Spencer Lange
Spencer Lange
Title: Head Coach
Phone: 978-232-2308
Email: slange@endicott.edu
Office: Post 206U

Résumé 

Head Coach at Endicott (2015-present)
CCC Cross Country Sports Chair
Best CCC Finish - 3rd (2018, 2021)
Best NCAA New England Regionals Finish - 29th (2018) | 10th (2021)
(Regionals realigned in 2021 to a 10-region format)
Coached one Google Cloud Academic All-American®, as presented by CoSIDA
Coached one CCC Rookie of the Year, and two Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Coached six CCC All-Conference selections
Coached 43 CCC Academic All-Conference honorees
Coached three CoSIDA Academic All-District selections
Coached four USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Head Women's Track and Field Coach at Endicott (2016-present)
First year of varsity competition started in 2017

Assistant Coach at Endicott (2013-14)
Best CCC Finish - 4th (2013-14)
Best NCAA New England Regionals Finish - 31st (2014)
Coached three CCC All-Conference selections
Coached 18 CCC Academic All-Conference honorees

Ran Cross Country and Track & Field at Coastal Carolina (2009-13)
Bachelor of Science, Economics
Four-year member of both the cross country and track & field teams

Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Team accolades
Four-straight runner-up finishes at the Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Personal bests include a 17:00.89 time in the 5k, 27:22.08 in the 8k, 35:24.59 in the 10k, and 10:00.13 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase

Coaching Philosophy 

When looking for prospective student-athletes, Lange says, “I like to look for men and women that have really positive outlooks on their training and goals. We want people who are passionate about the sport and enjoy showing up every day.”

Lange also likes that positive perspective to be included in his own coaching style, “I try to stay positive and put everything into perspective for them since some have more experience than others in the sport. I prepare them for the unexpected because there are always going to be things that come up, like challenges and injuries. So as long as they are mentally and physically prepared as well as they can be, I just hope they are ready for any situation.”

As a former student-athlete, Lange feels that helps him relate to his athletes, “Knowing what they are going through and relating to certain situations, I am able to help them realize that it’s okay if they are struggling. I remind them to take it day-by-day and to stay motivated.”

Now in his third season as the head coach of both men’s and women’s cross country programs, and the first season with the newly created women’s track team, Lange has worked with the student-athletes to create a great team culture. “The first few years here were definitely a foundation and trying to establish the team culture. Now that we are a couple years in, the juniors and seniors have experienced it. They feed off of each other, are proud of what they have accomplished, and try to translate that to the newcomers.”

The coaching staff encourages team members to get involved in other areas of the Endicott community such as student government, clubs, and committees as well.

 

(Updated as of 9/14/2022)