Wade Miller, a 2006 graduate of Oklahoma Christian University in elementary education, joined the cross country coaching staff for the 2010-11 school year and was named as the program's fifth head coach in June 2012.
As an assistant, he was a key part of the coaching staff that guided the Eagles to the 2011 NAIA men’s cross country championship, the university’s first in the sport, and Miller led OC to the NCCAA men’s title in 2012 in his first season as the head coach. He earned NCCAA coach of the year honors in the process. In 2013, he coached OC to a fourth-place NCCAA finish.
Miller, 30, competed as a member of the cross country and track and field teams during his time at Oklahoma Christian from 2002 to 2006. He was a three-time national qualifier in cross country and track (steeplechase) and was a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
Miller also was a three-time member of the College Sports Information Directors of America’s Academic All-District team. Miller holds a personal-best time of 9:28.04 in the steeplechase.
Before joining the OC coaching staff, Miller spent three years teaching English in the public school system in Mito, Japan. Miller, a native of Lockney, Texas, now resides in Edmond with his wife Janet (Pomeroy).
Miller also serves as an assistant track coach at OC, working primarily with middle-distance and distance runners. He also continues to run competitively in local and regional races.
