Southwest Baptist University Athletics

One of the more successful SBU head coaches in recent years, McElhaney coached two NCAA individual national champions and more than 50 All-Americans ... A native of Elgin, Okla, who later attended Coffeyville CC, where he was a two-time All-American ... Was a five-time All-MIAA athlete at SBU ... Earned regional Women’s Cross-Country Coach of the Year (2015) after his squad garnered the regional championship ... Is a five-time conference Coach of the Year (4 MIAA, 1 GLVC) after his squads won five conference championships ... Six of his cross country teams qualified for NCAA National Championships ... His squads have included five NCAA Elite 90 honorees (athlete with the highest GPA competing at NCAA Nationals) ... Had five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year ... 2018-19 women’s cross country tied for highest GPA nationally ... Has coached five SBU Hall of Famers ... Named 2023-24 SBU Life Beautiful Award Winner ... He and wife Christine have two children, Carlee and Casen.