Mr. Floyd Stroud
Head Coach - Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Track and Field
Coach Stroud begins his 16th year as the University of the Cumberlands' Head and Women’s Track and Cross Country Coach. He restarted a program that was dropped in 1982 and has returned it to national prominence. His cross country teams have had top 20 finishes in the NAIA National Meet each of the past 9 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 Cumberlands, 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 11 years, Coach Stroud has been named the Mid South Regional Coach of the Year 8 of the last 10 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: fstroud@ucumberlands.edu
Mr. B.J. Temple
Assistant Coach - Track and Cross Country 
B.J. Temple is entering his eighth season as an assistant track and cross country coach at the University of the Cumberlands. Coach Temple has been a part of Cumberland’s Track and Cross Country program since the fall of 1998. During his first year, he was a member of the third place cross country team at the NAIA National Championships. The following season he joined the coaching staff as a student assistant and moved into a full-time position in the spring of 2001.
As an assistant coach, he has worked with the men and women’s cross country teams, sprints, and middle distance events during the indoor and outdoor track seasons. Coach Temple has proven to be successful as an assistant coach with over 54 All-Americans and 10 National Titles.
Numerous athletes have had record-breaking accomplishments under his guidance. In his term as a Patriot coach, his athletes have changed the record books drastically, owning 18 indoor and 15 outdoor school records in various events, including 10 National Championships, five 4 x 800 meter relays (2 indoor, 2 outdoor) and five individual titles. One of his All-American athletes includes Anthony Kabara who ran a personal best of 1:45.29 for 800 meters, and, at the time, it was the third fastest time in the world. Coach Temple is continuing to coach Kabara in pursuit of his Olympic dreams.
Coach Temple has his B.S. degree in movement leisure studies and his Master's degree in sport science with an emphasis in sport coaching from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama. He is also USA Track and Field Level I and II certified in endurance.
Before his Coaching career, Temple ran for Brevard College, where he was an All-American and hails from upstate New York. He currently lives in Williamsburg, with his wife, Jamey.
Email: wtemple@ucumberlands.edu
Phone: (606) 539-4223
Mrs. Shelly Scheithauer
Graduate Assistant Coach
Shelly Scheithauer begins her first season as a Graduate Assistant for the track and cross country programs at the University of the Cumberlands. After competing for the Patriots for four solid seasons, Scheithauer will bring her experience to the middle distance program.
As a former competitor, Scheithauer's name and accomplishments are well known by the NAIA competition. She is a four time indoor and outdoor track national qualifier and a three time national qualifier in cross country. Her accomplishments include three All-American honors in 4x800 meter relay, 600 meter run and 800 meter run. Her career personal record (P.R.) of 2:11.99 in the 800 is currently the Cumberlands university record. Scheithauer also holds records in the indoor track events: 400, 600, 4x800 and 4x400; and outdoor track events: 400, 800, 4x800 and 4x400. Scheithauer was also the Mid-South Conference’s MVP in 2006.
Coach Shelly Scheithauer will use her experience as a Cumberlands alumna in assisting with the Men and Women’s middle distance programs.
Scheithauer is originally from Milan Ohio but has made Williamsburg, Kentucky home with husband T.J Scheithauer. She was graduated from University of the Cumberlands in 2007 with a B.A in Mathematics and a minor in Exercise Science. She is currently working on her MAT with an emphasis in mathematics.
Email: sscheithauer@ucumberlands.edu
