#60 "Coach" – Corey McElhaney. D-II Cross-Country and Track Coach. Outdoorsman. Witness to the Great Collegiate Calamine Plume of 2005.

Christmas Special!

Shout out to ALL the athletes who made Coach Mac a better man!

Dr. Scott McNeal (Dr. M) talks with Mr. Corey “Coach” McElhaney, Head Cross-Country and Track & Field Coach at Southwest Baptist University, a GLVC D-II school in MO.

Corey, a native of Elgin, Oklahoma is man of Christian faith, married, and a father of two. He is known as avid hunter and fisherman with a Tier-1, certified “Snipe Hunter” certification, chasing those mythical birds, often at night with pillowcases, to the delight of others.

Corey takes his strong, caring, and focused work ethic on a multi-year coaching journey that includes (in part): 

·       coaching two NCAA individual national champions and more than 50 All-Americans

·       earning five conference Coach of the Year awards (4 MIAA, 1 GLVC) 

·       coaching five SBU Hall of Famers

·       receiving the 2023-24 SBU Life Beautiful Award

·       entering the 2025 SBU Athletics Hall of Fame.

So, let’s get into the head and heart space of our guest, Coach McElhaney.

Quips and Advice:

• "I only have my children until they graduate."
• What does it take to be a collegiate coach? A great wife!

 Guest Info & Contact:

Email: cmcelhaney@sbuniv.edu

More Stats:

·       Two-time All-American, Coffeyville Community College

·       Five-time All-MIAA athlete at SBU

·       Regional Women’s Cross-Country Coach of the Year (2015) after his squad garnered the regional championship

·       Five-time conference Coach of the Year (4 MIAA, 1 GLVC) after his squads won five conference championships

·       Six cross-country teams qualified for NCAA National Championships

·       Squads have included five NCAA Elite 90 honorees (athlete with the highest GPA competing at NCAA Nationals)

·       Five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year

·       2018-19 women’s cross country tied for highest GPA nationally

·       Coached five SBU Hall of Famers

·       Named 2023-24 SBU Life Beautiful Award Winner

·       2025 SBU Athletics Hall of Fame

·       He and wife Christine have two children, Carlee and Casen.

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