An Otter student-athlete for the cross country program from 2011-16, Jacob Bermel joined Head Coach Greg Rhines' staff in the 2017-18 academic year. Under his and Coach Rhines tutelage, the Otters have rewritten the program record books for both track and cross country.
In his time with the program, the Otters men's cross country program has been ranked as high as 21st in the western region, while the women's program has made it as high as 13th. Bermel had a hand in coaching 2018 CCAA Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year Brooke Roy, who placed 22nd out of 122 runners at her first CCAA Cross Country Championship meet. The programs have also seen great academic success in Bermel's presence, with 48 CCAA All-Academic team members.Â
Bermel competed in 13 cross country races in his time as a student-athlete with CSUMB.
