John Crawford joins the NJIT Cross Country and Track and Field coaching staff for the 2012-13 season after eight seasons as the head coach of the Stevens Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track Programs.
During his stint at Stevens, Crawford has coached numerous All-Conference, All-ECAC and Academic All-Americans (men and women).Â
Since arriving in Hoboken in 2004, a majority of the school's Track and Field records have been smashed by members of Crawford's teams.
Crawford also coached 18 NCAA qualifiers, two All-Americans and one National Champion (in the women’s 400 hurdles). He coached the 2008 Male ECAC/IC4A Athlete of the Year (from all sports and divisions) and most recently the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year (from all sports and divisions) – the highest individual award given by the NCAA.
Prior to Stevens, Crawford coached at SUNY Cortland from 2002-04. In his first season there, he led the Red Dragons' cross country team to their best finish in five years, while the women's squad were ranked 17th in the nation at the NCAA Division III Championships.
During the indoor track season, the men's team finished second in the State University of New York Athletic Conference and No. 29 at the ECAC Indoor Championships.
Crawford, a two-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year, led SUNY Cortland to its first-ever indoor and outdoor track and field championship. In addition, Crawford helped produce 31 NCAA qualifiers, four All-Americans, and one national champion while placing 18th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Before going to Cortland, Crawford spent three years working as a collegiate assistant track and field coach at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. During his tenure at VMI, Crawford helped the men's team to two Southern Conference championships in 2000 and 2001. He also coached the league title-holders in the 800, 5,000 and 10,000-meter events.
In 1992, Crawford took a position as the first varsity cross country coach at Seattle University and within three years, the program produced its first All-American. Under Crawford's tutelage, the women's team earned 12th and 13th-place finishes at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in 1994 and 1996, respectively.
Crawford holds five USATF Level II coaching certifications (endurance, jumps, multi-events, sprint/hurdle and throws). He also owns a USATF Level I instructor certification and USA Weight-Lifting Club Coach Level I certification.
