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Sean Nesbitt

Sean Nesbitt begins his fifth season with the cross country program at Metro State in 2009-10.  Nesbitt has been named interim head cross country coach after spending four years as an assistant.  He has also been an assistant track coach during the three years since the program's inception.

During his time as an assistant, Nesbitt assisted with all aspects of the cross country and track programs and oversaw the recruiting for both sports.

 

A native of Oregon, Nesbitt moved to Boulder, Colo., in 2000 to pursue his running career. He has run at the United States Cross Country National Championships four times, finishing as high as 23rd in 2003. He also competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon.

Nesbitt was a four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Eastern Oregon University. He was a three-time all-American in cross country and an all-American in the 10,000 meters. Nesbitt was a two-time Cascade Athletic Conference cross country champion and a three-time conference champion in the 5,000 meters. He was also named the 1996 Eastern Oregon University male athlete of the year. A three-time academic all-American, Nesbitt earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1997.

Prior to coming to Metro State, Nesbitt worked for Spectrum Mapping in Denver as a GIS specialist. In addition to his coaching duties, Nesbitt currently serves as a facilities planner at Metro State.

Sean and his wife, Becky, a former college runner, reside in Denver with their son.

The Roadrunners have steadily improved since the inception of the cross country program in 2005 and the track program in 2006-07.  During the 2008-09 season, both the men's and women's cross country teams finished in the top-20 at the national meet with the men taking 14th and the women 19th.  The men's indoor track team placed 10th and the outdoor team finished 16th.  In addition, Nesbitt helped coach junior Anthony Luna to national championships in the 800 meter run in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.  Metro State has had 11 All-Americans between cross country and track since 2005 and 55 runners earn All-RMAC honors.