Coach Stroud begins his 18th year as University of the Cumberlands' Head Women’s Track and Cross Country Coach. He restarted a program that was dropped in 1982 and has returned it to national prominence. The men's cross country team has had top 20 finishes in the NAIA National Meet in 15 of the past 18 years while the track program has slowly developed into one of the NAIA’s best.

A graduate of the University of the Cumberlands with a BS in Business, Coach Stroud later earned his Masters at Union College. As an athlete at Cumberland, he was named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America publication in both 1972-73 and 1973-74. He earned all conference and all district honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years in both cross country and track. While competing in the NAIA national cross country championships, Coach Stroud helped lead his Cumberlands teams to high national rankings.

As the University's head cross country coach over the past 18 years, Coach Stroud has been named the Mid South Regional Coach of the Year 9 of the last 11 years. While Coach Stroud oversees the entire track and field program, he specializes in coaching middle distance and distance runners where his athletes have earned over 80 All American honors in both cross country and track.

Coach Stroud and his wife, Geraldine, have 2 daughters, Amy and Holly and reside in Williamsburg.

Phone: 606.539.4139
Email: floyd.stroud@ucumberlands.edu

Mr. Seth Darrell
Graduate Assistant Coach