Cross Country
- Title:
- Head Coach / Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
Arizona Athletics named Andrew Dubs as the new Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country in June of 2025.
In his first season at the helm, Evans Tanui became the first Arizona men's runner to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in seven years with the highest finish since Stephen Sambu's 2nd place in 2012.
On the track, Dubs led the Wildcats to one of the program’s strongest combined seasons in recent history. Arizona’s men finished second and the women third at the Outdoor Big 12 Championships, marking the program’s highest combined conference finish since 2012 and highest combined point total in program history. Including indoor, the Wildcats produced nine Big 12 champions, 47 conference medalists, 22 NCAA Championships qualifiers and 27 All-Americans.
The women finished the season ranked No. 20 nationally, their highest final finish since 2013, while the men climbed into the national top 10 during the outdoor season. Arizona also excelled academically, with the women posting a 3.46 team GPA, the men recording a 3.27 GPA and 15 Wildcats earning USTFCCCA Individual Academic All-America honors.
Dubs joins the Wildcats with 14 years of Division I coaching experience in addition to serving as the Head Coach of the USA National Track & Field Team for the past five years, during which he led the program in its World University Games competition.
Dubs was the Associate Head Coach at Virginia Tech for seven years after assistant coach stints at Iowa (2014-17), Harvard (2012-14), North Carolina (2011-12), and Auburn (2010-11). He helped secure 10 indoor and outdoor Atlantic Coast Conference team titles and three more Ivy League championships.
He has helped develop 79 NCAA Qualifiers, 32 individual All-Americans, 18 conference champions, and numerous all-conference selections during his tenure. The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) tabbed 17 of his teams with its national academic honor, and he also helped mentor 23 of the organization's individual Academic All-Americans.
Five of his student-athletes (two from the ACC, two from the Ivy League, and one from the Big Ten) have garnered conference Athlete/Freshman of the Year honors.
"I first would like to thank Director of Athletics, Desireé Reed-Francois, Senior Associate Athletic Director, William Wheeler, and the entire search committee for their efforts throughout this process," Dubs said. "This opportunity to lead Arizona into the future is a dream come true for me, and I'm honored to follow the legendary Coach Harvey. Coach Harvey has built Arizona into one of the top programs in the country and has had a historic career. Throughout this process, it became evident the amount of pride and passion that there is for this program and the excitement to bring championships to Tucson. My fiancé and I look forward to moving to Tucson and becoming members of the Wildcat family. Bear Down!"
On the international front, Dubs has coached two Olympians, three national champions, one Pan-Am Gold Medalist, and national record-holders from Finland and South Africa.
A native of Holland, Pennsylvania, Dubs was a standout thrower at the University of Connecticut. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier and four-time Big East champion in the shot put for the Huskies. He was also an eight-time All-Big East selection in the shot put and twice in the discus. During his time with the Huskies, Dubs was an active member and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Dubs earned a B.S in Kinesiology: Coaching and Administration from UConn in 2009 and a M. Ed. in Higher Education and Sport Management from Auburn in 2012.
