Entering his sixth season as the head coach of the Shepherd women’s cross country team is Chuck Walters. Walters took over both the men's and women's programs in 2020-21 as Shepherd competed in cross country for the first time since 2003.
Shepherd competed in six meets in 2024 with a sixth place finish at the Don Cathcart Invitational and a seventh place effort at the Galen Piper Invitational highlighting the season.
The Rams competed in six meets in 2023 with a first place finish in a six-team field at the Hood College Blazer Blitz highlighting the season.
Shepherd competed in five meets with the team finishing seventh at the Galen Piper XC Challenge and 18th at the PSAC Championships in 2022.
The Rams competed as individuals in five meets in 2021.
Both the men's and women's teams competed as individuals in 2020-21.
Walters comes to Shepherd after coaching cross country and track at nearby Martinsburg High School. He was the assistant cross-country coach at Martinsburg from 2012-17. Walters was also an assistant track coach (mid-distance) at Martinsburg from 2017-18 before taking on head coaching duties in 2019. In his first year he led the Martinsburg girls team to the 2019 Region II - AAA Championship and a Top Ten finish in the state.
Walters graduated from Geneva College (Pa.) in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education. He added a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from American College of Education in 2014.
Walters competed for the cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams at Geneva. He was an NCCAA National Qualifier in Indoor Track and Field in 2012 in the 5K and an NCCAA National Qualifier in Outdoor Track and Field in 2012 in the 10K.
He is an active runner and has participated in five marathons, including the Freedom’s Run and the prestigious Boston Marathon.
