Idaho State University Men's Cross Country

Houle enters his inaugural season as Idaho States head cross country  and assistant track and field coach.   Houle was most recently an assistant at Southern Utah where he coached the mid-distance and steeplechase events. As an assistant at Southern Utah, Houle over saw recruiting efforts and specifically coached the middle-distance and steeplechase events.   Within one year of his arrival SUU was ranked No. 27 in 2013 and finished the 2014 NCAA championships ranked No. 22. During Houle's time at SUU he coached 18 all-conference athletes, seven NCAA Championship first-round qualifiers, four NCAA all-region athletes, two NCAA cross country championships individual qualifiers and one NCAA track and field All-American. As a graduate assistant at Georgia State, Houle was a part of the school's first-ever CAA outdoor track and field championship. He also coached the middle-distance runners where each runner under his direction obtained lifetime best marks.    Houle ran at Southern Utah where he was an NCAA West regional qualifier and he currently holds the fifth best-time at SUU in the 800m. Houle and his wife Kacee, who was also a runner in college, have one son, Ames.