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Cash Kunkel

Cash Kunkel

  • Title
    Head Women's and Men's Cross Country and Track Coach
  • Email
    ckunkel@ozarks.edu
  • Phone
    979-551-0909

Cash Kunkel enters his second season as the head women's and men's cross country and track coach. 

At Ozarks

  • Guided women's and men's cross country teams to their highest finish ever at an NCAA III Regional
  • Coached the women's program to its highest finish in more than 25 years at the conference championships 
  • Under Kunkel, the men's team had its best finish at the conference championships in more than five years
  • The programs combined for four Conference Runner of the Week awards, a new men's 8k program record and a recipient of the SCAC Elite 19 award
  • Had nine women's runners and five men's runners on the SCAC Cross Country Honor Roll
  • Six men's athletes and seven women's athletes were named to SCAC Honor Roll
  • Had the recipient of the women's track and field SCAC Elite 19 award
  • Two women's athletes earned Track All-Conference honors
  • Had numerous SCAC Track Athletes of the Week
  • Set seven indoor track women's and men's program records 
  • Set 11 outdoor track women's and men's program records 
  • In men's cross country, three of his runners are among the top-10 fastest times in the 8k
  • Had the record-setting men's cross country runner in the 8k
  • Coached four of the top-10 fastest 6k times in women's cross country

Coaching Experience

  • Arkansas State University (2024-2025)

Coaching Accomplishments

  • Helped Arkansas State University to runner-up finish at SBC Championships 

Collegiate Running Career

  • Arkansas State University
  • University of Incarnate Word

Collegiate Running Accomplishments

  • First Team All-Conference (2024)
  • SBC Outdoor Track Steeplechase Champion (2024)
  • SBC Indoor Track 3000m Champion (2024)
  • SBC All Conference Cross Country Honors and Medalist (2023)
  • SBC Cross Country Team Runner-Up (2023)
  • SBC Cross Country Team Champions (2022)
  • SBC Indoor Track and Field Team Champions (2023 & 2024)
  • SBC Outdoor Track and Field Team Champions (2023)

Hometown

  • Brenham, Texas

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in management information systems from University of Incarnate Word (cum laude)
  • Master's degree in sports administration from Arkansas State University (cum laude)

Personal

  • Married in 2026