ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western director of athletics Josh Looney announced head cross country and track and field coach Marc Bierbaum has resigned, effective immediately.

“We want to thank Coach Bierbaum for his efforts over the past two years in launching our cross country and track and field programs,” Looney said. “The continued development and growth of these new programs is very important to the short term and long term goals of Missouri Western Athletics.”

Assistant coach Cody Ingold will serve as interim head coach for both the cross country and track and field teams while a national search for the next director of cross country and track and field is conducted.

Bierbaum was hired as the head coach of the new programs in September of 2016, serving as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams along with the men’s and women’s track and field teams. The teams completed their first year of NCAA Division II competition during the 2017-18 academic year.

— MWSU Athletics —