John Green began his tenure as the head women’s cross country coach at Middle Georgia State University on March 10, 2025.
An outstanding collegiate and amateur runner in his own right, Green will also assume the head coaching role for the Universities newly formed distance track team which will begin competition in the Spring of 26'.
Green most recently served as the head coach at another NCAA Division II program in Georgia College and State University where he helped lead the Bobcats program first as a volunteer assistant before being elevated to head coach between 2021-23.
Now he will take on the challenge of invigorating the MGA programs with new life and recruiting the next group of outstanding student-athletes to take part in the Knights program. This includes utilizing the recently expanded and improved home course for the Knights, the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course on the Macon campus.
Prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks Green is not far removed from competing himself as he was a member of two NCAA Division I programs in Lipscomb University (2016-18) and the University of Tennessee-Martin (2018-21). Green competed in cross country and track for both institutions while earning trips to the NCAA South Regional each season.
He would go on to set the freshman 10,000 meter record at Lipscomb while contributing as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference championship team in 2017. While at UTM, he assisted the team in reaching their highest ever finish in the Ohio Valley Conference championship meet in program history in 2021.
Green's passion for his sport helped lead him to his area of study as he earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Human Performance from UT-Martin.
A native of Cumming, Georgia, Green competed in cross country and track at West Forsyth High School where he was a two-time All-State selection and three-time All-Region pick while setting school records in the 5K, 3200 meters, and 1600 meters.
Green remains an active member of the running community as he finished in the top-100 of the men's division of the 2023 Boston Marathon and competes regularly in local and regional races.
John is married to his wife, Madison and they reside in Milledgeville, Georgia.
