Coach Edwin Hagans begins hisfourth season in 2008-09 as cross country and track & field coach at Lindsey Wilson College.

In his first three seasons as cross country coach, Hagans has turned the Blue Raiders into one of the top programs in the Mid-South Conference. The women's team captured each of the last two Mid-South Conference championships in 2006 and 2007 and the men's team won the program's first MSC championship in 2007.

Hagans owns four MSC Coach of the Year awards in his short tenure. He was named MSC Women's Cross Country Co-Coach of the Year in 2005 and was named men's and women's MSC Coach of the Year in 2006, Last season, he was selected MSC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year voted on by his peers.

Under Hagans' direction, nine men and eight women harriers earned all-conference honors. Hagans has also coached one NAIA All-American.

In addition to his cross country coaching duties, Hagans leads the indoor and outdoor track and field teams during the spring season.

The Blue Raiders have scored in each of the three seasons at the NAIA Track & Field National Championships. The Lindsey Wilson men's track & field team finished a team-best 20th in the 2006 outdoor national championships.

Hagans has been named MSC Coach of the Year in women's track & field twice and men's track & field once. He has coached 16 all-conference selections, including a player of the year and nine NAIA All-Americans.

Prior to Lindsey Wilson, Hagans served as an assistant coach in track and field at Berea (Ky.) College. While an assistant coach at Berea, Hagans coached six track and field national championship participants. Two became All-Americans, one was a two-time national champion, and one was an All-American in two events.

Prior to his coaching career, Hagans was a four-year letter winner in track as an undergraduate. He earned All-American honors in the 400-meter hurdles in 1995 and was selected Most Valuable Track and Field Athlete at Berea College in three of his four seasons.

Aside from his coaching, Hagans served as a professor of fitness and wellness at Eastern Kentucky University while earning his Masters of Science in sports administration. Hagans was also a personal trainer in Orlando, Florida.

Hagans and his wife, Mandy, reside in Columbia and have one son, Adin.   

Education

College: Berea College, 1995, Bachelor of Art, Studio
Eastern Kentucky University, 2003, Masters of Science in Sports Administration   Collegiate Coaching Career

1995-2005: Asst. Coach (Berea College)

  Lindsey Wilson College (Men's Cross Country)

  Lindsey Wilson College (Women's Cross Country)

  Lindsey Wilson College (Men's Track & Field)

  Lindsey Wilson College (Women's Track & Field)

Contact Information

Office: Athletic House
Phone: 270-384-8175
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
E-mail: haganse@lindsey.edu