The 2015 campaign will mark the second season of Kirk Shellhouse serving as the Trinity Tigers cross country and track and field assistant coach. He works extensively with Trinity's cross country team in the fall, and will coach distance runners during the 2016 spring track and field season.
Coach Shellhouse joined the Trinity staff in August 2014 after serving in a similar capacity for the previous two years at Defiance (OH) College. He guided the Defiance women’s track and field team to the 2014 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference indoor and outdoor titles. Coach Shellhouse played a major role in the development of men’s and women’s cross country runners who earned NCAA Division III All-Region honors. A number of school records were established in Coach Shellhouse’s watch, as well as the winning of HCAC individual championships.
He was the head distance coach and pole vault coach at New London High School, and guided the student-athletes to high finishes. His high school coaching experience also included working with the Wellington High School cross country teams. Both schools are located in Ohio.
At the collegiate level, Coach Shellhouse was an assistant with the Oberlin College (OH) track and field cross country teams. One of his female runners attained Division III All-America honors in the indoor 5k, and outdoor 5k and 10k. A male student-athlete qualified for the DIII Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Coach Shellhouse gained invaluable experience as a student assistant at Heidelberg (OH) University, where he developed distance workouts and assisted in recruiting. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Heidelberg in history and education in December 2010. Coach Shellhouse later earned a Master of Arts in Education degree from Defiance (May 2014), with a coaching concentration.
Coach Shellhouse holds a USA Track and Field Level 1 Certification.
