Joe Arnold (Augsburg '12) is serving in his fourth season at Augsburg as a Level 1 certified assistant coach for the distance runners on the cross country and track and field teams.
Previous Coaching Experience:
From 2012 to 2014, Arnold served as a volunteer coach for the Augsburg cross country and track and field teams. In 2014, Arnold became an assistant coach for the cross country team, and became a graduate fellow for the cross country team in 2015.
Running Career/Achievements:
Arnold was a member of the Augsburg cross country and track and field teams from 2008 to 2012. In cross country, he captained the teams in 2011 and in 2012. On the track, Arnold was a flexible runner competing at everything between 100 to 800 meters. He is on several of Augsburg's all-time performance lists, including the indoor 400-meter dash (No. 2), outdoor sprint medley relay (No. 2), outdoor 200-meter dash (No. 3), and outdoor 400-meter dash (No. 3).
To go along with several All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors over his career, he has also been a MIAC champion in the 4x200-meter relay and earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors. Arnold set two school records during his career, a 1:23.41 time in the indoor 600m dash and a 1:29.77 time in the indoor 4x200-meter relay (still standing).
Personal Best Times:
100 meters -- 11.64
200 meters -- 21.93
400 meters -- 48.92
600 meters -- 1:23.41
800 meters -- 2:00.64
5,000 meters -- 16:06
8,000 meters -- 26:36
Marathon -- 2:50.57
