LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Lynchburg College athletic department announced the hiring of Zach Haupt Tuesday as the men's and women's head indoor and outdoor track & field coach.

Haupt has spent the last two years working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the short sprints and jumps coach. He served as the strength and conditioning coach, developing weight-training programs while guiding and instructing student-athletes during workouts. Haupt was also heavily involved in the recruiting process at MIT and taught physical education classes at the school. He helped the team set six school records, three freshman records and capture three conference titles.

Haupt is very experienced in the coaching ranks, having also assisted at the University of Central Arkansas, Webster University (MO) and McKendree College (IL).  He is a 2000 graduate of McKendree College with a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication. A seven-time All-American on the track, in 1996 he was an Olympic Trials Track and Field competition qualifier.

"On behalf of Julie and our children, we are extremely happy to lead the Lynchburg College Cross Country and Track & Field teams and become a part of the Lynchburg community," Haupt said. "The opportunity to work for (long-time track coach and current director of athletics) Dr. Jack Toms and an institution that shares my vision for student-athletes along with incredible fan support makes this a great situation. I look forward to the challenge of working in a program that possesses an extensive history of producing championship caliber teams and student-athletes."

Haupt is Level II Certified for Sprints and Hurdles Curriculum, Combined Events and Jumps Curriculum. He is Level I Certified in General Curriculum.

"We are very pleased to be able to hire a coach as experienced and as qualified as Zach for our head coaching position," said Dr. Toms. "Zach not only brings great qualifications to the job, but a good work ethic and a personality that will work well with student-athletes and other coaches."

--- This release is courtesy of the Lynchburg College sports information department. ---
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