Assistant Coach Ben Held
Head Coach Men's Cross Country |
Education:
- St. Cloud State University (B. S. Social Studies, 2012)
- Black Hills State University (Masters – Strategic Leadership, 2016)
Competing Career:
- 2x All North Central Conference Team (hurdles)
- 2x All NSIC Conference Teams (hurdles)
Coaching History
- Minnesota State 2018-Present
- Notre Dame College 2016-2018
- Black Hills State, 2013-2016
- St. Cloud State 2011-2013
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| Held By-The-Numbers |
- 1 NCAA DII National Team Championship
- 3 NCAA DII National Team Runner-Ups
- 2 NCAA DII National Third Place Finishes
- 1 NCAA DII National Champion (Steeplechase)
- 1 NCAA DII National Runner-Up (Pole Vault)
- 18 NCAA DII All-Americans
- 140 NCAA DII National Qualifiers
- 18 NCAA DII USTFCCCA Central All-Region Student-Athletes
- 5 NCAA DII USTFCCCA Atlantic All-Region Student-Athletes
- 7 Minnesota State School Records
- 11 Notre Dame College School Records
- 14 Black Hills State School Records
- 48 First Team All-NSIC Athletes
- 10 First Team All-MEC in Jumps & Multi Events
- 30 First Team All-RMAC Athletes
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Ben Held enters his seventh-year coaching with the Mavericks. Hired in the summer of 2018, Held is in his sixth season as the men's head cross country coach at Minnesota State and seventh year as an assistant track & field coach where he also coaches the pole vault.
In his seven years with the Mavericks, Held has coached 18 NCAA DII All-Americans, 140 NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying marks, 18 NCAA DII USTFCCCA Central All-Region Honors in the pole vault and distance events, 19 NCAA DII All-Academic Honors, 48 First Team All-NSIC Honors, seven Minnesota State school records, and helped the men’s team capture their 25th consecutive NSIC Conference Championship as well as a women’s 2022 NCAA DII Indoor National Title, three National Runner-Ups and two 3rd place finishes.
Prior to assisting with the Mavericks in 2018-19, Held was an assistant coach for two years at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. While at Notre Dame College, Held led his student-athletes to six NCAA DII provisional qualifying marks, five NCAA DII USTFCCCA Atlantic All-Region honors in the jump events, 10 First Team All-MEC in jumps & multi-events and 11 Notre Dame College school records
He also spent 2013-16 as a graduate assistant at Black Hills State, where he earned a master's degree while helping coach an NCAA DII national champion in the steeplechase and was a member of a staff that developed six All-Americans, 30 First Team All-RMAC performers and had 14 individuals established school records.
Held is a 2012 St. Cloud State grad who competed in the hurdles and was a multiple time all-conference athlete. After his athletic career, he coached the hurdles at SCSU for two years.
Coaching Certifications
USATF Level 1 Certification
USTFCCCA Technical Certification
USTFCCCA Jumps Certification
USTFCCCA Endurance Certification
USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Certification
ALTIS Pole Vault Certification
ALTIS Endurance Events Certification
ALTIS Javelin & Hammer Certification
RPR Level 1 Certification
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