James Crowe is the Varsity Coach for both boys and girls Cross Crounty. He enters this school year with over 50 years of experience in cross country first as an athlete then as a coach. The most recent campaign saw the boy's squad become the first Clayton team since 1999 to capture a trophy at the state tournament. For the first time in Clayton history the girl's team finished the season with two individual all- state runners.

Coach Crowe graduated from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State) where he was a member of the cross country and track teams. He has a master's degree in sports performance from Greenville University and is a USA Track and Field level 2 certified coach with a specialty in endurance events.

Crowe has coached on the college and high school level, while at University City High School two of his track teams were the state champions. Many of his athletes have gone on to have productive years in college athletics.

Rachel Ament is excited to join the Boys and Girls Cross Country Team as an assistant coach. Rachel coached the Lawrence High School Cross Country Team in Lawrence, KS in 2011 and previously coached cross country at University City High School from 2017-2023 where she coached several All-State athletes. While at University City High School, Rachel also served as an assistant coach for the Track and Field Team as well as serving as a sponsor for the Students on the Go program. Additionally, Rachel sponsored the Heart and Sole program at Normandy Middle School in 2015.