University of Chicago Men's Track

Hall was named UAA Coach of the Year and Midwest Region Coach of the Year. On the men's side, pole vaulter Michael Bennett won a national championship in the indoor track and field season and then took runner-up in the outdoor season. In 2012-13, the Maroons won the UAA women's cross country team title. Runners Billy Whitmore and Julia Sizek combined for five All-American honors in the cross country and track seasons. In 2010-11, UChicago cross country and track & field teams produced three All-Americans, six national qualifiers, and 13 University Athletic Association champions. Additionally, the women's cross country squad posted a 10th-place showing at the NCAA Division III Championship. The 2009-10 campaign marked one of the most successful in UChicago women's track & field history as the Maroons placed fourth at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships and sixth at the Outdoor Championships. UChicago also featured a two-time NCAA champion in distance runner Liz Lawton, who led the 2010 Division III field in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs at the national outdoor championships. Lawton became the third UChicago athlete to claim a national track & field title in the past eight years. Since Hall's arrival at UChicago in the fall of 2001, his teams have captured 13 UAA titles (men's cross country in 2002 and 2004; women's cross country in 2002, 2004, 2012 and 2013; men's indoor track & field in 2002, 2008 and 2015; women's indoor track & field in 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2015), made 12 NCAA Division III team postseason appearances (men's cross country in 2004, 2005, 2013 and 2015; women's cross country in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015), and have notched eight national top-ten finishes (women's indoor track & field - 4th in 2010; women's outdoor track & field - 6th in 2010 and 7th in 2006; men's outdoor track & field - 8th in 2004; men's cross country - 9th in 2005 and 10th in 2010; women's cross country - 4th in 2013; and women's outdoor track & field - 10th in 2008). Hall's men's cross country teams have featured two All-Americans and 32 All-UAA performers during the past 12 campaigns, while the women have boasted eight All-Americans and 27 All-UAA runners. In track & field, Hall's mens teams have produced three NCAA Division III individual champions, 24 All-Americans, 54 national qualifiers and 89 UAA champions. During that time, the women's teams have featured four national champions, 44 All-Americans, 94 national qualifiers and 111 UAA champions. Hall has also overseen a significant growth in his team in terms of numbers and quality. Upon his arrival at UChicago in 2001, the women's cross country/track & field squads finished last in the UAA with approximately 20 athletes. Within five years, the team numbered about 50 and was ranked as high as seventh in the country. The men's teams have been consistently ranked among the top-25 each year. The Midwest Region Coach of the Year in cross country and indoor track & field in 2004, Hall has also been part of the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year on 11 occasions. Hall arrived at UChicago after serving as head men's and women's cross country coach and assistant track & field coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout from 1992-2001. He was named the head men's track & field coach prior to the 1995 season. During his tenure at Wisconsin-Stout, Halls teams produced 28 All-Americans and two national champions. In 1996, Hall's mens outdoor track & field team finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Championship, marking the school's best-ever national track & field finish. Also in 1996, he was chosen as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track Coach of the Year. Prior to his appointment at UW-Stout, Hall served as assistant women's cross country coach at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) from 1991-92 and as assistant cross country and track & field coach at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse from 1989-91. Hall was an All-American distance runner at UW-LaCrosse, where he earned bachelors and masters degrees in kineselogy in 1989 and 1990, respectively.

Murphy graduated from UChicago in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in South Asian Languages and Civilizations.

Fleagle has helped coach the women to six UAA All-Conference awards and Pam Yu to a 14th place showing at the 2014 indoor national championships. His jumpers have also garnered two UAA All-Conference awards in the men's triple jump. In pole vault, he has coached one UAA All-Conference honoree on the women's side as well as a new indoor school record and a tie for the outdoor record by Jadylin Tolda. He has coached four UAA All-Conference award winners on the men's pole vault with three conference championships by Michael Bennett. Fleagle graduated from North Central College with a degree in exercise science and a minor in wellness in 2008. In June 2012, he received his master's in sports leadership. Stephen spent two years as the graduate assistant coach at North Central with the women's cross country and track & field programs while working towards his masters degree. During his time as a graduate assistant coach, the women finished seventh in the nation in the 2011 outdoor track and field season. The cross country team won conference both years and took 16th in the nation as a team in the 2011 season. During his time, he worked in several different coaching capacities helping with field events and sprinters as needed. He also worked with all event areas in developing proper running mechanics and techniques. Prior to North Central, Fleagle volunteered as a pole vault and jumps coach at Lincoln-Way West High School. Following graduation, he worked at Athletic Republic as a site director and head trainer helping develop athletes of all ages and sports. While in college, Stephen specialized in pole vault and long jump as an athlete until injuries sidelined his track & field career. He competed for three years as a soccer player and was captain his senior year. For the track & field season in 2008, he served as a track & field official in several meets at both North Central College and UChicago.