University of the Ozarks

Tony Skiles enters his second season as the head coach. Skiles was hired November 2022.
     
At Ozarks

• Took teams to NCAA III Regional Championships (2023 & 2024)
• Women's team won back-to-back races during 2024
• Has had an All-Conference cross country runner in each of his two seasons at Ozarks
• Had one women's runner compete at NCAA III Regional Championships in 2023
• Has had multiple runners earn ASC Runner of the Week and SCAC Runner of the Week for cross country
• A combined 12 cross country and track athletes earned ASC Academic All-Conference (2023-2024)
• Women's cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic award (2023)
• Women's cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic award (2022-23)
• Two men's cross country and track athletes named CSC Academic All-District
• One men's athlete and one women's athlete named All-Conference in track (2023)
• 2023 women's and men's track team received USTFCCCA regional ranking in week one

Head Coaching Experience

• Finlandia University (2022)
• University of the Southwest (2020-22)
• Cottey College (2017-20)
• Sierra Nevada College (2015-16)
• Albright College (2013-15)

Assistant Coaching Experience

• University of West Florida (2011-13)

Coaching Accomplishments

• Two NCAA III cross country national qualifiers
• One NCAA III cross country All-American
• Two NCAA III track national qualifiers
• Ten NAIA cross country national qualifiers
• Two NJCAA national qualifiers
• Three All-A.I.I. runners
• 18 All-RRAC track athletes
• Two NJCAA All-Region runners
• 14 All-Gulf South runners
• Five All-Southeast Region
• Four Middle Atlantic Conference individual champions
• Two-time Gulf South Champions
• Runner-up finish at cross country conference championships

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Kutztown University (2010)

Hometown

• Reading, Pa.

Personal

• Married to Kristen. Children Peter and Anna-Kat.