008 Newark City Cross Country Championship. He also coached the team to finish second at the 2010 Newark City Cross Country Championship.
In addition to his coaching experience on the high school and college levels, Crowell has served as a personal trainer/distance running coach for Crowell Fitness Inc. since 1989. In that role, he has trained clients in all aspects of fitness and weight management and has turned clients from recreational runners into competitive distance runners.
Crowell received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and health from Montclair State University in 2003. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership from Montclair State in 2017.
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