| Mike Kirkland | |
| Current Title: | Athletic Director Head Coach, Women's T&F |
| Current Team: | Southwestern College |
| Player Years1: | 1978-1980 |
| Player Team1: | Cloud County CC |
| Player Years2: | 1980-1982 |
| Player Team2: | Southwestern College |
| Player Positions: | Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay |
| Coach Years1: | 1992-present |
| Coach Team1: | Southwestern (Women's Track) |
| Coach Years2: | 1982-present |
| Coach Team2: | Southwestern (Men's Track Asst.) |
| Awards: | KCAC 15-time KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year (11 consecutive)[1] |
Mike Kirkland is the former athletic director[2] and current Head Women's Track & Field Coach[3] at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
As of 2008, every team he has served as head coach has won its conference championship[4] and 11 of his 12 years as a head coach he has been named KCAC Women's Track Coach of the Year. His teams have amassed a 393–33 record (.922) and have not lost to a conference team since he took the helm in 1992.[5] Peers have stated this success is attributed to the consistency of his coaching style.[6]
As a student at Southwestern, Kirkland was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Academic All-American, a member of the Southwestern College record-setting 440-yard and 4 x 100 meter relay teams, and competed in the National Championships each of his two seasons at Southwestern.