Derek Powers

Biography

Derek Powers enters his 27th overall season at the helm of the SUNY Morrisville cross country and track programs in the fall 2025. Powers rejoined the SUNY Morrisville athletic department staff in the fall of 2008 after a two-year absence, as head coach of the men's and women's cross country program. Under Powers' guidance SUNY Morrisville has competed multiple times at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships, finishing 30th as a team out of 52 competing programs in 2015. He coached Byron Evans to a record-setting performance, becoming the program's first runner to earn All-Region accolades. In 2016, Powers coached the men's team to an individual championship title, with Evans capturing the win. Powers also coached Billie Jo Hinds to an individual title in 2013, earning the league's Coach of the Year honors. The 2001 NJCAA National Coach of the Year, Powers began his coaching career in 1997 as head coach of the cross country program at Morrisville and assistant coach of the distance track team. He is a 1995 graduate of SUNY Morrisville where he served as captain for two seasons on the men's cross country and track and field teams and continues to run competitively as one of the top ranked distance runners in Upstate New York.