Dave Hegland

Biography

One of the top sprint coaches in the sport, Dave Hegland has built Syracuse into one of the premiere destinations in the country for hurdlers, while leading the program to new heights. Beginning his career as a graduate assistant in 2004, Hegland’s 21 years at Syracuse, including 20 at the helm of the sprints/hurdles program, has built the Orange from the ground up. He has mentored an NCAA Champion, multiple Olympians and U.S. indoor champions, 16 different NCAA qualifiers, nine USTFCCCA First Team All-Americans, an ACC athlete of the year, 13 different conference champions and seen his athletes take down 16 school records. Hegland has coached multiple podium finishers at the NCAA Championships in the hurdles, highlighted by Jarret Eaton’s NCAA Championship in the 60-meter hurdles in 2012. In addition to Eaton’s national title, Freddie Crittenden III earned runner-up honors in the 60-meter hurdles twice at the NCAA Championships, and most recently Jaheem Hayles took bronze at the 2023 outdoor championships in the 110-meter hurdles, en route to earning ACC Performer of the Year accolades. While the 60 and 110-meter hurdles have seen the most success under Hegland, he has coached an NCAA Championship qualifier in six different events (60, 100, 200, 60H, 110H, heptathlon). A four-time USTFCCCA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year – including 2023, Hegland and the Orange staff have led the team to regional and conference dominance as well. The team won its first ACC Champ