Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Eastern Illinois
* Hired as EIU Assistant Track Coach / Cross Country Coach in January 2025 coaching indoor and outdoor track
* Enters second full season leading cross country program and third year as an assistant track coach for the 2026-27 year
TRACK & FIELD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Coaches distance event runners for indoor and outdoor track
* Helped coach EIU men's team to 2026 OVC Outdoor Championship
* Coached USATF U-20 National Championships competitor Ashlyn Denney in 2026 (800 meter)
* Coached three first team All-OVC event winners in 2026 (Ashlyn Denney - W 800 (in) / Women's DMR / Cale Smith - M Steeple)
* Coached three first team All-OVC event winners in 2025 (Rylea Borgic - W Steeple / Isai Morales - M 800 / Cale Smith - M 1500)
* Has coached three second team All-OVC performers in indoor and outdoor track
* Coached one EIU career top ten men's performances (ndoor and outdoor track)
* Coached six EIU career top ten women's performances (indoor and outdoor track)
* 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