Supsic will be entering his fourth season as the team's head cross country coach in 2013 and will begin his fifth season as the team's track coach in the spring.
Supsic had a very young cross country squad in 2012 after graduating three of the top five runners from 2011 on the men's side and returning just one women's runner. Despite the young team, the Roadrunner men finished sixth at the RMAC championships and sent two individuals to nationals in men's sophomore Nick Kadlec and women's freshman Janelle Lincks. The year got better from there as the young runners continued to grow.
The men's indoor track team sent Darius Reed back to nationals where he finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. The women's team sent the distance medley relay team, which finished 10th in a school-record time. The four runners were the first four women's runners to compete at NCAA indoor nationals in school history.
During the outdoor season, Breanna Hemming was named RMAC freshman of the year and athlete of the meet at the conference championships after winning both the 800 meters and the 1,500m. She became the school's first women's NCAA All-American, finishing third in the 1,500m. Janelle Lincks joined her just hours later, finishing fourth in the 5,000 meters. Reed placed second in the 110m hurdles.
Supsic's cross country teams put together their best seasons in school history in 2011. The men's team placed ninth at the NCAA championships after finishing tied for fifth at the Central Region championships and fifth at the RMAC championships. Eiger Erickson became just the second All-America runner in school history, finishing 23rd at nationals. The women's team had its best conference finish in school history, placing third at the RMAC championships behind four all-conference runners.
The indoor season saw several top runners redshirt, though the active runners still set a few records. Xenia Flores broke the women's 3k and 5k records and Reed broke the men's 55-and-60-meter hurdles marks.
The 2012 outdoor season had several firsts. Kylee Schuler became the first women's runner to run at nationals, placing 11th in the 10k. Reed shattered the 110-hurdle record and finished third at nationals to earn All-America honors. He became the first non-distance runner to compete at nationals. Altogether, seven school records were broken during the season. Off the track, Kirk Harvey was named third team Academic All-America, becoming the first track athlete to earn those honors.
In 2010 Supsic guided the men's cross country team to its third straight NCAA championships appearance where it finished 17th. The men also placed fourth in the RMAC and fifth at the Central Region championships.
His women's team finished sixth at the RMAC championships. Two runners were named all-conference as well.
The men's indoor track team sent three runners to the NCAA championships. All three runners earned All-America honors, highlighted by Shawn Lindbom's second-place finish in the 800 meters. Brandon Johnson and Carl Arnold III also placed in the top eight in the mile. The outdoor season had two more qualify for the postseason. Eiger Erickson competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and finished 11th, while Johnson came in fifth in the 5k. Lindbom and Arnold both redshirted during the outdoor season.
As an assistant in 2009, Supsic helped men’s cross country team place 14th and the women finish 21st at the NCAA championships. Both teams finished in the top-five in the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
As head coach of the track teams in the spring of 2010, he led the men's indoor team 27th-place finish at the NCAA championships and the outdoor team to a 20th-place finish in the NCAA championships. He coached the men's distance medley relay team to third place at the indoor championships. In outdoor, Anthony Luna finished second in the 800 meters and Shawn Lindbom came in fourth as both runners earned All-America honors.
Prior to assisting with Metro State in the fall of 2009, he served for over a year as an assistant with Regis University’s cross country team, designing workouts for student-athletes.
Supsic had been an accountant in real estate from 2004-09, most recently with Mercy Housing, Inc. beginning in July, 2008, and spent three years as an auditor prior to his time in real estate. He graduated from Towson University in Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While at Towson, Supsic was a two-year captain of the cross country team and earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors three times.
After graduation, Supsic continued his running career with the Boulder Distance Project for four years under the former marathon world record holder, Steve Jones. His team won the U.S. marathon relay championship in 2006.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Supsic is married to Dr. Kristin Carpenter.
