Barry Harwick ’77 Announcing Retirement from Coaching Cross Country/Track & Field

Barry Harwick has announced his retirement from coaching at Dartmouth College, the school has announced via press release.

Harwick, Class of ’77, served as the Marjorie and Herbert Chase ’30 Director of Track & Field and Cross Country for 28 years.

The program was very successful under Harwick, winning six Heptagonal titles in Men’s Cross Country, while advancing to the NCAA Championships 10 times, with the most recent trip occurring in 2016. His Track & Field teams have won the New England Outdoor Championships twice, while finishing runner-up five times. Nine times athletes under Harwick earned Most Outstanding Performer at Heps (five indoor, four outdoor). Harwick has coached a dozen All-American athletes across indoor/outdoor competition.

On the women’s side, Harwick’s teams during his six years as director, earning 15 indoor championships, 10 outdoor championships, five All-American nods, and one Heps Cross Country title.

Prior to taking the Dartmouth College job, Harwick coached Track and Cross Country at Bentley College.

In 1997, the Dartmouth grad coached the United States Cross Country team at the World Championships in Turin, Italy.

Dartmouth will be launching a countrywide search for his replacement immediately. 

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