Temple University Athletics
James Snyder
James Snyder Hired as Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach
7.18.13 | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA – James Snyder joins the Temple Athletics staff as an assistant cross country and track & field coach, as announced on Thursday by Eric Mobley, the head coach for men's and women's track and field and cross country. Snyder will handle the day-to-day responsibilities for the cross country team as well as the distance runners in track as the Owls embark on their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference.
No stranger to the Philadelphia area, Snyder is a Downingtown, Pa., native and graduate of Downingtown East High School. He returns to his home state poised to elevate the competitiveness of the Owls' distance running program.
"James brings with him great deal of excitement and knowledge with experience at a highly competitive program," said Mobley. "I look forward to him helping us reach our goals as a top level cross country program within the American Athletic Conference."
Snyder comes to Temple from Florida State University where he served as the operations assistant for the Seminoles' cross country and track & field program for a year. Among other duties, Snyder was responsible for managing the equipment budget, planning team travel, assisting with home meet management, coordinating on-campus recruiting and assisting with the day to day administration of the Seminole men's distance program. Team accomplishments during the 2012-13 season included an NCAA fifth-place finish for men's cross country as well as an ACC Men's Outdoor Track & Field title.
Prior to his summer 2012 arrival in Tallahassee, Snyder spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Appalachian State University, where he assisted with both the men's and women's distance programs. The Mountaineers enjoyed wide-ranging success both in cross country and on the track, with both the men and women establishing numerous school records, NCAA East Preliminary qualifying marks and Southern Conference championships and honors.
Snyder is a USA Track & Field Level I and II (Endurance) coach and was selected by USATF to participate in the inaugural Coaches Mentorship Program held in conjunction with the 2012 Olympic Track & Field Trials. A firm believer in the importance of resistance training for distance runners, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has received the distinction of Sport Performance Coach from USA Weightlifting.
Snyder is a magna cum laude graduate in exercise science from George Mason University, where he was a multiple letterwinner for the cross country and track & field programs. In 2012 he completed a master's degree in exercise science (strength & conditioning concentration) from Appalachian State.
An active researcher of sport science and distance runner performance, Snyder has presented his work before the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Snyder has also had his work published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, as well as the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.
As a student he completed an internship with the United States Olympic Committee in Lake Placid, N.Y., and also spent three summers working for ZAP Fitness, a Team USA Distance Running Training Center in Blowing Rock, N.C.
No stranger to the Philadelphia area, Snyder is a Downingtown, Pa., native and graduate of Downingtown East High School. He returns to his home state poised to elevate the competitiveness of the Owls' distance running program.
"James brings with him great deal of excitement and knowledge with experience at a highly competitive program," said Mobley. "I look forward to him helping us reach our goals as a top level cross country program within the American Athletic Conference."
Snyder comes to Temple from Florida State University where he served as the operations assistant for the Seminoles' cross country and track & field program for a year. Among other duties, Snyder was responsible for managing the equipment budget, planning team travel, assisting with home meet management, coordinating on-campus recruiting and assisting with the day to day administration of the Seminole men's distance program. Team accomplishments during the 2012-13 season included an NCAA fifth-place finish for men's cross country as well as an ACC Men's Outdoor Track & Field title.
Prior to his summer 2012 arrival in Tallahassee, Snyder spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Appalachian State University, where he assisted with both the men's and women's distance programs. The Mountaineers enjoyed wide-ranging success both in cross country and on the track, with both the men and women establishing numerous school records, NCAA East Preliminary qualifying marks and Southern Conference championships and honors.
Snyder is a USA Track & Field Level I and II (Endurance) coach and was selected by USATF to participate in the inaugural Coaches Mentorship Program held in conjunction with the 2012 Olympic Track & Field Trials. A firm believer in the importance of resistance training for distance runners, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has received the distinction of Sport Performance Coach from USA Weightlifting.
Snyder is a magna cum laude graduate in exercise science from George Mason University, where he was a multiple letterwinner for the cross country and track & field programs. In 2012 he completed a master's degree in exercise science (strength & conditioning concentration) from Appalachian State.
An active researcher of sport science and distance runner performance, Snyder has presented his work before the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Snyder has also had his work published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, as well as the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.
As a student he completed an internship with the United States Olympic Committee in Lake Placid, N.Y., and also spent three summers working for ZAP Fitness, a Team USA Distance Running Training Center in Blowing Rock, N.C.
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