Mike Kirkland (coach)

Mike Kirkland
Sport(s)	Track and field Cross country
Current position
Title	Athletic Director Head Coach, Women's T&F Assistant Coach, Cross Country
Team	Southwestern College
Playing career
1978-1980 1980-1982	Cloud County CC Southwestern College
Position(s)	Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992-present 1982-present	Southwestern (Women's Trck) Southwestern (Men's Trck Asst)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year (11 consecutive)[1]

Mike Kirkland is the Athletic director^[2] and Head Women's Track & Field Coach^[3] at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.

Coaching Success

As of 2008, every team he has served as head coach has won its conference championship^[4] and 11 of his 12 years as a head coach he has been named KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year. His teams have amassed a 393-33 record (.922) and have not lost to a conference team since he took the helm in 1992.^[5] Peers have stated this success is attributed to the consistency of his coaching style.^[6]

Personal athletic success

As a student at Soutwhestern, Kirkland was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Academic All-American, a member of the Southwestern College record-setting 440-yard and 4 x 100 meter relay teams, and competed in the National Championships each of his two seasons at Southwestern.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.sckans.edu/~track/index.php?link=kirkland
2. ^ Victory Sports Network - Football - News
3. ^ Rivals.com - It was a great SC day
4. ^ The Southwesterner, Track Win Streaks Continue, Summer 2008
5. ^ Hovpensports.com - Kirkland named Southwestern athletic director
6. ^ Newton Kansan Online - Southwestern continues streak at KCAC track 05/08/00

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