Staff Directory
Frankie Bakalars
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- Assistant Coach
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Frankie Bakalars enters his first season as the assistant coach of St. Cloud State Track & Field and Cross Country in 2024-25.
Bakalars spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant track & field coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) working primarily with the throwers, high jumpers, and combined event athletes.Â
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At Dubuque, Bakalars contributed to the coaching and development of four NCAA First-Team All-Americans, five NCAA Second-Team All-Americans, five American Rivers Conference champions, 19 All-Conference performers, and 24 Top-10 performances in UD history.Â
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As an athlete, Bakalars competed at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota where he was a three-time All-Conference athlete in the hammer throw and weight throw. He is currently third in school history in both the hammer throw and weight throw.Â
A native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bakalars graduated from La Crosse Logan High School in 2018 where he participated in track & field, football, and basketball.Â
Bakalars holds his Master's Degree from the University of Dubuque in Sport Management and his Bachelor's Degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Digital Media & Journalism.Â
Bakalars spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant track & field coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) working primarily with the throwers, high jumpers, and combined event athletes.Â
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At Dubuque, Bakalars contributed to the coaching and development of four NCAA First-Team All-Americans, five NCAA Second-Team All-Americans, five American Rivers Conference champions, 19 All-Conference performers, and 24 Top-10 performances in UD history.Â
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As an athlete, Bakalars competed at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota where he was a three-time All-Conference athlete in the hammer throw and weight throw. He is currently third in school history in both the hammer throw and weight throw.Â
A native of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bakalars graduated from La Crosse Logan High School in 2018 where he participated in track & field, football, and basketball.Â
Bakalars holds his Master's Degree from the University of Dubuque in Sport Management and his Bachelor's Degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Digital Media & Journalism.Â
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