Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Eastern Illinois
* Hired as EIU Assistant Track Coach / Cross Country Coach in January 2025
TRACK & FIELD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Coached indoor and outdoor track seasons in 2025 at EIU
* Enters first season as cross country coach for 2025 season, second year as track distance coach
* Coached three first team All-OVC performers in 2025 (Rylea Borgic - W Steeple / Isai Morales - M 800 / Cale Smith - M 1500)
* Coached one second team All-OVC performer in 2025
* Coached three EIU career top ten performances between indoor and outdoor track (two women, one men)
* Served as volunteer coach with EIU cross country / track program for 2018-19 year coaching ten All-OVC performers across three sports
CROSS COUNTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Coached first season as cross country coach in fall of 2025... men and women finished fourth at OVC Championships
* Coached first team All-OVC runner Brenda Torres
* Coached second team All-OVC runners Rylea Borgic (W) and Michael Atkins, Cale Smith (M)
* Coached one Top Ten time in the men's 8K (Michael Atkins - 6th)
* Coached Brenda Torres to second best women's 6K time in school history and third best 5K mark in school history 


Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Assistant coach at Indiana State for two seasons coaching cross country and distance runners (2022-24)
* Helped coach nine combined men's and women's indoor and outdoor track Missouri Valley Conference champions
* Recruited and coached 30 top ten school performances during two years 
* Assistant coach at McHenry High School in 2017 coaching two All-Conference runners

Personal
* Ran cross country and track at Eastern Illinois 
* 13 time All-OVC performer in cross country and track
* OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
* All-Midwest Region performer in cross country
* NCAA West Regional appearances in outdoor track
* Ran two years professionally for New England Distance/Rhode Island Track Club
* Bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois in 2017
* Father is former seven-time OVC Coach of the Year John McInerney
* Native of Charleston, Illinois