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Arriving in Statesboro in the summer of 2024, Timothy Susko completed his second season leading Georgia Southern's distance program., after serving as the Head Cross Country coach and Assistant Track & Field coach at American International College.
Across two indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, the Eagles have produced 13 all-time marks and one school record under his guidance.
During the 2026 indoor and outdoor campaigns, Georgia Southern athletes recorded eight all-time marks and one program record, highlighted by newcomer Jessie Schroeder's school-record performance in the 10K.
Following the 2025 cross country season, Susko guided the Eagles to the NCAA South Regional, where the team placed 28th against some of the nation's top competition.
Despite the result, the Eagles posted their fastest 6K team average since 2017, with a freshman class that played a key role in the program's success. All five freshmen ran faster than the previous 10th-best freshman 6K mark in school history, while four athletes – three of them freshmen – finished under the former top-10 all-time 6K standard.
In his first indoor and outdoor track and field season with the Eagles in 2025, Georgia Southern distance runners combined to set five all-time marks, laying the foundation for the program's continued growth and success.
Susko's coaching career is marked by notable achievements including securing 18 Northeast-10 Conference scorers, and achieving NCAA provisional marks. His teams have clinched multiple top finishes including first place in the Men's Mile (2023), Men's 4x800m (2023), and Women's 10K (2024) events.
Prior to his time at AIC, Susko held the role of Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach at Colgate University. He specialized in distance and middle-distance coaching, implementing effective training plans and workouts that significantly improved team performance. Susko helped sign Colgate's fastest recruiting class in over a decade and his efforts led to a significant reduction in the teams 8k average time by 45 seconds.
At Purdue Fort Wayne, Susko was an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator. He was part of the signing of the second largest signing class in school history. The team achieved its highest men's cross country individual finish in school history, 7th overall. He helped break the school record in the indoor 5k, 3k, and DMR along with the outdoor men's steeplechase record.
Prior to his time at Purdue Fort Wayne, Susko was a graduate assistant coach at Saint Francis University (PA). He worked with sprints, middle distance, hurdles, jumps, and relays, coaching 15 First Team All-NEC athletes, six NEC Individual Champions, and 10 First Team All-C4A/ECAC Honors. He coached athletes to 28 top 10 all time performances including two school records (Women's 4x100m relay school record and women's long jump school record). Susko was a member of the NEC Women's Coaching Staff of the Year.
Susko ran at Iona College and was a three-time MAAC XC Team Champion, which was a part of the longest active conference winning streak in Division I athletics. He was a member of the 2020 MAAC indoor DMR championship squad and the 2018 MAAC DMR runner-up. He qualified for the IC4A Championships in indoor and outdoor track and cross country. Susko was named first-team All-MAAC in the 4x400 relay in both 2018 and 2019.
