Scott Jerome begins his sixth year as the Alaska Nanooks cross country coach.

Jerome maintained a high level of running success in the 2008 season, which saw both the men and women capture sixth place at the conference championships. With the new faces on there way, along with a tremendous amount of talent returning, both programs should continue to make strides in 2009.

In addition, nine Alaska runners landed spots on the conference all-academic team for the second consecutive year, indicating Jerome's emphasis on success both on the course and in the classroom. Julia Coulter also landed a spot on the USTFCCCA All-Academic team

Prior to taking the helm for Alaska, Jerome had been head cross country and Nordic ski coach at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN for four seasons.

During the 2003-04 season, the Gustavus women's team won the MIAC Team Championship and finished 12th at the NCAA Championships. Jerome was named MIAC Coach of the Year in each of the last three seasons.

Jerome graduated from Bates College in 1993, after which he started his coaching career as the assistant Nordic skiing coach and director of public relations at Gould Academy, a college preparatory school in Bethel, Maine. In 1997, Jerome left Maine for Michigan where he served as a graduate assistant to Sten Fjeldheim with the Nordic skiing and cross-country running programs at Northern Michigan University. Jerome earned his Master's Degree in Exercise Science in the summer of 2000 prior to beginning his first collegiate head coaching responsibilities at Gustavus.

Jerome, his wife Denise, and two children Emma and Alden live in Fairbanks.