Mark Elliston begins his 17th year as head coach of Lock Haven University's track and field squads.
Since taking over The Haven, Elliston has coached 28 National Collegiate Athletic Association track and field All-Americans, including LHU's three individual national champions, two NCAA cross country All-Americans, and numerous NCAA qualifiers. 

This past season, Elliston led the LHU women's and men's indoor track and field teams to their third-straight PSAC indoor titles, and the men earned a runner-up spot at the conference outdoor championships. Two individuals advanced to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, and with one national title.

In 2002-03, Coach Elliston merited PSAC Women's Coach of the Year during the indoor season then matched that honor with a conference Men's Coach of the Year award following the outdoor season. 

Elliston has seen the installation of a new state-of-the-art track during his tenure, which has enabled LHU to host numerous events, including the 1997 and 2003 PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Elliston received his bachelor's degree in physical education at Oklahoma Baptist University where he was also a track & field standout. It was there that he garnered All-American honors on three separate occasions and captured the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics decathlon title in 1986. In the fall of 2000, Elliston was honored by being inducted into Oklahoma Baptist University's Athletic Hall of Fame. 

Elliston completed his master's degree in physical education at The Citadel, where he served as an assistant with the track and cross country programs for two years. 
Elliston, a native of Shawnee, Okla. and his wife Kelly have two sons, Luke, 17 and Logan, 15.

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