Missouri Southern State University Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Bryan Schiding has been named the 2020 Division II National Men's Head Coach of the Year, announced Friday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Schiding, in his 11th year at Southern, is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Men and the fifth as the Director of Cross Country and Track and Field.
This year, he helped guide the Lions to their third Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship after being picked to finish fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
They finished with five individual champions and scored 142 points, 26 points ahead of second place Pittsburg State, who finished second. The Lions, who finished the season ranked No. 8, were ranked at No. 6 earlier this year, the highest Southern has ever been ranked for the indoor portion of the schedule.
"This is a tremendous honor, which is a direct correlation to the dedication and devotion of our student-athletes and my coaching staff," said Schiding after hearing of the honor. "I feel we have one of the best coaching staffs in the NCAA, and this is certainly indicative of the countless hours that we all put in, together."
Schiding was named Central Region Men's Coach of the Year. Under Schiding's guidance, the team had 19 NCAA provisional qualifiers, with three being automatic qualifiers, plus one relay team. His athletes also broke six school records this season. The Lions were ranked No. 1 in the Central Region with nine student-athletes from the men's side who were scheduled to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships in six events.
Schiding and his staff, composed of Assistant Coach Brian Allen, who coaches throwing events, Assistant Coach Jaime Burnham, who coaches distance, and Assistant Coach Jason Francis, who coaches sprints, hurdles and combined events, were named the MIAA Men's Coaching Staff of the Year earlier this month. Schiding was named the Central Region Coach of the Year, while Rajindra Campbell was the Central Region Field Athlete of the Year.
This is the first time that a coach from Missouri Southern has earned the USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year honors.
"This is a tremendous honor, which is a direct correlation to the dedication and devotion of our student-athletes and my coaching staff," said Schiding after hearing of the honor. "I feel we have one of the best coaching staffs in the NCAA, and this is certainly indicative of the countless hours that we all put in, together."
Schiding was named Central Region Men's Coach of the Year. Under Schiding's guidance, the team had 19 NCAA provisional qualifiers, with three being automatic qualifiers, plus one relay team. His athletes also broke six school records this season. The Lions were ranked No. 1 in the Central Region with nine student-athletes from the men's side who were scheduled to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships in six events.
Schiding and his staff, composed of Assistant Coach Brian Allen, who coaches throwing events, Assistant Coach Jaime Burnham, who coaches distance, and Assistant Coach Jason Francis, who coaches sprints, hurdles and combined events, were named the MIAA Men's Coaching Staff of the Year earlier this month. Schiding was named the Central Region Coach of the Year, while Rajindra Campbell was the Central Region Field Athlete of the Year.
This is the first time that a coach from Missouri Southern has earned the USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year honors.
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