Bio

Jordan Turner enters his ninth season as head coach of Reinhardt Men's and Women’s Cross Country, and his seventh season as the head coach of Men’s and Women’s Outdoor/Indoor & Field.

Prior to his time with the Eagles, Turner worked at Georgia Highlands College (Cartersville and Rome, Ga.) as both an admissions recruiter and an enrollment management specialist.

Turner came back to Reinhardt after spending his time as an undergraduate student here from 2003-07. While a student-athlete at Reinhardt, Turner was a member of the cross country team. In his four-year career, Turner represented the Eagles at the NAIA Cross Country National Championship meet as an individual qualifier every year. 

His representation at the Championship meet marked the first time in school history a Reinhardt student-athlete had advanced to an NAIA national championship four-straight years.

Turner was a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) cross country individual conference champion as a freshman in 2003, the same year Reinhardt won its second-straight SSAC men’s team title. He was also a four-time SSAC all-conference runner and a three-time SSAC all-conference academic team member.

As a student at Reinhardt, Turner was also involved in the Student Government Association (SGA) and held leadership positions including SGA President (2012-13) and Chief of Staff (2011-12).       

Coach Turner has continued to pursue his passion for endurance running as an active member of the Atlanta Track Club (ATC) and USA Track & Field (USATF). He has competed in the past as a member of the ATC Men’s Open competitive team in cross country, track and road races. Turner currently competes for the Big Chungus Track Club on their Elite Team. He also has competed in events ranging from the marathon to one-mile distance all over the country, including running the Boston Marathon (2012 and 2014), Chicago Marathon (2017) and the New York City Marathon (2010). 

Turner holds a USATF Level 1 certification. 

He earned his B.A. in Communication from Reinhardt in 2007 and his M.S. in Sport Administration and Leadership from Reinhardt in 2020.

Coach Turner and his wife, Martie, live in Ball Ground with their daughters, Reece and Ellie.