TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State and Cross Country/Track & Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin have agreed to a contract extension through the 2028-29 season, Director of Athletics Nathan Christensen announced Tuesday.
 
"Under her leadership, Coach Martin has built highly respected and decorated Cross Country and Track and Field programs that are recognized as some of the best in the Missouri Valley Conference and across Division I Athletics. Just as important as the success her student-athletes have in competition, they continue to find success in and out of the classroom. I look forward to seeing how she continues to grow this program in her next chapter." Indiana State University President Mike Godard said. 
 
"Since my arrival at Indiana State University, this has been one of my top priorities," Christensen said. "Angie Martin is a great person and coach, and it has shown within the results and relationships she has with so many people in the track and field and Wabash Valley community. I am excited about the continued success and the future of our Track and Field and Cross Country program under Angie's leadership."
  
One of the top coaches in the region and nation, Martin has helped Indiana State reclaim its spot as the premier track and field program in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sycamores have won nine conference titles over the course of the last three seasons, including the first men's and women's indoor-outdoor track and field sweep in program history during the 2023-24 campaign. Indiana State has six MVC Men's Track and Field titles and three MVC Women's Track and Field titles since 2022, never finishing below third in the conference standings in that span.
 
"Change in leadership at a university can be an uncertain time," Martin said. "President Godard and Athletic Director Christensen have quickly gotten to know many of the strengths and weaknesses of Indiana State University. They have a vision of what they want our school to be, and I appreciate that they see my staff and I as a part of that vision. We will continue to work hard to build upon the successful traditions of our track and field and cross country programs."
 
Indiana State's 2024 title sweep saw the Sycamores set program records for points at a men's indoor (183.5) and outdoor (221.5) championship, surpassing the 200-point mark at a conference championship for the first time in program history. Indiana State earned points in nearly every event the Sycamores competed in at all four conference championships to complete one of the most dominant all-around seasons in Missouri Valley Conference history. Martin was named the MVC Men's and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, and also earned USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors following the Trees' record-setting season.
 
The Sycamores' success has gone widely noticed by their conference peers, as Indiana State student-athletes have accounted for 38 MVC specialty awards during Martin's head coaching tenure. Two Sycamore assistant coaches have earned MVC Assistant Coach of the Year honors in that span, while Martin has been named the MVC Coach of the Year 12 times.
 
Martin's Sycamores have been recognized among the best in the region as well, consistently ranking within the Great Lakes Region's top 10 programs. Within the last two seasons, Indiana State achieved a pair of No.1 regional rankings, marking the first time in program history that the Sycamores claimed the top spot in the region. The Sycamores have also shined on the national stage, with six student-athletes earning All-America honors over the last two seasons.
 
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 eighth 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.
 
Indiana State's success under Martin has gone beyond just the team aspect, as more than 550 All-MVC honors have been racked up by Sycamore student-athletes during her tenure as a coach. The Sycamores have had 183 MVC Champions during her time on staff, including 81 since she took the reins of both programs in 2017. Martin has been the head coach for 48 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 19 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors and 79 individual USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during her head coaching career. As a team, the Sycamore men's and women's track and field programs have both produced a cumulative GPA above 3.0 in each of the last eight seasons. Indiana State has also produced the MVC Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in each of the last four seasons, while Will Staggs was named a Second Team Academic All-American in 2024.
  
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