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Larry S. Coy

Larry S. Coy

  • Class Year:
    1977
  • Induction Year:
    1990
  • Sport(s):
    Track & Field / Cross Country

Larry S. Coy '77 graduated from BW in 1977 and was inducted into the Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1990.

Larry Coy is a 1977 graduate of Baldwin Wallace College.  He was one of B-W's most outstanding distance runners in cross country and track and a six-time All-American.

Coy, a 1973 graduate of Cleveland John Marshall High School, was a member of the cross country team that won the Ohio Class AAA state championship.

A psychology major at B-W, Coy lettered eight times in track and cross country.  He still holds two track records and lowered the B-W school-record for the five-mile run five times.  He still holds the current five-mile standard of 24:33.  He was a two time cross country All-American and set three course records during his senior year, including the Ohio Athletic Conference championship mark.

As a member of the track team, Coy was a four-time All-American.  As a senior in 1977, Coy won four OAC individual titles and was the OAC's Most Outstanding Runner both indoors and outdoors.

As a senior, Larry was awarded the Kenneth F. Steingrass Award as the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete at B-W.

After graduation, Larry began working for the United Parcel Service until 1982 when he joined the Navy.  Coy was a F-14 Fighter Pilot.

Coy and his wife, Mary Ann, have two children: Crystal and Joshua.