Rob Nucilli is entering his fifth season as head men’s cross country coach at Fairmont State after being named head coach on March 19, 2014.
Last season, Nucilli led the Falcons to an eighth place finish at the MEC Championship meet in Bridgeport. The Falcons were led in the championship race by Jeremy Robertson, who finished just outside of All-MEC honors with a 30th place finish.
In 2016, the Falcons finished sixth at the MEC Championship meet in Bridgeport, as FSU was led by Andrew Shade with a 21st place finish.
In 2015, the Falcons placed seventh at the annual MEC Championship meet, with Andrew Shade leading the way for FSU with a 22nd place finish.
In his first season with the Falcons in 2014, Nucilli coached Nate King to second team All-MEC honors after the senior turned in a 15th-place finish during the MEC Championship Meet at Pipestem State Park.
Nucilli was a member of the WVIAC Championship team at Fairmont State during the 1984 season, placing 11th in the conference championship race and competing at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in Kenosha, Wisc. He graduated from Fairmont State in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in education and has coached cross country and track at the middle and high school levels.
“Coaching cross country at my alma mater is a dream of mine,” Nucilli said. “I'm confident that we can regain the championship form and return FSU cross country to the top of the Mountain East Conference and compete on a national level.”
Each of Nucilli’s children have competed in college athletics: Ryleigh was on the cross country team at Washington & Lee University; Brooks played soccer at West Virginia University; and Ivey was a member of the women's soccer team at the University of Charleston from 2014-17.
