USA Archery has named Muskingum Archery Head Coach Craig Holycross the 2024 USA Archery National Collegiate Coach of the Year.

Holycross, a 2009 Muskingum graduate, is a certified USA Archery Level 2 instructor and member of the Broken Arrow Archery Club in Newark, Ohio. This marks the third straight year Holycross has been named Regional Coach of the Year and the first time he has been honored with National Coach of the Year accolades.

"The team and I are extremely honored to have received this award," Holycross said. "We are grateful to have our hard work and dedication be recognized on such a large scale. We are proud of how far we have come in just a few years and look to continue this success and growth moving forward."

Muskingum is the only school in the Ohio Athletic Conference to field an archery team and one of the only NCAA schools in the state to offer archery as a varsity sport.

Holycross added, "I don't think there is one particular thing I did that led me to achieve this award, but a combination of hard work, time, and dedication to the overall program has led to its success. I think any collegiate coach would agree that this role comes with a lot of highs and lows, but we all truly love what we do. Nothing makes me prouder than to see my student-athletes succeed on the range and in life."

Muskingum launched its archery program during the 2020-21 campaign and has experienced a remarkable run of success under the leadership of Coach Holycross.

(Story attributed to USA Archery)