Austin Nolan '20 M'22 begins his third year as an assistant coach with University of Southern Indiana Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field in 2022-23 after being hired in September 2022.
Nolan assists Head Coach Mike Hillyard in all aspects of the Screaming Eagles' Cross Country/Track & Field programs.
“Austin closed out his athletic career with one of the most impressive resumes in the history of our program,” Hillyard said. “Throughout his time here as a student-athlete, he exuded the qualities that are present in all good coaches: patience, persistence, a desire to learn and an incredible work ethic. Austin is a great addition to the USI coaching family as we continue to grow the program to mee the challenges ahead.”
During Nolan's first year in the coaching ranks, USI Cross Country/Track & Field had three student-athletes capture a combined eight Ohio Valley Conference individual titles, including both the men's and women's cross country individual championships at the 2022 OVC Championships.
His leadership helped USI to three more individual OVC titles in 2023-24 and a combined seven individual OVC championships in 2024-25. Additionally, Nolan helped lead USI Men's and Women's Cross Country to a sweep of the 2024 OVC Championships.
A two-time Academic All-American, Nolan completed his collegiate career by earning second-team All-America honors on the track in 2022.
During his collegiate career, Nolan was a two-time Great Lakes Valley Conference Runner of the Year on the cross country course and a combined eight-time GLVC champion across cross country and track & field.
The two-time cross country GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year follows his mother, Tammy Nolan, in entering the coaching field. Tammy Nolan was the Head Coach for USI Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field from 1994-97.
An Evansville, Indiana, native and son of USI and GLVC Hall of Famer Jim Nolan, Austin Nolan graduated from USI magna cum laude with bachelor’s degrees in finance as well as accounting and professional services in 2020. He also earned his master’s degree in sport management from USI in May 2022.
