James Goss James Goss enters his second season as the head coach of the Hornet women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
Goss, a 2001 LC graduate, excelled in his four-year career as a Hornet. He was named the 2001 NCAA National Athlete of the Year for outdoor track in 2001 and earned All-American honors 10 times. Goss was the national champion in the long jump, was a five-time South/Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year and a six-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Athlete of the Year.
Goss spent five years as an assistant track and field coach for Emory University (GA), specializing in the sprints and jumps. He founded the Emory Speed & Strength Camp in 2005 and also worked as the director of the event. He graduated with his master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State University in May 2006. Goss lives in Lynchburg with his wife, Mackenzie.
The Lynchburg women’s team has won seven indoor conference titles and eight outdoor crowns in the last 11 years. Nine Hornets have reached All-American status since 1996.
Jesse Baumann
Assistant Coach
Jesse Baumann joins the 2005-06 Lynchburg College track and field coaching staff this spring. He comes to LC from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), where he was a four-year letter winner for the Pointers. Baumann was a six-time NCAA Division III national meet qualifier and a four-time All-American in the 800 meters, the 1500 meters and Distance Medley Relay. He also earned all-conference honors in both cross country and track, along with being voted both cross country and track team captain, and track team MVP. He graduated from UWSP in the spring 2004, with a degree in watershed management. Baumann will assist mainly with the LC distance runners.
For more information about Lynchburg College Track & Field, please contact head coach James Goss at (434) 544-8557 or by email at goss.j@lynchburg.edu.
