Adam Puett - UNC Asheville

Adam is in his 14^th year at UNC Asheville and 4^th year as the Head Cross Country and Associate Head Track and Field Coach. While at UNC Asheville, Adam has coached 1 NCAA All-American, 10 Big South Conference Champions, 45 Big South All-Conference Selections and 18 UNC Asheville School Records.

Before UNC Asheville, Puett served as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University for three years. The Alabama native coached 13 All-Conference performers and 6 Southern Conference champions during his tenure. He helped lead the Catamount programs to five different league championships.

Puett graduated from Western Carolina in 2006 with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. He then earned his master's in Physical Education from WCU in 2009. Adam has a strength and conditioning certification through the USTFCCCA.

Adam enjoyed an outstanding running career at Western Carolina University. He was the 2005 Western Carolina University Male Athlete of the Year and 2006 Southern Conference Outdoor Performer of the Year. Puett earned All-Conference honors three times in cross country and 11 times in indoor and outdoor track. He was a five-time Southern Conference champion in indoor and outdoor track plus a four-time NCAA outdoor regional qualifier in the 1500 meter. In 2022 Adam was selected to be a part of the Southern Conference 100^th
Anniversary Team for both Cross Country and Track and Field.