George Evans joined the Yale track and field coaching staff as an assistant in the fall of 2014. He works with Yale's sprinters.
Under Evans' leadership, the Bulldogs have seen some of the best sprinting performances in school history.
Through 2022-23, three of the top five men's 100m dash times, and one of the top three women's times, outdoors have come in Evans' tenure. That includes the school record on the men's side (10.43, Trenton Charles, 2022).
Indoors, the top women's 55m/60y dash time and top men's 60m/55m/60y dash time in Yale history have come during Evans' tenure.
Prior to joining the Bulldogs Evans was the head coach of men’s and women’s track and field and cross country at Marietta (Ohio) College for three seasons. There, he helped the Pioneers break 40 school records and earn six All-America selections (in six different events). In his first season, he coached four student-athletes to the NCAA Division III National Championships. He coached three more student-athletes to the NCAAs in his second season, and one more in his third.Â
Prior to his time at Marietta, Evans spent five years as an assistant coach at Brown specializing in sprints/hurdles and relays.
A native of Boardman, Ohio, Evans began his coaching career as an assistant coach specializing in sprints/hurdles and relays at Youngstown State in 2004-05.
Evans received his B.A. in history from Lehigh in 2004, where he was a two-time Patriot League champion (in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes) and was named Lehigh’s Athlete of the Year as a senior.
