Robert Spies will be coaching his first season as the new head coach of the FSCC Cross Country/Track and Field programs.  Spies’s previous coaching experience includes his most recent position as an assistant coach with Pittsburg State University where he worked with the sprinters and assisted with the jumps.   Prior to becoming a member of the Gorilla staff Spies competed for them in 2006.

While competing for PSU, Spies earned an All-American honor as a member of PSU’s school record breaking 400m relay team.  He also earned All-American honors in the 100 meters. 

Before PSU Spies worked in the strength and conditioning department at Virginia Military Institute, a Division I affiliated institution.  He also assisted in the development of the sprint program at Fort Hays State University while attending as a student/athlete.  During his stint at FHSU, he was ranked number one in the NCAA indoor 60m dash and was also tied for fourteenth in the world clocking a time of 6.57 seconds.

Spies is looking forward to working with the students at FSCC, “I will continue the excitement and joy of developing student athletes as they work towards advancing their higher education as well as their athletic careers.  I will also strive to bring the cross country and track and field programs to a competitive conference and national level where student athletes learn to display class and integrity towards the sport as well as learn to develop reputable demeanors as individuals of FSCC.” 

Spies and his wife Ermelinda reside in Pittsburg, KS with their one year old son Davian.