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Brian Cashdollar

Coach Brian Cashdollar – Director of Cross Country and Track & Field
Manchester University | 27th Season
With a coaching career spanning nearly three decades at Manchester University, Coach Brian Cashdollar has become one of the most consistently successful coaches in NCAA Division III athletics. Over his tenure, Cashdollar has built a powerhouse program in Cross Country and Track & Field, developing championship teams, All-Americans, and nationally recognized student-athletes—all while cultivating a culture of excellence, growth, and integrity.
 
Team Success
Coach Cashdollar's teams have amassed 29 HCAC team championships since 2009
Team Title Breakdown:

  • Men’s Cross Country-9
  • Women’s Cross Country-10
  • Men’s Track and Field -4
  • Women’s Track and Field-6
 
Regional and Conference Recognition
  • 2x Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
  • 43 All-Region honorees in Cross Country
  • 38 All-Region honorees in Track & Field (since 2016)
  • 28 HCAC Coach/Staff of the Year Awards
  • 209 HCAC event champions in Track & Field
  • 182 All-Conference Cross Country athletes
  • 230 All-Conference Track & Field athletes
 
National Recognition
  • 84 NCAA national qualifiers (38 in Cross Country, 46 in Track & Field)
  • 13 All-Americans across both sports
  • 2 NCAA Individual National Champions
  • 2 National Runner-Up finishes

 
Coach Cashdollar also led the men's program to a #7 national ranking in the NCAA Program of the Year standings in 2010, a prestigious honor combining cross country, indoor, and outdoor national championship finishes.

Manchester Cross Country and Track & Field Since 1999
Cross Country Outdoor Track & Field Indoor Track & Field
Year Men HCAC Finish Women HCAC Finish Year Men HCAC Finish Women HCAC Finish Year HCAC Men Finish HCAC Women Finish
1999 5th 7th 2000 4th 5th 2011 7th 5th
2000 3rd 7th 2001 4th 4th 2012 3rd 5th
2001 2nd 3rd 2002 3rd 2nd 2013 5th 5th
2002 2nd 5th 2003 5th 4th 2014 4th 5th
2003 2nd 4th 2004 2nd 3rd 2015 7th 2nd
2004 3rd 3rd 2005 3rd 2nd 2016 5th 1st
2005 2nd 3rd 2006 4th 2nd 2017 5th 3rd
2006 3rd 5th 2007 4th 2nd 2018 4th 4th
2007 4th 4th 2008 5th 2nd 2019 4th 3rd
2008 3rd 2nd 2009 2nd 1st 2020 4th 3rd
2009 1st 1st 2010 2nd 3rd 2021 2nd 2nd
2010 1st 1st 2011 3rd 4th 2022 1st 1st
2011 1st 1st 2012 3rd 3rd 2023 2nd 3rd
2012 1st 1st 2013 4th 4th 2024 2nd 4th
2013 1st 2nd 2014 3rd 3rd 2025 1st 3rd
2014 2nd 2nd 2015 4th 1st
2015 2nd 1st 2016 4th 1st
2016 1st 1st 2017 5th 1st
2017 4th 2nd 2018 4th 2nd
2018 3rd 1st 2019 3rd 3rd
2019 1st 1st 2020 N/A N/A
2020-21 2nd 3rd 2021 2nd 2nd
2021 2nd 1st 2022 1st 1st
2022 3rd 1st 2023 2nd 2nd
2023 1st 3rd 2024 1st 4th
2024 2nd 3rd 2025 2nd 2nd

* Last Updated - August 6, 2025