Stephen Gray was named the head coach of the Golden Eagle cross country and track & field programs in August 2022.
Gray arrived after serving as a throws coach at Brescia University. He previously spent three years as a graduate assistant coach at Thomas More University. Gray holds a USA Track & Field Level 1 certification.
At Brescia, Gray saw four school records broken by his throwers and 13 top five performances in program history notched. He coached three all-conference honorees for the Bearcats. Gray also succeeded as a coach at Thomas More, where nine throwing records were broken during his time there. The Saints had three Mid-South Conference champions, four all-conference honorees, and eight all-academic conference awardees in Gray's time at TMU.
"It is an absolute privilege and a blessing to be here at Spalding leading the charge for cross country and track and field!" Gray said. "A dream of mine has always been to lead a team, and I could not have asked for anything better than to get that opportunity here in my hometown! I want to thank my fiance for always having my back and everybody involved in the hiring process for helping make this dream a reality! Go Golden Eagles!"
The Louisville, Kentucky, native earned a bachelor's in physical education and health, with a minor in human performance, from Union College (Ky.). At Union, he was a two-time Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) track & field champion, with wins in both the hammer and shot. Gray was named the AAC Athlete of the Year in 2017 and was made the AAC all-conference team 11 times.
Gray is engaged to Hannah Geist, and resides in Louisville.
