Assistant coach:
Evelina Slatinska
Contact
Information
Office: Mabee Athletic Facility
Phone: 877-268-1854 ext 65638 or 660-248- 63638
Fax: 660-248-1632
edanailo@centralmethodist.edu
Evelina Slatinska enters her fourth year as a coach at Central
Methodist. This will be her second overseeing the men’s and women’s
cross country programs.
In her time at Central Methodist, Slatinska's distance runners have made
great strides, highlighted by the past season’s results. The 2008-09
year was one of the best for distance runners at Central Methodist. The
men’s cross country team finished second at the HAAC Cross Country
Championships. The women finished third to produce one of the best
combined team performances in school history. Slatinska had one
individual advance to the NAIA Cross Country Championships, Lizy Boit.
She also had three athletes receive NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards during
the cross country season.
The men’s cross country team was a contender in every meet they
competed. They picked up a third-place finish at the Baker Maple Leaf
Invitational to open the season and added a team win at the Gary Stoner
Invitational and a runner-up finish at the Graceland Invitational before
the HAAC Championships.
On the track, Slatinska’s distance runners provided valuable points to
the team efforts both indoors and outdoors. Slatinska had a conference
champion, Mike Hernandez, 1000 meters, and an All-American, Peter
Muldoon, 5000 race walk, in addition to six individual national
qualifiers and a relay, 4x800 indoors, during the season.
“Coach Slatinska has done an outstanding job coaching the cross country
team and distance runners on the track,” said CMU Director of Track &
Field/Cross Country Jeff Hoskisson. “I don’t think we would be where
we are at without her. She does an excellent job of communicating with
the athletes and getting them to buy into the system.”
In 2008, Slatinska coached four NAIA Championship qualifiers, two
All-Academic athletes and numerous runners who earned All-HAAC
Conference honors.
In addition to coaching current CMU athletes, Slatinska also works with
Patrick Stroupe, a former Eagle who was a five-time NAIA National
Champion in the race walk. Stroupe finished third at the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Track & Field Trials and was the runner-up at this past summer’s
USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 20K race walk.
During her running career at Central Methodist, Slatinska earned five
individual NAIA national titles and 11 NAIA All-American honors -- the
most in school history. She won back-to-back titles in the indoor mile
and outdoor 1500 meters in 2003 and 2004. She also won the 2003 outdoor
5000 title. In cross country, Slatinska was a three-time runner-up at
the NAIA national meet.
Slatinska sits atop CMU's cross country chart with the fastest 5K time
in school history. She also holds records in the 1000, mile and 3000
indoors, as well as the 800, 1500 and 5000 outdoors.
A native of Sofia, Bulgaria, Slatinska represented her country in the
Balkan Games, European Cup and World Cup. In 1998, she was the 1500
champion at the Balkan Games. Slatinska was also the Bulgarian champion
in the 800, 1500 and 3000 from 1996 to 2002.
Slatinska graduated from Central Methodist with a bachelor's degree in
physical education in 2006 and in December 2008 she received her
Master's of Education from CMU.
Slatinska and her husband Nick live in Fayette with their daughter,
Nikol. In her free time, Slatinska enjoys running, reading and spending
time with her daughter.
