Following a series of coaching moves effective in mid-2009, Tyson Graham enters his second season at the controls of an emerging Ashford cross country program while contributing to the track and field team's development as an assistant coach.
Graham entered 2009 as a second-year head coach of the Saints' track and field/cross country programs and continues to bring a wealth of experience from various levels to the table as Ashford looks to move into the upper-echelon of the Midwest Collegiate Conference.
In his first season as Head Coach of both cross country squads, he oversaw the development of NAIA national qualifier and All-MCC member, Andrew Drinkall. Together, they enjoyed the benefits of a strong season in Washington at the national meet.
Graham brings a successful background to the Saints' programs where he was last a Head Girls' Cross Country/Assistant Track and Field Coach in Brooksville, Fla., at Nature Coast Tech High School.
Graham
also started the cross-country squads from scratch while serving as a
physical
education and health instructor at Brooksville
Elementary School in Florida.
Graham also coached at BGM Community Schools
(Brooklyn, Iowa),
Northern University
Schools (Cedar
Falls, Iowa) and Grace Christian
Schools (Hudson, Fla.).
Graham participated in track and field and cross country while at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, graduating in 2004. He pursued a second degree at the University of Northern Iowa and ran with the UNI Track Club in 2006.
Graham resides in Clinton with his wife, Carolyn, and his son, Noah.
The Graham File
- Assistant Boys and Girls Cross
Country Coach - Northern University Schools (2005)
- Assistant Boys Basketball
Coach/Head Boys Volleyball Coach/Assistant Boys Track and Field
Coach/Head
Boys and Girls Basketball Coach - B.G.M. Community Schools (2006)
- Head Girls Cross Country
Coach/Assistant Girls Track and Field Coach -
- Head
Track and Field/Head Cross
Country Coach -
- Head
Cross Country/Assistant
Track and Field Coach -
Adams transitioned into 2010 by assuming head coaching responsibilities for the men's and women's track and field programs at Ashford. He will retain his additional duties as an assistant cross country coach for the Saints in his third season overall at Ashford.
Adams underwent training in Boulder, Colo., to successfully obtain his USATF Level 2 Coaching Certification. He specialized as a sprints coach at AU prior to taking over his new position on the athletics staff.
Adams
originally came to the Saints by way of Quincy, Ill., where he attended
Quincy
Senior High School. Upon graduation, he attended Div. I Western Illinois
University where specialized in 200 meter and 400-meter distances.
After completing a successful athletics career where he was a seven-time
NCAA
Regional Qualifier at Western Illinois, Adams spent one year as an
assistant
coach for the Leathernecks in Macomb, Ill.
He served as an assistant coach for two years at Davenport Assumption
High
School for both the men's and women's track teams. During his tenure, he
helped
the women's unit bring home runner-up honors in the state in 2008.
Adams is obtaining his teaching certification and taught at DeWitt Middle School and Camanche High School in the fall/winter of 2009.
Adams is married to his wife, Audra, a 2008 inductee to the IGHSAU Track and Field Hall of Fame and is working at Ashford University as an Employee Relations Representative. They reside together in nearby Camanche.
The Adams
File
- Assistant Men's and Women's
Track and Field Coach -
- Assistant Boys and Girls Track
and Field Coach -
- Assistant Track and Field/Cross
Country Coach -
- Head
Track and Field/Assistant
Cross Country Coach -
