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Justin Kempe
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- Assistant Coach
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- (919) 681-6355
Kevin Jermyn enters his ninth season with the Blue Devils and fifth as head women’s cross country coach. Jermyn’s primary responsibilities include coaching the women’s middle and long distance runners. Jermyn has helped develop the Blue Devil women’s middle and long distance program into national prominence. Jermyn was awarded ACC Coach of the Year and NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors for the 2004 & 2005 cross country seasons and also received the NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year honor for distance in the 2004 outdoor track & field season.
The women’s cross country team finished 2nd and 3rd at the 2004 & 2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Blue Devils also won the 2004 & 2005 ACC and NCAA Southeast Region Championships. The Blue Devils have finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for six consecutive years, which included three consecutive top ten finishes. On the track, the Blue Devils middle distance group won the 2005 Penn Relays Distance Medley Championship of America title, the first Penn Relays title in school history for the women. Jermyn’s athletes have rewritten every middle and long distance relay school record indoors and outdoors. The success of the Blue Devil middle and long distance runners also led Duke to a school record 12th place finish a the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships and a runner-up finish at the 2005 ECAC Indoor Championships.
Individually, Jermyn has coached nine athletes to a total of 26 NCAA All-America performances in just eight years. Jermyn coached Shannon Rowbury, a 2008 Olympian, to Duke’s first ever NCAA individual championship with her victory in the one mile run at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships. Jermyn also coached Rowbury and Clara Horowitz to two NCAA Runner-up finishes each (Rowbury in the mile in 2005 and 3,000m in 2007; Horowitz in the 5,000m and 10,000m in 2006). At the NCAA Regionals, Jermyn has guided 19 athletes to All-Southeast Region honors in cross country and seven All-East Region performers in outdoor track. At the ECAC Championships, Jermyn has guided a total of 37 All-East performers, including six individual and four relay championships. At the ACC Championships, Jermyn has guided 19 All-ACC performers and seven ACC Champions. Jermyn has coached six women that have represented the United States in international cross country competitions.
A true student and fan of the sport, Jermyn is continually involved in coaching education programs, clinics and camps. Jermyn is an USATF level III certified coach in endurance and level II certified in sprints, relays and hurdles. During the summer Jermyn directs the Duke Running Camp.
Jermyn’s experience as a national class runner, from high school through the professional ranks, is an invaluable asset to his coaching. Jermyn competed professionally in cross country and track and field for the Reebok Enclave. Jermyn was a member of the victorious Reebok Enclave team at the 1998 USATF Cross Country Championship and raced to a personal best of 3:43.56 for 1,500-meters on the track. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, Jermyn led the Hoyas as team captain to numerous Big East and IC4A team championships and NCAA Championship appearances. Individually, Jermyn was an All-America, All-East and All-Big East conference selection in track and field. Jermyn graduated from Georgetown University cum laude in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance and a minor in psychology, then obtained a master’s degree in liberal studies at Duke University in 2006. Jermyn’s thesis was on the coaching implications of gender differences among collegiate runners.
The women’s cross country team finished 2nd and 3rd at the 2004 & 2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Blue Devils also won the 2004 & 2005 ACC and NCAA Southeast Region Championships. The Blue Devils have finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for six consecutive years, which included three consecutive top ten finishes. On the track, the Blue Devils middle distance group won the 2005 Penn Relays Distance Medley Championship of America title, the first Penn Relays title in school history for the women. Jermyn’s athletes have rewritten every middle and long distance relay school record indoors and outdoors. The success of the Blue Devil middle and long distance runners also led Duke to a school record 12th place finish a the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships and a runner-up finish at the 2005 ECAC Indoor Championships.
Individually, Jermyn has coached nine athletes to a total of 26 NCAA All-America performances in just eight years. Jermyn coached Shannon Rowbury, a 2008 Olympian, to Duke’s first ever NCAA individual championship with her victory in the one mile run at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships. Jermyn also coached Rowbury and Clara Horowitz to two NCAA Runner-up finishes each (Rowbury in the mile in 2005 and 3,000m in 2007; Horowitz in the 5,000m and 10,000m in 2006). At the NCAA Regionals, Jermyn has guided 19 athletes to All-Southeast Region honors in cross country and seven All-East Region performers in outdoor track. At the ECAC Championships, Jermyn has guided a total of 37 All-East performers, including six individual and four relay championships. At the ACC Championships, Jermyn has guided 19 All-ACC performers and seven ACC Champions. Jermyn has coached six women that have represented the United States in international cross country competitions.
A true student and fan of the sport, Jermyn is continually involved in coaching education programs, clinics and camps. Jermyn is an USATF level III certified coach in endurance and level II certified in sprints, relays and hurdles. During the summer Jermyn directs the Duke Running Camp.
Jermyn’s experience as a national class runner, from high school through the professional ranks, is an invaluable asset to his coaching. Jermyn competed professionally in cross country and track and field for the Reebok Enclave. Jermyn was a member of the victorious Reebok Enclave team at the 1998 USATF Cross Country Championship and raced to a personal best of 3:43.56 for 1,500-meters on the track. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University, Jermyn led the Hoyas as team captain to numerous Big East and IC4A team championships and NCAA Championship appearances. Individually, Jermyn was an All-America, All-East and All-Big East conference selection in track and field. Jermyn graduated from Georgetown University cum laude in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance and a minor in psychology, then obtained a master’s degree in liberal studies at Duke University in 2006. Jermyn’s thesis was on the coaching implications of gender differences among collegiate runners.
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