Kevin Quinn, Saint Joseph’s University
Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, 1966-2015
On the track, Quinn is a two-time MAC cross country individual champion and a two-time MAC mile champion and record holder. He was a two-time NCAA qualifier in the mile, and, at one time, held Saint Joseph’s records in the mile and two-mile runs. He was the first American to cross the finish line of the 1961 IC4A Cross Country Championships, placing third overall. After graduating from Saint Joseph’s, Quinn won the famed Berwick Marathon and is now a member of the Saint Joseph’s Track Hall of Fame, the Saint Joseph’s Athletics Hall of Fame, and the MAC All-Century Team. Before retiring in 2015, Quinn also spent a combined 49 years as head coach of Saint Joseph’s men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs. Throughout his coaching career, he was a two-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in cross country, served as the president of the IC4A and ECAC Coaches Associations (the only individual to do so), coached Saint Joseph’s only National Champion, as well as eight All-Americans, 2 Junior National Champions, five IC4A Champions, and 5 ECAC Champions.
Kevin Quinn's Saint Joseph's Hall of Fame Page