Bio

Michael Basuini begins his third season as head coach for the men's and women's track and field programs as well as the men's and women's cross country programs in 2023-2024.

Basuini earned his bachelor's degree in Intercultural Studies with a concentration in Youth Ministry from Williams Jessup University where he was a member of the men's cross country and track and field teams. During his time as a student-athlete at William Jessup, Basuini was named All-Conference in the California Pacific Conference (CALPAC) twice and the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) once for cross country and once in the GSAC in track.

Basuini was a part of two team CALPAC titles in cross country and won the individual conference champion in cross country his sophomore season. He is a two-time qualifier for cross country and qualified for the national meet in the marathon for track his senior year. Basuini set three school records while at William Jessup (5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon).

While as an assistant coach at TWU, Basuini has helped send two men and three women cross country runners to the NAIA National Meet, coached a national championship men's 4x100m Relay team, and 28 All-Americans in track.

Basuini is a native of San Jose, Cali., and currently resides in Athens, In his spare time, he trains for ultra-marathons.