Bio

Logan Wells is in his second year as head women’s cross country and track coach after joining the program in June 2022. He was selected following a national search, and brings collegiate coaching experience from four universities. 

In his first season, Wells guided the women's cross country team to a close second place finish in the 2022 Sunshine State Confernece Championships. The Spartans then followed up with a third place finish at the NCAA South Regional and qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the 15th time in program history, its first since 2019. The team concluded their successful 2022 campaign placing 29th in the nation among the nation's top teams. Under the guidance of Wells, Hannah Capel and Aspen Gordon received first-team All-SSC honors, while Meagan Moreno was named to the second team. Gordon and Emma Skinner were both named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team, while Skinner was crowned SSC Freshman of the Year. 

Wells accepted a position as the Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach at NCAA Division III Spalding University in March 2021, where he led the program to three school records in track. He also coached two SLIAC individual conference champions with two SLIAC Newcomer of the Year awards.

Among his accomplishments during his short stint at Spalding include 14 top-five program finishes among cross country, track, and field events. He also coached his runners to 14 SLIAC all-conference awards, including five first-teamers and nine on the second team.  

Prior to Spalding, Wells spent two years as the head cross country and assistant track field coach at Bluffton University. In his inaugural season, he guided the Beavers women’s team to a fourth-place finish in the HCAC Championships and placed two runners on the HCAC All-Conference First Team. In addition, the men’s team placed 6^th and both teams were recognized by the USTFCCCA for their performance in the classroom making the Academic All-America list. On the track, Wells helped guide his runners to seven all-conference performances, including a conference champion in the women’s 10,000m run.

Prior to his time at Bluffton, Wells spent two years at Otterbein University and his alma mater of Hanover College. As an assistant coach, Wells helped coordinate practices, recruit athletes and manage on-campus events. Wells also has a background in hosting events through helping Hanover College host the 2013 NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships, as well as through coordinating races with Columbus Running Company in Columbus, Ohio.

As an athlete, Wells is ranked fifth all-time in Hanover school history over the 8-kilometer distance. He has also trained and raced with the CRC (Columbus Running Company) Elite team from 2015-18 and owns a personal best in the marathon distance of 2:26:18. In addition, he competed in the 2016 USATF half-marathon championships.

Wells holds a USATF Level 2 Coaching Certification in addition to an endurance specialist certification from the USTFCCCA. Wells has a Master’s from Ohio University, in addition to a Bachelor’s degree from Hanover College.