NEWS: Virginia Elevates Trevor Dunbar to Associate Head Coach

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Yesterday, the University of Virginia announced the promotion of Assistant Distance Coach, Trevor Dunbar, to Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and Track and Field.

Dunbar, who was initially hired by Virginia in the spring of 2021, will continue to work under the highly-decorated Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, Vin Lananna.

Over the last four years that Dunbar has assisted with the men's distance program, the Cavaliers have enjoyed plenty of success, especially in the middle distances, with a DMR national title in 2025 and an individual title from Shane Cohen over 800 meters in the spring of 2024.

The UVA men have also been plenty effective on the grass, earning three-straight cross country national meet appearances as a team from 2022 to 2024. However, they have not finished within the top-20 of the team standings during that time.

Prior to arriving at Virginia, Dunbar was also part of coaching staffs at California, Florida State, Boston University and Oregon.

Dunbar competed collegiately at Portland from 2009 to 2011 and at Oregon from 2012 to 2014 shortly after Lananna stepped away from the Eugene-based program. He was a five-time All-American during his time with the Ducks, including relays. Dunbar also competed at multiple USATF Outdoor Championships with Nike and Boston Athletic Association between 2014 and 2018, finishing as high as 6th place over 5000 meters.

Following an offseason with several major transfer portal additions, along with excellent returning talents such as Gary Martin and Will Anthony, the Cavalier men enter this fall listed at TSR #6 in our preseason team rankings. Despite the UVA men having not finished in the top-10 at a cross country national meet since 1984, the ingredients are there for a historic season if everything comes together.

The women's team lose several key contributors, most notably Margot Appleton and Jenny Schilling, but open the season listed at TSR #25. The Cavalier women will have a great opportunity to return to their fourth-consecutive cross country national meet as a team under the direction of Coach Joelle Amaral, the now-wife of Dunbar.