Fairmont State alum Mike Burns has served as an assistant coach for men's and women's cross country since 2007.
Burns ran track and cross country from 1978-82. He was a two-time All-WVIAC performer in the 1,500 run in 1979 and 1980. He also set the school record in that event in 1979. In cross country he twice finished among the top 25 in the WVIAC at the conference meet.
Burns is a Fairmont product who helped lead Fairmont Senior High to its first state championship in cross country and was an all-state performer in track and field for the Polar Bears.
Burns has worked at Allegheny Power for nearly three decades. He also is the head coach at Fairmont Senior girls track.