Columbia College (SC)

"Justin is a model head coach. As a former decathlete and steeplechase Olympic hopeful, he is knowledgeable in a wide variety of events. I know that distance and cross country was his main focus, but he would do his best to pop in on Throwers practice, Jumps practices, and sprints/hurdles. He was 1 man trying to juggle a roster of 40 women. He would continuously spend 11+ hour days running practices, planning meets, calling recruits, going to meets. The man did everything with what little resources Columbia College provided. I know he loved his students. I've never seen a man cry like he did when he told us the news of his firing. He was extremely passionate about the sport and his students. If there are other colleges out there looking for the best coach ever, please hire Justin Bishop and you won't be disappointed."

"Coach was fired because of his unprofessional behavior with the administration and his unwillingness to work with others. Since he was fired, he has continues this unprofessional behavior, which can be observed when you look at his Instagram profile (coachjustinbishop). Please take a moment to look at his profile so that you can get a better understanding of his unprofessional behavior. He is a narcissist and manipulates his student athletes to believe that he is a victim. He truly does not care about the best interest in his runners, as he should have accepted his punishment, wished the athletes the best, and moved on. He does not deserve to be the leader of student athletes again. With his current behavior, I am sure that the only athletic department that would hire him, would be a school that was unattractive as a place to work and have athletes join the team. Please warn athletes to not join his team. "

"He encouraged, listen and pushed my daughter to believe in herself. Raised her confidence, celebrated her victories, lifted her up when she felt she had failed and puahed her to try new things. "

"From things I have heard about Coach Bishop, is that is by far one of the best coaches out there. He cares about his team and motivates them to do there best. I would highly recommend him as a coach. His is great. "

"Coach Bishop is a great leader, and very passionate about coaching. He is dedicated to each and everyone of his athletes. "