NEW ORLEANS– Former head coach Bob Braman has been elected to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2025, the USTFCCCA announced on Tuesday.

Braman becomes the third Seminole in program history to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, alongside former head coach Gary Winckler in 2009 and special inductee Mike Long.

“I’m incredibly proud to hear that Coach Braman has been inducted into the USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame,” said FSU head coach Matt Kane. “Bob’s years of hard work and dedication have left an imprint on hundreds of student-athletes at both Florida State and USF. He set the standard of excellence for our program, winning multiple national championships, and it was a privilege to work with him for five years. His legacy on the track will be difficult to match, but his impact on the running community in the state of Florida is potentially his greatest accomplishment. Having helped design a truly world class course at Apalachee Regional Park, his vision for the running community will help grow the sport for generations to come. Congratulations coach!

Braman spent 21 seasons as head coach for Florida State, a tenure that ranks second in Seminole track and field history.

Braman created a championship legacy highlighted by three NCAA men’s outdoor national titles (2006, 2007, and 2008) and an ACC-record 33 conference titles (25 men’s and 8 women’s). The 2010-11 John McDonnell Award Winner as the nation’s top coach, Braman’s tenure as head coach saw FSU emerge as one of the nation’s most consistent national contenders as his teams earned a combined 20 Top 10 NCAA Championship finishes. At the conference level, Braman’s unmatched success included 13 men’s outdoor team titles, 12 men’s indoor titles, four women’s outdoor titles, and four women’s indoor championships.  

Individually, Braman’s impressive stable of elite performers includes two Bowerman Award Winners – Trey Cunnigham (2022) and Ngoni Makusha (2011) – and Adrian Wildschutt’s runner-up finish at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships is the highest finish ever by a Seminole. Overall, Braman’s student-athletes earned 40 individual NCAA national titles and 428 All-American honors. 

Over the course of his career, Braman earned a combined total of 50 national, regional and conference Coach of the Year honors, including three consecutive USTFCCCA National of the Year honors (2006-08) for outdoor track and field. On the conference level, Braman was named ACC Coach of the Year 28 times, and he earned 19 South Region COY honors. 

Braman’s stature as one of the top distance coaches in the nation is borne out by the success of FSU’s cross country program during his tenure. Over the last 24 years, FSU’s men’s team have made 15 NCAA appearances, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2010 and a fifth-place showing in 2012. He led FSU’s women’s cross country team to their first three NCAA national championship appearances (2002, 2003 and 2006). FSU won the ACC triple crown in 2008-09 and 2013-14, sweeping the conference’s cross country, indoor and outdoor team titles. FSU also has earned five NCAA South Region cross country team titles under Braman’s leadership. 

The official induction will take place at the annual convention from December 15-18 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

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