Aaron Russell enters his eighth season as head coach of the Lock Haven University men’s and women’s cross country teams, coming off another widely successful campaign in 2007.  He also serves as the co-head coach for the men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams.  In 2007 Russell had three Academic all-Americans on his roster.

For the 2008 season, Russell guided yet another squad of young Bald Eagle harriers to the NCAA National Championships after capturing their fourth regional title in the last six years, thus earning USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors.  The Bald Eagles then went on to finish 19^th at the NCAA Division 2 Cross Country Championships.  The Lady Eagles of Lock Haven also had a strong year as Russell led them to a seventh place finish at the PSAC Championships and an eighth place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships.  All in all Russell had six runners earn All PSAC and All Region honors this year, capping off a successful fall for both the women’s and the men’s squads.

In 2006, Russell won his fourth consecutive PSAC Coach of the Year Award.  The men's squad won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and East Region championships. The Bald Eagles have also been the PSAC Champions for the last four years in-a-row and have won three of the last four regional titles. LHU finished 11th overall at the NCAA Division II National Championship.  The Lady Eagles finished sixth at the PSAC championship which was three-spot improvement from the year before. Following their sixth-place showing at the conference meet they went to an impressive seventh-place showing at the East Region championships.

The 2005 season brought home the PSAC men’s title for the third-straight year, adding a second-place finish in the regional meet, and a top-10 finish nationally. For his efforts, Russell brought home his third PSAC Men’s Coach of the Year trophy. The women’s team improved over last year’s performances with plenty of freshmen making an impact, finishing ninth in the PSAC meet and 11th at the regional championships.

2004 was a banner year for the men's cross country squad, as they took both the NCAA Division II East Region and PSAC titles, as well as earned their top NCAA finish in school history at ninth. Russell guided two All-Americans in earning the PSAC and USCCCA East Region Men's Coach of the Year trophies.

In all, Russell has coached three All-Americans, 16 all-region and 23 All-PSAC runners.  His women’s team has earned All-Academic Team status in two of the three seasons, and the men garnered the same academic honors in 2003 and 2005.