Calvin University

Adam Haldorson heads into his fourth year as head men's and women's track and field coach at Calvin University. Last year, the men's track and field team placed second in both the Indoor and Outdoor MIAA Championships. On the women's side, Calvin nabbed a MIAA Championship title in both the Indoor and Outdoor season while Haldorson was named the Indoor and Outdoor women's track and field Coach of the Year. The 2024-5 season was capped off when Haldorson helped guide junior Sophie Bull at nationals where she was crowed a National Champion in the 3000 steplechase.  

In year two, his women's team placed third at the MIAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships while his men's team took fourth both indoors and outdoors. In his first year with the Knights, he led the women's program to second place finishes in both the MIAA indoor and outdoor campaigns. He led the men's team to a third place finish during the indoor season and a fourth place finish in the outdoor season. Three of his athletes were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans in 2023 with Jenna Allman (3rd Team), Brandan Knepper (2nd Team) and William Hofmann (3rd Team) receiving the awards. 

Haldorson came to Calvin in August of 2022 from George Fox University, located in Newberg, Oregon. At George Fox he was the associate head track and field coach - a position he had held since 2013. Prior to arriving at Calvin he had also served as the George Fox head strength and conditioning coach since 2012.

As associate head track and field coach, Haldorson was a two-time USTFCCCA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Assistant Coach of the Year (2018 & 2019). He is the only individual in USTFCCCA history to receive the honor in back-to-back years. In addition, he has been a 13-time USTFCCCA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, doing so nine times on the women's side (six indoor and three outdoor) and four times on the men's side (two outdoor and two indoor).

He helped the George Fox women's track and field program capture the 2018 NCAA III Outdoor National Title while also placing third three times at the indoor or outdoor level between 2016-2019.

At George Fox, his coaching responsibilities included sprints, hurdles, and the high jump while assisting head coach John Smith in dayto-day activities and the combined events. He also served as meet director for all home events during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Haldorson helped produce four national champions, 26 All-Americans, 22 Academic-All-Americans, 40 Northwest Conference Champions, 76 All-NWC athletes, and 47 national qualifiers.

Haldorson is also a certified strength and condition specialist through the NSCA. As a strength and conditioning coach Haldorson worked with 15 programs at George Fox. He also taught select courses in the George Fox Health and Human Performances Department. Haldorson graduated from George Fox in 2009 with a degree in history and went on to earn his M.A. in teaching in 2011. His undergraduate studies included an emphasis in near east antiquities and western Roman history. As an undergraduate at George Fox, he was a member of the school's cross country and track and field programs. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and holds several coaching certifications from the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy.

"I am very excited to have Adam join our (Calvin) coaching staff," said Calvin Director of Athletics Dr. Jim Timmer. "Adam's experience at George Fox University and its highly successful track and field program made him a clear choice for our search committee as Calvin's next head track and field coach. He has a strong Christian faith. His faith has grown at George Fox which is a partner to Calvin in the Christian academic community. We strongly believe that student-athletes will flourish under his leadership. Combined with the recent hire of our new head cross country coach Nicole Kramer we feel that there are great things ahead for our cross country and track and field programs."

Haldorson and his wife Rachel live in the Grand Rapids area.