Washington and Lee University

Brandon Spalding, who joined Washington and Lee in 2013, is in his 14th season as the head men’s cross country coach and assistant men’s track and field coach. He also serves as an associate professor of physical education at W&L.

Spalding has served on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Cross Country Executive Committee since 2019 as the Division III Men’s Cross Country South/Southeast Region representative. In that role, he contributes to the weekly regional and national coaches’ polls.

He has also served as the ODAC Cross Country Chair since 2015.

Spalding and his wife, Ann-Carlisle, a senior legal assistant at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, reside in Lexington with their son, Dean, and dogs, River and Woody.

W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Cross Country

• 6x ODAC Cross Country Championship Titles (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025)
• 4x NCAA National Championship Team Qualifiers (2016, 2023, 2024, 20225)
• 5x NCAA National Championship Individual Qualifiers
• 3x Individual ODAC Conference Champions
• 53x USTFCCCA All-Region Honors
• 54x All-ODAC Honors
• 2x ODAC Runners of the Year
• 6x ODAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year
• 4x ODAC Rookies of the Year
• 1x NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
• 13x 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)
• 7x NCAA National Championship Qualifiers (2x Indoor Mile, 3x Outdoor 10K, 2x Outdoor 5k)
• 1x NCAA All-America (Indoor Mile - National Runner-up)
• 1 USTFCCCA Second Team All-America (Outdoor 10K)
• 19x ODAC Conference Event Champions
• 77x All-ODAC Honors
• 25x Program Records Broken
• 8x 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

• 6x ODAC Coach of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Cross Country South Region Coach of the Year (2025)
• 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
• W&L University General Education Faculty Council - PE Curriculum Lead (2024-27)

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

• Marine Corps Marathon participant
• Boston Marathon participant