Women's Cross Country Coaches
Head Coach - Brad Hofer is in his first season as head men's and women's cross country coach at Simpson. From 2004-06, he was the assistant men's and women's cross country coach at Simpson. Hofer is in his fifth season as an assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach for the Storm.
Hofer earned All-American honors on three occasions in the distance medley and 4x400m relay for Wartburg College. He was a multi-time national qualifier in cross country and on Wartburg’s 4x400m relay team. He also qualified for outdoor national meet in the 800m as a junior for the Knights.
Hofer owns his own business, Hofer Fitness Training and Consulting, which is based out of Acceleration Iowa in Urbandale.
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Assistant Coach - Chris Cunningham is in her first season as assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach at Simpson. A 1992 Simpson graduate, Cunningham (nee Wickering), was a three-time NCAA Division III Championships’ qualifier, earning All-American honors in 1991 with a 20th place showing. She earned All-Region honors in 1988 and 1991. Cunningham was the first Simpson cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. Cunningham became the first Simpson runner to ever win an Iowa Conference individual cross country championship, posting the honor in 1988. She was also named Iowa Conference MVP in 1988. Cunningham earned All-Conference honors a total of four times, coming in fourth as a junior and as a senior and seventh as a sophomore.
As a member of the Simpson track and field team, Cunningham won the 10,000m at the Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships as a sophomore, junior and as a senior. She also won the 5,000m at the Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships as a junior. Cunningham has served as head cross country coach at Clear Lake and Osage High Schools as well as an assistant cross country coach at Knoxville High School. She has also served as head girls’ track and field coach at Clear Lake High School.