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Matt Kerr enters his fourth season with Wake Forest as an assistant coach for the men's and women's cross country and track & field teams. He concentrates much of his time working with the male distance athletes. An Ontario, Canada native, Kerr graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2000 with a degree in Business Administration. A four-year Dean's list member and Academic All-American, Kerr was an individual NCAA Champion in the Steeplechase in 1998 and 1999. During his time at Arkansas, the Razorbacks pocketed 10 NCAA Team Championships and 12 SEC team championships. Kerr was a four-time SEC Individual Champion and a six-time All-American. During postgraduate studies at the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, NSW, Australia, Kerr was a five-time Australian University Games Champion. He also assisted in planning, coordinating and coaching various club events for the Kembla Joggers Running Club. Kerr graduated from Wollongong in December 2002 with a masters in Business Administration. In 2003, Kerr was the Canadian National Champion while a member of Team Canada. He also qualified for the World Track & Field Championships in that same year and in 2005. He lowered his personal best to 8:20.14 in the 3000m steeplechase. He currently resides in Winston-Salem with his wife, former assistant cross country coach Jill Snyder Kerr, and daughter Madeline Louise. |
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