Cameron Ruppe

Biography

A six-year coaching veteran who has already established himself as a successful mentor on the collegiate level, Cameron Ruppe was announced as the head coach of the Mercer cross country programs on July 17, 2024. Ruppe, who will serve a dual role as the assistant coach of MU's track & field program as well, earned a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Atlantic Region Coach of the year laurels at Louisburg (N.C.) College, and has already mentored 10 all-conference runners and seven all-Americans in his short time as a collegiate coach. His student-athletes have also combined to shatter 28 school records as well. Charleston Southern flourished with Ruppe on the women's cross country and track & field staff during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns. The Bucs tacked up 11 school records and made 48 entries into the program's top-10 lists across that span, while also raking in seven All-Big South Conference honors, including a quartet of first team laurels. CSU walked away with runner-up honors at both the 2022 and 2023 Big South Conference Championships, and also raked in its second-straight All-Academic Team honor from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Prior to trekking back to coastal South Carolina, Ruppe served a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Campbell and played a key role in the Camels' run to the 2022 Big South Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field crown. In just one season in Buies Creek, N.C

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