Entering into his sixth season with the Track and Field team, Associate Head Coach Stan Sims implements the same coaching style and tactics that have made him one of the most successful cross country head coaches in the South. Mainly overseeing the distance runners in 5000 meter, 10000 meter and Steeplechase events, coach Sims is able to consistently work with the same runners year-round, fostering a culture of trust and accountability that many programs envy and few are able to match.
A graduate of the University of Florida, the respected mathematics professor has played a central part in the team’s evolution. Using his experience in cross country, His experienced runners have made a significant impact on the team’s success in its short history. Preaching endurance and smart strategies to his runners, Sims has created one of the cornerstones of a program that has always to produced results since its inception. Their abilities in the past seasons have proven to be invaluable in the success of the program.
Before there was a Track & Field team at Kennesaw State Sims would often take his Cross Country team to the open invitationals as a “spring training exercise”. Competing in only distance events the Owls would routinely outperform the competition, and they became well-known in track circles for their dominance in the 5k and 10k events wherever they competed. In just four years at the Division I level, Sims is responsible for 22 All-Atlantic Sun selections under his tuelage, achieving the challenging task of turning top cross country runners into excellent distance runners on a flat track.
When not coaching Sims is professor of mathematics Kennesaw State University. He and his wife Marlene make their home in Kennesaw. They are the proud grandparents of Elle, 7.
