2022 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Robyne has done a great job with the Cal track program (field events). Now she can look at the distance program and fix that clown show. No reason for X-C/Distances to be so bad. Their best cross country/distance runner is an 800/1500 guy, and the women's distance crew is non-existent. Rumor has it that some talented people showed interest in the distance program and were shut down. If Cal can build a D-1 program around two foreign field event athletes (Rogers and Alekna), who needs distance runners!

GO BEARS!

Shalane to Oregon confirmed.

goducks.com

Four-Time Olympian Flanagan Joins UO Coaching Staff - University of Oregon Athletics

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Shalane Flanagan has spent the past three years as an assistant coach for the Nike Bowerman Track Club.

Link:goducks.com/news/2022/8/1/track-and-fi...

I heard she wanted the head coaching position at wsu and got denied by administration so now she’s off to eastern.

Is it possible that Yogi "retired" to get out of her contract with WSU?

There was supposedly a conflict between Yogi and Phipps over the way her kids were being used/coached/managed (her son & daughter were multi event specialists) which led to both entering the portal with one now at Eastern Washington & the other at Utah State, where she coached before going to WSU.

Don't be surprised if Yogi gets the Eastern Washington job.

They fooled a coach into hiring his successor in a year.

Quinnipiac.

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Martin Names Wilkins to the Staff as an Assistant - Quinnipiac University Athletics

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HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac University director of cross country and track & field, Carolyn Martin, announced the addition of Brendan Wilkins as an assistant coach

Link:gobobcats.com/news/2022/7/29/womens-cr...

Kennesaw State - Sprints

Not a chance she gets that head job in PAC-12.

They also hired a new men's coach.

Anna Bearss out at Akron. Where is she going?

Isnt Everyone out at Akron with Mitchell's retirement?

Stumbled upon this the other day. Not sure how long it has been available/if it has been filled or even if it has been posted already!

What's the deal w/ St. Edward's in Austin. Saw a posting for that one, but haven't seen anything in here. Where did Ponsonby go? He was doing a good job with building that program!

This seems to be the case. Sounds like Forrester is still employed as he is/was in the running for the Director position but may not be much longer.

Who are the top Candidates?

Define 'in the running', if director job ever gets posted anyone can apply! Everyone but Bearss was already let go

Sarah Anderson to Cincy