Kristin Fleagle joined the Boston University track & field staff as assistant coach for jumps in September, 2019.
During the 2020-21 indoor season, Fleagle's second at BU, she coached junior Kasim Cisse to a gold medal in the high jump at the IC4A Track & Field Championship with a jump of 2.05m (6' 8.75"). Earlier in the outdoor season, Cisse won silver in the high jump at the Patriot League Track & Field Championship with a jump of 2.08m (6' 9.75"), setting a new new personal best.
During the 2019-20 indoor season, Fleagle's first at BU, she helped coach senior Gillian Morrison to a gold medal in the pentathlon at the PL Indoor Championship, finishing with a new personal-best score of 3,656.
Before joining the Terriers, Kristin was an assistant coach at Luther College for the 2018-19 season overseeing the training of jumps and throws while helping the combined event athletes in those respected events. During her first year at Luther she coached one all-conference high jumper, guided two women to all-time top 10 performances in the hammer throw and one to an all-time top 10 in the weight throw.
During the 2017-18 track and field season she was the associate head coach at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois where she oversaw the training for long, triple, high jump, and the combined events. During her time there the men's team placed 6th indoors and 4th outdoors at the NCAAs. She guided Luther Newborn to his second NCAA championship in the triple jump while also coaching him to first appearances in the long and high jump at the NCAAs. During the indoor season she coached two men to All-American performances in the Long jump (5th) and the triple jump (3rd).
At the conference level the jumps were dominated under her coaching as her men won individual titles in 6 out of 6 jumping events indoor and outdoor while grabbing 11 all-conference performances.
Kristin's coaching career began in 2014 at the University of Wisconsin-Steven's Point where she served as a graduate assistant from 2014-2016 and as an assistant coach in 2017 overseeing long, triple, and high jump. During those coached 7 jumpers to NCAAs in 28 showings to collect 15 All-American awards and 1 NCAA champion. She coached 24 all-conference men's and women's performances and 8 individual champions. In 2016 she had the number 1 men's LJ program in Division III with 5 men having performances over 7 meters.
As a student at Carthage College she was a biology major with a psychology minor graduating in 2014. As an athlete she was a 16x all-conference performer with a conference title in the long jump and a 2014 appearance at the indoor NCAA championships as the lead off for her team's 4x4.
