Hall of Fame
Bob Marchinko, the Head Coach of Pfeiffer's cross country and track and field teams since August of 2022, coached the men's cross country team at Pfeiffer from 2002 to 2005. He calls the 2002 team "a very special group." And no wonder: It was the only Pfeiffer cross-country team to win the CVAC Championship during the University's time at the NCAA Division II level. The team produced four All-Conference runners, won five of the seven meets it entered, and was undefeated against conference schools that year.
The team earned runner-up honors at the NCAA Southeast regional meet, and it finished 24th at the national championships in Ashland, Ohio, running in snowy conditions. And it achieved all this despite the fact that it offered just two scholarships on a team that consisted solely of local talent.
