RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech Director of Athletics, Abby Davis, has announced the hiring of Maggie Davis as the new head coach of the Golden Suns cross country/track and field programs.
 
"We are extremely excited to have Maggie joining our department as our new head women's cross country/track and field coach," said A. Davis. "She is an extremely impressive young coach that is ready to take the next step and lead her own program. Maggie brings a wealth of diverse experience at both the Division II and Division I levels and has a deep passion for her sport and the process of teaching, mentoring and coaching athletes."
 
A native of Mount Vernon, Iowa, M. Davis, comes to Tech after spending the past year as an assistant cross country/track and field coach at the University of Georgia. In that year, M. Davis helped guide the women's track and field program to a national championship sweep, winning both the Indoor Track and Field National Championship as well as the Outdoor National Championship in 2026.
 
"I want to thank Abby Davis and her administration for the opportunity to join the exciting things happening right now at Arkansas Tech, in Athletics and the University as a whole. The positive momentum on campus is tangible," remarked M. Davis.
 
"I believe the Cross Country/Track and Field programs here at ATU have incredible potential for continued growth and success. Thank you to the previous coaching staff for your investment in these young women. I am looking forward to getting the team back on campus in August so we can get to work!"
 
On the cross country side at Georgia, M. Davis assisted in the men's program finishing in 24^th at the DI National Championship, which marked the first trip to nationals for the Georgia men since 2013. On the women's side, the Bulldogs ended the year ranked No. 9 in the South Region and finished 11^th as a team at the South Region Championship.
 
Prior to Georgia, M. Davis worked for two seasons at Black Hills State University, a DII school in Spearfish, S.D. At Black Hills, M. Davis directly coached long sprint/middle distance track and field runners and assisted in coaching long distance track and cross country athletes.
 
Competing in the highly-competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and South Central Region on both women's and men's sides, M. Davis helped mentor three all-region runners and two national championship competitors in cross country. In track and field, a trio of athletes qualified to compete at nationals.
 
A Spring 2022 graduate with a bachelor's and master's degree in Dietetics & Exercise Science from Iowa State University, M. Davis was a middle-distance runner for the Cyclones. During her five years, she was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team five times, was nine times named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll and was heavily involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), serving as co-leader.
 
At the conclusion of her collegiate athletic career, M. Davis began her coaching career as a volunteer cross country and track and field assistant at her alma mater, doing so for a year in 2022-23.
 
In addition to her cross country and track and field experience, M. Davis is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and served as a strength and conditioning intern with the wrestling, swimming and diving and football programs during her undergrad years in 2017 and 2018 while also holding intern stints at North Dakota State in the summer of 2019 and Northwest Missouri State in the summer of 2018.