Eastern Michigan Athletics
Chris Best Joins Women's Track and Field Program
8/27/2014 2:06:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Incoming assistant coach will mentor the sprints, hurdles, and relay teams
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University's women's track and field Head Coach Sue Parks has announced the addition of Chris Best to her coaching staff, Aug. 27. Best will assume the role of coaching the team's sprints, hurdles, and relay teams for the Eagles.
"I'm pleased to welcome Chris Best to our program," commented Parks. "As I started talking to colleagues about up-and-coming sprint coaches, his name kept popping up. I believe that Coach Best has the skills and technical knowledge to elevate our sprint group to a new level. In addition, he is a proven recruiter. We're excited to have him join the EMU track and field family."
Best comes to the Eagles after a season-long stint at Garden City Community College in Kansas, where he coached sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-event athletes as an assistant coach. He also served as the primary recruiting coordinator as well as assisted with various administrative duties.
Prior to his work with the Broncbusters, Best was a graduate assistant coach at Troy University between 2012-13. In addition to designing training and conditioning plans for the sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-event athletes, he also served as the assistant recruiting coordinator. Best started off his coaching career at Iowa Western Community College, serving as an assistant coach from 2011-12, where he worked with the hurdles, pole vault, and multi-event athletes, as well as served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the track program.
Best adds a successful career as a student-athlete to his coaching experience, as he was a member of the track and field team at Liberty University from 2007-2010. He competed in the sprints on a team that dominated the Big South Conference with championship titles in every one of his seasons. In 2009, he was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team. Best stayed on with the Flames for an extra year to serve as an intern for the program and taking on administrative and analytical duties while he completed his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.
Since he began coaching, Best has mentored two All-Sun Belt Conference athletes and six NCAA East Region qualifiers at the NCAA Division I level. During his time at the NJCAA level, he saw seven school records broken during the indoor and outdoor seasons between his athletes, and 31 student-athletes qualified for national championship competition. Best also recently received his USATF Level 2 coaching certification for sprints, hurdles, and relays, as well as the USTFCCCA Jumps Specialist Certification.
College: Liberty University - Bachelor's degree in kinesiology - 2011
Coaching/Athlete Experience
"I'm pleased to welcome Chris Best to our program," commented Parks. "As I started talking to colleagues about up-and-coming sprint coaches, his name kept popping up. I believe that Coach Best has the skills and technical knowledge to elevate our sprint group to a new level. In addition, he is a proven recruiter. We're excited to have him join the EMU track and field family."
Best comes to the Eagles after a season-long stint at Garden City Community College in Kansas, where he coached sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-event athletes as an assistant coach. He also served as the primary recruiting coordinator as well as assisted with various administrative duties.
Prior to his work with the Broncbusters, Best was a graduate assistant coach at Troy University between 2012-13. In addition to designing training and conditioning plans for the sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-event athletes, he also served as the assistant recruiting coordinator. Best started off his coaching career at Iowa Western Community College, serving as an assistant coach from 2011-12, where he worked with the hurdles, pole vault, and multi-event athletes, as well as served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the track program.
Best adds a successful career as a student-athlete to his coaching experience, as he was a member of the track and field team at Liberty University from 2007-2010. He competed in the sprints on a team that dominated the Big South Conference with championship titles in every one of his seasons. In 2009, he was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team. Best stayed on with the Flames for an extra year to serve as an intern for the program and taking on administrative and analytical duties while he completed his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.
Since he began coaching, Best has mentored two All-Sun Belt Conference athletes and six NCAA East Region qualifiers at the NCAA Division I level. During his time at the NJCAA level, he saw seven school records broken during the indoor and outdoor seasons between his athletes, and 31 student-athletes qualified for national championship competition. Best also recently received his USATF Level 2 coaching certification for sprints, hurdles, and relays, as well as the USTFCCCA Jumps Specialist Certification.
The Chris Best File
Name: Christopher BestCollege: Liberty University - Bachelor's degree in kinesiology - 2011
Coaching/Athlete Experience
| Year | School | Position |
| 2013 | Garden City Community College | Assistant Coach |
| 2012-13 | Troy University | Graduate Assistant Coach |
| 2011-12 | Iowa Western Community College | Assistant Coach |
| 2010-11 | Liberty University | Track and Field Intern/Team Manager |
| 2007-10 | Liberty University | Student-Athlete |
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