Eastern Illinois
* Hired as an Eastern Illinois assistant coach in fall of 2022
* Serves as throws coach for EIU track & field staff
* Enters second season at EIU for 2023-24 season
* Helped coach EIU to 2023 Men's Indoor OVC Track Championship
* Athletes posted three EIU career top ten marks during indoor track (one women / two men)
* Athletes posted five EIU career top ten marks during outdoor track (three women / two men)
Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Long time head track & field coach at Illinois
* Named NCAA Midwest Region Outdoor Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015
* Coached Illinois to 2015 Outdoor Big Ten Championship
* Coached teams to four Top 15 NCAA Championship finishes
* Coached individual athletes with three Olympic appearances
* Coached Gia Lewis-Smallwood since 2008 in women's discus (she is a three-time USA Champion, three time World Championships member and 2012 Olympian)
* Coached four NCAA individual champions
* Coached 73 All-Americans
* Coached 37 individual or relay Big Ten champions
* Head track & field coach at Western Michigan
* Assistant track & field coach at Marquette, Milwaukee and Augustana College
Personal
* Competed in track & field at Augustana College
* Was a CCIW Conference Champion in the shot put
* Bachelor's degree from Augustana CollegeÂ
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