By Kyle Coppola
Beacon College In Leesburg Kicks Off Cross-Country Season
LEESBURG, Florida — Beacon College continues to take significant steps forward in the evolution of the school’s athletics program as it prepares for the 2024 cross country season. The team recently announced its 2024 schedule.
“As we continue growing the cross country program, we wanted to put together a schedule that builds on our students’ running achievements, giving us opportunities to improve individually and as a team,” said Tony Wrice, Beacon’s head cross country coach.
The Blazers will kick off the season at the Fire Invitational Cross Country meet in Lakeland, FL, on Sept. 7, the first of six regular season meets.
- Fire Invitational Cross Country meet in Lakeland, FL, on Sept. 7
- DUVAL 5K XC Challenge in Jacksonville, FL, on Sept. 13
- Embry-Riddle XC Classic in Daytona Beach, FL, on Sept. 21
- Florida Gateway College Open in Lake City, FL, on Sept. 27
- FSU Invitational in Tallahassee, FL, on Oct. 11
- Holloway Park Collegiate Classic in Lakeland, FL, on Oct. 18
Although the College recently joined the New South Athletic Conference providing more competitive playing opportunities in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, the school will not yet be competing in conference cross country meets.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
