Chris Parno enters his 10th season as the Associate Head Track and Field Coach. Parno leads the men and women's sprint/hurdle groups and serves as the recruiting coordinator. While being led by Parno, the maverick sprinters and hurdlers have experienced unprecedented success, rewriting the record books and establishing MSU as a sprints and hurdles powerhouse among Division II. On top of his coaching duties at Minnesota State, Parno serves as the USATF Mid-America Regional Education Coordinator, directing level 1 certification courses.  Parno-By-The-Numbers at Minnesota State ·       11 Individual/relay NCAA National Champions, 8 Individual/Relay NCAA National Runner-up ·       132 NCAA All-Americans (110 first team, 22 second team) ·       DII Record – Myles Hunter (60m hurdles – 7.53) ·       DII Record – Women’s 4x200m (1:34.87) ·       126 NSIC individual/relay Conference Champions ·       352 NSIC all-conference performances ·       301 NCAA national qualifying performances (provisional/auto) ·       14 Drake Relays Champions ·       3 USTFCCCA National Assistant Coach of the Year ·       10 USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year – Central Region ·       6 NSIC Assistant Coach of the Year ·      25 NSIC Team Championships (indoor, outdoor) ·      Add All0Region and National Athlete of the year honors