2025 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Yes, because this is obviously the way to get the most skillful and talented head coaches. By the time they are head coaches they have accomplished almost nothing on their own. How any AD's can determine they can actually coach is beyond me. Yet we ignore many of the best coaches from other divisions or HS that are proven winners, because they didn't follow our precious steps. Makes total sense why most college coaches are hot garbage.

What does anything of this have to do with coaching jobs?

Who do we think are the frontrunners for Texas and Ke yucky?

Hopefully coaches with experience and not just a safe hire. Comprehensive hiring processes work out better in most cases.

Not saying you can't land a job as is, I just think you may need to focus on smaller jobs at schools with small talent pools. Other than that, try to land a volunteer position somewhere that will teach you what you need to know.

Vincennes University is looking for a head coach

Iowa State (women’s) distance & middle distance job open. Critical hire as they have not hired a women’s distance coach other than on short notice since 2013. Could become the head women’s distance coach depending on how Coach Wallace does as a recruiter in the next year. He’s a stand up guy and a solid coach, but being a recruiter is a must in Ames. Coach Sudbury can’t allow an average to below average class this year like Rudolph brought in her last few years or his job becomes in jeopardy, no matter how good the men are. They’re at a critical juncture.

This hire ain't pushing out Coach Cale. Look at all of the people HE brought in to the men's program since he's been there (Mechaal, Ruto, Bera, Kiplimo)

Not to mention already bringing in Kipkore and Porcher to the Women's. Hard place to recruit but looks like he's doing a good job.

Will be interesting to see if they get Coach Pat's wife to come over from Boston College

Nothing that’s happened in the last year - good or bad - is on Wallace. He took on the high risk/high reward task of moving from coaching men to coaching women late last summer and everything he’s done - except maybe Kipkore - has been done with Rudolph’s recruits. Porcher is an asterisk as she was a package deal with Mechaal (credit to Wallace on Mechaal) but now she may also exit with Mechaal as he is reportedly in the portal.

Don’t know the BC coach, but ISU needs to be done with expedient hires. When they hired Grove-McDonough she had just had a top 10 cross country finish at UConn. When they hired Rudolph - who was unproven as a recruiter - she was already living in Ames as her husband was coaching at Drake. We can’t hire someone because they’re someone on the staff’s girlfriend - enough of that.

Sudbury is signed through 6/30/30 so he’s safe for now, but Jamie Pollard has high standards so if I’m him I don’t want to rack up many more 7th place Big 12 cross country finishes & 12th place outdoor track finishes on the women’s side. When he got the head job (also on short notice when ISU & Martin Smith parted ways,) he said his goal was for the women to be as good as the men. Now he’s in year 4.

Things only become great when you demand they are great. When your hiring practices for 8 years consist of just grabbing whoever is close by and convenient that is eventually going to catch up with you. Go hire a young star on the way up just like Smith once hired Sudbury. If it turns out Wallace can recruit women with the help of this new hire, all the better.

Big boy jobs
El Paso - Head Coach
Colorado - Associate HC/DO
Texas - men’s distance
Penn State - Throws
Tennessee - Throws
Tennessee- jumps
Tennessee- sprints
Tennessee- DO/assistant women’s distance coach
Purdue - jumps/multis assistant
Southern Cal - Throws
Iowas State - Throws
Ohio University - Throws
Iowa State - women’s distance assistant
Winthrop assistants - ?
Portland State - Director job - complete dumpster fire - no one reputable will take this job. This job has been open 4 months!!! No takers???
Drake - men’s distance
Eastern IL - assistant
Buffalo - men’s distance
Manhattan assistants - maybe?
Miami OH - Sprints/jumps - rumors
DePaul University - assistant
Kentucky distance job - maybe open soon
University of IL - assistant
ECU - Throws - sounds like HC is a dick
ECU - cleaned house - sounds like HC is SUPER DICK!
Idaho University - sprints, jumps
Idaho university - throws job
Nevada - XC/distance
Lamar - XC
Lamar - sprints
Villanova - multis/feild
Tulane - assistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Stony Brook - distance
Stony Brook - assistant
Central Michigan -
Minnesota- Director of ops
Middle TN - jumps
Tennessee tech - assistant
Idaho State - sprints, hurdles, multis
Sam Houston State - hurdles
Wagner University- head track
New Mexico State - sprints
Angelo State - assistant
VMI - distance - do they hire a distance coach every year? Heard that director is a CLOWN!

Baby boy jobs
Goucher - Associate HC
Wisconsin - la crosse - assistant distance
Lake Erie - assistant coach
Emory - Sprints/jumps
Catholic - distance
Catholic - throws
Pikesville Univ - director
Tiffin University - Head Track Coach
Frostburg State - Head Track
Frostburg State - Head XC
Southern Virginia - feild events
Lewis Univeristy - multis/feild events
McDaniel - Head XC/track
Stevenson - Head XC/Track - repost; Brett Wilson quit after 1 day on the job in March
Pacific Lutheran - XC
Black Hills State - Throws coach - aren’t they hiring every year?
Emporia State - assistant
Hood College - Head Track/XC
George Fox University - distance
SUNY Plattsburgh - Director
John’s Hopkins - assistant will be young female
Lynchburg - Director position
Lynchburg - distance
St. Mary’s college of MD - distance
NYU - Associate HC
Grand Canyon University- Multis
Purdue NW - HC

Filled:
Winthrop HC - Rafael Craig
Manhattan Univ - Todd Witzleben
Texas - mo Saatara
Arizona - Andrew Dubs
Arizona assistants - Jay Koloseus, Gabriel Mvumvure, Mackenzie Landa
UTC - Steve Picucci
Western KY - Lee Wood
Virginia Wesleyan HC - BJ Pham
Lake Erie HC - Sandy Moran

University of Cincinnati releases Sarah Anderson so that position should be opening soon.

where are you seeing this?

Illinois Jumps

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Robinson Joins Illini Track and Field Coaching Staff - University of Illinois Athletics

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Illinois native, Robinson, joins coaching staff after finishing her collegiate career at Ohio State

Link:fightingillini.com/news/2025/6/30/wome...

"Portland State - Director job - complete dumpster fire - no one reputable will take this job. This job has been open 4 months!!! No takers???"

And this is a solid hire. It just goes to show how freaking stupid most haters are on here.

Joe will get fired in 3 seasons.

Is there anyone who can give me an honest review of what my resume is missing?

I have my level one (working on pre-req level 2), coached/develop a national qualifier, multiple all conference athletes (Multis, javelin, jumps, and hurdles). Built a roster from 18-45 in 1.5 years. Usually admin and management duties. 25 new top 10 school records and 1 school record.

3 years of experience.

I realize I have a long ways to go as experience is my biggest weakness. Is there anything else that I may be missing based off the little bit of information ive shared? Ive seen some jobs ive applied to given to coaches with zero college coaching experience and same amount at the high school level, if not fewer in some cases. Ive even had some head coaching interviews and told I did great and they love im student focused, but again my experience is where I lose my chances.

Any advice helps. Thank you!

What division did you get this experience at and what division are you applying for?

I, along with some other coaches could see the potential in your coaching/developing of athletes but tough with so few years but also the big thing for so many schools isn’t just development anymore. When I was hiring at the D3 level I needed recruiters.

Thousands of coaches can build training plans and develop talent I swear it isn’t that rare, sure there are levels to it but in general so many coaches could do it. What is rare, are the coaches who can Recruit, Develop, Build Culture, and be a contributor to a full staff.

I’ll admit here, I’m a young coach (below 30). A year after competing I was an assistant coach, a year after that I became a head coach (lucky) and then I was the director for 2 more years where I more than doubled a roster, improved team scoring at conferences, retention rates, multiple school records, national qualifiers, all-academic awards all within 3 years at a program. I’m currently looking for a new position so that I can move to a better location. I’ve always been D3 and I’m currently looking at any level because I’m in it for the love of the sport. I’ve just now after months started to get interviews and offers.

I’ve found that since I first started to even now applying for coaching jobs there is no science, there is a bit of luck, but mainly it’s networking and who you know. If you go to a meet and don’t introduce yourself to the other coaches you’re setting yourself up for defeat. Continue to work, don’t feel your entitled to a certain position, don’t jump from place to place every 2 years thinking you’ll get a better resume.