TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State and Track & Field/Cross Country Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin have agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season, Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales announced Friday.
 
"Angie Martin has returned the program to its championship ways, culminating with three Missouri Valley Conference titles this year," Clinkscales said. "She has built a culture that our student-athletes and coaches have embraced, and helped lead this program back to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference. I look forward to her continued leadership of our track & field and cross country programs."
 
Martin has been a staple in the Indiana State Track and Field and Cross Country programs, first as a student-athlete and now as a coach. She just completed her sixth season as Program Director and Head Coach of Sycamore Track & Field and Cross Country and has also spent time as Indiana State's Women's Track & Field Head Coach (2011-16) and as an assistant coach (2003-10) following a standout career at Indiana State from 1997-2001.
 
The 2021-22 season produced the Sycamores' best results since Martin took charge of both programs. She was named  the 2022 MVC Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, the 2022 MVC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year and the 2022 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year after leading the Sycamores back to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2021-22 season. Indiana State swept the indoor championships for the first time since 2015 and won the men's outdoor title for the first time since 2014. 
 
Indiana State's 171 points at the MVC Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship was a program record, while the Sycamores' 178 points at the MVC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship was the program's most since 2013. On the women's side, the Sycamores snapped rival Illinois State's four-year run atop the conference at the MVC Indoor Championships and placed second at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 
 
"I am happy and excited to be able to continue to lead our Sycamore Track and Field and Cross Country programs," Martin said. "Indiana State is near and dear to me, my husband and my family. I am surrounded by a great coaching staff that wants to push the boundaries of success. I am thankful for the opportunity given to me by Sherard Clinkscales, Angie Lansing and President Curtis." 
 
Martin has proven to keep the Sycamores near the top of the Missouri Valley Conference throughout her six-year tenure as Cross Country/Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach at Indiana State. Indiana State has finished in the top four at each of the last five men's and women's indoor and outdoor conference championships, headlined by three championships during the 2022 season. During that span, the Sycamores have also racked up six runner-up finishes and five third-place finishes. 
 
Indiana State's success under Martin has gone beyond just the team aspect, as nearly 500 All-MVC honors have been racked up by Sycamore student-athletes during her tenure as a coach. The Sycamores have had 154 MVC Champions during her time on staff, including 52 since she took the reins of both programs in 2017. Martin has been the head coach for 42 NCAA National Championship qualifiers, with another 23 reaching the national championships during her time as an assistant coach with the Sycamores.
 
Martin's teams have also excelled in the classroom, as the Sycamores have earned 15 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors and 58 individual USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during her head coaching career.
  
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