CSC hires Foley as cross country coach

Earlier this week Chadron announced they’d found their new head coach of cross country. He is Scott Foley, formerly of Black Hills State.
Foley will also be an assistant with the track and field team.
Chadron wasted little time finding a qualified coach to fill the position vacated by former coach Brian Medigovich, who recently resigned to take a position at Adams State, his alma mater.
“It happened rather quickly with the previous coach taking another opportunity,” Foley, who is a friend of Medigovich, said.
“I was fortunate some people in the know dropped my name, and [Athletic Director] Joel Smith gave me a call sort of out of the blue, to me, and asked if I’d like to come down and check things out,” Foley said.
Foley made the trip to Chadron two weeks ago, was interviewed, offered the job, and accepted on the spot.
The 29-year-old coach says he was familiar with Chadron due to his proximity at Black Hills State and his having traveled to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference meets here on more than one occasion.
In the end, he says his decision was easy.
“Chadron really won me over,” he said. “I feel my decision to come here was really made simple by the community support I got to witness here, and the support of the athletic department.
“Chadron to me is a perfect mixing spot for an excellent cross country team,” Foley said. “We have trails, we have State Parks, we have endless dirt roads.”
Foley also believes he’ll be able to attract talent to his program.
“Chadron [first off] is an amazing university that provides an extremely affordable education,” Foley said. “I’m incredibly excited about recruiting and trying to expand our roster in-state and out-of-state.”
Prior to accepting the position Foley had been the head coach at Black Hills State for the past three years. He grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was an accomplished runner during his high school career, and continued to have success while an undergrad at Boise State University, Idaho.
He spent one year as a volunteer coach with Boise State before moving back to Cheyenne where he spent two years teaching health and physical education, and coaching, at Cheyenne South.
Foley then moved to Black Hills State to coach and pursue his masters.
“Scott is a person who has experience in the RMAC and a knowledge of our athletes,” Smith said. “He will be a great adition to our coaching staff.”