Head
Coach Jeff Hoskisson
Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach Jeff Hoskisson is entering
his third season of coaching and his first at the helm of Central
Methodist's cross country program. This year marks his 25th year of
coaching.
Hoskisson came to Central Methodist University after spending two
years as the head coach at Highland Community College, where he coached
a two-time All-American in the multi-events and had three conference
champions.
Before coaching at Highland Community College (2004-06), Hoskisson coached at Western Michigan University
(2002-04), Marquette
University (1998-2002), Emporia State University (1996-98), Central Missouri State University
(1993-96)
and the College of Southern Idaho (1990-92).
At Western Michigan, he coached two conference champions in the
Mid-American Conference and a 12th-place finisher in the NCAA Indoor
Championships. In two seasons, his athletes made every sprint and hurdle
final in the conference meet. In addition, he had athletes earn top-three finishes in the triple jump, high jump and pole vault.
Hoskisson’s four years at Marquette saw his athletes establish 25 school
records. Two athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships and three
qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals.
Prior to Marquette, he spent two years at Emporia State and three years
at Central Missouri State. During that five-year span, his athletes earned
20 All-American honors, seven Academic All-American honors and seven
conference championships.
Hoskisson’s coaching experience began in 1982, when he started as
a sprint coach at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah. From there, he became an assistant coach at Twin Falls High School, in Twin
Falls, Idaho, before becoming the head track and field coach at Vera C.
O’Leary Junior High in Twin Falls, Idaho, from 1985-92.
A frequent clinic speaker, Hoskisson is also a USATF Level I and II
certified coach and Level I Lead Instructor in the Coaching Education
program. He was a member of the US Olympic Committee Sprint Development Committee
from 1989-93 and a member of the Team USA coaching staff for the 1990 World Junior
Track & Field Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Hoskisson earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from
Eastern Oregon University in 1984. In 1998, he completed his master's
degree in physical education/exercise and sports science from University
of Central Missouri.
Hoskisson and his wife Christie live in Fayette, along with their
daughters Amber and Aubrey. In his free time, Hoskisson enjoys
autoracing, baseball and golf.
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