Sacramento State

Terry VanLaningham enters his 11th year at Sacramento State. Hecoaches the horizontal jumpers, high jump, and multi-eventathletes, while also coordinating recruiting. VanLaningham alsomanages and directs all aspects of home competitions, corporatesponsorship, facility management and assists with team travel.

Under VanLaningham’s tutelage, the Hornet jumps, vault, andmultis have experienced a multitude of success. In his 10 seasonshe has coached; three NCAA All-Americans, two USATF JuniorAll-American’s, claimed 46 championships, qualified 44 timesto the NCAA championship meets, earned 103 all-Big Sky accolades,have set 32 school records, recorded 140 all-time top 10 marks, andawarded Big Sky conference MVP seven times.

Since 2005, the Hornet horizontal jumpers have been extremelysuccessful. In all, his long and triple jumpers have earned threeNCAA All-America honors, won 36 Big Sky titles, claimed 71all-conference accolades and participated at an NCAA championship31 times. His jumpers were also impressive in four seasons atWichita State where they earned six NCAA All-America honorsincluding two NCAA runner-ups while winning 12 Missouri ValleyConference titles.

In 2013, VanLaningham helped continue the Hornets' domination inthe horizontal jumps as he coach Sakya Bolton to the Big Sky indoorchampionship in the long jump and Alanna Coker to a first placefinish in the triple jump at the Big Sky outdoor championships.

In 2012, seniors Natalia Wright and Baiba Celma led the way forthe women. Wright won the Big Sky triple and long jumps while Celmawas victorious in the heptathlon. The pair also combined to earneight all-Big Sky honors. The women's triple jump crew was arguablythe best in the nation, and certainly the deepest, with fourHornets besting 41-feet. For the men, redshirt freshman AnthonyWilliams had a terrific seasons, finishing runner-up in the highjump at the Big Sky indoor and outdoor meets. He also advanced tothe NCAA championships first round with after clearing 6-11.00. Theyearly totals for VanLaningham's group included: five Big Skychampions, 12 all-conference honors, six NCAA championshipparticipants, two school records, 14 all-time top 10 marks and twotop 50 USATF marks.

VanLaningham’s group continued their dominance in the BigSky in 2011, winning seven of the eight events he coached. EmilioHernandez led the men claiming three conference titles whilefinishing runner up two times. Hernandez qualified for the NCAAchampionships and met the Olympic Trials B standard for 2012 withjump of 7-01.00. For the Hornet women, Moira Robinson had anotherbanner year. She defended her Big Sky titles in both the outdoorlong jump and triple jump while finishing second in the highjump.

In 2010, Ronald Brookins led the way for the Hornet men. He sweptthe indoor and outdoor league championships and capped off theHornets collegiate season garnering All-America honors in the longjump. Brookins was also awarded the conference championship MVP foreach meet. For the women, Moira Robinson finished the year withfive conference championships, seven all-conference honors, and theoutdoor championship MVP. She also competed in the NCAAchampionships first round in the long jump, triple jump and highjump.

The 2009 season was highlighted by junior Ericka Violett who wonfour conference championships, earned seven all-conferenceaccolades, established eight all-time top five marks, provisionallyqualified for the indoor NCAA Championships meet in two events,participated in the outdoor West NCAA Regional championship inthree events, established two new school records, was voted Big Skyathlete of the Week three times, and was voted the Big Sky IndoorChampionship Field athlete of the Meet. Brookins also had a bigyear winning the indoor conference long jump title with a mark of25-02.50.

In 2008, pole vaulter Daniel Imlach qualified for the NCAA Indoorand Outdoor Championships. He was joined at the indoorchampionships by Raphael McFarlane who earned All-America honors inthe long jump and named the Big Sky Track and Field Athlete of theMeet at the indoor championships after finishing first in the 60,200 and long jump and helping the Hornets to their second straightteam title.  

Hornet jumpers and multi-eventers garnered six conferencechampionships, nine all-conference accolades, competed in fiveevents at the outdoor NCAA West Regional, one qualified andcompeted at the USATF National Junior Championships, produced 18all-time top five marks, and set six school records in 2007.VanLaningham guided Imlach to both the indoor and outdoorconference pole vault titles and his jumpers also won three of thefour possible conference long jump titles.

In 2006, he helped guide Roshena Duree to an NCAA provisionalqualifying mark in the heptathlon. Duree also became the firstHornet to be named Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet at theBig Sky Championships. Later that summer, Carly Whitney was namedJr. USATF All-American in the heptathlon.

In 2005, VanLaningham coached Brandon Parker to NCAA All-Americahonors in the long jump. Parker also won an unprecedented thirdstraight Big Sky outdoor long jump title and captured the Big Skyindoor crown for the second consecutive year.

VanLaningham came to Sacramento State after coaching four seasonswith the track and field program at Wichita State where he wasresponsible for home meet management, coordination of recruitingand working with the Shocker jumpers and multi-eventcompetitors.

While at Wichita State he coached; seven All-Americans, two NCAArunner-ups, 12 NCAA Regional qualifiers, 27 Missouri ValleyConference champions, 57 MVC All-Conference performers, nine schoolrecord holders, 70 all-time top 10 marks, two MVC all-time recordholders, six MVC Championship Meet record holders, and seven MVCMost Outstanding Field Athletes.

Highlights of his athletes accomplishments at Wichita Stateinclude; Randy Lewis competing in the 2004 Olympic Games in thetriple jump. During that year he jumped 56-10.75 establishing a newGrenadian national record and finished 13th on the year end worldlist. In 2003 Lewis competed in the Commonwealth Games, set aschool record of 55-1 and finished fifth at the NCAA ChampionshipMeet in the triple jump. Lewis also earned three more All-Americancertificates in 2002, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the longjump with a distance of 26-01.75. In 2002, Ineta Radevica earnedthree NCAA All-American awards, highlighted by placing second inthe triple jump with a school record distance of 43-10. She alsoset the long jump school record of 20-9 and competed for herLatvian national team in the long and triple jump in the 2004Olympic Games.

In 2004, he coached two athletes to U.S.A. national rankings; PaulSpeer in the decathlon (26th), indoor heptathlon (16th), and KoyaWebb in the women’s heptathlon (37th). Koya was joined byteammate Iveta Grunte to compete at the NCAA outdoor championshipmeet heptathlon making them one of only two pair to compete in theevent from the same university. Paul Speer and NCAA All-AmericanJens Lukoschat accomplished the same feat while both competing inthe decathlon at the 2003 NCAA outdoor championship meet inSacramento.

Prior to his tenure at WSU, VanLaningham was in charge of themen’s and women’s track and field program at AllenCounty Community College. He has also served as the headwomen’s track and field and cross country coach at Dodge CityCommunity College and as the head track and field/cross countrycoach at Coffeyville Community College for three years (1992-95).While at CCC, his women athletes established 33 new school recordsand improved from 10th place to fourth in the 16-team RegionalChampionship. His last two years the women finished ninth and 11that the NJCAA National Championship meets. UnderVanLaningham’s tutelage, the men’s squad at CCCestablished 22 school marks, finished in the top 10 at bothRegional and National Championship meets and had 18All-Americans.

VanLaningham earned his master’s degree in exercisephysiology/sport psycholgy from Kansas State in 1993. Whileattending graduate school at KSU, VanLaningham also served as agraduate assistant for the Wildcat track and field program. Hedeveloped and wrote a psychological skills performance enhancementprogram for track and field athletes. He is USA Track and FieldCoaching; Level 1 and Level 2 certified.

As an undergraduate at KSU, he competed on the track and fieldteam, finishing fourth in the decathlon at the Big 8 Championshipin 1988 and 1989. He also placed 13th at the USA National IndoorPentathlon Championship meet in 1989.