Aaron Russell begins his eighth season as an assistant coach with the LHU track and field teams, working mainly with the distance and middle distance runners.  He also serves as the head coach of the Lock Haven University men's and women's cross country teams where he has earned three consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's coach of the year honors.   In addition, he is in charge of the team’s study table and web page management.

While at The Haven as a student-athlete, Russell was a two-year captain, a multiple PSAC Scholar-Athlete and an ECAC qualifier in track & field. 

As a coach, Russell directed the 2003,  2004, and 2005 men's cross country teams to PSAC titles.  He also led them to East Region titles in 2003 and 2004 along with a school-best ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships in 2004. He has helped guide 22 runners to All-PSAC status, including 15 All-Regional Harriers, five All-Americans, and four PSAC Rookie of the Year runners. While serving as an assistant at EKU, he helped coach three cross country teams to Ohio Valley Conference titles, seven OVC Athletes of the Year, three All-Americans and numerous GTE Academic All-Americans.  

Russell was honored with a PSAC and United States Cross Country Association (USCCA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year trophies this past season.

Russell currently serves as the National Members Director and Treasurer of the Division II National Track and Field Coaches Association and is also the East Region Cross Country representative to the coaches’ association.

Russell, a native of Lincoln, Maine, currently resides in Lock Haven, Pa.

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