Chris Cross was promoted to Athletic Director at Cedarville University in February, 2022 and was elevated to Vice President for Athletics in October, 2023.
He oversees the Yellow Jackets' 16 NCAA Division II varsity sports and cheerleading as well as the athletic training program. He is one of seven VP's that serve on the president's cabinet.
Cross became the University's first full-time Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance in 2014 following a ten-year career in the school's athletic training department.
He arrived at the University in 2004 as an assistant professor of athletic training. He took on the role of head athletic trainer in 2005 and served as the liaison between the athletic department and all allied health professions.
Cross has provided extensive service to university and athletic organizations during his career. From 2018-21, he was the chair of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference compliance committee and president-elect of the NAIA Athletic Trainers Association in 2008. Cross chaired Cedarville’s Staff Committee to the President in 2016 and was appointed to the university’s strategic planning committee in 2015.Â
Prior to coming to Cedarville, he was the director of athletic training at Salem International University. In this capacity, Cross was responsible for overseeing the education and service of athletic training program.
He is active in the local community by serving on the Cedar Cliff Local School Board and is a member at Heritage Fellowship Church in Springfield.
Cross is a 1996 graduate of Alderson-Broaddus College with a degree in sports medicine. The Clarksburg, W.Va. native then worked for three years at Athens Physical Therapy before earning his master’s in athletic training from West Virginia University in 2001.
Chris and his wife, Barbara, reside in Cedarville and have three sons: Mason, Colby, and Tyler.
