NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Rollie Geiger
- Induction:
- 2024
*To be inducted on April 20, 2024.
Rollie Geiger is one of the most accomplished and longest-tenured coaches in NC State history. During his time as the head coach of the cross country and track & field programs, Geiger has coached his athletes to a combined four individual national titles, 240 All-American selections, 390 All-ACC honors, 234 individual ACC titles and 40 team ACC Championships.
As a result of his storied success, he has been tabbed as the ACC Coach of the Year 34 times, and the NCAA Southeast Regional Women's Coach of the Year award was renamed in his honor in 2016. In the Rollie Geiger Awards' first year of existence, Geiger himself was able to present it to NC State women's head coach Laurie Henes for leading the Wolfpack women to a regional championship that season.
Geiger was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 2019. He continues to coach the NC State men's cross country program, where he most recently led the Pack to a 17th-place finish at the 2023 National Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Well-known on the national stage, Geiger has also coached at the United States Olympic Festival and in 1987 was named coach of the United States National Team for the World Cross Country Championships. He has also been a featured speaker at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Geiger also passes his extensive knowledge on to younger athletes through his All-American Cross Country Camp, which he holds annually every summer.Â
Rollie Geiger is one of the most accomplished and longest-tenured coaches in NC State history. During his time as the head coach of the cross country and track & field programs, Geiger has coached his athletes to a combined four individual national titles, 240 All-American selections, 390 All-ACC honors, 234 individual ACC titles and 40 team ACC Championships.
As a result of his storied success, he has been tabbed as the ACC Coach of the Year 34 times, and the NCAA Southeast Regional Women's Coach of the Year award was renamed in his honor in 2016. In the Rollie Geiger Awards' first year of existence, Geiger himself was able to present it to NC State women's head coach Laurie Henes for leading the Wolfpack women to a regional championship that season.
Geiger was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 2019. He continues to coach the NC State men's cross country program, where he most recently led the Pack to a 17th-place finish at the 2023 National Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Well-known on the national stage, Geiger has also coached at the United States Olympic Festival and in 1987 was named coach of the United States National Team for the World Cross Country Championships. He has also been a featured speaker at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Geiger also passes his extensive knowledge on to younger athletes through his All-American Cross Country Camp, which he holds annually every summer.Â
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