Michael Dager - Assistant Director of Athletics for Physical Education and Head Women’s Cross Country Coach - Women's Cross Country Coaches - Washington and Lee University

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Michael Dager

Title

Assistant Director of Athletics for Physical Education and Head Women’s Cross Country Coach
Email

dagerm@wlu.edu
Phone

540-458-8679
Year at W&L

11th (2014)
Alma Mater

West Chester '96
Postgraduate

Wilkes '03

W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Women’s Cross Country
- 2x NCAA Qualifying Team (2019 – 29^th, 2024 – 8^th)
- 8x Individual NCAA Qualifying Performances
- 1x NCAA All-American Performance
- 2x South Region Champions (2019, 2024)
- 1x Individual Regional Champion Performances
- 42x South Region All-Region Performances
- 6x ODAC Conference Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)
- 2x ODAC Individual Conference Champions
- 52x ODAC XC all-conference performances
Women’s Track & Field (Distance Events)
- 3x NCAA Individual Qualifying Performances
- 2x All-American Performances
- 37x South Region All-Region Performances
- 1x Rookie of the Meet
- 19x ODAC Individual or Relay Champion Performances
- 54x ODAC Championship All-Conference Performances (top 3)

AWARDS, HONORS, & CERTIFICATIONS

6x ODAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year
2x South Region Coach of the Year
2025 USTFCCCA Indoor South Region Assistant Coach of the Year
ALTIS Coaching the Endurance Events
USTFCCCA Strength Training for Track & Field
USTFCCCA Sports Psychology for Track & Field
USTFCCCA Performance Nutrition for Track & Field
USTFCCCA Sports Science for the Endurance Events
Function Movement Screening
First Aid & CPR

COACHING RESUME

Washington & Lee University (2014 – Present)
Gwynedd Mercy University Cross Country (2007 – 2014) – men’s & women’s distance
- 2x NCAA XC All-American
- 2x NCAA XC National Qualifying Performances
- 9x Mideast Region all-region performances
- 6x CSAC Conference Champions (5 men / 1 women)
- 7x CSAC XC Individual Cross Country Champions
- 50x CSAC XC all-conference team performances
Elizabethtown College (1998-2017) – women’s distance
- 5x NCAA All-American Performances
- 2x NCAA XC National Qualifying Teams (2004 – 19^th, 2006 – 31^st)
- 11x NCAA XC & T&F National Qualifying Performances
- 11x Mideast Region all-region performances
- 1x MAC XC Conference Champions (2004)
- 20x MAC all-conference Performances
- 16x Individual and Relay Track and Field MAC Champions
- 56x MAC Track & Field all-conference Performances

EDUCATION

Wilkes University, MS. Ed – Teaching Strategies – 2003
West Chester University, BS – Health and Physical Education