Aaron Kindt - Auburn University

Aaron Kindt concluded his first year at Auburn after serving as the head cross country coach at Southern Miss for the previous seven years. Prior to his appointment at Auburn, he had been promoted to associate head coach for track and field at Southern Miss in July 2021.

In his first year at Auburn, Kindt coached Joyce Kimeli to her first SEC Outdoor title as she won the 3000m Steeplechase, the first in program history. Along with Presley Weems, the two combined for a pair of All-America honors outdoors. Weems broke three school records in 2022, setting Auburn marks indoors and outdoors at 800m along with the indoor mile.

Under his direction, Kindt led the USM women's program to a pair of runner-up finishes at the Conference USA cross country championships in 2017 and 2019, while his distance program was instrumental in the program's first-ever Women's Indoor Conference USA Championship in 2020. The Golden Eagles' distance medley relay won the 2020 CUSA title, the first indoor distance conference championship in program history.

In seven seasons overseeing the women's distance program, between cross country and indoor and outdoor seasons, Kindt coached six first team all-conference performers along with 17 second team selections and 17 that were named to the third team. Academically, each of his cross country teams were USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recipients.

Prior to Southern Miss, Kindt served as assistant coach at the University of North Florida for two years. While at UNF, Kindt helped with the development of the women's A-Sun cross country runner up in 2012 and distance medley indoor relay champion in 2014 while assisting with the men's third-place finish at the 2013 A-Sun Indoor Track Championship.

Kindt began his career at the University of Florida, serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the cross country and track programs from 2010-12. Kindt assisted with the training and development of the distance athletes.

The Orlando, Florida, native graduated from the University of Florida in 2010. Kindt was a four-year letter-winner with the cross country and track and field programs at Florida running a wide range of distance events, including the 10,000m, 5000m, 3000m and 1500m.