Collin Christensen enters his first season as Assistant Coach for the Biola University Men and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country teams in 2014-2015. Christensen volunteered with both track and field programs in 2013 and 2014, before coming into an official position this year.
During Christensen's time coaching with Biola, the women have won the Golden State Athletic Conference twice and finished in the top-10 at the NAIA Indoor National Championships two times.
Also during this time, the Eagles amassed 16 NAIA All-American awards in men and women's events ranging from pole vault to the 3,000m to the 4x800m relay, all while improving 16 men's and women's school records. Most importantly, these teams accumulated 33 Daktronics-NAIA Track and Field Scholar-Athletes, which equates to over half of the Golden State Athletic Conference's 65 scholar-athletes from the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The 2014 Women's Outdoor Track and Field team had the 4th-highest GPA (3.81) in the nation across all NAIA sports and was one of four NAIA Scholar Teams in Christensen's tenure.
Originally from Wheaton, Illinois, Christensen started his undergraduate education at Wheaton College, before transferring to Biola University and completing his B.A. in English. He is currently working on his Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University-Irvine.
While at Biola, Christensen competed in cross country and track and field for the Eagles, becoming a national qualifier in both sports. In 2012, he helped the men's team qualify for the NAIA Cross Country National Championships for the first time since 1999. At the National Championships, Christensen set a personal record, completing the 8,000m course in 25:02, and placed 38th, pacing the Eagles to a 23rd-place team finish. On the track, Christensen was an All-GSAC competitor in the 5,000m and 1,000m, as well as a national qualifier and former school record-holder in the half-marathon, with a time of 1:11:01. Other track personal records include 8:46 for 3,000m, 15:28 for 5,000m, 32:06 for 10,000m.
