Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach

ApplyHead Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach
Athletics

Longview

05-07-2026

Vice President of Athletics

Office hours are primarily weekdays, but responsibilities require additional hours and significant flexibility, including evenings and weekends.

Responsible for the leadership and development of staff and student athletes including:

Discipleship

• Discipleship of 2 full-time employees (Cross Country head coach & Track assistant coach), 1 graduate assistant, and student athletes in the program, to facilitate spiritual growth in each employee and student athlete
• Teaching and modeling the value of Christian competition to the track staff, and student athletes
• Counseling team members in disciplinary, academic, or personal matters while consulting with LETU administration on matters requiring resolution of problems

Excellence

• Strive to ensure we are the most successful program in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in all facets, with an expectation of becoming nationally competitive
• Prepare student-athletes in the of specific event analyses and related planning strategies

Recruiting

• Identify, research, evaluate, and recruit prospective student athletes who can thrive in the LeTourneau University environment while excelling as Christians, scholars, and athletes
• Filling a roster that will not only meet sport sponsorship in every sport, but also score in meets that leads to wins
• Accountable for the retention of student athletes with the program
• Recruit, develop, and evaluate assistant coaches to maximize student athlete development

Service

• Regularly serve in the department in any area as needed, including spiritual development, air dome management, home events oversight, and fundraising activities
• Demonstrate support for the development and overall growth of the athletic department in tangible ways
• Create annual service and mission opportunities for student athletes to invest in the community

Administrative Effectiveness

• Manage the track and field staff to ensure the professional development of each direct report that should lead to an efficient, discipleship driven culture of excellence
• Monitoring academic progress and acting as a liaison to the program
• Ensure compliance with the University, SCAC, and NCAA policies and regulations
• Oversight of all team budgets, while monitoring, verifying, and reconciling expenditures of budgeted funds
• Coordinate the scheduling, planning and management of home and away events
• Participation in the planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating all activities for general operations and event management on Dome related activities for intercollegiate games, campus user events and rental events
  • Assist with preparation of bid materials and budgets for the conference and NCAA post-season playoffs, tournaments, etc.
• Active engagement with alumni, coordinating at least 2 events per year, along with a quarterly newsletter in concert with Alumni Relations
• Performing other duties as requested by the Vice President of Athletics, or Assistant AD for the Air Dome

LeTourneau University seeks a person with an enthusiastic and contagious Christian faith committed to a Christian higher education that integrates Christian faith with learning.

1. Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree preferred
2. 3-5 years of related experience, preferably in the coaching of athletic programs at the collegiate level
3. Excellent ability to work cooperatively with other administrators, coaches, students, and faculty members
4. Exemplifying an elite level of professionalism
5. Ability to be a dynamic leader within the athletic department
6. Strong prioritization and organizational skills
7. Good written and oral communication skills
8. Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to NCAA Division III
9. An acceptance of and commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and other qualifications. LeTourneau University provides a significant benefit package, which includes medical and life insurance and contribution to a retirement program.

Immediately

Applications will be reviewed in the order received and will continue until the position is filled. In accordance with applicable provisions of federal law, applicants for employment who are in agreement with the educational mission of LeTourneau University and applicants for admission to educational programs or activities are considered without discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex, handicapping condition, national origin or genetic information. Inquiries about this policy should be directed to the Director of Human Resources, (903) 233-4170.

Applications are required and are available from www.letu.edu/jobs or from the Business Office, LeTourneau University, 2100 Mobberly Avenue, Longview, TX. Send completed application, and a current resume to:

LeTourneau University
ATTN: Human Resources
2100 South Mobberly Ave.
Longview, Texas 75602
FAX (903) 233-4103
E-mail address: [email protected]

LeTourneau University is the premier Christian polytechnic university in the nation where educators engage students to nurture Christian virtue, develop competency and ingenuity in their professional fields, integrate faith and work, and serve the local and global community.

LETU is a Christ-centered, interdenominational institute of higher learning offering more than 85 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in arts and sciences, aviation, business & technology, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, nursing, psychology & counseling and theology & vocation. LETU's 2,700 students represent nearly all 50 states, more than 30 foreign countries, and around 50 different denominational groups.

LETU is consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of "America's Best Colleges," and the engineering program is ranked nationally. LeTourneau University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, at http://www.sacscoc.org) to award associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees. LeTourneau University's engineering and engineering technology programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission and the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: 410-347-7700. The Carnegie Foundation classifies LeTourneau University as a Master's (Comprehensive) University II.

The 162 acre main campus is located in Longview, Texas, a progressive hub city with an MSA of over 190,000, nestled among the beautiful pine-forested hills and lakes of East Texas. It is approximately 120 miles east of Dallas, Texas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

See https://www.letu.edu for more information.