Men's Cross Country
Hanenberger, Eric
Eric Hanenberger
- Title:
- Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach
- Phone:
- 320-308-2242
Eric Hanenberger will begin his fourth season as the head coach of the St. Cloud State University men's and women's track and field programs and the men's and women's cross country programs in 2015-16.
Hanenberger's athletes in track and field and cross country have earned All-NSIC 34 times during his tenure. In men's track, the Huskies have gained three indoor NSIC individual championships and one outdoor individual title since 2012 and the Huskies have sent seven athletes to the NCAA Division II track and field championships during this time.
In 2014-15, SCSU's Patience Yalartai earned All-America status for the Huskies in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II outdoor meet. The SCSU men's team placed fifth at the NSIC indoor and outdoor championships. In 2013-14, St. Cloud State's George Kawalau earned All-America status in 60M dash at the NCAA Division II indoor meet and the Huskies men's track and field squads placed fourth at the NSIC indoor and outdoor meets.
Prior to his move to St. Cloud State in 2012, Hanenberger served as the assistant men's and women's track and field coach at North Dakota State University from 2010 to 2012. His coaching areas with the Bison included the men's and women's long jump, triple jump, high jump, men's sprinters and long hurdles. He also was the co-meet director and meet manager for all collegiate home meets and high school meets held at NDSU.
Hanenberger's success at NDSU was reflected in the honors and awards earned by his student-athletes which includes 19 All-Conference individual performers and six All-Conference relays, four individual and four relay conference champions, and five NCAA Division I first round qualifiers. He also coached the 2011 Men's Indoor and Outdoor Freshman Newcomer of the Meet and the 2011 Women's Outdoor Freshman Newcomer of the Meet.
As a team, the Bison won seven conference championship team titles and the coaches won three indoor and four outdoor Conference Co-Coaching Staff of the Year awards.
Prior to joining the NDSU staff, Hanenberger spent six years at the University of Northern Iowa. Two years were spent as an assistant coach working with the sprints, relays, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. He also served as the program's recruiting coordinator and meet manger for all college and high school meets held at UNI. His first four years with the Panthers were served as a volunteer assistant and graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach.
From 2003 to 2005, Hanenberger was the assistant sprint coach at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Hanenberger graduated from Northern Iowa in December of 2004 with degrees in marketing and non-teaching exercise science. He received his master's degree in exercise science from Northern Iowa in 2007.
Hanenberger's athletes in track and field and cross country have earned All-NSIC 34 times during his tenure. In men's track, the Huskies have gained three indoor NSIC individual championships and one outdoor individual title since 2012 and the Huskies have sent seven athletes to the NCAA Division II track and field championships during this time.
In 2014-15, SCSU's Patience Yalartai earned All-America status for the Huskies in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II outdoor meet. The SCSU men's team placed fifth at the NSIC indoor and outdoor championships. In 2013-14, St. Cloud State's George Kawalau earned All-America status in 60M dash at the NCAA Division II indoor meet and the Huskies men's track and field squads placed fourth at the NSIC indoor and outdoor meets.
Prior to his move to St. Cloud State in 2012, Hanenberger served as the assistant men's and women's track and field coach at North Dakota State University from 2010 to 2012. His coaching areas with the Bison included the men's and women's long jump, triple jump, high jump, men's sprinters and long hurdles. He also was the co-meet director and meet manager for all collegiate home meets and high school meets held at NDSU.
Hanenberger's success at NDSU was reflected in the honors and awards earned by his student-athletes which includes 19 All-Conference individual performers and six All-Conference relays, four individual and four relay conference champions, and five NCAA Division I first round qualifiers. He also coached the 2011 Men's Indoor and Outdoor Freshman Newcomer of the Meet and the 2011 Women's Outdoor Freshman Newcomer of the Meet.
As a team, the Bison won seven conference championship team titles and the coaches won three indoor and four outdoor Conference Co-Coaching Staff of the Year awards.
Prior to joining the NDSU staff, Hanenberger spent six years at the University of Northern Iowa. Two years were spent as an assistant coach working with the sprints, relays, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. He also served as the program's recruiting coordinator and meet manger for all college and high school meets held at UNI. His first four years with the Panthers were served as a volunteer assistant and graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach.
From 2003 to 2005, Hanenberger was the assistant sprint coach at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Hanenberger graduated from Northern Iowa in December of 2004 with degrees in marketing and non-teaching exercise science. He received his master's degree in exercise science from Northern Iowa in 2007.
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