Alick Musukuma was named UT Permian Basin men's and women's cross country coach April 10, 2015.
In 2016 the men placed fourth twice, once at the Dallas Baptist Patriot XC Invite and once at the South Plains College Cross Country Invitational. The team took eighth overall at the Lone Star Conference Championships.
The women took first place at the Hardin-Simmons Invitational in 2016. The team would also finish fourth at the Dallas Baptist Patriot XC Invite. They would go on to take ninth at the Lone Star Conference Championships.
In 2017 the men’s team would place at least fourth in four of their five events, including a pair of second place finishes. UTPB would take third in the Lone Star Conference Championships earning a spot in the NCAA South Central Regional. There they would place 17 out of 28 teams.
The 2017 women saw them take a third and fourth place finish in the regular season. They would go on to take ninth at the Lone Star Conference Championships.
Musukuma came to UTPB with nearly 20 years of experience in coaching cross country and track & field. A native of Zambia, Musukuma served as the head cross country coach at Oral Roberts University from 1998-2009. His impressive resume at Oral Roberts included 28 NCAA qualifiers in cross country and track and 13 All-Americans. In addition, he coached three Olympians, four World Championships qualifiers, 17 Summit League Athletes of the Year and 50 conference champions and was named the Summit League Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2005. He most recently spent three years as head cross country coach at Missouri State.
Musukuma was a four-time All-American at Blinn College and a five-time All-American at Oklahoma Baptist in the 800 meters and 4 x 400-meter relay. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea for his native Zambia. He was the national record-holder in the 800 meters for two years and was named Zambian Sportsman of the Year from 1988-91.
