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Culver-Stockton College athletic director Greg McVey announced today that Doug
Savage has been hired as the head track and field coach for the Wildcats. Savage
replaces Tish Hanna, who resigned in May. He will also serve as an assistant
football coach for Cameron Keller and the football Wildcats.
“The
addition of Doug gives us a very solid and deep coaching staff,” said McVey. “We
are very excited to get someone with Doug’s energy and passion for the sport to
head our track and field program.”
Savage, a native of Winchester, Ill.,
was most recently the head track and field coach at Quincy University (Ill.)
where he coached a Great Lakes Valley Conference champion in the men’s shot put
in 2001. Savage is USA Track and Field level 2 certified in sprints, hurdles and
relays. While at Quincy, Savage also worked as an assistant football coach for
four years coaching the offensive line, defensive backs and running backs during
that tenure.
“I’m extremely excited to step into the program and continue
to build to a level of success that we desire,” said Savage.
As a
student-athlete, Savage attended Ottawa University (Kan.) where he participated
in track and field, cross country and football. He earned Kansas Collegiate
Athletic Conference (KCAC) honors in track his senior season by finishing second
in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles.
After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health
from Ottawa in 1989, Savage, a three-sport letterwinner at Winchester High
School, coached and taught at several secondary schools until being hired as a
football coach at Quincy University in 1997.
Culver Stockton Sports Information provided information for this report.
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