Coach Sol Stephens enters his second season as the Panthers Head Cross Country and Track & Field coach in 2022-2023.
Stephens joined KWC after five years as the Cross Country and Track & Field head coach at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. While at Anderson Stephens coached four NCAA All-Americans, seven NCAA national qualifiers, 19 HCAC conference champions, and 89 HCAC All-Conference individuals. Stephens has a big focus on academics, and has coached 10 NCAA Academic All-Americans, 11 USTFCCA/NCAA All-Academic teams, and 106 HCAC All-Academic athletes.
Prior to his time at Anderson, Stephens was an assistant coach at Marian University in Indianapolis, helping coach multiple All-Americans and national qualifies during his four years there.
Stephens received his IAAF Level 5/USATF Level 3 certification for jumps in 2015, Level 2 for distance 2016, and his certification for sprints/hurdles/relays in 2020.
Stephens was an incredible athlete himself during his collegiate days, lettering in the jumps, sprints, and relays at Indiana University. He received his B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Indiana University in 2005 and his M.ED in Teaching PE/Health PK-12 from Marian University in 2015.
