A 1976 graduate of Minnesota State University, Dahlen works with the men’s indoor and outdoor track and field as well as the cross country programs.
Before arriving at MSU, Dahlen coached at Ecole International High School in Switzerland, Mankato West and Loyola High Schools in Mankato, and NCAA Division III Concordia University in Moorhead, Minn. He works primarily with the distance, sprint, long jump and pole vault events at MSU.