Men's Track & Field
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- zahaupt@davidson.edu
"I would like to thank Coaches Straub and Waldron for believing that my experiences, character, and values lined with those that they were looking for in this position," Haupt said. "I am excited to be an important part of the support system for both our track & field directors and student-athletes, and I look forward to assisting in the process of meeting our program's academic and athletic goals. I am thrilled to be a Wildcat."
Haupt competed collegiately at McKendree College where he was a four-time All-American selection and earned Most Valuable Field Athlete following the 1997-98 season. He also qualified for the 1996 Olympic Trials.
His first foray into coaching was the 2000-01 season at Syracuse University in 2000 before returning to his alma mater as the Assistant Coach in 2002. After a three-year hiatus, he returned to McKendree as the Associate Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country coach until 2007 before making the move to Webster University from 2008-2010.
Haupt spent a year at Central Arkansas from 2010-2011 and left to be the Assistant coach at MIT. He spent two years as the short sprints and jumps coach as well as the strength and conditioning coordinator. While with the Engineers, Haupt coached three freshman school record holders, three conference champions and five All-Conference nominees.
The All-American was named the head coach at Lynchburg College and stayed there for two seasons, where he was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year after both teams earned the ODAC title. He also coached the national champion in the 200-meter race in indoor competition as well as the Regional Athlete of the Year.
His most recent stop was at the University of Delaware as the Assistant Track and Field coach. There he coached, 27 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifiers and three NCAA First Round Qualifiers.
