Mike Kirkland (coach)

Mike Kirkland
Current position
TitleAthletic Director
Head Coach, Women's T&F
TeamSouthwestern College
Playing career
1978-1980Cloud County CC
1980-1982Southwestern College
Position(s)Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992-presentSouthwestern (Women's Track)
1982-presentSouthwestern (Men's Track Asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
KCAC 15-time KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year (11 consecutive)[1]

Mike Kirkland is the former athletic director[2] and current 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 Southwestern, 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 "Southwestern College Track & Field - Building Tradition one mile at a time". www.sckans.edu. Archived from the original on 20 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Victory Sports Network - Football - News[permanent dead link‍]
  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 Archived 2005-01-25 at the Wayback Machine