Former Chattanooga runner Amanda Cotter was named assistant coach for men’s and women’s cross country and women’s track in July 2015 and begins her third season.
Cotter, an NCAA All-Region cross country and seven-time all-conference performer, works primarily as a recruiter for the Mocs while also overseeing workouts.
In her senior year, she finished fifth in the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships earning First Team All-Conference honors and went on to place 19th in the NCAA South Region meet where she was named to the all-region team.
In the indoor season, she anchored the SoCon Champion Distance Medley Relay team and earned all-conference honors in the 1500 meter race in the outdoor season.
She is a two-time cross country all-conference performer and also was named to the SoCon all-conference indoor track team in the 5000 meter while snaring three all-conference nods for the 1500 meter in the outdoor season.
Cotter graduated from UTC in December 2014 with a degree in Psychology. She was a two-time recipient of the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal for Academics and a three-time member of the SoCon All-Academic Team and Chattanooga Dean’s List.
In 2012 at the Inaugural Scrappy’s Awards, Cotter was named the “Comeback Player of the Year” after making her return to UTC and the cross country and track and field teams.
Cotter and her husband Lucas (UTC 2013, MBA 2015) have one daughter, Addison.
Updated June 29, 2017
