MINNEAPOLIS -- Emily Hackert, who served as interim women's track and field head coach at Colby College (Maine) this season, has been named head coach of the Augsburg College men's and women's track and field teams, the college announced on Monday.
 
Hackert served as interim women's track and field head coach at Colby, an NCAA Division III college in Waterville, Maine, this season, after serving as a men's and women's track and field assistant coach there for three seasons. Prior to coming to Colby, she had served as an assistant coach at Washington and Jefferson College (Pa.) and Springfield College (Mass.).
 
"I'm excited to have Emily Hackert join the Augsburg community as our next head men's and women's track and field coach," said Augsburg Athletic Director Jeff Swenson. "Emily brings excitement, passion, enthusiasm and a variety of track and field experience to our program. I have confidence that she can provide the tools to take our track and field program to the next level."
 
Hackert served as an assistant coach for Colby's track and field programs from 2011 to 2014, when she was named interim head coach for the Mules' women's track and field program. She served as coach for the men's and women's sprints, hurdles and horizontal jumps during her tenure at Colby.
 
"I'm very excited to be joining the staff at Augsburg. The strong academics, the location, and the fantastic community of people all make this a very exciting opportunity," Hackert said. "I want to thank Jeff Swenson and the hiring committee for bringing me into such a great school and conference."
 
This past season, she coached an All-American women's 1,600-meter relay squad (sixth) and a national qualifier in the men's 400-meter dash during the indoor half of the season, while coaching an All-American in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase during the outdoor half of the season. She coached eight All-New England Region members (top-eight finishers) during the indoor season and six all-region honorees in the outdoor season.
 
As a team, Colby finished seventh at the 2015 New England Small College Athletic Conference outdoor championships. The Mules finished 12th out of 30 teams at the 2015 New England Division III indoor track championships and 10th out of 31 teams at the New England Division III outdoor championships.
 
As an assistant coach at Colby, she guided 14 athletes to All-American honors, including two national champions and a national runner-up, along with four other national meet qualifiers. She coached 26 All-New England Region indoor competitors and 47 All-New England Region outdoor competitors, including three indoor champions and two outdoor champions. She also coached 34 All-NESCAC (top-three finish) competitors, including seven champions. Athletes achieved 11 school records under her guidance.
 
Hackert served as a graduate assistant from 2009 to 2011 at Springfield (Mass.) and as an assistant coach at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) from 2007-09. At Springfield, she focused on the sprints, hurdles and high jump, while coaching horizontal jumps, the high jump and hurdles at Washington and Jefferson. At Springfield, she coached an All-American in the heptathlon in 2011, while at Washington and Jefferson, she coached seven Presidents Athletic Conference champions and three national qualifiers, including an All-American in the high jump in the 2009 indoor season.
 
At each of her coaching stops, she has been responsible for recruiting student-athletes in her event disciplines, with her teams' successes proving her ability, Swenson noted.
 
"Emily has demonstrated the ability to recruit high-quality student-athletes. I am confident that she can do the same here at Augsburg," Swenson said.
 
As an athlete at Bowdoin College (Maine), she was a multi-event competitor in track and field, earing All-New England Region honors four times, All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors twice and All-NESCAC honors once.
 
Hackert earned her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in visual arts from Bowdoin in 2006, and her master's degree in exercise science, with a concentration in sport psychology, from Springfield in 2012.