Carl Caughell was hired in September 2017 as the assistant cross country and track and field coach for the Colonels. Caughell spent two full seasons as a volunteer assistant cross country and track and field coach at Northern Arizona University. The Lumberjacks were the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Division I Men's National Champions. While at NAU, Caughell helped 11 student-athletes qualify for nationals and aided in 47 All-Big Sky participants, 15 individual and relay champions, 10 all-academic distinctions and six Big Sky team championships.
Caughell found similar success as a graduate assistant at UMary with 19 All-NSIC and 14 all-academic honorees. Under his tutelage, the Marauders saw nine student-athletes qualify for nationals, three NSIC championships, and two individual conference champions and Academic All-Americans.
Caughell was a decorated hurdler at State University of New York at Fredonia, a Division III institution. The Niagara Falls, New York, native was named to the USTFCCCA Academic All-American and All-SUNYAC teams in 2013. Caughell was also awarded All-SUNYAC in 2011 after winning the 110-meter high hurdles at the conference meet.
