Bio

In the 2024-25 season, Coach Galloway led the Men's and Women's Cross-Country teams to 12th-place finishes for the men's team and 13th-place finishes for the women's team. During the Indoor season, the men's team and women's team took 12th place at the SAC Indoor Track & Field Championship. In the Outdoor Season, the men's team took home a 12th-place finish while the women's team took home a 13th-place finish. Over the season, Coach Galloway was able to lead his team to break 4 school records during the indoor and outdoor seasons. The first of the record breakers was Dakota Jernigan, who set a school record in the indoor high jump with a final height of 1.61m. Then, in the outdoor season, Donovan Jones tied the school record in the 200m and broke the 400m record twice over the course of the season. Then, finally, in the SAC Championships, Lyniah Kitt broke the school record in the Javelin Throw.

In his first season as the head coach of the Coker men's and women's track and field and cross country teams, Galloway led the Men's and Women's Cross Country teams to a 13th overall team finish in the South Atlantic Conference Championship meet. In the Indoor Championships, Coach Galloway led the men's track and field team to a 12th-place finish. In the Outdoor Championships, the men's cross country team took 12th in the Conference, and the Women's Track and Field team took 11th. Coach Galloway also led the men's team to 4 school records. Luke Baker broke 2 school records over the course of the year in the Indoor Pole Vault (11'6) at the Indoor Championships and the Outdoor Pole Vault record at the Outdoor Championships (12'10.25). Jeffrey Stiles broke the outdoor 200m record at the JSCU Golden Bulls Collegiate Invitational with a final time of 21.10. Then, in the indoor season, Yazeare Pearsall-Garcia broke the record in the 60m with a time of 6.8s.

Eugene Galloway has been named Coker University’s head men’s and women’s track and field and cross country, announced on Tuesday, May 2nd by Vice President of Athletics and Athletic Facilities, Dr. Lynn Griffin.  Coach Galloway joins the Coker program after serving in the same role at Roanoke College since 2018.

“We are excited to welcome Coach Galloway to Coker and the Hartsville community,” said Griffin.  “Gene brings significant experience and success to the Cobras, and I look forward to watching him continue to grow and build our program”.   

Galloway comes to Coker from Roanoke College.  He arrived at Roanoke in the fall of 2014 as the assistant track and field and cross-country coach.  In 2018, he was promoted to head coach of the program.   During his five years as the head coach of the Maroons, he has coached eight NCAA All-Americans, 16 NCAA DIII Champion Qualifiers, 56 ODAC Conference Champions, and 102 All-ODAC South/Southeast All-Region performers.  In 2022, Galloway was named the ODAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, and he also coached the ODAC Women’s Outdoor Rookie of the Year. In 2018, Gene had his first National Runner-up in the 60-meter sprint with Quinn Harlan, who clocked a 7.46, setting the second-fastest time in DIII history (set the ODAC Record).  Galloway’s 2015 women's team won the ODAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. That same year the 4x400 Women’s relay was NCAA Division III National Runners-Up as well as setting an ODAC Conference record with a time of 3:49.24. 

"I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Griffin and the search committee for the opportunity to lead the Coker University Cross Country/Track and Field programs,” said Galloway.  “From the moment I came to campus, it felt like home with how welcoming the community was. I am excited to get to know each student-athlete and grow a strong program. Our focus will be to build a team culture centered on open communication and the constant pursuit to improve each and every day. Our family looks forward to being a part of the Hartsville community". 

Galloway earned his M.S. in Sports Studies and a B.A. in Communications from High Point University, where he was a two-time NCAA Division I East Regional Qualifier in the men’s triple jump, a two-time NCAA Big South Indoor and Outdoor Triple Jump Champion, and a four-time NCAA Big South Conference Presidential Scholar.  Galloway has been named to the All-Big South Conference Decade team.