In his 17th year with the program, Hoppler has led the UNH cross country program to a third consecutive America East championship in the fall and most recently coached the track & field team to a runner up finish at the league championships.
"I would like to thank the coaches association for this honor as well as the student-athletes of the University of New Hampshire cross country and track & field program for all the hard work and dedication," said Hoppler. "It is a privilege to coach a great group of athletes. I would also like to thank coach Boulanger for his leadership of the entire program as the director."
So far this year, Hoppler has coached three top-10 finishers at the America East Cross Country Championships as well as five champions at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships.
On the national level, Hoppler guided senior Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne, Australia) to a 30th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and also coached sophomore Elinor Purrier (Montgomery, Vt.) to the fastest collegiate mile in the country as she is set to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships next weekend. Just this season, six school records were broken by student-athletes under the guidance of coach Hoppler.
Hoppler earned the same honor last spring after a successful outdoor season.
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