Northwest Missouri State Athletics

Northwest Missouri State University head track & field/cross country coach Brandon Masters has announced the hiring of assistant coach Wick Cunningham. Cunningham will officially join the Bearcat coaching staff Oct. 1.
 
“We are excited to be able to add Wick to our coaching staff,” Masters said. “The ability to add an alum to the coaching staff is a bonus as well. Wick was a great distance performer for the Bearcats and we look forward to having him be able to continue with the growth of our programs in cross country and track and field.”
 
Cunningham was a two-time national qualifier in cross country for the Bearcats in 2014 and 2016. Cunningham notched all-MIAA honors and USTFCCCA all-region status as a distance runner for the Bearcats. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Cunningham held the school record for men’s indoor 3,000m (8:28.30).
 
Cunningham served as a graduate assistant coach for the Northwest program in 2018-19 after a two-year stint of volunteering with the distance runners.
 
Cunningham earned his bachelor of science degree in middle school education and his master of science degree in health education from Northwest. He has worked as an Iowa Title Abstracter at the Marion County Title Services office in Knoxville, Iowa since the fall of 2020.
 
Cunningham replaces Nick Gibson after he accepted the head cross country/assistant track and field coaching position at the University of Southern Mississippi.