2016 College Track and Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion

Utah State is open???

They just hired the guy in August???!!!

conglomerate wrote:

I agree. It seems like every few months a poster comes on here and falsely says Sandoval is retiring. This is not true and is a rumor that's probably being spread by a rival program.

Any rival program would relish Tony staying around as long as possible.

Im willing to bet the Utah State guy got fired. His men's team was dead last in the last two races (conference and regionals) after telling everyone who would listen that his team was going to make nationals...

Colorado springs have a new opening or did Masters leave?

Utahinsider:

You are not even remotely close to the truth. The truth is that Mike's wife has a real good job, and someone needed to stay home with children. He made the choice to give up coaching for the time being and focus on his children. No backstory or anything like that. Just a family decision by a good guy.

No Masters didn't leave. The position was in addition to his that the school created when they committed to building the track&field program last summer along with facilities. They just staggered the hirings over the course of the year.

I heard Colorado Springs is going All In with Track and Field and that Adams State was moving to the Lone Star Conference???

any word on who ottawa university hired?

It's Western New Mexico that is joining the Lone Star Conference

Someone mentioned a position opening at Harvard. What event group?

Did I miss the posting for the Catholic University in DC job for the head men XC and TF job?

Who is this guy that got the position?

It says he was a 3x NCAA regional qualifier in cross?? Doesn't everyone go if you're varsity??

http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/mtrack/2015-16/releases/20160107gbwk2p

Position was announced awhile ago, but it's part-time (at least in pay).

Top 7 on your team get to go to regionals so...

I know Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee is still looking for an assistant. I think he's looking for someone with a distance background. Great location on a national park and great resources, as a former coach the school is incredibly supportive and would be a great start for any young coaches.

Lincoln Memorial wrote:

I know Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee is still looking for an assistant. I think he's looking for someone with a distance background. Great location on a national park and great resources, as a former coach the school is incredibly supportive and would be a great start for any young coaches.

Isn't the head guy there a distance guy himself?

I heard Akron is going to need a director of Track and Field ops real soon.

not even close to truth wrote:

Utahinsider:

You are not even remotely close to the truth. The truth is that Mike's wife has a real good job, and someone needed to stay home with children. He made the choice to give up coaching for the time being and focus on his children. No backstory or anything like that. Just a family decision by a good guy.

This is correct and verified by Greg Ginsel himself at the convention.

d3runner6 wrote:

Did I miss the posting for the Catholic University in DC job for the head men XC and TF job?

Who is this guy that got the position?

It says he was a 3x NCAA regional qualifier in cross?? Doesn't everyone go if you're varsity??

http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/mtrack/2015-16/releases/20160107gbwk2p

Yes, if your in the top 7 you "qualify" to regionals. However, some coaches have a more strict qualifying standard since it is a huge expense to travel to regionals each year and place last, especially in the south/southeast region. Plus it's rare for a freshman to make the top 7... However, I hate to break the news to you being a successful athlete doesn't mean your a good coach. Read his bio it tells you who e is. Although I don't know Coach Hankins personally I do know how successful his program at Baker was under the late Coach Kindler who was in line to be the president of the NAIA before he suddenly passed away. In reading the article it seems he is a great fit for Catholic University especially with him being a DC native... Don't bash the guy if you don't know him this should be a board for postings not bashings so please keep it that way.

Texas I saw had a Director of Operations position jump out today