Edwin Hagans begins his seventh season in 2011-12 as the Lindsey Wilson College men's and women's track & field coach. Hagans also serves as the Blue Raiders men's and women's cross country coach.

The Lindsey Wilson indoor and outdoor track & field teams has been a consistent participant at the NAIA Track & Field National Championships.

During Hagans' six years, the women's track & field team has scored points in all but one indoor and one outdoor national championship. The Blue Raider women's best indoor finish came in 2009 when Lindsey Wilson finished 16th overall. Their best outdoor finish was a 20th place finish in 2011.

The Lindsey Wilson men's track & field teams have scored in all but one outdoor championship while scoring his three indoor national events. The Blue Raider indoor men's top performance came in 2009 with an 18th place finish while their best outdoor finish came in 2006 with a 20th place finish.

At the conference level, the women's track & field teams own a pair of seconds and a pair of third place finishes at the MSC Championships. The men's track & field teams have also finished second twice at the conference 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 42 all-conference performers (24 men, 18 women) including a player of the year. Hagans has coached 12 men and 10 women to NAIA All-American honors.

Prior to Lindsey Wilson, Hagans served as an assistant coach in track & field at Berea 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. Hagans was also a personal trainer in Orlando, Florida.

Hagans graduated from Berea in 1995 and later completed his master's degree at Eastern Kentucky University in 2003. He and his wife, Mandy, have two children, Adin and Alex.

Collegiate Coaching Career

Berea College: Assistant Coach (1995-2005)

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