Kris Hoey

Kris Hoey is in her sixth season as head women’s cross country and assistant track coach at Washington and Lee.

Under Hoey's guidance, the Generals won their fourth-consecutive ODAC Championship in 2007, six runners were named all-conference and Hoey was named the ODAC Coach of the Year. The season concluded with four all-region citations and two runners, junior Becca Taylor and sophomore Kat Telfeyan, competing in the NCAA Division III Championships.

Hoey came to W&L from Rockbridge County High where she was the head boys cross country coach for one season. During that time she also served as a volunteer assistant track coach at VMI, working with the steeplechasers, middle distance and distance runners.

At Rockbridge County, Hoey led the Wildcats to a runner-up finish at the State Championship and guided John Crews to the individual district, region and state championship and a 13th-place finish at the 2003 Junior National Cross Country Championships.

Prior to arriving in the Shenandoah Valley, Hoey served as the interim head cross country and track and field coach at West Chester University during the 2001-02 season and was the assistant coach at WCU from 1998-01.

During her one season as head coach at WCU, she helped mentor one All-American, three Academic All-Americans, two national qualifiers, four conference champions and 22 all-conference athletes while helping her athletes set four new school records. Her men’s and women’s cross country teams were named to the National All-Academic team.

A 1998 graduate of West Chester with a bachelor of science in health and physical education, Hoey was a four-year letterwinner for both the cross country and track and field programs. She was twice named the cross country team MVP and served as team captain during her senior season when she earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors. In track and field, Hoey was twice named All-ECAC and garnered All-PSAC recognition as a senior.

Active in the sport, Hoey competed in the steeplechase at the 2001 USA Outdoor National T&F Championships and was the Olympic Development Steeplechase Champion at the 2001 Penn Relays, setting a meet record. In addition, Hoey placed 11th at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. She is a USA Track and Field Level I and Level II Certified Coach.

Hoey is married to Head Track and Field Coach Nate Hoey. The couple recently welcomed their first child -- a daughter, Chase Maya, in April of 2007.