Director of track & field/cross country
Head track & field
Coach:
Jeff Hoskisson
Contact Information
Office: Mabee Athletic Facility
Phone: 877-268-1854 ext 65312 or 660-248- 6312
Fax: 660-248-1632
jhoskiss@centralmethodist.edu
Jeff Hoskisson enters his fourth year at the helm of the Central
Methodist track & field/cross country programs and his 25th
year of coaching overall. His teams have gone from finishing at the
bottom of the conference to the top in that time span. This past season,
the men’s track & field and cross country teams both finished second in
the HAAC Championships.
In his three years, the Eagles have sent 33 athletes to the NAIA
National Championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track &
field. During that time, CMU has had two national champions, four
All-Americans and six HAAC champions. The record books have almost been
completely rewritten, with 58 school records being recorded over the
three years.
The 2009 season was one of the best in school history. The year started
with the men’s cross country team finishing second in the conference
meet. It was followed up by a third-place finish indoors and capped off
with a runner-up finish at home in the outdoor championships. The Eagle
women were third in cross country, fifth indoors and sixth outdoors.
Lizy Boit represented the Eagles at the NAIA cross country nationals,
while Rebeca Barajas, Mike Hernandez, Lucas Manring, Gary Jones, Josphat
Sawe, Nathan Milligan, Alex Clawson, Peter Muldoon and John Lehman
competed at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Barajas,
Hernandez, Manring, Muldoon, and Jones were joined by Josh Whitener,
Austin Mallott, Eric Peer, Kevin Couty, and Josh Vaughn in competing at
the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Recognized as one of the top sprint/hurdle coaches in the country, CMU’s
athletes have flourished under the guidance of Hoskisson. Since his
arrival, athletes have established new school marks in the 60 meters,
200 meters, 55 and 60 meter hurdles, 100 and 110 meter hurdles. As well
as recording new marks in the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays. In
addition, Kyle Shelton has added school records in the pole vault. From
1989-93, Hoskisson was a member of the US Olympic Committee/USATF Men’s
Sprint Development Committee. In 1990, he was a member of the Team USA
Men’s coaching staff for the World Junior Track & Field Championships in
Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Hoskisson worked with the short sprinters and relay
teams. The 4x100 and 4x400 relays claimed World Championships and Rodney
Bridges finished third in the men’s 100 meters.
Overall, Hoskisson has produced 27 All-Americans and 74 national or
regional qualifiers, including 12th-place finisher Rashad
McDade in the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Central Methodist’s success has not been limited to track & field. The
Eagles have produced 9 NAIA Scholar-Athlete award winners for high
academic achievement. The CMU women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor
track & field teams have been recognized the past two seasons as NAIA
All-Scholar teams. In order to earn these awards, the team must have a
combined grade-point average of at least 3.0.
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. 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 & field coach at Vera C. O’Leary Junior
High in Twin Falls, Idaho, from 1985-92.
Hoskisson is certified as a Level I and II Coach by USA Track and Field
and is an instructor in the USATF Coaches Education program.
A frequent clinic speaker, Hoskisson has spoken at the Illinois,
Missouri and Minnesota state track & field coachss' clinics as well as
clinics in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa and Argentina.
He has also published numerous articles on sprinting and hurdling.
A native of Midvale, Utah, 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 is married to the former Christie Leachman of El Dorado,
Kansas. They live in Fayette, along with their daughters Amber (18), a
member of the Fayette High School basketball and track teams, drum major
for the award-winning marching band and captain of the cheerleading
squad, and Aubrey (4). He has five other children, Abby (Kelly) Garden,
Ben (Heather) Hoskisson, Emily (Nate) Jensen, Blake Hoskisson, and Haley
Hoskisson. Hoskisson has six grandchildren, Hunter (Abby); Lillie,
Ellie, Riley and Gavin (Ben); and Allison (Emily).
THE HOSKISSON FILE
Birthdate
January 6, 1960
Hometown
Midvale, Utah
High School
Hillcrest (Midvale)
College
Eastern Oregon University: Bachelor’s – Secondary Education, 1984
University of Central Missouri: Master’s – Physical
Education/Exercise and Sports Science, 1999
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-Present…......Head Coach, Central Methodist
2005-2007…………Assistant Coach, Highland CC
2003-2004…………Assistant Coach, Western Michigan
1999-2002…………Assistant Coach, Marquette
1997-1998…………Assistant Coach, Emporia State
1994-1996…………Grad Assistant Coach, Central Missouri
1990-1992…………Assistant Coach, College of Southern Idaho
1986-1992…………Head Coach, O’Leary (ID) Junior High
1985………………...Assistant Coach, Twin Falls (ID) High School
1982………………...Assistant Coach, Alta (UT) High School
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
* HAAC Men’s Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year – 2009
* US Men’s Assistant Manager for 1990 World Junior Track & Field
Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
*Member of USATF/US Olympic Committee Men’s Sprint Development Committee
from 1989 to 2003
|
CMU Men's Team Finishes |
| Year |
HAAC
Cross Country |
HAAC
Indoors |
HAAC
Outdoors |
| 2009 |
2nd |
3rd |
2nd |
| 2008 |
6th |
3rd |
3rd |
| 2007 |
5th |
7th |
8th |
|
CMU Women's Team Finishes |
| Year |
HAAC
Cross Country |
HAAC
Indoors |
HAAC
Outdoors |
| 2009 |
3rd |
5th |
6th |
| 2008 |
2nd |
4th |
4th |
| 2007 |
2nd |
6th |
9th |
