Bradley Sowder enters his third season as Director of Track & Field / Cross Country at Cumberlands.
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
· University of the Cumberlands, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country (2023-Current)
· Spalding University
· Eastern High School
· University of Louisville
· Lexington Christian Academy
UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS COACHING HIGHLIGHTS (since 2023):
· Men’s NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Team National Champions (2024)
· Men’s NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Team National Champions (2024)
· Men’s NAIA Cross Country 3rd place Team at National Championship (2023)
· Men’s NAIA Program of the Year (2023-2024)
· Women’s NAIA Runner-up for Program of the Year (2023-2024)
· NAIA Indoor National Athlete of the Year – Luca Santorum (2024)
· USTFCCCA NAIA Indoor National Athlete of the Year – Luca Santorum (2024)
· Women's Outdoor 10,000 meter National Champion – Alina Boshuck (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor 1,500 meter National Champion – Luca Santorum (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor 5,000 meter race walk Nation Champion – Dillan Melchiore (2024)
· Women’s Indoor 3,000 meter race walk National Champion – Heather Durrant (2024)
· Men’s Indoor 3,000 meters National Champion – Youssef Asslouj (2024)
· Men’s Indoor 3,000 meter race walk National Champion – Dillan Melchiore (2024)
· Men’s Indoor Mile National Champion – Luca Santorum (2024)
· Men’s Indoor 1,000 meter National Champion – Lucas Santorum (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor Nation Runner up in 5,000 meters – Youssef Asslouj (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor National Runner up in 1,500 meters – Youssef Asslouj (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor National Runner up in 800 meters – Luca Santorum (2024)
· Women’s Indoor National Runner up in 5,000 meters – Alina Boshchuk (2024)
· Women’s Indoor National Runner up in 3,000 meter race walk – Alexa Governor (2024
· Men’s Indoor DMR National Runner up – Asslouj, Santorum, Chavers, Bendsen (2024)
· Men’s Outdoor National Runner up in 5,000 meter Race walk – Carson Johnson (2023)
· Men’s Indoor National Runner up in 3,000 meter Race walk – Carson Johnson (2023)
· 57 NAIA All-Americans
· 9 Mid-South Conference Team Titles (6 women’s/3 men’s)
· 59 Mid-South Conference Champions
· 62 Mid-South Conference Runner-ups
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
At The University of the Cumberlands (Going into 3rd Season)
§ Men’s NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Team National Champions (2024) First in Program history
§ Men’s NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Team National Champions (2024)
§ Men’s NAIA Cross Country 3rd place Team at National Championship (2023)
§ Men’s NAIA Program of the Year (2023-2024) recorded the lowest score ever
§ Women’s NAIA Runner-up for Program of the Year (2023-2024)
§ NAIA National Coach of the Year for Men’s Indoor (2024)
§ NAIA National Coach of the Year for Men’s Outdoor (2024)
§ USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year for Men’s Indoor (2024)
§ 4xWomen’s Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year
§ 3xMen’s Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year
§ 8 National Championship Runner-Ups
§ 8 National Champions – 3xLuca Santorum (2024), 2xDillan Melchiore (2024), Alina Boshchuk (2024), Heather Durrant (2024), Youssef Asslouj (2024)
o At Spalding University
§ 1 All-American
§ 2 Conference Coach of the Year
§ 10 SLIAC Conference Champions
PERSONAL:
Bradley is married to Misty and they have two kids, Makenzie and Elliot. Sowder competed at Cumberlands from 2000-2004 before continuing his education at the University of Kentucky, where he graduated with a Bachelor in Arts of Education with a major in Kinesiology and Health Promotion.
