2026 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Anyone posted this? SLCC Head XC Job

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Don't they have an indoor 400m track?

They dropped their Track program , on XC . Not much to coach

Sounds like a cushy gig for $77,000 a year. Any idea why the current coach (Courtney Freich’s husband) left??

Yes that’s the real salary based on 2024-2025 school salary listings. Assistant salary looks to be even worse based on research. 2024 showed assistant coach at $32,500 and head coach at $51,500.

I’m surprised their department has the men’s and women’s program separate. Figured if money tight they could combine programs and cut duplicate costs. Wonder if their administration even realizes this is an option. Saw this is their ADs first job in college athletics??? I’m sure Track & Field is just a check the box type of task for them.

$77k for cross country only?! Way above average for college track and field... Is there a catch?

Any updates on these programs? Looks like Pacific has had no scholarships?

You have to live in Utah

Word in the SEC is a big time distance position will be opening up at the conclusion of the Outdoor season if there aren't significant points scored at the SEC Championships AND the NCAA Championships

And just how many "big time distance positions" are there in the SEC? All the distance positions in the SEC are not equal. The Georgia distance position isn't the same as the Arkansas distance position, and if you pay attention, you know that.

This could be alot of SEC jobs now that they are putting 45 scholarships in to track and alot more than previous in to distance.

Missouri - They have dumped money in to distance, gotten better but still not overly impressive
Arkansas women - Since Harter retired they have been really bad.
Tennessee men and women- They put more money in to distance after Carlson left and they got worse. Have a really good roster on mens side but performance has been bad.
Texas A&M men- if they are putting more money in they will expect to be better
Texas men and women - just awful - Heard they are getting a few Kenyans next fall
Vanderbilt women- non competitive
Alabama women- They have been good until this fall. They have alot of money in it so high expectations.
Ole Miss men and Women- They have the most money in distance in the conference outside of the new funding at Tennessee. The amount of scholarship in distance does not align with performance. Vanhoy is missed daily here.
Oklahoma women- They have a mostly kenyan roster signaling they have alot of scholarship in it and they are just flat out poorly coached with little performance.

The rest of the conference is probably doing about what is expected based on scholarships provided.

Interesting, I've heard they intend to do a full search. If I'm those coaches, I'd apply anyway to see what sticks.

Utha might be a bit conservative/mormon but from what I've seen Salt Lake City seems pretty

Tennessee is the only justifiable one here, and most likely the job in reference.

FWIW, Utah is regularly ranked as one of the top states to live in. A quick google search proves that

This is a terrible post. You sound like someone who has applied for all of these jobs at one point, and can't get an email back.

Hey it happens to most but that’s the nature of track & field it has a very broad biased base for hiring. Maybe this year could begin to turn that around and stop the dei/gender based hires and hire based on merit and experience. And yes I’ve been passed on many job, and yes I am currently coaching and love where I’m at.

Experience by itself does not mean you are a good coach. It just means you have been around a long time. There are plenty of NCAA coaches with decades on the résumé and absolutely nothing to show for it in terms of athlete development or program growth. Hanging onto a job because you have paid your dues while importing one or two already elite Kenyan kids from overseas every year is not coaching, it is roster management. If experience automatically equaled competence, we would not see so many stagnant programs doing the same thing year after year. Schools should be hiring based on results, how athletes actually improve and how teams progress, not how long someone has been collecting a paycheck.

Prob need to get an actual designated head coach into Swoosh TC Eugene. I don’t think an assistant Oregon coach will ever get the respect of the pros. A thought: Julian was born in Eugene. Prob still has family there. Have him take Swoosh TC Eugene. Good success with marathoners, so it would be good for Hicks. Also done well with mid distance (Brazier, Rogers, Rowbury, Johnson and Hull). Schumacher just focus on the 5 and 10 as that seems to be his sweet spot. Flanagan just stays with the college women as she’s done a good job there.

I think without an actual head coach at Swoosh TC Eugene, that pro chapter is closed within 2028. Schumacher bit off more than he could chew and it’s showing up in performance. I still believe he’s a great coach if he would just focus.

Swoosh TC Provo seems to be on life support just signing BYU athletes only, but maybe that’s enough of a pipeline in itself.