Coach Sean Severson

Sean Severson is in his fourth season as head men's and women's cross country coach at Grove City College.

In all four of the years of his tenure, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Severson has guided both Grove City cross country squads to Presidents' Athletic Conference championships. Severson earned the PAC Men's Coach of the Year award in 2004. In 2007, he was named PAC Men’s Coach of the Year and PAC Women’s Coach of the year.

Severson has coached two athletes to All American status: Elisa Pedersen in 2005 and Kristin Carter in 2007. In his four years as head coach, All-Conference first team accolades have been achieved 21 times by men and 15 times by women. Seven men and 14 women have been named second team all-conference during those years. In those three years, Severson has coached five all regional and national qualifiers (Elisa Pedersen 2004, 2005) Kristen Carter (2006, 2007), and Julia Seward (2007).

Severson joined the Grove City staff in May 2004 after spending two years as a graduate assistant at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. He earned his master's degree in health, physical education and recreation from Adams State in 2004.

At Adams State, Severson worked with the men's basketball team and as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He was involved with the supervision of student-athlete progress, film exchange, recruiting and scouting, along with other duties pertaining to the basketball program.

A native of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsinn, Severson earned a bachelor of arts degree in athletic training from the University of Minnesota-Morris in May 2002. At Minnesota-Morris, Severson captained the basketball team and earned Academic All-Conference honors from the Northern Sun Conference three times. He also earned Dean's List distinction at Minnesota-Morris.

Severson is also the assistant men's basketball coach at Grove City, and instructor of physical education. Severson lives in Grove City with wife Tara and three daughters, Selah, Cana and Meah.

Thanks for much of the background material to Ryan Briggs, the Sports Information Director of Grove City College.