Coach Edwin Hagans enters his sixth season in 2010-11 as cross country and track & field coach at Lindsey Wilson College.

Hagans led the women's cross country program to a pair of Mid-South Conference titles in 2006 and 2007 and the men's program to its only MSC title in 2007.

Meet Coach Hagans…   Personal     Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1973     Wife: Mandy     Children: Adin and Alex   Education Knott County Central High, 1991      Berea College, 1995 Eastern Kentucky University, 2003, Masters   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   Coaching Honors ·     Three-time MSC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008) ·     Two-time MSC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2005, 2006) Coaching Milestones ·     Sept. 17, 2005 -- First career women's win at Berea. ·     Nov. 5, 2005 -- First MSC Women's Coach of the Year. ·     Nov. 4, 2006 -- First MSC Men's Coach of the Year. ·     Sept. 8, 2007 -- First career men's win at Centre. ·     Nov. 4, 2006 -- First MSC Women's Championship. ·     Nov. 3, 2007 -- First MSC Men's Championship.

Hagans owns five MSC Coach of the Year awards in cross country in his short tenure. He was named the MSC Men's Coach of the Year award -- as voted on by his peers -- in 2006, 2007 and 2008). He was also selected as the MSC Women's Coach of the Year in 2006 and shared the award in 2005.

Under Hagans' direction, 13 men and 11 women harriers earned all-conference honors, including one MSC Runner of the Year. Hagans has also coached one NAIA All-American.

Hagans has coached 14 student-athletes -- eight men and six women -- at the cross country national championships during his tenure.

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

The Blue Raiders have scored in each of the five seasons at the NAIA Track & Field National Championships. The women's track & field team's best finish under Hagans came during the 2009 season when the indoor team finished at the indoor national championships. Hagans' men's program also set a program-best finish in 2009 with an 18th place finish at the 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 39 all-conference performers (23 men, 16 women) including a player of the year. Hagans has coached 11 men and seven women to NAIA All-American honors.

Prior to Lindsey Wilson, Hagans served as an assistant coach in track & 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 and one daughter, Alex.

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)