Adrian Wheatley

Biography

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Ball State (2021-Present) USTFCCCA Team Academic Award 2023 MAC outdoor championship team Five All-MAC athletes 11 MAC champions Four NCAA regional qualifiers Five NCAA qualifiers Five All-Americans NCAA indoor team top 32 finish NCAA outdoor team top 17 finish Nine school records University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2019-2021) Nine All-ACC athletes Two ACC champions 17 NCAA first-round qualifiers Five All-Americans University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010-2018) Seven school records Big Ten men’s championship team 27 Big Ten champions 36 All-Big Ten athletes 93 NCAA first-round qualifiers 58 NCAA final-round qualifiers 67 All-Americans Big Ten record holder Olympic hurdler University of Virginia (2008-2011) Three NCAA qualifiers ACC champion ACC runner-up Six school records Austin Peay (2006-2009) Two long jump conference titles Two long jump NCAA regional qualifiers College of Charleston (2004-2006) Weight and hammer throw conference title Weight and hammer throw regional qualifier Weight and hammer throw NCAA qualifier MAJOR AWARDS/HONORS 2023 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Head Coach of the Year 2023 MAC Head Coach of the Year Three-time USTFCCCA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year 2015 Coaching Staff of the Year honor with Illinois 2015 Indoor and Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year 2013 Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year 2009 Coaching Staff of the Year honor with Virginia The trajectory of the Ball State track & field and cross country pr