Dr. Jason McCullough

Biography

Dr. Jason McCullough enters his 21st season as the head cross country coach and is beginning his ninth year as head track & field coach at Fort Hays State University in 2025-26. He's led the men's and women's cross country teams to one national appearance each, with the women finishing 18th nationally in 2016 and the men placing 29th in the country in 2019, in addition to eight athletes who have qualified individually. He was named MIAA Conference Coach of the Year after leading the 2012 men's cross country team to its first-ever MIAA title. That squad ranked as high as 17th in the national polls and second in the NCAA Central Region. Additionally, the Tiger track & field squad has had 127 national qualifiers during his eight years as head coach, including five National Champions (Madison Wolf - 2018 Javelin, Brett Meyer - 2019 Outdoor 1,500m, Alexandra Hart - 2021 Indoor High Jump, Ryan Stanley - 2021 Outdoor Pole Vault, Ryan Stanley - 2022 Indoor Pole Vault), 84 All-Americans, 112 All-Region performances, 128 All-MIAA awards and 36 MIAA champions. McCullough returned to the cross country and track & field squads after a successful running career with the Tiger program from 1996-99. McCullough was an NCAA Division II All-American in cross country and five-time Academic All-American while competing for the Tigers during that span. The four-time national qualifier also earned five all conference awards while competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, known for its