The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Cory Leslie
- Title:
- Associate Head Cross Country and Assistant Track & Field Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 662-915-7538
Cory Leslie is in his first season as associate head cross country and assistant track & field coach, after he was hired in July of 2026. His experience and success at the collegiate, national, and professional levels bolsters one of the premiere coaching staffs in the country in Oxford.
Prior to joining Ole Miss, Leslie was the head coach with the Under Armour Professional Track & Field Team since 2021, leading elite mid and long-distance athletes. His time recruiting and training world-class runners led to his athletes representing four countries at six World and Olympic Championships, including 2024 Olympian Ahmed Jaziri, 2024 World Cross Country bronze medalist Adam Fogg, 2026 Canadian and Pan American Champion Foster Malleck, and numerous Olympic Trials qualifiers.
From 2022 to 2026, Leslie was involved with USA Track & Field, coaching Team USA at the Pan American Games and World U20 Championships, while serving on the men’s track & field committee as well.
At the collegiate level, Leslie was the head cross country and assistant track & field coach at Arizona State from 2017 to 2020, where he helped produce, U.S. junior champions, four All-Americans, a Pac-12 Champion, and guide student-athletes to set numerous program records.
Prior to his time in Tempe, Arizona, Leslie was an assistant track & field and cross country coach at George Mason University from 2016 to 2017 where he helped produce conference champions and NCAA regional qualifiers.
He got his start within the coaching ranks at Furman University as an assistant track and cross country coach from 2012 to 2016, guiding three teams to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, producing six All-Americans, and three top-10 recruiting classes.
Leslie earned his Bachelor of Science in sport and leisure studies while he was a member of the track & field program at Ohio State. As a student-athlete, he was a five-time NCAA All-American and four-time member of Team USA. He holds school records in the indoor 1000-meter, mile, and distance medley relay, and at the time of graduation, the indoor 800-meter. He was a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and was a finalist at the Olympic Trails in 2016 in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase.
Prior to joining Ole Miss, Leslie was the head coach with the Under Armour Professional Track & Field Team since 2021, leading elite mid and long-distance athletes. His time recruiting and training world-class runners led to his athletes representing four countries at six World and Olympic Championships, including 2024 Olympian Ahmed Jaziri, 2024 World Cross Country bronze medalist Adam Fogg, 2026 Canadian and Pan American Champion Foster Malleck, and numerous Olympic Trials qualifiers.
From 2022 to 2026, Leslie was involved with USA Track & Field, coaching Team USA at the Pan American Games and World U20 Championships, while serving on the men’s track & field committee as well.
At the collegiate level, Leslie was the head cross country and assistant track & field coach at Arizona State from 2017 to 2020, where he helped produce, U.S. junior champions, four All-Americans, a Pac-12 Champion, and guide student-athletes to set numerous program records.
Prior to his time in Tempe, Arizona, Leslie was an assistant track & field and cross country coach at George Mason University from 2016 to 2017 where he helped produce conference champions and NCAA regional qualifiers.
He got his start within the coaching ranks at Furman University as an assistant track and cross country coach from 2012 to 2016, guiding three teams to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, producing six All-Americans, and three top-10 recruiting classes.
Leslie earned his Bachelor of Science in sport and leisure studies while he was a member of the track & field program at Ohio State. As a student-athlete, he was a five-time NCAA All-American and four-time member of Team USA. He holds school records in the indoor 1000-meter, mile, and distance medley relay, and at the time of graduation, the indoor 800-meter. He was a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and was a finalist at the Olympic Trails in 2016 in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase.
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