Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

Brandon Spalding, hired in 2013, is in his 12th season as head men's cross country coach and assistant men's track & field coach at Washington and Lee University. He is also an associate professor of physical education at W&L.

Nationally, Spalding serves on the USTFCCCA Cross Country Executive Committee since 2019, as the Division III Men's Cross Country South/Southeast Region Representative, contributing to weekly regional and national coaches' polls.

Since 2015, he has served as the ODAC Cross Country Chair for his conference peers.

W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Cross Country

• 5x ODAC Cross Country Championship Titles (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2x NCAA National Championship Team Qualifiers (2016, 2023)
• 5x NCAA National Championship Individual Qualifiers
• 2x Individual ODAC Conference Champions
• 41x USTFCCCA All-Region Honors
• 42x All-ODAC Honors
• 2x ODAC Runners of the Year
• 4x ODAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year
• 4x ODAC Rookies of the Year
• 1x NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
• 11x USTFCCCA Academic Team Award honors

W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Track & Field Middle Distance/Distance Events

• 4x ODAC Indoor Conference Titles (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 
• 1x ODAC Outdoor Conference Titles (2017)
• 2x NCAA National Championship Qualifiers (Indoor Mile, Outdoor 10K)
• 1x NCAA All-American (Indoor Mile, runner-up)
• 18x ODAC Conference Champions
• 67x All-ODAC Honors
• 21x Program Records
• 6x ODAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year
• 4x ODAC Athlete and Rookie of the Meet honors
• 2x CoSIDA Academic All-America honors
• 1x USATF U20 National Qualifier (10K)

AWARDS, HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS

• 5x ODAC Coach of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• USTFCCCA Cross Country Executive Committee (2019-present)
• ODAC Cross Country Coaches Chair (2015-present)
• 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field South/Southeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.
• 2013 SAA Outdoor Track & Field Conference Coaching Staff of the Year
• USA Track & Field Level 1 Coaching Certification
• CPR/AED and First Aid Certification

COACHING RESUME

• Washington and Lee Head Men's Cross Country Coach, Assistant Track & Field Coach (2013 to present)
• Rhodes College Assistant Men's and Women's Cross Country / Track and Field Coach (2011-2013)
  • 1x NCAA Cross Country National Championship Team Qualifiers (2011)
  • 10 All-Conference Cross Country honors
  • 10x USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region honors
  • 2x Conference Cross Country Rookie of the Year honors
  • 2x Women's Outdoor Track & Field Conference Championships (2012, 2013)
  • 1x Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Conference Champions (2013)
  • 3x Track & Field Conference Champions
  • 13x Track & Field All-Conference honors 
  • 3x Track & Field Program Records
  • 1x Track & Field Conference Rookie of the Year
• Bethany College (W.Va.) Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach, Assistant Track & Field Coach (2010-2011)
  • 1x NCAA Provisional Qualifier (men’s 800m)
  • 1x Conference Champion
  • 5x All-Conference honors

COLLEGE CAREER (Bridgewater College '09)

• First Team All-ODAC Cross Country (2006, 2007, 2008)
• 3x All-Region South/Southeast honoree (2006, 2007, 2008)
• NCAA Cross Country Division III National Qualifier (2006)
• 2x Second Team All-ODAC Outdoor 5000 (2007, 2009)
• 2x Second Team All-ODAC DMR (2007, 2008)

POST COLLEGIATE

• 2009 Marine Corps Marathon participant
• 2011 Boston Marathon participant