| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic Director Head Coach, Women's T&F |
| Team | Southwestern College |
| Playing career | |
| 1978-1980 | Cloud County CC |
| 1980-1982 | Southwestern College |
| Position(s) | Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992-present | Southwestern (Women's Track) |
| 1982-present | Southwestern (Men's Track Asst.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| KCAC 15-time KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year (11 consecutive) | |
Mike Kirkland is the former athletic director and current Head Women's Track & Field Coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
Coaching success
As of 2008, every team he has served as head coach has won its conference championship 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. Peers have stated this success is attributed to the consistency of his coaching style.
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.
References
- ^ "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.
- Victory Sports Network - Football - News
- Rivals.com - It was a great SC day
- The Southwesterner, Track Win Streaks Continue, Summer 2008
- Hovpensports.com - Kirkland named Southwestern athletic director
- Newton Kansan Online - Southwestern continues streak at KCAC track 05/08/00 Archived 2005-01-25 at the Wayback Machine