Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga cross country and track standout Amanda Cotter will be the programs’ newest assistant.
A seven-time All-Southern Conference performer – twice for cross country, twice for indoor track and three times for outdoor track – Cotter will serve as a recruiter and be in charge of workouts for the Mocs.
Cotter finished fifth in the conference cross country championships as a senior, earning first-team all-conference honors, and went on to place 19th in the South Region meet, garnering an all-region selection. She was also the anchor on the SoCon champion distance relay team and earned all-conference honors in the 1,500-meter run during the outdoor track season.
“Amanda is an achiever,” UTC coach Bill Gautier said in a release. “She is a good role model for these younger student-athletes. She knows the benefits of hard work both in the classroom and in competition. She is what we embody here at UTC.”
Cotter graduated with a psychology degree in December 2014. She was a two-time recipient of the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and a three-time member of the SoCon All-Academic team and the dean’s list.