FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis is pleased to announce Kris Hart will serve as head coach of the men’s and women’s track and field teams for 2023-24. 
Hart enters his second year in the program, having worked with the sprinters during the 2022-23 season. He will also serve as assistant coach in men’s and women’s cross country.
“Throughout our search, it was evident that Kris was the person for the job,” Saint Francis Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Dr. Brendon Moody said. “His experience with our program last year in a volunteer role and his immediate success, specifically with our short sprints, reinforced that he was the right fit for the program. I look forward to continuing to build the track and field program with him and know that the future of Saint Francis track and field is in good hands.”
“I am excited to begin the head coaching job at the University of Saint Francis, building off some of the team’s accomplishments from last year,” Hart said. “I wanted to thank Athletic Director Mike McCaffrey and the search committee for giving me the opportunity to continue coaching at Saint Francis. Under the direction of Brendon Moody, I plan to continue to build a program that will stand the test of time and achieve new heights.”
Under Hart’s tutelage last year, school records/national qualifying marks were set by Mariah Maley in the 600 meters indoors and the 400-meter hurdles outdoors. Additionally, Hart mentored 16 Top 10 marks in program history, ranging in distance from 60 to 600 meters, both indoors and out.
From 2019 to 2022, Hart served as general manager at a local training facility where he oversaw nearly 125 athletes a month, providing physical fitness assessments, personal training regimens and overall strength and conditioning programing.
Hart is a 2019 graduate of Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He competed athletically at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, from 2016 to 2018, specializing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
For more information, contact Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Dr. Brendon Moody at 260-399-7700, ext. 6227 or bmoody@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 18 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.