| Mike Kirkland | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Track and field Cross country |
| Current position | |
| Title | Athletic Director Head Coach, Women's T&F Assistant Coach, Cross Country |
| Team | Southwestern College |
| Playing career | |
| 1978-1980 1980-1982 |
Cloud County CC Southwestern College |
| Position(s) | Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992-present 1982-present |
Southwestern (Women's Trck) Southwestern (Men's Trck Asst) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year (11 consecutive)[1] | |
Mike Kirkland is the Athletic director[2] and Head Women's Track & Field Coach[3] at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
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]
As a student at Soutwhestern, 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]