Monday, July 2, 2007
PC Hires Palmer As Cross Country Coach
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College Director of Athletics Dr. William B. “Bee” Carlton announced the hiring of Thad Palmer as PC’s new men’s and women’s cross country coach.
“We are pleased to add Thad Palmer to our coaching staff,” said Carlton. “Thad brings a love of the sport and understanding of the needs of the team to this position. He is thoughtful and conscientious and will bring new ideas to the training of the team.
“Additionally, adding Palmer to the staff allows Coach Stephanie Allen to focus fully on coaching the women's lacrosse team. For the last three years, Coach Allen has done an outstanding job in leading both groups. This addition of a cross country coach will give both Coach Allen and Coach Palmer the ability to give more time to each squad. Thus each of these teams can work more efficiently toward their respective competitive goals.”
Palmer takes over as coach, but is not new to the program having ran for the Blue Hose for the past four seasons.
He was a consistent top finisher for the Blue Hose men’s team and helped lead them to a school record five second place finishes in 2006.
In addition to his duties in charge of the PC cross country programs, Palmer will also serve as a Sports Information Assistant to Director of Sports Information and Game Operations Brian Hand.
Palmer will assist Hand in the day-to-day duties of the sports information, focusing on gameday operations. He will work with each of Presbyterian’s 16 intercollegiate sports to make sure that they have everything they need to place the Blue Hose’s gameday experience in the upper echelon in every category.
A 2007 graduate of Presbyterian College, Palmer was a four-year letterwinner in cross country for the Blue Hose.
Palmer graduated cum laude from PC with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in Accounting. In 2006, Palmer was named to the All-SAC Academic Honor Roll.
A native of Union, S.C., Palmer was a standout runner at Union High School, where he ran for Mike Massey.