Hunter Briggs enters into his first season as head men's and women's cross country head coach and assistant men's and women's track and field coach in 2025.
Briggs returns to his alma mater after a stint at Westminster College as the head coach of both the track and field and cross country programs. During his time in Fulton, Briggs' teams set seven outdoor records and seven indoor records and produced 5 SLIAC champions and 12 All-SLIAC selections.
Prior to Westminster, he spent four seasons as the assistant cross country/track and field coach at Rogers State University. At Rogers State, Briggs helped rebuild the cross country and track programs. During the 2022 cross country season, the Rogers State women's team achieved their first USTFCCCA National Ranking (#25). On the track, 20 school records were broken, including one NCAA Division II provisional qualifier.
Prior to Rogers State, Briggs spent two seasons at the University of Central Arkansas. At UCA, Briggs worked with the cross country program and mid-distance/distance athletes for the Bears track and field teams. In his two seasons in Conway, Briggs helped coach 14 All-Southland Conference Athletes, including three in cross country, five during the indoor track seasons, and six during the outdoor track seasons. In 2019, Briggs oversaw the Southland Conference Women's Runner and Freshman of the Year. He also helped to develop the Southland Conference champions in the Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase, Women's 5,000-meter run, and Men's 10,000-meter run. During the fall of 2018, Briggs was a member of the 2018 Southland Conference Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the men's cross country team to the 2018 Southland Team Championship.
Briggs also as an experience at the Division III level as an athlete and coach at Hendrix College. As a coach at Hendrix, Briggs helped develop eight Southern Athletic Association All-Conference athletes and relay teams.
Briggs graduated with his Master's in Exercise Science from Central Arkansas in May 2019. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from Hendrix in May 2016.
